car races

South African Nissan Navaras finish fourth, fifth and 20th on Dakar Rally

harminka — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:25:20 -0600

Three privately-entered Nissan Navaras, built by Nissan Motorsport in South Africa have finished fourth, fifth and 20th in the Dakar Rally Argentina-Chile, which ended in Buenos Aires on Saturday afternoon after 15 gruelling days' racing across two continents and over the Andes Mountains.

NISSAN GT-R takes 4th win of season from 6 races

harminka — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:01:16 -0500

In the long-established midsummer's endurance race, Round 6 of SUPER GT the "International POKKA 1000km" event took place on August 24th at Suzuka Circuit.

Dealer team Nissan 350Z second in race one and first overall for the day

harminka — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:08:50 -0500

It was a day of ups and downs for Nissan Motorsport on Saturday with disappointment in qualifying and race one offset to some extent by a podium finish in race two. The Nissan Dealer Team had another good day with a second and a fourth in the day’s two Kyalami races.

Promising debut for Corvette C6 in GT4 European Cup

harminka — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:21:47 -0500

The first weekend of FIA GT racing at Silverstone saw some good performances of the Corvette teams in their respective disciplines. Most of the action took place under gloomy conditions, the often changing track causing spins and crashes which led to a number of safety car interventions.

Patrick Makes History at Motegi

harminka — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:44:56 -0500

Danica Patrick made history at the Honda-owned Twin Ring Motegi circuit in Japan, becoming the first woman winner of a major league open-wheel race. In a contest of fuel mileage and pit strategy, Patrick swept past current IndyCar Series points leader Helio Castroneves on Lap 197 of the 200-lap Bridgestone Indy Japan 300 to take her first IndyCar victory in her 50th start.

Honda Racing F1 Team unveils the RA108 and a new-look livery

harminka — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:54:18 -0600

The official presentation of the Honda Racing F1 Team’s 2008 challenger took place at the team’s operational headquarters in Brackley, UK.

Michael Shank Racing Sweeps Front Row For Rolex 24

Armen Hareyan — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:59:14 -0600

Brazilian Oswaldo Negri lead a 1-2 Michael Shank Racing sweep of the front row for Saturday's 46th anniversary of the Rolex 24 At Daytona at Daytona International Speedway.

Rolex 24 Hour 1: No. 7 In The Lead

Armen Hareyan — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:56:22 -0600

The 46th anniversary of the Rolex 24 is now underway.

Dakar Rally 2008 canceled due to security threat

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:41:42 -0600

LISBON, January 4 (RIA Novosti) - The annual truck, automobile and bike Dakar Rally, formerly known as Paris-Dakar, scheduled to start Saturday has been canceled for security reasons, the event organizers said Friday.

Ross Brawn Appointed Honda Racing F1 Team Principal

harminka — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:58:42 -0600

Following a period of strengthening across its entire team, the Honda Racing F1 Team is delighted to announce a further key appointment.

Ford Pits Fans Against Each Other In Race For Nascar Dreams

harminka — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 02:50:34 -0600

Who is that racing a NASCAR Ford Fusion – Matt Kenseth? Carl Edwards?

H3 pilot, team owner, Rod Hall enters 40th consecutive Baja 1000

harminka — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:21:31 -0600

Team HUMMER will celebrate the 40th Anniversary running of the legendary SCORE International Tecate Baja 1000 with two new full stock-class vehicles entered in this year’s grueling 1,300 mile off-road race – a 2008 HUMMER H2 SUT and 2008 H3 Alpha.