Villeneuve and Bourdais headline Peugeot LeMans effort
UPDATE Added photo of the Peugeot driver lineup. 01/10/07 Peugeot has confirmed the six drivers who will pilot their new diesel powered 908 HDi during the Le Mans Series season … Read More
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Pacific Coast continues preparation of DP01
Oxnard, CA – The entire Pacific Coast Motorsports organization is hard at work as they prepare for their Champ Car debut. The team’s second DP01 arrived today and PCM rookies … Read More
Conway signs with Super Nova
Leading British race driver, Mike Conway announced his plans for 2007 on the main stage at Autosport International Show, Birmingham NEC today. He will contest the 2007 GP2 Series with … Read More
Ferrari techs meet the press
Ferrari presented their new hierarchy at their annual Wrooom press meeting at Madonna di Campiglio in Italy today. Stefano Domenicali, sporting director, and new technical director Mario Almondo held their … Read More
Newman Wachs Racing announces new Lead Engineer
Renowned engineer Don Halliday has signed on to become the lead engineer for Newman Wachs Racing's (NWR) 2007 Champ Car Atlantic season. His acquisition comes on the tails of NWR's … Read More
Rudd fastest on Thursday
Ricky Rudd closed the final session of the first week of preseason testing at Daytona International Speedway with the fastest speed. Thursday AM 1. Ricky Rudd, No. 88 Ford, 186.4052. … Read More
Ferrari nets Middle Eastern deal
Ferrari has signed a sponsorship agreement with Mubadala Development Company, an investment company owned by the Government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. In July 2005, Mubadala Development purchased a … Read More
Ferrari always open to Brawn F1 return
Ferrari's door will always be open to former technical director Ross Brawn should he seek to return after a break from Formula One, his replacement said on Thursday. "Our approach … Read More
Ryan Lewis joins Walker Racing
Ryan Lewis will compete for the Champ Car Atlantic crown with Walker Racing in 2007. After a successful rookie season, Ryan moves over to the 2006 Championship-winning team this year, … Read More
Caborn backs Silverstone future
The government looks set to help Silverstone with its plans to become a leading global motorsport venue. Despite recent redevelopment Silverstone's future as a Formula One venue remains under threat. … Read More
Bourdais to appear on Letterman
Sebastien Bourdais, three-time Champ Car World Series champion and driver of the No. 1 McDonald's race car will make his third appearance on "Late Night with David Letterman" on Tuesday, … Read More
Daytona 500 to start later
The 2007 Daytona 500 will have the latest start time in the race's history and could lead to the Great American Race finishing under the lights at Daytona International Speedway. … Read More
Robby Gordon wins 6th stage of Dakar
Now that the first 8 cars have arrived at the finishing line of this 6th special stage, American Robby Gordon has won his 3rd special stage victory on the Dakar, … Read More
Kerry Earnhardt joins DEI
Kerry Earnhardt will join Dale Earnhardt Inc. as a full-time employee next week, serving as a liaison between the Nextel Cup and Busch programs and driving in a handful of … Read More
Penske, Rahal to enter IPS team
UPDATE We are told that the reason Penske and Rahal are looking at adding IPS teams is because they are then awarded additional "big car" test days, by the IRL, … Read More
Audi banks on TDI Power again in the USA
Audi AG continues its successful involvement in the American Le Mans Series to coincide with the imminent Diesel offensive in the USA. The Audi Sport North America team competes in … Read More
Carter-2-Motorsports adds Nextel Cup Series
Carter-2-Motorsports, a new full time professional race team set to launch a championship effort in the ARCA RE/MAX Series this season announced today the team has extended their busy schedule … Read More
New orders for testing
Like athletes in the starting blocks, like race horses in the gates, the Red Bull Racing test team members are all keyed up to spring into action and start testing … Read More
New hydrogen-powered racing series announced
The Hydrogen Electric Racing Federation was unveiled on Wednesday, the first step toward on-track competition for hydrogen electric fuel cell-powered racing. HERF plans on beginning that on-track competition, dubbed the … Read More
B-K Motorsports dumps Mazda for AER power
Faced with increased competition in the American LeMans Series LMP2 category, MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development and B-K Motorsports today announced they will partner with Advanced Engine Research Ltd (AER) and Lola … Read More
USA TV reminders for Thursday/Friday
Courtesy of TVRacer.com ThursdayDakar Rally Highlights Lisbon to Dakar 3:00pm-3:30pm -Stage 5 VersusNASCAR Preseason Thunder Daytona 7:00pm-7:30pm SPEEDFridayDakar Rally Highlights Lisbon to Dakar 3:00pm-3:30pm -Stage 6 VersusNASCAR Preseason Thunder Daytona … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief
Renault to test new car in temporary liveryHeidfeld under pressure as BMW rookies loomKimi returns McLaren's parting shotBuoyant Massa sees Kimi as a 'new opportunity'Kimi hopes Schu tests for Ferrari … Read More
GP of Arizona picks up sponsor
PHOENIX – Officials from Grand Prix Arizona and First Data Independent Sales® Fresno by Cardservice International, a nationwide credit card processor, announced Wednesday that the Grand Prix Arizona planned for … Read More