2003

The Renault F1 team cars will take to the track tomorrow sporting a new look: Mild Seven have marked their home race with the introduction of a new logo.

BAR-Honda team boss David Richards has admitted that he hopes Jacques Villeneuve - the driver he drops for Takuma Sato next season - finds a team willing to keep him in Formula One for 2004.

After missing last weekend's Banquet 400 at the Kansas Speedway for personal reasons, James Ince has asked for, and been granted his release from crew-chief duties of Johnny Benson's #10 Valvoline MBV Motorsport Pontiac.

A Bathurst icon will make a surprise return to racing in this weekend's Bob Jane T-Marts Bathurst 1000 as, after an absence of more than 25 years, the legendary GT badge will once again roar around Mount Panorama in a special one-off V8 Supercar appearance.

JML Team Panoz will go "back to the future" at the forthcoming Le Mans 1000km on November 9 by entering one of the original Panoz GTR1 roadsters which first competed in the 24 hour in 1997.

Toyota and EMC have today announced the renewal of their multi-year partnership contract, which consolidates EMC's position as a technical partner of Toyota's Formula 1 team, Panasonic Toyota Racing.

Two years ago, at a sweltering hot and humid Sepang, Daijiro Kato finally clinched the world 250cc championship with his tenth victory of a season totally dominated by the Japanese genius and his Honda.

Kawasaki Racing Team has officially announced its rider line-up for the 2004 World Motocross Championship, with Stephen Sword linking up with Mickael Maschio in Jan de Groot's squad.

The factory supported Skoda Matador team of Jan Kopecky and Filip Schovanek have a new climax to the 2003 season. At the beginning of November they are to take part in the Rally of Great Britain, the final event of this year's FIA World Rally Championship.

There were a total of 19 Andretti family members at the Skip Barber Eastern Region awards banquet on Saturday night, as 16-year old Marco Andretti celebrated his victory in the 14-race two-litre series.

The true winners of this weekend's Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 might not be known until Sunday night, but Kmart Racing's Greg Murphy has already sat atop the 'throne' at Mount Panorama.

Duracell, one of the Gillette Company's world class brands, has given a 'battery charge' to Pit Lane at this year's Lexmark Indy 300 from October 23 to 26.

Trelawny rang down the curtain on seven years of speedway at the Clay Country Moto Parc with a victory over Newport in the Premier League on Tuesday evening. Skipper Chris Harris finished on a personal high note, winning the final race at the track to complete a 15-point maximum

Few could argue that OzEmail Racing's Bathurst campaign in 2002 was dominant, as perfectly engineered race car and two drivers that were in 'personal-best' form had given Ford fans reason to believe that it could be the Blue Oval's year.

The Edinburgh Monarchs will take to the Armadale track as 2003 Premier League Champions on Friday, and will be presented with the trophy by Neil Machin, boss of 2002 Champions Sheffield.

A simple mistake cost Kris Meeke his first podium finish in the Junior World Rally Championship [JWRC] at the weekend when he crashed out of second place on the Rallye Sanremo.

Makoto Tamada was an unhappy man after being dramatically disqualified from third place in his home GP at Motegi, following high-speed contact with Sete Gibernau.

Having recently dipped his toe in the waters of the British Formula Three Championship, talented teenager Ryan Lewis has confirmed that he is to test with former champion Manor Motorsport ahead of the 2004 season.

Crash.net , the first website to publish the often uncompromising reports of Desiree Crossman, girlfriend of Suzuki star John 'Hopper' Hopkins, presents her latest report - written after John was controversially banned from next weekend's Malaysian GP for his part in the first corner pile-u

AMA Pro Racing has released its schedule for the 2004 AMA Chevy Trucks U.S. Motocross Championship. Once again, the championship includes 12 events and, new for 2004, concludes in Southern California at the popular Glen Helen Raceway.

Jeremy McWilliams looked on his way to scoring the Proton KR V5's first ever MotoGP points at Motegi yesterday, as he finished the first lap 14th, ahead of team-mate Aoki, and held the position on lap two.

Max Biaggi was way ahead of the controversy that was eventually to surround the Pacific Grand Prix when he won by 3.754secs from Valentino Rossi, in front of 56,000 Japanese race fans, in fine autumn weather at Motegi yesterday.

The 2003 DTM season boiled down to 37 laps around the new Hockenheim Grand Prix circuit on Sunday with veteran Bernd Schneider and young gun Christijan Albers knowing that whoever crossed the line first out of the two of them would take the glory.

Trelawny stage the final speedway meeting at the Clay Country Moto Parc this Tuesday evening when they meet Newport in a Premier League match (7.30pm). It is the final home meeting of the season and the last before the JAG Tigers have to vacate their unique track in the Cornish clay pits.