Archive for March, 2010

Technical Regulations For Sebring, Season Released

Following months of questions and speculation over how prototypes for the new-look LMP category will be balanced, IMSA released Monday the much-anticipated technical specifications for the 2010 American Le Mans Series season. The two specifications – for season-opening Twelve Hours of Sebring and bulk of the season – differs only slightly, with a more rigid [...]

Speed Channel, Fox Sports Team Up For 2010 F1 Campaign

The familiar faces of Bob Varsha, David Hobbs and Steve Matchett once again will lead the SPEED/FOX Sports Formula One broadcast team as SPEED rolls into its 15th year as the exclusive U.S. cable broadcaster of the FIA Formula One World Championship, beginning with live coverage of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on March 14 [...]

NASCAR To Implement New Inspection Policy

NASCAR has instituted a new postrace inspection policy for Sprint Cup races in which the first car out of the race that is not involved in an accident will be held for teardown, much like the cars that currently finish in the top five. That meant that Aric Almirola’s Phoenix Racing’s car was thoroughly inspected [...]

De Silvestro Signed By HVM

IndyCar racing already has something that NASCAR craves, a major female draw, and now it appears there may also be a nice rivalry brewing among the girls in the IZOD-sponsored series. Simona De Silvestro will be confirmed as a full-time driver for Keith Wiggins’ Stargate Worlds/HVM team on Tuesday to join Danica Patrick, Sarah Fisher [...]

Magnus Racing Joins CTSCC

The team in green has now grown to two cars. At the Grand Prix of Miami, Magnus Racing will expand into the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge when it debuts its 2009 Porsche Cayman in the GS category. The expansion of the team into a Cayman – and into the Continental Tire Sports Car [...]

Nuts And Bolts

Some news tidbits from the world of NASCAR: AAA Texas will serve as the title sponsor of the fall Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway through 2014 as part of a comprehensive race entitlement package. The five-year agreement between AAA Texas and TMS will showcase the title sponsorship of the Cup Series race [...]

Red Man Racing Leaves West Coast Swing With a Pair of Top-10 Finishes

LAS VEGAS, Nev., (February 28, 2010) – After turning in the fastest lap in final practice on Friday, defending Sam’s Town 300 winner Greg Biffle had high expectations of bringing home back-to-back NASCAR Nationwide Series wins at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.  Biffle ran in the top 10 for the majority of the race but despite [...]