Racing: Pacer needs win on path to Cup
Jan 28, 2009 Motor Sport
A shot at $600,000 could depend on what St Barts does in a $10,000 race at Alexandra Park tonight.
The 5-year-old will start a warm favourite in the main pace tonight and will need to win to justify his nomination for the $600,000…
Racing: Hot contest looms for Queensland sprint find
Jan 28, 2009 Motor Sport
Trainer Mick Mair is unsure if Melbourne’s heatwave will be an advantage for Queensland’s Lightning Stakes hope Swiss Ace at Flemington on Saturday.
Swiss Ace, last year’s Brisbane winter discovery, is set for a showdown with Horse…
Randy Moss Motorsports to use Toyotas in 2009 (PA SportsTicker)
Jan 28, 2009 Motor Sport
STATESVILLE, North Carolina (Ticker) — Randy Moss Motorsports announced Wednesday that it will partner with Toyota for the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season.
Top 20 countdown: No. 11 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Yahoo! Sports)
Jan 28, 2009 Motor Sport
Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s honeymoon with Hendrick Motorsports is over. Now it’s time to earn his paycheck on the track, too.
New car door opens for Davison
Jan 28, 2009 Motor Sport
HRT recruit Will Davison admits he has some big boots to fill replacing Mark Skaife but is adamant he can make the 2009 V8 Supercar season his best yet.
Solberg will race in 2009
Jan 28, 2009 Motor Sport
NORWAY’S former world rally champion Petter Solberg has confirmed he will drive a privately-owned Citroen Xsara for his comeback in the 2009 World Rally Championships.
De Ferran Acura still on top in test
Jan 28, 2009 ALMS
Simon Pagenaud kept de Ferran Acura on top of the times on the second day of American Le Mans Series winter testing at Sebring
Turner sure he will adapt to LMP1
Jan 28, 2009 Le Mans 24 hours
Darren Turner is confident that he will swiftly adapt to LMP1 as he steps up to sportscar racing’s top class with Aston Martin
Grondahl joins Adapta for Norway
Jan 28, 2009 WRC
The Adapta Subaru team have added 24-year-old Norwegian Anders Grondahl to their line-up for next month’s Rally Norway
Three teams confirm line-ups
Jan 28, 2009 V8 Supercar
The line-ups of three V8 Supercar teams have been completed with Will Davison, James Courtney and Jason Richards confirming where they will be driving in 2009.
Thompson tests Tempus Chevrolet
Jan 28, 2009 BTCC
British Touring Car Championship newcomers Tempus Sport have admitted they want to sign James Thompson after the two-time champion tested one of their 2008-spec Chevrolet Lacettis at Estoril in Portugal
SEAT confirm unchanged line-up
Jan 28, 2009 WTCC
SEAT have officially confirmed that their factory World Touring Car Championship line-up will remain unchanged for 2009, with title-winner Yvan Muller again joined by Gabriele Tarquini, Rickard Rydell, Jordi Gene and Tiago Monteiro
Renault sign Khan for demo runs
Jan 28, 2009 Formula One
Euroseries F3000 front-runner Adam Khan has been announced as Renault’s demonstration driver for 2009.
Honda ‘optimistic’ on race future
Jan 28, 2009 Motor Sport
Honda’s Formula One team play down talk of an end-of-month deadline for their survival and insist they are continuing to work in preparation for the new season.
F1 to scrap ‘bad’ pit lane rule
Jan 28, 2009 Motor Sport
Formula One’s governing body is to scrap a controversial rule that saw drivers penalised for pitting early while the safety car was deployed.
National ace Slim put down
Jan 28, 2009 Motor Sport
Slim Pickings, twice placed in the Grand National, has been put down after breaking a leg on the gallops.
Ambitious plan for Kasbah
Jan 28, 2009 Motor Sport
Francois Doumen is plotting an ambitious year for progressive stayer Kasbah Bliss, culminating in a bid for the Ascot Gold Cup.
Honda ‘optimistic’ of survival
Jan 28, 2009 Formula One
The Honda F1 team have said they are “optimistic” of securing their future in Formula One.
Rome considering GP bid
Jan 28, 2009 Formula One
The city of Rome is considering launching a bid to host a Formula One Grand Prix.
Something to Grin about as pair remain in NZ
Jan 28, 2009 Motor Sport
As the well-heeled sipped champagne and the carpark brimmed with flash European cars, retired Taranaki dairy farmer Eddie Bourke and a few of his mates were parting with close to $1 million for a couple of horses.
It took a little…
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