2002
Jacque welcomes Barros.
Olivier Jacque has stated that far from being worried by the arrival of 2002 GP winner Alex Barros to the Tech 3 team, the Frenchman is welcoming the Brazilian's arrival and believes the pair will work excellently together for their mutual benefit next year.
Q&A: Sarah Fisher and John Lewis.
"Unfortunately for us it was pretty cold there when I got to drive the two-seater, so Brian [Barnhart] was always chirping in my ear, 'Hey, keep it slowed down, keep it slowed down.' But we went an average of about 153mph to 155mph with each of the passengers, and then they told me we went 166mph
Gwyndaf flying in the forests.
Gwyndaf Evans is flying in the Welsh forests in his MG ZR, setting second quickest time in JWRC on SS9, Crychan, and then outpacing the rest with fastest time through the 18.43km of Halfway 1, stage 10, before a delay on the stage caused all the later cars to be awarded the same time, nullifying
Network Q Rally of Great Britain: SS10.
SS10 - Halfway 1 (17.28 kms): Burns fastest through SS10; Loeb second; Solberg third; McRae fourth; Martin fifth; Gronholm retired from the lead after rolling; Paasonen retired; Delecour retired; Rovanpera had brake problems; Sola leads the JWRC; Martin leads the overall rally by 3.5 secs.
Wilks battles on despite problems.
After edging into the top ten of the Super 1600 class earlier in the day, County Durham driver Guy Wilks heads towards the end of the second leg of the Network Q Rally of Great Britain in 12th position in class after dropping time during a difficult day in the South Wales forests.
German CART fans can see Lotterer in action.
Despite losing their 2002 CART FedEx Series date following the collapse of the EuroSpeedway in Lausitz, German CART fans are eagerly anticipating Andre Lotterer's debut on Sunday in a race they can watch in its entirety on German TV.
Conquest engineer dies in car crash.
Craig Perkins, the engineer for top Indy Racing League rookie Laurent Redon in 2002, was killed in an automobile accident earlier this week near his home in Austin, Texas.
Sainz 'unlikely to stay' at Ford.
The 2002 Network Q Rally of Great Britain looks set to be Ford's last event with ex-world champs Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz after team boss Malcolm Wilson said Sainz was 'unlikely' to stay with the team next season.
Morris voted Reading 'Rider of the Year'.
Phil Morris picked himself up out of his sick bed to lift the Supporters Club 'Rider of the Year' trophy at last night's Dinner & Dance at the Madejski Stadium, home of Reading Football club.
Mitsubishis dominate Production class.
At the end of the first leg of this year's Network Q Rally of Great Britain, Mitsubishis proved to be the dominant force, with the whole of the top ten in the fiercely contested Group N Class for near standard specification cars, being held by Mitsubishi Lancer Evolutions.
New Hull owners look to revive Long Eaton.
New Hull speedway owners Nigel Wordsworth and John Bailey are pressing ahead with their bid to revive Long Eaton - despite their successful takeover at Hull.
'Huck' to defend UK SX lead in Birmingham.
A prize fund of ?9,000 is up for grabs at the second round of the Future West British Supercross series at Birmingham's NEC on Saturday, January 18.
LaRocco leads new Team Amsoil/Chaparral line-up.
Chaparral Motorsports have joined forces with Amsoil Honda to create the new Team Amsoil/Chaparral/Honda squad that will enter the 2003 125cc and 250cc Motocross and Supercross championships.
Plater defects as Castrol Honda move to BSB.
Virgin Yamaha's Steve Plater will lead Honda's 2003 challenge on the BSB championship aboard their awesome SP-2 1000cc twin, as the mighty World Superbike champions drop down for a full factory attack on the British series.
Red Bull-backed Nelson to tackle Euro series.
Red Bull F1 Driver Search winner Joel Nelson will race in the 2003 Euro 3000 championship with John Village Automotive [JVA], programme officials announced last night.
Minardi confirms Zlobin as test driver.
Although its engine supplier and race regulars have yet to be confirmed, Minardi has taken a first step towards the 2003 season by naming Russian Sergei Zlobin as test driver.
Nemechek/Sospenzo retained for '03.
Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports, today announced the signings of driver Joe Nemechek and crew chief Peter Sospenzo, who will each return to their respective roles with No. 25 UAW-Delphi team in 2003.
Fellows signs with DEI for road race attack.
Veteran road-racer Ron Fellows has signed a contract with Dale Earnhardt Inc. to compete in both 2003 Winston Cup road races at Sears Point and Watkins Glen in a fourth DEI prepared Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
Rain hinders Belgarda test.
The Belgarda Yamaha Supersport team concluded the first of its winter tests at Valencia yesterday, but managed to complete only a small part of the intended programme with the new YZF-R6 as rain interrupted running.
GSE boss plots personal road to recovery.
GSE Ducati team boss Colin Wright is to take an immediate two-week break from the team, after taking medical advice from his consultant at the Queens University Hospital in Nottingham.
SS4 cancelled.
Organisers of the Network Q Rally of Great Britain have been forced to cancel Special Stage 4 - Brechfa - due to safety concerns.
McGrath to make KTM debut in Italy.
It has been announced that Supercross legend Jeremy McGrath will make his debut in KTM colours this weekend in Pesaro, Italy, having ridden under the Yamaha banner for the past few seasons.
Casoli improves.
Paolo Casoli's condition continues to improve following his accident on the opening day of Belgarda Yamaha's first winter test at Valencia on Wednesday.
Team Excedrin ready for season finale.
Todd Bodine and the Excedrin QuickTabs Racing team head to Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend for the final event on the 2002 NASCAR Busch Series schedule.