The 7th annual Holley National Hot Rod Reunion, June 19-21 at Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Kentucky, is a 3-day festival of speed, hot rods and American automotive enthusiasm. The Reunion is part of the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum’s “living history” philosophy, which works to bring to life the sights, sounds and people who made history in the early days of drag racing, land speed racing and the golden age of American car culture.
Unique among motorsports events, the Reunion honors some of the top names in hot rodding from the past and features a fabulous array of fast drag cars, hot rods, street rods and cool customs…. Details
Attack Kawasaki rider Jamie Hacking has been placed on probation for the remainder of the 2009 AMA Pro Road Racing season and his minimum one-event penalty that was assessed following this past Sunday’s race at Auto Club Speedway has been suspended for the balance of the season following a productive meeting today with AMA Pro Racing President Roger Edmondson and his management team at AMA Pro headquarters in Daytona Beach.
Hacking has paid the related…Â Details
It was 17 degrees this morning when my wife and I went on a morning jog and throughout the run I couldn’t help but think about Melbourne and Formula One where things are really heating up.
The early broadside was fired by the AT&T Williams team which ran in the fastest time, with Nico Rosberg’s 1:26.53 in the second session. Rubens Barrichello was second with a 1:26.157 for BrawnGP, his team mate Jensen Button was fifth with a 1:26.374, Jarno Truli was third fastest for Toyota and local hero Mark Webber was fourth for the Red Bull team, with a 1:26.370… Details
Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso is philosophical about his second poor start to a season since returning to Renault. In his second year back, he qualified 12th on the grid for Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix.
Alonso started from 11th on the grid here last year before finishing in 5th out of seven finishers. The Spaniard went on to finish the season strongly and ended 2008 in fifth place on the drivers’Â standings.
“I feel optimistic. Last year (early in season) the car was undriveable and there was no room to improve,” … Detail