Tag Archives: Week-End Motorsports
2009 MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX – RACE…He did it again!
Posted on05. Apr, 2009 by webmestre.
Brawn GP’s Jenson Button continued his perfect start to the 2009 Formula One season as he took his second successive Grand Prix victory today when the Malaysian Grand Prix was stopped after 31 laps following a torrential downpour. Team-mate Rubens Barrichello also had a strong race to bring his Brawn-Mercedes car home in fifth position.
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Hirvonen leads for Ford after opening leg of Rally de Portugal
Posted on03. Apr, 2009 by webmestre.
BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team drivers Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen lead Rally de Portugal after today’s sun-kissed opening day in the hills above the Algarve. After a strong morning in unfavourable conditions, the Finns moved ahead this afternoon and built a 15.0sec lead in their Ford Focus RS World Rally Car. Team-mates [...]
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Brawn GP heading to Malaysia…
Posted on02. Apr, 2009 by webmestre.
2009 MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX – PREVIEW
Following a sensational debut race weekend in Australia where Jenson Button led Brawn GP to its first Grand Prix victory, the team headed straight to Malaysia for Round Two of the 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship.
This weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix takes place on Sunday 5 April at the Sepang [...]
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American Le Mans Series, round 2 in St. Petersburg, USA Three 911 GT3 RSR between palms and yachts
Posted on01. Apr, 2009 by webmestre.
American Le Mans Series, round 2 in St. Petersburg, USA
Three 911 GT3 RSR between palms and yachts
Stuttgart. The American Le Mans Series extends its stay in Florida: After the season-opener at the 12 Hours of Sebring, round two of the race series with the world’s fastest sports cars takes off on Saturday in the Sunshine [...]
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Francis Martin of Sherbrooke (QC) signs on with the BMW Motorrad Canada
Posted on31. Mar, 2009 by webmestre.
Francis Martin signs on with the BMW Motorrad Canada
03/27/2009
Whitby. BMW Motorrad Canada is pleased to announce the addition of Francis Martin to the 2009 BMW Motorrad Canada Motorsport Team.
Martin, hailing from Sherbrooke, Quebec, is a veteran of the Parts Canada Superbike series having competed with five different teams in the series and claiming the Canadian [...]
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Development continues on Focus RS WRC ahead of Portugal rally
Posted on28. Mar, 2009 by webmestre.
BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team begins the second quarter of its FIA World Rally Championship campaign in Portugal next week with subtle improvements to its record-breaking Focus RS World Rally Car. As the series heads to the Iberian Peninsula for Rally de Portugal (2 – 5 April), the British-based squad will introduce a [...]
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ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM COUPÉ TAKES POLE POSITION AT GOODWOOD MOTOR CIRCUIT
Posted on26. Mar, 2009 by webmestre.
ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM COUPÉ TAKES POLE POSITION AT GOODWOOD MOTOR CIRCUIT
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has loaned the Goodwood Motor Circuit a Phantom Coupé for use as the official course car at this year’s Festival of Speed. The car will additionally be used by the Track Stewards Team to lead parade laps and other circuit duties at Goodwood.
The [...]
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Panasonic Toyota Racing kicks off 2009 season in Australia
Posted on26. Mar, 2009 by webmestre.
Panasonic Toyota Racing kicks off 2009 season in Australia
Thursday 26 March 2009
Panasonic Toyota Racing got its 2009 season off to an early start with a range of off-track activities for drivers Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock in Australia.
As the first race of the season, the Australian Grand Prix is traditionally a busy start and 2009 [...]
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Fourth place for Porsche after dramatic chase
Posted on22. Mar, 2009 by webmestre.
Fourth place for Porsche after dramatic chase
Stuttgart. With a sensational charge through the field, Joerg Bergmeister (Germany) gave spectators a gripping show with his works driver colleagues Patrick Long (USA) and Marc Lieb (Germany) at the season-opening round of the American Le Mans Series in Sebring (Florida). After a collision early on in the race [...]
