Challenge

1. Johnny Mowlem: corsa Shaping Motorsports\' future

Sezione: Le Mans Series

...I\'ve gotten pretty used to it over the years. In 2006, there was a moment when I finished second overall at Petit Le Mans in an LMP1 and was racing a GT3 Aston Martin in the World Challenge all in the same weekend. So I was literally getting out of a high downforce super car that was doing one-minute and 10-second laps and found myself jumping into a car...

Data: 2008-12-05

2. Future of Mark Webber challenge in doubt

Sezione: F1

There will be discussions about the future of Mark Webber\'s participation in his annual outdoor adventure challenges. That is the admission of Geoff Donohue, the director of the 2008 event in Tasmania, and also involved with the 32-year-old\'s management team. Webber, who drives for Red Bull, at the weekend badly broke his right leg in two places when he...

Data: 2008-11-24

3. Ollie Millroy impresses F3 Team in first test at Donington

Sezione: Sport

...win, I get an F1 test and hopefully a better chance of some financial help for 2009 so for now my priority is to get prepared and try and win it.” Ollie’s next outing is this Sunday at The Race Way, Docklands where he is joining British Formula 1 winner, Johnny Herbert’s team in The Johnny Herbert Karting challenge to raise money for...

Data: 2008-11-21

4. Volvo Cars gives away 10,000 vehicles

Sezione: Events and shows

...XC70 and C30. All 10,000 units of Volvo cars in toy version will be given to non-governmental organisations and child development organisations under the supervision of government offices. A toy version of a Volvo car is showcased during the \"Thailand International Motor Expo 2008\" at Challenger Hall, Muang Thong Thani from November 29 to December 10,...

Data: 2008-11-21

5. Mateusz Adamski joins ART at Shanghai

Sezione: Sport

...team’s overall performance. Commenting about his debut in Asia, Adamski said, \"It will be my first time at Shanghai circuit and I\'m sure the track is great. It\'s going to be a challenge, that\'s a new team for me but I will do my best to have fruitful cooperation with them during the weekend. This is my last race of the season. I believe I can do...

Data: 2008-11-21

6. First test for Bmw Rahal Letterman Racing Team

Sezione: Le Mans Series

BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team got its first \"meet and greet\" with the new BMW M3 on Wednesday at Road Atlanta, a chilly day that saw the North American debut of BMW\'s newest GT2 challenger. Jörg Müller, the 2001 GT champion in the American Le Mans Series with BMW Motorsport, had most of the seat time Wednesday in the brand-new, freshly...

Data: 2008-11-21

7. Rally Internazionale Il Ciocchetto 2008

Sezione: Rally

...speciali disegnate all’interno del comprensorio de Il Ciocco bei nomi del rallismo tricolore, richiamati dalla validità per il Master Irc, per il Trofeo Aci Lucca e per il Challenge Polizie. Ma soprattutto dal notevole montepremi in denaro messo in palio dal Ciocco Centro Motori, cui possono concorrere tutti gli iscritti alla gara, mentre...

Data: 2008-11-21

8. KERS to be \'very helpful\' - Nick Heidfeld

Sezione: F1

...looking forward to the deployment of KERS technology in formula one races next year. The German sampled BMW-Sauber\'s early running version of the system in the famously aesthetically-challenged interim car this week. \"There are still many things to sort out,\" Heidfeld is quoted as saying by the Cologne newspaper Express, \"but when I press the (boost)...

Data: 2008-11-21

9. Ritrovo internazionale Amici della Ferrari

Sezione: Eventi e raduni

...scopo benefico, allietata dalla performance del tenore Claudio Versace.Il programma della domenica ha visto la pista, segnata dalle numerose virgole nere lasciate dalle due Ferrari 430 challenge guidate dai piloti Marco Caldani e dal più noto ex pilota di F1 ed ora commentatore RAI, Ivan Capelli. Quest’ultimo ha presentato l’Associazione...

Data: 2008-11-19

10. Buon debutto per Marco Mapelli nei Rally

Sezione: Rally

Vittorie in prove speciali, lotta per la vittoria nella classifica S1600, meglio di così non poteva essere il debutto nel mondo dei rally per Marco Mapelli. Il pilota del Ferrari Challenge, quest\'anno vincitore del titolo italiano giovani, ha sbalordito addetti ai lavori e squadra, apprendendo rapidamente tecnica e stile di guida ed ottenendo tempi...

Data: 2008-11-19

11. Mark Webber\'s adventure race kicks off

Sezione: F1

...his annual outdoor adventure race. The 31-year-old, renowned as an outdoor fitness enthusiast, was among a field of 70 in his fourth five-day mountain biking, kayaking and trekking challenge in the Australian island state of Tasmania. \"I really enjoy seeing people from all different backgrounds using this event to challenge themselves, initially thinking...

Data: 2008-11-19

12. Hyundai-Kia named Automotive Manufacturer of the Year by Autocar

Sezione: Events and shows

...were sceptical. “Then the Korean group got serious. They hatched a plan to assemble a European design and engineering team to conceive a range of models for Europe. Boldly, they challenged the VW Golf and Ford Focus head on, building cars that looked as good and worked as well – and offering them with a far longer warranty, just for good measure....

Data: 2008-11-18

13. Malcom Wilson dominates RAC’s epic endurance event

Sezione: Rally

...Millington who, as a former Motorsport News Road Rally Champion, had a wealth of experience on the maps and of the route they would encounter. The RAC Rally’s route is a real challenge to crews and this year there was no exception with competition kicking off Friday night in Leeds before making its way north through the Yorkshire and Cumbrian counties...

Data: 2008-11-17

14. A1GP Prepares for Sepang

Sezione: A1GP

...just hope that we will be as quick in Sepang as in Zandvoort and Chengdu. The aim is to lead the series at the end of the Malaysian weekend.\" The rest of the field will also have a challenge to keep a fired-up Adam Carroll at bay. A1 Team Ireland will be retaining his services as the team hopes to take the top spot in the points after having its most...

Data: 2008-11-17

15. Aston Martin Racing launches new Vantage GT4

Sezione: Auto news

...GT4 regulations and is eligible to compete in the following series: FIA GT4 European Cup; British GT4 Championship; Britcar Endurance Series; German GT4 Championship; Dutch Supercar Challenge; Dutch GT4 Championship; VLN Endurance Championship at the Nurburgring; Australian Endurance Championship; the American SCCA Championship; and the Aston Martin Owners...

Data: 2008-11-15

16. Abarth: \'From 0 to 100\' a journey around a legend

Sezione: Events and shows

...motorcycling, but he did not lose the determination to push himself and his own limits, and he continued to race with sidecars, a vehicle that he made famous, thanks to exploits such as the challenge to the Orient Express train (obviously won by Abarth) in 1932. In 1939 a second serious accident finally forced him to give up racing. The Forties: enterprise...

Data: 2008-11-14

17. Junior Suzuki Swift Sport Cup offers up Pirelli Star Driver finalist

Sezione: Rally

...final will take place in the week immediately after the last round of the Tesco 99 Octane MSA British Rally Championship, when the hopefuls will be assessed by a panel of judges. The challenge will include not only their ability in the car, but fitness, knowledge of the sport, media skills and a final interview. 2007 champion Darren Gass already knows what...

Data: 2008-11-14

18. Vici Racing - 2008 Americal Le Mans Series - Season reflections

Sezione: Le Mans Series

...experienced team of engineers drawn from the most professional of series, including as ALMS, ChampCar and IndyCar, all the ingredients were slotted into place to grasp the mettle of this challenge. It’s turned out to be a fast-moving and exciting inaugural season in ALMS, for a project which was carried out in the full glare of the racing spotlight....

Data: 2008-11-13

19. A season of memories for Dirk Werner

Sezione: Le Mans Series

...sad because not everyone could be there.\" Werner is certain there will be more opportunities for full-team celebrations in 2009. At the same time he welcomes the new benefits and challenges he and his team will face. First is the addition of a full-season teammate (he drove with five different drivers in 2008). Second is the addition of BMW and GM to the...

Data: 2008-11-13

20. Rodolfo Avila aiming high at Macau

Sezione: Sport

...13-16. The invitational Macau GT Cup boasts strong field of thirty six sportscar drivers who compete in the region and further afield. Macanese driver and newly-crowned Asia Supercar Challenge champion makes his sportscar debut at Macau in a Ferrari 430 GT. The 21-year old driver has raced in single seaters at Macau for several years, but this will be his...

Data: 2008-11-11