The American Le Mans Series Northeastern Grand prix is now in the history books. Patron Highcroft Racing led an amazing race, employing effective strategy and flawless driving which led to an outstanding result. But it was not enough to reach the top of the podium. Their fate: second place.
De Ferran Racing led perhaps an equally great race, all the while hampered with a slightly slower car than PHR. But it was Gil de Ferran and Simon Pagenaud who took the checkered flag victorious after the Acura ARX-02a of the tequila sponsored team …Â Details
Antron Brown beat Tony Schumacher by 0.008 seconds to take the Top Fuel final at the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways on Sunday.
Tim Wilkerson (Funny Car) and Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) were the other winners at the 14th of 24 races in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series.
Brown won for the fourth time this season and extended his lead to 137 points over Schumacher with his 3.985-second pass (0.079 reaction time) at a top speed of 301.07 mph to Schumacher’s 3.990 (0.082 RT) at 300.00.
Schumacher was bidding for his fifth win this season and fourth straight at Pacific Raceways…Â Details
In the spirit of Parnelli Jones, world-class rally aces Marcus Grönholm and Andreas Eriksson will scale Pikes Peak Sunday determined to crack the elusive 10-minute barrier.
Jones, one of America’s most versatile drivers, won the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in 1963 and 1964 in a Mercury Marauder set up as a U.S. Auto Club stock car. Grönholm, a two-time World Rally Car champion, and Eriksson, a four-time Swedish Rally champion, will tackle the 87th edition of “The Race to the Clouds†in a pair of supercharged Ford Fiestas.
Despite their impressive rally credentials, Grönholm and Eriksson have spent this week in and around Colorado Springs, Colo., adjusting to the serpentine 12.42-mile course and thin air as bonafide rookies. Jones, the 1963 Indianapolis 500 champion, suggested that was a wise approach.
“Those rally guys are pretty brave guys anyway, running on the circuits they run… Details
Max Mosley’s decision to stand down could not have been more timely. The president of the FIA made his choice a few days after last Sunday’s German Grand Prix had indicated that action on the track deserved to take precedence over the political fighting and posturing that has caused serious damage in the past few months.
Mosley’s conclusion – that his 16-year run should come to an end – removes not only the worry of a breakaway world championship but also an influential figure whose tactics and behaviour, both professionally and privately, have created division and tarnished a reputation that otherwise should be remembered for his significant work in safety on the roads and the race tracks… Details