Marco Werner talks about street circuits
Only two weeks after the season opener at Sebring, the American Le Mans Series returns to Florida. In St. Petersburg, along the Gulf Coast near Tampa, the Audi R10 TDI … Read More
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USA TV reminders for Saturday
Courtesy of TVRacer.comChamp Car China/Forsythe Announcement8:30am-9:00am (L) Webcast NASCAR Nextel Cup Practice Martinsville 10:00am-11:00am (L) SPEEDNASCAR Craftsman Truck Kroger 250 Martinsville 3:00pm-5:30pm (L) FOXNASCAR Angels 5:30pm-6:00pm Check local listings for … Read More
Spyker confirms changed Friday plans
(GMM) Spyker has confirmed that it has changed its original plans to run test drivers in Friday free practice for next week's Malaysian grand prix. Because of the dispute with … Read More
EMCO Gears returns to sponsor Rolex race
EMCO Gears, Inc. which has served as title sponsor of the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve event since 2004, today … Read More
Wilson tops Indy Pro practice
Bobby Wilson led practice for the Indy Pro Series Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Wilson led the 24-car field with a time of 1:07.7336, 95.669 mph in his No. 1 … Read More
Castroneves tops practice 2 in St. Pete
Helio Castroneves (right) turned his fastest lap of the day minutes before the checkered flag fell to lead practice as IndyCar® Series teams began preparations for the Honda Grand Prix … Read More
Penske Porsches 1-2 in St. Pete qualifying
Penske Racing placed both of their Porsche RS Spyder LMP2 cars on the front row for this weekend's ALMS race on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida ahead of the … Read More
Thienes Joins Condor Motorsports Atlantic Team for 2007
Veteran racer Brian Thienes has joined Condor Motorsports and will compete for the team in the 2007 Cooper Tires Presents The Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda. The Condor … Read More
GM motorsports boss on Wind Tunnel
The director of General Motors’ racing programs, Mark Kent, will be the featured interview on Wind Tunnel this Sunday April 1. In addition to overseeing GM’s involvement in NASCAR, Kent … Read More
FIA switches from US dollar to Euro
Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, has responded to global market forces by adopting the Euro currency instead of the traditional US dollar. With the world’s richest superpower watching its … Read More
Champ Car to webcast major China announcement
Tune in to see Champ Car history in the making as the Grand Prix of China along with Forsythe Racing will make a major announcement on Saturday morning at 8:30 … Read More
NASCAR TV ratings continue fall
UPDATE Fox's broadcast of last Sunday's Food City 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway drew a final Nielsen Media Research rating of 5.1 and a 12 market … Read More
Dixon leads opening Indy Car practice
Pos Driver Name Best Time Best Speed1 Scott Dixon (9) 1:2.3478 103.9332 Tony Kanaan (11) 1:3.0621 102.7563 Dario Franchitti (27) 1:3.1164 102.6674 Sam Hornish Jr. (6) 1:3.1322 102.6425 Helio Castroneves … Read More
Tagliani gets Wal-Mart backing
Canadian driver Alex Tagliani and RSPORTS are excited to announce a partnership with the Tide@Wal-Mart Victory Lap Charity Program for the 2007 Champ Car World Series season. Enhancing their commitment … Read More
Q and A with Martin Whitmarsh
Q. Did the performance of the MP4-22 in Melbourne meet your expectations? Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren F1 CEO: The Australian Grand Prix this year was a good experience as it generated … Read More
Q and A with Norbert Haug
Q. How do you consider the team's performance at the season opener in Melbourne?Norbert Haug, vice-president, Mercedes-Benz Motorsport: We are happy with the performance of Fernando and Lewis. Finishing second … Read More
F1 copies Champ Car again
Hot on the heels of F1 copying Champ Car on minimum engine use between rebuilds, option tires, and the proliferation of street racing, comes word that F1 is going to … Read More
Penske Porsche leads P2 parade in St. Pete
Porsche and Acura flexed their muscles in the opening practice for the inaugural Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg as Penske Motorsports drivers held the top two spots overall … Read More
No Singapore GP announcement on Friday
Singapore officials are now unlikely to announce on Friday that an agreement has been reached to stage a grand prix in the Asian island-state. But the Trade and Industry minister, … Read More
Davidson fit enough to race – spokeswoman
(GMM) Japanese squad Super Aguri expects Anthony Davidson to be fully fit for the Malaysian grand prix next week, a spokeswoman said on Friday. The Leafield based team's managing director … Read More
NASCAR expands rear height tolerances
NASCAR will give teams a half-inch tolerance instead of a quarter-inch on the minimum height requirement of the rear of the car during post-race inspection at car of tomorrow races, … Read More
An Interview with Super Aguri’s Managing Director
Q. The 2007 season is underway and the team appears to have made significant progress during the winter period, what was the team’s reaction to its performance in Melbourne? Daniel … Read More
Heidfeld – Ferrari still ‘way ahead’
(GMM) Friday's extended testing in Malaysia ended without a red car on top, but Nick Heidfeld thinks Ferrari is nonetheless still "way ahead" of its formula one rivals. The BMW … Read More
Renault rookie finally shows some form
After a disastrous debut in the Australian GP, Finnish Renault rookie Heikki Kovalainen topped the test times on the final day of pre-Malaysian Grand Prix testing in Sepang on Friday. … Read More
Trying to shine in NASCAR’s shadow
HOMESTEAD The din of race cars made casual conversation nearly impossible. Within the motor coach lot at Homestead-Miami Speedway reserved for drivers and Indy Racing League officials, Mari Hulman George … Read More