2002

Glasgow have completed their line-up for 2002 by bringing back Grant MacDonald to the club. The 22-year-old rode for the Tigers in 1997 and 1998 before being released by the Premier League outfit.

The Daytona International Speedway will have two additional structures in place before the start of the 2002 Daytona 500 to commemorate the late, great Dale Earnhardt who lost his life at the famed Speedway one year ago this February.

Renault is back! During an impressive ceremony in Paris today [Sunday], the famous French marque officially launched its return to Formula One.

Veteran Chilean Eliseo Salazar has earned himself a third season of Indy Racing League action with AJ Foyt Enterprises after securing finances from the National Bank of Chile and is set to join Donnie Beechler in a two car Foyt team for the 2002 IRL season.

Twenty-year old Felipe Massa is Peter Sauber's latest Formula One recruit but, despite following in the footsteps of impressive young predecessors Jenson Button and Kimi Raikkonen, the Brazilian is far from daunted by his elevation to grand prix racing.

Whereas the current economic funk has put paid to the hopes of many aspiring team owners in both CART and NASCAR there has been no shortage of ambitious new teams aiming for a place on the substantially cheaper, but no less competitive Indy Racing League grid and with the arrival of the new 'Lead

Legendary CART chief steward Wally Dallenbach will be back on the job in 2002, while last year's chief steward Chris Kneifel moves to managing new projects for the organisation.

Hans Clausen will be a Peterborough rider again in 2002 after a five-year absence. Clausen was a big hit in the early 1990s but hasn't ridden for the club since returning for a short spell at the end of the 1997 season.

As it gears up for a return to the British speedway scene, Wimbledon is eagerly seeking one of its more famous local residents to help entertain the crowds.

The driver/engineer combination that took the 1999 Indy Racing League crown will once again work together in 2002 with the news that Kelley Racing had hired engineer Thomas Knapp to work with the team's new signing Greg Ray in an all out bid to capture the 2002 Indy Racing League crown.

With precious few seats remaining unclaimed for the 2002 CART FedEx Championship season the identity of Scott Dixon's teammate at PacWest is virtually the last piece of the silly-season jigsaw yet to be put in place. So will it be Oriol, Big Mo or No Show???

NASCAR Winston Cup team owner Travis Carter has said that until Kmart's bankruptcy protection claim is resolved he is "concerned" about the long-term future of his two car Ford Taurus squad, which is sponsored by the troubled company.

Kenny Schrader has long been the epitome of the 'have car will race' school of motoring and despite being a NASCAR Winston Cup regular since 1985 the popular veteran can often be found racing any type of car at any type of racetrack whenever his rigorous NASCAR schedule allows him, usually with a

Released from what many thought was a dream ride with Luis d'Antin's Yamaha squad at the end of 2001, Jose Luis Cardoso has bounced back by signing a deal to ride the new MuZ four-stroke in the 2002 MotoGP world championship.

One of the most slippery events of the World Rally Championship calendar and the only one considered a true winter rally, has never witnessed a non- Scandinavian driver take the winner's cup in all its 50 year history.

Q: During budget discussions, it was proposed to limit the number of engines used on GP weekends to two per car. What is your take on that?

If preparation time is the key to success then Sinden Racing Service and its newly appointed driver Ed Carpenter have already got a jump on their Infiniti Pro Series rivals after they became the first driver/team combination to firm up their plans for the inaugural Pro Series campaign in 2002.

Cradley Speedway supporters have been forced into a last-minute change of venue for the Public Meeting planned for this Wednesday evening, 30th January. The meeting will now be at the Regis Hall in Reddall Hill Road, Old Hill.

Neil Street's services to speedway have been recognised in Australia's honours list. The Newport Wasps team manager, 71, will receive the Medal of the order of Australia (OAM) after almost 50-years as a rider and manager.

While the BMW WilliamsF1 Team presentation reflected a high degree of stability in key areas such as driver line-up, the 2002 FW24 livery did bear the identity of a new team sponsor - FedEx.

With the current state of F1 rules preventing partners Williams from producing anything too radical, BMW was able to unveil the team's secret weapon during the team's annual launch at Silverstone today [Friday].

The lowdown on BMW-WilliamsF1's latest Formula One contender, launched at the Silverstone circuit, England on Friday 25 January 2002. Transmission: WilliamsF1 semi-Automatic Clutch: AP

The low-down on BMW's 2002 engine - the P82 - that will power the Williams FW24 unveiled today [Friday 25 January] at the WilliamsF1 launch - Silverstone, England. Type: Normally aspirated V10 Cylinder angle: 90 degrees Displacement: 2,998 cc

Brent Werner has signed for Rye House to help spearhead their return to senior racing. The Californian joins in a loan deal from Workington after spending last season with Elite League Eastbourne.