2003

Argentina had good reason to be proud of itself yesterday [Sunday] as its regular FIA Production Car World Rally Championship contender Marcos Ligato overhauled the opposition and emerged victorious in the 2003 Corona Rally Mexico in his Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution.

Wimbledon Speedway have clinched one of the most high profile sponsorships in British Speedway, after reaching agreement with the GMB union and will henceforth be known as the 'GMB Dons'.

Fortuna Yamaha Team riders Marco Melandri and Carlos Checa both had small falls during yesterday's final day at Catalunya, but got back out on track quickly to try and get on terms with the pace setters.

Even though Bobby Labonte finished 35th in Sunday's Carolina Dodge Dealers 400, the innocent victim of a multi-car crash on lap 24 of 293, the fact he was able to finish at all spoke volumes for his pit crew as crew chief Michael 'Fatback' McSwain later recognised.

Leading results and championship standings from the Gemert round of the 2003 Dutch championship, held in the Netherlands on Sunday.

Leading results and championship standings from the opening round of the 2003 British Motocross championships, held at Canada Heights, on Sunday.

2001 World Rally Champion Richard Burns is being tipped to return to Subaru next year according to reports in the British press.

Charles Reynolds, the FIA Co-ordinator for the World Rally Championship, attended this weekend's Corona Rally Mexico, his role to look at all the sporting and logistical elements on behalf of the teams contesting the FIA World Rally Championship.

Ducati Marlboro Team rider Loris Capirossi topped this afternoon's official preseason test session at Catalunya in sensational style, with a lap time 0.8secs quicker than pole position for the 2002 Catalunya Grand Prix.

Loris Capirossi's clocked the fastest top speed ever recorded by a GP bike at Catalunya today, when the Italian rocketed through the speed trap at a phenomenal 325.9kmh/202.5mph.

Long-time IRL supporters Beck Motorsports have secured a deal to run Honda engines and Japanese driver Shinji Nakano in the upcoming Indy Japan 300 at Twin-Ring Motegi.

Walker Racing LLC, the company that Derrick Walker established last year to continue the supply and support for the Reynard Champ Car program, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with British constructors Van Diemen to continue development of the chassis for the 2003 and 2004 seas

Rich Gannon, the reigning Most Valuable Player of the National Football League, and Scott Dixon, winner of the first race of the 2003 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series season, got together this week at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's famed "yard of bricks."

A settlement has been reached between Nicky Hayden and Yamaha, following a claim by Yamaha that the American already had a contract with them when he signed for the Repsol Honda team.

The Camel Pramac Pons team was officially launched in Barcelona, Spain, last night (Friday).

The Telefonica Movistar Honda team unveiled their 2003 race livery in Barcelona, which showed - as expected - the Gresini team will race in the now traditional Telefonica blue and yellow, seen on Suzukis for the past few seasons in the premier class.

The 2003 speedway season starts this weekend, as Reading opening fixtures sees them up against their M4 rivals Newport Wasps in the M4 Challenge Trophy. Racers travel to Wales on Sunday 16th March, before opening up the season at Smallmead 24-hours later against the Wasps.

Dean Barker's testimonial meeting at Eastbourne on Sunday has an impressive line-up - with a little help from his friends! World stars Jason Crump, Leigh Adams, Mark Loram, Joe Screen and Lee Richardson will all feature in the Arlington event.

The 2003 MotoGP season will see the top three finishers celebrating on the podium in time honoured fashion, and this year they will be uncorking bottles of Freixenet, after the Spanish producers of sparkling wines and cavas agreed a deal to supply the 'Official MotoGP Cava'.

The tapes rise tonight [Saturday] on the 2003 Sky Sports Elite League season when the Oxford Silver Machine make the short trip north to Coventry in an opening season challenge, the match gets underway at 7.30pm.

British Superbike team, T.D.B. Recruit.com recently returned from Valencia, Spain where they completed their three-day test program and riders Paul Young and Jon Kirkham were delighted with the results they achieved aboard their Colin Appleyard run Yamaha R1s.

Elliott Sadler scored his first ever Winston Cup Bud Pole Award in 145 career starts on Friday at the Darlington Raceway to make it five different pole sitters in five races so far this year.

Complete Bud Pole qualifying results and starting lineup for Sunday's Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 at the 1.366-mile Darlington Raceway.

Alan van der Merwe underlined the strength of his bid for the championship title by heading the testing times at Donington Park yesterday [Thursday] for the 2003 British F3 Championship with Avon Tyres.