Hornish featured in DUB magazine
When not at the racetrack, three-time IndyCar Series champion Sam Hornish Jr. can often be found in his 5,400-square-foot garage in Defiance, Ohio, working on his car collection. Hornish's collection, … Read More
Author: Autoracing1
Meira to drive for Brazil in China event
IndyCar Series driver Vitor Meira will race for Team Brazil in this weekend's A1GP round at Shanghai, China. Brazil's team boss and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi chose the … Read More
Burton to Receive Sportsmanship Award
Richard Childress Racing (RCR) driver Jeff Burton will join the ranks of some of the greatest names in motorsports when he receives this year’s Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame Sportsmanship … Read More
Audi 10 completes 30-hour test
The 2007 version of the Audi R10 TDI, which won the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring last month in the opening round of the American Le Mans Series, completed … Read More
ALMS Long Beach news and notes
• The Grand Prix of Long Beach marks the third round of the 2007 American Le Mans Series season and the Series’ first appearance at the 1.968-mile, 11-turn street circuit … Read More
China car sales still booming
Sales of passenger cars, including multiple-purpose vehicles and sport-utility vehicles, rose 16.13 pct from a year earlier to 567,000 units in March, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said. … Read More
Tempers flare at beleaguered Honda
(GMM) Tempers are starting to flare at Honda, as the depth of the Japanese squad's crisis with its dreadful RA107 single seater became ever clearer at the Malaysian grand prix. … Read More
F1 doesn’t need France – Renault’s Briatore
(GMM) He may be the boss of the French carmaker's formula one team, but Flavio Briatore has refused to lend support to the embattled French grand prix. Amid Magny Cours' … Read More
Nickell named President of SPEED
Hunter Nickell has been named President of SPEED, it was announced today by Bob Thompson, President of Fox National Cable Sports Networks, to whom Nickell reports. “Hunter has done a … Read More
New Panoz has issues, but passes first test
The new Panoz DP01 Champ Car has many nagging issues, but it's quickly turning into quite a race car. "I think it's like any new car," Paul Tracy said after … Read More
Quotes of the week
JACK ROUSH, NASCAR team co-owner, Roush Fenway Racing“I’m not going to gloat over what’s happened, or take any glee in it," Roush said, “because it’s hard to start a new … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief
UPDATE Two updates added below. Crisis-struck Honda try to lure Brawn Sepang records higher Sunday attendance Hamilton tactics not intentional – Haug Berger now denies $150m STR buyout talk Bernie … Read More
Vegas was the right kind of street race
In this SPEEDTV.com article Robin Miller talks about how good the Vegas GP street circuit was. As we said in a number of Hot News items throughout the weekend, as … Read More
F1 fan dies after go-kart crash
Singapore- A Formula One fan seeking a thrill died after the go-kart she was driving overturned and crashed into a track divider, news reports said Monday. Singaporean Chen Shu Li, … Read More
San Bernardino may study track’s impact
The California Speedway near Fontana attracts thousands of fans at its race weekends throughout the year. San Bernardino County officials want to find out what that means for the local … Read More
Chevy off to fast start
If the Chase were to begin today, the field of contenders would include three Ford cars – and nine Chevys. That's in part due to the Hendrick domination in Car … Read More
Over 40K attend first Vegas GP
The difference between grating noise and exciting sound was in the ears of the beholders this weekend as cars hurtled close to 180 mph through the streets of downtown Las … Read More
First Vegas GP a Home Run
A press conference was held after today's inaugural GP where Champ Car President Steve Johnson, Vegas GP owners Dale Jensen and Brad Yonover, Vegas GP President Jim Freudenberg and circuit … Read More
Final corner in Vegas one of best
Bobby Rahal commented after winning the Historic Grand Prix race in Las Vegas Sunday that the final corner (Turn 12) at Las Vegas is one of the best racing corners … Read More
Wirth helping Sofio
Aspiring Champ Car driver Andreas Wirth is coaching Atlantic driver Justin Sofio this weekend in Las Vegas. Likewise David Martinez is coaching young Mexican David Garcia. Both Wirth and Martinez … Read More
Zolder almost ready
We spoke to the race promoter for Champ Car's Zolder, Belgium race Meindert van Buuren and he tells us that all upgrades necessary for the August Champ Car race are … Read More
Roush predicts how Toyota will destroy them
After all the buildup from Detroit rivals about the Toyota monster crushing NASCAR competition, the season so far has seen quite the opposite, with most Toyota teams struggling just to … Read More
UNLV basketball players to start Vegas GP
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) basketball’s star players, who led the team to a place among the Sweet 16 in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, are announcing the official … Read More
Champ Car TV Sunday
UPDATE Champ Car fans in Canada can watch the first two races of the season on NBC because the NBC feed from the USA is shown in Canada. In about … Read More
Overheard in Las Vegas – 5
All the Champ Car teams worked late into the night on the refueling problem caused by a design defect in the new Panoz DP01. It seems the car will not … Read More