August 2007 - 24 posts found << < 1 2 > >>
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VIDEO: California Speedway Girls |
| 8/30/2007 8:28:21 PM |
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Spend Labor Day weekend watching the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series at the California Speedway! Ticket buyers to the Sunday, September 2nd race will receive a FREE California Speedway girls calendar, so get your tickets today!
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CORVETTE KICKS OFF DETROIT GRAND PRIX WEEK WITH PEP RALLY |
| 8/30/2007 8:15:24 PM |
Corvette Racing used a very prestigious cast to kick off festivities for this week's Detroit Sports Car Challenge presented by Bosh with a Grand Prix Celebration and Pep Rally on the riverfront at GM Headquarters.
Chevrolet General Manager Ed Peper kicked off the rally following an impressive electric guitar rendition of the national anthem by... Read More |
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IN THEIR OWN WORDS: DETROIT AND BELLE ISLE |
| 8/30/2007 8:12:23 PM |
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Allan McNish and Audi will try for an overall win in front of Audi of America faithful in Detroit. | While other markets may be more populated and familiar to the American Le Mans Series paddock, none can match the strategic importance of Detroit. The world's leading sports car series visits the Motor City this weekend for the Detroit Sports Car... Read More |
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Castroneves set for TV dance show |
| 8/30/2007 11:28:48 AM |
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Thursday, August 30th 2007, 11:00 GMT |
IRL IndyCar Series frontrunner and double Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves will take part in American TV programme 'Dancing with the Stars' next month.
The programme pairs celebrities with a professional dancer, and the pairs then compete to stay in the competition each week.
"I'm really excited for this... Read More | | |
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ALMS VIDEO: Corvette Tech With Johnny O'Connell |
| 8/30/2007 11:06:13 AM |
Written by: Marshall Pruett Oakland, CA – 8/30/2007
Johnny O'Connell "In the Office" of his ALMS Corvette. (Photo: Marshall Pruett
One team has paid into their American Le Mans GT1 success more than any other: Corvette Racing.
With a series and class heritage reaching back to 1999, the boys at Pratt & Miller, Katech, and General Motors have fielded... Read More
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Patrick Dempsey, Hyper Sport Team Up With SoBe Beverages in Grand-Am Rolex Series GT |
| 8/30/2007 9:21:03 AM |
 ATLANTA, Ga. (August 29, 2007) -- Hyper Sport announced today the team's return to Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve competition with a SoBe Beverage-sponsored Mazda RX-8 GT with television and movie star Patrick Dempsey as one of the teams drivers. The SoBe Hyper Sport RX-8 GT, appearing in a striking "Lizard... Read More
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Alonso tops second day of Monza testing |
| 8/29/2007 4:45:21 PM |
| By Biranit Goren |
Wednesday, August 29th 2007, 17:05 GMT |
World champion Fernando Alonso topped the times on the second day of testing at Monza despite only running in the afternoon.
The McLaren driver took over from teammate Lewis Hamilton, who was at the wheel of the MP4/22 all yesterday and this morning.
Alonso beat Hamilton's best by three tenths of... Read More |
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Villeneuve: I wanted this since '04 |
| 8/29/2007 4:34:38 PM |
| By Diego Mejia |
Wednesday, August 29th 2007, 01:01 GMT |
Jacques Villeneuve has spoken for the first time since announcing his debut at the wheel of a stock car, revealing how he finally came to his decision of joining NASCAR and Bill Davis Racing this year.
The former Formula One world champion said negotiations with BDR unfolded quickly and explained... Read More |
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Colin Braun to make ARCA Series Debut |
| 8/29/2007 2:05:55 PM |
The newest driver to the Roush Fenway Racing stable, Colin Braun. (Photo: Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images for NASCAR). The newest driver to the Roush Fenway Racing stable, Colin Braun, is looking forward to his first ARCA start this Friday at Gateway International Raceway. Braun is currently racing in the Rolex Grand Am Series and in just 14 starts; he... Read More |
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Didier Theys discusses the debut of the Maserati MC12 |
| 8/28/2007 8:06:44 PM |
Autosportblog.com exclusive chat with Didier Theys the most winning driver in Ferrari cars in the US, with wins at Le Mans, Sebring 12 hr and the Daytona 24. We discuss the debut of Maserati MC12 at Road America and future planned races for the car:
Didier: my long time friend and Swiss businessman Fredy Lienhard purchased the Maserati in November... Read More |
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Hamilton leads on day one of Monza test |
| 8/28/2007 5:36:58 PM |
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F1 |
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2007-08-28 |
By Nikki Reynolds - Motorsport.com
The F1 teams were back to work on August 28th as testing got under way at Monza in preparation for the Italian Grand Prix. Only Spyker was absent on the first day and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton topped the times with a best of 1:24.112. He worked on a low downforce configuration for the... Read More |
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Darren Law heading to the ALMS Detroit Grand Prix |
| 8/28/2007 1:47:20 PM |
Darren is excited about this weekends ALMS Detroit Grand Prix after a strong second place at Infineon in the Red Bull Brumos Porsche Prototype, read his quote:
"I am heading to the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix this weekend. All of us at Flying Lizard Motorsports are looking forward to this event. It will put most everyone on an even playing field... Read More |
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Australian Marcos Ambrose to run some Nextel Cup in 2008 |
| 8/28/2007 11:57:16 AM |
| Ambrose to run some Cup in 2008: Former Australian V8 Supercars star and current Busch Series regular Marcos Ambrose is set to make his Nextel Cup debut next year. John Sazymanski, Ford Racing Technology’s director of sponsor development, told the Charlotte Observer that the Blue Oval plans for the Australian to have at least a part-time Cup... Read More |
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Drivers Positive About Monza Changes |
| 8/28/2007 11:41:41 AM |
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| By Jonathan Noble |
Tuesday, August 28th 2007, 17:47 GMT |
Formula One drivers have given a preliminary thumbs up to the safety changes made at Monza's second chicane after the first day of this week's test.
As autosport.com revealed yesterday, Monza officials have replaced the gravel trap at the circuit's second chicane with an asphalt run off area.
The... Read More |
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Speed TC: Percorari Takes Mosport |
| 8/27/2007 5:07:40 PM |
Written by: SCCA CommunicationsBowmanville, Ontario – 8/26/2007
Adam Pecorari leading Chip Herr and the field at Mosport. (Mark Weber photo) |
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SPEED GT: Curran Takes Wet-To-Dry Win at Mosport |
| 8/27/2007 5:04:57 PM |
Bowmanville, Canada – 8/25/2007
Eric Curran leads Michael Galati and Lawson Aschenbach. (Weber/SCCA photo)
Eric Curran, of East Hampton, Mass., captured his fourth SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship win of 2007 at Mosport International Raceway, part of the Mobil 1 Presents the Grand Prix of Mosport weekend. Lawson Aschenbach, of W.... Read More |
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Mostport Porsche snatch victory from Audi |
| 8/27/2007 4:57:57 PM |
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Monday, August 27th 2007, 11:49 GMT |
Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas took another overall victory for Porsche in the ALMS at Mosport with a late pass on the ailing Audi of Allan McNish.
The Scottish driver appeared to have the race wrapped-up heading into the closing stages, but he was unable to hold on when his R10 became stuck in gear.
"I was so busy... Read More |
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DETROIT A HOME RACE FOR CORVETTE, AUDI TEAMS |
| 8/27/2007 4:51:42 PM |
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Corvette Racing will race in front of a home crowd of General Motors employees this weekend at Detroit. | Audi Sport North America and Corvette Racing will be the "home teams" this weekend as the American Le Mans Series visits the Motor City for the first time with the inaugural Detroit Sports Car Challenge presented by Bosch. The 10th round of the... Read More |
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Fogarty and Gurney win at Infineon |
| 8/27/2007 4:44:09 PM |
| Monday, 27 August 2007 |
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Jon Fogarty and Alex Gurney took their record seventh victory of the year Saturday in the Armed Forces Grand-Am 250, round thirteen of the 2007 Rolex Sports Car Series. With the win, the drivers of the No. 99 Gainsco/Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac Riley move into the Daytona Prototype points lead for the first time, with just one... Read More | |
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Brumos Red Bull 58 takes thrilling 2nd place |
| 8/27/2007 11:54:55 AM |
The Red Bull liveried #58 started the weekend slightly off the pace, ending their first practice session in tenth place some two seconds from the front of the field. However, the Brumos crew began making changes to the Porsche Riley and the team was able to improve as the weekend went on. By qualifying, the #58 had a good set up underneath it,... Read More |
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August 2007 - 24 posts found << < 1 2 > >>
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