Archive for August 19th, 2006

The Toyota Camry will make its “Car of Tomorrow” testing debut Monday at Michigan International Speedway as NASCAR takes another step in the development of the car, which will be used at road courses and short tracks during the 2007 Nextel Cup season.

Pos No. Driver Make Time Speed Lap# #Laps -Fastest -Next
1 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 38.930 184.947 1 22
2 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 39.240 183.486 1 21 -0.310 -0.310

Michael Waltrip said Friday he is close to signing a driver to fill his third car, which will be sponsored by Domino’s Pizza and Burger King.

The Logistical Demands of Moving F1’s Stuff by Boat
After the race in Budapest, F1 seemed to be entering a period of time reminiscent of an era when life was lived at a more relaxed pace. To start with, there would be three weeks before the next Grand Prix and secondly, the race cars and equipment [...]

After one installation lap today on the 11-turn, 2.238 mile Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Toyota F1 driver Ricardo Zonta easily set a new track record on his second flying lap with at 1:07:587 at 119.206 mph. This time and speed edges the previous record of 1:07.722 set by Helio Castroneves at the CART Honda Grand [...]

Jacques Villeneuve has criticised BMW Sauber’s decision to replace him.