Friday March 7, 2008
Lowndes must put faith in old faithful
FORD star Craig Lowndes has been forced into a superseded car for this week's Eastern Creek V8 supercar round after the demolition of his 2008 Falcon.
Wednesday March 5, 2008
Gold Coast Indy on, but won't be championship round
The future of the Gold Coast Indy 300 event has been secured in a deal lasting until 2013, Queensland Sports Minister Judy Spence said today.
Monday March 3, 2008
Bayliss's farewell double
AN EMOTIONAL Troy Bayliss stormed to a perfect double victory in his final local outing in a bruising World Superbike Championship meet at Victoria's Phillip Island Raceway yesterday.
Crash, bang - riders take a walloping
BROKEN bodies are part of the job description in motorcycle racing, and two horrific incidents on the opening lap of yesterday's first World Superbike Championship race left one rider in hospital and others nursing cuts, bruises and possible fractured bones.
Sunday March 2, 2008
Usual suspects retain formula for success
A FAMILIAR picture emerged in Barcelona as an off-season of smoke and mirrors give way to clarity - the formula one world champion will emerge from Ferrari or McLaren.
Dodgy numbers no shock
The admission by operators of the Australian Grand Prix that attendance figures at the formula one race were "rubbery" came as no great surprise.
The real McCoy
A BEWILDERED Garry McCoy wants to know why grand prix motorcycle teams stopped calling and why, just a few seasons after he was winning world championship races, he was sometimes unemployed and at other times forced to ride clunkers?
How Frank passed up a champion
WILLIAMS could have signed Lewis Hamilton in 2004 but their former engine partners BMW passed up the opportunity, the team's co-founder Patrick Head has revealed.
Saturday March 1, 2008
Bayliss crashes but sets pace
Former dual World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss survived a crash to set the pace in practice for tomorrow's Australian round of the series.
Corser takes the honours in latest instalment of Troys story
THE opening salvo in the battle of the Troys went the way of Troy Corser at Phillip Island yesterday, in the opening qualifying for tomorrow's second round of the Superbike World Championship.
Tuesday February 26, 2008
Supercar driver dies after crash
THE rookie V8 Supercar driver Ashley Cooper's hero was Dale Earnhardt, the NASCAR legend who died in a jolting crash on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500.
Monday February 25, 2008
V8 Supercar driver dies in hospital
The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) confirmed V8
Supercar driver Ashley Cooper passed away in Royal Adelaide
hospital today.
Cooper fights for life after crashes mar weekend
V8 DRIVER Ashley Cooper remained on life support in Royal Adelaide hospital last night with his wife and parents at his bedside following a 200kmh accident at the Clipsal 500.
Ford men crash and clash
FORD drivers turned on each other at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide yesterday, but Jamie Whincup steered his Falcon clear of the carnage to win the prestigious V8 Supercar season-opener.
Sunday February 24, 2008
Race driver fights for life after crash
Three more V8 racing drivers are in hospital after a second serious accident at the Clipsal 500
Young guns of the V8 world
These V8 up-and-comers promise this is the season they arrive,
writes Michael Lynch.
Merger a boost for our Indy
The bitter 12-year civil war that has ripped the heart out of open-wheel racing in the US is over, with the rival Indy Racing League (IRL) and the Champ Car World Series agreeing to merge.
Whincup's win marred by horror smash
JAMIE WHINCUP took out the first leg of V8 Supercars' season-opening Clipsal 500 yesterday, but the event was marred by a serious accident in a support race.
Saturday February 23, 2008
V8 driver in critical condition
Authorities will investigate high-speed crash as family rush to driver's bedside.
Tuesday February 19, 2008
Hayden fastest in official MotoGP test
Honda's former world champion Nicky Hayden set the pace on the final day of MotoGP's official pre-season test at the Jerez circuit in southern Spain today.
Monday February 18, 2008
Stoner wins BMW as he times fastest in testing
Australia's world MotoGP titleholder Casey Stoner won himself a BMW cabriolet today as he won the opening salvo in testing for the forthcoming season.
Sunday February 17, 2008
Briatore wants fun back in F1
Renault team boss Flavio Briatore, one of formula one's few realists, has again taken up the cudgels on behalf of armies of supporters disillusioned with predictable and processional grands prix.
Thursday February 14, 2008
Webber fastest on second day of testing
Australian driver Mark Webber piloted his Red Bull car to the
fastest time on the second of the three-day Formula One testing
session in Spain today.
Monday February 11, 2008
Australia may lose grand prix to Russia
Russia has emerged as the country likely to snatch the Formula One Grand Prix from Australia.
Sunday February 10, 2008
A1GP's Jones hears call of Gold Coast
A1GP's wet and wild weekend at Eastern Creek probably hasn't done Sydney any favours as the World Cup of Motor Sport debates the future of its Australian round.
