2008

Despite his whirlwind start to the 2008 Junior World Rally Championship, Sebastien Ogier insists that he is not setting his sights any further than his next outing, in Jordan, this weekend.

The 23-year-old stunned the Superbike paddock with a magnificent seventh place qualifying perfomance in the tricky conditions on Saturday.

For the first time in the history of the World Rally Championship, crews will travel to the Middle East this week for the fifth event of the season.

Murray Walker may be best known as the voice of Formula One, but as far as he's concerned even the pinnacle of four-wheel motorsport doesn't come close to the excitement and drama of motorcycle racing.

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It may be wishful thinking, but the Super Aguri F1 team is on its way to Barcelona for this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix, in spite of being told that a proposed takeover bid had been shelved last week.

The Rob Mac Racing Yamaha rider was hit by the 170kg Superbike - travelling in excess of 120mph - after Rizla's Tom Sykes fell in front him following contact with Leon Haslam. The race was stopped immediately to care for Harris who remarkably escaped serious injury.

Less than 24 hours after Atlantic Championship graduate Danica Patrick earned her first career IndyCar Series victory in Japan, second-year Swiss driver Simona de Silvestro became only the second woman in 34 years to win an Atlantic series race.

Sunday AM: Garage sale? With no future for the Champ Car series after this weekend's race, the teams continue to ponder what to do with their cars.

After a lengthy pace car period, a thoroughly absorbing Fuchs British Supersport race was eventually won by HM Plant Honda rider Steve Brogan after a race long scrap with Glen Richards on the British Triumph.

1. Cal Crutchlow GBR HM Plant Honda 19m05.302s 2. Shane Byrne GBR Airwaves Ducati +1.807s 3. Michael Rutter GBR NW200 Ducati +2.136s 4. Leon Camier GBR Airwaves Ducati +7.942s

After looking like Shane Byrne's closest challenger in the first race at Thruxton, Cal Crutchlow managed to put one over the Ducati rider in race two, taking a clear victory on the HM Plant Honda.

Subaru team boss David Richards is looking forward to the inaugural World Rally Championship event in Jordan next weekend and has predicted that it will be a real success.

The crash happened in the early stages of the race as the Rizla Suzuki rider Tom Sykes was trying to make progress through the field.

1. Shane Byrne GBR Airwaves Ducati 25m33.903s 2. Cal Crutchlow GBR HM Plant Honda +2.306s 3. Michael Rutter GBR NW200 Ducati +3.573s 4. Leon Haslam GBR HM Plant Honda +10.949s

Kawasaki's Kelly Smith took the $1,500 Progressive Direct Holeshot Award to begin the 20-lap main event in front, with injured championship leader Chad Reed taking the advantage later on in the lap.

Taking advantage of the smallest IndyCar Series field of the year, and her acknowledged enjoyment of the Twin Ring Motegi oval, Danica Patrick finally opened her victory account with Andretti Green Racing in round three of the 2008 season.

The Honda pair were right on the pace in the tricky wet/dry conditions at Thruxton today. Haslam will start alongside pole setter Byrne with Crutchlow completing the front row in fourth position.

by Chris Hayes

V8 Supercar points leader Jamie Whincup will see his slim advantage whittled away in Hamilton this weekend, and won't be able to do anything about it after ruling himself out of the three scheduled races by crashing in qualifying.

Sykes has continued the good form he showed at Brands Hatch a fortnight ago with top five placings in both free practice sessions so far.

John George endured a trying weekend at Rockingham as the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship made its annual trip to the unique oval circuit for the second round of the year.

Adam Jones has praised his GR Asia-run Team Aircool outfit on the back of his podium finish during the second round of the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship at Rockingham.

Team Eurotech title sponsors John Guest has announced that it will sponsor race day during the next round of the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship at Donington Park.