2003
Goodyear leads first Firestone heroes practice.
Scott Goodyear placed second twice in two of the closest Indianapolis 500 finishes in history, but second wasn't in his vocabulary on Friday morning as he paced the first practice session for the Firestone Heroes of Indy race at Texas Motor Speedway.
Superfund spreads backing to Euro F3000.
Austrian-based fund management company Superfund is to increase its involvement in international motorsport to cover the Euro F3000 series, it has been confirmed by championship officials.
Jacque guilty of dangerous riding?
Sepang first qualifying saw a whole host of riders hit the ground in the low grip conditions - including Troy Bayliss, Sete Gibernau, Marco Melandri and Carlos Checa - but it was Gauloises Yamaha's Olivier Jacque who fell the most heavily, hitting his head hard after highsiding from his M1 (pictu
Mitsubishi sign Sohlberg.
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has announced that Kristian Sohlberg will join the team in 2004, linking up with Gilles Panizzi, when the outfit returns to the FIA World Rally Championship, following their sabbatical in 2003.
Friday press conference - Japanese GP - Pt. 2.
Team members: Ove Andersson (Toyota), Patrick Head (Williams), Peter Sauber (Sauber), Paul Stoddart (Minardi) and Geoff Willis (BAR). Questions from the floor.
Incident filled session for Fortuna Yamaha.
It was an incident-filled first qualifying session for Fortuna Yamaha riders Carlos Checa and Marco Melandri, with both falling from their YZR-M1 - one of which exploded into flames.
Practice results (2) - Mexico City.
Complete 2nd Friday practice times for Sunday's Gran Premio Telmex/Gigante presented by Banamex/Visa, round 17 of the 2003 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford.
Helio's horseshoe to bring Texan good fortune.
After fifteen races, Marlboro Team Penske teammates Helio Castroneves and Gil de Ferran are both in contention to bring MTP its third major open wheel championship in four years and Penske Racing its 12th National Championship overall as the enthralling 2003 IRL IndyCar Series season reaches its
Winterbottom fastest in Konica qualifier.
Stone Brothers Racing's Mark Winterbottom qualified fastest for the non-championship Konica V8 Supercar support race held at the Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 event at Bathurst.
Picture: Edwards slides his Aprilia.
Those that think Aprilia have a traction control system which won't allow rear wheel slide should look at this picture, taken during Sepang first qualifying, of Colin Edwards lighting up his rear Michelin on the exit of a turn.
Aussie V8 qualifying times - Bathurst.
Complete first qualifying times from the Bob Jane T-marts 1000 at the Mount Panorama circuit in Bathurst.
Lowndes puts FBR in shoot-out.
Ford Performance Racing [FPR] driver and 1996 Bathurst 1000 winner Craig Lowndes has qualified within the top ten after a frantic final five minutes of qualifying for the 2003 Bob Jane T-Marts 1000.
Update: Telemetry wasn't checked at Motegi.
It has been revealed that the decisions to exclude Makoto Tamada from third at Motegi, and ban John Hopkins from this weekend's race at Malaysia, were taken without examining telemetry from any of the riders concerned.
Maia exceeds expectations in Atlantic test.
When the Toyota engine fired up for the first time, tension was noticeably high as 2003 Barber Dodge Pro Series champion Leo Maia prepared to take to the Sebring track for his prize drive with the equally-successful RuSPORT Toyota Atlantic team.
Dangerous riding - Have your say... the response.
Max Biaggi's first on-track victory of the 2003 season at Motegi was overshadowed by two controversial decisions by the FIM, which saw Makoto Tamada stripped of his third place finish, and John Hopkins banned from this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix.
Dangerous riding - Have your say... the response.
Max Biaggi's first on-track victory of the 2003 season at Motegi was overshadowed by two controversial decisions by the FIM, which saw Makoto Tamada stripped of his third place finish, and John Hopkins banned from this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix.
Q&A: Bobby Labonte, 'Fatback' McSwain.
Bobby Labonte, driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Interstate Batteries Chevrolet Monte Carlo, and crew chief Michael McSwain were the guests in the weekly NASCAR Winston Teleconference prior to the UAW-GM Quality 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
Burton to drive NetZero HiSpeed Pontiac in 2004.
NetZero HiSpeed and Haas CNC Racing announced today that NASCAR veteran Ward Burton will be behind the wheel of the #O NetZero HiSpeed Pontiac during the 2004 Nextel Cup Series season.
Rossi leaves Honda?
The Spanish press is reporting that double MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi has sensationally turned his back on Honda... and signed for Yamaha!
Biaggi, Rossi on 'greatest rivals' list.
Following last weekend's Pacific GP, Max Biaggi and Valentino Rossi have now filled the top two steps of the podium on fourteen separate occasions, making them one of the greatest head-to-head rivalries of all-time.
FPR plotting winter progress.
Foggy Petronas Racing chief engineer Steve Thompson (pictured) has already set his sights on a number of areas of focus for his efforts in improving the performance of the FP1 for the next World Superbike season.
Thursday practice times (2) - Bathurst.
Complete Thursday practice times 2 from the Bob Jane T-marts 1000, Mount Panorama Bathurst - the tenth round in the 2003 Australian V8 Supercars Championship.
Thursday press conference - Japanese GP - Pt. 2.
Drivers: Jenson Button (BAR-Honda), Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Sauber), Kimi Raikkonen (McLaren) and Michael Schumacher (Ferrari). Questions from the floor.
Barrett future in the balance.
The Wimbledon future of heat leader Wayne Barrett hangs in the balance following his non-appearance at Rye House last Saturday night, with an increasing likelihood that major changes will be in store for 2004.