The Koni Kats team from David’s Secondary School in Greystones, County Wicklow took the top honours at the fifth F1 in Schools technology challenge world championships held in London on Thursday. At a glittering awards ceremony attended by McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton and a host of VIP guests, the talented students from Ireland were presented with the Bernie Ecclestone World Championship Trophy and coveted Automotive and Motorsport Engineering scholarships…

Spa brought out the usual batch of racer visitors to the Formula One paddock, including former FIA official Roland Bruynseraede, eight-time Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen, seven-time winner Jacky Ickx, former Formula One drivers Philippe Alliot and Philippe Streiff, and former Bridgestone tyre guru Kees van der Grint.

Michael Schumacher may not be racing as many had hoped this weekend, but he is present in Spain and has been hanging out with British rock legend and Ferrari afficianado Eric Clapton.

The US-based Formula One team due to join the grid next season say they are determined to stick to their guns and use American drivers, despite being approached by experienced names from other countries with substantial financial backing. “We’ve been offered well over three-quarters of our racing budget by two drivers already, neither of whom have raced in Formula One but both have won races in GP2,” Team US F1 co-founder Peter Windsor told…

Webber impressed with Jaguar in 2003 and 2004 F1 Fanatic guest writer Journeyer revisits Mark Webber’s F1 career to date. If there’s one man heading to the Hungarian Grand Prix on a high, it must be Mark Webber. His first Grand Prix win in Germany puts in a good position for the championship.

Bill Fleischman: NASCAR leaves racing school in the lurch Philadelphia Daily News, PA By Bill Fleischman In 11 years of existence the Urban Youth Racing School has become a presence in NASCAR . With NASCAR trying to stimulate its diversity and create new fans, UYRS students have interned with NASCAR racing teams and visited racetracks.

Auto Racing Daily Ryan Newman Loudon notes of interest Rotoworld.com The Lenox Industrial Tools 301 will mark Newman's 277th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 15th career Sprint Cup start at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon. The South Bend, Ind., native has four poles, two wins (September 2002 and ..

Auto Racing Daily Chase positions weigh on drivers as playoffs loom FOXSports.com by Rea White, NASCAR Scene, Special to FOXSports.com NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers often say that they don't approach these weekends any differently despite the fact that only 10 races remain before the 12-driver field is set for the Chase for the Sprint … A Different Year For Defending New Hampshire NASCAR Sprint Cup … PaddockTalk Kyle Busch is good for the sport ThatsRacin.com NASCAR Statistical Advance, Race To The Chase Week 1: New …

Auto Racing Daily NASCAR Nationwide Series: News And Notes – New Hampshire Motor … Auto Racing Daily Some might call it an anomaly, but the string of 22 different winners in 22 NASCAR Nationwide Series races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway stands as the longest such streak at active tracks in each of NASCAR's national series. …

Auto Racing Daily NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: New Hampshire Motor Speedway Notes Auto Racing Daily By Dave Grayson NASCAR's Sprint Cup teams will be taking on the extremely challenging “Magic Mile”, aka the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, for Sunday's Lennox Industrial Tools 301.