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Daily Archive: October 22, 2010
Oct 22
Tagliani on song in Gold Coast practice
At the Surfers Paradise street circuit in Queensland today
IndyCar star Alex Tagliani has performed well during practice for the Armor All Gold Coast 600 at the Surfers Paradise street circuit in Queensland today. Tagliani, who has previously finished on the podium in Champ Car competition on the Gold Coast, was pleased with his progress aboard the #11 Rock Racing Commodore during today’s four practice sessions.
Oct 22
Jacques Villeneuve does well in Australia (+result)
Tagliani near the bottom of the time sheet…
Day one of the Armor All Gold Coast 600 has gotten off to a cracking start on the streets of the Gold Coast, with 50,980 fans coming through the gates for the party the Gold Coast has to have.While the racing has concluded for the day with Ford Performance Racing, the Bottle-O Racing Team and Jim Beam Racing posting the three quickest times for the combined sessions, the action for Friday is nowhere near over with Southport’s Broadwater Parklands about to fire up for the first night of 600 Sounds presented by Hard Rock.
Infront Motorsports has the pleasure of confirming that there will be two official pre-season tests in preparation for what is shaping up to be an exciting 13-round Superbike World Championship campaign in 2011. Oct 22
Melker ends post-season tests on top (updated)
Thirty-seven of the most promising young driver talents around the globe took part in the three-day test
Nigel Melker’s best laptime of 1:34.747 set during the final morning session at Circuito de Jerez went unbeaten this afternoon as post-season testing ended bringing the 2010 season officially to a close.
Oct 22
FIA to remove pit entry white line overnight (updated)
Drivers concerned about Yeongam pit entry
Dust, snakes and nails on Korea’s new track
The FIA has reacted swiftly to drivers’ concerns about the pit entry in Korea. Numerous drivers on Friday warned that the fact the entry to the new Yeongam circuit’s pitlane is on the racing line in a fast corner is a safety issue.
Oct 22
Long straight set to be Korean headache for Red Bull
Red Bull admits to ‘building team around Vettel’
Webber rubbishes attempts to pre-empt title outcome
The opening sector of the Yeongam circuit in Korea looks set to be a headache for Red Bull this weekend. Although grounded for most of the opening session on Friday with mechanics working at the rear of his car, McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton still managed to top the timing sheet.
Oct 22
FIA to reinforce 90-day new track rule for future
“Is that going to happen again? No” – Nick Craw
New F1 circuits look unlikely to be able to emulate Korea, whose delayed Yeongam venue was given an eleventh-hour reprieve by the FIA. Usually, the governing body inspects a new track 90 days before the inaugural race date, giving either a thumbs-up or down.
Oct 22
Haug thinks conditions for Porsche entry unlikely
It needs the FIA to impose the so-called ‘world engine’ concept
The chances of seeing Porsche on the formula one grid in the near future have taken a backwards step. The Volkswagen group, perhaps with the Porsche or Audi brands, has flagged entering the sport in 2013 along with a radical new engine formula.
He just couldn’t. “Tell me!” he shouted. “I need to know.” The story was a familiar one. But the margin was tighter than ever. This time there was just four tenths of a second splitting him from his 60-time world rally-winning team-mate Sebastien Loeb. Oct 22
RDD Motorsports begin preparations for 2011 season
Championship winning team making changes ahead of 2011 season
RDD Motorsports of Deerfield Beach, Florida, the exclusive North American importer of the Kart Mini chassis has had a busy two weeks of racing across the United States. As the team looks ahead to the 2011 season and an assault on the European karting scene, they are also competing in a couple of year-end events to complete the 2010 campaign.
Oct 22
Kyle Hamilton signed by Nine Racing
For Turkey Nigh Grand Prix
2009 USAC National Pavement Ford Focus Champion and 2009 USAC Regional Midget Champion Kyle Hamilton has been signed by Nine Racing to drive the #9 midget in the prestigious 70th running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, on Thursday, November 25, as the Nine Racing team returns to an active role in USAC Regional and National events.
Oct 22
Kimi feels the pain in Spain
Red Bull Rally de Espana shakedown report
The Rally de Espana is well-known for being a compact event of the World Rally Championship, based on stages around the Port Aventura theme park in Salou. But this year, the rally will be particularly short for former Grand Prix Champion and Red Bull driver Kimi Raikkonen.
Oct 22
Russell completes stellar year with third national title (+photos)
While Barlow is FKS vice-Champion
Strawberry Racing bowed out from this year’s Formula Kart Stars championship on a high after George Russell and Jack Barlow dominated the penultimate round at Ellough last weekend (16/17 October). Russell completed his mastery of the Mini Max class with a faultless display at the East Anglian venue, having already won the Super 1 and Kart Masters titles. The team’s sole representative in the category sought to complete the historic treble at the Suffolk track.