Tag: 2009
Rally – Rally d’Italia Preview
Sebastian Loeb has won the first five rounds of this years WRC World Championship andthere are no indications that things will change this weekend. The Frenchman has won the Italian stage of the championship three times and is looking to win again while adding to the impressive points lead he has established. BP Ford will be looking to take their first win of the year and are definitely looking to recover from the problems of Argentina that saw Mikko Hirvonen retire for the first time this year. However, as usual,…
Read MoreLe Mans – Aston Fields a Third Car
Aston Martin has announced the final driver lineup for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. A third car has been entered and Anthony Davidson, Jos Verstappen, and Stuart Hill have joined the team. There is currently no specific lineups for the three cars have been decided. Aston Martin has been running two cars already this year in the Le Mans series races. They achieved victory in the season opener and look to win the Le Mans 24 on the 50thanniversary of their maiden win in Le Mans. Anthony Davidson has…
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F1 – Ferrari Lose Legal Injunction
Ferrari has lost its legal battle in France today that would see a block on the 2010 rules regarding a budget cap. With that loss, the major teams that are boycotting the championship next year only have a few days left to file their entry for the 2010 season. Ferrari were told that they had no reason to stop the budget cap the FIA has put in place to regulate costs due to the sport. The FIA argued that the Maranello team had not used the veto when it had…
Read MoreRally – Sordo Looks to Elevate
For the last year and a half the story has been Mikko Hirvonen battling and coming up short more times than not to 5 time champion Sebastian Loeb. Now Hirvonen has another problem, As Loeb drives away with the title, Danni Sordo now looks to surpass Mikko this year and give Citroen a 1/2 in both titles. Last year’s Italian Rally saw Sordo disappoint with a 5th place overall. Sordo believes this year that a strong showing in Italy will set the pace for the rest of the year. This…
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IndyCar – Cleveland Rocks?
So Robin Miller has had a few interesting quotes about Cleveland over the last few weeks. He said a few weeks ago that Cleveland might return as an oval (?!) on the airport track, and then threw in his normal vitriol. Granted, that vitriol would have been justly administered if it turned out to be true that they were considering going to Cleveland and not running the road course that was so successful for years. Seems he only got half the story and has now amended his earlier statement. On…
Read MoreRally – Pastrana Wins Oregon Trail
Round 4 of the Rally America championship has ended and Travis Pastrana brings home his second victory in a row for Team Subaru North America. With this win, Pastrana now moves to the top of the points table. Pastrana had a relatively uneventful final day as he continued to cruise through the Oregon countryside. Pastrana increased his gap from day 2 to finish 57 seconds ahead of Rockstar Energy’s Tanner Foust. Foust spent most of the weekend trying to find a quick pace to challenge Pastrana had a serious near…
Read MoreIndyCar – Bump Day Extravaganza
Bump Day has come and gone and the field of 33 is set for the 93rd installment of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing on this the 100th anniversary of the opening of the track in 1909. As if to honor the heady history of the venue, today’s on track action was superb. As it relates to qualifying, today’s weather was the best we have seen yet. Bright and sunny, low wind and mild temperatures allowed for the track to become predictably faster as the day went on. Action started at…
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