Drag racing in the UK hasn’t attracted the huge following it has in the US, but meetings such as The Main Event at Santa Pod Raceway, Britain’s premier dragstrip, are gaining the sport more followers here each year.
Scheduled for the Bank Holiday weekend of May 22 to 25, The Main Event is the first round of the European Drag Racing Championship and is claimed to feature the largest race entry anywhere in Europe. More than 250 teams and 15 race classes will present the fastest, loudest – and most bizarre – spectacles in drag racing. Up to 35,000 spectators are expected to attend…Â Details
Teams of racers, not manufacturers using the sport as a promotional aid, are the future of the sport
On a sunny Saturday in July 1977, 26 formula one cars lined up on the grid for the British grand prix at Silverstone. There were 15 different makes of car represented, powered by five different types of engine, 15 of them were Ford-Cosworths. The race had originally attracted 36 entries and they had to be whittled down to 30 who would be allowed to attempt to qualify by the harsh process of pre-qualifying on Thursday morning. Grand prix motor racing was in rude health.
The vast crowd were treated to a fabulous race between reigning world champion James Hunt in a McLaren-Ford and Northern Irishman John Watson in his Brabham Alfa-Romeo. The winner was …Â Details
TOKYO — In what is sure to be a controversial announcement, Nissan on Thursday claimed that its GT-R has set a new record lap time at the Nürburgring circuit. Nissan said the latest lap time of 7 minutes, 26 seconds was set on April 23, besting the previous lap time of 7 minutes, 27 seconds on April 15.
Nissan did not provide such details as whether the GT-R was riding on standard Japan- market tires, whether it had any modifications or what the weather conditions were at the time…Â Details
Race organizers say Belgian cycling star Tom Boonen will not be welcome at this year’s Tour de France after his latest positive drug test.
The 28-year-old former world champion tested positive for cocaine last month for the second time in less than a year. Boonen has been fined and suspended indefinitely by his Quick Step team and risks a suspension of up to six months from cycling’s world governing body… Details