Motor racing-Vettel ticking all the boxes for Red Bull
Feb 9 (Reuters) - Formula One world champion SebastianVettel drove his new Red Bull for the first time on Thursdaywith the team saying they were on course to tick all the rightboxes in pre-season testing at Jerez. Spain's Fernando Alonso finally got his hands on his newFerrari as well but the Italian team were far less happy withthe data coming from the F2012 on day three at the southernSpanish ...
Motor racing-Raikkonen fastest on first day of F1 testing
JEREZ, Spain, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Kimi Raikkonen rolledback the years with the fastest lap for Lotus on the first dayof Formula One testing on Tuesday. The 2007 champion, making his comeback after two years inthe world rally championship, looked at home right from thestart of a chilly morning in southern Spain and completed 73laps. His best time of one minute 19.670 seconds was quicker thanany lap ...
Horse Racing Capsules: Okla. track looking at other venues to hold races
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A horse racing track's efforts to hold live races at a venue other than the Tulsa State Fair has the support of the leaders of Oklahoma's largest horsemen associations.
Keisse switches emphasis to road racing after highly successful track season
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Motor racing-Every corner is blind for devoted French fan
JEREZ, Spain, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Every corner is blindfor Charaf-Eddine Ait Taleb. How a corner sounds matters more to the 29-year-old FrenchFormula One fan, who lost his sight 10 years ago due to agenetic condition, than any controversy over the new "ugly"noses on the 2012 cars. A familiar face at European racetracks last year, theParisian physio felt his way around the Jerez test paddock as ...
Pack racing is back, but is that a positive thing?
To NASCAR fans desperate for the way it used to be, the vision was as breathtaking as seeing water in the desert.
Winternationals begin NHRA racing season Thursday at Pomona
The event has three days of qualifying, followed by final eliminations on Sunday. Drag racing's best return to Pomona this weekend to kick off their season with the NHRA Winternationals.
Motor racing-Newey pledges loyalty to Red Bull
JEREZ, Spain, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Adrian Neweyemphasised his loyalty to Red Bull on Tuesday, saying thatwalking out on the Formula One champions would feel likeabandoning his children. In a clear sign he intended to see out his Formula One career with the British outfit, the design genius that everyteam in the paddock would like to poach said Red Bull felt verymuch like family. "So long as I am ...
FRIDAY'S BANGOR MEETING ABANDONED
Friday's meeting at Bangor has been abandoned due to a frozen track.