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Listen to this article All times local (Central) Friday, August 19 8.00-9.00am – Indy Pro 2000 first test session 9.15-9.45am – Vintage Indy cars first session 10.00-10.30am – USAC Silver Crown first practice 10.45-11.30am – Indy Pro 2000 second test session 12.00-1.00pm – NTT IndyCar Series first practice – Peacock Premium 1.15-1.45pm – USAC Silver Crown second practice 2.10-3.00pm – Indy Lights first practice 3.15-4.15pm – NTT IndyCar Series qualifying – Peacock Premium 4.30-5.00pm – USAC Silver Crown second practice 5.15-5.45pm – Indy Lights qualifying 6.00-6.30pm – IndyCar “high-line” practice for nine cars – Peacock Premium 6.45-7.45pm – NTT IndyCar Series final practice – Peacock Premium 8.30 – USAC Silver Crown race (80 laps) Saturday, August 20 9.00-9.30am – Vintage Indy cars second session 9.45-10.15am – Indy Pro 2000 first practice 11.45am-12.15pm – Indy Pro 2000 qualifying 1.15-1.45pm – Vintage Indy … [Read more...] about IndyCar at World Wide Technology Raceway – weekend schedule

Listen to this article The suburban Melbourne circuit will play host to three 110-kilometre sprint races with the running spread across three days. Friday will feature two practice sessions, one for the primary drivers and another dedicated to Bathurst 1000 co-drivers. That will mark the only official co-driver session before the Great Race weekend kicks off in early October. On Saturday there is a third practice session ahead of a three-part qualifying session that will see the first five rows for Race 1 determined by a Top 10 Shootout. That opening race will the be held on Saturday evening. On Sunday there are two 10-minute qualifying sessions to set the grids for the remaining two sprint races. The tyre bank will be limited to five sets of the Dunlop super soft from the beginning of Saturday qualifying onwards. Shane van Gisbergen heads into the weekend as the overwhelming favourite, given his Triple Eight squad has won the last seven races at Sandown. … [Read more...] about 2022 Supercars Sandown SuperSprint – Start time, how to watch, channel & more

Listen to this article The rookie's Castrol Racing look has been updated with purple highlights for the ninth round of the Supercars season in support of ONTrac at Peter Mac Victorian Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer Service. ONTrac at Peter Mac is a multidisciplinary service providing care for adolescents and young adults affected by cancer. It's a cause that's close to Randle's heart, the Tickford Racing driver having used the service himself while battling testicular chance in 2020 . Randle has been in remission for 18 months now. As well as the livery, there will be a number of fundraising initiatives during the Sandown weekend, including an online auction to buy the bonnet from the #55 Tickford Ford, with all proceeds going to the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation. Direct donations can be made via Castrol Racing's fundraising page. “I am really honoured to be representing Peter Mac on the grid for this year’s Sandown SuperSprint,” Randle said. “Peter … [Read more...] about Randle’s Sandown cancer fundraising effort

The Mercedes-AMG factory driver won the DTM’s first title of its new GT3 era last year for the HRT outfit before switching to Winward Racing for this season. But from grids averaging at 20.3 cars last season, grid sizes this year have increased to an average of 28.25 cars per round, with the addition of factory drivers from Lamborghini and Porsche and returning three-time DTM champion Rene Rast raising the bar. Only Schubert BMW racer Sheldon van der Linde has won more than once, and a different driver has been on pole for all eight races so far. Lamborghini is the only brand yet to win a race, although Grasser Racing’s Mirko Bortolotti heads the standings. Gotz produced his best weekend of the season last time out at the Norisring with a brace of sixth-places and sits 16th in the points at the halfway point of the season. Speaking to Autosport prior to the Norisring weekend, the 36-year-old said: “The start of the season was not easy. “I think generally the DTM … [Read more...] about Drivers have to be "more on point" in "closer" 2022 DTM fight – Gotz

Listen to this article The Supercars champion unloaded on the current enduro schedule, which features just one two-driver, long-distance race – the Bathurst 1000. During the modern Supercars era there has mostly been three events that made up the Season of Endurance. They were a 500-kilometre race, traditionally at Sandown, in the lead-up to Bathurst, the Bathurst 1000, and then the Gold Coast street race. However during the COVID era that was scaled back to cut costs, with the Bathurst 1000 the only race to survive the enduro cull. That has significantly cut down the amount of laps co-drivers get during the year, with running now limited to team test days (of which only three are allowed), sponsor ride days, a half-hour practice session at the Sandown SuperSprint, and then the official practice sessions for the Bathurst 1000. That has put a premium on experience when it comes to co-driver choice. According to Tander the lack of running has widened the gap … [Read more...] about Supercars enduro format “incredibly unfair” – Tander

1992 F1 champ Nigel Mansell sees an opportunity for George Russell, as Lewis Hamilton has not “dusted off his right foot yet”. Following the controversial conclusion to the 2021 season, which saw Hamilton miss out on a record eighth World Championship on the last lap of the Abu Dhabi season finale, the Brit went into 2022 as a favourite to get that eighth title in the bag. However, that possibility already looks to be off the table by the summer break, Mercedes having fallen adrift of Red Bull at the start of Formula 1’s new regulatory era, with Ferrari assuming the role of main challenger to Red Bull. Hamilton also has a new team-mate for this season in the shape of Russell, who claimed his first career pole last time out in Hungary, also Mercedes’ first pole of the season. All eyes on Spa as porpoising and flexi-floor TD arrives As F1 gets set to return, a new technical directive could have a major impact on the first race back. In the … [Read more...] about Nigel Mansell feels Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton is ‘taking it easy this year’

Listen to this article The Dick Johnson Racing driver had several stints on top of the times throughout the half-hour sessions, including right at the start when the times were still in the 1m09s bracket. Having been shuffled down the order he then rocketed back to the top with a little over 10 minutes to go with a 1m08.147s. Five minutes later Davison was pipped by Shane van Gisbergen, the Kiwi going one thousandth of a second faster. But Davison was able to hit back on a final green tyre run, becoming the first driver into the sevens for the weekend with a 1m07.808s. Chaz Mostert ended up second fastest with a 1m08.027s on his final run, which put him between the DJR cars, with Anton De Pasquale third. Mark Winterbottom was another late improver as he jumped up to fourth, while van Gisbergen was shuffled back to fifth. Brodie Kostecki was sixth fastest ahead of David Reynolds, Will Brown and Macauley Jones. Practice continues with a half-hour session dedicated … [Read more...] about Sandown Supercars: Davison sets early practice pace