Author: Autoracing1
Verstappen and Firman fastest in Sepang
The A1 drivers and A1 Cooper tires were tested to the limit today in the searing heat of the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. With a track temperature of 39ºC … Read More
Atlantic series has new title sponsor
UPDATE #2 We already had this rumor as 'fact' way back in July. Now in November SPEEDTV.com finally reports the same info. “We have a title sponsor in place for … Read More
Monkey See Monkey Do
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today based on the recent IRL announcement of a threefold increase in the IPS purse for 2006 (won't help, series formula is all … Read More
F1 a flop in China?
Tickets sales down 40+% in one year. The speed, money and glamour of Formula One racing may have swept China's wealthiest and glitziest city last year but in 2005 ticket … Read More
Has Champ Car lost DHL?
UPDATE Another reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1: concerning DHL and Champ Car, I see newly defined sponsor value for any shipping company. With Cedric the Entertainer becoming involved in Champ Car, … Read More
What would become of the Indy 500?
A reader asks, Dear AutoRacing1.com, Given your are so adamant about the unnecessary dangers posed by open wheel racing on high speed ovals (and rightly so, I might add). What … Read More
Pacific Coast eyeing Champ Car Atlantic return with Dalziel?
UPDATE #2 This rumor is downgraded to 'false' on today's announcement that PCM is moving up to the Daytona Prototype class in Grand-Am. See Hot News page for announcement. This … Read More
Champ Car Atlantic rumors
According to Jimmy Vasser, Katherine Legge will probably stay in the Champ Car Atlantic Series in 2006, even though she will test a Champ Car in the off-season. Vasser also … Read More
New Champ Car and Atlantic Car update
UPDATE #2 Here is a list of teams that have expressed interest in competing in the 2006 Champ Car Atlantic Championship. Some interesting names. Quite impressive. More…. 09/21/05 Make that … Read More
McCune to train in Europe in off-season
AutoRacing1.com spoke to Sarah McCune this morning at Chicagoland. We asked her if she had any road course experience and she told us no, but she is looking forward to … Read More
TV fools the public
On TV the IRL grandstands Sunday at Chicagoland looked packed. Then we see photos like the one to the right taken during a pitstop and wonder just how is it … Read More
Legge might move up to Champ Car in ’06
Katherine Legge told the Autosport Radio Show: "I'm in two minds about next season. At the moment the plan is Atlantics unless I do something stunning in this test, but … Read More
Zwolsman to make Champ Car debut in Mexico City
Rumors suggest that Mexican Homero Richards and Venezuelan Luis Schiavo will make their Champ Car debuts in Mexico City in November. Add another name to the field for Mexico City … Read More
DiLeo eyes Atlantics for 2006
Young Daniel DiLeo did a super job in Road America last weekend finishing third in his one-off Toyota Atlantic race and we ran into him here in Montreal. He tells … Read More
Injury may keep Wirth out of season finale
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' now. Coming off his first win at Denver, P2 in qualifying at Road America, Wirth was poised to continue his podium streak this … Read More
Champ Car teams to run Atlantics
UPDATE Just before the race in Denver, Champ Car's biggest supporter Paul Newman talked to his racing partner Carl Haas about Formula Atlantic. "We need to support the Atlantic series," … Read More
Timo Glock out of ride?
UPDATE #2 We are downgrading this rumor to 'false' today. Paul Gentilozzi told AutoRacing1.com, "I don't know how these rumors get started, there is no truth to it. DHL was … Read More
2006 Atlantic Schedule
Word here in Denver is that the 2006 Champ Car Atlantic schedule will be out in 1 or 2 weeks, perhaps during the Montreal race weekend. That will be followed … Read More
Bernie eyes own ’breakaway’
Bernie Ecclestone, it seems, may be organizing his own 'breakaway' series. The F1 supremo, it has been revealed, has filed a trademark application for the 'GP1' logo, UK publication 'This … Read More
Denver ticket sales up, way up
According to Jim Freudenberg, GM of the Denver event, advance ticket sales are triple last year’s event, which announced a three-day attendance of 112,000. Reports say that some of Cleveland's … Read More
Walker Racing to add another Aussie team
UPDATE #2 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. Derrick Walker told AutoRacing1.com that the team will field a 2-car Team Australia Formula BMW team. They also announced the formation … Read More
Champ Car to announce new Atlantic deal
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today and the announcement is pretty much as we rumored. See Home Page for the full story. In a nutshell the comparison of … Read More
D’Agostino eyes Atlantics
[Editor's Note: We hear Joe D'Agostino has a keen eye on the soon to be announced new Formula Atlantic series, especially the rumored $2 million prize to the champion.] American … Read More