2008

BP Ford Abu Dhabi's Mikko Hirvonen set the pace on Thursday morning in the shakedown for the Wales Rally GB, the final round in the 2008 World Rally Championship.

The Belgium Ypres Rally will take on a 'new look' next year, organisers confirmed today.

The six week gap between the first and second GP2 Asia rounds has prompted a variety of changes on the grid, with a total of six different drivers lining up in Dubai that didn't race in China.

Tommy Hill has taken his first tentative steps to becoming a World Superbike rider in 2009 by travelling to Cartagena in Spain as part in a two-day test with the Althea Honda team.

Rodney Childers will join Michael Waltrip Racing as crew chief for David Reutimann's #00 Toyota in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series next year, the team announced Wednesday.

Crash.net would like to clarify that unconfirmed reports earlier today that Sebastien Loeb had gone off the road for the second time in as many days during the pre-event recce for this weekend's Rally GB are not in fact true. Crash.net apologises for the error.

Andreas Aigner has said that he will just go for it on the Rally GB this weekend as he bids to try and overhaul Juho Hanninen and win the 2008 P-WRC crown.

BFGoodrich has announced that it will re-run its popular Drivers Team programme in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge next year.

MSS Colchester Kawasaki has revealed Simon Andrews and Julien Da Costa will form their rider line-up for the British Superbike Championship next season.

Mark Skaife has revealed his last ever V8 Supercar appearance will be tinged with some sadness as he bids farewell to the series that has seen him score 40 wins over the course of 214 rounds.

Citroen team leader Sebastien Loeb has gone off on the road during the reconnaissance for the Wales Rally GB today, the final round in the 2008 World Rally Championship.

Wales Rally GB itinerary.

Keen to put a disappointing 2008 Formula One campaign behind him, Heikki Kovalainen is wasting no time in starting his preparations for 2009 and has confirmed that he will be back on track later this month.

Crash.net recently asked for your MotoGP star of 2008, from a shortlist of ten riders provided, and - with voting having now closed - the time has come to reveal the results.

Lewis Hamilton has admitted that he does not expect his Formula One world title defence to be any easier than this year's triumph, particularly with the category radically overhauling its rulebook for 2009.

Durango Corse has announced that Michael Dalle Stelle will drive with them for the remainder of the GP2 Asia Series, starting with Dubai this weekend.

Austrian Michael Ranseder made his Maxtra debut on his return from injury at Valencia last week (pictured).

Marcus Marshall is targeting a good end to the 2008 V8 Supercar season as he gets ready to say farewell to the IRWIN Racing team at Oran Park.

SP Tools has signed a deal to continue as the naming rights sponsor of Stone Brothers Racing's #9 Ford Falcon for the next two V8 Supercar Championship seasons.

From next season, a system of 'compensation weights' will replace the controversial 'success ballast' system in determining equality in the World Touring Car Championship.

Formula One veteran Giancarlo Fisichella insists that his place in the Force India team is secure, despite speculation that the Silverstone squad's deal to use McLaren-Mercedes technology may see him replaced by one of the Woking team's prot?g?s.

Williams F1 team owner Sir Frank Williams has given his backing to a free Karting for the Disabled seminar to be held in Coventry.

Barry Clark will conclude his 2008 World Rally Championship campaign at his home Wales Rally GB event with an aim to secure a full-time berth in 2009.

Max Mosley let down the FIA and the FIA let down Formula 1 with some of its stewarding decisions in 2008 - that is the outspoken view of the sport's much-loved veteran commentator Murray Walker.