News By Topic: Motorsports, Motor Sports, Auto Racing in Asia

Team McLaren Mercedes F1 Race Recap: Japan

Oct 9, 2006

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on October 9th, 2006 At 8:10 AM CST Welcome back ladies and gentlemen; I hope your weekends were all as fanatastic as mine was. To kick things off this blissful October morning, we have a recap of a race that transpired over the weekend - the Japanese Grand Prix. As usual, if you have it ... Continue reading

Michelin 2006 Japanese F1 GP - Free practice

Oct 6, 2006

PRESS INFORMATION 2006 FIA Formula One World Championship Japanese Grand Prix - Friday October 6 Free practice FISICHELLA AND MICHELIN SET THE PACE AT DRYING SUZUKA Michelin drivers were fastest in both free practice sessions at Suzuka today, as teams prepared for the Japanese Grand Prix - the penultimate race of the F ... Continue reading

2006 Michelin Chinese F1 GP - Race

Oct 1, 2006

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2006 Michelin Chinese F1 GP - Qualifying

Sep 30, 2006

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Toyota to Enter Hybrid Sedan in 24-hour Race

Jul 4, 2006

TOKYO — July 4, 2006: Toyota Motor Corporation announced today that it plans to compete in Japan's only round-the-clock semi-international racing event with a Lexus GS450h hybrid sedan. The grueling Tokachi 24-hour Race* race is set to take place at the Tokachi International Speedway in Hokkaido (in northern Japan ... Continue reading

Ford Focus Goes Racing in China

Feb 18, 2006

CHONGQING, China - February 18, 2006: Changan Ford (CAF) announced that it plans to set up “Changan Ford Racing” and the Ford Focus will be participating in the 2000cc race series of 2006 China Circuit Championship (CCC). Changan Ford is committed to carrying on Ford’s world-renowned sport spirit in C ... Continue reading

Ultimate Car and Youth Culture Festival Kicks off 2006 Season in San Jose

Feb 10, 2006

IRVINE, Calif.--Feb. 10, 2006--Action Media premieres its all new 2006 XM Satellite Radio Hot Import Nights (HIN) season on Feb. 25 at the San Jose Convention Center from 5 p.m. to midnight. For 2006, HIN takes the ultimate custom car festival to a new level by creating a show that celebrates all elements of youth cult ... Continue reading

Cooper Tire Paves the Way to A1 Grand Prix Victory in Dubai

Dec 16, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2005 COMPANY CONTACT: Patricia Brown Cooper Tire 419-424-4370 pjbrown@coopertire.com Cooper Tire Paves the Way to A1 Grand Prix Victory in Dubai Nicolas Lapierre claims A1 Team France's fifth feature race victory of the season FINDLAY, OHIO, December 15, 2005 ­ COOPER TIRE & RUBBER C ... Continue reading

One More Step Toward The End of Corporate Motorsports: Michelin to Quit F-1

Dec 14, 2005

Michelin has on several occasions expressed the conditions of its involvement in Formula One: Michelin considers Formula One to be a highly technical motorsport in which the tyre is a very influential component in the scope of the performance of the vehicle. The teams' freedom to choose their own tyres is essential. Th ... Continue reading

CARPENTIER FINISHES 13th IN JAPAN

Apr 30, 2005

PATRICK CARPENTIER RADIO/TV NEWS BUREAU UPDATE Race Result of Round Four of the IndyCar Series in Japan CARPENTIER FINISHES 13th IN JAPAN Montreal, Saturday, April 30, 2005 - Starting 14th on the grid for the Indy Japan 300, Red Bull Cheever Racing driver Patrick Carpentier gained one position in the race to finish 13t ... Continue reading

First Practice Session for the Indy Japan 300

Apr 28, 2005

PATRICK CARPENTIER NEWS BUREAU UPDATE Round Four of the IndyCar Series in Japan First Practice Session for the Indy Japan 300 Montreal, April 27, 2005 - Patrick Carpentier completed his first practice session in preparation for Saturday's Indy Japan 300 to be held at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan. Carpentier finished 9th w ... Continue reading

2005 Bahrain GP Race

Apr 3, 2005

B.A.R Honda Press Information Sunday 3 April 2005 REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL No points for either B.A.R Honda driver in the Bahrain Grand Prix, but an improvement in performance leaves the team feeling upbeat for the future ------------------------------------------------ Both Lucky Strike B.A.R Hondas retired from today&# ... Continue reading

F1 Rival A1 Racing Series May Fail to Lure TV Networks, Ecclestone Says

Mar 30, 2005

March 30, 2005; Alex Duff and Dan Baynes writing for Bloomberg reported that The A1 Grand Prix motor-racing series, whose backers include a member of Dubai's royal family and Real Madrid soccer player Ronaldo, may struggle to sell broadcast rights to major television networks, Formula One's rights manager Bernie Eccles ... Continue reading

2005 Malaysian GP Friday Practice

Mar 18, 2005

B.A.R Honda Press Information Friday 18 March 2005 RAISING THE B.A.R A promising first day of practice for B.A.R Honda bodes well for Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix. ------------------------------------------------ Jenson Button and Takuma Sato got the Malaysian Grand Prix weekend off to a promising start for Luck ... Continue reading

F-1 Honda and BAT New Joint Venture Company Acquires B.A.R

Jan 16, 2005

Tokyo, Japan, Jan 11, 2005 - JCN Newswire reported that Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced today that it has established a new joint venture company, BARH Limited, with British American Tobacco (BAT). With this development, investment for the Honda 45% capital investment ratio (BAT 55%) announced last year has been comple ... Continue reading