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What a pleasure it was to watch Mike Shank’s team run a faultless race to win the Rolex 24 at Daytona. It was the first major win for Shank’s burgeoning…
What a pleasure it was to watch Mike Shank’s team run a faultless race to win the Rolex 24 at Daytona. It was the first major win for Shank’s burgeoning…
What is now known as the Rolex 24 Hours was founded 50 years ago as a three-hour race called the Daytona Continental. The race was run over three hours in…
Michael Andretti announced this week that James Hinchcliffe has joined Andretti Autosport and will drive the team’s Go-Daddy car in a three-car team with Ryan Hunter-Reay and Marco Andretti. Michael…
I have to agree with Rob Widdows’ words about John Surtees. Without doubt the man deserves a knighthood and here’s hoping the honour will soon be bestowed. Here in America,…
As January arrives the torpor of the holiday season begins to fade and in the northern hemisphere we start to enjoy a welcome lengthening of the days. Already our thoughts…
The first picture of the radical new Delta Wing race car has been issued from its base at All American Racers in California, USA. We previewed the Delta Wing Le…
IndyCar finally announced its 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series calendar on Thursday of this week. Fifteen races are included and IndyCar’s CEO Randy Bernard (below with 2012 car) says he’s still…
Four-time IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti and team boss Chip Ganassi (below) have been discussing the teething troubles with next year’s new Dallara DW12. Franchitti and his Ganassi Racing team-mate Scott…
IndyCar has released its report on Dan Wheldon’s fatal accident in the IndyCar Series finale at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway two months ago. The report concludes that Wheldon was…
Four years ago the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) trade show departed Indianapolis after many years for the warmer climes of Orlando, Florida. PRI’s move left a void which has been…
One of Indycar racing’s great drivers from the 1950s and early ’60s passed away last week. Jim Rathmann won the 1960 Indianapolis 500 after a fierce, race-long duel with Rodger…
You couldn‘t ask for a better championship battle than NASCAR has enjoyed this year through its 10-round ‘Chase for the Cup’. Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards raced for the Sprint…