A thundering hoard of powerful automobiles is swooping down on Georgia, planning to do battle at Road Atlanta in the 12th annual Petit Le Mans endurance race.
The four-day Petit Le Mans event, September 23-26, features twelve races in eight different series, culminating in the Petit Le Mans Powered by Mazda6 endurance classic. Sports cars, sports racing cars, and open-wheel Formula Atlantic cars will be practicing and racing from 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday the 23rd almost non-stop until 11:15 pm Saturday the 26th (please see schedule … Details
Kenny Bernstein’s sigh of relief in finding sponsorship would’ve been enough to blow out the candles on his 65th birthday cake if it had any.
His concerns over finding a successor for Budweiser on his son Brandon’s Top Fuel dragster were settled when the former NHRA champion and current team owner announced Sunday that Internet used car seller Copart Inc. will sponsor the car in 2010. Coming a day after team owner Don Prudhomme said he would sell assets in Snake Racing or risk not competing next season, Bernstein’s deal could become a model to teams to follow in a rough economy.
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Renault was summoned by Formula One’s governing body to a hearing into allegations that the team deliberately caused a crash to win a race last season.
The French team was called to appear before the World Motor Sport Council in Paris on Sept. 21, FIA said Friday.
The French team is accused of ordering former driver Nelson Piquet Jr. to crash during last year’s Singapore Grand Prix in order to deploy the safety car, which aided teammate Fernando Alonso. The Spanish driver went on to win the race.
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Sebastien Loeb has lost his Rally Australia victory after the three Citroen C4s received one minute penalties for a technical infringement.
The stewards’ decision hands the win to Mikko Hirvonen, who therefore extends his championship lead to five points with just two rounds to go.
Loeb’s factory teammate …Â Details
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