The WRC has been eyeing a return to the Middle East for some time, having last visited the region in 2011 for Rally Jordan.A 10-year deal with Saudi Arabia was announced at this weekend’s Rally Sardinia, which has been attended by HRH Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Al Abdullah Al-Faisal, ChairmanContinue Reading
Formerly the fastest newcomers in the Sidecar class, the Crowe brothers edged closer to TT victory success last year as they pushed the Birchall brothers.Favourites for victory in the class coming into TT 2024, the Crowe brothers – driver Ryan and passenger Callum – built on their supreme practice weekContinue Reading
Herta navigated the 1.645-mile, nine temporary street circuit to put down a quick lap of 1m00.547s to claim the 12th pole of his IndyCar career, rebounding after crashing from second in the Indianapolis 500 last weekend.Chip Ganassi Racing’s Palou made a strong run at pole, but the reigning champion fell shortContinue Reading
Tanak headed into the afternoon stages with a 3.5s lead over part-time driver Ogier, but ended the day trailing the eight-time world champion by 17.1s.The Estonian revealed he’d received a team order to back off with the manufacturer’s championship in mind, after team-mate Thierry Neuville retired from third on stageContinue Reading
Factory Ducati rider Bagnaia was finally able to end a barren run stretching all the way back to last year’s Austrian Grand Prix by taking the top spot in the half-distance race at Mugello, beating Gresini’s Marc Marquez by over a second.His victory followed just a week after he droppedContinue Reading
Since his final TT success in 2000 in the Ultra Lightweight contest in 2000, just weeks before his death in a race in Estonia, Joey Dunlop’s tally of 26 victories on the island has been unmatched.John McGuinness had been the closest until last year, when he scored his 23rd winContinue Reading
The WRC points leader was sitting third heading into stage eight [Tula], the final test of the morning loop, when he went off the road and into retirement.Neuville’s i20 N carried too much speed into a tight right-hander, which resulted in his car becoming beached at the side of theContinue Reading
Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Castroneves, who also shares a minor ownership role within MSR, has been called upon to substitute for Blomqvist in the #66 Honda-powered entry in Detroit and will remain in the car for next week’s round at Road America.The decision to pull the sportscar convert came afterContinue Reading
Kirkwood had just let Andretti Global team-mate Herta through at Turn 3 when he got into a wheel-banging moment with AJ Foyt Racing’s Ferrucci at Turn 5.Kirkwood said over the radio: “Santino needs to get kicked out of the series.”A lap after that, Ferrucci weaved and balked Herta in theContinue Reading
Dunlop moved into second on the all-time winners’ list at the TT in 2023 when he notched up his 25th success, putting him one off the record held by his late uncle Joey Dunlop since 2000.Winning both of the Supersport races last year, Dunlop was overwhelming favourite coming into Saturday’sContinue Reading