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Aston's brave bid for glory
Three cheers for Aston Martin Racing! In the same month that Mitsubishi pulled the plug on its long-running, fantastically successful…
April 2009
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Teams in race to be ready for Melbourne
There is promise and potential everywhere you look. The glass is half full at every team during pre-season testing before…
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Honda team got worst value for money in 2008
Honda’s Grand Prix team may have been at the bottom end of F1’s points standings last year, but it did…
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In brief, April 2009
Veteran journalist Peter Windsor and former Ligier and Onyx engineer Ken Anderson are creating an American F1 team for 2010…
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Nigel Roebuck
Reflections – Daytona, a track that knows how to treat its fans – Franchitti and Montoya on NASCAR’s challenge –…
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Croft threatened by court ruling
The future of Croft race circuit in Yorkshire is in doubt following a landmark ruling in which a judge awarded…
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Top seat for Brabham
David Brabham will try to emulate older brother Geoff by winning the Le Mans 24 Hours in a Peugeot. Brabham…
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Solberg eyes LM outing
Former World Rally Champion Petter Solberg could become the next in a long line of rally drivers to race at…
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Turbos back in Indycar racing
IndyCar racing will return to its turbocharged roots when new engine rules come into force in 2011 or 2012. The…
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In brief, April 2009
Britain’s Tom Boardman will race full-time in the World Touring Car Championship with the Spanish SUNRED SEAT team in 2009.…
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Aston chases three-car Le Mans entry
Aston Martin Racing could field as many as three Gulf-liveried LMP1 prototypes in the Le Mans 24 Hours. AMR, which…
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Wirth slims down new Acura
Acura took the wraps off its radical new LMP1 challenger at Sebring at the end of January. The ARX-02a is…
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150mph electric bike set for TT run
Californian company Mission Motors is claiming to be the first manufacturer selling a “no-compromise electric superbike”. The Mission One machine…
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Conway is latest Brit to join IRL grid
Ex-British Formula 3 Champion Mike Conway is aiming to emulate the success of Dan Wheldon and Dario Franchitti in the…
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Obituary
Teddy Mayer Teddy Mayer passed away at home in Surrey at the end of January. Mayer, 73, was a stalwart…
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Newsfeed
BTCC New team Tempus Sport tested James Thompson in a 2008-spec Chevrolet Lacetti at Estoril and has expressed interest in…
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Grand glory for Porsche
A ferocious last stint by Juan Pablo Montoya made for an enthralling final two hours to this year’s Rolex 24…
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IRL winners feel economic gloom
In Indycar racing the economic downturn has made a bad situation dire. Despite winning races recently Paul Tracy, Justin Wilson…
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Stallings bucks the economic trend
Bob Stallings owns both Gainsco Insurance and the Grand-Am team that bears his name. Stallings’s regular drivers are Jon Fogarty…
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iQ tested against the Mini
Fifty years ago this month, a new small car was launched to the press. In the post-Suez era, the need…
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