Archive for May, 2006
Report: A1GP Team USA at Indy
On one of the most memorable Indianapolis 500 days, A1 TEAM USA, with two-time 500 champion Al Unser Jr charging forward, were poised to make a major impact on this year’s race, when racing fate intervened.
A1 TEAM USA had worked all month to find the right settings for the ‘We the People’ Indy Race car, [...]
Mixed Results for A1GP Drivers at Monaco
The world-renowned Monaco street circuit hosted seven A1 drivers last weekend, as both GP2 and World Series by Renault visited one of the most glamorous venues on the motorsport calendar.
A1 Team Portugal driver, Alvaro Parente, scored his first points in the World Series by Renault championship finishing in sixth place just 0.6 seconds behind fellow [...]
Fabio Carbone Grabs Podium at Motegi
Three Bond driver Fabio Carbone has finished on the podium at the third round of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. The Brazilian was second in race two at Motegi, which means that he currently holds fourth place in the championship with 14 races still to go. The Quadra Sports-backed driver has maintained his impressive record [...]
Image/Kitome Racing Report: Wakefield Park
(MEDIA RELEASE) Victory on debut for Image/Kitome Racing V8 Supercars Fujitsu Series - Rnd #2 Wakefield Park, NSW 28 May 2006
After the frustrations of practice and qualifying at Wakefield Park yesterday, Sunday’s racing again saw a mix of emotions for the Image/Kitome Racing team, with first disappointment, then elation as the team enjoyed victory in [...]
Adam Macrow Scores SuperCar Win at Wakefield Park
Adam Macrow has won his second consecutive round win at Wakefield Park, Goulburn today ahead of fellow Ford driver and Dick Johnson Racing stand-in Luke Youlden and Holden driver Nathan Pretty.
Macrow backed up his round one victory at the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series support race at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide last March by winning [...]
Marcos Ambrose Has Best Ever NASCAR Finish
Team Australia’s Marcos Ambrose earned the best result of his short NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career in round seven at the Mansfield Motorsports Speedway in Ohio Saturday.
Ambrose finished 23rd and on the lead lap in a race that was littered with a record 18 caution periods on the challenging 0.5-mile (800m) short track.
Ambrose was to [...]
Marcos Ambrose Gets “Wet”
QUALIFYING WASHED-OUT IN MANSFIELD
WHILE Team Australia’s Marcos Ambrose had plenty of success driving in the rain during his V8 Supercar career in which he won two championships for Ford, he has never been a big fan of the activity.
Running in the rain is something he no longer has to think about because it simply cannot [...]
Robbie Kerr Reunited With His A1GP Ride
Robbie Kerr will be reunited with his A1GP car next Thursday, 1st June, as A1 Team Great Britain participates in Autocar Magazine’s 0-100-0 challenge at the Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground in Leicestershire.
Forming part of a stellar line-up of vehicles being put to the speed test for the magazine feature, Great Britain’s Kerr will be reunited with [...]
Tsukakoshi sets the pace in free practice at Motegi
Kodai Tsukakoshi (Honda Team Mugen) set the pace in free practice of All-Japan F3 Championship Round 5 & 6 at Twinring Motegi.
Free practice is held under the cloudy sky. Kazuya Oshima (TOM’S) set the pace in the morning session. Oshima’s best lap was 1′46.929, it was quicker than the best lap of official test which [...]
A1GP Team China Selects Two New Drivers
Congfu Cheng has been confirmed as the first of two new drivers signed up to join Tengyi Jiang and Qinghua Ma, racing for A1 Team China in the 2006/07 A1 season.
Shortly after the A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Shanghai International Circuit, A1 Team China announced plans to add two new drivers to their line up [...]
