Team of the moment Brawn GP look forward to this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang…
Ross Brawn, Team Principal
A dream start to the season in Australia. Can you follow up that level of performance in Malaysia?
“The Australian Grand Prix weekend was a fantastic experience for our team and the one-two result for Jenson and Rubens went beyond our hopes and expectations for our very first race. We know that our competitors will not stand still however and that the challenge will become ever more difficult from here. We can rise to that challenge and we have a very good and stable car which should go well around the Sepang circuit…. Details
Bars no longer need to be private clubs after July 1
Utah’s ski industry has long boasted about “the greatest snow on Earth,” but the apres-ski scene was not often considered a selling point due to restrictive liquor laws. Especially confusing to tourists, the laws stipulated that bars technically had to be private clubs. Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman signed a bill Monday that will do away with the rule on July 1.Â
“It puts us on a more level playing field with some of our competition,” Nathan Rafferty, president of Ski Utah, the marketing arm for Utah’s ski resorts, told The Salt Lake City Tribune. “We’ve got the best snow and the best access so the only thing people could beat us up with is Utah’s liquor laws. We’ll think carefully how we’ll message this, we’ll be subtle because we’re not going to become a Las Vegas.”…Â Details
It will be history in the making when the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg hits the streets, Friday, April 3, through Sunday, April 5, 2009.
For the first time ever, the St. Petersburg race will be the opener for the 17-race 2009 Indy Car Series. The Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg, the American Le Mans Series feature race, which will be run on Saturday, April 4, will be the second stop on the 2009 ALMS schedule.
The 1.8 mile, 14-turn race track running through the streets of downtown St. Petersburg remains unchanged for 2009, according to race organizers… Details
LEWIS HAMILTON last night threw down the gauntlet to Jenson Button and warned: “I won’t go down without a fight.â€
The reigning Formula One world champion faces a monumental task to defend his crown despite an unexpected third place in Australia on Sunday.
But Hamilton, 24, has vowed to push as hard as he can until McLaren give him a car capable of matching Button and his Brawn machine.
Button is all the rage after storming to his first grand prix triumph in three years in Melbourne — his second win in 154 starts. … Details
