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Marcos Ambrose Australia Press Conference, Part 2
Ambrose, a former two-time Australian V8 Supercar champion, is back in Australia after his third season of racing in NASCAR. Ambrose visited Round 13 of the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series at his home circuit on the weekend
ART Motorsports Zhuhai Summary
Asia Racing Team (ART) Motorsports continued its winning streak clinching a double victory on Asian Formula Renault Challenge at Zhuhai International Circuit. Indonesian Rio Haryanto won both wet races by a comfortable margin.
After 48 hours of intense work of the ART Motorsports mechanics group led by Yannick Mazier to transform a Racing School car into [...]
Australian Holden V8 Racing Team Targets MME Top Prize
Surviving only half the race last year due to engine problems, the Australian Holden V8 Supercar Experience Racing Team is returning to Sepang Circuit for the 2008 Petronas Primax 3 Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race with stronger determination and to go all the way to the chequered flag for the coveted crown.
“We are better prepared this [...]
A1GP Season Delayed Until Zandvoort, Netherlands Round
A1GP World Cup of Motorsport has moved A1GP Mugello, Italy from the opening round of the 2008/09 championship following a delay in the build schedule of the new chassis.
A1 Team Malaysia Mechanic Heads to the U.K.
A1 Team Malaysia is revving up for the new season with the new car “build” set to start next week. Malaysian mechanic, Shanker Ramachandran, will leave his idyllic island hideaway in Penang on Sunday and will travel to the UK to start preparing for the new season of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport.
2008 Merdeka Millenium Endurance Race
Three days before the official closing date, event organizer Sepang International Circuit (SIC) has received a total of 74 entries for the Petronas Primax 3 Merdeka Millennium Endurance race (MME) including a full grid of 20 cars for Class A for production cars above 1900cc.
“As of to-date, we already have 19 entries for the open [...]
Carlin to Run A1GP Team South Korea
Carlin Motorsport will run South Korea’s A1GP team next season, as well as taking on a wider programe to help develop young drivers in the nation.
Japan F3: Alexandre Imperatori Motegi Summary
As the Japanese F3 title fight heats up between Imperatori and Yamauchi, the young swiss has scored valuable points this week-end at Twin-Ring Motegi by taking a double victory.
Aussie F3: One Point Between Tander, Winslow
Leanne Tander and James Winslow are split by just one point following the penultimate round of the Australian F3 Championship at Phillip Island.
Eastern Creek’s Arms Open for F1
A major revamp of the Eastern Creek track in Australia could be enough to tempt the country’s Formula One race there when its current contract with Melbourne expires.
That is the view of one of the key figures behind the Sydney circuit, who believes that if plans for an overhaul of the track are given the [...]
New Race Circuit for Singapore
The Singapore government is expected to announce a plan soon for a new motorsports track in Changi. In time, they could be putting pedal to the metal and burning rubber in Changi.
Jason Bright Heads to Darwin’s Hidden Valley
Fujitsu Racing’s Jason Bright heads to one of his most successful race tracks in the V8 Supercar Championship Series, Darwin’s Hidden Valley, for the sixth round of this year’s title chase.
Bright’s overall record reads one round win, plus two other podium finishes, plus three pole positions from nine starts. Hidden Valley was the venue for [...]
Christian Jones Scores Second PCCA Win at Zhuhai
Australian Christian Jones took his second Porsche Carrera Cup Asia victory of the day, winning Round 6 with another faultless performance on the 4.2km Zhuhai International Circuit. Jones crossed the line with a comfortable margin of more than four seconds from GruppeM Racing’s Tim Sugden. Hong Kong’s Darryl O’Young was 3rd for the second time [...]
Ebrahim Claims His Second Formula V6 Asia Win of the Season
Armaan Ebrahim claimed his second win of the season in another close race during the Formula V6 Asia Round 4 at Sepang International Circuit today. The weather changed midway through the race with a slight drizzle that came down to make the conditions hard to manage by the drivers, leaving streaks of slippery track surface [...]
Super GT Driver Sasaki Wins Aston Martin Asia Race
Super GT driver Kota Sasaki led from start to finish the opening race of the Aston Martin Asia Cup at Sepang Circuit today; ending Dilantha Malagamuwa brief winning streak at the inaugural series.
Starting from pole, Sasaki, who drives for Team Cusco Racing in the GT300 category, had a perfect to open an immediate lead over [...]
