Parc Ferme, World Motorsport News. http://www.parcferme.com Fri, 09 May 2008 20:57:52 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.parcferme.com/content/view/5725/2/ Istanbul (TR). At the unexpectedly cold Istanbul Park the BMW Sauber F1 Team drivers were 12th and 6th (Robert Kubica) and 7th and 10th (Nick Heidfeld) respectively in the first Free Practice sessions for the Turkish Grand Prix. In the morning session Kubica only completed seven laps due to a mechanical problem with the rear suspension. News - F1 Fri, 09 May 2008 18:38:51 +0100 http://www.parcferme.com/content/view/5724/2/ Reigning British Formula 3 International Series title-holder Hitech Racing heads to the third round of the series at Monza next weekend (May 17/18), hoping for a return to the form that netted it the 2007 title. After two rounds, the Buckingham-based team is currently ninth and 11th in the standings with Briton Max Chilton and Austrian Walter Grubmüller. News - F3 Fri, 09 May 2008 18:37:20 +0100 http://www.parcferme.com/content/view/5723/2/ After a glittering launch of Glory Team Racing’s stunning new United Industries supported MINI CHALLENGE racecar, Perth’s David Turner scorched around the Barbagallo Raceway to set the fastest lap of the first two practice sessions in MINI CHALLENGE today. News - OZ / NZ General Fri, 09 May 2008 18:35:12 +0100 http://www.parcferme.com/content/view/5722/2/ Today's Weather: Cloudy and cool with showers at lunch, air 12-16°C, track 18-25°C Toyota's Best Turkish GP qualifying: 5th, Jarno Trulli 2005, Ralf Schumacher 2006 Toyota's Best Turkish GP race result: 6th, Jarno Trulli 2005 Take Note: The TF108 has further aerodynamic improvements this weekend following the major step taken for the Spanish Grand Prix a fortnight ago. News - F1 Fri, 09 May 2008 18:34:03 +0100 http://www.parcferme.com/content/view/5721/2/ North Devon saloon car racer Jonathan Ridley-Holloway heads to his most local venue. Thruxton Circuit in Hampshire, next weekend, 17th/18th May, bidding for a reversal in fortunes after a somewhat tricky start to his maiden season in the ELF Renault Clio Cup. News - ClioUK Fri, 09 May 2008 18:32:44 +0100 http://www.parcferme.com/content/view/5720/2/ Next weekend will see Welsh schoolboy Tom Cave begin his 2008 rally campaign in earnest, as he tackles the second round of the 2008 Latvian National Rally Championship, the Talsi Rally. While the 16 year-old from Aberdovey has already contested the event once before in 2007 and is looking forward to this year’s edition, he predicts a tough and challenging rally, which takes place after he begins to take his GCSEs. News - Rallying Fri, 09 May 2008 18:31:41 +0100 http://www.parcferme.com/content/view/5719/2/ ROUTE TO: VALENCIA, SPAIN The 5th and 6th rounds of the FIA WTCC will take place in Spain, at Valencia's Circuit Ricardo Tormo on May 17th and 18th. This is the fifth consecutive visit of the FIA Touring Cars to the Spanish stadium-like racetrack. News - WTCC Fri, 09 May 2008 18:30:27 +0100 http://www.parcferme.com/content/view/5718/2/ Glorious evening sunshine greeted the competitors and spectators for the opening Keystone Computer Group POWERnights event at Silverstone on Thursday 8 May, with ten great races and plenty of nail biting finishes that has become the trademark of the evening event. Ake Bornebusch from Farnham in Surrey was the most successful driver on the night taking three wins, with Wiltshire’ s Rob Horsfield taking victory in both Ma5da MX5 versus Toyota MR2 encounters. News - UK Fri, 09 May 2008 18:28:37 +0100 http://www.parcferme.com/content/view/5717/2/ Marcos Ambrose has proved consistently fast in practice for the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina today. Ambrose was in the top 15 in all three practice sessions held at the 1.366-mile speedway, which has undergone repaving work since the NASCAR Nationwide Series last visited the egg-shaped speedway known as ‘Too Tough To Tame’. News - NASCAR Fri, 09 May 2008 10:53:13 +0100 http://www.parcferme.com/content/view/5716/2/ Ford Performance Racing has started its assault on Barbagallo Raceway with two top-five finishes in today’s V8 Supercar Championship Series practice at the WA circuit. News - Oz & NZ Fri, 09 May 2008 10:51:24 +0100 http://www.parcferme.com/content/view/5715/2/ Motor Sports Association (MSA) British Race Elite star Alexander Sims heads to the fastest circuit on the Formula Renault UK calendar, Thruxton in Hampshire, next weekend, 17th/18th May, for rounds seven and eight of the 2008 season. Currently fourth overall in the driver standings, with two podium finishes and one pole position to his credit so far this year, Alexander has accrued a consistent number of points at each race meeting but is now aiming to up the ante and achieve his first victory of the campaign. News - Formula Renault Fri, 09 May 2008 10:49:30 +0100 http://www.parcferme.com/content/view/5714/2/ After two consecutive days of practice were rained out Will Power will enter tomorrow’s ‘Fast Friday’ practice with the most laps completed of any driver so far in preparation for the 92nd Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana. News - IndyCar / Indy Pro Fri, 09 May 2008 10:47:57 +0100 http://www.parcferme.com/content/view/5713/2/ Ford Performance Racing’s Mark Winterbottom has spoken of his high regard for new Race Engineer, Dan Kroehn, who has now taken over full responsibility from predecessor Clinton Wilson. Since the beginning of the year Kroehn has been working closely with Wilson, who took up his new none-motorsport engineering position in Newcastle last month, and says he is more than ready to take the helm. News - Oz & NZ Fri, 09 May 2008 10:45:47 +0100 http://www.parcferme.com/content/view/5712/2/ Matt Connolly Motorsports is proving that consistently running at the front has its rewards. Although the podium has escaped their grasp so far this season, the consistent leadership provided by Matt Connolly combined with the driving talent of full time driver Diego Alessi and the preparation level of their ultra competitive Pontiac GTO-R is proving to be a consistent package in the 2008 Rolex Grand American season. News - US Motorsport Fri, 09 May 2008 10:42:55 +0100 http://www.parcferme.com/content/view/5711/2/ Dublin, Ireland, 8th May 2008: As Belmayne A1 Team Ireland and Adam Carroll prepared for action on the track – Irish fans flocked to Brands Hatch on Sunday to support their nation in the A1GP 2007/08 season finale. News - A1GP Thu, 08 May 2008 17:13:15 +0100 http://www.parcferme.com/content/view/5710/2/ British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC) Stars of Tomorrow Scholarship Winner Daniel Lloyd is relishing the prospect of racing at the country’s fastest track next weekend, 17th/18th May, when the Ginetta Junior Championship visits Thruxton Circuit in Hampshire for the ninth and 10th rounds of the 2008 season. News - UK Thu, 08 May 2008 17:09:13 +0100 http://www.parcferme.com/content/view/5709/2/ Croydon racing driver, Dominic Lesniewski made a welcome and promising return to the racetrack having taken a sabbatical in 2007 to complete his university studies. However, it would be wrong to say racing was far from his mind in 2007 as he and his father began a year long task to bring a racing Porsche 968 RS Turbo a car that competed in the Petit LeMans series in 1998, from the USA, their monumental efforts seeing fruition at the weekend when it made its UK race debut. News - Sports Cars Thu, 08 May 2008 17:08:00 +0100 http://www.parcferme.com/content/view/5708/2/ …Ginetta Junior racer scores a brilliant 4th before rolling out of second race If his car had one, chances are that Ashley Craig wouldn’t have Oasis’ ‘Roll with it’ on the stereo. Especially after his spectacular crash at Donington Park, Leicestershire last Sunday (4 May). News - UK Thu, 08 May 2008 17:06:15 +0100 http://www.parcferme.com/content/view/5707/2/ The VXR Racing Driver of the Year, John Allison, is preparing for his second ever race meeting in the Dunlop Sport Maxx Cup at Pembrey, Wales, this weekend, following his outstanding debut as a professional racing driver at Snetterton in April. News - UK Thu, 08 May 2008 17:03:15 +0100 http://www.parcferme.com/content/view/5706/2/ Stirling efforts see Adam, Craig and Carl qualify for Bridgestone Cup Northern Ireland’s Stirling brothers have made history by qualifying for the Bridgestone Cup at Lonato, near Lake Garda in Italy in October - the first time that three members of the same family have qualified for the prestigious race, at once News - Karting Thu, 08 May 2008 12:36:59 +0100