September 2007 - 65 posts found << < 1 2 3 4 > >>
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NASCAR: Villenuve Will Move Up His Cup Start |
| 9/28/2007 9:22:53 PM |
Villeneuve will get to start his new NASCAR Cup career soon than later, his latest test at Talladega and his performance at the Las Vegas truck race Bill Davis Racing has decided to move up his cup start. He will try to qualify for the Talladega race next weekend.
"It's perfect. I'm really happy that NASCAR has given me its approval so quickly, and... Read More |
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F1: Preview Video Of The Japanese Race Circuit |
| 9/26/2007 10:54:39 AM |
| ING sponsor on the Renault F1 team gives us a look at the Mt Fuji circuit the site of this year Grand Prix Race.
This track pose new challenges for the teams as they have not test here so there is no past data, team engineers have been using video simulators to help with a base setup. It will be interesting to see which team gets a handle on it... Read More with Video |
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Toyota's Sponsorship Marketing Video |
| 9/26/2007 10:22:40 AM |
| Interesting video explaining Toyota's sponsorship marketing approach for it's Formula One Team. It gives you an insight to how F1 teams market themselves to sponsors. Smaller teams should look at this video and apply some or all of the key elements to their marketing collateral, this is a rare opportunity to see how the big boys do it. |
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FIA's Mosley Calls Jackie Stewart A Certified Halfwit |
| 9/26/2007 9:29:09 AM |
FIA boss Max Mosley call Jackie Stewart a "certified halfwit' in response to the Scot's criticisms of the large fine handed to McLaren for the F1 spying scandal.
Following the WMSC decision on the scandal Stewart declared the sanction "unjustifiable". Mosley responded on Monday "There's one particular ex-driver who because he never stops talking,... Read More |
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ALMS: New LMP2 Entry For Petit LeMans In Atlanta |
| 9/25/2007 6:04:22 PM |
Factory Zytek Team will run a factory LMP2 entry in the final two rounds of the American Le Mans Series.
The team has not been represented in the ALMS so far this year, will take on the all concurring Penske Porsches and Acura’s in the competitive lightweight prototype class at the Petit Le Mans event and the Laguna Seca season finale.
Danny Watts,... Read More |
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More Fanchitti NASCAR Rumor |
| 9/25/2007 5:46:13 PM |
Although no official announcement has been made regarding Franchitti driving for Ganassi’s NASCAR team, Chip has hinted that he is trying to enter Dario in the upcoming ARCA race at Talledega in two weeks.
"We're trying to get him in," Ganassi said. "We have a few little hurdles left to get done before we can announce something. We're feverishly... Read More |
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HORNISH, JR. SCHEDULED FOR SEPT. 26 STOCK CAR TEST AT KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY |
| 9/25/2007 5:31:45 PM |
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Three-time IndyCar Series champion Sam Hornish, Jr., is scheduled to continue his stock car racing experience during a Sept. 26 test at Kentucky Speedway. The Penske racing driver earned a second-place ARCA RE/MAX Series finish June 15 at Michigan International Speedway.
He has made five NASCAR Busch Series starts and delivered his best series... Read More |
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F1: Alonso to Ferrari for $40 MIL |
| 9/25/2007 11:58:40 AM |
 We're going to call this one a rumor for at least a little while, but wow. We just got wind of this monster deal that would really cause a major stir in the already tumultuous world of Formula One. News of the World just reported that two-time world driving champion Fernando Alonso is leaving McLaren-Mercedes next year. While that was considered a... Read More |
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ALMS: Penske's Porsche's Have Dominated This Year |
| 9/24/2007 6:06:56 PM |
Roger Penske’s ALMS team’s pair of yellow Penske Porsche RS Spyder race cars have taken this year’s ALMS Series by storm, repeatedly thrashing the previously all-conquering factory Audi R10 turbo diesels as well as the trio of new Acura factory-backed teams.
Much of the improvement comes from an intensive aerodynamic development programme... Read More |
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Champ Car: Two More Black Eyes for Champ Car |
| 9/24/2007 5:01:10 PM |
Written by: Robin Miller Indianapolis, Ind. – 9/21/2007
The standard line is that there's always two sides to every story. But not in these two cases. Ryan Dalziel and Oriol Servia have lost their rides because Champ Car needed two Mexican drivers to fulfill its contractual obligations for its season finale in Mexico City.
It had nothing to do with... Read More |
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ALMS: TAKE A LAP OF ROAD ATLANTA |
| 9/24/2007 3:03:39 PM |
With the Petit LeMans just around the corner take a lap around one of the fastest road courses in America. The Petit LeMans is one of the primier sports car event on the racing calendar.
American Le Mans Series :: Track Lap |
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NASCAR: Jr To Test With Hendrick Team |
| 9/24/2007 2:56:37 PM |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. will get an early start with his new team. DEI vice president John Story said “We talk about it and we don’t see a problem with it”. This will allow Dale Jr. and Tony (Eury) Jr. to move forward and start working with their Hendricks crew and teammates.
At the same time DEI plans on putting Regan Smith in the #8 during the test in... Read More |
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BUSCH SERIES: Could See Pony Cars By 2009 |
| 9/24/2007 2:32:30 PM |
According to multiple sources as early as 2009 Busch Series could be racing pony cars. If the stars align and everything goes according to plan the next generation of Busch Series cars will be Chevy Camaro’s, Ford Mustangs, Dodge Challengers and a yet to be named Toyota model.
A change to these cars would help the Busch Series have it’s own identity... Read More |
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NASCAR: Villeneuve Finishes 21st |
| 9/23/2007 7:30:40 AM |
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The former Formula One world champion qualified in seventh place but had a tough NASCAR baptism after being involved in an incident on lap 48, when he hit the back of the Brian Scott's truck in Turn 2.
Villeneuve said. "It was a great experience," "We learned a lot tonight. The truck was running really strong in the first part of the race and the... Read More |
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ARCA: Another Openwheeler Going Stock Car Racing |
| 9/20/2007 1:33:40 PM |
Written by: RACER staff Charlotte, N.C. – 9/20/2007
Speed: a clean slate with Red Bull in stock cars.
Red Bull motorsports guru Helmut Marko indicated last month that the enegry drinks company was willing to help smooth the way for its former F1 driver Scott Speed into NASCAR, and the company has now followed through with a deal to place the ex-Toro... Read More
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ALMS: Lucas Luhr To Team With Petersen/White Lightning |
| 9/20/2007 11:15:11 AM |
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Lucas Luhr will make his return to the American Le Mans Series with Petersen/White Lightning in its Ferrari F430 GT at Petit Le Mans. |
Petersen/White Lightning racing will use the services of Lucas Luhr for the final two events. Lucas is no stranger to PWL together, the Nevada-based team and Luhr have three GT/GT2 class victories in three attempts at... Read More |
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ALMS: Law To Run Petit With Lizards |
| 9/20/2007 11:11:03 AM |
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Darren Law is one of 13 drivers entered in this year's Petit Le Mans that drove in the inaugural event in 1998. | Thirteen drivers who are entered for the 10th running of Petit Le Mans also were in the field for the 1998 race at Road Atlanta. Flying Lizard Motorsports' Darren Law was one of those. One of the most recognizable American drivers in the... Read More
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ALMS: Dario Franchitti Third Driver For AGR At Petit |
| 9/20/2007 10:44:59 AM |
Dario Franchitti will drive for the third time in the American Le Mans Series this season. After the 10th running of the Petit LeMans' the cornerstone event at Road Atlanta, all three events Dario has drive will have been on completely different types of circuits.
"I've been here and spent several times with Marino driving at Petit Le Mans in... Read More |
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NASCAR: More Team Merger Talks |
| 9/19/2007 5:13:11 PM |
More on the GEM/Petty 'merger': George Gillett Jr., the majority owner of Gillett Evernham Motorsports, has been a big fan of seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Richard Petty for more than 30 years.
Now he wants to be business partners. Gillett is actively pursuing a merger that would make Petty Enterprises and GEM a four-car race team. Sources close to... Read More |
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NASCAR: Could Red Bull Be Changing Manufactures? |
| 9/19/2007 5:02:07 PM |
There are negotiations taking place that seem to have slipped under the radar of most garage watchers. Sun Media has been told that Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz has been in discussions to switch manufacturers from Toyota next year. Those in the know say that Mateschitz has been deeply disappointed about the results of both the #83 and #84 Red... Read More |
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September 2007 - 65 posts found << < 1 2 3 4 > >>
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