Archive for October, 2007
Karthikeyan in Bahrain for Speedcar Series
Indian motorsport superstar Narain Karthikeyan landed in Bahrain yesterday and attended a function with over 2,000 school children at the Indian School in Isa Town.
Karthikeyan will be driving this weekend in the new Speedcar series that is part of a bumper festival of motor racing at the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) in conjunction with the [...]
Racing Tander Duo on Track
Garth Tander will have more on his mind than winning the V8 Supercar championship when the series ventures overseas to Bahrain next weekend.
His wife, Leanne, normally never far form his side, has been left behind in Australia, so while Tander is in the Middle East she will be racing at Oran Park in Sydney.
She is [...]
Kanaan to contest Formula Nippon Suzuka
Former IndyCar champion Tony Kanaan is to contest the ninth round of the Japanese Formula Nippon Series at Suzuka next month.
The Brazilian driver has accepted an invitation from Japan Race Promition to contest the event, although the Andretti Green Racing ace will not be eligible to score championship points.
Kanaan has already enjoyed success on Japanese [...]
Power Crashes out, SeaBass Clinches Fourth Title
Sebastien Bourdais has clinched his fourth consecutive Champ Car world title and became the first two-time winner on the Gold Coast.
But Australia’s Will Power had a day to forget, crashing out of contention on lap 18 after starting from pole position on the challenging 4.47km Surfers Paradise street circuit.
But yet again there was to be [...]
Huge Crowds at Surfers Paradise
Homegrown hero Will Power gave fans plenty to cheer about when he recorded a new lap record and took pole position for today’s Gold Coast Indy.
The Toowoomba driver rated the last 10 minutes of qualifying as the toughest workout of his career so far, after recording a lap time of 1 minute 30.054 seconds, with [...]
Tander Takes Surfers Paradise Sprint
King of the sprint rounds Garth Tander returned to the top of the podium with a typically ruthless drive on the streets of Surfers Paradise today.
The Holden driver’s V8 Supercar title chances appeared to be fading after he failed to finish the iconic Bathurst 1000, but, as has been the case so many times this [...]
Skaife T-Bones Kelly in Gold Coast Practice
There was high drama during the opening practice session for the V8 Supercar Challenge on the Gold Coast with Mark Skaife T-boning championship contender Rick Kelly.
Kelly was left stranded in the middle of the track after nudging the tyre wall on his final lap in the 50 minute session.
An unsighted Skaife hit the side of [...]
Dubai Motorsport Festival at the Autodrome
DUBAI — Dubai Autodrome will host the Dubai Motorsport Festival at its facility on November 16 and 17, according to a media communique.
A host of mini-events aimed at families will be part and parcel of the race weekend.
Children under 16 will be entitled to free entry accompanied with adult.
Off track entertainment will include: kids activities [...]
Pole to Checkers for Hairuman
After a one year absence in Autopolis, the Asian Touring Car Series and Fariqe Hairuman got off to a good start with a winning performance in front of the 12,100 Japanese spectators today.
The 24 year old led from pole to finish, but not without having a few tense moments being followed by his closest rival, [...]
Macau Sterling’ Silver Jubilee line-up
The 25th running of the Macau F3 Grand Prix is likely to be one of the most competitive in the event’s history, with representatives from all corners of the globe hoping to add their names to an illustrious list of winners.
Drivers from South America, Europe and Japan will all stake a strong claim to be [...]
