2002
Team Ascari out to prove a point.
Team Ascari's 'grand tour' of the sports car racing classics continues as the Banbury, Oxfordshire, team heads to Le Mans this weekend for the obligatory test day.
Q&A: Gabriel Pozzo.
Round six of the 2002 FIA World Rally Championship in Argentina (May 16-19), will be special for the Skoda Motorsport World Rally Team, as 2001 Group N World Champion Gabriel Pozzo/Daniel Stillo will get their first ever factory team opportunity in Octavia WRC.
Briscoe completes marathon Toyota test.
Panasonic Toyota Racing test driver Ryan Briscoe completed his third and final day of running at the Autodromo Fernandes Pires Da Silva in Estoril last night, having racked up a mammoth 274 laps of the physically-demanding Portuguese circuit.
Indianapolis 500 pre-race quotes - Rookie racers.
With the 'month of May' kicking off at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend, the hopes, ambitions and aspirations were prised out of the various Brickyard newcomers ahead of Sunday's opening practice day. ALEX BARRON (#44 Rayovac Blair Racing Dallara-Chevrolet):
Dement sidelined by broken collarbone.
Jeff Dement has been told to rest after it was confirmed that he had chipped the end of his left collarbone after crashing in practice for the recent European Grand Prix at Teutschenthal in Germany.
English expresses club's sympathies for Nix.
Newcastle co-promoter George English has expressed the club's sympathies following the death of David Nix. He said: "Our heartfelt condolonces go to David's family and friends as well as all the riders, supporters and officials at King's Lynn.
Camier and Coutts in the thick of the action.
Leon Camier and Daniel Coutts took the opportunity to make up for their disappointment from the previous championship round at Brands Hatch by being in the thick of the action in an incident packed 125cc race at Donington Park on Sunday.
Kings Lynn rocked by Conference tragedy.
The Kings Lynn speedway team is mourning promising young rider David Nix, after a fatal accident in a recent Conference League match with Newcastle Diamonds.
PJ Jones to sub for injured Lazier.
PJ Jones, the son of 1963 Indianapolis 500 winner Parnelli Jones, will contest the great race for Team Menard after signing up to replace the injured Jaques Lazier.
Mugello test - day one: 2 May.
Rubens Barrichello began his Austrian Grand Prix preparations at Mugello today [Thursday], putting his F2002 through its paces just days after dropping out of the Spanish GP.
Fittipaldi to make second Busch start.
CART star Christian Fittipaldi will attempt to make his second career NASCAR Busch Series start this coming weekend in the Hardee's 250 at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia.
Moggridge fit to return.
Alan Mogridge has declared himself fit to ride for Stoke Easy Rider Potters against Workington on Saturday. Mogridge injured his back last week lifting paving stones and missed the Stoke's last three fixtures - two of which were rained off and the other the Potters' away win at Exeter.
John B&Q to miss Thruxton, Cate takes his place.
Doctors have told John B&Q that he must not compete at this weekend's British Touring Car Championship event at Thruxton in Hampshire following his high speed collision with the tyre barriers at Oulton Park two weeks ago.
Lazier released from Indy hospital.
Indy Racing League veteran Jaques Lazier was released from Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis last night, in the latest stage of his recovery from a back-breaking accident at Nazareth.
Kids go free at Swindon as Dons roll into town.
One of speedway's greatest names takes to the Swindon track again on Sunday, when the resurrected Wimbledon Dons arrive for a Pharmaccord Products sponsored Conference League Trophy clash, and in celebration of the fact that the evening is all about youngsters, children accompanied by a full payi
Earnhardt Jr on the game.
Game fanatic Dale Earnhardt Jr is all set to make an appearance at the Electronic Entertainment Expo to continue his endorsement of the computer racing wheels that he uses to practice tracks when at home.
Graham Stuart: I've really missed Speedway.
Premiership footballer Graham Stuart is delighted to see speedway returning to London as Wimbledon face a Belle Vue Select on Thursday. The Charlton Athletic star has vowed to be in the crowd for the first meeting at Plough Lane in 11-years.
Marsh, IMS sign three-year deal.
Marsh Supermarkets and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway have signed a three-year contract expanding their relationship, giving Marsh a greater presence at the two largest-attended sporting events in the world, the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series event.
Coppins and Beirer side by side on Podium.
Honda team mates Joshua Coppins and Pit Beirer climbed to the podium on Sunday at the Grand Prix of Europe staged at the Teutschenthal circuit near to the former East Germany city of Leipzig.
Benson to do it twice in Richmond.
Pontiac driver Johnny Benson reckons Richmond a "pretty dang good place to have a race." So much so that he will be contesting the Winston Cup and Busch Series races this weekend
Dorricott Racing mourns founder.
Bob Dorricott, one of most respected names in North American open-wheel racing and a two-time Dayton Indy Lights Championship team owner, died on Friday, aged 65. He had been battling cancer for some time.
For better, for Wurz...
The West McLaren Mercedes team's reserve driver Alex Wurz got married in Monaco recently, tying the knot with former Benetton press officer Julia Horden.
Bartolini takes another podium finish.
Italian Andrea Bartolini climbed to the podium in 3rd position at Sunday's Grand Prix of Europe at Teutschenthal in Germany Round 3 of the 12 round series.
Bell spin costs certain podium place in Japan.
A spin on lap 139 ended a strong performance by driver Townsend Bell at the Bridgestone Potenza 500 on the Twin Ring Motegi oval in Motegi, Japan.