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 V8 Supercar

Davison on Supercar pole again at Sandown

August 02, 2009

Holden Racing Team's Will Davison followed up yesterday's maiden V8 Supercar pole position with pole again today for the second race of the Norton 360 Sandown Challenge at Sandown Raceway. Davison almost matched his time from yesterday, but the battle behind him was much closer today.
 

Will Davison takes Supercar pole

August 01, 2009

Holden Racing Team's Will Davison has taken his maiden V8 Supercar pole position in qualifying for today's first race of the Norton 360 Sandown Challenge at Sandown Raceway. Davison was fifth-fastest going into the shootout but put in a stunning lap to dominate the shootout, nearly four-tenths faster than his closest challenger and nearly six-tenths faster than third-fastest.
 

Hirvonen pulls away in Finland

August 01, 2009

Mikko Hirvonen has stretched his lead over Sebastien Loeb to 10.9 seconds after an excellent performance on the second morning in Finland. In slightly wet conditions, Hirvonen took three straight stage wins and now holds a more comfortable advantage approaching the rally's halfway point. "The grip is very, very good," said the Ford driver
 

Team Vodafone confirms Holden move

July 29, 2009

Championship-winning outfit Team Vodafone will switch marques from Ford to Holden from 2010, the team announced at a press conference at Holden headquarters in Melbourne today. The team's decison to switch manufacturers comes just over a year after Ford restructured its commitment to V8 Supercar, which saw it focus on Ford Performance Racing and Stone Brothers Racing and drop support for Team Vodafone and Jim Beam Racing. In response to the decision, the Team Vodafone cars have run this season without Ford logos, which have been replaced with those of the team's sponsors.
 

Shedden replaces Eaves at CVR

July 29, 2009

Gordon Shedden will return to the British Touring Car Championship at Snetterton this weekend after replacing Dan Eaves at Clyde Valley Racing. The Scotsman, who has 10 BTCC wins to his name, has not raced since the Brands Hatch season opener, after which he was replaced in the Team Dynamics Honda line-up by former champion James Thompson. Shedden, who will stay with the team for the rest of the season, said: "I was approached by [team boss] Colin Neill very recently and things have moved fast to this point
 

Doctors say Massa will race again

July 29, 2009

Dino Altmann, Felipe Massa's personal doctor, is certain that Felipe Massa will be able to race again
 

Heidfeld surprised by BMW withdrawal

July 29, 2009

Nick Heidfeld has revealed that he had no prior knowledge about BMW's decision to withdraw from Formula 1 at the end of the year, following the company's announcement on Wednesday
 

LG not to blame for timing blackout

July 29, 2009

Formula 1 Management has exonerated LG of any blame for the live timing screens going down in the final minutes of qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
 

Collins to contest V8 enduros

July 24, 2009

British driver Ben Collins has signed to contest the end of season V8 Supercar endurance events with Kelly Racing.
 

Kovalainen leads the way in practice 1

July 24, 2009

Heikki Kovalainen snatched the fastest time from Nico Rosberg in the closing seconds of the Friday morning session at the Hungaroring.
 

A1GP season to open at Surfers

June 25, 2009

The series' deal to run at the Gold Coast event was agreed last November, but it has now been confirmed as the first race of the 2009/10 championship on Oct. 25
 

Brawn joins young people charity

June 25, 2009

Ross Brawn is to become the patron of the SKIDZ Motor Projects charity, as it sets about a big £1 million fundraising initiative
 

Williams hopes to return to FOTA

June 25, 2009

"It's essential we, along with Force India and the new teams, are part of the discussions going forward," Williams CEO says
 

Litespeed adds second car for Steele

June 25, 2009

British Formula 3 team Litespeed will run a second National Class car for Aaron Steele at the next round of the championship at Snetterton next weekend
 

WRC revises 2011 technical rules

June 25, 2009

The FIA has announced major revisions to the technical regulations for the all-new 2011 World Rally Car, with the World Motor Sport Council stating that turbocharged 1600cc engines will be used
 

Jason Richards takes first pole

June 20, 2009

Team BOC's Jason Richards has taken pole position for the first race of the SkyCity Triple Crown at Hidden Valley Raceway. Richards topped the times in each of the sessions to take his first ever V8 Supercar pole position, just edging out championship leader Jamie Whincup and 2007 series champion Garth Tander, with Whincup's teammate Craig Lowndes a close fourth
 

Goodyear: Indy wear issue resolved

June 17, 2009

Goodyear officials are confident that it has been able to fix the excessive tire wear issues that hampered last year's Sprint Cup event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
 

Ambrose bullish on Sonoma chances

June 17, 2009

Australian Marcos Ambrose is bullish about his chances ahead of next weekend's Sprint Cup Series race at Sonoma, where he expects to be fighting for victory
 

V8 Supercars CEO steps down

June 12, 2009

Cameron Levick has resigned from his position as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of V8 Supercars Australia, less than a year after taking up the position at the head of the series
 

Q & A with Timo Bernhard

June 12, 2009

Timo Bernhard and his regular teammate Romain Dumas have spent the last few years racing against Audi in the American Le Mans Series.
 

Bernhard: No. 3 Audi is aiming for Le Mans win

June 12, 2009

Timo Bernhard believes he, Romain Dumas and Alexandre Premat are capable of challenging their teammates for victory in the 24 Hours
 

Whincup wins V8 Supercar race two in Tasmania

May 31, 2009

Team Vodafone's Jamie Whincup returned to the winner's circle with victory in the second V8 Supercar race at Symmons Plains.
 

Capirossi: Power deficit was critical

May 31, 2009

Loris Capirossi has urged Suzuki to get on top of its power deficit after falling from first to fifth in the closing stages of the Italian Grand Prix
 

V8 Supercar: Whincup claims race two pole

May 31, 2009

Team Vodafone's Jamie Whincup has taken pole position for the second V8 Supercar race at Symmons Plains this weekend
 

Stoner relieved to escape clutch glitch

May 31, 2009

Casey Stoner said he feared he would have to retire from the lead of the Italian Grand Prix when his Ducati developed a clutch problem in the closing stages
 

WTCC: Farfus scores first BMW win of 2009

May 31, 2009

Augusto Farfus scored his and BMW's first win of the World Touring Car season at Valencia this afternoon
 

Paffett ends DTM victory drought

May 31, 2009

Gary Paffett sustained late-race pressure from Mercedes team-mate Bruno Spengler to take his first DTM win for two years at Lausitz. The Mercedes drivers moved up from fifth and sixth in the early stages of the race by leaving their pitstops later than those ahead. Paffett did not make his first stop until lap 25, while Spengler left his second stop late to make the same jump.
 

Rossi: Winning run had to end

May 31, 2009

Valentino Rossi said he accepted that his dominant run at Mugello would have to end eventually, after taking only third place in the Italian Grand Prix today. The reigning world champion had his sights on an incredible eighth consecutive win in the race, but was unable to fight for the lead in the dry half of the race, which had begun on a wet track.
 

Tander holds on to win first V8 Supercar race

May 30, 2009

Holden Racing Team's Garth Tander took victory in the first race of this weekend's V8 Supercar event at Symmons Plains
 

SEAT leads first Valencia practice

May 30, 2009

SEAT looks set to return to form in this weekend's World Touring Car round at Valencia after dominating Saturday's first practice session. The Spanish manufacturer's Leon TDi was well off the pace in the last event at Pau, but has been granted an increase in its turbo boost pressure to 2.7 from this weekend and started strongly, filling the first three places
 

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