2003

The Camier family are selling their family home in order to finance 16-year-old Leon Camier's 125cc grand prix campaign this year.

Former Toyota driver, Allan McNish has warned F1 new boy Cristiano da Matta that he faces a steep learning curve during 2003.

Lee Smethills has finally completed his move to Exeter after weeks of speculation. The Belle Vue youngster will race for the Falcons on loan after spending last season with Hull.

Joe D'Agostino, Phillippe Gelinas, Matt Jaskol, and David Jurca have been selected as the winners of the Barber-CART Karting Scholarship at Sebring International Raceway from a field of sixteen karters.

2002 North American Auto Racing Series (NAMARS) Regional MidgetCar Champion Aaron Pierce got his first taste of an Infiniti Pro Series car on Monday at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, hoping it'll prove to be a preview of things to come.

Sir Frank Williams has labeled Heinz-Harald Frentzen "a softy" adding he isn't hard enough to beat the best in Formula One. Williams told BBC Sport Online : "I don't know of any other driver who has such a fantastic feeling for the car he drives as Frentzen does.

Former ARCA racer Tina Gordon will become the first regular female competitor in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series after signing a full-season deal for 2003 with RDS Motorsports.

Double FIA World Rally Champion Marcus Gronholm has slammed the decision to adopt the new F1 points system for 2003. During the 2002 campaign points were awarded to the top six finishers, in a 10-6-4-3-2-1 pattern.

Tim Sauter, middle brother in the Sauter family-racing dynasty, is now exploring all his options after AP Performance Racing was forced to shut its doors.

The Barber-CART Karting Runoff is underway at Sebring International Raceway with sixteen invitees, each the cream of the karting crop, competing for a slot in the Formula Dodge National Championship Series presented by RACER magazine.

Christijan Albers' chances of racing in Formula 1 in 2003 now look extremely unlikely, after the Dutchman revealed that his 'sponsors' have had unsuccessful talks with Minardi boss, Paul Stoddart.

MotoGP independent Team Roberts has made a surprise announcement confirming former Formula One design wizard John Barnard among its staff for 2003, the Englishman having joined as technical director.

The Lola-Dome F106 Formula Three challenger undertook a successful first shakedown test at Suzuka during the Christmas break, with Japanese F3 race winner Takashi Kogure beating the existing track record for an F3 car by eight-tenths of a second.

Current FIA International Formula 3000 Champion Sebastien Bourdais will get a second test with defending CART Champion team Newman-Haas Racing at Sebring this week after matching Ricardo Zonta's time in his first outing.

NASCAR Winston Cup Series title sponsors Winston and their parent company R.J Reynolds Tobacco have elected not to continue with the Winston Cup 'No Bull 5' program in 2003 after five years.

Justin Wilson's father, Keith, is prepared to sell his petrol station business to help meet the required ?2 million for his son's place in the Minardi squard.

Puma and Jordan Grand Prix announced today the extension of their long-term team gear partnership. The new 3-year contract will provide the Jordan team with team wear, footwear and accessories.

David Coulthard is making a move into the clothes business with plans to open a fashion outlets around the United Kingdom.

British Sunday newspaper The Mail on Sunday has had its knuckles rapped over a story it ran about the domestic life of the Ecclestone family.

NASCAR veteran Jimmy Spencer will drive the No. 7 Sirius Satellite Radio Dodge Intrepids for the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup season, team owner Jim Smith has confirmed.

Crash.net has uploaded some pictures of the official unveiling of the 2003 Marlboro Peugeot Total World Rally Team that took place in Monte Carlo last month.

Two riders not taking the starting gate at tonight's [Saturday's] US Supercross season opener will be Kyle Lewis and Ben Townley, both due to broken wrists sustained in testing accidents.

Lee Smethills is keen to complete a move to Exeter if his parent club Belle Vue give him permission. The former Hull and Workington rider is not ready for regular Elite League racing and is keen to sign for the Falcons.

Following the official announcement that Jeremy McGrath would retire from full time Supercross racing, several questins were left unanswered - such as what would become of the recent contract signed between McGrath and KTM for the seven times SX champ to race one of the Austrian machines for the