2006

Britain's Krie Meeke completed a three-day tarmac test in the South of France recently, in preparation for the upcoming Junior World Rally Championship events in Spain and Corsica, both of which will be run on asphalt.

NASCAR Nextel Cup team Bill Davis Racing has been told that it did breach its Motorsport Agreement with DaimlerChrysler's Dodge division, resulting in the car manufacturer winning a $6.5 million lawsuit this week.

Experian Consumer Direct has announced that it will be a major associate sponsor of the Roush Racing team in the NASCAR Busch Series for the 2006 racing season.

After helping steer a pair of talented young drivers toward the Champ Car World Series over the past two seasons, Brooks Associates Racing have announced that is has signed another racer with a promising future for the 2006 Champ Car Atlantic Championship.

The Malaysian government has revealed an ambitious bid to host a round of the World Rally Championship within the next two years, even if it means joining a growing list of hopefuls all trying to add their name to a calendar many are trying to cut.

The Holden Racing Team has launched its 2006 car and team, with a significant announcement regarding one of the squad's new endurance drivers.

Although the 2006 Belgian Grand Prix has already been removed from the Formula One calendar, the race is set to return next year - with the local government reported to have put together a deal to secure the long-term future of the race.

AMA Pro Racing was plunged into mourning on Wednesday following news that motocross racer Kevin Crine had been killed in a car accident.

Panther Racing's uncertain future looks certain to include a single-car Indy Racing League campaign, following reports that the team had inked a deal with former Rahal Letterman driver Vitor Meira.

In their efforts to thwart the increasing onslaught of Nextel Cup Series drivers and teams that have come to dominate the Busch Series scene in recent years, two independent Busch teams have decided to join forces for the 2006 season.

For its first full season in the Champ Car Atlantic Championship, PR1 Motorsports will rely on two drivers that have a history of success with the team.

Yet another new team has been added to the list of 2006 Champ Car Atlantic Series competitors in the form of California based outfit NCDL Tech. With the new team also comes a new and highly rated American driver in the form of Ryan Spencer-Smith.

Scuderia Toro Rosso has hit the track for the first time with its 2006 car on the third day of the latest Formula One group test at Jerez.

Heading into what could be the final year of NASCAR racing as we know it, there are plenty of pretenders lining up to take Tony Stewart's crown.

Heading into what could be the final year of NASCAR racing as we know it, there are plenty of pretenders lining up to take Tony Stewart's crown.

Schwan's Home Service, the firm that sponsored Ken Schrader and the #49 BAM Racing team for the past two years, will now sponsor Kyle Petty's #45 team for a four race programme in 2006.

Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn has been awarded an honorary doctorate in engineering by Brunel University.

F1's governing body, the FIA, has confirmed that the Belgian Grand Prix, which was scheduled to take place on September 17, will not take place in 2006.

The Yamaha Motor Italia World Superbike Team will turn from blue to red in 2006, after signing a three-year sponsorship agreement with Santander Consumer Bank Italy.

Larry Perkins' new-look outfit has one objective for the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series - to take the title - and is using the presence of a new title sponsor and hence new look-team to fuel the fires of competitiveness.

Officials at the Milwaukee Mile have confirmed that they plan to add the increasingly popular SAFER Barrier to the entire length of its one-mile oval this spring.

The is the new livery with which Winston Ten Kate Honda riders James Toseland and Karl Muggeridge will race in the 2006 Corona Extra World Superbike championship.

While many of its rivals were already running at least the first version of their 2006 car in the comparative warmth of Italy and Spain, Formula One's first Russian-owned team was still putting the finishing touches to its challenger at a suitably chilly Silverstone.

Atolye Kazaz team director, Ercan Kazaz has vowed that they will overcome the 'issues' that dogged Jaan Molder at the weekend on the Swedish Rally.