An Inside Look at Motorsports
We hear that RuSPORT will announce their sponsors today around noon in Long Beach. As a hint their entire hospitality area is decked out in Red Bull. SanDisk should be … Read More
Long Beach City Council member Rae Gabelich said at the council meeting she was told by series co-owner Kevin Kalkhoven that he may move Torrance-based Cosworth the race engine manufacturer … Read More
This SBsun.com article speculates that California Speedway in Fontana could eventually drop the Grand-Am and/or IRL races from its schedule if Champ Car loses Long Beach to Tony George which … Read More
A special meeting of British GP venue Silverstone's track-owning 'BRDC' could see Sir Jackie Stewart stripped of presidency. But in a statement, the British Racing Drivers' Club board backed the … Read More
Former Indianapolis 500 winner Eddie Cheever has indicated that he might make a return to action at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May, but was quick to dampen rumors about … Read More
NASCAR's Nextel All-Star Challenge race is likely to return to Lowe's Motor Speedway near Charlotte in 2006, but NASCAR isn't ready to say the race will remain there in the … Read More
We are hearing that a deal is close that will see Ryan Hunter-Reay's Rocketsports car sponsored by an automobile dealer that accounts for 8% of all car sales in the … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact.' See Hot News page for announcement. 04/07/05 This indy Star article says, Jeff Ward is expected to be confirmed today as the second … Read More
Norbert Haug may be calling for Pedro de la Rosa to race at Imola if he’s needed, but the Spaniard says it would “fair enough" if Alex Wurz got the … Read More
Whether the 'A1 grand prix' championship can be a hit in Australia is now in grave doubt. The novel Dubai-based open-wheeler category has signed a TV deal with the 'pay-per-view' … Read More
Don't be surprised if Robert Doornbos' name is featured a little more prominently at the San Marino GP. The Dutchman is 'Friday' driver for Jordan but, until now, he's not … Read More
The Australian grand prix at Melbourne looks likely to lose some key sponsorship for 2006. A senior executive has been convicted of drink-driving — but the Australian GP corporation didn't … Read More
UPDATE We are upgrading this rumor to 'fact' today. The colors of both Rocketsports cars are as rumored:Hunter-Reay's Car Timo Glock's Car 03/24/05 AutoRacing1.com has learned that today will be … Read More
We are hearing that the Alex Zanardi documentary is almost finished and the Producer/Director just finished an interview with Jimmy Vasser. We hear the show will be a landmark of … Read More
We are hearing that a big documentary by Traveling Light Media about the history of Champ Car will be announced soon. One of the new commercials they've done is called … Read More
This week's Autosport Magazine reports -Team-owner Dale Coyne said: “Expect to be surprised. I don’t think it’s any secret that Michael Valiante would be an appealing choice. We tested him … Read More
The nine F1 teams that blew off Max Mosley's last meeting could miss a second successive meeting with FIA President Max Mosley later this month. "The meeting with Mosley I … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' with today's announcement. 04/05/05 Last Sunday, Gil de Ferran called the Indy Racing League event as color analyst for ESPN. In a few … Read More
UPDATE Darlington Raceway president Chris Browning got a call Tuesday that sent him scrambling: Was International Speedway Corp. contemplating a sale of the old country track to its rival? So … Read More
From ISC's last quarterly report – The Company recently reached settlement with the CART Liquidation Trust ("the Trust") that allows a claim in ISC's favor of $2.0 million in the … Read More
Based on the percentage of fans in these photos from St. Pete wearing Marlboro hats, it is clear that up to 50% or more of the attendance for the IRL … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is now 'fact' based on today's announcement. 04/05/05 Christian Klien or Vitantonio Liuzzi? — Red Bull will decide today. The former, an Austrian, impressed in the first … Read More
It looks like we won't know who Dale Coyne's two drivers will be until Friday morning in Long Beach as things are coming together very late for the team. We … Read More
