Sep.9 (Paris, France) At an extraordinary meeting of the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council in Paris an unprecedented 20-race Formula 1 calendar for 2011 was ratified. There are four back to back races, an inaugural Indian grand prix in October, and Brazil takes over as the venue of the season finale, with an unusually late [...]
Sep.8 (Monza, Italy) ‘Team Abu Dhabi by tolimit’ goes into the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup seasons finale in Monza, Italy this weekend riding high, as it looks to repeat the winning success of Spa and clinch vital championship points. The 5.7 kms long race track in the ‘Autodromo Nationale’ is the quickest venue in the [...]
Sep.6 (Abu Dhabi, UAE) This week sees AUH Motorsports pack its bags and cross the English Channel for Round 5 of the Radical European Masters at Silverstone. Known worldwide as the “Home of British Motor Racing”, the circuit is built on the site of a World War 11 Royal Air Force bomber station. First used [...]
Sep.6 (Indianapolis, USA) Al-Anabi Racing’s Larry Dixon kept his perfect final-round streak going Monday by racing to his 10th win of the season in Top Fuel at the NHRA’s U.S. Nationals. Dixon earned his fourth win at Indy and 58th of his career by outrunning Cory McClenathan. Dixon covered the O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis [...]
Sep.6 (Abu Dhabi, UAE) BP Ford Abu Dhabi Team driver Khalid Al Qassimi believes that a return to gravel for the Rally Japan should help him build on the form that saw him claim his best result of the season in Germany: eighth overall. “I never thought that we could have a result like that [...]
Sep.6 (Al Ain, UAE) Emiati racer Mohammed Al Dhaheri first sat in a kart in May 2008 and yet, amazingly, this year he flies out to Italy to represent his country at the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals, the largest event on the global karting calendar. This challenge starts with over 2000 drivers competing in [...]
Sep.5 (Misano, Italy) Dani Pedrosa took his first consecutive premier class victories with success in the Gran Premio Aperol di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini on Sunday. Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi completed the podium. The Repsol Honda rider took his fourth win of the season, finishing first at Misano ahead of Championship [...]
Sep.5 (Misano, Italy) Shoya Tomizawa tragically passed away today, Sunday 5th September, after being injured in a crash during the Moto2 race at Misano. During the Moto2 race at the Misano World Circuit, rider Shoya Tomizawa aged 19 suffered a serious crash and subsequent cranial, thoracic and abdominal trauma. Given the seriousness of his condition [...]
Sep.5 (Al Ain, UAE) Friday 3 September 2010 marked the series finale of the 2010 Ramadan Super Prix Challenge at Al Ain Raceway, and in keeping with the preceding three rounds the racing proved as fascinating as ever. The Championship title was still up for grabs with potential candidates including the Oman Karting Team drivers [...]
Sep.4 (Trier, Germany) It was a case of you had to be there to see it. Qatar’s ace rally driver Nasser Al-Attiyah and his Volkswagen Spanish team mate Carlos Sainz gave a very special display during the recent Rally Germany which actually provided a glimpse into the sport’s future. The duo demonstarted the eco-conscious the [...]
