News By Topic: Open Wheel Racing

Milwaukee Co. Exec. Scott Walker in 2-seat IndyCar 4/28

Apr 28, 2005

MEDIA ALERT MILWAUKEE MILE 100 YEARS AND ACCELERATING Contact: Jim Tretow Director of Public Relations (414) 750-0042 cell (414) 453-5761 office jtretow@milwaukeemile.com SCOTT WALKER DRIVEN IN 2-SEAT INDY CAR TO APPOINTMENT APRIL 28 PHOTO OPPORTUNITY (April 27, 2005) Milwaukee, Wis. - Milwaukee County Executive Scott ... Continue reading

Milwaukee Mile Free Admission, Free Autographs at Champ Car Open Test

Apr 27, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MILWAUKEE MILE 100 YEARS AND ACCELERATING FREE ADMISSION TO CHAMP CAR OPEN TEST FREE DRIVER AUTOGRAPH SESSION (April 27, 2005) Milwaukee, Wis. - On Tuesday May 3 and Wednesday May 4, race fans are invited to The Milwaukee Mile to catch a free preview of the "Time Warner Cable Road Runner 225 prese ... Continue reading

Lap record and reliability gains boost B.A.R Honda in Barcelona test

Apr 9, 2005

Honda F1 Press Information Friday 8th April 2005 Lap record and reliability gains boost B.A.R Honda ------------------------------------------------ In an exhaustive two-car, three-day, four-driver test at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona this week, Lucky Strike B.A.R Honda broke its own lap record – set ove ... Continue reading

Motorsport Comments from Wayne

Apr 4, 2005

Hey there! Finally, a home game for me! The IRL rolled into St. Petersburg, Florida this weekend for their first-ever street race, the Honda Grand Prix, and it was quite the event. Perfect weather, great crowd on race day, and a receptive city made for a terrific event. Downtown St. Pete was hopping Friday nite, remini ... Continue reading

Formula 1- Alonso Takes Bahrain GP, 2nd Win of Year

Apr 4, 2005

SAKHIR, Bahrain April 3, 2005; Salvatore Zanca writing for the AP reported that a new driver and new team are ruling Formula One: Renault's Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard led almost from start to finish Sunday to win the Bahrain Grand Prix, giving Renault three victories in three races this season. Ferrari and Michael S ... 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

2005 Bahrain GP Practice and First Qualifying

Apr 2, 2005

B.A.R Honda Press Information Saturday 2 April 2005 CLOSING THE GULF B.A.R Honda drivers completed good laps in today’s first qualifying session, but were penalised by having to run so early in the session ------------------------------------------------ During the first qualifying session for the Bahrain Grand P ... Continue reading

Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. Delays 10-K Filing

Mar 31, 2005

INDIANAPOLIS, March 31 -- Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. ("Championship" or "Company") (Pink Sheets: CPNT.PK) announced today that it will be unable to file its 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by the deadline of March 31, 2005. The Company filed a Form 12b-25 ... 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

F1 Chief and Banks Settle Out of Court

Mar 28, 2005

LONDON March 23, 2005; The AP reported that Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone and three banks have reached agreement over control of the world's premier open-wheel racing series. Details of the settlement were not disclosed Wednesday, and it was not immediately clear what impact the agreement would have on the sport. ... Continue reading

Race Ramblings March 21, 2005 From Wayne Cloth

Mar 21, 2005

Hey there! Busy, busy weekend in the world of racing! Was in Gainesville on Saturday for the Mac Tools Gatornationals, and the weather was perfect. Took my nine year-old son to his first NHRA National, introduced him to some pretty cool folks, and scared the heck out of him . . . had him at around 1300 ft when Top Fuel ... Continue reading

2005 Malaysian GP Race

Mar 20, 2005

B.A.R Honda Press Information Sunday 20 March 2005 MISFORTUNE IN MALAYSIA Drama for B.A.R Honda in Kuala Lumpur ------------------------------------------------ Two engine failures early in the Malaysian Grand Prix ended the races of Lucky Strike B.A.R Honda drivers Jenson Button and Anthony Davidson. Both failures wer ... Continue reading

CARPENTIER MISSES QUALIFYING AT PHOENIX

Mar 19, 2005

Friday Qualifying Report on the IndyCar Series at Phoenix CARPENTIER MISSES QUALIFYING AT PHOENIX Avondale, Arizona, Friday, March 18, 2005 - Patrick Carpentier missed the only qualifying session for Round 2 of the 2005 Indy Racing League IndyCar® Series schedule following an accident during the second practice sessio ... 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

CARPENTIER EAGER TO RACE ON THE PHOENIX ONE-MILE OVAL

Mar 17, 2005

Round Two of the IndyCar Series at Phoenix CARPENTIER EAGER TO RACE ON THE PHOENIX ONE-MILE OVAL Avondale, Arizona, Thursday, March 17, 2005 - Patrick Carpentier always enjoyed racing on short one-mile oval tracks during his Champ Car career which spanned eight seasons. During that period, he set lap records that still ... Continue reading