McLaren to intro new car at Silverstone
June 24, 2003
Apparently we won’t be seeing the new McLaren until the British Grand Prix near the end of July, according to the BBC….
BBC: McLaren target Silverstone
Harvick Doesn’t Like His Teammate
June 24, 2003
Kevin Harvick finally comments about his teammates victory, and pass under the yellow.
NASCAR paved the sponsorship road
June 23, 2003
Great peice on how NASCAR’s relationship with RJR paved the road for corporate sports marketing as we know it today…
Tennessean.com: NASCAR paved road for today’s corporate ties to all sports
Jeff Gordon, whine country loser
June 23, 2003
Great headline, someone actually defending Robbie Gordon!
BMW-Williams contract
June 23, 2003
The BMW-Williams contract extension is looking better and better. Sorry Mr. Jordan, time to get that Mercedes deal done for next year!
More to Dario’s story?
June 23, 2003
…well, no, not really. However, Robin Miller does have some interesting things to say about Dario’s future and why he has opted to take the rest of the season off and get his back back into shape once and for all. Also, at the botton of the page there is a note about Herta taking Dario’s ride for the rest of the season. Didn’t he just get a ride with a CART team????
Also of great interest is Miller’s note about the Panther/Chevy/Cosworth test. Apparently Sam Hornish was able to get an extra 5 mph out of Cosworth’s engine….
RPM.ESPN: Franchitti, Bernie making news
Heinz-Harald, the bench mark?
June 23, 2003
….and like all “benchmarks” he is more famous as a stationary object than as a race winning driver! The only thing exceeding racing budgets in F1 are the egos of mediocre drivers!
Heinz-Harald Frentzen, benchmark!!
Gordon vs Gordon
June 23, 2003
Let’s get it on. Anyone want to just see these two go behind the garage and go at it. Anyone want to guess who has more enemies in NASCAR?
One Gordon wins, other moves up spot in points
June 22, 2003
Outside pole sitter Robby Gordon wins at Sonoma. Jeff Gordon took the number two spot in points from Dale Jr. with his second place finish. It was a great day for Childress as the 29 and the 31 battled in the top 5 all day. Pole sitter Boris Said came in 6th. Here is the summary from NASCAR.com…
NASCAR.com: R. Gordon starts, closes well at Sonoma
Of course Robby’s win was not without some controversy provided by Jeff Gordon’s complaints regarding Robby racing back to the yellow when Christian Fittipaldi crashed (hey, isn’t Christian supposed to be a road racer???)….
NASCAR.com: Winner, runner-up trade barbs after race
Finally Fernandez!
June 22, 2003
Adrian Fernandez was finally able to pull off his first win in three years since he became a team owner.
CART.com: ADRIAN FERNANDEZ WINS ACTION PACKED G.I. JOE’S 200