USA government issues Mexico warning
In a move that could affect Champ Car's two Mexico races, the State Department on Wednesday issued a travel warning for Americans visiting Mexico, saying violent criminal activity, including murder … Read More
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In a move that could affect Champ Car's two Mexico races, the State Department on Wednesday issued a travel warning for Americans visiting Mexico, saying violent criminal activity, including murder … Read More
UPDATE At the same time there are stories suggesting that the ART team, which consists of Frederic Vasseur of ASM and Nicolas Todt (son of Jean Todt and manager of … Read More
The “Action Plan" of Cleveland Mayor Mary Campbell calls for bringing a casino to her Ohio city and the possible shuttering of Burke Lakefront Airport, site of the annual Champ … Read More
UPDATE FORBES.com reports that Sirius Satellite Radio CEO Mel Karmazin today “scoffed" at the N.Y. Post’s report that the company has been talking to XM Satellite Radio about a merger. … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false.' AutoRacing1.com sources say that Mario will stay in Champ Car in 2005 with HVM, because of loyalty to HVM and to Enrique Hernandez … Read More
The controversial Maserati MC12 should be cleared to race in this year’s American Le Mans Series in the next few days. A deal brokered by IMSA, the sanctioning body of … Read More
The consortium that is behind the plan to tear down half of Rio de Janeiro’s Jacarepaguá circuit has confirmed it will build a new, three-mile track designed by Hermann Tilke’s … Read More
The Race of Champions could run at the all-new Wembley Stadium next year. The organizers of the event, held at the Stade de France in Paris last December, are known … Read More
The mayor of Vienna would love to welcome Bernie Ecclestone's grand prix circus to the Austrian city. Mayor Michael Haeupl said the event would bring a giant 'economic and image-promoting' … Read More
This Esto Mexican newspaper article reports that 18 year old Antonio "Tormentita" Pérez-Garibay is working to get a ride with HVM this season. He will test in February, and supposedly … Read More
The chances of Champ Car racing at Road America took a major step backward today when the Toyota Atlantic series announced they will team up with ALMS in August. If … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' with today's Tony Cotman announcement. See Hot New Page. 01/22/05 Rumor has it that Tony Cotman, Andretti Green Racing's team manager last season … Read More
The pressing issue for Forsythe is how many cars he'll field out of his Indianapolis shop. In the past few weeks we've heard Ryan Hunter-Reay, 18-year-old Canadian Andrew Ranger, Formula … Read More
Our sources tell us that HVM has already signed Mario Dominguez to one car and are very close to signing another Mexican, David Martinez, to the 2nd car. Previous rumors … Read More
To take advantage of the weak US dollar, U.S. automakers plan to step up European sales of cars built in North America as a way to take advantage of the … Read More
Word has it that HD Net will feature full NASCAR and Champ Car race coverage complete with both pre-race and behind-the-scenes reporting in 2005. We already see a plethora of … Read More
We have it on good word that Bob Varsha will not be doing any Champ Car TV broadcasts in 2005. His F1 schedule, especially with qualifying on Sunday mornings, is … Read More
Two AMA Superbike races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca this year? It's a possibility according to track general manager Gill Campbell. Campbell said that the track was looking for a … Read More
Auckland racing driver Matt Halliday is heading to the United States for an official two-day test with top Champ Car team Mi-Jack Conquest Racing. The test is scheduled to take … Read More
UPDATE #2 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' with today's announcement of the 2005 Formula BMW schedule. One once, at Denver, will Formula BMW race with Champ Car. See Hot … Read More
Hearing the following drivers will run the 2005 IROC Series:Matt Kenseth – NASCAR Nextel Cup (2004 Crown Royal IROC champion)Kurt Busch – NASCAR Nextel Cup (2004 Series champion)Mark Martin – … Read More
UPDATE #2 Tomas Enge was confirmed Monday as the second driver in Panther Racing's Indy Racing League program for the 2005 season. He joins returnee Tomas Scheckter. Enge, a 28-year-old … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false.' According to a team spokesperson Sierra Sierra is not eyeing the PanAmerican Series. 01/16/05 The Toyota Atlantic championship took a blow a few … Read More
UPDATE #8 Former Formula One test driver Ryan Briscoe has signed to become Ganassi Racing's third driver in the Indy Racing League in 2005, joining Scott Dixon and Darren Manning. … Read More
As we wrote recently, Hazelton Publishing had decided that they were not going to publish the annual Autocourse yearbook for Champ Car for the 2004 season. That prompted Champ Car … Read More