Asian Motor Sports

Former Asian Karting Queen Michele Bumgarner scored another breakthrough achievement for Philippine Motorsports that puts her just steps away from her dream of making it in the international formula racing scene.

There are various reports out of Australia that Craig Gore, co-owner of Team Australia with Kalkhoven and Jimmy Vasser, is about to pack up and leave IndyCar and possibly auto racing in all its forms.

Australian Ryan Briscoe has become the first hometown winner of the Gold Coast IndyCar race, as countryman Will Power’s weekend unravelled with an error he called the worst of his career.

Dario Franchitti has not raced at Surfers Paradise since 2002 and has not races an Indycar since the end of the 2006 season. One could have forgiven the Scot for not being on the pace this weekend. The Gold Coast track requires a special knowledge and a feel for curbs and the walls that can reward you.

Team Penske’s Ryan Briscoe and Helio Castroneves will start from the second and third rows, respectively, in Sunday’s Nikon Indy 300 after a pair of strong qualifying efforts Saturday.

Danica: “I was really hoping to get a strong qualifying run for the Motorola car today, but as soon as we went out the rain came and I spun out on the first lap. I was hoping that I would be able to come in and get rain tires and get back out.”

Aussie Vineyards - Team Australia IndyCar driver Will Power has earned his third consecutive pole position at his home event with a sensational performance in qualifying for the Nikon Indy 300 on the Gold Coast today.

Woman have been spotted flashing their breasts at the Gold Coast Indy despite a crackdown by Premier Anna Bligh on “lewd behaviour”. Ms Bligh last week told organizers to clean up their act and warned revellers they would face arrest over such behaviour.
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Will Power is on track to earn his third consecutive pole position at the Gold Coast Indy 300 after dominating the opening practice sessions at Surfers Paradise.

Target Chip Ganassi Racing to make history as its runs its 2009 driver line-up for the first time on the Gold Coast.

Each time Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing (NHLR) has competed on the streets of Surfers Paradise Queensland, Australia, they have had to consider the effect the outcome of the race would have on their season-ending standing or, as was the case in recent years, their fight for the title and run a semi-conservative strategy.

This weekend sees Justin and the Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing team take to the streets of Surfers Paradise in Queensland, Australia, for the Nikon Indy 300, the final race on the 2008 IndyCar calendar. With the championship having been concluded in Chicago, this event is a non-points, exhibition race, but amongst the drivers the desire to win is as strong as ever.

IndyCar Series drivers have been busy during the final day of preparations ahead of the Nikon Indy 300 which fires into action on the streets of Surfers Paradise in Queensland, Australia tomorrow.

Sydney, Australia driver Chris Alajajian just loves a challenge. Not content with sitting on the sidelines, 22-year-old Alajajian will return to the Formula 3 hot seat next week on one of the biggest stages of them all – the Nikon Indy 300 on the Gold Coast.

Work has started on the track for the Gold Coast’s 2008 Nikon Indy race with the positioning of the first pedestrian bridge near Tedder Avenue.