2002

South African teenager Wyatt Avis, who rides for the Bonenberg Racing Team, will miss the remainder of the 2002 season as a result of a serious knee injury.

Short-track veteran Ronnie Johncox will return to the Indy Racing fold with his own Infiniti Pro Series operation after confirming he will pilot the No. 8 Rev 1 Racing entry in the inaugural IPS Championship, which will make its debut July 7th at Kansas Speedway.

After a long journey from their base in Lancashire, which included a rough ferry crossing and a battle with the Dublin traffic, there were many tired faces in evidence when the transporter finally arrived at Mondello Park.

Valentino Rossi was virtually handed pole position today in the Gauloises Dutch TT taking place at Assen this weekend, as a couple of heavy downpours put paid to any other rider improving on the time he set in the first qualifying session yesterday.

While most high-school students are enjoying their summer vacation and avoiding summer school, A.J. Foyt IV actually is looking forward to furthering his education.

The SunTrust Indy Challenge at Richmond International Raceway on 29 June will be the 15th scheduled night race in Indy Racing League history and, if either defending champion Buddy Lazier or Scott Sharp - last year's fifth-place finisher - wins, he will become the IRL king of nocturnal racing.

Ford Rallye Sport's rising stars, Belgium's Francois Duval and Jean-Marc Fortin will take a well deserved break from their demanding Junior World Rally and World Rally Championship programme this weekend - but rather than enjoy a weekend off, the madcap duo's idea of relaxation is competing in th

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After undergoing successful test at the last oval race on the CART FedEx calendar at Milwaukee, all teams will use a new two-stage pit-lane speed limiter in this weekend's CART Grand Prix of Chicago.

Steve Lamson has signed a one-year deal with the Team Escondido Cycle Centre [ECC] squad for the 2003 season, according to team manager Mike Craig.

These guys see a future. They've been more motivated than they've been in the past. When people are not knowing the next week or a month from now where they will be or what will happen, that takes a lot out of people and that's taken a lot out of out team this year." - Travis Carter

Four-stroke GP bikes return to Assen this weekend for the first time in almost three decades, with Honda's rampant RCV riders Valentino Rossi (Repsol Honda Team RCV211V) and Tohru Ukawa (Repsol Honda Team RCV211V) leading the charge.

The two youngest riders in today's Moto GP session, Red Bull Yamaha's Hopkins and Hofmann, had a solid first qualifying aboard the fastest two stroke Yamahas.

Proton Team KR riders Jeremy McWilliams and Nobu Aoki qualified on the third and fourth rows of the provisional grid in today's first timed practice for Saturday's Dutch TT, with McWilliams also setting fastest top speed through the traps at the revised Assen, demonstrating the lightweight three

Formula One's commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed that the struggling Minardi team has now been paid the money it has been chasing to secure its presence on the grid through the rest of 2002.

After winning the pole on CART's last visit to a one-mile oval and backing it up with a fine second place finish, Adrian Fernandez is looking to finish the job and score a maiden owner/driver win this weekend at Chicago.

Panasonic Toyota Racing driver Mika Salo answers 100 questions to commemorate his 100th Grand Prix - here, in the final 50, he talks about F1 technology, his habits, national service and the price of milk...

New Zealand motocross star Josh Coppins has been suspended by his Vismara Honda team after providing a positive sample in a drugs test conducted at the Austrian Grand Prix.

The World Motor Sport Council has today [Wednesday] declared that HANS (the 'Head and Neck Protection System') will be made compulsory in Formula 1 from the 1st January 2003. The FIA released the following statement:

The World Motor Sport Council today [Wednesday] revealed the 2003 FIA Formula World Championship calendar. There are no major changes to the schedule, and there are only three things of note: 1. The British and French GP's switch back to their more traditional dates.

The WilliamsF1 team will unveil a new-look livery at the British Grand Prix next weekend, following the recent acquisition of title backer Compaq by rival Hewlett-Packard.

Former British Champion, World Finalist and now Sky TV presenter, Kelvin Tatum has made a surprise return to British Speedway this season with the Arena-Essex Hammers, and this Friday he leads his star-studded outfit in a Premier League match against the Fulfilment Factory Monarchs at Arma

Scott Welliver, President of Welliver-McGuire, Inc. and Wayne Jesel, President of Gasoline Alley Engines LLC announced today that Gasoline Alley Engines LLC has purchased the remaining ownership interest from Scott Welliver. The organization will now operate as Team Jesel.

Panasonic Toyota Racing driver Mika Salo answers 100 questions, here in the first 50 he talks about F1, Toyota, his fellow drivers, his son Max and a lot, lot more: Q: Mika (Salo). What are your parents called?