IndyCar News

Czech star Tomas Enge says he is hopeful of having a second season of IRL racing next year, to add to the two events he did at the end of the 2004 season.

During the Grand Prix of Monterrey at the Laguna Seca back in September, the History Channel spent time with Paul Tracy and the Forsythe Championship Racing team filming the defending 2003 Series Champion for the prime time television series 'Tactical to Practical'.

The Champ Car World Series has confirmed that the Molson Indy Vancouver will not be part of the calendar in 2005.

Having announced the purchase of Cosworth Racing with fellow Champ Car World Series co-owner Gerald Forsythe in London, Kevin Kalkhoven will now head back to the USA to guest on the Wind Tunnel program, on SPEED Channel, on Thursday.

Six young racers raced their ways to national titles at the Snap-on Stars of Karting Presented by the Indy Racing League National Championship finale last weekend at the Walt Disney World Kart track in Florida.

Continuing to prove that it's the top developmental series for the future stars of open-wheel racing, the Toyota Atlantic Championship saw a number of its recent graduates experience success on the track this season in the Champ Car World Series.

Kevin Kalkhoven and Gerald Forsythe, co-owners of the Champ Car World Series and heads of the PKV and Forsythe Championship Racing Champ Car teams, have been unveiled as the new owners of Cosworth at a press conference in London.

IndyCar drivers and Rahal Letterman Racing co-owner Bobby Rahal will be among the notables attending the Snap-on Stars of Karting awards banquet tonight [11 November], kicking off the national championship finals weekend in Orlando.

Patrick Carpentier has signed to drive for the Red Bull Cheever Racing IRL IndyCar Series team in 2005, according to his now former boss Gerry Forsythe.

Alex Zanardi took CART by storm in 1997 and 1998 winning the drivers' title back-to-back. The Italian though was soon the victim of some less than complimentary remarks, despite the fact that his results spoke for themselves.

Menards Infiniti Pro Series team owner Kathryn Nunn admits that she has some difficult decisions ahead of her, after being impressed by each of the seven female drivers that ran in one of her cars at Texas Motor Speedway this week.

Four drivers turned 60 laps apiece at Texas Motor Speedway yesterday, as Nunn Motorsports began a three-day evaluation of female racing talent in its Menards Infiniti Pro Series car.

Justin Wilson and Nelson Philippe experienced mixed fortunes in final qualifying for the Gran Premio Telmex-Tecate in Mexico City, as Wilson scored third on the grid, but Philippe was unable to qualify and improve his time from Friday when he overheated the clutch in his Mi-Jack Conquest Lola aft

Tony Kanaan and Thiago Medeiros are both from Brazil and drove No.11 entries this season in Indy Racing League events. They also share the distinction of being champions of their respective series.

Fernandez Racing and its sister team Super Aguri Fernandez Racing have been deeply saddened over the tragic death of teammate and friend John Martin Jr. who lost his life in a surfing accident in Nassau, Bahamas, on Friday.

IRL IndyCar Series champion Tony Kanaan returned to a hero's welcome upon his return to Brazil last weekend.

Justin Wilson has put his disappointment at missing out on the Roshfrans Rookie of the Year title to one side to praise rival AJ Allmendinger for winning the award.

Former British Formula 3 race winner and Formula One test driver Narain Karthikeyan became the first Indian driver to test an IRL IndyCar last week when he completed a rain-affected one-day test for the Red Bull Cheever Racing team.

The chase for top rookie honours in the 2004 Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season came to an end in Australia but thanks to Roshfrans, AJ Allmendinger will have 10,000 extra reasons to enjoy his season-ending trip to Mexico City.

Champ Car driver Patrick Carpentier is awake, alert and uninjured after his accident in the closing stages of Sunday's Lexmark Indy 300 on the streets of Surfers Paradise.

Ryan Hunter-Reay will be looking to repeat his success of last season once the Lexmark Indy 300 weekend gets underway on the Gold Coast in Australia.

As the 2004 IRL IndyCar Series came to a close, find out who was celebrating, who was commiserating and who can't wait for 2005 to start.

Alex Zanardi survived the 'big one' in 2001, when he crashed at the Lausitzring in Germany, just days following the tragic events of 9/11.

IRL officials agreed with many a seasoned observer in considering that Texas race winner Helio Castroneves got a big jump on the field at the final restart in the Chevy 500k, and penalised the Brazilian for his over-enthusiasm. However, the punishment will not affect the race result.