2008 looked like it was going to be a landmark year for Conquest with the expansion of the Champ Car team, a major new sponsor but then it all went wrong with the merger and the sponsor, Opus Prime going under, how did the team cope and how did you rebound from that? Definitely a […]
Dario Franchitti has not raced at Surfers Paradise since 2002 and has not races an Indycar since the end of the 2006 season. One could have forgiven the Scot for not being on the pace this weekend. The Gold Coast track requires a special knowledge and a feel for curbs and the walls that can […]
That is a jet plane, an F1-11 to be precise – the workhorse of Australian military. That is a deafening roar. That deafening roar came during the press conference after the Friday practice session, precisely at the time when the name, ‘Helio Castroneves’ was mentioned. Everyone jumped – including the panel drivers. We all […]
We were able to catch up with Super GT’s Loic Duval at the recent A1GP round in Sydney, Australia. Duval finished second in the Super GT Championship in 2007 and had been testing in Japan just hours before the first qualifying session for the A1GP race – a race in which he was competing for […]
At the A1GP race in Sydney, Australia, we caught up with Robbie Kerr. After a successful 2007 season which saw the Brit finish second in class at Le Mans, we were able to see what he thought about his 2007 season, his A1GP and his plans for 2008. How has your A1GP season gone so […]
The final round of the Australian GT Championship – The Sandown GT Classic proved to be a good time to catch up with Championship contender, Allan Simonsen about the race, the year and his plans for the future. How have you rated this weekend so far for you and your team? This weekend has been […]
The A1GP’s unique concept of ‘off-season’ racing for your country has offered up many more opportunities for the world’s drivers – both aspiring drivers and established names. Despite the lack of personal glory, drivers from the world over clamber to get a chance in A1GP. In fact, it is probably because that there is the […]
The Sandown GT Classic saw the finale of the 2007 Australian GT Championship in what was a watershed year for the Series. 2007 saw the FIA GT3 rules making their mark on the Series along with relaunching of the Australian Tourist Trophy and seeing sportscar endurance racing return to Australia. Australia has a rich sportscar […]
Paul Tracy: Champ Car veteran with over 235 starts, 30 wins, 69 podiums and 1 championship. Currently with Indeck Forsythe Racing, he has competed with some of American Open Wheel Racings biggest names, including Penske, Newman/Haas and Team Green. Tracy also seems to attract controversy from last year with his altercations with Sebastien Bourdais and […]
There is no doubt that the Pacific Coast Motorsports (PCM) Champ Car outfit have struggled to constantly be competitive in 2007. They are new and they have entered the series in its most competitive form in many years. Coming into Australia, the team’s fortunes seem to be moving forward and that was apparent in the […]