Archive for August, 2006

A Ferrari spokesman has again denied unrelenting speculation that the Italian squad might, at Michael Schumacher’s request, delay its scheduled announcement about race drivers for 2007.

NHRA announced a limit on the number of cars one owner group can field in each of the four professional categories that make up the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Effective immediately, owner groups will be limited to four teams per professional category, currently comprised of the Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and [...]

RuSPORT driver now speaking in two languages and walking with minimal assistance
LOVELAND, Colo., Aug. 30, 2006, 2:15 pm EDT – The condition of Champ Car World Series driver Cristiano da Matta (#10 RuSPORT Ford-Cosworth / Lola / Bridgestone) continues to significantly improve.

1. R. Kubica - BMW Sauber F1.06 - 1′22″247 - 83 laps
2. G. Fisichella - Renault R26 - 1′22″267 (+0″020) - 111 laps
3. F. Massa - Ferrari 248 F1 - 1′22″281 (+0″034) - 78 laps

In a SpeedTV.com exclusive, Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula 1 pilot Scott Speed officially announced today that he would return to his karting roots by competing at the SKUSA SuperNationals, which will be held in Las Vegas, Nev., November 9-12. Speed, the only American in F1, will strap on a PCH Motorsports CRG/SwedeTech Maxter package for [...]

It’s time once again for those of us who follow NASCAR and are traditionalists to break out the black arm bands.
We will be mourning once again the passing of one of stock car racing’s greatest, most colorful shows, the storied Southern 500 on Labor Day Weekend at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina.

A political storm involving the Formula One podium and Cyprus could cost Turkey its Grand Prix.

Scott Speed has reinforced speculation that both he and Toro Rosso team-mate Tonio Liuzzi will be retained by the Italian team in 2007.

Despite being left off the FIA’s provisional calendar for 2007, organisers of the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola are confident that the annual race will be staged next April.

The Nurburgring, located close to the Eifel mountains in south-eastern Germany, is likely to host the country’s only F1 race in 2007.