Pride livery continues with DHL, Chip Ganassi for Indy 500
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by Gabe Perrin
5h ago
After three seasons of rainbow paint schemes with Andretti Autosport (now Andretti Global), shipping company DHL is continuing its series of pride-themed liveries with new partner Chip Ganassi Racing, as the rainbow sidepods will appear on reigning series champion Alex Palou’s No. 10 during the Indianapolis 500. In a video posted to X on Friday morning, Palou visited the DHL hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, unveiling the livery for the No. 10 Honda with members of the DHL4Pride employee resource group: Introducing @alexpalou’s 2024 #Indy500 livery! ?️?️‍?  ..read more
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PREVIEW: Sonsio Grand Prix (Indy Road Course)
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by Gabe Perrin
5h ago
The IndyCar Series begins its biggest month of the season at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, with this weekend being the standalone road course race at Indy for the first time since 2019. May coincides with a moment of controversy in the series, as Team Penske deals with the blowback stemming from the disqualifications of Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin at St. Pete. Two weeks ago at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama, McLaughlin recovered from his lost third-place finish, taking back-to-back wins at the track and propelling himself from last to ninth in the championship stand ..read more
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Craig Lowndes on Finke debut: “I’m a race driver so I want to try and beat our class, but we’ve got some stiff competition”
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by Justin Nguyen
15h ago
With a month until Craig Lowndes‘ Finke Desert Race début, he and co-driver Dale Moscatt are more than ready to put their Chevrolet Silverado ZR2 Off-Road Racer to the test. “We’re both very excited. I think we’ve put it through its challenges so far,” began Lowndes. “We’ve had a number of test days and as we’ve been progressing the truck, we actually got to a point where we start tuning it and understanding it. “Mechanically, the thing’s a rock, it’s like a tank, so I’m looking forward to seeing what it goes like down the track.” Lowndes is one of the greatest drivers in the history of the Su ..read more
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Championship Off-Road moves Deadwood date to 2025
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by Justin Nguyen
1d ago
Championship Off-Road‘s inaugural Black Hills Shootout, to take place in the South Dakotan city of Deadwood, has been pushed back to 2025. It was originally included on the 2024 calendar as the final race. South Dakota was added to the schedule in November after series staple Crandon International Raceway opted to defect to American Outdoor Events’ new Pro Series, with a date scheduled for 5/6 October. COR organiser International Series of Champions is no stranger to Deadwood as their Championship Snocross snowmobile racing series visits the city’s Days of 76 Event Complex each winter. Only th ..read more
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PREVIEW: 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship – TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa
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by Ben Huntley
1d ago
After a thrilling start to the season, the third round 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) takes place at another iconic venue on Saturday 11 May. With 37 cars competing, split between 19 Hypercars and 18 LMGT3 cars, here is everything you need to know before the TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa, the final race before the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans in June. The fan village at Spa. Credit: Joao Filipe / DPPI Following on from a dramatic race at the 6 Hours of Imola, the European leg of the FIA WEC heads to the mighty Spa-Francorchamps for the third round of the season. Located in the Ard ..read more
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Kirsten Landman returning to Dakar Rally in 2025
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by Justin Nguyen
2d ago
After medical problems forced Kirsten Landman to sit out the 2024 Dakar Rally, she hopes to make her third start in 2025. Like in her first two races, she will compete solo in the Original by Motul category. Landman was sidelined for January’s Dakar after contracting COVID-19 during the 2023 edition, followed by being diagnosed with pulmonary embolism that prevented her from riding for much of the winter. She was later cleared for enduro events like Red Bull Romaniacs and the Tennessee Knockout Enduro, winning the Women’s Pro category at the latter. This was encouraging enough to plan a Dakar ..read more
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Team Penske suspends multiple officials for the Month of May
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by Gabe Perrin
3d ago
Following an internal review of the penalties assessed to Josef Newgarden, Scott McLaughlin, and Will Power after improper usage of the push-to-pass system during the opening race of the season at St. Petersburg in March, Team Penske has announced multi-race suspensions for four senior officials in a press release Tuesday morning. Penske will be without team president Tim Cindric and IndyCar managing director Ron Ruzewski for this week’s Sonsio Grand Prix on the IMS Road Course and the Indianapolis 500 later this month. In a statement from the team, Cindric is being suspended because he has “a ..read more
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Michael Schumacher cap raffle raises $40,000 for Ukrainian drone
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by Justin Nguyen
4d ago
Michael Schumacher‘s 2002 Formula One World Championship celebratory cap raised over USD$40,000 (€37,158.60, or roughly ₴1.5 million) in a raffle, the proceeds of which will be used to buy a “GOR” drone for the Second International Legion of Defence of Ukraine. The campaign was launched in September by Olexandr Petrenko, deputy chairman of the Ukrainian Karting Committee, with the goal of raising seven million hryvnia (€165,558.64) for an Elf drone. Various snags eventually prompted him to switch to the cheaper GOR. Each ₴200 donation entered the contributor into the raffle to win the cap, whi ..read more
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Viktor Chytka racing quad again at Riverside Baja
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by Justin Nguyen
4d ago
Viktor Chytka will swap his navigator’s seat for the saddle of a Suzuki LT-R450 when he enters this weekend’s Riverside Baja, racing in the Quad category for Garilla Racing. Chytka last rode a Quad in 2018, primarily competing and winning in the FIA Central European Zone (CEZ) Cross-Country Rally Championships as well as domestic series across the region in Hungary, Slovakia, and his native Czech Republic. He won the 2004 Czech national title followed by the Slovakian championship in 2007. In tandem with this, he has also doubled as a navigator at the Dakar Rally since 2009. After originally w ..read more
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2024 Miami Grand Prix: Norris Reacts after Maiden F1 Victory
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by Joe Briley
4d ago
Lando Norris became the 21st British driver to win in Formula 1 after he took his maiden victory at the 2024 Miami Grand Prix. Norris qualified in fifth on Saturday but took advantage of McLaren F1 Team’s new upgrades that they brought to Florida and a safety car during the race when Kevin Magnussen and Logan Sargeant came together. Norris’ pace was strong in the second half of the race though, as he built a gap of almost 10 seconds over current championship leader, Max Verstappen. He holds the F1 record for the most amount of podiums without winning but he crossed the line at Miami to finally ..read more
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