2003

Telstra Rally Australia organisers have unveiled a brand new venue for the traditional superspecial on this year's tenth round of the World Rally Championship.

Midget racing veteran Sarah McCune completed 155 laps in an IRL Infiniti Pro Series car last weekend during testing for Sam Schmidt Motorsports at Kentucky Speedway, posting an unofficial fastest lap above 185mph.

Lynx Racing's Michael Valiante is trying hard to maintain focus on his current Toyota Atlantic program even though his recent development deal with Walker Racing should see him in a fully blown Champ Car next season.

Round six of the Maxxis British Motocross Championship, held at a new man made circuit on the Isle of Wight, saw Yamaha Dixon Racing's new signing Adam Lyons make an impressive race debut with the team - although he and Dixon regulars Jason Higgs and Mark Jones would all suffer crashes around the

For BTCC driver Phil Bennett a weekend off from Britain's premier saloon car series usually means yet more racing. This past weekend it was Snetterton and the Willhire 500...

Alex Yoong, has today issued a statement calling on Minardi boss, Paul Stoddart, to pay him his outstanding wages, a figure believed to be worth around ?125,000. In a statement on Yoong's personal website, the Malaysian said:

Wimbledon's staging of the third and final Under 21 test match between Great Britain and Sweden on Wednesday 9th July has been given further prestige with the news that the GMB, the modern union, have agreed to sponsor the meeting.

Jordan Ford's Ralph Firman and Giancarlo Fisichella finished the European Grand Prix in 11th and 12th places yesterday after a difficult race in which they had to contend with considerable oversteer, both drivers reporting that the car's balance was affected by track conditions which differed gre

Ralf Schumacher revelled in his role as European Grand Prix winner, taking time to enjoy the moment after almost 18 months without a trip to the top step of the podium.

Troy Bayliss rocketed up the order from a fourth-row start at Assen yesterday, eventually overtaking world champion Valentino Rossi around the outside for third, only to crash due to a minor technical glitch moments later.

Fortuna Yamaha front row starter Carlos Checa produced a gritty ride in what was a typically wet Dutch TT in Assen yesterday. The Spaniard finished the 19-lap race in fourth position - the top YZR-M1 rider for the second consecutive Grand Prix.

Drivers: Ralf Schumacher (Williams), Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams) and Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari). TV Unilaterals. Q: That was a great victory, the first ever BMW WilliamsF1 one-two finish and here on home soil as well...

They say that the Nurburgring crowd is only happy if a Schumacher wins, and it left the 2003 European Grand Prix happy even if it was Ralf, rather than Michael, that took the chequered flag after an eventful race.

Leading MotoGP championship standings following today's Dutch TT, round seven of the 2003 series. Riders' championship standings after round 7:

"It was a great run for us. The folks at GMAC and AOL have been looking for a good run since Indy. This is our chance to shine. Chevy shines on the short tracks. I come from a short-track background, and engineer Mark Weida and I have a good rapport together.

Former Melling Racing and AJ Foyt Racing driver Stacy Compton will make a one-off return to the NASCAR Winston Cup series next weekend at Daytona with Larry McClure's ailing team.

Sete Gibernau started today's rain delayed Dutch TT as he would go on - launching from his second row start and diving underneath both Valentino Rossi and Max Biaggi to take the lead through the fast kink that is turn one.

With Christian Fittipaldi reverting to the #44 Petty Enterprises Dodge for next weekend's Pepsi 400 at Daytona as originally planned, Busch Series regular Shane Hmiel will step into the famous #43 Dodge for what will be his Winston Cup debut.

MBV Motorsports Pontiac chassis number #4518 used to be one of driver Johnny Benson's favourite Superspeedway cars. However after it was wrecked beyond repair in last year's Pepsi 400, it will now become one of Benson's favourite household ornaments!!

Outspoken ex-F1 driver Eddie Irvine has launched a scathing attack on Williams' Ralf Schumacher, the Irishman claiming the German will never challenge his brother if it comes down to a head-to-head.

Paul Menard bounced back from last weeks gutting failure to qualify at the Infineon Raceway on what would have been his Winston Cup debut to post a strong top-20 qualifying effort for what WILL be his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut this weekend.

Scott Dixon won the MBNA Pole for the SunTrust Indy Challenge at Richmond International Raceway, enduring a one-hour rain delay before making his qualifying run.

After the pause in the schedule due to Canadian Grand Prix, the FIA F3000 circus returns to action at the N?rburgring this weekend, with Coloni Motorsport looking to return to the front of the field after a difficult Monaco round.

Greystone Multi-Family Builders Inc., one of the premier apartment builders in the United States, will serve as an associate sponsor of AFS Racing, Inc. through the 2004 IRL Infiniti Pro Series season, team officials announced earlier this week.