Kasemets in secret Fontana test
Sources tell us that Toyota Atlantic championship hopeful Tonis Kasemets and his team snuck off to Fontana this week to test ahead of the race this weekend in San Jose. … Read More
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Aussie plans Formula Atlantic team
In this Courier Mail article Australian Craig Gore says he wants to start a Formula Atlantic (currently Toyota Atlantic) team next year. Whether he does it with Walker Racing, whom … Read More
Overheard in Edmonton – IV
UPDATE We are hearing that Swift is now the front-runner to get the chassis contract for the new Atlantic series. Swift makes the current car and it appears to be … Read More
Good news about the Formula Atlantic Series coming
We are hearing that in San Jose Champ Car will make a major announcement about the Formula Atlantic Series that will see the series Champion be guaranteed a $1 or … Read More
Legge to get Champ Car test
UPDATE This Edmonton Sun article has more on Legge's comments about her readiness for Champ Car. 07/17/05 After winning her second Toyota Atlantic race in just eight starts we hear … Read More
Hinchcliffe wins Star Mazda race
Wrapping up an intense double race weekend at Infineon Raceway, James Hinchcliffe of Oakville, Ontario, Canada, captured Round Seven of the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear this afternoon in … Read More
Honda rewards Kanaan with F1 test
UPDATE Honda's Robert Clarke said that Tony Kanaan will get his F1 test on September 29th at Jerez. 06/17/05 British American Racing Honda has confirmed that it will be testing … Read More
Servia, Philippe say Edmonton track gut wrenching
UPDATE Servia's prediction of drivers making mistakes in the Edmonton race due to fatigue proved prophetic. More than one driver reported their steering wheel felt very heavy by the end, … Read More
Edmonton postscript
Today’s race-day attendance of 78,080 boosted the three-day attendance for the inaugural West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton to 200,052. This makes today’s event the highest-attended Champ Car race … Read More
Edmonton attendance over 200,000
The Edmonton GP has released their official attendance for the weekend and the numbers are spectacular.55,722 – Friday66,250 – Saturday78,080 – Sunday (Highest ever in Canada, previous high Toronto 73,000)200,052 … Read More
No kind words for Danica Patrick
UPDATE This local Nashville newspaper article talks all about Danica Patrick. Did Dario Franchitti win the Nashville race? In all fairness, the paper did have another article about the race … Read More
Seen in Edmonton – V
We sat with Champ Car team owner Paul Newman in the lobby of a downtown Edmonton hotel last night for an hour to talk racing and watch the Busch Series … Read More
Nelson Piquet Jr to drive Lotus Judd
Nelson Piquet Jr will follow up his experience of driving the 1987 Williams-Honda FW11B by taking the wheel of another of his father’s old Formula One machines, the Lotus 101-Judd … Read More
Tire wear could be issue in Germany
Michelin boss Pierre Dupasquier has revealed in a Michelin press release that they will be keeping a very close eye on their rear tires at the German Grand Prix next … Read More
Prost beats Mansell
Alain Prost beat Nigel Mansell to victory in a special charity race for motorsport legends on Saturday night. The two Formula 1 greats joined fellow ex-world champions Jody Scheckter and … Read More
Patrick happy in IRL
Danica Patrick is enjoying life very well right now. And no, she isn't thinking about leaving the Indy Racing League for some other series like say, NASCAR's Nextel Cup. "I … Read More
Davis wins round 1 vs. Dodge
A U.S. District Court judge granted summary judgment in favor of Bill Davis Racing after determining BDR did not violate terms of an agreement with Daimler-Chrysler by working with Toyota … Read More
Kosuke Matsuura hits safety truck
While the safety crew was cleaning up the Alex Barron and Vitor Meira wreck, Japanese driver Kosuke Matsuura creamed the safety truck under caution and was eliminated. As a portion … Read More
Pickett wins exciting race in Edmonton
Greg Pickett continued his long legacy of Trans-Am excellence Saturday in front of 66,250 fans, by winning the Festival City 100 at the West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton. … Read More
Zwolsman pulls off sensational lap to win pole
As if overcoming mechanical problems wasn’t enough, rookie Charles Zwolsman (#11 Landtran Systems/Boychuk Transport) also conquered a wet track Saturday in Edmonton to earn his fourth career pole position in … Read More
Kanaan and Manning crash out
Leader Tony Kanaan has crashed hard into the outside wall at Nashville and collected Darren Manning when his right front suspension collapsed. Both drivers are OK, but their cars are … Read More
Huge crowd for Trans-Am race
In what could be the biggest crowd to ever watch a Trans-Am race, just about all 66,250 in attendance for Champ Car qualifying today in Edmonton stayed to watch the … Read More