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As the manufacturers’ slogans frequently underscore, the only parts of your car that touch the highway are your tires. And nobody wants to worry about whether their tread is getting the job done or fret about how long they’re going to last. Especially NASCAR racers, who have directed considerable ire at Goodyear during the past year. Remember the trouble last summer at Indianapolis. So this past week, Goodyear got some good news at Darlington, as Associated Press sports writer Pete Iacobelli reported:
In a rare show of accord, the NASCAR drivers testing tires at Darlington Raceway this week agreed that Goodyear is …Â Details
NASCAR fans got cheated out of a great race on Sunday because officials made the wrong decision when it counted most. Due to a tire carrier running after a tire into an area of the track where he could have been severely injured, a majority of the field ended up a lap down.
That left just a handful of cars on the lead lap and left fans wondering why. While we have no problem with NASCAR …. Details
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Drayson Racing has been preparing throughout the winter for what it knows to expect at the 57th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida on 21 March: a punishing, bone jarring, physically and mentally draining 12 hours of sports car racing. The Paul and Elspeth Drayson-owned operation has explored every likelihood and endeavoured to ready its No. 007 Aston Martin Vantage GT2 for almost any eventuality.
However, it is the unexpected that can play the difference between the team’s first American Le Mans Series podium finish and … Details
Ten years ago this month, Audi debuted the R8 race car at Sebring International Raceway. It was a departure for Audi, which had never had a true sports car to race, but the brand-new model finished third.
Since then, Audi has won eight of 10 races, and is the favorite at the 2009 12 Hours of Sebring, a week from today.
Traditionally, when a company races a sports car, it’s to help advertise a sports car they build and sell to the public. That’s essentially the philosophy behind all the racing that Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini and Aston-Martin do.
But Audi had no sports car, aside from the little TT, and …Â Details