Fuji race from the technical side
The new venue of the Japanese Grand Prix mixes very slow corners with a long main straight designed to encourage overtaking manoeuvres. This may well produce good racing, but Fuji … Read More
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Gillett Evernham to open office in New York City
Gillett Evernham Motorsports is opening a New York office to handle the sales and service of its sponsorships, making Gillett Evernham Motorsports the first NASCAR team to establish a branch … Read More
Godnai joins Indy Racing League
The Indy Racing League, the sanctioning body for the IndyCar Series and Indy Pro Series, announced that Aaron Godnai has been named Director of Sales. Godnai will report to Greg … Read More
Zytek enters final two ALMS races
Zytek Motorsport has entered the final two rounds of the American Le Mans Series with its incredibly rapid LMP2 contender. Having proved to be the fastest car in its class … Read More
GM signs agreement for $800 Million export to China
General Motors Corp. and its Shanghai General Motors joint venture today signed a multi-year agreement worth more than $800 million to export U.S.-built Buick Enclave premium crossover sport utility vehicles … Read More
Stewart says F1 drivers need coaches
“The majority of grand prix drivers don’t think they need help, and he (Hamilton) has learned that you do need help no matter how good you are – and that … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief
UPDATE #2 2nd round of updates shown in Red below 09/24/07 Updates shown in Red below. 09/24/07 No way to prevent new spy sagas – Theissen Rodriguez race deal not … Read More
GM workers go on strike
UAW members started picketing at Hamtramck, Lansing and Orion and other locations when the union’s 11 a.m. deadline for a new labor agreement with General Motors Corp. passed. A news … Read More
Briatore – no sympathy for McLaren plight
(GMM) Flavio Briatore says a new espionage saga involving the Renault team is in the FIA's hands. It was reported recently that, upon switching from McLaren to Renault, engineer Phil … Read More
Villeneuve impresses in NASCAR race debut
The anonymous plain white crash helmet confused some, but the trademark ‘baggy-fit’ race suit was a sign that Jacques Villeneuve was in town for his NASCAR race debut. On Saturday … Read More
The last laugh is all Ranger’s
[Editor’s Note: Let's make this clear upfront. Ranger wasn't good enough to win in Champ Car, regularly getting outpaced by his faster teammates, so NASCAR was his only option.] Andrew … Read More
F1 profits plummet
Formula One’s commercial profits have fallen to just $6 million since the sport's commercial rights were acquired by the private equity company, CVC, according to UK press reports. The Daily … Read More
Video: Partnering the Challenge – Sponsorship in Formula 1
The Panasonic Toyota Racing team is comprised of more than just drivers and technicians; sponsors play a vital role as well. Formula 1 reaches almost three billion viewers in 180 … Read More
Baby girl for Ambrose family
Marcos Ambrose’s decision to pass up an opportunity to make his NASCAR Nextel Cup debut at Dover today was justified when his wife Sonja gave birth to their second child … Read More
Q and A with Renault’s Fabrice Lom
Q. Fabrice, Fuji is a brand new circuit on this year's calendar. The Renault F1 Team did a Roadshow event there last year… will Red Bull Racing benefit from that … Read More
Wimmer to run Busch Series for RCR
Scott Wimmer has finalized a deal with Richard Childress Racing that will put him in at least 23 Busch Series races in 2008 and position himself for a full-time Nextel … Read More
Motegi MotoGP Test – Day 1
Several MotoGP teams remained at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit on Monday for a day of testing following yesterday’s eventful Grand Prix of Japan. The conditions were considerably cooler than … Read More
Zytek EGS to be supplied to Formula Nippon
Zytek is to supply its Electrically-operated Gearshift System (EGS) to Japan’s major single seater racing series, Formula Nippon. All the cars racing in the championship will be fitted with the … Read More
Barrett scores another double, seals title
Sonoma, Calif. – Infineon Raceway rates as a happy hunting ground for Patrick Barrett. In 2006, the talented teenager won the Formula Russell Championship, based at the wine country venue, … Read More
John Force injured in Funny Car accident
UPDATE #4 Good news from Baylor University Medical Center where doctors operating on 14-time NHRA Funny Car champ John Force were able to set his broken left ankle and determined … Read More
“Dancing with the Stars” with Castroneves premieres Monday
The season premiere of "Dancing with the Stars" starts Monday night, September 24, with a three night premiere event. The first show on Monday introduces the female contestants. Tuesday will … Read More
100th win for Roush
Twenty-eight year old Carl Edwards hit another historical marker today winning his seventh career NEXTEL Cup race at Dover International Speedway and claiming win number 100 for Jack Roush and … Read More
Franchitti to start NASCAR career at Talladega
[Editor's Note: Recall we had this rumor as 'fact' a week ago. It's a done deal.] The move of reigning IRL champion Dario Franchitti to the Nextel Cup Series with … Read More
Andretti says Champ Car, IRL should eye MMP
TOOELE – Mario Andretti, perhaps the most recognized race car driver in the world, will have a message when he runs into his motorsports cronies as he travels the world … Read More
Marco Werner has married
Audi "factory" driver Marco Werner has married his long-standing partner Annett at Lake Constance on 15 September. There is, however, no time for a honeymoon: Last weekend, the triple Le … Read More