2003

The incentives are there every week, but for United States Army NASCAR driver Jerry Nadeau the inspiration to do well has reached another level. The reason is obvious for the feisty and competitive Nadeau, who feels a special kinship to the U.S. troops engaged in the war with Iraq.

When the green flag falls at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday evening May 3rd, Johnny Benson plans to fly his new Eagle One Wax-As-U-Dry paint scheme to the front of the field around the classic three-quarter-mile D-shaped oval.

Ford Rallye Sport has unveiled its most technically advanced and revolutionary rally car ever with the launch of the Ford Focus RS WRC 03 at the team's Dovenby Hall base in Cumbria.

Audi has revealed that it is to back its 'young guns' in a separate 'Junior Team' when the new DTM season kicks off at Hockenheim on 27 April.

Ford Rallye Sport's technical director, Christian Loriaux, is the man behind the new Ford Focus RS WRC 03. Here he reveals what is new on the car, the thinking behind its design and tells the story of the transformation from drawings to our world championship contender.

The World Superbike Championship moves to the other side of the globe this weekend for the second round at Phillip Island, Australia with HM Plant Ducati riders Chris Walker and James Toseland eager to build on their joint best result - a third - taken at the first round in Valencia.

Two time world 500cc motorcycle champion Barry Sheene will be remembered during a special two-wheel tribute at this weekend's World Superbike round at Phillip Island.

Honda's Ricky Carmichael comes to Reliant Stadium this Saturday [29 March] hoping to win his third straight AMA Houston Supercross, despite finally being beaten on home turf by Chad Reed last weekend.

Following Rubens Barrichello's special dispensation to race without the controversial HANS safety device in Malaysia on Sunday, Formula One's governing body has decided to clamp down on further loopholes by insisting that anyone needing to race without the device would have to be replaced.

Barry Sheene will be paid another compliment by the premier British motorcycle championships when the organisers of the national Superbike series and its supporting classes 'retire' his number seven from active service.

"Second place - It were all right weren't it?" - so said reigning Sidecar World Champion Steve Abbott in his usual understated fashion.

Tony Stewart is on record as saying that Bristol Motor Speedway is his favourite racetrack, but that was before Sunday's Food City 500.

The D&B Ducati team will start their third British Superbike season at Silverstone this weekend with Dean Ellison retained as sole rider.

Members of the ACU Academy's road race stars got their season off to a brilliant start at the first major race meeting of the season last weekend at Snetterton, host of the first Motorcycle Racing Organisation (MRO) meeting of 2003.

With just a week to go before the 2003 British Superbike Championship gets underway, Team Renegade Ducati's Michael Rutter blitzed the opposition during the final pre-season test at Donington Park, shaving almost half a second off the existing lap record on his way to posting the fastest time of

Carl Fogarty made a surprise return to the track at Malaysia yesterday, when he performed demonstration laps on the FP1 Superbike - just one hour before the start of the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix [pictured].

Bristol Motor Speedway might be the toughest track on the NASCAR Winston Cup Circuit. Between the high speeds, high banks, and 42 competitors beating and banging on the half-mile track, survival quickly becomes the key to any success at Bristol.

Five times F1 World Champion Michael Schumacher has apologised to Jarno Trulli following their coming together yesterday [Sunday] at the start of the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Tony Kanaan survived a late race re-start with old tyres and little fuel to pull away and win the Purex Dial Indy 200 on Sunday at the Phoenix International Raceway, the first IRL IndyCar Series victory for both Kanaan and his Andretti-Green Racing squad.

250cc Grand Prix outfit Campetella Racing officially launched their 2003 campaign in Italy at the weekend, when they presented their team - including riders Franco Battaini and Sylvain Guintoli, plus their multicoloured Aprilias - to the media [pictured].

Full results from Sunday's Tecate Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey, round two of the 2003 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford.

The HANS device F1 drivers have to wear in 2003 could be the cause of Justin Wilson's woes in the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Infiniti Pro Series points leader Mark Taylor remains perfect this season, capturing the Phoenix 100 at Phoenix International Raceway for his second victory in as many starts this season.

Complete results of the Phoenix 100 IRL Infiniti Pro Series event at Phoenix International Raceway.