http://www.racer.com Latest articles from Racer.com Racer Home All the latest motorsport news from the US and around the world, along with features, columns and driver blogs Home custserv@haymarketmedia.com no The Milwaukee Mile has posted a June 16-17 date on its website for a return of the IZOD IndyCar Series to the venerable facility. http://www.racer.com/milwaukee-mile-announces-indycar-return-for-2012/article/227353/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:24:37 GMT The Milwaukee Mile has posted a June 16-17 date on its website for a return of the IZOD IndyCar Series to the venerable facility. Racer Fernando Alonso promised that Ferrari will arrive at the next Barcelona test in much better shape than it has been in Jerez, following a week of mixed fortunes during the first preseason running. http://www.racer.com/alonso-expects-stronger-car-in-barcelona/article/227285/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:15:10 GMT Fernando Alonso promised that Ferrari will arrive at the next Barcelona test in much better shape than it has been in Jerez, following a week of mixed fortunes during the first preseason running. Racer "We need to make something happen" after dismal 20th-place finish in the Sprint Cup standings last season, RCR driver says. http://www.racer.com/burton-adamant-hell-rebound-in-2012/article/227275/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:48:37 GMT "We need to make something happen" after dismal 20th-place finish in the Sprint Cup standings last season, RCR driver says. Racer Following IndyCar's announcement earlier this week about rulebook modifications for the 2012 season, the series' new president of competition and race director, Beaux Barfield, has further explained his approach to determining what constitutes blocking during races. http://www.racer.com/barfield-expands-on-blocking-philosophy-for-indycar/article/227272/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:17:50 GMT Following IndyCar's announcement earlier this week about rulebook modifications for the 2012 season, the series' new president of competition and race director, Beaux Barfield, has further explained his approach to determining what constitutes blocking during races. Racer Fernando Alonso set the fastest time of the day as Ferrari ended the preseason test Formula 1 at Jerez on a positive note. http://www.racer.com/alonso-fastest-as-jerez-test-ends/article/227278/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:18 GMT Fernando Alonso set the fastest time of the day as Ferrari ended the preseason test Formula 1 at Jerez on a positive note. Racer Jari-Matti Latvala pulled away from Mikko Hirvonen to establish a 17-second lead in Rally Sweden after the second loop of stages. http://www.racer.com/latvala-takes-sweden-lead/article/227279/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:51:46 GMT Jari-Matti Latvala pulled away from Mikko Hirvonen to establish a 17-second lead in Rally Sweden after the second loop of stages. Racer Jack Beckman raced to the provisional No. 1 qualifying position in Funny Car Thursday at the 52nd annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals presented by Super Start Batteries at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona. http://www.racer.com/beckman-lucas-and-edwards-earn-provisional-no-1-qualifying-positions-for-nhra-season-opener/article/227267/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:49:14 GMT Jack Beckman raced to the provisional No. 1 qualifying position in Funny Car Thursday at the 52nd annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals presented by Super Start Batteries at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona. Racer Nico Hulkenberg says a positive final day helped the team recover lost ground after Jules Bianchi's crash brought their day three program to an early close. http://www.racer.com/hulkenberg-happy-to-recover-lost-ground/article/227350/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:28:00 GMT Nico Hulkenberg says a positive final day helped the team recover lost ground after Jules Bianchi's crash brought their day three program to an early close. Racer Sebastien Loeb's chances of victory in Rally Sweden look to be over after the World Rally Champion lost nearly two minutes with a mistake on SS7. http://www.racer.com/mistake-costs-loeb-two-minutes/article/227252/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:32:04 GMT Sebastien Loeb's chances of victory in Rally Sweden look to be over after the World Rally Champion lost nearly two minutes with a mistake on SS7. Racer Toyota has recruited ex-Peugeot driver Anthony Davidson and former Toro Rosso Formula 1 racer Sebastien Buemi for the driver squad in its second TS030 Hybrid. http://www.racer.com/toyota-recruits-davidson-buemi/article/227244/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:21:45 GMT Toyota has recruited ex-Peugeot driver Anthony Davidson and former Toro Rosso Formula 1 racer Sebastien Buemi for the driver squad in its second TS030 Hybrid. Racer Williams and McLaren are confident that the FIA has a firm handle on the policing of exhaust designs in 2012, despite teams pushing the limit of the regulations to the maximum this year. http://www.racer.com/f1-teams-confident-fia-can-control-exhausts/article/227245/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:18:16 GMT Williams and McLaren are confident that the FIA has a firm handle on the policing of exhaust designs in 2012, despite teams pushing the limit of the regulations to the maximum this year. Racer Fabio Leimer will drive for Racing Engineering in this year's GP2 Series. http://www.racer.com/leimer-joins-racing-engineering/article/227242/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:40:43 GMT Fabio Leimer will drive for Racing Engineering in this year's GP2 Series. Racer Sauber's new Formula 1 car has the chance to move the team up the field this year, reckons Sergio Perez. http://www.racer.com/perez-pleased-with-saubers-potential/article/227234/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:15:30 GMT Sauber's new Formula 1 car has the chance to move the team up the field this year, reckons Sergio Perez. Racer Jean-Eric Vergne says he instantly felt comfortable in Toro Rosso's STR7, which he is confident will give the squad a good base for the forthcoming season. http://www.racer.com/vergne-str7-instantly-impressive/article/227235/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:50:25 GMT Jean-Eric Vergne says he instantly felt comfortable in Toro Rosso's STR7, which he is confident will give the squad a good base for the forthcoming season. Racer Pirelli believes its tires are on course to deliver more exciting racing in 2012, following some encouraging results from this week's test at Jerez in Spain. http://www.racer.com/pirelli-positive-over-tire-performance/article/227263/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:24:00 GMT Pirelli believes its tires are on course to deliver more exciting racing in 2012, following some encouraging results from this week's test at Jerez in Spain. Racer Muscle Milk premieres new P1 HPD, Bryan Sellers explains differences on new Porsche 911, and Michael Waltrip makes his Sebring debut on Thursday. http://www.racer.com/thursday-notebook-sebring-winter-test/article/227229/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:54:08 GMT Muscle Milk premieres new P1 HPD, Bryan Sellers explains differences on new Porsche 911, and Michael Waltrip makes his Sebring debut on Thursday. Racer Eighteen of top 22 from 2011, plus Dragon Racing for Sebastien Bourdais and Ed Carpenter for his own effort receive $1.2 million apiece for 2012 IndyCar season. http://www.racer.com/indycar-leaders-circle-recipients-announced/article/227197/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:26:19 GMT Eighteen of top 22 from 2011, plus Dragon Racing for Sebastien Bourdais and Ed Carpenter for his own effort receive $1.2 million apiece for 2012 IndyCar season. Racer iRacing.com and Cadillac will partner in building a virtual version of the Cadillac CTS-V that will be competing in the 2012 Pirelli World Challenge. http://www.racer.com/iracingcom-to-build-virtual-cadillac-cts-v-coupe-racecar/article/227177/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:23:31 GMT iRacing.com and Cadillac will partner in building a virtual version of the Cadillac CTS-V that will be competing in the 2012 Pirelli World Challenge. Racer Concrete being laid for buildings and most of the track's excavation highlight construction updates at Austin's Formula 1 circuit. http://www.racer.com/circuit-of-the-americas-provides-construction-update/article/227164/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:35:10 GMT Concrete being laid for buildings and most of the track's excavation highlight construction updates at Austin's Formula 1 circuit. Racer This week, as we countdown to that milestone race on March 14-17, we're taking a look back at Sebring's two-decade streak as a fixture on the original World Sportscar Championship, starting 1953 and ending in '72. http://www.racer.com/sebring-60th-countdown-2-the-world-sportscar-championship-years-1953-1972/article/227067/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:17:14 GMT This week, as we countdown to that milestone race on March 14-17, we're taking a look back at Sebring's two-decade streak as a fixture on the original World Sportscar Championship, starting 1953 and ending in '72. Racer Bobby Rahal confirmed the second Rahal Letterman Lanigan IndyCar is "very close" to being announced, and also revealed the team's testing plans for the balance of the off-season. http://www.racer.com/rahal-nears-second-car-prepares-for-testing/article/226985/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:35:54 GMT Bobby Rahal confirmed the second Rahal Letterman Lanigan IndyCar is "very close" to being announced, and also revealed the team's testing plans for the balance of the off-season. Racer With dual Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series titles in 2011, Brian Deegan is coming off the biggest year of his career. http://www.racer.com/insight-brian-deegan-doubles-up/article/226936/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:44:40 GMT With dual Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series titles in 2011, Brian Deegan is coming off the biggest year of his career. Racer Formula 1's leading technical directors are not ruling out the prospect of arguments over the legality of designs that make use of exhaust gases dragging into the start of the season. http://www.racer.com/teams-fear-exhaust-saga-not-over-yet/article/226729/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:39:51 GMT Formula 1's leading technical directors are not ruling out the prospect of arguments over the legality of designs that make use of exhaust gases dragging into the start of the season. Racer Lotus has expressed its disappointment at the FIA's decision to ban its reactive ride system for the 2012 season, but does not believe the move will hurt its performance too much. http://www.racer.com/lotus-frustrated-by-reactive-ride-ban/article/226549/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:28:33 GMT Lotus has expressed its disappointment at the FIA's decision to ban its reactive ride system for the 2012 season, but does not believe the move will hurt its performance too much. Racer NHRA season opens on ESPN2. http://www.racer.com/racing-on-tv-feb-8-12/article/226445/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:04:50 GMT NHRA season opens on ESPN2. Racer Baltimore city officials estimate the Baltimore Grand Prix will need a new promoter in place by mid-February, otherwise the 2012 race may not happen. http://www.racer.com/report-baltimore-race-nears-point-of-no-return/article/225886/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:20:09 GMT Baltimore city officials estimate the Baltimore Grand Prix will need a new promoter in place by mid-February, otherwise the 2012 race may not happen. Racer Plus other major race series schedules for 2012 http://www.racer.com/f1-indycar-nascar-sprint-cup-calendars/article/196027/ Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:44:00 GMT Plus other major race series schedules for 2012 Racer Mazda Road to Indy series: Indy Lights, Star Mazda, USF2000 http://www.racer.com/open-wheel-series-calendars/article/222755/ Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:47:41 GMT Mazda Road to Indy series: Indy Lights, Star Mazda, USF2000 Racer The Baltimore Sun reports that organizers of the Baltimore Grand Prix are awaiting a vote from shareholders on a proposed company takeover that could save the race from bankruptcy, at the cost of significantly diluting their ownership of the event. http://www.racer.com/baltimore-grand-prix-future-hinges-on-investors-vote/article/220722/ Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:56:16 GMT The Baltimore Sun reports that organizers of the Baltimore Grand Prix are awaiting a vote from shareholders on a proposed company takeover that could save the race from bankruptcy, at the cost of significantly diluting their ownership of the event. Racer Corning, N.Y.'s The Leader reports the road course and IndyCar are in discussions about renewing the race which was dropped this year, although not for next year. http://www.racer.com/watkins-glen-to-return-to-indycar-schedule/article/219123/ Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:51:46 GMT Corning, N.Y.'s The Leader reports the road course and IndyCar are in discussions about renewing the race which was dropped this year, although not for next year. Racer American Le Mans, Grand-Am, WEC and World Challenge http://www.racer.com/sports-car-series-calendars/article/196128/ Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:51:00 GMT American Le Mans, Grand-Am, WEC and World Challenge Racer 2012 races for the Full Throttle Drag Racing Series http://www.racer.com/nhra-calendar/article/196231/ Sun, 06 Feb 2011 20:32:00 GMT 2012 races for the Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Racer