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Targa Tasmania - Mazda's Targa Prologue Plan Plays Out

Apr 18, 2012

Today's Targa Tasmania prologue stages went exactly as planned for Mazda Motorsport with all four cars coming through unscathed and in perfect condition for the start of racing proper tomorrow. ... Continue reading

Targa Tasmania - Mazda2 Ready For Test

Apr 16, 2012

This year's Targa Tasmania rally will go down as Mazda Motorsport's biggest ever with the announcement that a Mazda2 has been added to the team's line-up ahead of tomorrow's opening prologue stage in George Town. ... Continue reading

Motorsports Brands - Mazda Motorsport's Triple Targa Tasmania Assault

Apr 12, 2012

Mazda Motorsport has today confirmed a three-pronged assault on next week's Targa Tasmania rally, the final round of the Australian Targa Championship. ... Continue reading

FIA GT1 World Championship - Hexis Racing Round 1: Nogaro, France

Apr 11, 2012

The Hexis Racing team were prepared for a challenging race at Nogaro with the entry of two brand-new cars in the FIA GT1 World Championship. ... Continue reading

Motorsports Commentary - Holy Moly Batman, We're Not In Open-Wheel Racing Anymore!

Apr 7, 2012

Austin, Apr. 6, 2012: After my initial op-ed, related to IndyCar's 'new' semi open-wheel car, I decided to give the series a break. Hey, I'm not a complete a-hole, and figured that perhaps the car's looks would grow on me, even though the brick's transgender 'Godzilla Eats New York' styling continued to irritate me, pa ... Continue reading

Australian Rally Championship - Honda And Evans Two For Two In Bosch ARC

Apr 3, 2012

Eli Evans and Glen Weston have taken two wins from two starts at Round two of the Bosch ARC, the Quit Forest Rally in W.A. ... Continue reading

Sanctioning Body News - NASCAR And Google Confirm April Fools Day Joke

Apr 2, 2012

DAYTONA BEACH, April 1, 2012: NASCAR and Google today confirmed what many expected throughout the morning – the two companies working together to bring autonomous vehicle technology to NASCAR race cars was Google’s very popular, annual April Fools’ Day joke. The collaboration highlights an evolving relat ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - Renault Red Bull Race Off Photo Finish After Five-Lap Smash and Dash

Mar 20, 2012

David Coulthard racked up his third win at the Albert Park Grand Prix circuit in Melbourne on March 18, taking out a photo finish victory at the end of a bruising and action-packed encounter in the Renault Red Bull Race Off. ... Continue reading

Who Killed Racing Legend Mickey Thompson?

Mar 18, 2012

Hello Friends of Michael Goodwin, Our friend John Bradley (creator of Justice On Trial<http://www.justiceontrial.com/>) sent out the News Release (below) a few days ago. I thought I would pass it on to all of you. Also, I talked to Michael a few days ago and he still has not received his boxes of legal papers from Susa ... Continue reading

Motorsports Brands - Ferrari Drivers Fuel Formula One Fans With Free Coffee

Mar 16, 2012

Scuderia Ferrari's Formula One drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa served a special Shell V-Power Caffe Veloce to Ferrari fans today at Brunetti café in Carlton, MelbourneScuderia Ferrari ... Continue reading

Special Projects - Nissan Unveils Groundbreaking DeltaWing Racecar for Le Mans +VIDEO

Mar 13, 2012

Nissan is aiming to change the face of endurance racing forever by becoming a founding partner in the most radical motorsport project of its time - Nissan DeltaWing. ... Continue reading

Historics - Jaguar Heritage Racing Is Go! +VIDEO

Mar 13, 2012

Today marks the launch of Jaguar Heritage Racing, a programme which will see Jaguar return to the competitive arena through the vibrant world of historic motorsport ... Continue reading

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Renault Jet Pack Man!

Mar 13, 2012

A turbocharged Mégane Renault Sport 250 took on a jet-powered rival and won at the Albert Park Grand prix Circuit yesterday. ... Continue reading

Aston Martin Takes the Vantage GTE Racing +VIDEO

Mar 1, 2012

Gaydon, 24 February 2012: Aston Martin Racing will embark upon an exciting new challenge in 2012 as it prepares to make a return to international GT motorsport in the FIA World Endurance Championship. The team will campaign a V8-powered Vantage in the GTE Pro category of the eight round series, which spans three contin ... Continue reading

Matt Kenseth Holds Off Earnhardt Jr., Survives And Wins Bizarre 2012 Daytona 500

Feb 28, 2012

By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service Special to The Auto Channel DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Feb. 27, 2012-- Finally, nothing out of the ordinary happened. In a Daytona 500 that featured the first postponement in its history, a ball of fire from a racecar vs. jet dryer collision under caution and a surfeit of wild action in the ... Continue reading