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2006 V8 SUPERCAR SERIES CALENDAR
DATE EVENT
Mar 23-26 CLIPSAL 500, ADELAIDE
Mar 30-Apr 2 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX, MELBOURNE [NON CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT]
Apr 21-23 PLACEMAKERS V8 INTERNATIONAL, NEW ZEALAND
May 12-14 V8 300, PERTH
Jun 9-11 SHANGHAI ROUND, CHINA [TBC]
Jun 30-Jul 2 SKY CITY TRIPLE CROWN, [...]

Super Cheap Auto Racing, the official entry of Paul Weel Racing in the V8 Supercar Series, has confirmed the identity of its new 2006 driver.
Cameron McConville has been officially named as the replacement driver for former driver Paul Weel, who announced his departure from Australia’s highest form of motorsport due to business commitments (running the [...]

F1’s eleventh team, Super Aguri, is likely to be shown a green light by the FIA this week.
It had been expected that the governing body would formally approve the Japanese outfit’s late entry last week, after all ten fellow teams unanimously agreed to let it happen.
According to whispers, the FIA will now make an announcement [...]

Toyota has underlined its dedication and support to up-and-coming racing drivers by today announcing it has six rising talents on its successful Toyota Young Drivers Programme (TDP) roster in 2006.
First up is TDP veteran, Frenchman Franck Perera, who is promoted from the F3 Euro Series to the highly competitive GP2 Series in 2006. Perera’s move [...]

The infamous Dakar Rally has claimed another life with Australian motorcyclist Andy Caldecott killed in a fall in the ninth stage of the race on Monday.
Fans from all over the world have been logging onto the ABC’s South Australia site to pay tribute to Andy Caldecott.
You can pay your own tribute via the ABC’s South [...]

The Tyrepower $50,000 To Win Sprintcar International was mind blowing - The crowd upon the edge of their seat as tension and excitement build - For forty gruelling laps Donny Schatz and Joey Saldana went at it like two heavy-weight bowers slugging it out, only for Joey Saldana to be king-hit at the final bell [...]

Another son of a world champion is set to take the final few steps on the road to Formula One.
Germany’s Bild newspaper will report on Friday that Mathias Lauda, 24 - the son of 1975, 1977 and 1984 title winner Niki (56) - is about to sign for Mercedes’ works DTM team.
”That’s right,” said motor [...]

Ambrose may miss early Craftsman Truck Series rounds.
Australian star and two time V8 Super Car Champion Marcos Ambrose will miss events at Daytona, California and Atlanta due to his rookie status and concerns for safety.
“It’s very high speed and NASCAR have a very strict criteria on who they let start those races,” Ambrose said on [...]

Pun intended.
Team South Africa technical and sporting director Mike Carroll believes he has the answer to the question many are asking: “Just what makes them Frogs so damn fast!?”
Some have said it’s the talent level (A thought I’ve entertained) of the teams two chauffeurs, Nicolas Lapierre and Alexandre Premat. In addition to their native talent [...]

American Brian Brown has registered his biggest win on Australian soil after taking out the $ 10,000 to win Sprintcar show at Rolling Thunder Raceway (RTR) last Tuesday night (January 3) driving the # 21 Cool for Tasmanian car owner Robin Dawkins.
Brown, the nephew of Danny Lasoski, took control of the 25-lap event with 10-laps [...]

The A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Sentul Circuit, Indonesia, is now to be held on 10 -12 February after the postponement of the event from its original date of 13 – 15 January 2006.
Following the sudden death of the Dubai Emir, Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Tuesday 3 January, the seventh round of [...]

New Zealand’s Scott Dixon has been selected to compete in the prestigious Rolex 24 car race at Daytona later this month.
Dixon will share the drive in the Team Target car — one of two cars entered by Chip Ganassi Racing Team — with Dan Wheldon and Casey Mears.
The race is part of the Rolex Sports [...]

The sudden death of the Dubai Emir, Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Tuesday 3 January 2006 has prompted the postponement, due to mourning, of the seventh leg of the A1 Grand Prix series originally scheduled for 15 January 2006 at the Sentul Circuit.
A1 Grand Prix is working closely with the government of Indonesia [...]

(Tyrepower PR) The Legend – Sammy Swindell - arrived in Sydney on Tuesday eager to take on the formidable American “Syndicate of Superstars

GP2 may have made a mark in 2005 but it is worth noting that there are signs that Formula Nippon is reviving over in Japan with rule changes aimed at giving the series the kind of relevance it had back in the 1990s when many aspiring drivers cut their teeth in Japan before moving into [...]