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WTCC: Huff Wins Pole In Qualifying Drama
Robert Huff took pole position in a dramatic final qualifying session of the season. Andy Priaulx took second and Augusto Farfus third. Both SEAT title contenders, Yvan Muller and Gabriele Tarquini, had huge crashes in Q2 and will line up seventh and eighth respectively if their cars can be repaired.
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Heavy ALMS Flavor In First List Of 2010 Le Mans Invites
Five teams and six entries from the American Le Mans Series are among the first 29 teams offered official invitations to next year’s running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. As has been the case for the last 11 seasons, all championship-winning entrants in each American Le Mans Series class receive invites to compete the following year in the world’s greatest auto race along with class winners at the annual Petit Le Mans.
Risi Competizione’s two entries and the first invite for reigning LMP1 champion Patrón Highcroft Racing lead the Series’ contingent. Not only did the trio of Jaime Melo, Pierre Kaffer and Mika Salo give Risi its second straight GT2 crown at Le Mans this year, but the trio also drove the Risi Ferrari F430 GT to a second consecutive class win at Petit Le Mans in September.
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V8 Supercar: McNally Kicks Off Hometown Campaign
Hi-Tec Oils Racing’s Mark McNally began his campaign in his home event, the Bigpond 300, at the Barbagallo Raceway near Perth, Western Australia today.
McNally, who spent many years developing his craft behind the wheel of Formula Fords around the Barbagallo layout, is competing in his first V8 Supercar event at Barbagallo this weekend.
By the end of the day McNally had shaved almost a second off his time from the first session to finish with a time of 58.6752 seconds, just over half a second outside the top twenty.
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WTCC: Rob Huff Conquers Pole In Chaotic Qualifying In Macau
Rob Huff emerged fastest man of the day after a chaotic qualifying in Macau, giving the Cruze its third pole of the season. The Brit, who had also set the fastest time in Free Practice 2 earlier in the day, managed to keep cool in very difficult circumstances and will have the advantage to start ahead of the field in race 1. The other two Cruzes were not that lucky: Alain Menu (9th in Q1) could not set a time on his first timed lap of Q2 as he got caught in an accident with Muller and Tarquini caused by Muller loosing control of his car due to oil on the track, while Nicola Larini finished 12th in Q1 and did not make it through to Q2 as he had to slow due to yellow flags.
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V8 Supercar: Jack Daniel's Racing Makes Solid Start In Perth
Jack Daniel’s Racing drivers Todd and Rick Kelly have both made a solid start to the Bigpond 300 with solid performances at Barbagallo Raceway in Western Australia today.
Todd Kelly was the fastest driver in the first part of today’s practice aboard his #7 Jack Daniel’s Racing Holden Commodore, following up that result with fourth and 10th fastest times in the second and third segments respectively.
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V8 Supercar: Irwin Racing Team Find Direction Late In Wa V8 Practice
The final 10 minutes of practice have proved beneficial to the IRWIN Racing team of Alex Davison, after he struggled throughout the opening two sessions at Barbagallo Raceway outside Perth.
On a track that is renowned for having low grip, the IRWIN Racing crew could not find the optimum balance in the Ford Falcon V8 Supercar.
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V8 Supercar: Perkins Seventh Fastest With New Race Engineer At Barbagallo
Jack Perkins has scored his best Friday practice performance of the season with seventh fastest in final practice for the Bigpond 300 at Barbagallo Raceway in Perth, WA today.
Perkins worked well with new Race Engineer Stewart McDonald to set some fast lap times aboard the #11 BET 247 Holden Commodore, sitting as high as second on the timesheets in the final stages of practice.
McDonald joined Kelly Racing recently from Tasman Motorsport and is already finding feet in the engineering role, as shown by today’s strong performance.
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V8 Supercar: From The Streets To The Beats At Sydney Telstra 500
THE roar of the engines will be replaced by the roar of the crowd when The Presets help ANZ Stadium take the Sydney Telstra 500 celebrations well into the night.
Multi award-winning dance duo, The Presets, will headline one of two post-race concerts which also features fellow Australian acts Sneaky Sound System and The Potbellez.
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Red Angus, Cook And Mini Challenge: A Combination Well Done
Bargwanna Motorsport will welcome premium, boutique beer brand – Red Angus Pilsener – as primary sponsor aboard BJ Cook’s car for the last two MINI Challenge events of the season at Barbagallo Raceway in Perth and the Sydney Telstra 500 in Homebush.
The two events will include live and exclusive television coverage as part of the Seven Network’s V8 Supercars package.
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Manufacturers Championship on the Line at Sandown
The Australian Manufacturers Championship goes down to the wire next weekend at Sandown International Raceway, with Lee Castle aboard the Wilson Brothers Racing Subaru WRX Sti right in the thick of the championship hunt.
Coming into the final round, Castle holds an 18 point advantage over season long combatant Rod Salmon for the prestigious John Bowe Drivers Award, with the pair split by only 12 points in the battle for Class A1 honours.
In the outright championship, Castle has his work cut out for himself to bridge a 24 point deficit to series leader Garry Holt.
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WTCC: Smooth Start For The Cruzes In Cool Macau
The last event of the 2009 World Touring Car Championship in Macau started today with the traditional testing session, which allowed the Chevrolet team to initiate the work to find the best set-ups and car balance for the Cruze, which is making its debut on the streets of the former Portuguese enclave, a track particularly dear to the Chevy team.
The session, which took place in perfect but unusually cool conditions, went smoothly and without any problems for the three Cruzes, which did not look for lap performances. Rob Huff scored the third-fastest time, while Alain Menu and Nicola Larini finished the session in positions 9 and 11, respectively.
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· Heavy ALMS Flavor In First List Of 2010 Le Mans Invites
(Nov 20, 2009)
· V8 Supercar: McNally Kicks Off Hometown Campaign
(Nov 20, 2009)
· WTCC: Rob Huff Conquers Pole In Chaotic Qualifying In Macau
(Nov 20, 2009)
· V8 Supercar: Jack Daniel's Racing Makes Solid Start In Perth
(Nov 20, 2009)
· V8 Supercar: Irwin Racing Team Find Direction Late In Wa V8 Practice
(Nov 20, 2009)
· V8 Supercar: Perkins Seventh Fastest With New Race Engineer At Barbagallo
(Nov 20, 2009)
· V8 Supercar: From The Streets To The Beats At Sydney Telstra 500
(Nov 20, 2009)
· Red Angus, Cook And Mini Challenge: A Combination Well Done
(Nov 20, 2009)
· Manufacturers Championship on the Line at Sandown
(Nov 19, 2009)
· WTCC: Smooth Start For The Cruzes In Cool Macau
(Nov 19, 2009)
· V8 Supercar: Perkins Launches Join Jack's Journey
(Nov 19, 2009)
· WTCC: Farfus-Muller Top Test In Macau
(Nov 19, 2009)
· WTCC Team Win Macau Challenge
(Nov 19, 2009)
· WTCC: A New Livery For Tom Coronel's Car
(Nov 19, 2009)
· Australian Manufacturers Championship: Mazda Primed for Manufacturers Championship Decider
(Nov 19, 2009)
· Q&A: ALMS - Corvette Racing Driver Oliver Gavin
(Nov 19, 2009)
· BimmerWorld Keeps Endurance Racing Streak Alive After Winning Third Consecutive Event
(Nov 19, 2009)
· Two More World Challenge Dates Added to 2010 Schedule
(Nov 19, 2009)
· V8 Supercar: Todd And Rick Kelly Look For More Trophies In Perth
(Nov 19, 2009)
· McNally Excited About Hometown Event In Wanneroo
(Nov 19, 2009)
· Gainsco's Motorsports Sponsorship Pays Dividends With Second Championship Win In Three Years
(Nov 17, 2009)
· Hankook Tire Achieves Victory at Super Lap Battle Finals
(Nov 17, 2009)
· V8 Supercar: Soft Serve Returns To The V8 Racing Menu In Perth
(Nov 16, 2009)
· ALMS: In Their Own Words - Team Falken Tire
(Nov 16, 2009)
· Rock Mini Team Heads To Perth For Bargwanna's Series Shot
(Nov 16, 2009)
· Ferrari Celebrates In Valencia
(Nov 15, 2009)
· Ferrari Season's Grand Finale In Valencia
(Nov 14, 2009)
· Gentilozzi: Develop... Test... Race
(Nov 14, 2009)
· WTCC: The Cruze Eager To Finish The Season In Style In Macau
(Nov 14, 2009)
· WTCC: Gripping Competition In Macau
(Nov 14, 2009)
· WTCC: Lei Kit Meng Joins The WTCC Field
(Nov 14, 2009)
· WTCC: Takayuki Aoki Returns To Wiechers-Sport
(Nov 14, 2009)
· WTCC: Liqui Moly Add Three Locals In Macau
(Nov 14, 2009)
· WTCC: Both World Titles Still At Stake
(Nov 14, 2009)
· WTCC: Title Contenders On Equal Weight
(Nov 14, 2009)
· Valencia Crowns Challenge Champions
(Nov 13, 2009)
· WTCC: The Cruze Eager To Finish The Season In Style In Macau
(Nov 13, 2009)
· 2010: Formula Le Mans Alongside The Big Players!
(Nov 13, 2009)
· Karters Can Learn The Mental Attitude For Racing Success With David Brabham
(Nov 13, 2009)
· Kelly Racing Launches Mega Wheel Sale For V8 Fans On Back Of Rule Change
(Nov 13, 2009)
· V8 Supercar: Big Birthday For Walden At Olympic Park
(Nov 13, 2009)
· 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Champion headed to Europe in 2010
(Nov 12, 2009)
· NSW Minister Ian Macdonald Impressed By Spectacular Sydney Telstra 500 Track
(Nov 11, 2009)
· Speed World Challenge Returns To Toyota Grand Prix Of Long Beach Weekend
(Nov 11, 2009)
· Speedcom Communications Caps Successful 2009 International Endurance Racing Season With Miami Win
(Nov 11, 2009)
· CRS Racing Appoints Managing Director
(Nov 11, 2009)
· Porsche Motorsport Around The World
(Nov 10, 2009)
· Super GT 500: Treluyer Misses Out On The Honours!
(Nov 10, 2009)
· Audi's Weekend In Racing
(Nov 10, 2009)
· RSR Prepares For 2010 With The Execution Of A Testing And Development Plan
(Nov 09, 2009)
· Jetta TDI Cup 'Street' Edition Racing Into Dealer Showrooms Soon
(Nov 09, 2009)
· Grand Season's Final For The F430 GT
(Nov 09, 2009)
· V8s On Seven Dominate With The Island 300
(Nov 09, 2009)
· GT Open: One-Two By IMSA Performance In The Closing Race
(Nov 08, 2009)
· Kia Motors America Unveils US Motorsports Program
(Nov 08, 2009)
· V8 Supercar: McNally Looks To Home Event After P22 At Phillip Island
(Nov 08, 2009)
· Superleague Formula: Anderlecht Dominates As Title Fight Continues
(Nov 08, 2009)
· V8 Supercar: Second Gives Rick Kelly Double Podium At Phillip Island
(Nov 08, 2009)
· V8 Supercar: Davison Rounds Out Phillip Island Weekend In The Top Dozen
(Nov 08, 2009)
· V8 Supercar: Irwin Industrial Tools Partners With Stone Brothers Racing Through To The End Of 2011
(Nov 08, 2009)
· Fassler-Camathias (Trottet Ferrari), New GT Open Champions!
(Nov 08, 2009)
· Harry Tincknell: Winter Series Champion
(Nov 07, 2009)
· V8 Supercar: McNally Has Eye For Longer Sunday Race At Phillip Island
(Nov 07, 2009)
· V8 Supercar: Perkins Finishes 26th On Saturday At Phillip Island
(Nov 07, 2009)
· V8 Supercar: Rick Kelly Scores First Podium For New Team With Third At Phillip Island
(Nov 07, 2009)
· V8 Supercar: Irwin Racing's Alex Davison Just Missed Top-10 In Opening Race Of The Island 300
(Nov 07, 2009)
· WTCC: Route To Macau For The Last Stop
(Nov 07, 2009)
· WTCC: Couto With Sunred At Macau
(Nov 07, 2009)
· WTCC: Coronel Vs Porteiro For Independents' Title
(Nov 07, 2009)
· Seeking 2010 CAMS Aussie Young Guns
(Nov 07, 2009)
· The Three Top Title Contenders Dominate First Day In The Algarve
(Nov 06, 2009)
· Zytek Collects Award At Professional Motorsport World Expo
(Nov 06, 2009)
· Wirth Winds Up the 2009 Season
(Nov 05, 2009)
· World Challenge Announces Initial 2010 Dates
(Nov 05, 2009)
· Avila Eyes Good Result In Shanghai
(Nov 05, 2009)
· Change Of Format For The FIA European Touring Car Cup
(Nov 05, 2009)
· More Porsche Supercup Testing Ahead For Lester
(Nov 05, 2009)
· GT Open: The Algarve Battle Heats Up
(Nov 05, 2009)
· V8 Supercar: Kellys Visit Phillip Island With Winning Potential
(Nov 05, 2009)
· Hankook Tire Announces 2010 Motorsports Sponsorships
(Nov 05, 2009)
· V8 Star Visits Victorian Bushfire Region Of Flowerdale
(Nov 05, 2009)
· Audi R8 LMS Surpasses All Expectations
(Nov 05, 2009)
· V8 Supercar: McNally Ready For Second Crack At Phillip Island
(Nov 05, 2009)
· V8 Supercar: Perkins Keen To Get Back To The Island
(Nov 05, 2009)
· BigPond The Only Place To See V8 Supercars On Saturday Live From Phillip Island
(Nov 04, 2009)
· Int. GT Open Portimao: Joel Camathias Race Preview
(Nov 04, 2009)
· Race Of Champions: Motorsport World Stars In The Volkswagen Scirocco
(Nov 04, 2009)
· Tony Cochrane Reaffirms Commitment To 28 V8 Supercar Franchises
(Nov 04, 2009)
· V8 Supercars Commences 30-Day Countdown To The Inaugural Sydney Telstra 500
(Nov 04, 2009)
· Mitch Pagerey 2009 Patrón GT3 Challenge season review Finishes third in Driver's Championship
(Nov 03, 2009)
· WTCC: Great Team Result For Chevrolet In Rain Soaked Okayama
(Nov 02, 2009)
· Irwin Racing - V8 Supercar Race Preview - Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit - The Island 300
(Nov 02, 2009)
· GT Open: Pilet-Narac Repeat Win
(Nov 02, 2009)
· Dong He Bin Wins ROC China
(Nov 02, 2009)
· Two-Team Tequila Patron Assault On 2010 American Le Mans Series
(Nov 02, 2009)
· Asian Le Mans: Summary And Future Perspectives After Okayama
(Nov 02, 2009)
· Asian Le Mans: Oak Racing Seals LMP2 Title
(Nov 02, 2009)
· Audi's Weekend In Racing
(Nov 01, 2009)
· WTCC: Another Podium Finish For Yvan Muller In Japan
(Nov 01, 2009)
· WTCC: Farfus And BMW Keep The Title Fight Open
(Nov 01, 2009)
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