LOEB WINS RACE OF CHAMPIONS

Dec 14, 2008/ Sebastian Loeb wins the 21st. Race of Champions Sunday Dec. 14th. at Wembley Stadium in London, England over David Coulthard by 3/10th of a second.

Fresh from receiving his third ROC crown, Loeb said: "For sure, when you are on the start line, you want to win, but with this event there is not too much pressure. It's a very tight track and you have to give everything you can. I didn't get as much experience as some of the others, as I only did one ROC Nations Cup race, but it was a good weekend for me."

Despite finishing runner-up, Scotland's Coulthard was still smiling:
"The ROC is a totally unique event, and it's always a pleasure to take part, even if you don't win. I think there were some very exciting racing, and there's nothing quite like being able to see the whole track. It was a very entertaining afternoon for the British race fans, and I did my best to keep KTM busy by crashing a couple of their cars."

The Race was seen by millions live on many world networks. In North America it could by seen on a netcast on raceofchampions.com.

Earlier in the day, Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel retained Germany's title in The Race Of Champions Nations Cup with a win over Tom Kristensen and former German DTM champion, Mattias Ekstrom of Team Scandinavia.

This year we had an impressive list of drivers from many series and nationalities. The were Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel, Jenson Button, Andy Priaulx, Troy Bayliss, Jaime Alguersuari, Yvan Muller, Sebastien Loeb, Mattias Ekstrom, Tom Kristensen, Carl Edwards, Tanner Foust, David Coulthard, Jason Plato, Adam Carroll, and Gareth MacHale.

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TAGLIANI TO RACE FOR CONQUEST RACING IN 2009

SEPTEMBER 13, 2008/ In Conquest's new marketing brochure is a statement that says Conquest "will field two cars in the 2009 IndyCar Series. With Alex Tagliani, the team will have a wily veteran with the experience and commitment to continue moving the team forward. Joining Tagliani will be a driver of equal gift and grit to round out a balanced driver package."

The Brochure also states that Conquest will run a 2 car team for the 2009 IndyCar Series. There is no mention of the fate of of the team's present 2 drivers Enrique Bernoldi and Jaime Camara.

Congratulations to Alex, he achieved his dream of getting back into a major open wheel racing series.

ANDRETTI GREEN TORONTO SIGNS HONDA CANADA TO MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT FOR EVENT NAMING

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008/ Andretti Green Toronto (AGT) announced today it has signed a multi-year agreement with Honda Canada for the title sponsorship rights to the company's Toronto-based IndyCar Series event. The announcement was delivered at a media conference held today at the Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place in Toronto.

Scheduled for July 10-12, 2009, the Honda Indy Toronto will be part of next year's 18-race IndyCar Series schedule and will also feature the Firestone Indy Lights Series as part of the weekend's diverse activities.

The Honda Indy Toronto is the most-recent addition to Andretti Green's event promotions business unit. The company began operating the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in 2005 on the downtown streets of St. Petersburg, Fla. That event recently received the distinction of being named as the 2009 IndyCar Series season-opener.

JIM KENZIE AND BRIAN BOURBONNIER CRASH HARD IN TARGA NEWFOUNDLAND

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008/ Jim Kenzie crashed hard at 160 km/hr on the 30 km stretch from the bluff at Leading Tickles on Tuesday. Kenzie and Bourbonniere veered off the course in their #107 Mini Cooper S 04 on the first leg after lunch. The crash sent them a couple hundred metres into woods, going end-over-end a few times.

There was a lone person on the side of the road holding up a red cross which indicates a medical emergency which Brian Bourbonniere passed to the spectator after walking up from a river looking ashen saying "someone has to get Jim out of the car." The car landed so deep in the foliage that couldn't be seen from the road.

Once out of the car Jim, was fine but shocked, and Brian his co-driver the same. They were taken to hospital and later released.

Both were seen the Tuesday evening back in the arena car show at Gander and they were making light of the crash, it was obviously a big one. Jim was showing the pictures of his red Mini, totally mangled, praising its FourStar Motorsports-built roll cage.

ALMS- CORVETTE RACING TO MOVE TO GT2

SEPTEMBER 9, 2008/ Corvette Racing announced Tuesday that it will enter GT2 starting in the second half of the 2009 American Le Mans Series.

"We do not want to run in a class by ourselves again, and I doubt I could sell it to management again." Those were the words Steve Wesoloski, GM's Road Racing Group Manager about the challenges they'd face in gaining support to spend a third season without any serious competition in the American Le Mans Series GT1 class. After reaching out to rival and potential GT1 manufacturers on joining the rather thin ALMS race class. With no takers GM decided to take a new direction.

GM wasn't willing to spend the tens of millions of dollars required to build a prototype to fight the likes of Audi, Peugeot, and Acura. A step down one class to GT2 was the only logical choice for Wesoloski and his partners at Pratt & Miller Racing.

With Corvette Racing moving their efforts to wrestle Porsche and Ferrari from the top of the GT2 category, fans are in store for a great season next year, but the this change in the American GT landscape will take time for us to adjust to.

Let's hope this isn't the end for Gt2 in North America.

U.S.-BORN F1 CHAMPION HILL DEAD AT 81

AUGUST 28, 2008/ Phil Hill, the only American-born Formula One champion (Mario Andretti was born in Italy), died Thursday of complications from Parkinson's disease at the age of 81.

He was the 1961 Formula Open champion and a three-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner. Hill also won three F1 races, taking the Italian Grand Prix in 1960 and 1961 and the Belgian Grand Prix in 1961. As well he's also a three-time winner of the Sebring 12-hour race. In 1991 he was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.

After retirement as a driver in 1967, Hill worked as a racing commentator for ABC and a contributing editor for Road & Track magazine, and spent time restoring classic cars and automobiles.

"I, as well as all employees of Ferrari are extremely saddened by the news of the passing of Phil Hill, a man and a champion who gave so much to Ferrari," Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo said. "Phil and I have always kept in touch throughout the years and I know I will miss his passion and love for Ferrari very much."

"Phil was a very special guy and had a love for the automotive age," said Dan Gurney, a teammate with Ferrari. "He was always a potential winner when he sat in a race car. He was both a competitor and a close friend and a fellow I could look up to."

Phil will be missed.

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AUDI BACK FOR GRAND PRIX OF MOSPORT

AUGUST 15, 2008/ The two Audi Sport North America team Audi R10 TDI prototypes are not just the only diesel cars in the high-calibre starting field of the US racing series - they are also equipped with state-of-the-art electronics which are becoming increasingly complex. At Mosport a new version of the tyre-pressure monitoring system will be used, which is also found in a similar form in Audi road cars.

"This is a very important safety aspect," explains Christian Weck, Project Leader for Le Mans Prototypes (LMP) at Audi Sport in Ingolstadt. "It is a great help that we can warn a driver if the tyre pressure is falling during a race. The new version runs at an even higher sample rate than before."

Here's the driver linup for the Audi R10's at Mosport:
#1 Dindo Capello/Emanuele Pirro
#2 Lucas Luhr/Marco Werner

Emanuele Pirro about Mosport: "Mosport is a fantastic circuit of the old-calibre which is steeped in history and happens to be one of my favourite circuits. All the corners are very fast. The track is very challenging for a driver. The Audi R10 TDI is very good at Mosport, even though you feel the high weight in the fast corners."

DAN AYKROYD TO BE GRAND MARSHALL AT MOSPORT ALMS RACE

AUGUST 14, 2008/ Dan Aykroyd has been named the grand marshall of next weekend's American Le Mans Series race at Mosport International Raceway and will be in charge of uttering the words that get things going - "Drivers, start your engines."

"I'm so nervous I can't even believe it," Aykroyd said Thursday with tongue firmly in cheek. "Now you've given me stage fright. I'm sure I'll stutter my way through it."

Aykroyd is the Canadian co-distributor and importer of Patron tequila, a sponsor in the series.

"They let you sling these old police cars around a track and show you things you didn't know you could do with a car," said Aykroyd. "I learned a lot in Hollywood - the J-turns, bootleg turns, flipping the car off the highway from behind."

"It's really very exciting," he said. "I was very honoured to be asked."

Come out to Mosport International Raceway August 21 - 24 to see the American Le Mans in action and catch a glimps of some great cars, great drivers, and maybe say hello to Dan Aykroyd.

FULL THROTTLE ENERGY DRINK 200 RESCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 10

BOWMANVILLE, ON, AUGUST 9, 2008/ Mosport Speedway's Full Throttle Energy Drink 200 has been has been moved to Sunday, August 10, after rain washed out time trials and the 200 lap race, following the practice session.

The race, originally scheduled to run on Saturday night, will now run on Sunday at 12 noon, following time trials at 10:30 a.m.

AUDI R10 TDI RACES FOR 1ST TIME IN GERMANY

August 8, 2008/ The Audi R10 TDI has won the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans three times in succession. For the first time the ground breaking diesel sportscar competes in the 1000-kilometre race at the Nuerburgring on 17 August in the country where it was designed: Germany.

Audi comes to the 1000-kilometre race at the Nuerburgring as leader in the Manufacturers' Championship in the European based Le Mans Series. In the Drivers' Championship the Audi drivers Alexandre Premat and Mike Rockenfeller are equal on points with leaders Marc Gene and Nicolas Minassian (both Peugeot). Le Mans winners Dindo Capello and Allan McNish follow in third place.

The maximum six-hour long 1000-kilometre race starts on Sunday (17 August) at 12:05 p.m. local time. Eurosport 2 broadcasts live from the Eifel region from 12:00 midday to 2.00 p.m. and between 5:00 and 6.00 p.m.

See our LMS Page for more on the race.

RANGER WINS NCATS IN MONTREAL

August 2, 2008/ Roxton Pond, Quebec driver Andrew Ranger, in the No. 22 Fitz Motorsports car, won the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. Ranger took advantage of an error by JR Fitzpatrick, who had slipped in the Senna turn, at the very last lap of the 23 lap race to take the lead and get the victory from Scott Steckly.

"I haven't won a race here in a long time and to do it in front of my family and fans is really nice," said Ranger. "Last year I came close, so it's good to win it this year."

Series leader Scott Steckly of Milverton, Ont., came in second with last year's winner Kerry Micks of Mt. Albert, Ont. coming in third.

Alex Tagliani of Lachenaie, Que., who won in Edmonton last week, was out of the race after seven laps with a blown engine.

See our NCATS Page for more.

FORMULA BMW AMERICAS LICENSING COURSES

August 1, 2008/ Formula BMW Americas welcomes 25 young drivers as they prepare for the upcoming July 28-29 and August 4-5 2009 Licensing Courses. Held at the Formula BMW Racing Center at the Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo, in Valencia, Spain, the Licensing Course is the first step the worldwide Formula BMW program. Following two days of intensive instruction by the Formula BMW Racing Center staff, successful drivers will receive their international Class C license and, possibly, a chance to be invited back to compete in the September 29-30 Scholarship Qualifying to compete for a 2009 Formula BMW Junior scholarship.

This year Canadian Alex Ellis will take part in the FBMW Americas Licensing Courses.

Following the Calabogie Ted Powell Memorial Races, which he dominated with one win and two 2nd place finishes, current Formula 1200 Championship Series points leader Alex Ellis, the driver of the No 5 TLM Racing Team Grote, ArtCraft Kitchens and 66 GraphX car, will head for Valencia.

Ellis started racing in karts at age 14 in 2005. There he had many successes. For 2008 he is signed to run Formula Vee with TLM Racing, At the same time he continues in karts in assorted races including the Las Vegas Supernationals. Alex will also be testing in various touring cars to gain useful experience in different types of race cars.

All the best to this up and coming Canadian racer.

2009 IndyCar SCHEDULE

July 30, 2008/ Here is the IndyCar schedule for 2009 every one is waiting for:

    April 5   - St. Petersburg, Florida (street)

    April 19  - Long Beach, Calif. (street)

    April 26  - Kansas Speedway (oval)

    May 24    - Indianapolis 500 (oval)

    May 31    - The Milwaukee Mile (oval)

    June 6    - Texas Motor Speedway (oval)

    June 21   - Iowa Speedway (oval)

    June 27   - Richmond International Raceway (oval)

    July 5    - Watkins Glen International (road)

    July 12   - Toronto, Ontario, Canada (street)

    July 26   - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (street)

    Aug. 1    - Kentucky Speedway (oval)

    Aug. 9    - Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (road)

    Aug. 23   - Infineon Raceway (road)

    Aug. 29   - Chicagoland Speedway (road)

    Sept. 6   - Belle Isle Park, Detroit (street)

    Sept. 19  - Twin Ring Motegi, Japan (oval)

    Oct. 11   - Homestead-Miami Speedway (oval)

More to come after the official release at 11:00 AM this morning.

NASHVILLE OFF INDYCAR CALENDAR

July 28, 2008/ Nashville Superspeedway officials announced today that they will not hold an IRL open wheel event in 2009.

"We're disappointed for all of the fans and sponsors of open wheel racing in middle Tennessee," said Cliff Hawks, Vice President and General Manager of Nashville Superspeedway. "Regrettably, the IRL has chosen to structure their sanction fees at such a level that we had no choice but to re-evaluate whether they fit into our plan. Regardless, we believe the IRL had no further interest in the middle Tennessee market. We are very grateful to Firestone and their support of the Firestone Indy 200 for the past seven years," Hawks said.

Nashville was the only concrete track on the IndyCar circuit, and drivers had been unhappy with the grip on the 1.33 mile oval for some time.

Dover Motorsports, Inc. had already ceased running IRL races at two of its other venues, Gateway International Raceway in St. Louis and Dover International Speedway in Delaware.

The Nashville event is to be replaced with the Andretti Green Racing owned Toronto Grand Prix. The Toronto IndyCar Race is slated for July 10, 11 and 12, 2009.

THURSDAY EDMONTON INDY

July 25, 2008/ Over half of the top speeds attained in yesterdays practice were from drivers in the old Champ Car Series. It seems they have a slight advantage over the drivers that were primarily seen on ovals. Paul Tracy, having been absent from the series, posted the 8th fasted speed for Thursday. Here are the combined practice times.

POS CAR DRIVER             TIME        SPEED    LAPS
 1    8 Power, Will        01:02.3404  113.936   55
 2    5 Servia, Oriol      01:02.3900  113.845   51
 3    3 Castroneves, Helio 01:02.5365  113.578   61
 4    6 Briscoe, Ryan      01:02.5831  113.494   58
 5   02 Wilson, Justin     01:02.6220  113.423   42
 6    9 Dixon, Scott       01:02.6685  113.339   59
 7   11 Kanaan, Tony       01:02.6806  113.317   63
 8   22 Tracy, Paul        01:02.6933  113.294   52
 9   06 Rahal, Graham      01:02.7528  113.187   49
10   18 Junqueira, Bruno   01:02.8760  112.965   20
11   10 Wheldon, Dan       01:02.8800  112.958   69
12   17 Hunter-Reay, Ryan  01:02.9395  112.851   54
13   19 Moraes, Mario      01:03.2856  112.234   42
14   27 Mutoh, Hideki      01:03.4577  111.930   55
15   26 Andretti, Marco    01:03.4684  111.911   53
16   96 Dominguez, Mario   01:03.5862  111.703   52
17    4 Meira, Vitor       01:03.8570  111.230   67
18   20 Carpenter, Ed      01:03.9548  111.060   74
19   14 Manning, Darren    01:03.9866  111.004   50
20    2 Foyt IV, AJ        01:04.1350  110.748   75
21   15 Rice, Buddy        01:04.1646  110.697   62
22   36 Bernoldi, Enrique  01:04.2360  110.574   54
23    7 Patrick, Danica    01:04.3010  110.462   65
24   34 Camara, Jaime      01:04.8655  109.500   68
25   23 Bell, Townsend     01:04.9073  109.430   46
26   33 Viso, EJ           01:05.4394  108.540    9
27   25 Roth, Marty        01:07.2098  105.681   55

CCTCC AT CALABOGIE

July 23, 2008/ The feature race of the Ted Powell Memorial Race Weekend is the Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship Presented By Toyo Tires. The Championship's fifth race weekend of the year will challenge Calabogies's technical and fast layout. The Championship will visit Calabogie as part of eight different weekends in Quebec and Ontario.

The Championship is comprised of two Classes of racecars; Touring Class in the entry level Class where only minimal modifications are allowed while Super Touring Class has the powerful heavily modified racecars with engines up to 2.8 litres. Drivers can start out in Touring Class and develop their racecraft and then move up to Super Touring Class when they are ready for more power and speed. Both Classes compete at the same time on the track and challenge for supremacy in their Class which creates an amazing show. Touring Class racecars are easy to recognize because they have blue windshield banners and headlights while Super Touring Class has yellow windshield banners and headlights.

After four weekends of racing, Arek Wojciechowski (8legs Racing) leads in Super Touring Class driving his BMW followed by Nigel Krikorian (Krikorian Motorsports) in his Subaru and Andrew Wojteczko (Auto Analyser Racing) in his Lexas. They are separated by 76 points in the Championship. Each of the top three drivers has teammates in identical racecars. They will be challenged by more two-car teams including GT Racing (BMW), VMC (Honda) and Fastco Racing (Hyundai).

Christian Raymond (TwoFast Racing) continues to lead in Touring Class driving his Mazda, followed by Andre Rapone (Durabond Racing) driving his Acura and Anthony Rapone (Durabond Racing) also in an Acura. They are separated by 89 points in the Championship. The racing in Touring Class has been extremely close this year with only a few seconds separating the top drivers in qualifying and races. The will be challenged by Nissans, Hondas and even a Mercedes-Benz. The Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship Presented by Toyo Tires is sponsored by CSC Racing, Toronto TireCraft, Sigma Promotions and Mad Macs Communications + Graphics. The Championship is supported by Racing Radios, President Champagne, Leaf Racewear, RaceDV and Impact Custom Canopy. The Championship features Canada's Best Drivers Racing Today's Hottest Touring Cars.

News release touringcar.ca



Also on this weekend at Calabogie are the Mobil 1 Formula Car F Libre, the Ontario Formula Ford Challenge, the Mobil 1 Sprints, the Vintage/Historic, the G70's and the F1200's.

CHAMPCAR ATLANTIC IN EDMONTON

July 23, 2008/ The Champ Car Atlantic's are in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada for two races at the City Centre Airport 1.973-mile temporary street course in support of the IndyCar Series. The races take place on Friday July 25th at 5:15 PM, and on Saturday July 26th at 12:45 PM local time. The IRL race follows Saturday at 3:00PM.

Also at Edmonton this weekend are the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series cars. They race at 11:00 AM Saturday morning.

The Cooper Tire presents Champcar Atlantic Championship powered by Mazda races show the talents of some of the worlds best up and coming open wheel drivers. Ten Nations are represented in the field of 21 drivers, 3 of them Canadian. (Jenson Motorsports of Montreal still has to name the driver of their #22 car).

The Canadian drivers to watch are James Hinchcliffe, Daniel Morad, and Kevin Lacroix.

The Oakville, Ontario native, James Hinchcliffe has been climbing the ranks since starting in Karting in 1999. In 2003 he had an impressive year at the Bridgestone Racing Academy F2000 Series, coming in 3rd overall. Next he went to the Formula BMW USA Championship finishing 2nd in the championship. In 2005 he finished 3rd overall in the Star Mazda Series. In 2006 Hinch joined the Champ Car Atlantic Championship were he currently sits in 2nd place- 7 points behind Junior Strous from the Netherlands. In his "off" season James Hinchcliffe raced in the prestigious A1GP Series representing Team Canada, sharing his ride with Robert Wickens.

From St-Eustache,Quebec we have Walker Racing's Kevin Lacroix. In his "younger years" he raced in such series as La Coupe du Quebec, Stars of Karting USA, Italian Open Masters, Super Kart USA and World Karting Association. In 2005 as a 16 year old, after attending the BMW School in Valencia, Spain he moved on to the BMW USA Formula series where he took 2nd overall in the championship. In 2006 he moved up to the Star Mazda Series, and for 2007 and 2008 he has been driving in the Champ Car Atlantic Series. He is currently 10th in standings.

The Markham, Ontario driver Daniel Morad won many championships and races in various Karting divisions in his native Canada between 1998 and 2005. In 2006 he won the Bridgestone F2000 championship and also claimed the Formula BMW USA rookie championship. Then in 2007 he won the Formula BMW USA championship with six victories and three second-place results. Morad was also the most successful driver of the North American series in the Formula BMW Word Final, finishing fourth in Valencia, Spain. Daniel Morad also filled the Junior driving seat for Team Canada in the A1GP series last season for selected races.

Don't miss the 2 Atlantic's races, you will see the stars, and possible F1 drivers of tomorrow.

FORMULA 1- SINGAPORE'S NIGHT RACE ON TRACK

July 22, 2008/ FORMULA 1's 1st ever night race is on track after all the safety concerns, such as night glare were addressed. Singapore's race is scheduled for September 28th.

"Safety is of utmost concern to us, thus great care has been taken to develop a lighting system that is bright enough for night race conditions, and at the same time will not cause any glare for the drivers," said race communications director Jonathan Hallett. "The lighting projectors have their internal reflectors positioned to specifically light the driver's path on the track. "In the event of heavy rain, the reflected light from the wet road surface will not cause glare as it will not be reflected into the driver's eyes."

One of the biggest concerns is the heavy rains that the area receives. The track could get flooded in a very short time and cause mayhem and destruction.

Also new in F1 are the use of electronic flag displays. For now the electronic displays will be in addition to the flag waving by trackside marshalls, but eventually could replace manual flag waving totally. The electronic displays will accommodate day, night and wet weather conditions with changing degrees of intensity.

The race will begin at 8:00 PM local time.

JACQUES VILLENEUVE ENTERED IN NATIONWIDE EVENT IN MONTREAL

July 18, 2008/ After a 1st place LMS win at at the SPA in Belgium and a 2nd place on the podium at the 24 HEURES DU MANS for Team Peugeot Total, Jacques Villeneuve is back in Montreal to take part in the NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge.

The former Formula One champion will be one of three drivers entered in the race by Braun Racing. His crew chief is Todd Lohse, who guided Busch to victory in Charlotte.

This should be a good race for Villeneuve, he racing for a proven team on a circuit named for his dad, on which Jacques has had success on many occasions.

"It's always fun to have the opportunity to race for such a competitive team as Braun Racing with great people that show confidence in you," said Villeneuve. "It also adds to my pleasure to be in a car that hosted great pilots such as Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin."

All the best to Jacques on Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Rolfs Racing is rooting for him.

PAUL TRACY TO RACE IN EDMONTON

July 15, 2008/ It's all set, Paul Tracy has his ride for the inaugural IndyCar open-wheel race in Edmonton Alberta July 26th. He will be driving the No 22 Subway sponsored and associated sponsored Rexall car for Vision Racing.

Paul and his team wont have much prep time before the race. "I'm not out there looking for points or anything like that, we're just going out there with the mindset of doing anything and everything we can do to get the best result." Tracy told The Canadian Press in a phone interview from Indianapolis."Not to the point of not finishing, but ... we're going to try to put ourselves up front, whether it's (through) fuel mileage or pit strategy."

Tracy is starting to come back onto the world stage after he was left without a ride this spring when his Forsythe team decided not to join the IndyCar circuit in the merged open-wheel series.

Just before the Edmonton anouncement, Tracy took part in the prestigious Goodwood Festival in Great Britain.

SLIDE SHOW OF A FEW CARS AT THE 2008 GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED

July 13, 2008/ Here are some images from youtube.com taken at the Goodwood Festival of Speed the weekend of July 13, 2008. Enjoy.

PAUL TRACY TAKES PART IN GOODWOOD

July 10, 2008/ Canadian Champcar Champion and racing superstar Paul Tracy has been invited to participate in the Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex, England. There he will be joined by other racing greats NASCAR legend Bobby Allison, British Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton and British racing legend Sir Stirling Moss, NASCAR Executive Vice President Jim France and 1998 Indianapolis 500 winner Eddie Cheever.

Tracy will be driving his 1997 race-winning Penske PC26 Champ Car as well as a 1966 Lola that two-time Formula 1 World Champion Graham Hill used to race on in Formula 1.

"I'm flattered and humbled by the opportunity to be invited to participate in a historic event such as Goodwood," Tracy said. "This is an event that has included names like Fittipaldi, Andretti and Moss. Now my name will appear on that list and it's very exciting. I can't thank The Earl of March and Kinrara enough for asking me to be a part of what he's doing." Paul Tracy added, "People often ask me if I'm disappointed that Forsythe decided not to join the IRL, but this year has turned out to be very exciting for me. I've tested for Germain Racing, which is a championship team, in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and I'm also running the Las Vegas Truck Series race for Germain Racing on September 20th. Now I'm heading to the Goodwood Festival of Speed. I couldn't write the script any better, and I'm having a great time."

This years Goodwood Festival of Speed takes place on July 11th, 12th and 13th in West Sussex, England.

SUPER AGURI TO AUCTION BLOCK

July 8, 2008/ The assets of the former Super Aguri Formula One team, including their F1 car, will be up for an online auction online between Tuesday the 29th and Thursday the 31st of July 2008.

The former Honda-backed F1 team went into bankruptcy in May after just four races when a planned takeover and new infusion of cash fell through. The plan was to sell the team intact, but no takers were found.

Here is the advertisment from SHM Smith Hodgkinson.
Due to the recent Liquidation of SAF1, SHM Smith Hodgkinson are proud to announce they will be conducting an online auction of assets by order of William John Turner and Geoffrey Stuart Kinlan, Liquidators of Super Aguri F1 Limited. Interested bidders will get the chance to view all the lots located at SAF1's UK base in Langley, Oxfordshire, then between Tuesday 29th and Thursday 31st July 2008 they are able to register and place bids over the internet via th SHM Smith Hodgkinson website.

LEWIS HAMILTON TAKES WIN IN RAIN

July 6, 2008/ McLaren's Lewis Hamilton has retaken the lead of the drivers' championship after a stunning win on his home track in a very wet British Grand Prix. He finished over a minute ahead of BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld. Rubens Barrichello came in third to get Honda's first podium since 2006.

Lewis Hamilton now shares 1st pace in the overall drivers standings with Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa at 48 points each.

"This is by far the best victory I have ever had," said Hamilton. "It was one of the toughest races I have ever done." He added "I was coming to the last lap and I could see the crowd beginning to stand up, I was just praying, praying, praying; keep it on the track and just finish. You couldn't imagine the emotions I was feeling inside." Congratulation to Lewis.

JAY HOWARD RETURNS TO ROTH RACING

July 1, 2008/ IndyCar driver Jay Howard will be back in the Roth Racing No. 24 machine for this weekends Camping World Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. He had a 5 week absence where his seat was filled by veteran John Andretti for the 92nd Indianapolis 500. Andretti continued in the car until now. With Howard having spent most of his carrer on road courses he will be a welcome addition to the cockpit again. Six of the remaining 9 IndyCar races are on a road or street course.

"All my background before I came to the U.S. and even the first four years racing in the U.S. was on what I would call a permanent track," said Howard. "I had never seen a street course or oval before 2006, so it's going to be a bit more like being at home for me. On the oval the car has been improved with what (engineer) Larry (Curry) brought to the team. I'm hoping that translates to the road course and we find more speed on the road course and everyone will be happy."

ASHLEY TAWS JOINING NCATS

June 24, 2008/ Ashley Taws will race a Chevrolet Impala in two NASCAR Canadian Tire Series road race events this year. The engine prep will be done by Doug Kennington and Peter Gibbons and the chassis will be prepared and maintained by Scott Steckly. The engineering will be done by Ian Willis of AIM Autosport. Brock Gilboe, Derek Smith and Ashley's father, Peter will be the mechanics.

The two NCATS races Ashley Taws will take part in are August 2 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, and August 17 at the GP Street Circuit, Trois Rivieres.

DINO CRESCENTINI

June 22, 2008/ It is with sadness we report the unfortunate death of Dino Crescentini of Rochester Hills, Michigan in his 1977 ex Giles Villeneuve Wolf Dallara Can-Am car at Mosport International Raceway at the VARAC Festival this Sunday.
Our thoughts and sympathies are with his family and friends at this trying time.
Inspector Paul Hamilton of the Durham Regional Police said, "The driver was heading northbound from corner six at Mosport. After this corner is a long straightaway and at some point his vehicle became airborne at an extremely high rate of speed and rolled end-over-end. The driver was transported to Bowmanville hospital where he succumbed to his injuries."
Dino will be missed.

GRAND-AM ROLEX DECIDED BY WEATHER

June 21, 2008/ As has happened too many times this year in the North Eastern United States and Eastern Canada, another sports car race has been decided by the weather.
Severe rain and lightning hampered the Emco Gears Classic Grand-Am Rolex Series race at Mid-Ohio. After an early full course yellow, and many spin outs, all the teams came in for rain tires.
Unfortunately the spin outs and crashes didn't stop after that. Makes you wonder about the rain tires supplied by Perelli. The Daytona Prototypes behaved more like Stock Cars than Sports Cars on the track, definitly not giving Perelli a good name.
The winners were Jon Fogarty and Alex Gurney for GAINSCO/ Bob Stallings Racing in their Pontiac Riley.
The GT winners were Leh Keen and Eric Lux for Farnbacher Loles Racing in the #86 Porsche GT3 Cup car.

PAUL TRACY TO RUN IN NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK

June 21, 2008/ Paul Tracy will race the #03 Germain Racing Toyota Tundra in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at the September 20th race in Las Vegas.
Tracy tested in a truck for Germain Racing last month in Chicago. Bob Germain will field Paul Tracy along with Todd Bodine, Justin Marks and Chrissy Wallace. Bodine currently is second in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship.
"I watch the Truck Series races and think to myself that this is some of the most exciting racing that I watch and I want to be a part of it,"an elated Tracy said. "I can't thank Bob Germain, Todd Bodine and Toyota enough for allowing me this opportunity to be a part of what they've built. I'll do whatever I can to help them win the championship and that's all I'm really after. Whether it's testing or running a race I don't really care because it's exciting just to be a part of a championship team and contribute in some capacity."
As for the IndyCar Series, Tracy could be back racing an open wheel car, if plans by Derrick Walker to field a car for him for next month's IndyCar race in Edmonton get finalized.

J.R. FITZPATRICK WINS AT MOSPORT

June 15, 2008/ In a final lap nail biter J.R. Fitzpatrick pulled a win out of his hat by passing D.J. Kennington and teammate Don Thomson Jr. to win the Dickies 200 presented by Lucas Oil at Mosport International Raceway.
After an already exciting race to lap 40 the sky began to turn and sprinkles of rain started. Don Thompson Jr. was the first to pull into the pits to put on rain tires at the expense of track position, everyone else waited. By lap 48 of the 51 lap race the sky opened up to a torential downpour. Most drivers ended up spinning out all over the track and Don Thompson Jr. in his Home Hardware Chevrolet regained his track position.
After a lengthy full course yellow were most teams came in to change to rains, the race was finished with a green- white- checker. D.J. Kennington and Don Thomson Jr. ended up 2nd and 3rd respectively.
The next Canadian Tire Series race is on June 28, 2008 at Barrie (Ont.) Speedway for the A&W 300.

MAXWELL AND FOSTER WIN GRAND-AM CUP AT MOSPORT

June 14, 2008/ Under hot clear skies at Mosport International Raceway in a field of 34 GS and 27 ST cars Scott Maxwell and Joe Foster take their 2nd consecutive Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series Grand Sport track victory Saturday, in the No. 55 Hyper Sport Ford Mustang GT.
In the ST class, the winners were Jamie Holtom and Eric Curran, for what was also their second consecutive class victory in the No. 01 Georgian Bay Motorsports Chevrolet Cobalt SS.
Congratulations to both teams.

CANADIAN A1GP DRIVERS DO WELL IN OFF SEASON RACES

June 7, 2008/ A1 Team Canada's Robert Wickens took his first victory in the World Series by Renault this weekend, in what is proving to be an impressive off-season for the team's driving squad.
Following on from team-mate James Hinchcliffe's Champ Car Atlantic victory at Laguna Seca last month, Wickens had a superb weekend at Silverstone. He took pole position and the win in Sunday's main event, in what was his seventh race in the 425bhp single-seater series.
Although he made a poor start, thanks to a series of quick laps he got back in the lead following the round of mandatory pit stops. He then held on until the flag to take the win, his first of any kind since winning A1GP Durban, South Africa's Sprint race in February.
"I'm so happy to have won here," Wickens said, afterwards. "I didn't get the best start, but I knew we had a lot of pace in the car so I just tried to make up as much time as I could. "I was pushing really hard before the pit stop. I was being closed on in the final stages, but I was driving within myself and didn't want to make a mistake. I'm really pleased that I was finally able to show what I am capable of in this series."
Press release from a1gp.com, June 10 2008

KUBICA TAKES HIS 1ST F1 WIN AT CANADIAN GRAND PRIX

June 7, 2008/ Robert Kubica got his and BMW Sauber's first Formula One victory at Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Team mate Nick Heidfeld came in 2nd, with David Coulthard getting third place for Red Bull-Renault.
Pole sitter Lewis Hamilton retired after a pit lane crash early on in the race.
As a result of his first win, Kubica now leads the world championship fight with 42 points to Hamilton and Massa's 38 and Raikkonen's 35.
This year is beginning to build in excitement, after the dull years of Schumacher's and Ferrari's dominance.

LEWIS HAMILTON CLAIMS POLE FOR MCLAREN-MERCEDES IN CANADA

June 7, 2008/ Lewis Hamilton posted a 1:16.909 to get the pole for the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday June 8th, beating BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica into second place by over half a second. Kimi Raikkonen was the leading Ferrari driver in third, while Renault's Fernando Alonso and Williams's Nico Rosberg scored made fourth and fifth places. Don't miss what promises to be an exciting race on Sunday.

PRACTICE 2 AT CANADIAN GRAND PRIX

June 6, 2008/ The second practice on the Ile Notre Dame was dominated by defending winner Lewis Hamilton. He managed to come in with a lap speed of 1:15.752. in his McLaren-Mercedes. Robert Kubica of BMW Sauber posted the second best speed of 1:16.023 on friday afternoon. the 3rd place was taken by Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen with a time of 1:16.093.

Lewis Hamilton said after fridays practices, "It's great to be back in Montreal, the scene of my first Grand Prix victory one year ago. We chose not to use our allocation of wet tires for the majority of the opening session but managed a run on dry tires towards the end of the morning. In the afternoon, we were able to improve the car on every run - I felt very comfortable with the set-up and balance, particularly when we switched to the option tire, which allowed me to lean on the car as the track conditions improved. We've still got some work to do ahead of qualifying and the race, but we've already got some positive running under our belts."

BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica had this to say after the practices. "We had a very busy afternoon, after losing quite a bit of time in the morning due to the damp track. We ran a very comprehensive programme in the second session, trying a lot of different things on the car's set-up. The grip level is still very low, which makes the car quite nervous. However, we were also able to do the tire comparison, so we have a good base to start with for tomorrow."

MASSA ON TOP AT CANADIAN GRAND PRIX

June 6, 2008/ Felipe Massa posted the fasted lap in his Ferrari on a wet track in the first practice session at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal this friday. He achieved a 1:17.553 second lap on the 4.361 km Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve.

Robert Kubica came in second in his Sauber BMW and McLaren-Mercedes's Heikki Kovalainen came in third. Sauber BMW's Nick Heidfeld was fourth, next was Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen. Last years winner McLaren-Mercedes's Lewis Hamilton came in sixth with a 1:18.712 second lap.

The 90 minute paractice session began in the rain, but the track was mostly dried out by the end of the session.

MAX MOSLEY WINS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE

June 3, 2008/ Max Mosley kept his job as FIA president when he won a secret ballot vote 103 in favour and 55 against, with seven abstentions and four invalid votes.

This decision threatens to divide the FIA with the larger clubs being opposed to Mosly staying on. Todays vote lets Mosley stay on as president until October 2009, when his fourth term was due to end. The German motoring federation ADAC, Europe's largest automobile organization, said it has frozen all its activities with the FIA. That could affect the Germany's possibility of holding the German Grand Prix, a FIA-sanctioned F1 event. "ADAC will stay with its decision as long as Max Mosley holds the top FIA office of president," it said in a statement.

The German, American, Japanese, French, Australian and Spanish auto federations all voted against Mosley, with the federations from Finland, Canada and Sweden and 21 other club members publicly coming out against Mosley. American Automobile Association president Robert Darbelnet did not rule out the possibility of forming a separate body to guard the interests of motorists worldwide.

We, at Rolf's Racing think the 68 year old should resign before he creates major rifts in the autosports world. He is showing a flagrant disregard for all motorsports organizations by staying on.

Today the FIA also showed that it holds very low regard towards its female members and female motorsports fans by allowing a man of Mosley's character to continue to have a voice in the sport we all love.

24 HEURES DU MANS 2008 BEGINS

May 30, 2008/ Friday 30th May begins the build-up to the 2008 running of the 24 hours of Le Mans. Friday and Saturday sees the drivers signing on and the technical inspections of the cars. Sunday June 1st. will see the cars on the track for 8 hours.
The race has 55 cars admitted with at least 165 drivers from more than 20 different countries taking part.
With the drivers signed on and the cars checked in, The hard work of testing the cars for technical problems and set ups will begin. Drivers new to the 24 hours of Le Mans will try to get in as many laps on the historic 13 km circuit as possible for familiarization.
The technical inspections start today May 30th at 10:00 AM and the track action will begin on Sunday June 1st at 09:00 AM.

PAUL TRACY TO TEST IN NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK

May 27, 2008/ As per TSN, Paul Tracy keeping his options open, is headed for Chicago this Wednesday. There he will test for Germain Racing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
Tracy said "I'm still young and I have a great passion for the sport of racing, and I plan to be a part of it for many years to come." He added "The Germain Racing team is a championship team that is committed to winning, so it humbles me to be able to take part in a test and share a Toyota Tundra with Todd Bodine. He is one of the best in the business and I'm looking forward to getting to Chicago on Wednesday and doing whatever I can to learn from him so that I can experience my own success should I go that direction."

PAUL TRACY AND INDYCAR

May 25, 2008/ As per the Toronto Sun "Two Indy Racing League team owners on the condition their names wouldn't be used, said yesterday there is a concerted effort being made behind the scenes to get Tracy back behind the wheel of an open-wheel racing car before this season ends."
Apparently the organizers of the Edmonton Rexall Indy (July 26) need Tracy to improve ticket sales.

ROBERT WICKENS TO FORMULA EURO SERIES

May 23, 2008/ The 19-year old Toronto driver, Robert Wickens, will replace Stefano Coletti in the 5th round of the World Series by Renault. Robert Wickens will race the Team Signature Dallara-Mercedes, also supported by Red Bull in the upcoming street circuit race at Pau, France.

PAUL TRACY

May 15, 2008/ Paul Tracy is said to be trying to get enough sponsorship backing to put him in a Walker Racing Dallara for next weekend's Indianapolis 500. We wish him well.

ANDRETTI GREEN BUYS TORONTO GRAND PRIX

May 15, 2008/ It's official, Andretti-Green Racing announced it had reached an agreement to purchase the assets of the Grand Prix of Toronto. The $2 million shortfall was made up by the Province of Ontario $1 mil, Tourism Toronto $1/2 mil and the City of Toronto for the remaining $1/2 million. No firm date for the race yet, but Mario Andretti promissed a July 2009 date.

NEW RACING TV NETWORK ?

May 15, 2008/ Former SpeedTV Network President Jim Liberatore is working on setting up a new TV network to air all forms of racing, all but excluding NASCAR. To support the new network go to to their website at www.racingnetwork.com.

ALEX TAGLIANI TO NCATS

May 14, 2008/ RolfsRacing.com has learned that Canadian and former Champ Car driver Alex Tagliani will race the full 2008 season of NCATS. He will join Jacombs Motorsports teamed with Andrew Ranger. Visit our NCATS Page.

A1GP REVEALES NEW FERRARI CAR

May 6, 2008/A1GP World Cup of Motorsport has revealed the first image of its brand new "Powered by Ferrari" car for use in season four (2008/09). See an image in our A1GP Page.

SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT

May 6, 2008/ Super Aguri Formula One Team has today announced its withdrawal from the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship.
Participating in Formula One since the 2006 season, the Team, which scored its first championship points after only 22 races (Spanish Grand Prix, 2007) and finished ninth overall in the 2007 Constructors' Championship, will cease all activities as of 6th May 2008.
See the rest of the news release on our FORMULA 1 Page.

SUPER AGURI REFUSED ISTANBUL PADDOCK ACCESS

May 4, 2008/ The struggling Super Aguri team has been denied access to the Turkish Grand Prix circuit. A deal for a buyout by Magma Group of the United Kingdom fell through and an offer of purchase by the Weigl Group wasn't sweet enough for Honda to take serious. Honda, which is owed aproximately $100 million by Super Aguri has aparently shut the door and cut of the teams' funding, effectivly closing their operation.

MAY 3rd MOSPORT OVAL OPEN PRACTICE CANCELLED

As per mosport.com there will be no practice on the Speedway today.
"May 3 Practice Cancelled. Due the forecasted heavy rain for the afternoon, practice has been cancelled."

2009 TORONTO GRAND PRIX TALKS EXTENDED

Andretti Green Racing (Michael Andretti, Kim Green + Kevin Savoree) have agreed to extend negotiations with the city of Toronto until May 15 2008. It seems at stake is still a $2 million projected shortfall for the Grand Prix. If the City of Toronto, the Provincial or Federal Governments wont step up to the plate, maybe a private party could sponsor the race. Keep your fingers crossed.

ASHLEY TAWS BACK WITH OSS IN 2008

May 1, 2008/ As per ashleytaws.com, Ashley will be back in the Ontario Sportsman Series (OSS) for 2008. After a good run in 2007 Ashley Taws will run a full season with the OSS and also try to run with the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series at Edmonton (July 26), Montreal (August 2) and Trois Rivieres (August 17). All the best to Ashley from RolfsRacing.com.

2009 TORONTO GRAND PRIX STILL NOT SET

May 1, 2008/ The April 30th deadline for signing the agreement between the City of Toronto and Andretti Green Racing to hold the 2009 Toronto Grand Prix has passed. The good news is, both sides are still talking. Toronto apparently is reluctent to to make a $2 million commitment towards the race.

Come on Toronto, the Grand prix pulls in 25 times that amount in tourist business, and with the TV exposure possibly a lot more. Sign the deal and give us fans a race to be proud of.

ROBERT WICKENS

April 23, 2008/ Canadian Robert Wickens will join the 2008 World Series by Renault this weekend at Italy's Monza circuit, for their opening round. With the last round of the A1GP coming up at Brand's Hatch May 4th, it's good to see Robert move on and up.

INDY JAPAN 300 POSTPONED

April 18, 2008/ MOTEGI, Japan/ The rain still causing trouble at the 1.5 mile Twin Ring Montegi. More than 2 inches of rain the previous 30 hours forced postponement of the Indy Japan 300 to 10 p.m. (ET) April 19. See our INDYCAR Page for more info as it becomes available.

TEAM KOREA JOINS A1GP WORLD CUP OF MOTORSPORT

Apr 14, 2008/ A1 Team Korea to compete in 2008/09. Korea as a nation has taken its first steps into international motor racing, joining A1GP World Cup of Motorsport in an official signing ceremony at the A1GP Shanghai, China yesterday.Read the full Press release on our A1GP Page.

KYLE MARCELLI TO DRIVE F2000 IN 2008

Apr 9, 2008/ The 2007 Ontario Formula Ford Challenge championship winner Kyle Marcelli will compete in the F2000 Championship Series in 2008 as a rookie.
In the Formula 2000 series he'll be joining the ranks of drivers like the late Greg Moore, Indy 500 and IndyCar Series Champion Dan Wheldon, and Indy Pro Series Champion Jay Howard, and many other F2000 drivers that achieved greatness in racing.
It's good to see the Barrie, Ontario native move up in the world of open wheel racing. His achievements from Kart to the OFFC series and many tests and races in other series prove he will be a strong F2000 contender in 2008.

RON FELLOWS TO DRIVE PONTIAC GXP.R IN MEXICO CITY

Apr 8, 2008/ Ron Fellows will partner Leighton Reese in the No. 06 Banner Engineering Pontiac GXP.R in round three of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16 Mexico City 250.
Ron's keeping very active in his "retirement years". Good to see him carry on, without Ron Sports Car racing wouldn't be the same.

P.J. GROENKE RACING ENTERS CCTCC

Apr 4, 2008/ P.J. Groenke Racing is thrilled to announce today that the team will be entering a 2000 Honda Civic hatchback in the 2008 Canadian Touring Car Championship series, Touring Class. The team is currently building a second car to enter into the series mid-season. In 2006 together with co-driver Dave Diedrick, P.J. brought home the 52nd Indian Summer Trophy for winning the War Bonnet Enduro. This year P.J. Groenke Racing is sponsored by Pfaff Leasing and Cheung's Taekwondo.
Good to see more great racers joining an already great series.

GRAND PRIX OF TORONTO

Mar 18, 2008/ Andretti Green Promotions, LLC has signed a letter of intent to purchase the assets of the Grand Prix Association of Toronto. Successful negotiations between Michael Andretti's organization and Charlie Johnstone of the Toronto Grand Prix should lead to a bigger and better Open Wheel race weekend for Toronto. At Rolf's Racing we are looking at this development very favourably.

DAVID OSTELLA TO BMW AMERICAS

Mar 7, 2008/ Canadian driver David Ostella announced he is officially going to open-wheel car racing. He signed with Eurointernational to contest the 2008 Formula BMW Americas Championship. "I'm very excited to get the deal done," Ostella said at the press release this morning.

GRAND PRIX OF TORONTO CANCELLED FOR 2008

Mar 5, 2008/ Grand Prix of Toronto CEO Charlie Johnstone confirmed that the 23rd edition of the race has been cancelled. He now faces a critical period of negotiations to secure the event's future in Toronto. Lets hope he can get the race event back for 2009.

PAUL TRACY

Feb 28, 2008/ Paul Tracy is out of a ride as Forsythe opts not to join the IRL. Forsythe-Pettit Racing couldn't come up with a sponsor for the 2008 season and will sit it out. Paul Tracy, who had a contract with Forsythe until 2011, is actively looking for another ride in the Indycar Series. Rolf's Racing hopes he gets it. P.S. the ALMS always needs good road racers.

CHAMP CAR (CCWS)

Feb 22, 2008/ The Champ Car World Series officially became history today. Tony George, Kevin Kalkhoven and Gerry Forsythe officially agreed to put Camp Car under the IRL Umbrella. The Long Beach, Edmonton and Australia races are to be added to the 2008 IRL schedule. The rest of the Champ Car schedule, including Toronto, are most likely to be cancelled. More to follow in the next few days and weeks. Stay tuned.

RON FELLOWS

Feb 21, 2008/ Ron Fellows will join the ALMS Corvette Team for 3 races this year. Ron will race Sebring, LeMans and the Petit LeMans. He has been part of the Corvette Team since its inception in 1999.

DANIEL MORAD

Feb 19, 2008/ Canadian Daniel Morad has been added to A1 Team Canada's driver line up as a rookie for the race this weekend in the streets of Durban, South Africa, for the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport race.

GIANMARCO RAIMONDO

Feb 18, 2008/ Canadian Gianmarco Raimondo will compete in the Formula BMW Americas Series with Toronto-based Team Autotecnica. Gianmarco Raimondo is a graduate of the Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship. He attended the Formula BMW licensing course in 2007.

RON FELLOWS

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is scheduled to drive the #5 GoDaddy.com car in two Nationwide Series races this season. Also sharing time in the car are Mark Martin and Ron Fellows. Ron will drive the car August 2nd in the NAPA 200 in Montreal.

ROBERT WICKENS

Robert Wickens will aim to break Canada into the top-ten of the A1GP Nations Standings this weekend as the Toronto-born racer heads back down-under for Round 6 of the 2007-08 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport season hosted at Australia's Eastern Creek International Raceway, Friday 1st Sunday 3rd February. This is the fourth straigt entry into the A1GP by the 18 year old Robert Wickens.

NICK AND KUNO WITTMER

Nick and Kuno Wittmer will take to the track together in 2008, sharing driving duties in an i-Moto Acura TSX in the Grand Am Sport Touring class of the KONI Challenge series.
For the Daytona Koni Challenge round, Nick will team up with driver owner Glenn Bocchino while Kuno pairs with SWC team mate Peter Cunningham.

ROBERT WICKENS

Robert Wickens continues to stay at the wheel of the A1 Team Canada A1GP entry at Round 5 at Taupo Motorsports Park, New Zealand, Friday 18th to Sunday 20th of January 2008. This is the third straigt entry into the A1GP by Robert Wickens.

JACKIE STEWART

In Person: Jackie Stewart at the Indigo Book Store at Bay & Bloor, Toronto, Ontario on Thursday, January 10th 2008 at 7:00 pm.
Join Heather Reisman, CEO of Indigo Books & Music, interview Sir Jackie Stewart, winner of three F1 World Championships and 27 Grand Prix races, as they discuss his autobiography, 'Winning is Not Enough'.
Book signing to follow. No memorabilia.

OFFC DRIVER GORD LOWE

JAN 4, 2008/ With sadness we report that veteran Ontario Formula Ford Challenge driver Gord Lowe passed away after battling a lengthy illness. Gord had been involved in racing for about 30 years. He won the Ontario Formula Ford B class title in 2001 and 2004. Gord will be missed.

DAKAR RALLY CANCELLED

JAN 4, 2008/ The Dakar Rally Has been cancelled due to terrorist threats.

CANADIAN MOTORSPORTS EXPO

February 29 through March 2, 2008./ Canadian Motorsports Expo runs February 29, March 1 & 2, 2008 at the Toronto Congress Centre, 650 Dixon Rd, Toronto, Ontario. Hours are from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Friday; 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Saturday; and 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Sunday. General admission is only $15.00--Seniors and Youth (10 to 15 years old) $10.00 and Children under 10 years old are free. Three-day passes are also available. More information can be found by visiting the show website at www.canadianmotorsportsexpo.com

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