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…)
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…)
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…)
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.
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…)
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…)
(Stafford Springs, CT)— It may only be December but over 15 teams have already registered to compete in the 50th running of the NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler scheduled for April 23 and 24, 2022. A mix of Stafford regulars and Stafford invaders highlight the early entries including 2021 Spring Sizzler winner Patrick Emerling and 2015 Spring Sizzler winner and hometown hero Woody Pitkat.
Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (November 30, 2021) With entries rolling in, the traditional benchmark of 100 contenders has been exceeded, allowing for the first glimpse of Golden Driller hopefuls who will call Tulsa home during the 36th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl National presented by General Tire.
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In sprint racing, the strategy is simple: Start as far forward as you can and improve your position from there until the checkered flag waves.
In endurance racing, there are a lot more factors in play, and someone on the team needs to put them all together to form a comprehensive strategy the whole team understands. Everything from pit stops and driver changes to tire changes and fueling strategies come into play — especially when the checkered flag is 25 hours away. (more…)
