The world’s first race driver casting, "OPC Race Camp", which started with around 18,500 candidates, has now reached a decisive stage.

Most of the measures introduced over the past decade to boost the safety of Grand Prix motor racing, have not cut death rates or curbed speed, as intended, suggests an analysis published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Alain Menu scored Chevrolet’s sixth win of the 2007 World Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch, thus becoming the most successful driver in this year’s championship. Menu led from lights to finish, controlling the rest of the field which was never more than half a second behind. In the second race, however, Menu was disqualified for a safety car procedure infringement.

Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards both kicked off their championship efforts in NASCAR’s Chase for the Nextel Cup in Loudon, NH, while Robert Hight won two rounds in Memphis and is hanging on the championship lead in the NHRA Funny Car race on a busy weekend for Ford Racing

The Honda Racing F1 Team endured a frustrating Belgian Grand Prix. Rubens Barrichello finished in 13th position and Jenson Button was forced to retire on lap 37.

The 2007 China Circuit Championship (CCC) 4th stop concluded today at Beijing Golden Port International Circuit. Rainy He from Changan Ford Racing CAF Racing Team wonthe championship in 41’ 44”215, becomingthe first domestic racer to winthis honour inthe 2000cc Group, Rainey. He listed in first place in individual total points.

Round 4 of the CCC (China Circuit Championship) was held at Beijing’s Goldenport International Circuit over the September 9th weekend. 2006 CCC champion Guo Haisheng, driving the Nissan Tiida from the Dongfeng NISSAN Ghiasports Team, got on the podium with a 3rd-place finish.

World Series by Renault set a new record as more than 100,000 people attended the UK leg of the motorsport series at Derbyshire’s Donington Park circuit on 8th/9th September.

Opel is exploring unknown territory in motorsport with the “OPC Race Camp”. A professional casting enables ordinary drivers to discover and develop their motor racing skills.

An encouraging Italian Grand Prix for the Honda Racing F1 Team, with Jenson coming home in eighth position and Rubens 10th

One of the first qualifiers Saturday at Chicagoland Speedway, IndyCar Series points leader Dario Franchitti posted an average speed of 214.646 mph around the 1.5-mile high-banked speedway in Joliet, Illinois, then watched as one after another of his rivals tried, and failed, to budge the Andretti Green Racing driver from his fourth pole of the season.

After frustrating races at the European and Hungarian Grands Prix, the drivers demonstrated the worth of recent developments to the R27 by putting in consistent, competitive drives over the 58 lap distance. Both cars ran two-stop strategies, and ran longer than their rivals in the opening stint which allowed them to gain positions.