2006

With most of the West Country effected by rain, and the Plymouth meeting taking an early bath, fans were greeted to the unusual sight of the Oak Tree Arena track being watered amidst gathering rain clouds.

Complete qualifying results for the NASCAR Nextel All Star Challenge at the Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Complete Thursday qualifying results for the third round of the 2006 Atlantic Championship at Monterrey.

Complete qualifying results for the NASCAR Nextel Open at the Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Northpoint Ekerold Honda's Cal Crutchlow led the second free practice session for the supersport class ahead of round five of the British Championship at Mondello Park in Ireland.

The ambitious Team Australia umbrella has been expanded to include a new partnership that guarantees backing for ex-pat Australian Marcos Ambrose's NASCAR Craftsman Truck campaign in the United States.

Fresh from his best ever MotoGP performance last Sunday in Shanghai, Rizla Suzuki's John Hopkins again held fourth at the end of day one in Le Mans - and is chasing a debut podium on Sunday.

Complete qualifying times for round 5 of the F3 Euroseries at Oschersleben, Germany.

Virgin Mobile Yamaha British Superbike star Tommy Hill will take on the likes of Troy Bayliss and Troy Corser on May 28, after getting a wild-card ride for the Silverstone round of the Corona Extra World Superbike championship.

Honda have confirmed that they tried a number of 'new directions' on set-up with the RA106 during their three-day programme at Vallelunga in Italy this week, which came to a close on Thursday.

British Champ Car rookie Katherine Legge says that she is continually surprised by the support shown by her PKV Racing crew as she prepares for the second leg of her first back-to-back Champ Car race weekends in Monterrey.

After struggling to solve the YZR-M1's chatter problems at the first four rounds of the 2006 season - reigning MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi will be given a new chassis for this weekend's French Grand Prix at Le Mans.

Valentino Rossi won't be the only person testing a new chassis at Le Mans this weekend, with Kenny Roberts Jr looking forward to receiving a similar development for his brand new KR211V.

Experienced international rally driver and TV sports presenter, Robbie Head, has confirmed his entry on the Zulu Rally next weekend, South Africa's WRC candidate event, which runs from May 26-27.

Former SC Carrachi Ducati World Supersport rider, Josh Brookes, will switch to the premier World Superbike class from Silverstone onwards after signing for the Kawasaki Bertocchi team.

HM Plant Honda riders Karl Harris, Ryuichi Kiyonari and John McGuinness head to Mondello Park in Ireland this weekend for round five of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship and rounds five and six of the Metzeler National Superstock Championship.

Red Bull Honda riders Eugene Laverty and Jonathan Rea make their way to Mondello Park this weekend for round five of the British Supersport and the Bennetts British Superbike Championship respectively.

Surprisingly, MotoGP's popularity does not seem to extend right around the globe, with promoters of the Chinese Grand Prix admitting to querying the financial viability of staging the event in future.

As expected, Max Papis has been hired to drive a second Cheever Racing entry in this year's Indianapolis 500, despite having been out of a full-time open-wheel ride for several seasons.

Gregorio Lavilla has a healthy points advantage as he heads for the fifth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Mondello Park but the defending title holder knows all too well that the opposition is closing in on him.

REDliners, the official Motorsport Club of the Donington Grand Prix Collection, has announced an evening with former Surtees and Mclaren F1 driver Jochen Mass on Thursday 8th June.

Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship series director Alan Gow said he was thrilled to see James Kaye finally break his podium duck at Oulton Park.

Tiago Monteiro's Spanish GP was ruined after early contact from Super Aguri's Franck Montagny gave the Midland man a puncture that led to a spin.

Team Red Devil Atolye Kazaz driver, Kristian Sohlberg will have a new co-driver on the Rally d'Italia Sardegna this weekend, when he returns to the WRC after a three month break.