Archive for December, 2006
World of Outlaws at Parramatta Raceway
Though the calendar reads 2006 for a couple more days, Donny Schatz is readily preparing for the 2007 season, along with a number of other World of Outlaws drivers that have made the trek to Australia to turn some extra laps.
For Schatz, this is his second trip of the year Down Under, as he picked [...]
Chinese Driver Aims for Spyker Test Seat
Chinese hopeful Ho-pin Tung is reportedly targeting a full time test seat for the Spyker team in 2007.
The Dutch born F3 racer, who tested a Williams in 2003, has been in contact with Silverstone based Spyker through bosses Michiel Mol and Victor Muller, the magazine Formule 1 Race Report said.
With 9 wins and 4 poles, [...]
Ambrose Makes NEXTEL Cup Debut in 2007
Australian motor racing ace Marcos Ambrose will compete at the highest level of US motorsport next year when he competes in up to 10 NASCAR Nextel Cup events under the Team Australia and Aussie Vineyards banner.
Program creator and Australian businessman Craig Gore has finalized a deal with Wood Brothers-JTG Racing which will see Team Australia/Aussie [...]
Mattias Ekstrom is “Champion of Champions”
2005 DTM champion Mattias Ekstrom can now add the title of “Champion of Champions” to his list of credits, as the Swede took the victory in today’s Race of Champions at the Stade de France in Paris.
The works Audi driver defeated the winner of the 2003 and 2005 events, Sebastien Loeb, two heats to none, [...]
Finland Stars Claim Nations Cup
The stars of the Stade for this afternoon’s Race of Champions – Nations Cup were without doubt Heikki Kovalainen and Marcus Grönholm, who will take the trophy back to Finland for the second time in the event’s history. But defeated finalist Travis Pastrana, who carried the Stars and Stripes all the way to the final, [...]
Rick Kelly’s Championship Upheld
Holden’s Rick Kelly will retain the 2006 V8 Supercar championship title after stewards yesterday dismissed a protest by his Ford rival Craig Lowndes.
A three-man Confederation of Australian Motorsport panel of race stewards took four hours to decide in Kelly’s favor.
Kelly won the V8 title for the first time in controversial circumstances at Phillip Island on [...]
V8 Championship Ends Under Cloud
The Australian V8 Supercar series title will be decided in the stewards room after a controversial end to the 2006 season, provisionally won by Holden’s Rick Kelly.
Kelly finished ahead of his only challenger Craig Lowndes in the final race at Phillip Island today. Kelly and Lowndes had entered the final race level on series points.
But [...]
V8 Championship Ends Under Cloud
The Australian V8 Supercar series title will be decided in the stewards room after a controversial end to the 2006 season, provisionally won by Holden’s Rick Kelly.
Kelly finished ahead of his only challenger Craig Lowndes in the final race at Phillip Island today. Kelly and Lowndes had entered the final race level on series points.
But [...]
Kiwi Snatches A1GP Pole
Jonny Reid of New Zealand snatched pole position for the A1 Indonesian Grand Prix in dramatic style with a last-gasp flying lap. Reid, who performed consistently throughout qualifying, ended up just 0.034 seconds ahead of Great Britain’s Robbie Kerr who also came with a late charge.
Germany’s Nico Hulkenburg - who currently leads the championship - [...]
FIA WTCC Newsletter 9 December
PRIAULX CROWNED WORLD CHAMPION BY THE FIA
Andy Priaulx has been officially titled 2006 FIA World Touring Car Champion, during the traditional FIA prize giving gala last night in Monaco. In the sumptuous setting of the Sporting d’Eté’s Salle des Etoiles, the FIA honoured all its champions.
In a progression from Karting Racing to Formula 1, the [...]
