2002
Vuillemin hoping for triple in SoBe Nationals.
Yamaha's David Vuillemin comes into this Sunday's SoBe National at High Point Raceway as the two-time defending winner of the event, but still hopes to become only the second rider in the 25-year history of the race to win the 250 race three times in a row.
Q&A: AJ Allmendinger.
Merrill Cain We welcome AJ Allmendinger of the Barber Dodge Pro Series, the official entry level pro series using CART's ladder system of driver development. AJ, thanks for participating in today's call. AJ Allmendinger: Thanks for having me.
Toyota Racing welcomes a new partner: AVEX.
Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) announced today that Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), TMG, and AVEX INC. have come to an agreement that names AVEX as a sponsor partner of Panasonic Toyota Racing.
Alexander Wurz's lap of Monaco.
West McLaren Mercedes 'third driver' Alexander Wurz describes a lap of Monte Carlo - site of this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix:
Coppins fourth in Brou.
Team Vismara Honda participated in the annual Whitsundays festival of motocross at Brou in France, and came away with a solid fourth place courtesy of Josh Coppins.
Top Brit Carl hard at work.
Carl Stonehewer will have plenty of support when he takes his place in the British Grand Prix. The countdown is on to the showpiece event which takes place at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on Saturday June 8 (7pm).
Codemasters land IRL and Indy 500 game rights.
Software company Codemasters has won the exclusive console and PC game rights to the US-based Indy Racing League in a deal with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Chalky back on Friday for Arena Essex.
Current Arena Essex No.3, former skipper Colin White, has declared himself fit to return to the side for this coming Friday's (May 24) home Premier League match against Newport. He's fully recovered from the effects of injuries he sustained during our home win over Exeter on May 10.
Monaco GP preview - KL Minardi Asiatech.
Monaco is tight, twisty, slow - and totally unforgiving when it comes to driver error. It is also the single event, above all others on the Formula One calendar, that every team and driver wants to win.
Bridgestone named title sponsor of GP of Monterey.
The Bridgestone Motorsport programme has made numerous appearances with other series at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, but has never visited here as part of CART competition.
Burns disqualified - Sainz now the victor.
Peugeot's traumatic Rally of Argentina continued after the event had officially finished last night, when scrutineers determined that Richard Burns' first win for the French manufacturer could not stand.
Crabtree support for Hodgson.
Stoke Easy rider Potters joint team manager Nigel Crabtree has offered to spend more time with 17 year old Lee Hodgson in a bid to help him ride the Loomer Road track better.
Technical talk - Argentinean water-splashes.
There are more river-crossings on Rally Argentina than on any other round of the WRC. This year, crews have to tackle 58. 15 of them are dry, while the remaining 43 are water splashes.
Burns wins for Peugeot after Gronholm is excluded.
Reigning World Rally Champion Richard Burns has scored his first victory for the Peugeot team on the sixth round of this year's series, the Rally Argentina.
Race result: French GP - 250cc.
Full results of the Polini Grand Prix de France.
Burns wins for Peugeot, Gronholm excluded.
Peugeot 206 WRC driver Richard Burns has secured victory for the French manufacturer on the sixth round of the FIA WRC series, the Rally Argentina after his team-mate Marcus Gronholm was excluded.
Skoda score first points of 2002.
There were two major dramas at the last day of round six of the World Rally Championship, the Rally of Argentina, which left the Skoda Motorsport World Rally Team celebrating its first points of the season.
Points hat-trick for Ford on Rally Argentina.
Ford Rallye Sport drivers Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya finished second on the Rally Argentina today as all three team cars claimed top five points-scoring positions.
Rossi wins after race stopped due to rain.
Valentino Rossi secured his third victory of the season at Le Mans today as the MotoGP race was ended early due to rain making conditions dangerous.
Makinen so near yet so far...
Tommi Makinen (Subaru-Pirelli) escaped unhurt from a huge accident at the end of the penultimate stage but the roll ended his bid for victory in Argentina.
Alesi takes maiden DTM win.
In only his third race in the series, French former F1-driver Jean Alesi claimed his maiden DTM victory. In the third round of the season at Donington Park (GB), the Mercedes-Benz-driver won after a magnificent race from Abt Sportsline team-mates Christian Abt and Mattias Ekstr?m.
Alesi wins Donington Qualification Race.
Jean Alesi won the DTM Qualification race at Donington Park today, heading home the Audi of Martin Tomczyk. DTM Qualification race, Donington Park, 8 laps:
Laukkanen on his way back to Belle Vue.
Kaj Laukkanen is on his way back to Belle Vue after agreeing terms with promoter John Perrin. He replaces Matej Ferjan and Blair Scott also joins the Manchester club at the expense of Tomasz Jedrezjak.
Alister McRae keeps pushing.
The Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart crew of Alister McRae and David Senior hold 11th position at the end of the second leg of Rally Argentina.