CARLO VAN DAM RACKS UP THE MILES IN WORLD SERIES TEST AT VALENCIA
Carlo van Dam once again tested a World
Series Formula Renault 3.5 today. After testing one of the World Series
cars at Paul Ricard (France) for Red Devil Team Comtec three weeks ago,
the reigning ATS Formula 3 champion was in action at the Spanish circuit
of [...]
Archive for November, 2007
World Series by Renault
Van der Garde takes best time
The World Series teams are in Valencia for three days of testing with
their Formula Renault 3.5 cars. In his first outing with Cram
Competition, Giedo van der Garde clocked the fastest time of the first
day.
The Draco Racing team had already travelled to the Valencia region last
Saturday, when its two single-seaters put [...]
Riviera Racing CAPS Winningest Trophy Truck Season in History with
Flawless Race at 40th Anniversary SCORE Baja 1000 Finishing on the Sands
of Cabo San Lucas, Baja Mexico
Laguna Hills, CALIFORNIA — Breathe It. Race It. Live It. Riviera
Racing’s mystical 2007 SCORE Tecate Baja 1000 victory. Celebrating
fifteen years of off road racing, the 2007 SCORE Baja 1000 victory
launched [...]
Wales Rally GB will mark the retirement of Finland’s Marcus Groenholm
from the World Rally Championship with a presentation on Thursday 29
November on the Start Podium in Cardiff.
Groenholm will make his 150th World Rally Championship start this week at
the final of the FIA World Rally Championship, which is running from 29
November - 2 December - the [...]
GRANDAM: Michael Shank Racing 2008 drivers announced
Published November 30th, 2007 in GRANDAM. 0 CommentsContinuity key as Shank signs Patterson, Negri, Pew, and James for 08
(Columbus, OH) 28 November 2007–With the Rolex Sports Car Series
moving to Pirelli tires and Michael Shank Racing joining forces with Ford
Racing Technology powered by Roush Yates Engines, there will be a lot of
new elements to the 2008 Rolex Sports Car Series season, but for [...]
JOINS DRIVERS JON FOGARTY, ALEX GURNEY AND JIMMY VASSER
IN CHAMPION GAINSCO/BOB STALLINGS CAR SPONSORED BY LOWE’S
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Two-time Nextel Cup Series champion Jimmie
Johnson, defending Grand-Am Rolex Series champion GAINSCO/Bob Stallings
Racing and Lowe’s Home Improvement will join forces for the 46th
running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona at Daytona International Speedway on
Jan. 26-27.
Johnson will co-drive [...]
NASCAR-TRUCK: Homestead: TRG names Gaunt general manager
Published November 30th, 2007 in NASCAR Craftsman. 0 CommentsMARTY GAUNT TO JOIN TRG MOTORSPORTS; NASCAR VETERAN JOINS FORCES WITH
SPORTS CAR POWERHOUSE
MOORESVILLE, NC, November 28, 2007- Just five weeks into announcing
their takeover of Darrel Waltrip Racing’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
team, the newly formed TRG Motorsports is proud to announce their most
recent signing to the team, General Manager Marty Gaunt, to run their
NASCAR operation in [...]
RAHAL LETTERMAN RACING FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST SCOTT SHARP AND PATRON
SPIRITS
HILLIARD, Ohio (November 28, 2007) — Rahal Letterman Racing announces
that it has filed a lawsuit in United States District Court Southern
District of Florida Miami Division today against Scott Sharp Sports, LLC,
Scott Sharp Inc., driver Scott Sharp (collectively “Sharp”) and sponsor
Patron Spirits.
The suit alleges, among other things, [...]
Today’s IndyCar Series and Indy Pro Series headlines
1. Castroneves claims “Dancing With The Stars” crown
2. Howard joins Roth Racing for 2008 season
1. Castroneves claims “Dancing With The Stars” crown: Helio Castroneves’
Baby Borgs will have some company in the trophy case of his Coral
Gables, Fla., home with the addition of the “Dancing with the Stars”
mirror ball [...]
Castroneves Claims ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Title
LOS ANGELES (Nov. 27, 2007) — Two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Helio Castroneves added another title
to his resume Tuesday night, capturing the fifth “Dancing With The Stars” mirrorball trophy in an
upset of Spice Girl Melanie Brown.
“This is an incredible moment right now,” said Castroneves, who was given a quart [...]
JURY FINDS IN FAVOR OF KALKHOVEN AND ALL DEFENDANTS
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana - - November 27, 2007 - - After an unusually short
deliberation, the jury in the matter of JDS Uniphase Securities
Litigation today has found in favor of Kevin Kalkhoven and all other
defendants.
Today’s verdict completely exonerates four senior officers of JDS
Uniphase, including Kalkhoven, who is a co-owner [...]
NASCAR-CUP: Champion’s Week, day three report
Published November 30th, 2007 in NASCAR Nextel. 0 CommentsNASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Champions Week — Day 3
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Cars Take To The Streets
Champion Johnson Leads The Victory Lap
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 28, 2007) — The usual cacophony of New York City
traffic noise — the blare of the horns and screeching of brakes — was
interrupted Wednesday morning as 10 of the world’s [...]
Please welcome NASCAR; past, present, and future. When NASCAR’s top ten
season finishers arrive in the Big Apple to join back to back champion
Jimmie Johnson, the sport will get a look at a cross section of NASCAR
history.
…
Source: NASCAR-CUP: Good morning New York
NASCAR-CUP: Penske Racing organization changes in 2008
Published November 30th, 2007 in NASCAR Nextel. 0 CommentsPENSKE RACING ANNOUNCES ORGANIZATIONAL
CHANGES FOR 2008
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (November 28, 2007) — Saying goodbye to one of
its longtime leaders and fortifying itself for the future, Penske Racing
announced several key organizational changes for the 2008 NASCAR season
on Wednesday.
Don Miller, who has served as President of Penske Racing South, Inc.
since its inception in 1990, is retiring from his [...]
Three days of collective test in Valencia for the new Draco drivers
After the collective test at Paul Ricard, in France, the World Series
moves on Spanish soil. The circuit of Valencia, inaugurated in 1999 and
entitled to the driver Ricardo Tormo, died in 1998 for leukemia, it will
host the Team of the Renault Championship for 3 days [...]
OMV BIXXOL Rally Team ambitious for WRC-points
The OMV BIXXOL Rally Team will be represented by two teams at the finale
of the FIA Production-Car World Rally Championship, the “Wales Rally
GB”. And for the first time this season both OMV pairs stand realistic
chances for scoring points. Stepan Vojtech and Michal Ernst (CZ) have
reached their best WRC-result by [...]
WRC: Wales Rally GB: Suzuki World Contest added to Super Special show
Published November 28th, 2007 in WRC. 0 CommentsStadium suprises - Swift, Suzukis and snow!
The Suzuki World Contest will be held at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on
Saturday 1 December before the action-packed 75th anniversary
entertainment and indoor special stage of Wales Rally GB. This is in
addition to a spectacular stunt driving display from Auto Test champion
Paul Swift and a tribute to the late Richard Burns [...]
Toyota AMA Arenacross Series Set For Rockford’s MetroCentre
AURORA, Ill. (Nov. 27, 2007) — Toyota AMA Arenacross returns to
Rockford’s (Ill.) MetroCentre for two nights of arenacross racing
action this weekend, Friday and Saturday (Nov. 30 — Dec. 1).,
featuring one of the favorites coming into the event - Pearl City’s
own Tommy Hofmaster.
“We haven’t raced in Rockford since the [...]
Set for an official release that could come at any time, 2006 and 2007
NASCAR Nextel Cup champ Jimmie Johnson will co-drive in the 2008 Rolex
24 At Daytona with Alex Gurney, Jon Fogarty and Jimmy Vasser with Lowe’s
Home Improvement sponsorship in the No. 99 of GAINSCO/Bob Stalling
Racing Pontiac-Riley.
Johnson will complete the team’s already formidable all-champion driver
line [...]
CHAMPCAR: Rocketsports Alexandre Negrao Houston test preview
Published November 28th, 2007 in Champcar. 0 CommentsROCKETSPORTS TO TEST BRAZILIAN ALEXANDRE NEGRAO IN HOUSTON
EAST LANSING, Michigan (November 27, 2007) - Rocketsports Racing will be
testing Brazilian Alexandre “Xandi” Negrão this week at the
Mercedes-Benz of Sugar Land Road Course in Houston, Texas as part of a
driver evaluation. The team will take this opportunity to check out
future race talent, while exploring their possibilities for [...]
