Michelin may pull out of series
Michelin recently suffered the theft of one of its latest-technology tires during a British Superbike Championship event. Having reported it to the police, an investigation showed that this theft appeared … Read More
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What’s up with the Jensen team?
UPDATE This SPEEDTV.com article says that Jensen Motorsport will return for the Toronto race and run a limited schedule, with Michael Valiante as a possible driver. 05/17/05 As we understand … Read More
Unser’s sponsor to also sponsor races
Rumor has it that Al Unser III's sponsor, Bospoker.com, will also sponsor four 2005 Toyota Atlantic races. As you know from out revised feature story on Unser, his deal to … Read More
Wellington V8 Supercar race won’t happen
UPDATE The saga surrounding the future of the V8 Supercars in New Zealand has taken a fresh twist. Last week Wellington ruled itself out of contention, because of difficulties obtaining … Read More
Changes coming for Atlantic Series
UPDATE #2 We are hearing that Toyota is out and Ford is in. Look for a new 4-cylinder more powerful engine to replace the old Toyota engine in the Toyota … Read More
Superfund Series trying to relaunch in Asia
Formula Superfund, the single-seater championship built out of the old Euro3000 series, will be relaunched for an Asian market next month. formula-3000.net has learned that Martin Schneider, the head of … Read More
Rahal pans the IRL, eyes Champ Car
UPDATE #2 A reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1.com, I'm so glad you had that article on the Rumors page about what Graham Rahal said during the Star Mazda Series race at … Read More
Champ Car to add more events
Fueled by the overwhelming success and obvious spectator enjoyment of the drifting that Champ Car, Formula D (www.formulad.com) and Champ Car's Mediawide Marketing brought to the 31st Annual Toyota Grand … Read More
Tony George may field Rolex entry
Indystar.com reported recently that Tony George is looking to field an entry at the 2006 Rolex 24 Hours At Daytona. George said he hopes to field a sports car for … Read More
Atlantic team eyes Champ Car
UPDATE AutoRacing1.com can now confirm that Polestar would like to move up to Champ Car if sponsorship can be found, hence this rumor is 'fact' in that they are eying … Read More
The future of Toyota Atlantic
UPDATE #2 This rumor is 'false.' We spoke to Les Unger after the race and he confirmed that Toyota will no longer sponsor the Atlantic series after this year. They … Read More
Fontana could jettison Grand-Am and IRL
This SBsun.com article speculates that California Speedway in Fontana could eventually drop the Grand-Am and/or IRL races from its schedule if Champ Car loses Long Beach to Tony George which … Read More
Toyota Atlantic team moving to Champ Car
UPDATE #4 This rumor is now 'fact' as first reported by AutoRacing1.com several days ago. See story on our Home page. 03/15/05 We are hearing that the first of two … Read More
No Haberfeld in 2005
Despite speculation by some that he will go elsewhere after losing his chance to land a seat at Walker Racing, we are hearing that Mario Haberfeld probably won't end up … Read More
Brack tests in Australia
Former Indianapolis 500 champion Kenny Brack moved a step closer to switching to V8 Supercars after a surprise test in Queensland last week. The Swedish-born ex-Champ Car and Indy Racing … Read More
Honda eyes Grand-Am, then NASCAR
With rumors rampant that Honda might drop out of the IRL, word on the street is that they may follow Toyota (Lexus) to the France family's Grand-Am series before they … Read More
Gurney lands Grand-Am ride
Rumors have it that the #99 Blackhawk/Gainsco Racing Pontiac Riley #016 will debut at Laguna Seca with Alex Gurney driving. Gurney, who raced in the Champ Car ladder system as … Read More
Fisichella to own F3000 team
(GMMF1.NET) Giancarlo Fisichella may follow F1 rival Kimi Raikkonen into the world of race team ownership. The Renault driver, with manager Enrico Zanarini, is reportedly contemplating a foray into Italian … Read More
Ranger eyes step up to PanAm series
[Editor's Note: With Ranger as of yet not able to land a ride in Champ Car because the teams want more money than he currently has, look for him to … Read More
Will the Superfund Series ever materialize?
UPDATE A reader writes, It sounds to me like OWRS should be talking to the Superfund people to form The Superfund Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford. They seem … Read More
Grand-Am to team up with Champ Car?
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today based on the announcement from Champ Car. See Hot News page. 11/08/04 Although next year's Grand-Am calendar shows a race in Mexico … Read More
Dalziel gives up on Champ Car, moving to…..
Cristiano da Matta’s signing spells the end of the Champ Car hopes of Toyota Atlantic runner-up Ryan Dalziel, who had been banking on a graduation to the senior series with … Read More
Is Marco Andretti F1 material?
A reader asks, It seems as though Marco Andretti to this point is the real deal. With Mario's ties to Ferrari and Frank Williams along with Michael's ties to Honda, … Read More
Emmo to drive again
Two-time F1 World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi’s return to racing after an absence of eight seasons remains on course. The 58-year-old, who hasn’t driven competitively since 1996, looks likely to race … Read More
Laguna Seca to replace Champ Car race
Two AMA Superbike races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca this year? It's a possibility according to track general manager Gill Campbell. Campbell said that the track was looking for a … Read More