Spain Named World’s Best F1 Grand Prix
December 13, 2003
Monaco – Spain has won the 2003 Best Grand Prix prize from Bernie Ecclestone’s Formula One Management group for the organisation of the 2003 Spanish Grand Prix on May 4, 2003.
Spain Named World’s Best F1 Grand Prix
December 13, 2003
Monaco – Spain has won the 2003 Best Grand Prix prize from Bernie Ecclestone’s Formula One Management group for the organisation of the 2003 Spanish Grand Prix on May 4, 2003.
Despite Cold Weather, Martinsville Speedway Toy Drive Has Record Day
December 13, 2003
Martinsville, VA.(December 13, 2003) – Race car rides were a hot ticket on a cold day at Martinsville Speedway Saturday, but even they couldn’t match the heart-warming generosity of the hundreds of race fans who turned out for the 10th Annual Toy Drive and Souvenir Day.
Speed Announcer’s Error
December 13, 2003
OK, I waited to hear this a second time. One of the promos on Speed about the Jackie Stewart special being rebroadcast this evening calls him an “FL star.”
Smokey’s Garage For Sale
December 13, 2003
We’ve just found out that the garage once called “The Best Damn Garage in Town” is to be placed on the auction block. Smokey Yunick’s garage, home of some of the best engineering ideas in the first twenty-some years of NASCAR is to be sold for development.
Ganassi Racing To Compete In Grand Am Series In 2004
December 12, 2003
Indianapolis, Ind. (December 12, 2003) — After winning five championships in the past eight years (four consecutive with CART Champ Car World Series, as well as the 2003 IRL IndyCar Series Championship) and contending for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series title, Chip Ganassi Racing will compete in the full Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series in 2004 with two of the world’s most respected drivers, Scott Pruett and Max Papis.
Bowl of Chili For Capps
December 12, 2003
Snake Racing Funny Car driver Ron Capps will compete at the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in January, but it won’t be the first time the Funny Car ace has driven in circles. He drove in the Chili Bowl celebrity race last season, as well some testing of IROC cars with racers from NASCAR and the IRL among others. Capps’ car for the race is being fielded by dirt oval master Danny “The Dude” Lasoski who is also entering cars for himself and NASCAR veteran Kenny Schrader…
RacingOne.com: Capps’ Cup of Chili
Motorsport.com: Ron Capps to race in Chili Bowl
NHRA.com: Forget celebrity race, Capps to race in real Chili Bowl
Capps will also have a new head tuner on his Skoal Funny Car next season in the form of veteran crew chief John Stewart, replacing his former crew chief Ed “Ace” McCulloch has been hired by Doug Herbert as manager of his Top Fuel team.
IRL Slows Down In 2004
December 12, 2003
In the wake of Kenny Brack’s massive crash in the last race of the 2003 season, and Tony Renna’s fatal wreck at Indy in October, the IRL has decided to reduce their engines from 3.5 liters to 3.0 liters, effective in May…just in time for the Indy 500…
IndyStar.com: Accidents prompt IRL to cut speeds
AZCentral.com: IRL seeks to curb airborne crashes
DFW.com: Driving on
AutoWeek.com: 2003 Motorsports Season in Review: IRL
Bridgestone Winter Test Review
December 12, 2003
Bridgestone has completed its first tests of the winter season with all its teams undertaking a share of the winter test programme. Bridgestone has spent this time working on all areas of tyre development (construction, compound and shape) and specifically ensuring it is heading in the right development direction before stepping up the pace of the programme in January.
Ralf Schumacher Rates Gulf Air Bahrain GP Track
December 12, 2003
London, December 12 2003. BMW WilliamsF1 Team star Ralf Schumacher is poised to become the first Formula One driver to lap the new Bahrain International Circuit. The 28-year-old German – winner of six world championship Grands Prix – will try out the recently-laid track next Tuesday, December 16, at the wheel of a BMW X5 road car.