2003

It has been announced that South-African Wyatt Avis, recently sacked along with team-mate Jarred de Jager from the Kawasaki Satellite team after a poor start to the season, has signed for Yamaha Eggens Racing.

Ducati Marlboro Team rider Troy Bayliss rode a storming race yesterday - snatching the holeshot from the third row of the grid and leading until just after one-third distance. And the hard-charging Aussie had never even ridden Welkom before Friday!

The opening shot of the new DTM season has been fired, producing an exhilarating start to the 2003 campaign with a new-look format and ever-excitable crowds witnessing the first race of Laurent Aiello's title defence at Hockenheim.

With NASCAR busily searching for a potential replacement series title sponsor should RJ Reynolds (parent company of 'Winston') confirm that they are stepping down within the next two years, McDonald's are launching what could be a timely series of new TV adverts featuring defending Winston Cup Ch

Dani Pedrosa opened his 2003 account in style today in South Africa, putting in a pair of precise passes on Andrea Dovizioso and race leader Youichi Ui on the very last lap to take 125cc victory.

Foggy Petronas Racing's James Haydon secured his first top ten finish of the World Superbike season in an action-packed first race at Sugo, Japan.

Full race result for round three, of the World Supersport championship from Sugo, Japan. Sugo: WSS race result.

Ben Freudenberg of North Bend, Oregon, won the second Formula Dodge National Championship race of the weekend at Virginia International Raceway, leading seven of the eleven laps to take the chequered flag ahead of Barber-Champ Car Karting Scholarship driver Matt Jaskol of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Z

Full results from race one, of the World Superbike Championship at Sugo, Japan. Sugo: WSBK Race 1 results.

Sete Gibernau rode a faultless race at South Africa today, passing early leader Troy Bayliss and holding off Valentino Rossi in a fabulous final five lap showdown, that resulted in the Spaniard taking his second ever premier class victory, and a perfect tribute to his late team-mate Daijiro Kato.

Round five of the 2003 FIA Formula One World Championship takes place next weekend at Barcelona, in Spain. Here you can find out some relevant facts and figures...

Team Suzuki riders John Hopkins and Kenny Roberts Jr. qualified side by side in the final time sheets for tomorrow's Africa's Grand Prix, placed 16th and 17th in an ultra-close list - Hopkins barely a second off pole time.

Full 125, 250 and MotoGP final qualifying times from the Africa's Grand Prix, at Welkom, round two of the 2003 championship.

Team Caracchi NCR Nortel Networks rider Regis Laconi scooped the first pole position of his world championship career today [Saturday] at Sugo, Japan.

D'Ant?n Yamaha star Shinya Nakano finished an impressive fifth fastest in the final qualifying session for the Africa's GP, having been as high as third heading into the final minute.

Full Saturday free practice times from the third round of the 2003 World Superbike Championship, at Sugo, Japan. Sugo: WSBK Saturday free practice times.

After yesterday's trying weather conditions, the final day of qualifying saw a big improvement and it was virtually dry in both sessions today.

Current NASCAR Winston Cup driver Robby Gordon has been named as the official replacement for Dario Franchitti in Andretti-Green Racing's four-car line-up for this year's Indy 500.

Oxford's Nicki Pedersen roared away to the Danish Championship at Holstead last night. He scored a perfect fifteen points from his five rides. Hans Andersen and Jesper Jensen filled the minor rostrum positions after a run-off.

"I was talking to Dario Franchitti yesterday. He says, 'You know, Oriol Servia talked to me the other day. He said, to me, one of the best enjoyment I get out of the CART season is Road America, and it's gone.' Now, you know, it's back.

Complete Bud Pole qualifying results and unofficial starting lineup for Sunday's Auto Club 500 at the two-mile California Speedway.

With rumours of his impending departure from DEI swirling around the Fontana paddock Steve Park gave everyone a reminder why Dale Earnhardt selected him to drive for his fledgling Winston Cup operation in 1997 by taking the Bud Pole Award for Sunday's Auto Club 500.

Ferrari #2 Rubens Barrichello has admitted he feels proud having driven the record breaking F2002 - but that he won't be crying when its replaced by the F2003-GA.

Stalwart IRL team PDM Racing are currently searching for a replacement driver for rookie Scott Mayer, who failed to pass his Rookie Orientation Practice test at Indianapolis earlier this week.