Month: February 2008

  • Bad blood boils over after crash

    V8 Supercar drivers were blaming each other after a crash-marred second leg of this weekend’s Clipsal 500. read more | digg story

  • Cooper dies after race crash

    V8 Supercar driver Ashley Cooper, 27, has died in hospital after a horrific crash during the Clipsal 500 race in Adelaide on Saturday. read more | digg story

  • Ingall dejected with debut

    “Never have a race meeting on my birthday ever again.”That’s how Russell Ingall viewed his maiden round with Supercheap Auto Racing after failing to finish the final leg of the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide today. read more | digg story

  • V8 Racing Green goes greener

    Every car in the V8 Supercar Championship Series will be powered by E85 fuel as of next year with the new blend replacing the current official fuel Shell V-Power. read more | digg story

  • Victory and Milicevic part ways

    Melbourne Victory today confirmed that defender Ljubo Milicevic and the club have mutually agreed to go their separate ways. read more | digg story

  • Walden may face $150K fine

    The fate of Walden Motorsport has a 2008 V8 Supercar licensee is in the balance after not turning up at the first race meeting of the year in Adelaide. read more | digg story

  • V8 Sings Waltzing Matilda

    V8 Supercar driver James Courtney plays Waltzing Matilda with his throttle! Awesome leaked video!

  • Hamilton, Johns Driving Busch East Deals

    Bobby Hamilton, Jr. and Sadler Hamilton Racing will field a pair of NASCAR Camping World entries this season with NASCAR Nationwide Series drivers Hamilton, Jr. and Richard Johns handling the driving duties. Johns will drive the first three events of the 2008 NASCAR Camping World East season at Greenville (SC) Speedway, Iowa Speedway, and South…

  • Six-Time Indy Starter Karl Dies At 66

    Six-time Indianapolis 500 starter Jerry Karl died last weekend due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Baltimore. Karl made his Indy starts between 1973 and 1981, but attended the event regularly from 1970-1985 in attempting to make the race. He usually drove for under-funded teams. read more | digg story

  • Andretti Green Racing Hires Harcus

    Veteran Paul “Ziggy” Harcus was hired as team manager for Andretti Green Racing. With nearly 30 years of racing experience, Harcus will oversee various aspects of the team’s four-car IndyCar Series program. Harcus spent the last three seasons as director of operations for the Champ Car World Series, where he oversaw all technical inspections of…