An Inside Look at Motorsports
Penske Racing and the Automobile Club of Southern California (AAA) will take their partnership to a new level beginning in 2011.The two organizations today announced a multi-year extension of their … Read More
(GMM) Bernie Ecclestone has proved he can turn even a violent mugging into a commercial opportunity. The F1 chief executive was viciously punched and kicked outside F1's London headquarters late … Read More
After four exciting days of driving education, invaluable seminars, nail biting on track sessions, and much deliberation, the winners of the 14th Annual Skip Barber Karting Shootout have been chosen. … Read More
Heikki Kovalainen says he's on the road to recovery after his final CAT scans revealed he had not suffered serious injury in his RoC crash. Kovalainen's return to the Race … Read More
1996 Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill has predicted that Michael Schumacher will ‘prove everyone wrong in 2011’ and bounce back from what was a pretty disappointing comeback year. Indeed … Read More
UPDATE A reader writes, Dear AR1.com, By the end of this past season old man Schumacher was beating his younger, very highly regarded, teammate Nico Rosberg on a regular basis. … Read More
Layoffs have been a part of NASCAR for two years now and came about as the economy tanked. When that happened, corporations had to tighten their budgets which meant, of … Read More
UPDATE Click here for a rather different take on the proceedings. Michael Knight is a veteran PR and media type with a long history in IndyCar and motorsports. Here is … Read More
Pedro de la Rosa (GMM) Returning to his test and reserve role at McLaren is reportedly Pedro de la Rosa's 'plan B' for the 2011 season. Although earlier linked with … Read More
SPEED announces today that grassroots drag racing television show, PINKS All Out, is taking a hiatus from producing new episodes for 2011. The most recent episode shot at Firebird International … Read More
THE MODERATOR: Welcome to today's IZOD IndyCar Series conference call. We have three guests joining us today based on an announcement that was made earlier today by Team Penske. We're … Read More
Dario Franchitti after winning the Indy 500 The accomplishments of Chip Ganassi's U.S. motorsports teams this year continue to be recognized. On Dec. 5, the team owner was presented with … Read More
Michael Crawford Michael Crawford, a fixture in the Firestone Indy Lights paddock since 2002, has joined series newcomer Jensen MotorSport as Team Manager – Indy Lights. Crawford, who owned and … Read More
A Wisconsin State Fair committee on Monday endorsed plans to spend up to $266,000 to replace the fair sign alongside I-94. The new sign should pay for itself in two … Read More
International Speedway Corp. still hasn’t closed on the sale of its former NASCAR site on the borough’s West Shore. The closing deadline was extended to Nov. 30 after KB Marine … Read More
USAC racing returns to the Milwaukee Mile on Father's Day 2011. The Silver Crown Championship and Mopar National Midget Series will cap Saturday race and IndyCar qualifying action on the … Read More
UPDATE #2 Here are some of the facts and some other clarifications on the Penske to IZOD press release. 1. IZOD has said time and time again that they are … Read More
UPDATE Formula Abarth (formerly known as Formula Azzurra), is an open wheel racing series based in Italy and Europe. The first season was in 2005. During 2008 and 2009 the … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false' as Webber says the shoulder was not the reason for him losing the title. More details about Mark Webber's recently broken shoulder are … Read More
Eurointernational is pleased to announce the participation in the 2011 Formula Abarth European Series and Italian Championship with a three cars Team. “The Formula Abarth European Series “ explain the … Read More
BMW announced details concerning its 2011 motor racing program during the BMW Sports Trophy Awards Ceremony held in Munich on Saturday. The company's program for the coming season has four … Read More
UPDATE See updates noted in red below. 12/06/10 Marussia must approve d'Ambrosio for 2011 Virgin seat Heidfeld admits interest in BMW's DTM foray Schumacher not happy to stay in F1 … Read More
Lewis Williamson won the McLaren Autosport BRDC award on Sunday which earns him a Formula 1 test with the McLaren Formula 1 team. Williamson also won £100,000, full membership of … Read More
NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France has said repeatedly that the sanctioning body likely will change its points structure again in 2011. Whether winning becomes more of a factor remains … Read More
