FIA RALLY: McRae and Sainz put Ford in control in Greece
Jun 16, 2001
June 16, 2001 Ford Martini drivers Colin McRae and Nicky Grist and team-mates Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya held the top two places after an intriguing opening leg of the Acropolis Rally in Greece today. The British pair, driving a Ford Focus RS World Rally Car, headed their Spanish colleagues by 21.1sec after a tough day ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Paul Gentilozzi Picks Up Pole At Detroit
Jun 16, 2001
June 16, 2001 Detroit -- Paul Gentilozzi, who suffered signifcant damage this morning in a practice session crash, picked up his third consecutive pole of the season to claim the Motorcity True Performance Pole Award in Fast Five Qualifying this afternoon. Tommy Archer (#36 Motorcity True Performance Dodge Viper) quali ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Jaguar announces Trans Am Series sponsorship
Jun 16, 2001
June 16, 2001 DETROIT – Jaguar today announced that it will provide a contingency sponsorship for the Trans-Am Series. In conjunction with the Panoz/Sanchez Group, the announcement was made at the Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit. This is the first time Jaguar has taken a sponsorship role in the series in ... Continue reading
Jun 16, 2001
June 15, 2001 AUTO CENTRAL & COSTA MESA, CA - June 15, 2001 - AllRace Magazine and The Auto Channel have agreed to the formation of an exclusive marketing and promotional alliance. AllRace (http://www.allracemagazine.com) is delivered weekly via the Internet and provides weekly news and op-ed coverage on domestic and i ... Continue reading
GRAND AM: Niccolodi Dominant at Gilles Villeneuve
Jun 15, 2001
June 15, 2001 GILLES VILLENEUVE, Que. -- As soon as Ferrari of Beverly Hills driver Lucio Niccolodi crossed the start line during Sunday's Ferrari Challenge race on Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, he had won the race. Niccolodi led flag to flag to claim his third win of the season, cruising to the checkered flag ... Continue reading
Jun 15, 2001
June 15, 2001 PTG M3 GTR Testing is On Track and On Course BMW Team PTG successfully completed a three-day test of its new 4.0-liter V8-powered BMW M3 GTR at Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Fla., this week. In very hot and humid conditions the testing team of PTG and BMW Motorsport engineers and technicians r ... Continue reading
GRAND AM: Banana Joe's Takes Victory at U.S. Road Racing Classic
Jun 11, 2001
June 11, 2001 LEXINGTON, Ohio -- Banana Joe's-sponsored Intersport Racing captured its second victory of the season on its home track at the ConAgra Foods U.S. Road Racing Classic today. Intersport garages its pair of SportsRacing Prototypes in Dublin, Ohio, only 60 miles from the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The stands ... Continue reading
GRAND AM: Powell Motorsports Earns Second-Straight Victory
Jun 11, 2001
June 11, 2001 LEXINGTON, Ohio -- Doug Goad, of Farmington Hills, Mich., and Devon Powell, of Port Perry, Ont., captured their second-straight Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series victory today at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in the Sunoco/Encompass-sponsored #11 Corvette of Powell Motorsports. The win was the third one o ... Continue reading
SCCA: Stilwell makes it five straight at Mid Ohio
Jun 10, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 10, 2001 LEXINGTON, Ohio-Warren Stilwell, of Hartville, Ohio, did it again Saturday during Round Three of the SCCA Pro Racing Pro Spec Racer series at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Keith Scharf, of St. Louis, Mo., and Jim Goughary Jr. of, Palm Beach Garde ... Continue reading
GRAND AM: Five Track Records Shattered in Qualifying U.S. Road Racing Classic
Jun 10, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 10, 2001 LEXINGTON, Ohio -- James Weaver, of England, captured his fifth X-1R pole of the season during qualifying for the ConAgra Foods U.S. Road Racing Classic at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course today. Weaver captured the first of five new track records se ... Continue reading
GRAND AM: Rolex Series Travels to Mid-Ohio for ConAgra Foods U.S. Road Racing Classic
Jun 5, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 5, 2001 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series will travel to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio to contest the ConAgra Foods U.S. Road Racing Classic, June 8-10. Several Ohio natives will be vying for a spot in Vic ... Continue reading
SCCA: Autopsy reports heart attack claimed Ridge
Jun 5, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 5, 2001 ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-An autopsy done on Ralph W. Ridge III, of Grosse Ile, Mich., has revealed that the Formula Vee driver died of a heart attack, which in turn caused his incident, May 26, during the SCCA Club Racing double regional at Grattan Race ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: McRae wins Cyprus Rally as Ford take series lead
Jun 4, 2001
June 4, 2001 Ford Martini drivers Colin McRae and Nicky Grist today won the gruelling Cyprus Rally in their Ford Focus RS World Rally Car. The Britons triumphed by 16.4sec from fellow countryman Richard Burns after three days of competition in searing heat and over tortuously twisty mountain roads. Team-mates Carlos Sa ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: Sainz and McRae dominate in Cyprus for Ford
Jun 3, 2001
June 3, 2001 Ford Martini drivers Colin McRae and Nicky Grist and team-mates Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya dominated today's second leg of the Cyprus Rally to set up a thrilling four-car showdown for victory on tomorrow's final leg of this sixth round of the FIA World Rally Championship. McRae's Ford Focus RS World Rally ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: Cyprus Rally 2001; End of Leg One Report
Jun 2, 2001
June 2, 2001 Gronholm pushed hard with any chance at this years championship at stake and holds a five second lead over Richard Burns. Burns and McRae also with championship intentions must do well and only 15 seconds seperates the top 4 cars. Tommi Makinen has already ended his rally in a ditch so there is an opportun ... Continue reading
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