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MEDIA RELEASE - 18 May 2006
On a typical autumn day at Phillip Island (Saturday, May 13); cold wet and windy, Terry Wyhoon and Dean Neville rolled out their immaculate AU Falcon Supercars for a systems check prior to Wyhoon’s return, and Neville’s debut, in the forthcoming Fujitsu Series round at Wakefield Park (May 26-28).
Over recent [...]

Lauren Gray heads into this weekend’s (May 19 - 21) third round of the Kumho Australian Formula 3 Championship at Phillip Island Raceway with her spirits high after an encouraging test session recently at the circuit in her # 87 Scud Racing F396 Dallara.
Currently leading the `Trophy Class’ Championship, Gray feels that her confidence has [...]

A1 Team New Zealand’s driver Matt Halliday has achieved one of New Zealand motorsports highest honours when he was awarded the Jim Clark Trophy during the Motorsport Awards dinner, in Auckland, on Saturday night. Halliday has always hoped his name would one day be added to the trophy which is highly regarded worldwide.
The Trophy was [...]

On May 10th and 11th, All-Japan F3 offcial test took the place at Twin-ring Motegi where round 3 will be open. Kodai Tsukakoshi (Honda Team Mugen) set the overall top time, Adrian Sutil who drove the third car of Midland F1 at Formula 1 European GP last week took the second place.
In the mornig session [...]

Brazilian Fabio Carbone has completed two successful days of testing in preparation for the fifth and sixth rounds of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship in Motegi.
The 25 year-old, who drives for the Three Bond team, shook down a brand new chassis and also tested some new dampers. The rest of the test was aimed at [...]

The Asian Festival of Speed promises to be a fast paced weekend with four championships, nine races, a drift competition, a car exhibition and lots of fun.
To kick start the Asian Festival of Speed, Motorsport Asia will be hosting the AFOS Speed Bump at Velvet Underground, Zouk, in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. The party [...]

To say it’s been a bad week and a half for Super Aguri’s Yuji Ide would be a vast understatement. Last week he was Aguri Suzuki’s second driver on the fledgeling Japanese F1 team. A few days later he had been demoted, at the urging of the FIA, to the teams Man Friday.
That turned out [...]

The in-form Mark Skaife commemorates a milestone in Perth this weekend at a track where he will remember his first Championship success 15 years ago but at a venue where has hasn’t filled the top row of the podium since.
The celebrated Holden Champion and winner of the most recent V8 Supercar Championship Series event in [...]

Round Two:
Tyson Sy was never headed in round two of the Asian Formula Three Series held Sunday morning at the Batangas Race Circuit. JP Tuason was the Promotions Class winner.
Sy led the field away with John O’Hara storming through to second from 5th on the grid and was giving Sy a run for his money [...]

John O’Hara stalled at the start, fellow front row occupant, Dado Pena all but stalled allowing Sy to take the lead and a relatively easy win from Dillon Battistini and James Winslow. 17 year old karting ace Michele Bumgarner won the Promotions Class.
Bumgarner stalled on the warm up lap and was forced to start from [...]

Tyson Sy set fastest time in Friday’s final day of practice for the opening of the 2006 Asian Formula 3 Series. Sy set his time in the first of the three sessions held
Dado Pena headed the timesheets in the other two sessions with John O’Hara third fastest of the day. Saturday May 6th, will [...]

The newly introduced Formula V6 Asia by Renault is the ideal platform for drivers to prepare themselves for a future in Formula One. According to ex-Formula One driver, Alex Yoong, the all new series is the “missing link” which will make it easier for drivers to step up to Formula One.
The eagerly anticipated Formula V6 [...]

Super Aguri’s rolling chicaine has been demoted to the teams Man Friday.
Super Aguri Honda has confirmed that Yuji Ide will only be participating in the team’s testing days effective immediately.
Franck Montagny will undertake the role of SAF1 Team second driver at the European Grand Prix this weekend. The move follows a not so suble nudge [...]

A1 Team USA, headed by former Indy Racing League team owner Rick Weidinger, has announced their involvement in the Indianapolis 500 race on 28 May. A1 Team USA will be joining forces with Dreyer and Reinbold Racing, with two times winner Al Unser Jr flying the stars and stripes of the USA.
Usually racing for [...]

Monday’s Results:
Testing for this weekends first round of the 2006 AF3 Series continued today with several teams shaking down new cars and or drivers
James Winslow topped the times Monday in his JA Motorsports Dallara TOM’S 304, setting a 1m:28.8 second lap. Tyson Sy was out for the first time in his new Dallara 304 and [...]