2003

Before the start of the 2003 WRC season, Petr Kohoutek - Director of Motorsport of Skoda Auto - talks about how the brand is preparing for the upcoming seasons, how the Octavia WRC will be developed and a lot more...

Former sportscar driver TJ Bell will change his career path significantly in the coming year, having opted to compete in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series instead of looking for a ride in either the American Le Mans or Grand-Am championships.

Four Ford Puma Super 1600 cars will tackle the Rallye Monte Carlo this weekend, as the first of seven rounds of the Junior World Rally Championship gets underway.

NASCAR sponsor Hills Bros Coffee has revealed the winner of its unique programme to offer an aspiring race driver the 'Coffee Break of a Lifetime' with a seat in the Busch National series.

Trelawny have signed European under 19 champion Matej Zagar to boost the top end of their team for the 2003 season. Zagar, who is also the Slovenian champion, will join skipper Chris Harris and track record holder Emiliano Sanchez as the third heat leader for the club.

Workington's Simon Stead won the meeting at Bibra Lake, Western Australia, on Saturday. The event marked Lee Redmond's final competitive speedway fixture before retirement.

Paul Gentilozzi's Rocketsports team, which is adding the new-look CART Champcar to existing Trans-Am commitments this season, recently confirmed speculation by naming Canada's Alex Tagliani as driver of the Johnson Controls-backed entry.

Draco has announced that German Sven Heidfeld, younger brother of F1 star Nick, will partner Augusto Farfrus in the up-coming Euro 3000 championship.

Ducati Corse began their first test of 2003 at Valencia yesterday [Friday] and begun preparations for the WSK season opener, at the same circuit, on March 2.

Mick Poole roared to victory in the New South Wales championship at Gosford last night. Craig Watson battled through for second place with Jaye Stevens third.

Reading Speedway have announced the appointment of Paul Hunsdon as their Commercial Manager and Andy Povey as the club's Press Officer.

In a further attempt to justify the radical rule changes announced last Wednesday, FIA president Max Mosley has compared the McLaren Formula One team with America during the Cold War years.

Ralt Engineering has sold a Formula Three 3 car to Piquet Racing following two successful tests in Brazil at the end of last year. Nelsinho Piquet, son of former World Champion Nelson Piquet, covered nearly 2,000 kilometres in the car without encountering any significant problems.

Zetec Formula Ford 2000 veteran Jonathan Urlin will compete in the 2003 Indy Racing League Infiniti Pro Series season for Brian Stewart Racing, team officials announced Jan. 16. Urlin, 20, from London, Ontario, finished third in the 2002 Zetec Formula Ford 2000 championship.

Nick Goozee, Managing Director of Penske Cars, Ltd., announced that Nigel Beresford has been named Technical Director of the company.

American Suzuki Motor Corporation has announced that Team SoBe Suzuki factory rider Travis Pastrana will not compete in upcoming rounds of the 2003 U.S. Supercross Series, including this Saturday's Anaheim II race - round three of the AMA championship.

Australian youngster Trevor Harding has been named as King's Lynn's fourth signing of the winter. Harding made his British debut with Sheffield's Conference League side last season but is now preparing for the step up to Premier standard.

Already a unique event in the world of racing, CART's annual trip to the Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland will have an added twist in 2003 with news that the series has secured plans to run next year's event at night.

McLaren-Mercedes driver David Coulthard set the pace for the third consecutive day today [Thursday], at the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, team-mate, Kimi Raikkonen was next fastest, around six tenths slower.

The FIA, Formula One's governing body, yesterday announced a host of changes that will effect the sport from 2003, to say they are radical is by no means an understatement.

Following his success in a Group N MG ZR at the Network Q Rally of GB, Formula One panellist Tony Jardine will be teaming up again with MG Sport & Racing later this month to take on the challenge of the Arctic Rally in Lapland.

Jordan's distinctive yellow transporters are today preparing to set off for Barcelona, where the Jordan Ford EJ13 will run for the first time in public on Monday 20 January.

The Arrows Formula One team has gone into liquidation according to reports by British newspaper, The Guardian . The Leafield based team called in the receivers at the beginning of January in what was said to be the final attempt to save the team.

The Bridgestone Presents the 2003 Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford unveiled a new corporate look and company logo on Wednesday.