2003
Excellent finish in Spain for Robert.
Cedric Robert has ended the Catalunya Rally today placing his privateer Peugeot 206 WRC run by Bozian Racing in eleventh overall.
Panizzi, Peugeot and Michelin win in Spain.
Peugeot-Michelin's Gilles Panizzi clinched his first win of the 2003 season in the last stage of this weekend's Catalonia Rally today.
Race result - race two: Surfers Paradise.
Complete race result 2 from the Gold Coast Indy 300, Surfers Paradise - the eleventh round in the 2003 Australian V8 Supercars Championship.
Race summary - Surfers Paradise.
Bruno Junqueira and Paul Tracy were the lead story in Sunday's Lexmark Indy 300 in Surfers Paradise, Australia as the two drivers were the only ones left standing in the title hunt with two races left in the Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season.
Burns crashes out in SS19.
Peugeot's Richard Burns has retired from the Rallye Catalunya in SS19, after going off the road. The Brit, who had been running sixth overall, reportedly slipped on some mud around 10 kms into the Viladra 1 stage [35.18 kms].
Post-event press conference - Rallye Catalunya.
Drivers / Co-drivers: Gilles Panizzi and Herve Panizzi (Peugeot), Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena (Citroen), and Markko Martin and Michael Park (Ford). Team principal: Corrado Provera (Peugeot). Press conference.
Jarrett extends contract with 88 team.
Despite suffering a terrible year on and off the track in 2003, the #88 Robert Yates Racing UPS Ford team driven by Dale Jarrett will remain intact for another three seasons at least after the 1999 Winston Cup Champion signed a contract extension running until the end of the 2006 season.
Q&A: Olivier Panis.
Frenchman Olivier Panis moved to Panasonic Toyota Racing last year, here he talks about his first season with the Cologne based squad, the highs and lows, the TF103 and loads, loads more. Enjoy...
Team talk - Co-ordinating two consecutive events.
Organising the logistics for a WRC team can be a complex task at the best of times.
Skoda dogged by bad luck.
Skoda Motorsport Team driver Didier Auriol got off to a flying start on the Catalunya Rally, his 150th World Rally Championship event, when he set tenth fastest time over the opening stage of La Trona.
Riggs confirmed in place of Benson for 2004.
The transformation at MB2/MBV Motorsport took another stride towards completion on Thursday with the news that current Busch Series driver Scott Riggs will replace veteran Johnny Benson behind the wheel of the #10 Valvoline Pontiac beginning with the 2004 season.
2004 calendar confirmed.
The 2004 MotoGP calendar has been confirmed by the FIM, with no major changes since Suzuka was removed from the provisional version announced in mid-August.
Super Cheap Auto re-signs with Ellery.
Australia's largest car retailer, Super Cheap Auto, has signed up with Steve Ellery Racing for another year, quashing rumours that it would leave the Queensland-based team.
Martin up to third for Ford.
Two contrasting speed tests just to the south of Vic, one the longest of the day and the other the shortest, comprised the quickfire second section on today's opening leg of the Rallye Catalunyna.
NAPA crew closing on pit stop titles.
The pit crew for Michael Waltrip's #15 NAPA Auto Parts Dale Earnhardt Incorporated Chevrolet team moved one step closer to claiming the inaugural McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fuelled by POWERade and the $200,000 bonus that goes to the season champion.
Villar recovery latest.
Carlos Villar, the Berwick speedway rider from Argentina is continuing his recovery at Middlesbrough's James Cook University Hospital and has started the long process of accepting the tragic truth that he will remain paralysed from the waist down despite making good progress in other aspects of h
Ford commits to Ellery, Super Cheap Auto Racing.
Ford Australia has revealed its ongoing support of in-form Gold Coast-based V8 Supercar team Super Cheap Auto Racing, completing a good weekend on the business front for lead driver Steven Ellery.
Results - 24 October.
Speedway results for Friday 24 October. Premier League: Arena Essex 55 - 35 Kings Lynn Henning Bager 11 - Brent Werner 17 Scottish Cup: Edinburgh 54 - 36 Glasgow Frede Schott 15 - Carl Stonehewer 13
Technical talk - Service data analysis.
With the majority of WRC service halts limited to just 20 minutes, WRC engineers face a real challenge to apportion the time effectively.
Astromega withdraws from Imola test.
Team Astromega has taken another step towards an expected withdrawal from the FIA F3000 Championship by announcing that it will not be attending the official FIA group test at Imola this weekend [24-25 October].
Martin tops Catalunya shakedown.
The unofficial start of the 39th edition of the Rally Catalunya-Costa Brava took place this morning with the traditional pre-event shakedown in the Coll del Buc stage near Espinelves.
Brock wins, Bowe struggles in Nations Cup opener.
Australian motorsport legend Peter Brock took his first win in the Donut King Australian Nations Cup Championship at Surfers Paradise today [Thursday], driving a Holden Monaro in the opening race of round eight at the Lexmark Indy 300.
Suzuki lose SoBe backing.
American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC) has announced that former Supercross and Motorcross sponsor SoBe Beverages will not be backing Suzuki for the 2004 season.
Ambrose: Surfer's Paradise not for faint-hearted.
Marcos Ambrose heads for this weekend's Lexmark Indy 300 determined to hold on to his points lead in the Australian V8 Supercar Series, but admits that the tricky Gold Coast street circuit could yet determine whether or not he will be fighting for the title at season's end.