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 [...]
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 [...]
Aaron Caratti Blows Out Carrera Cup Competition
Aaron Caratti has claimed his second ever Carrera Cup Australia race victory after taking out Race One at Wakefield Park in Goulburn this afternoon.
The Perth based driver led the 18 lap race from start to finish, beating home the second placed Dean Fiore (Complispace/Advance Energy) with Craig Baird (ACER/Leading Solutions) in third.
Bryce Washington (ADRAD) was [...]
Jean Alesi Takes Sepang Speedcar Pole!
Former F1 racer Jean Alesi timed the fastest lap at Speedcar Series’ qualifying at the Sepang circuit here today, putting him on pole position when the first race of the weekend is flagged off.
Alesi clocked a best time of 2:11.342 followed closely by Briton Johnny Herbert, with a 1.39 second gap, leading by 0.01 second [...]
Dick Johnson in Financial Trouble
Motor racing legend Dick Johnson has been forced to auction off car parts and sell investment properties after his racing company collapsed with a $6 million debt.
The three-times Bathurst winner and five-times Australian Touring Car champion will face creditors at a meeting next week, where he will put forward a rescue package to pay back [...]
McIntyre Retains NZV8 Championship
John McIntyre is celebrating winning his second consecutive New Zealand V8s Championship title this weekend, but it wasn’t an easy run to the end for the BP Ultimate Ford driver.
Having run the same engine all season, McIntyre’s Ford suffered a broken timing chain during the weekend’s first race at Teretonga Park outside Invercargill meaning McIntyre [...]
Additional Singapore GP Tickets on Sale Monday
THREE-DAY grandstand passes at $498 each along the Padang for the 2008 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix will go on sale on Monday.
A total of 10,000 tickets will be made available, while another 1,000 tickets at the same price on the City Hall steps will be released later this month once the configurations for seating have [...]
Kayne Scott Scores First NZV8 Win
Defending champion John McIntyre had the worst possible start to the weekend when mechanical failure caused his retirement from the first of the last three races of the 2007-08 New Zealand V8s Championship at Teretonga Park outside Invercargill.
Despite having his 115 point margin over closest rival Angus Fogg reduced to 55 points, McIntyre still feels [...]
