Formula D Finals Irwindale Ca.
Saturday October 17, 2009 – Main Event (No Video Permitted w/o Approval)
10:00 AM – 8:00 PM - Will Call (Will Call)
10:00 AM – 10:00 PM - VENUE OPEN (Venue)
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM - FD: Top 32 Driver’s Meeting (Driver’s Tent)
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM - Media: Mandatory Meeting for All Photo Credentials (Media Tent)
2:00 PM – 10:00 PM - GATES OPEN TO PUBLIC (Venue)
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM - Open Practice – Top 32 (Track)... more >>
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The F1 travelling circus briefly makes its home this weekend at Suzuka, a rather weird mini-Disneyland out in the sticks but unquestionably one of the three most important temples of international motor racing, whether on two wheels or four.
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The blame for the Renault race-fixing affair has been laid firmly upon the doorsteps of Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds. The former's refusal to accept any wrongdoing has seen him effectively banned from all FIA motor racing series and there will now follow a series of investigations into his dealings in other areas, most notably his ownership of Queens Park Rangers Football Club which he owns in part with Bernie Ecclestone.
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On Saturday morning at the British GP, possibly because I happen to have the cutest tush in the press room (or possibly not, the process being entirely random), I was selected by the charming PR lady from the Williams F1 team to join Nico Rosberg and a small group of fellow journalists for breakfast.
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Last year, I received a phone call out of the blue. At the other end of the line, speaking from Colombia, was Ricardo Londono, a racing driver with whom I had made friends in the early Eighties at a time when he was trying to get a foothold in F1 racing.
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Whenever I go to the Nurburgring, the first person I think of is always Mike Hailwood. For those few of you who have not instantly recognised the hallowed name of motorcycle racing's greatest treasure,
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As has been the way for the last 16 years, the highlight of this particular petrolhead's summer is not the British Grand Prix, but the annual pilgrimage from the pub to the Goodwood estate in Chichester for the superb Festival of Speed.
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The worst case scenario which I suggested would happen a while ago has come to pass. At least today.
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Unlike The Editor of this site, I haven't yet had the privilege of being charmed out of my socks by the cock-eyed optimist who's promising to run the British GP at Donington Park next year and for 16 years thereafter.
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That morning as The Mole was savouring a cup of tea and three chocolate-topped Digestive biscuits, he received a phone call from his friend The Mandarin, at the Old Admiralty Building, overlooking Horse Guards Parade. "They must be Trooping the Colour soon," said The Mole.
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A couple of weeks ago my mate Dan Knutson and I were reflecting on the delights of the Monaco GP. It is an utterly ridiculous race usually involving processions and no racing at all, but it is also the only circuit in the world where everyone can get close enough to an angry single-seater to remind ourselves why motor racing is such a viscerally wonderful sport.
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The Mole has been unable to keep up with his duties as chronicler of the slightly demented world of Formula 1 motor racing because of the government's lack of interest in the subject.
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These are momentous, historic times. No, I am not talking about Jenson Button, coming from the hell of earth car obscurity to world champion elect, BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
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Looking back over the 40 years that I've been writing about F1 racing, I have discovered that many of the really terrifying moments happened at Spanish GPs.
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Formula 1 folk do not much like the Chinese Grand Prix. This is unfortunate because as everyone knows that China is a country of great importance these days in the world economy - and offers the greatest opportunities for the future for the major global corporations involved in the sport.
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Here I am in the Peoples' Republic of China, en route to the Grand Prix That None Of The People Will Pay To See, and the more eagle-eyed readers among you may well recall some hackery from this column not too long ago in which your correspondent said he would never set foot in this particular socialist paradise.
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The 2009 Lake Superior Performance Rally is over. Scores are being finalized and winners are about to accept their awards. Join us January 29-30 for the 2010 Rally America season opener, Sno*Drift, in Atlanta, Michigan. |
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With the championship all locked up before the start of this event, Travis Pastrana and Christian Edstrom had to do something to amuse themselves this weekend. They opted to drive hard and try to win all the stages at LSPR. They came close! After 17 stages, they'd won all but two. Antoine L'Estage took those wins, robbing Pastrana of a perfect event by... |
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Rally America technical director Mike Hurst and co-driver Robert Bohn were believed out of the rally on SS15, but managed to continue under their own power.
There are no details yet, but the team was off and reported OK, then managed to regain the road. Now they're at the back of the pack, but still on the road.
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Top rally competitor Tanner Foust and former rally regular Rhys Millen are both in the drifting big leagues and competing in the Formula Drift final this weekend in Irwindale, California. I know you all prefer your sliding on dirt but, in case you were wondering, Tanner qualified in third, while Rhys is 17th. |
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The JGTC - established in 1994 by the JAF (Japanese Automobile Federation) via its subsidiary company the 'GT-A (GT Association) - replaced the defunct All Japan Sports Prototype Championship for Group C cars that was terminated by the end of 1994 and in the same year Japanese Touring Car Championship for Group A touring cars, which would adopt the Supertouring formula which was used worldwide. Seeking to prevent the spiraling budgets and one-team/make domination of both series, JGTC imposed strict limits on power, and heavy weight penalties on race winners in an openly-stated objective to keep on-track action close with an emphasis on keeping the race goers happy.
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