Kevin Buckler planned to uncork 120 bottles of wine Thursday night to celebrate his fledgling Sprint Cup team’s return to its owner’s home turf in the Bay Area. That’s about as extravagant as life gets at TRG Motorsports, which views taking the green as richly as others might consider the checkered on NASCAR’s premier circuit.
Since hiring driver David Gilliland after missing the Daytona 500, TRG’s No. 71 Chevrolet has qualified for 14 consecutive races, making it the most successful of several start-ups lured to Cup this season by a dearth of sponsorship that created open slots on the 43-car grid.
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When names like Chris Brenton, Australia’s fastest ATV racer confirm entry in an event, competing riders come out of the woodwork to challenge his speed, determination, and ability to handle all conditions.Â
On Sunday 28 June, Chris Brenton will be making the trip from Western Australia over to Newcastle in NSW to compete at the KTM Quad Challenge at Barleigh Ranch, where he will race in the Pro Class and Manufacturers Cup on board the KTM ATV 505 SX.
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Formula One’s biggest teams began preparations for a breakaway series early Friday after failing to resolve their dispute with motor sport’s governing body over financial constraints.
The Formula One Teams’ Association announced it would not compromise on the quality of the series by signing up unconditionally for the 2010 F1 season under the FIA’s radical new plans for cost-cutting.
FOTA also criticized the FIA’s “uncompromising†stance and attempts, along with the commercial rights holder, to divide its member teams.
FIA president Max Mosley was insistent on introducing a voluntary $60 million budget cap for teams to curtail a “financial arms race†in F1. Those that don’t agree to the cap would have more technical restrictions, something Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo had called “fundamentally unfair.â€
Now the Italian team, which has competed in every F1 race since 1950, as well as championship leader Brawn GP, McLaren, Renault…Â Details
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Two-time champion Fernando Alonso made it clear on Thursday he will abandon Formula One if the budget-cap dispute between racing teams and the sport’s governing body isn’t resolved.
His Renault outfit is one of five members of the Formula One Teams’ Association that must confirm on Friday whether they will sign up unconditionally to enter the 2010 season. FOTA has opposed plans by the ruling FIA to introduce a voluntary $60 million budget cap.
“For me the new Formula One would be unattractive, with the small teams and no drivers,†the 27-year-old Alonso said. “We want to compete with the best teams in the world, the maximum technology: we all want to compete with the best drivers.
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