BMW Williams F1 Team Australian GP race report
Mar 5, 2001
Australian Grand Prix - RACE Melbourne, 4th March 2001 Weather: Overcast. Average air temperature 23°C. Average track temperature 28°C. A sad first race of the season for the BMW WilliamsF1 Team where neither of the drivers saw the chequered flag. Ralf Schumacher was involved in an accident where a marshal was unfort ... Continue reading
FORMULA 1: Australian Gran Prix Race Results
Mar 4, 2001
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Following are the race results for the Australian Grand Prix race held Sunday. Results include finishing position, driver, country, car, laps completed and time: 1. Michael Schumacher, Germany, Ferrari, 58 laps, 1:38:26.533 seconds. 2. David Coulthard, Britain, McLaren-Mercedes, 58, 1:38.28.251 3. ... Continue reading
Porsche 911 GT3 RS Captures Pole at Leather Center GP of Texas
Mar 4, 2001
For Immediate Release Contact: Bob Carlson (770) 290-3676 Andy Schupack (401) 739-5677 cell at the track (917) 864-8767 Fred Hammond (201) 750-3533 PORSCHE 911 GT3 RS CAPTURES GT POLE AT LEATHER CENTER GRAND PRIX OF TEXAS; DAMP TRACK FOR QUALIFYING SHOULD BE DRY FOR THE SUNDAY’S RACE -Luhr, Pobst outrun BMWs to t ... Continue reading
SCCA: Cunningham takes Texas Superchips Speedvision GT Pole in NSX
Mar 4, 2001
FORT WORTH, Texas - Peter Cunningham, of W. Bend, Wis., captured the Superchips Pole for Sunday's SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge GT Championship Round One race, part of the Leather Centers Grand Prix of Texas weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Defending race champion Mike Fitzgerald, of Phoenix, Ariz., was s ... Continue reading
US F2000: Bell wins season opener at Homestead
Mar 4, 2001
HOMESTEAD, FLA.--Doug Bell, of St. Albans, England, won Round One of the U.S. F2000 National Championship Presented by Speedvision at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Memo Rojas, of Mexico City, Mexico, and Peter Gray, of Aberdeen, Scotland, completed the top-three. Billy Hagar, of Tuttle, Okla., won the American Continental ... Continue reading
SCCA: Sapp earns Superchips Pole for Texas Speedvision Touring Car
Mar 4, 2001
FORT WORTH, Texas - Neal Sapp, of Ellicott City, Md., topped a thrilling SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge Touring Car Championship qualifying session to take the Leather Centers Grand Prix of Texas Superchips pole for Sunday's season opener. Defending series Champion Pierre Kleinubing, of Brazil, was second, ... Continue reading
ALMS: PTG BMW M3s Qualify Fifth and Eighth on Texas GT Grid
Mar 4, 2001
In a 20-minute session, marked by damp and drying track conditions, BMW Team PTG qualified fifth and eighth for Sunday's 2-hour-and-45-minute Leather Center Grand Prix of Texas. In a tough GT class, that saw the top 10 cars separated by only 3.2 seconds, Bill Auberlen qualified fifth fastest in the number 10 BMW M3 wit ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: TAP Rallye De Portugal Preview
Mar 3, 2001
CHARACTER OF THE EVENT Round three of 14 in the FIA World Rally Championship, Round two of six in the FIA Teams' Cup. After two highly specialised events this year, this event is widely regarded as the first representative round of the World Championship. Held on gravel roads in Portugal, ranging from rocky sections in ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Dana Brewer signs with Victoria Motorsports for 2001
Mar 3, 2001
FAR HILLS, New Jersey--Bringing yet another new name to the Trans-Am series, Victoria Motorsports announced today that Dana Brewer, 43, of San Diego, CA, has signed on to contest the 2001 Trans-Am Series. Brewer will compete alongside previously announced G. J. Mennen, and Frank Cioppettini. "We really enjoy bringing n ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: Ford aims to show true grit on Portuguese gravel
Mar 3, 2001
The Ford Martini team will warm to the gravel roads of the Rally of Portugal (8 - 11 March) as the FIA World Rally Championship comes in from the cold after last month's only true winter rally of the season in Sweden. The teams now switch away from snow and ice to the loose surface roads which comprise the bulk of the ... Continue reading
SCCA: Notes from Thursday's Practice Sessions
Mar 2, 2001
- Memo Rojas, No. 15, who posted the quickest time of the day in the morning session, was quickest during the official winter test held January 26, 2001 here at Homestead-Miami Speedway. - Afternoon times were significantly slower then the morning session. The reason given was that the rubber from the Grand-Am cars had ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Dan Miller to compete for Trans Am 'Rookie of the Year' title
Mar 2, 2001
Rosamond, Calif. – Trans-Am newcomer, Dan Miller, will run for the “Rookie of the Year” title in the Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup. Miller will contest the season in a Jaguar XKR prepared and campaigned by TDM Motorsports, formerly Drissi Motorsports. Miller, who has participated in sev ... Continue reading
FORMULA ONE: Ferrari, McLaren Ready to Resume Fierce Battle at F1 Opener
Mar 2, 2001
MELBOURNE, Australia-- Mika Hakkinen and the West McLaren-Mercedes team are going to try even harder in the FIA Formula One World Championship now that they have become the hunter rather than the hunted, starting with the season opener March 4 at Melbourne, Australia. In 1999 and 2000, Hakkinen was defending the champi ... Continue reading
SCCA Club Racing Announces Spec Racer Ford Contingency
Mar 1, 2001
March 1, 2001 ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-The Sports Car Club of America, Inc. and Yokohama Tire Corporation have announced a $50,000 contingency program for the SCCA® Spec Racer® Ford class during the 2001 SCCA Club Racing National season. The program features a $200 payout for each win in the 70 SCCA National races. The top 1 ... Continue reading
FORMULA ONE: New Rules, Rookies, Return of Michelin Add Suspense to F1
Mar 1, 2001
INDIANAPOLIS - The 17-race 2001 FIA Formula One World Championship, which includes the second annual SAP United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis, gets underway March 4 in Melbourne, Australia. Here’s a look at the lineup for this season and some at of the changes from last year. GENERAL ·Michelin returns: Miche ... Continue reading
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