Beijing club joins Superleague Formula
The football club that will move into the Beijing Olympic stadium following the 2008 Olympic Games is the latest team to join the new football-themed motor racing championship, Superleague Formula. Beijing Guoan Football Club has joined the expanding Superleague Formula grid — becoming the Championship’s first Asian club.
Superleague Formula now includes clubs from Europe, the [...]
A1 Team Switzerland Fails to Clinch Title in Shanghai
The 2007-08 A1GP championship will be decided at Brands Hatch next month after leaders Team Switzerland failed to clinch the title in Shanghai.
Driver Neel Jani dominated Sunday morning’s Sprint Race from pole position and, with New Zealand’s Jonny Reid failing to finish, Switzerland needed to take another two points from their nearest rivals in the [...]
Shanghai has Become A1GP Rumor Central
The good folks at A1 Podium are reporting a new A1GP team will be announced from the Asia-Pacific region Sunday, reportedly at a cost that runs to seven figures.
Also, there will be about three new venues next season with a couple of the current ones being dropped. David Clare said that they basically already know [...]
A1 Team Switzerland Claims Shanghai Pole
Neel Jani gave Team Switzerland the perfect qualifying result in their bid to wrap up the A1GP title by bagging pole position for the sprint race in Shanghai.
The ex-Toro Rosso F1 tester pulled a great late effort out in the closing stages of the second 15-minute session to take the top slot from the impressive [...]
Cheng Congfu Carries Olympic torch
In the afternoon of March 24, Greek time, China’s first driver fulfilled his honorable mission of carrying the Olympic torch.
The drizzle finally stopped before Cheng Congfu passed on the torch. As the torch was lit, Cheng Congfu held it high with his right hand, in his left hand was the national flag of China. 200 [...]
JJ Lehto, Marchy Lee Added to Speedcar Roster
On the eve of Speedcar Series featuring as the support race at the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix this weekend, JJ Lehto and Marchy Lee are the Series’ latest additions taking the wheel of the 620 bhp monster stockcars.
Finnish driver JJ Lehto raced in Formula 1 from 1989 to 1994, participating in 70 GPs. He [...]
Congfu Cheng To Carry Olympic Torch
A1 Team China driver, Congfu Cheng, is about to become part of history as he participates in the Olympic Torch Relay, a tradition that goes back to the year 766 BC, when the first recorded Olympic games were held. In an honour that is afforded to very few athletes, let alone racing drivers, he will [...]
Asia Supercar Challenge to Join AFOS
Supercar Club Hong Kong held its Race Drivers Meeting, together with our two new partner promoters, March 3 International Inc., and Motorsport Asia Limited . In attendance were the representatives from the three companies, and most of the ASCC drivers and new team managers. The new changes and rules and regulations for the 2008 Asia [...]
Zhuhai Brolly Babes
Le Mans Stye Racing Goes to Shanghai
First there was 24 Heures du Mans with a long and storied history that dates back to May 26 and 27, 1923 and has since been run annually in June.
Organized by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) it’s history includes horrid crashes, one that caused a near extinction of the sport of auto racing, FoMoCo [...]
