A number of NHRA POWERade Series world champions were crowned at the official awards ceremony at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City in California earlier this week. The most notable winner was Tony Schumacher who enjoyed his fifth consecutive trip to the stage to pick up his championship trophy.
After a season of exciting, nail-biting Funny Car racing, Cruz Pedregon has emerged as this year’s winner. This is the second time he has won the NHRA Funny Car championship and it is the first time in 16 years that he has been able to enjoy such a victory. His championship victory was sealed on Sunday when he took home the Southern Californian Auto Club NHRA Finals trophy.
McLaren Electronic Systems (MES) and Freescale Semiconductor recently announced the decision to collaborate in their efforts to develop next-generation kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) technology. The technology will serve to enhance performance in motor racing and should be used in the highest levels of the sport from 2010 onward.
NASCAR CEO Brian France recently discussed the dilemma facing most budding auto racing teams – finances. It’s a dilemma that is currently affecting the entire industry and NASCAR seems set on finding ways to cut costs and making racing more accessible so that the sport stays afloat in this time of economic hardships.
The heads of the Big Three automakers of Detroit pleaded on Tuesday for emergency government aid to stave off potential collapse, but after four hours of testimony, it appeared they had not persuaded enough lawmakers to move quickly on a bailout.
These new cars will come with Porsche?s new engine and transmission technology as well as many other significant technical and exterior refinements.
NASCAR?s Jamie McMurray and Carl Edwards are bachelors no more. Jamie McMurray proposed to longtime girlfriend and Carl Edwards got engaged last month. Click Here For More NASCAR Photos
?Dad, he loves getting out in front of people, he feels so comfortable,? said Ashley, 25. ?I get more sick to my stomach going out in front of a big group of people than climbing into my race car.?
Sheltra, in Jay Robinson Racing?s No. 4 Dodge Charger headed to the season finale looking to better his 29th place finish the week before at Phoenix International Raceway where the Indiantown, Florida native made his transition to NASCAR a successful one.
New Crescent Suzuki British Superbike signing Sylvain Guintoli completed a successful first test on the 2008 GSX-R1000 at Brands Hatch recently, declaring Suzuki?s Superbike an ?impressive package.?
NASCAR?s Jamie McMurray and Carl Edwards are bachelors no more. Jamie McMurray proposed to longtime girlfriend and Carl Edwards got engaged last month. Click Here For More NASCAR Photos
Sheltra, in Jay Robinson Racing?s No. 4 Dodge Charger headed to the season finale looking to better his 29th place finish the week before at Phoenix International Raceway where the Indiantown, Florida native made his transition to NASCAR a successful one.
Penske Racing drivers Ryan Newman and Kurt Busch finished 21st and 43rd, respectively, in the 2008 NASCAR Cup Series finale, Sunday?s Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
In a season of firsts ? and the final one for longtime series sponsor Craftsman ? Johnny Benson and his Bill Davis Racing team celebrated the 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship Monday night during the series? awards banquet at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
?I?m excited about what I?ve got going for next year, but I?m not excited about not being here. It?s hard. These guys are my family. When you?ve been with a group of guys for 10 years and a sponsor for 10 years, it?s a long time.? --Tony Stewart
1 ? Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe?s Chevrolet) ? Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 107.3 2 ? Carl Edwards (No. 99 Office Depot Ford) ? Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 108.6
For Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, its two official test drivers, Luca Badoer and Marc Gene were on track today, both men at the wheel of an F2008 modified to give similar levels of aerodynamic downforce to that predicted to accommodate next year?s technical regulations.
1Takuma Sato Scuderia Toro Rosso 4Pedro de la Rosa Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 5Gary Paffett Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
Sebastien Loeb: ?It was a great experience for me, but without traction control in low temperature and in these conditions it was difficult so I had to react very quickly when the car went sideways. But I was happy with the feeling I had with the car.?
NASCAR driver Kyle Busch has expressed disappointment that he will no longer be able to make his Formula One test debut this winter.
Hip hop and R&B singer Akon has revealed that he would borrow F1 champ Lewis Hamilton?s girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger if he ever gets a chance to play James Bond.
Canadian officals blamed the ?unreasonable demands? of Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone for the failure of attempts to save the country?s grand prix.
Motorcycling world champion Valentino Rossi was happy with his second-place finish at the Monza Rally.
?Valentino said to me that when he gets one short of my number he will ask me whether he should stay or go. People expect me to be happy when he breaks my records, but why should I be?? --Giacomo Agostini
2008 Rookie of the Year claims no onus on him to take the MotoGP World Championship in his second year.
The Yamaha rider has driven in a number of rallies in the past and will participate in next month?s Wales Rally GB, a race he crashed out of in 2002.
?It was a really hard time and to be honest I even considered walking away from it all. Then one day something clicked and I realised that there were still so many people backing me and believing in me, and that made a big difference to me.? --Marco Melandri
MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi?s moonlighting as a rally driver in the coming month will benefit more than just the Italian, with the Fiat Yamaha rider using the attention directed his way to show his support for a charity appeal.
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| Indianapolis Speedway | Indiana, USA (NASCAR) |
| Monaco Circuit | Monte Carlo, Europe (F1) |
| Monza Speedway | Monza, Italy (F1) |
| Phoenix Raceway | Arizona, USA (NASCAR) |
| Silverstone Speedway | Northampton, England (F1) |
| Talladega Superway | Alabama, USA (NASCAR) |
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