Watkins Glen news
Mohegan Sun and WGI Renew Partnership McDonald’s Partnership Announcement 2007 Marks the 50th Anniversary of Professional Racing at The Glen Glen Club Update Capital Improvements Update Mohegan Sun Renews Partnership … Read More
Category: Hot News
Spaniards tune in to watch Malaysia GP
Despite being on TV at 8:00AM, last Sunday's Malaysian GP pulled in a 26.5/64.8 share TV rating in Spain as over 4 million Spaniards tuned in on Easter Sunday morning … Read More
A1GP to use shortened track
Shanghai – A1GP World Cup of Motorsport prepares for its second trip to China this season, visiting the Shanghai International Circuit next weekend (13-15 April). Last year at the state … Read More
Flying Lizards have Long Beach experience
Going to a new venue is always challenging but Flying Lizard Motorsports may have the upper hand this weekend at Long Beach. Three of the team’s entered drivers – Jörg … Read More
Long Beach Schedule
Friday Champ Car Atlantic practice 8 a.m. American Le Mans Series practice 9 a.m. Champ Car practice 10 a.m. Toyota Pro/Celebrity practice 11:30 a.m. Champ Car Atlantic qualifying (Session 1) … Read More
ISC extends deal with Orbitz
Motorsport promoter and track owner, the International Speedway Corporation (ISC) has extended its sponsorship agreement with Orbitz Worldwide. The firm, a division of Travelport Ltd, will manage ISC’s corporate travel … Read More
Four DTM stars debut in Audi R10 TDI cockpit
Four Audi DTM stars got the opportunity to test the 650 hp Audi R10 TDI just before the 2007 DTM season opens at Hockenheim on 22 April. Mattias Ekström (28), … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief
McLaren 'humiliated' Ferrari – press Davidson not thinking about future F1 should open calendar in US – Haug Alonso exit doesn't explain Renault decline Briatore gets love letter for birthday … Read More
Former NASCAR Busch owner arrested for fraud
A former stripper-turned-NASCAR-owner who has been sought by U.S. authorities for three years was arrested in New York on Sunday after agreeing to surrender. Fatemeh Angela Harkness was taken into … Read More
NASCAR costs Dover $11M per year
Dover's two Nextel Cup races cost the track more than $11 million in sanction fees in 2007, according to its annual report. The June race's sanction fee (including Dover's contribution … Read More
Minardi F1x2 made its debut in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — The Minardi F1x2 Team this past weekend did what all good acts do in the home of glitz and kitsch — entertained the crowds. In this … Read More
Hornish featured in DUB magazine
When not at the racetrack, three-time IndyCar Series champion Sam Hornish Jr. can often be found in his 5,400-square-foot garage in Defiance, Ohio, working on his car collection. Hornish's collection, … Read More
Meira to drive for Brazil in China event
IndyCar Series driver Vitor Meira will race for Team Brazil in this weekend's A1GP round at Shanghai, China. Brazil's team boss and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi chose the … Read More
Burton to Receive Sportsmanship Award
Richard Childress Racing (RCR) driver Jeff Burton will join the ranks of some of the greatest names in motorsports when he receives this year’s Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame Sportsmanship … Read More
Audi 10 completes 30-hour test
The 2007 version of the Audi R10 TDI, which won the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring last month in the opening round of the American Le Mans Series, completed … Read More
ALMS Long Beach news and notes
• The Grand Prix of Long Beach marks the third round of the 2007 American Le Mans Series season and the Series’ first appearance at the 1.968-mile, 11-turn street circuit … Read More
China car sales still booming
Sales of passenger cars, including multiple-purpose vehicles and sport-utility vehicles, rose 16.13 pct from a year earlier to 567,000 units in March, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said. … Read More
Tempers flare at beleaguered Honda
(GMM) Tempers are starting to flare at Honda, as the depth of the Japanese squad's crisis with its dreadful RA107 single seater became ever clearer at the Malaysian grand prix. … Read More
F1 doesn’t need France – Renault’s Briatore
(GMM) He may be the boss of the French carmaker's formula one team, but Flavio Briatore has refused to lend support to the embattled French grand prix. Amid Magny Cours' … Read More
Nickell named President of SPEED
Hunter Nickell has been named President of SPEED, it was announced today by Bob Thompson, President of Fox National Cable Sports Networks, to whom Nickell reports. “Hunter has done a … Read More
New Panoz has issues, but passes first test
The new Panoz DP01 Champ Car has many nagging issues, but it's quickly turning into quite a race car. "I think it's like any new car," Paul Tracy said after … Read More
Quotes of the week
JACK ROUSH, NASCAR team co-owner, Roush Fenway Racing“I’m not going to gloat over what’s happened, or take any glee in it," Roush said, “because it’s hard to start a new … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief
UPDATE Two updates added below. Crisis-struck Honda try to lure Brawn Sepang records higher Sunday attendance Hamilton tactics not intentional – Haug Berger now denies $150m STR buyout talk Bernie … Read More
Vegas was the right kind of street race
In this SPEEDTV.com article Robin Miller talks about how good the Vegas GP street circuit was. As we said in a number of Hot News items throughout the weekend, as … Read More
F1 fan dies after go-kart crash
Singapore- A Formula One fan seeking a thrill died after the go-kart she was driving overturned and crashed into a track divider, news reports said Monday. Singaporean Chen Shu Li, … Read More