FOTA teams may have arrived at an agreement in principle with Max Mosley that will find them all submitting an entry application for the 2010 championship according to GMM. It is suggested that a Proviso may be attached to Ferrari’s application regarding the governance of the sport as it is still seeking discussion and decisions on that front.
Lola, Prodrive and Litespeed have all submitted their entry forms for the 2010 season and this comes amidst the hiatus on Mosley’s 40 million Euro budget concept which now appears to be postponed until 2011. As reported yesterday, the existing teams may be willing to help the new teams be competitive next year through technical and material share programs intended to see these teams fitted with non-differentiating parts and information. What cost McLaren $100 million will now be free apparently as the new … Details
Italian icon Valentino Rossi will race fellow Yamaha MotoGP world champion’s Eddie Lawson, Wayne Rainey and Kenny Roberts in a special karting clash at the Laguna Seca GP in early July.
The 30-year-old Italian confirmed his participation in the one-off demo event on the eve of his home race in Mugello this weekend.  Â
The legendary quartet will dice it out driving Yamaha TZ250 super karts on the Thursday afternoon before the American GP, which Rossi won for the first time in 2008 after a classic scrap with Ducati rival Casey Stoner.Â
Between them Rossi, Lawson, Rainey and Roberts have won 17 MotoGP world titles and Rossi said …Â Details
In an attempt to drum-up interest in the launch of the Fiesta in North America, Ford is putting on a serious publicity stunt by running two 800 horsepower versions of the economy car in the legendary Pikes Peak race.
Ford is eager to appeal not just to econonomically-minded individuals with the Fiesta sub-compact, but also to enthusiasts as it attempts to set a Pike Peak record with a sub-10 minute run up the mountain.
To do this not only will Olsbergs Motor Sport Evolution race team owner Andreas Eriksson be piloting one of the turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder Fiesta racers, but so will rally legend Marcus Grönholm. In World Rally Championship competition Grönholm has won 30 races and clinched the championship twice.Â
Both Eriksson and Grönholm will certainly need all 800 horses when they take on the 12.4-mile, 156-turn dirt and tarmac climb on July 19th.
“We’re pleased to have a top independent team like Olsbergs MSE coming to the U.S. with their Fiesta Rallycross cars to take on the challenge of Pike’s Peak… Details
Ready or not, Brown made transition to Top Fuel look easy
Antron Brown could have stayed in the Pro Stock Motorcycle class and continued to be a force in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. But after 10 seasons and 16 motorcycle victories, Brown got a chance to drive a Top Fuel dragster last season and knew immediately he was hooked.
“The bikes were a lot of fun, but nobody on this earth is seasoned when they come in to run Top Fuel or Funny Car,’’ Brown said in a phone interview. “You don’t get prepared until you do it. You don’t know how much you’re going to like it or if you’re going to dislike it until you get the chance to do it… Details
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