Archive for December, 2005
New Zealand Ace Heads to Australia
Kayne Scott, leader of the New Zealand V8 championship after two rounds, will race a V8 Supercar in Australia next year.
The 36-year-old Hamilton businessman will campaign a Holden from Team Dynamik in the Fujitsu Supercar development series for the 2006 season. Six of the eight rounds are run in conjunction with the Australian Supercar championship. [...]
Super Aguri’s Driver Lineup is Like a Stir-fry
With Takuma Sato’s seat all but assured with Honda’s Super Aguri Team the speculation has been on who would join the former BAR Honda pilot in F1’s newest entry.
Long time BAR Honda test driver Anthony Davidson has been at the center of most discussions on landing the second seat. Former Jordon test driver Sakon Yamamoto [...]
Schatz Dominates Down Under
Donny Schatz was totally dominant in his tour of Tyrepower PCR during season 2004/05, and Schatz kicked off his Tyrepower PCR summer campaign by clean sweeping his way to victory in the Valvoline Australian Sprintcar Grand Prix.
The top-five was filled with American-based drivers, with Kerry Madsen coming up trumps in second place in the East [...]
US Sprint Stars Down Under
American Sprintcar stars, Jason Meyers, Joey Saldana, Lucas Wolfe, Shane Stewart and Brandon Wimmer flew into Sydney this past Tuesday and have wasted no time in getting their Sprintcars built and prepared, ready to do battle against some of Australia’s best racers next Monday night – Boxing Night – in the Valvoline Australian Sprintcar Grand [...]
Jason Richards Signs onto V8 Ute International at Manfeild Raceway
Bathurst frontrunner Jason Richards has signed up for the Manfeild ute racing meet in February.
The Nelson 29 year old, second at Mt Panorama this year, is with V8 Supercar team Tasman Motor Sports. He will remain true to Holden in the February 3-5 event, having agreed to partner ute series stalwart Gary Baxter.
Nelson born but [...]
F1 Sponsorship Still Low in India
Chennai: If you thought Narain Karthikeyan’s entry into Formula One has opened the sponsors’ door for aspiring drivers like Karun Chandhok, then you are wrong.
Chandhok revealed a different picture. ‘‘Everyone was excited after Narain took the F1 route. Everyone felt it would be easy to get sponsors. But that didn’t happen. I am in the [...]
Sepang Adds to its Racing Menu
PETALING JAYA, Dec 22 (Bernama) — While Formula One (F1) will remain as its top priority in 2006, Sepang International Circuit (SIC) has declared it will be giving equally strong emphasis in the organization of its local events next year, including further expanding the Malaysian Super Series (MSS) championship.
Super Aguri’s 2006 Entry All But Assured
After months of uncertainness it appears Super Aguri will be on the Formula One grid in 2006. The hurdles they have faced such as the $48m entry fee and the 10 signatures needed by every other team have been completed. Honda have apparently paid the $48m and all teams have signed the agreement authorizing Super [...]
Warner Brothers Unites With Dick Johnson Racing
One of the world’s greatest motion picture and entertainment groups has joined forces with one of V8 Supercar’s most famous team’s.
Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP), the organisation behind some of the world’s most popular cartoon characters and greatest films, has united with Dick Johnson Racing (DJR).
A1GP Mid-Season Grade
As A1 Grand Prix reaches its halfway point in the inaugural season of the World Cup of Motorsports its time to make an assessment of the first six events held to date. Before I get into any subjective critique lets first look at the numbers from the first six events that include 12 races.
Sprints won: [...]
