2003

MG Sport & Racing confirmed they are continuing their association with Warren Hughes and Anthony Reid as works drivers for the 2003 Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship.

250cc team owner Arie Molenaar and chief mechanic Hans Spaan, a nine times 125cc GP winner, officially unveiled their 2003 line-up in the Netherlands.

Complete Bud Pole qualifying results and starting lineup for Sunday's Samsung/Radio Shack 500 at the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway.

Belle Vue have been rocked by the Department of Employment refusing them a work permit for Josh Larsen. The American was set to return to British Speedway after a four year absence but that is now on hold.

In the final match of the triangular M4 Trophy last night [Thursday], the Euphony Reading Racers went down to a heavy defeat of 55-35 to their near-neighbours Swindon Robins.

World-renowned pop art icon Peter Max has been commissioned to create official artwork, including the Official Program cover, for the 2003 Indy 500.

Desiree Crossman, girlfriend of Suzuki star John 'Hopper' Hopkins, has arrived in Suzuka, Japan, venue of the first Grand Prix of the 2003 season on April 6... "Hello from Japan,

The West McLaren-Mercedes team has revealed that they will start testing their new F1 car - the MP4-18A following the Brazilian Grand Prix and that it might even be ready to run at the San Marino GP at the end April.

While much of Thursday's hoopla surrounded the four-car Indy 500 entry for Andretti-Green Racing, the IRL IndyCar outfit at the opposite end of the series food chain also submitted their entry for the 87th running of the 'Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

With Jurgen vd Goorbergh's departure to World Supersport, Henk van de Lagemaat will be the only Flying Dutchman in GPs this season, riding a Dark Dog Molenaar Honda.

Cher Monsieur, Le Comit? de S?lection de l'ASA ACO des 24 Heures du Mans vient de se tenir et nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter ? vous pr?senter aux v?rifications administratives et techniques des Essais Pr?liminaires 2003.

The new Lola-Dome F106 Formula 3 car was officially launched in the UK today in front of over 200 guests during the BRDC British F3/GT Series Media Day at Silverstone Circuit.

The engine building alliance between Team Menard and Red Bull Cheever Racing, known as Menard Cheever Technologies, has acquired the U.K based TWR Engines, the engine design arm of Tom Walkinshaw's TWR empire.

Gil de Ferran will miss the Indy Racing League's inaugural trip to Twin Ring Motegi after suffering a small fracture to his lower back and a concussion in a fiery late-race crash in last Sunday's Purex Dial Indy 200 at Phoenix.

After his serious accident in the premiere year of the German 500, the Italian racing driver Alessandro "Alex" Zanardi returns to the EuroSpeedway Lausitz as Grand Marshal on the occasion of the Champ Car race on May 11th.

Aussie Troy Corser will be on home territory this weekend at Phillip Island, and here the man who holds both the Superpole and race lap records from 1999, talks us through a flying lap of the coastal circuit - which he will attack this weekend on his Foggy Petronas FP1.

Aussie Troy Corser will be on home territory this weekend at Phillip Island, and here the man who holds both the Superpole and race lap records from 1999, talks us through a flying lap of the coastal circuit - which he will attack this weekend on his Foggy Petronas FP1.

On the eve of the 2003 GP season opener in Spain, defending 250cc champion Mickael Pichon [pictured] and new 17 year old team-mate Kevin Strijbos speak about the upcoming season, the new Motocross GP classification and the impending Pichon-Everts battle.

The 2003 FIM Motocross World Championships begins this weekend at the Bellpuig circuit in Catalunya, Spain, where a new era will begin for the revamped series.

In the first of a regular series of views from Castrol Perkins V8 Supercar racer Steven Richards, the Kiwi looks back at the opening round of the 2003 Championship - the Clipsal 500 on the streets of Adelaide.

Former Busch Series outfit Team Amick Motorsports are planning a return to the series later this year with Lyndon Amick behind the wheel and former BGN Champion crew chief Harold Holly assuming control of the crew.

Swindon Speedway have announced the acquisition of Darren Smith for their 2003 Pro-Fit Sprockets line-up.

Panel Chris Pook, Alex Tagliani, Paul Gentilozzi, Jim Michaelian (Long Beach GP President), Jim Liberatore (SPEED Channel President pictured). Host Tommy Kendall.

Alan van der Merwe heads in to his second season of British Formula Three with the speed, talent, car and team to take the championship title - all he has to do now is put them together at the right time.