Alex Job racers win at Le Mans
Jun 17, 2002
Alex Job Racing drivers finished first and second in the GT class in the 24 Hours of Le Mans this past weekend. Lucas Luhr took the GT pole position in The Racer's Group Porsche and went on to win the class with his Alex Job teammate Timo Bernhard and team owner Kevin Buckler. Jörg Bergmeister and Sascha Maassen drove ... Continue reading
Jun 13, 2002
NOVI, Mich., June 13 -- As Teresa Earnhardt went on stage to accept her late husband's "Horsepower" statuette for his induction into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, she spontaneously walked to Dale's famous number three car, which was center stage, and kissed it. She then turned to the audience and asked them, ... Continue reading
Entries open for RSAC Scottish Rally
May 9, 2002
Entries open for RSAC Scottish Rally Regulations have now been published and entries opened for the RSAC Scottish Rally, Scotland¹s biggest annual motor sport event. The rally is the third round of the Pirelli British Rally Championship and fourth round of the New Pig Scottish Rally Championship. For the sixth success ... Continue reading
FW: BMW WilliamsF1 Team - Austrian GP - Preview
May 4, 2002
---------- From: BMW WilliamsF1 Team <HHientzsch@aol.com> To: Judy Stropus <jstropus@earthlink.net> Subject: BMW WilliamsF1 Team - Austrian GP - Preview Date: Fri, May 3, 2002, 4:43 PM Austrian Grand Prix -- 10/11/12 May 2002 - PREVIEW After the testing environment of Barcelona, the BMW WilliamsF1 Team moves to the rel ... Continue reading
Apr 23, 2002
Official Race Results USAR - Hooters ProCup Series Jackaroo Sauces 250 presented Dave's Discount Furniture April 19, 2002 Ace Speedway - Altamahaw, NC Finish Position, Start Position, Driver, Hometown, Car Make, Laps Completed, Money Won 1. (10) Bobby Gill, Dalton, GA, Ford, 250, $11,500 2. (2) Jason Sarvis, Myrtle Bea ... Continue reading
#40 - Coors Light Talladega Prerace Report
Apr 18, 2002
CONTACT: Nealie Hamilton, Chip Ganassi Racing, 704/662-9642, nhamilton@ganassi.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 17, 2002 STERLING MARLIN COORS CHIP GANASSI RACING with FELIX SABATES #40 COORS LIGHT DODGE INTREPID R/T PRE-RACE REPORT: TALLADEGA EVENT: Aaron's 499 Talladega Superspeedway, 2.66-mile tri-oval DATES: Qualify ... Continue reading
BFGoodrich Tires Celebrates 50th Race as Spec Tire of Trans-Am Series
Apr 12, 2002
LONG BEACH, Calif., April 11 -- BFGoodrich® Tires celebrates its 50th race as the Official Spec Tire of the Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich® Tires Cup this weekend at the season-opening Johnson Controls 100 at the Toyota Long Beach Grand Prix. BFGoodrich® Tires is in its fifth year as the spec tire to the series ... Continue reading
FW: BMW WilliamsF1 Team - Barcelona Test - 23Mar02
Mar 26, 2002
---------- From: BMW Media <HHientzsch@aol.com> To: Judy Stropus <jstropus@earthlink.net> Subject: BMW WilliamsF1 Team - Barcelona Test - 23Mar02 Date: Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 7:24 AM BARCELONA TEST -- 19-23 March 2002 Summary: The BMW WilliamsF1 Team completed a five day test In Barcelona on Saturday morning ahead of the f ... Continue reading
McRae and Martin on the mark for Ford in Spain
Mar 25, 2002
Ford Rallye Sport maintained its record of scoring points on each round of the FIA World Rally Championship after battling performances by Colin McRae and Nicky Grist and team-mates Markko Martin and Michael Park on Spain’s Catalunya Rally. McRae and Martin finished sixth and eighth respectively in Ford Focus RS ... Continue reading
Mar 4, 2002
By Nicholas Frankl Contributing Editor. David Coulthard is unlikely to have a better chance to snatch the championship from the grips of Schumacher and the dominant Ferrari Team than in 2002. Nicholas Frankl caught up with the dashing Scotsman before he left for the Melbourne Grand Prix and talked about ’01 and t ... Continue reading
Jean Alesi – The Great Sicilian
Mar 4, 2002
By Nicholas Frankl Contributing Editor Numbers, can be misleading. They can lead one to make assumptions based solely on the ability of ones own interpretation. If I told you that there is an F1 driver with 2 pole positions and a single win to his name – you might interpret that as a rather promising beginning to ... Continue reading
The Monaco GP – Interview with SAS Prince Albert.
Mar 4, 2002
By Nicholas Frankl Contributing Editor Monaco isn’t a Grand Prix. It’s The Grand Prix. Since its inception in 1950 the Formula One World Championship has always had a very special place for the Grand Prix de Monte-Carlo. The event is the only race that everyone wants to attend – whether they know what ... Continue reading
Kirch says F1 sale would be bitter option
Feb 25, 2002
FRANKFURT, Feb 23 Reuters reported that Leo Kirch, owner of debt-stricken KirchGruppe, was quoted on Saturday as saying it would be a bitter option to give up his stake in Formula One motor racing to help the German media firm to come to terms with its debts. ``The purchase of Formula One... was a peak in my career so ... Continue reading
BMW Williams F1 Team - Valencia Test Report
Feb 22, 2002
From: BMW Media, hhientzsch@aol.com VALENCIA TEST ñ 20-22 February 2002 Summary The BMW WilliamsF1 Team concluded a three day test in Valencia today which marked the end of winter testing ahead of the first Grand Prix in Melbourne next weekend. Many test team personnel have been working overseas continuously since Jan ... Continue reading
EDS and Jaguar Racing Launch Formula One Technology and Sponsor Partnership
Feb 14, 2002
LONDON and PLANO, Texas, Feb. 14, Jaguar Racing and EDS announced today they have signed a technology sponsorship agreement through which EDS software will drive the digital design of Jaguar Racing's Formula One cars. Under the three-year agreement, terms of which were not disclosed, EDS becomes an official technology ... Continue reading
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