2002

"This is going to be hard to articulate, but it was kind of like time was standing still. So, the moment took forever. But at the same time, I don't actually remember it taking a lot of time. It's a place I've never been before in my entire life of mind set.

Texas Motor Speedway has announced that BG Products Inc will sponsor the inaugural Infiniti Pro Series race at the circuit, expanding the company's involvement in the sport from team sponsor to event backer.

Hank Parker Jr. and the No. 36 GNC Live Well Racing team finished 15th in the rain-shortened South Carolina 200 at Darlington Raceway last weekend.

The next speedway action at the Norfolk Arena is this coming Saturday (September 7) when the King's Lynn "Kids" face the famous Wimbledon Dons in a Conference League match commencing at 7.30pm.

The star letter in one of the world's leading car racing magazines last week was from a fan singing the praises of excitement generated watching the Czech Republic MotoGP Grand Prix on television.

KL Minardi Asiatech today [Tuesday] commenced an important test at the Monza circuit, near Milan, as part of its preparations for the upcoming Italian Grand Prix, final European event of the 2002 Formula One calendar.

After a strong double finish at last week's Belgian Grand Prix, Panasonic Toyota Racing began a four-day test session at the Autodromo di Monza today [Tuesday].

KL Minardi Asiatech today became the first team to run a Formula One car at Ferrari's Fiorano test track since the superbly equipped 2.98-km facility was resurfaced.

Formula One's favourite minnow, Minardi, will be racing in grands prix next year, according to team boss Paul Stoddart, but will not be running Malaysian hopeful Alex Yoong.

Frederic Bolley, the two time World Motocross Champion who recently announced his retirement from Motocross, will join the FIM SuperMoto World Championship from the next round in Toulouse/Muret (France) on the 22nd September and then next season will step up to the French Supersport championship

The sight of the high and mighty in Formula One daubing children's building blocks with colour at the Belgian Grand Prix may have been a strange one for some, but was all in a good cause as they helped raise funds for the latest Tommy's charity campaign.

Hawk Kawasaki suffered extremes of emotions at Oulton Park: Having got off to an encouraging start, Kawasaki's officially supported entry stormed to a sixth-placed finish in the first Superbike race courtesy of Glen Richards - but teammate Mark Burr's crash in the same race signalled the start of

With only four days since the last meeting at Cadwell Park which saw Ducati rider Dean Thomas take a nasty tumble and dislocating his shoulder, the Phones 4 u team were naturally worried that Thomas would be unfit to ride.

Carl Fogarty and the Foggy Petronas Racing team have expressed their best wishes to Barry Sheene and his family, following the news of the legendary twice 500cc World Champion's diagnosis of throat cancer.

Jimmie Johnson salvaged a ninth place finish in Sunday's Mountain Dew Southern 500 in his #48 Lowe's Home Improvement Chevrolet despite a near disaster when the casing of his left rear tyre came adrift shortly after his final scheduled pitstop.

Shinji Nakano was within touching distance of playing a part in what would have been a best ever double finish for Fernandez Racing when he suffered a gear selection problem during his final pitstop and was forced to retire.

Ricky Carmichael has gone where no AMA motocross star has gone before: At yesterday's season finale in Delmont, PA, the young Floridian kept his 100% win streak going to complete a perfect season that has seen the Red Rider win all 24 moto's on his way to wrapping up another AMA crown.

Marlboro Yamaha star Max Biaggi comes to Estoril this weekend aiming to repeat his stunning Czech Grand Prix win of two weeks ago.

The 5 Core Group Limited, publishers of F1 News International have revealed that with immediate effect they are to cease publication of F1's longest running F1 magazine.

Stefan Everts made motocross history for the fourth time in little over a year - and the second time this season - when his finished runner-up to Joel Smets in the 500cc Grand Prix of the Czech Republic and won his sixth career World Championship.

This year's Belgian Grand Prix started well enough for KL Minardi Asiatech drivers Mark Webber and Anthony Davidson, but bad luck and mechanical gremlins spelled the end of the Faenza squad's challenge in what turned out to be a largely processional race.

This Thursday will see Swindon's final meeting of this year's Conference League Trophy series when the Sprockets take on Wolverhampton Wolf Cubs - with more than just victory on offer to the home team, after the announcement that two awards are up for grabs.

Michelin's Pierre Dupasquier and Pascal Vasselon talk about Sunday's Belgium Grand Prix; the performance of the Michelin tyres and a lot, lot more: Q: Pierre (Dupasquier). What conclusions have you drawn from today's race?

Foggy's father's intended auction of his son's racing memorabilia, has been put on hold in order for an official auction to be organised later in the year for the benefit of charity.