2003

Dave Blaney and his Jasper Engines team didn't create many headlines in 2002 or during the first week of testing at Daytona but the #77 Ford squad have quietly been building a race-winning program that should cause quite a stir this year.

The Estonian round of the 2003 Sidecar World Championship, scheduled for August 3 in Saku, has been is cancelled and replaced, with the agreement of the FIM Executive Board, by a round in Neeroeteren, Belgium, on the same date. The revised calendar is therefore the following:

F1 and pop stars truly thrilled crowds at Birmingham's NEC Arena last night with what proved to be one of the most hotly contested battles on the Formula One calendar - the F1 Awards at the 2003 Grand Prix Party.

2002 CART Champion Cristiano da Matta has admitted that he won't have to worry about Michael Schumacher this year - however he does believe that Toyota will win grand's prix.

Carl Fogarty's sporting knowledge will be demonstrated when he appears on next week's Question of Sport quiz, to be broadcast on BBC1 at 7.00pm on Friday 17 January.

When NASCAR Busch Series driver Tim Sauter declared himself a racing free agent over the Christmas break, the signs looked bleak for his former team AP Performance Racing. The team have now confirmed that they have ceased operations.

In the wake of Jeremy McGrath's recent retirement his main sponsor, Bud Light, has apparently decided to pull out of the seven-time champ's farewell tour with immediate effect.

While Leigh Adams was making history winning his seventh Australian title, three young British riders were cleaning up at a meeting held in Adams' home town of Mildura. Joe Cook headed the field from Aidan Collins and Adam Allott with Joel Parsons fourth.

Teenage sensation James Brundle and veteran track star Les Collins will make indoor ice speedway history at Telford next month. Both have signed up for the event on Sunday February 16 and are double proof that age is no barrier.

Renault F1 team boss Flavio Briatore talks about the outfit's decision to follow the "Heathrow" testing agreement, the advantages and disadvantages of it, the appointment of test drivers Allan McNish and Frank Montagny and a lot, lot more:

Premier League bosses have scrapped the Young Shield Play-off competition to cope with an increasing fixture schedule. The addition of the British League Cup and an increase of three clubs over the past two years has left clubs with a packed programme.

Western Union, a worldwide leader in money transfer services, will team with Duesenberg Brothers Racing for the 2003 Indy Racing League Infiniti Pro Series, Western Union officials announced Jan. 9.

Returning to one of the finest oval tracks in Europe, the Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford will complete its May European Tour with an event at EuroSpeedway Lausitz featuring a battle on the state-of-the-art two-mile oval May 10-11.

The KL Minardi team yesterday confirmed the news that many F1 fans have been eagerly awaiting: hard-charging Dutchman, Jos Verstappen, will join Britain's highly regarded Justin Wilson in the Faenza squad's 2003 driver line-up.

Five young hopefuls have been identified as the latest batch of Red Bull Rookies to hold the future of British motorcycle road racing, following exhaustive trials throughout December.

Allan McNish has been signed by the Renault F1 team as one of two test drivers for the 2003 season and will be joining regular drivers Jarno Trulli and Fernando Alonso at Grand Prix weekends next year thanks to the new Friday testing rules.

Following through on a promise to return Champcar racing to Europe in 2003, CART has confirmed that it will race at the fabled Brands Hatch circuit.

Ducati has announced that the Ducati Corse range of watches are now available from authorised dealers in the UK.

Somerset Rebels have agreed terms with Bristol-based Glenn Cunningham and Steve Bishop. Both riders held successful negotiations with promoter Andy Hewlett who is now looking to purchase their contracts from Swindon and Exeter respectively.

Marlboro Team Penske has announced that Grant Newbury will be double Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves' race engineer for the 2003 Indy Racing League (IRL) IndyCar Series season.

Dale Coyne Racing is stepping up its commitment to being a competitive force in the 2003 Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford with the hiring of vastly experienced and highly respected engineer John Bright.

Winston Cup veteran Bobby Hamilton has ruled himself out of contention for a regular NWC ride in 2003 after agreeing to do a full Craftsman Truck Series campaign with his own team and his former Andy Petree Racing sponsors Square D.

The FIM Grand Prix Commission has issued a set of revised regulations ahead of the new bike racing season, primarily setting out the procedures for dealing with races interrupted by rain.

The BMW WilliamsF1 team has confirmed through their official website, that Ricardo Sperafico will be one of their official test drivers in 2003, linking up with Marc Gene.