Asian Motor Sports

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The front of row for Sunday’s A1GP Dubai grid will mirror that of round 5 in Malaysia with Team Switzerland’s Neel Jani capturing his second pole of the year trailed by Team France and Team Ireland. Jani will be looking to reverse his Sepang fortunes when he lost the lead to “all conquering” Team France [...]

In only five years racing in the V8 Supercar Championship, Marcos Ambrose left a lasting legacy - one that may grow even more impressive in hindsight now that the Stone Brothers Racing ace has bowed out of the category to seek fresh challenges in the NASCAR series in the US.
Since parking his Pirtek Racing Falcon [...]

This may be A1Grand Prix’s biggest weekend since it’s September inaugural event at Silverstone Great Britain. It was a short 18 months ago A1GP founder Sheikh Maktoum announced the formation of the A1 Grand Prix of Nations at the opening of this weeks venue the Dubai Autodrome.
Dubai United Arab Emirites is Maktoum’s home country [...]

It’s the last race meeting this Saturday Night, December 10, before Tyrepower PCR goes into it’s sixteen-day Christmas recess prior to the American onslaught on Boxing Night, but to satisfy that Appetite for Action, Eagerness for Excitation and Hunger for Hysteria, the Sprintcars, Speedcars and Super Sedans have been served up on the Super Speedway [...]

For the second occasion in four rounds of the AHG Sprintcar series, Ryan Farrell has placed second to current series leader, American import Dean Jacobs, last Saturday night (December 3) at Bunbury City Raceway.
Returning to Bunbury for the first occasion since his major wreck earlier this year after suffering steering box failure, Farrell showed little [...]

With squealing tyres and the ultra aggressive moves the Speedcar Super Series is synonymous for, Round Two of the SSS stormed through Toowoomba QLD on Saturday night with New Zealand throttle-stomper Michael Pickens at the helm.

V8 SUPERCAR graduate Marcos Ambrose will fly to the US tomorrow to set up a new life for himself and his Warrnambool mate Ryan Brodie.
Ambrose has secured a drive in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and Brodie, his personal assistant for the past four years, will fly over to join him in the new year.
Yesterday [...]

Looking to capitalize on Tony Kanaan’s name recognition A1GP Team Brazil announced the IRL star will take over for Nelson Piquet Jr. for the 2 North American stops on the Series schedule.
The native Brazilian and 2004 IndyCar Champion will drive both the Monterrey, Mexico (February 26) and Laguna Seca (March 19) events in A1 Grand [...]

The rumors have flown over the last couple weeks that round 9 of the A1 Grand Prix of Nations scheduled to be held at the Curitiba circuit February 12 would be cancelled. Autosport (Via SpeedTV) is reporting the rumors are fact and the annoucement will come after the first of the year.
In it’s report Autosport [...]

A1 Team USA announced today that Phil Giebler will be the team driver for the A1 Grand Prix Race of Nations in Dubai. Giebler, 25, who has already been successful in open-wheel racing abroad, will get his first experience in the “We the People” car on December 11, 2005.
“A1 Team USA feels a real responsibility [...]

Katherine Legge followed up her successful rookie season in Toyota Atlantic with a recent test during Minardi’s F1 swan song at Autodromo Vallelunga, Italy. John Surtees has announced Legge will be granted an opportunity to test Team Great Britain’s entry in A1 Grand Prix.
The test will take place in Dubai next week and will also [...]