Kyle Busch shines at Daytona
20/02/12
NASCAR’s enfant terrible Kyle Busch scored a spectacular win in the 200-mile Budweiser Shootout last Saturday night. The non-points sprint race …
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Kyle Busch shines at Daytona
20/02/12
NASCAR’s enfant terrible Kyle Busch scored a spectacular win in the 200-mile Budweiser Shootout last Saturday night. The non-points sprint race …
Dario Franchitti’s first Motor Sport post!
16/02/12
It’s been a busy few weeks for me, but as well the Daytona 24 Hours, testing the new Indycar and …
The Daytona 500: NASCAR gets started
13/02/12
Truth be known, last month’s Rolex 24 Hours was a mere warm-up for the big show, which arrives in Daytona …
Justin Wilson: an unrecognised star
07/02/12
He may be largely unrecognised in his home country, but Justin Wilson is one of the UK’s finest racing drivers. …
The rise of Felipe Nasr
03/02/12
“Racing’s comin’ at ya” proclaimed the headline on the front page of the Daytona Beach News-Journal as I made my …
Behind the wheel at the Rolex 24
31/01/12
Well here I am, still recovering from a gruelling Rolex 24 at Daytona, but to be honest it must have …
A new force in American racing
30/01/12
What a pleasure it was to watch Mike Shank’s team run a faultless race to win the Rolex 24 at …
Hinchcliffe joins Andretti’s team
12/01/12
Michael Andretti announced this week that James Hinchcliffe has joined Andretti Autosport and will drive the team’s Go-Daddy car in …
America’s greatest racer
09/01/12
I have to agree with Rob Widdows’ words about John Surtees. Without doubt the man deserves a knighthood and here’s …
Looking forward to the Daytona 24 Hours
03/01/12
As January arrives the torpor of the holiday season begins to fade and in the northern hemisphere we start to …
IndyCar announces 2012 calendar
22/12/11
IndyCar finally announced its 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series calendar on Thursday of this week. Fifteen races are included and IndyCar’s …
Franchitti’s hopes for new Indycar
22/12/11
Four-time IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti and team boss Chip Ganassi (below) have been discussing the teething troubles with next year’s …
Fence pole strike killed Wheldon
16/12/11
IndyCar has released its report on Dan Wheldon’s fatal accident in the IndyCar Series finale at the Las Vegas Motor …
America’s thriving racing industry
12/12/11
Four years ago the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) trade show departed Indianapolis after many years for the warmer climes of …
Jim Rathmann: an appreciation
28/11/11
One of Indycar racing’s great drivers from the 1950s and early ’60s passed away last week. Jim Rathmann won the …
Stewart pips Edwards to NASCAR title
21/11/11
You couldn‘t ask for a better championship battle than NASCAR has enjoyed this year through its 10-round ‘Chase for the …
IndyCar to visit China in 2012
14/11/11
Randy Bernard has confirmed four international IndyCar race dates for 2012, including a new event on a 3.87-mile street circuit …
Stewart vs Edwards for NASCAR title
14/11/11
Tony Stewart or Carl Edwards? NASCAR’s 36th and final Sprint Cup race of the year takes place at the Homestead-Miami …
Bernard struggles to steady IndyCar
07/11/11
The past month has been a tough time for IndyCar’s boss Randy Bernard. In the wake of Dan Wheldon’s death, …
Stewart boosts NASCAR title bid
31/10/11
For NASCAR fans, it’s time to pay attention to this year’s chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Three races remain …
Motor Sport on US Scene
Gordon Kirby started covering Indycar racing, the original Can-Am series, the American Formula 5000 series, the Daytona 500 and the long-distance sports car races at Daytona, Sebring and Watkins Glen in 1973 when he began his work as Autosport‘s American correspondent. Over the years he’s covered more than 650 Indy car races and 35 Daytona 500s. Looking back, he feels lucky and pleased that he was able to cover the final two years of the great Can-Am series and enjoy the rich variety of American racing (The US Scene), changeable as its been, over four decades and more.
