Archive for January, 2006
Danny Reidy Looks For Australian Sprint Car Title
Danny Reidy is looking to turn his recent form around during the running of the Australian Sprintcar Title on February 2 - 4 at Queensland’s Brisbane International Speedway (BIS) after a turbulent week of competition in Victoria and South Australia.
Although Reidy counts the BIS venue as one of his hoodoo tracks, the 21-year-old heads into [...]
Aguri Suzuki is a Bridgestone Man
New team Super Aguri are to use Japanese Bridgestone tires for their first season in Formula One in 2006. Bridgestone has signed a multi-year deal with the outfit, whose F1 place was confirmed only last week.
Honda-powered Aguri are the fifth team using Bridgestone this year, along with Ferrari, Toyota, Williams and Midland.
The other six are [...]
A1Gp Team Australia Race Report
A1 Team Australia looked to be having one of its most competitive outings on the streets of Durban South Africa, only to be snuffed out in the Feature Race by an unnecessary incident involving team driver Will Davison and Team USA driver, Phil Giebler on the third lap.
Davison was showing no ill-effects from yesterday’s practice [...]
A1GP Team Indonesia Race Report
A1 Team Indonesia were unable to capitalise on the strong running that the team had achieved in practice and qualifying, with retirements from both races at the A1 Grand Prix of Nations in South Africa today. Although Ananda Mikola (reigning Asian F3 Champion) was unable to take the checkered flags, he showed his qualities as [...]
A1GP Team Malaysia Race Report
A1 Team Malaysia endured a tough day’s racing in Durban South Africa and were unable to capitalise on the competitive running that the team had enjoyed in practice and qualifying, with retirements from both races for driver Alex Yoong at the A1 Grand Prix of Nations in South Africa today.
A1 Team Malaysia lined up tenth [...]
Adam Khan Awaits Medical Decision
A1 Team Pakistan driver Adam Khan missed qualifying for the A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Durban after being hospitalised following an accident at Turn 4 of the new street circuit in the Saturday morning practice session and the team has elected to wait until Sunday morning to make a decision on whether the will take [...]
A1GP South Africa Qualifying Results
Here is the Sprint Race starting linup for Sunday’s A1 Grand Prix of Nations seventh round to be held on the streets of Durbin South Africa. The companion Feature Race will start in the order of finish of the preceeding Sprint event.
The full Qualifying story can be read here.
Durban, South Africa: A1 Grand Prix Qualifying [...]
Malaysia Backs Out of Formula One Plans
State owned oil company Petronas has backed away from apparent plans to support a national Malaysian F1 team.
Despite earlier noises from within the Southeast Asian country’s government, Petronas - the long time Sauber sponsor - says the A1 Grand Prix series has quelled the need for an all-Malaysian team.
With nationals Alex Yoong and Fairuz Fauzy [...]
A1 Team Malaysia Qualifying Notes
The torrential rain which greeted the A1 Grand Prix series in the opening day of the first ever street race in the city of Durban was replaced with bright sunshine and high humidity, and a dry track to bring a new challenge to A1 Team Malaysia.
Alex Yoong was pleased to post tenth fastest qualifying time.
Yoong [...]
Asian F3 enters Speedzone 24 Hour Karting Event
AF3 are entering a team in the Speedzone 24 hour Kart race which will be held in Manila starting 2pm on January 28th. The team is supported by PLDT MyDsl and Nokia Philippines.
The driver line up includes Dado Pena, John O’Hara and the new Aran Racing driver, Alistair Jackson. Pena was 2002 Asian Zone Karting [...]
