Schumacher Best Ever?
October 13, 2003
The BBC has a nice comparison of some of the greatest F1 drivers of all time. Now that Schumacher has beater Juan Manuel Fangio’s record of 5 career F1 championships, many would say he is the greatest driver every. Schumacher himself disagrees….but I don’t….judge for yourself and tell us what you think below in the comments area….
BBC: Who is the greatest ever?
Brack Serious But Stable
October 13, 2003
Racing One is reporting that Kenny Brack is still in serious but stable condition with devastating injuries to his lower extremities. He remains awake and alert (fortunately or unfortunately…depending on how you look at it) and has undergone surgery to his ankles and legs…
RacingOne.com: Brack Serious But Stable
Two Champs Crowned In Texas
October 12, 2003
ENNIS, Texas - Larry Dixon and Greg Anderson clinched their respective NHRA series championships Sunday at the 18th annual O’Reilly Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex.
Kenny Bernstein, John Force and Anderson earned the wins in their respective categories at the $1.9 million race, the 20th of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.
NHRA.com: Sunday Recap
DragRaceCentral.com: Sunday Wrap Up
RacingOne.com: NHRA Crowns Two Champions
RPM.ESPN: Dixon, Anderson Win Titles
BAR secures fith place standing…
October 12, 2003
…in the manufacturer’s championship standings. Takuma Sato had an incredible drive, considering his lack of a race seat for the prior year. And Jenson Button continues to amass points without a single podium to his credit.
f1-live.com: BAR equals highest ever season finish
Tracy takes Mexico City…
October 12, 2003
…in a flawless drive with considerable pressure from Sebastien Bordais. Mario Dominguez was the crowd favorite as he and his pit crew hustled their way from 11th to 3rd.
cart-racing.com: Tracy closes in on title with perfect Mexico City win
First again, for the last time
October 12, 2003
Gil de Ferran ended his racing career in the same way he raced; fast, smart, winning, and gracious. As exciting as it will be to see Sam Hornish in a Penske at the Indy 500 next year, Gil will be missed. The race result was tarnished by the horrific crash between Tomas Scheckter and Kenny Brack. Scheckter walked away from the wreck, Brack is fortunate to be alive. The IRL has been flirting with this kind of disaster for the entire second half of the season. What they do about it remains to be seen.
indyracing.com: de Ferran Wins Chevy 500; Dixon 2003 Champion
crashnet.irl: Brack crash sours Dixon’s title victory.
crashnet.irl: Brack ‘awake’ in hospital.
Schumacher Wins Record World Title
October 12, 2003
Michael Schumacher is no longer the greatest driver in history only in the hearts and minds of his legions of fans…he is now officially the greatest in the recod books. Schumacher secured his record breaking sixth Formula 1 World Championship in what was, ironically, one of poorest races. Michael survived an early race tangle with Takuma Sato and a late battle with brother Ralf Schumacher to surpass Juan Manuel Fangio’s record five world titles, as Ferrari also claimed a fifth successive constructors’ championship.
Sole title rival Kimi Raikkonen came second, while Schumacher’s teammate Rubens Barrichello took the victory for Ferrari…
PlanetF1.com: Rubens Wins While Schumi Makes F1 History!
F1Racing.net: Schumi clinches record-breaking crown
F1-Live.com: Barrichello helps Schumacher to title number six
RCR Announces Spec Ops Link
October 12, 2003
Concord, NC - October 11, 2003 - Richard Childress, owner of Richard Childress Racing, today announced a partnership with the Special Operations Warriors Foundation to assist the children of Special Operations soldiers with their college expenses.
Tide Washes PPI & Craven Through 2006
October 12, 2003
Ricky Craven and Tide will extend their connection to PPI Motorsports through the 2006 season. “There’s no doubt that Ricky Craven has helped bring both success and stability to our relatively young NASCAR program,” said PPI Motorsports president Cal Wells. “Ricky’s experience and ability have contributed greatly to the progress we’ve made as a single-car team. We are pleased that Ricky will remain a large part of that progress as we look toward our future.”
The British Are Coming!
October 12, 2003
Travis Carter Unveils Brit Connection
Concord, NC - Oct. 11, 2003 - Travis Carter announced an alliance with UK-based racing organization Torquespeed. The juncture makes Torquespeed the first United Kingdom-based majority owners of a Winston Cup team. The new team will be called Torquespeed Carter, operating out of the current Travis Carter Enterprises shops at Statesville, NC.