L&H 500 Phillip Island Format Change
V8 Supercars Australia has announced a unique new format for this year’s L&H 500 at Phillip Island in September.
For the first time in the history of the endurance event, two individual races will be held on Saturday with each co-driver contesting one or the other. Teams will decide which driver competes in which race but [...]
V8 Supercar War of Words and Sheet Metal!
NASCAR, take note what follows is what many fans think has been missing from America’s premier tin-top series. Trash talkin’!
The V8 Supercar Series last weekend featured both a war of sheet metal between the sports biggest stars and afterwards a war of words has ensued.
First the on track melee: The biggest incident occurred on lap [...]
Will V8 Supercars Mimic NASCAR after Death
It took the death of NASCAR’s biggest star Dale Earnhardt Sr. in 2001 to add urgency to the sanctioning bodies efforts at producing a safer vehicle. The resulting car is getting its first full season test this year and at this point has generally received passing grades.
This past weekend saw the tragic death of Ashley [...]
Asia Needs GP2, Insists Bernie Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone has claimed that the GP2 Series needs to be introduced to Asia in the next year or so, in order top boost the number of drivers from the region capable of making the grade in Formula One.
Asked by Malaysia’s New Straits Times newspaper why, despite the growing number of F1 races being staged [...]
Conway Scores in Macau
British Formula Three champion Mike Conway won an incident filled Macau Grand Prix on Sunday.
The Briton, who started seventh, seized the lead on the opening lap when Kamui Kobayashi and Marko Asmer were put down the escape road at Lisboa after being slid into by Paul di Resta, who then spun.
After a brief safety car [...]
Tree Hugger Threatens NZ V8 Super Car event
As some of you may know the New Zealand V8 Super Car Series commenced their season this past weekend at Pukekohe Raceway Park.
As it happens the Aussies smoked the field of Kiwi drivers and in true Roush-like fashion Fords swept the first seven spots in the standings. The Holden teams (GM to us Yanks) must [...]
Profile in Courage: Alex Zanardi
Alessandro “Alex” Zanardi who was involved in a horrendous racing accident in 2001 at EuroSpeedway in Lausitz, Germany that cost him both legs will make a triumphant return behind the wheel of an F1 car in late November.
Zanardi has been cleared for the test in a modified BMW Sauber F1 machine during the Formula BMW [...]
F1 Headline of the Week
Courtesy of Sukudo-Online: Super-Aguri Shakedown Due Today.
And my obligatory snarky comment: Considering the four year old Arrows chassis with a new Honda engine duct taped to it’s butt shouldn’t that read, Aguri Breakdown Due Today? Will the normal Safety Car that follows be replaced by a flatbed with a modified front-loader bucket attached to pick [...]
A1GP Mid-Season Grade
As A1 Grand Prix reaches its halfway point in the inaugural season of the World Cup of Motorsports its time to make an assessment of the first six events held to date. Before I get into any subjective critique lets first look at the numbers from the first six events that include 12 races.
Sprints won: [...]
V8 Supercar Rules Changes Look Familiar to US Fans
Take a look at the following statements, do any of them sound familiar considering all the uproar over NASCAR rule changes in the last two years.
The rule change “will further erode the fundamental philosophy of racing by rewarding mediocrity ahead of class.”
“In the name of improving ‘the show,’” the sanctioning body will…
“Drivers have universally criticized [...]
