Barre, VT — The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) offices have received the first Full Season entry for the 2022 ACT Late Model Tour from Candia, New Hampshire’s Jimmy Renfrew Jr. This family lead team is ready to tackle the 13-race ACT schedule for the first time after a successful part-time venture in 2021.
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Quark and Terrier: Koenigsegg’s first in-house E-motor and EV-drive unit with pioneering ‘Raxial Flux’ topology
[Ängelholm, Sweden, 31 January 2022] Koenigsegg continues its in-house technology development and advanced component offers to the market. It started with David, its recently introduced revolutionary 6-phase inverter – and that is now followed by the company’s newest innovation, the Quark electric motor that utilizes a novel torque/power-rich balance between radial(power-dense) and axial(torque dense) flux topology dubbed Raxial Flux.
Ryan Moore Getting Set for First SpeedFest Appearance
While he might not run nearly as many races as he did at the start of his racing career, Ryan Moore, formerly of Maine, continues to find his way to short track events along the East Coast. But, there are still some he second-generation driver has yet to attend. This weekend, Moore is checking off one of the big ones as he heads to Cordele, Georgia for SpeedFest 2022. (more…)
Gearing up for a first look at the new WRC hybrid era
Stars of the FIA World Rally Championship’s ground-breaking new hybrid era will rip the wrapping from the 2022 season at a spectacular launch in Austria this weekend. For the first time, the WRC’s dramatic new-generation Rally1 cars from the three manufacturer teams will be together in Salzburg’s Hangar-7 museum as the series’ new-look sustainable future is unveiled on Saturday, January 15. Here is all you need to know: (more…)
Dakar Rally 2022: Star performers from the first week of action in Saudi Arabia
The 2022 Dakar Rally convoy clocked up more than 2,000km of racing over perilous terrain before arriving at the Rest Day. As competitors took a well earned day off from the track, the mechanics got busy tuning up the race vehicles for a second week of intense off-road action.
Tomorrow they depart from Riyadh with a further 2,000km to navigate, spread across six desert stages. Before the action gets back underway we’ve picked out some star performers and rounded up the latest results. Here is all you need to know: (more…)
Eckelberg Named First Director of High School Racing Association
MADISON and LA CROSSE – The newly-created High School Racing Association has named Jonathan Eckelberg as its first director.
The High School Racing Association (HSRA) was started in 2020 as a combined effort between La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway in West Salem, Wis. and Madison International Speedway in Oregon, Wis. Co-founders are Chuck Deery and Gregg McKarns, who promote those two tracks respectively. The HSRA features high school-aged drivers in competition throughout the summer race season. (more…)
Dakar Rally To See Its First Hydrogen Truck Entry By Gaussin In Partnership With Aramco
The Gaussin hydrogen truck entry for the Dakar Rally Dakar 2022 will be taking place in Saudi Arabia January 2-14 with an introductory short rally on day one followed by 12 grueling long-distance races with a total distance close to 5,000 mi. This year there might be good reason to watch the rally as there will be a hydrogen truck entry by Gaussin with sponsorship by Aramco.
Fans to Get ‘Free’ First Look at NASCAR ‘Next Gen’ Cars at Daytona International Speedway During Test Session on Jan. 11
DAYTONA BEACH, FL (Dec. 15, 2021) – In anticipation of the 2022 points-race debut of NASCAR’s ‘Next Gen’ car in NASCAR’s most prestigious race – the Feb. 20 DAYTONA 500 – fans can visit iconic Daytona International Speedway on Tuesday, Jan. 11, to get a ‘FREE’ first look at the machines that will bring the ‘stock car’ look back to NASCAR. (more…)
First Female Drivers From Saudi Arabia to Compete in Dakar Rally
Verstappen overtakes on last lap to grab first F1 title
Max Verstappen overtook great rival Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the final race of the breathtaking 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship season to win his maiden title as a late safety car at Yas Marina brought unbelievable drama to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday. (more…)
