De Ferran's dynamic ALMS debut. Gil de Ferran had it all: two CART championships, a win in the Indianapolis 500 and numerous victories in both open-wheel series. But six months ago, the longtime open-wheel racer was itching for a new challenge. After a five-year hiatus from the cockpit of a racecar, de Ferran hopped into his brand-new Acura ARX-01b American Le Mans Series prototype. News, pictures.
Webber surgery success, race return set 2008-11-22F1 Formula One racer Mark Webber has undergone surgery to insert a rod into
his lower right leg, both bones of which were broken in a collision with
a car during the Mark Webber Pure Tasmania Challenge on Saturday in
Australia.
Webber was... Read the article >
Swiss and Irish teams get a boost in Sepang 2008-11-22A1GP There is much potential heading the field in both races for the A1GP round
at Sepang, Malaysia. Neel Jani kept his perfect record of Sprint race poles
for team Switzerland, the series' reigning champs. However, the Swiss team
didn't take both poles... Read the article >
Canada and France GPs gone, China on the edge 2008-11-21F1 Oh, Ecc-le-stone!
It's official. There will be no Formula One Grand Prix du Canada in
2009. This June, Montreal's famed Circuit Gilles Villeneuve will not
host Canada's largest tourist draw. For the first time in 50 years, the
sport that is the... Read the article >
ACO finalizes rules for 2009 and beyond 2008-11-19LEMANS The Automobile Club de l'Ouest released its much-anticipated new regulations
package Wednesday, officially confirming evolutionary rules that will be
phased in beginning next year. Minor changes will be seen in 2009, leading
up to more drastic... Read the article >
Ingram's Flat Spot On: All hail Cale 2008-11-18COMMENTARYNASCAR-CUP Now that Jimmie Johnson has clinched this year's Sprint Cup, the question
looms. Was it tougher to win three straight championships in the current era
of the Chase versus the old points system?
It seems like long, long ago and in a... Read the article >
