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We're back with the Pressdog this week to discuss two very big moves in the IRL... Show notes below the fold... Let us know what you think by commenting on this posting, or shoot Chris and I an email by sending to radio@fastmachines.com. Click below to listen to us right ...

The F1 driver's championship took up right where it left off, with Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa going head-to-head and qualifying one-two respectively for tomorrow's Belgium Grand Prix.  Meanwhile, Kimi Raikkonen was outpaced by his teammate and both McLarens again, qualifying in P4. Massa seemed poised to take the pole position ...

The Indy Car Series moves to Joliet, Illinois this weekend for the final points race of the season. Scott Dixon is poised to win a Championship with a solid 30 point lead, which means that he only has to finish eight to lock the title. But Team ...

History is to be made in less than five days as the MotoGP Championship comes back to the United States for the inaugural Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. IMS actually began it's history as the site of motorcycle racing, so it is fitting ...

Corsa Motorsports is breaking new ground in motor racing heading into one of the biggest events on the American Le Mans Series calendar. Corsa will be racing their new hybrid designed Zytek that features a kinetic engery recover system (KERS). Johnny Mowlem and Gunnar Jeannette will pilot the ...

With qualifying rained out NASCAR starts the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 according to points. That guarantees the cars involved in the race for the Chase will all start up front. As long as Jr., or somebody else, doesn't try passing on the outside coming down for the green flag, ...

I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali I'm going back to Cali.. I don't think so I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali I'm going back to Cali.. I don't think so (Lyrics property of one LL Cool J) Ok, I'm over California. First, we're treated to a race that was about as ...

The American Le Mans Series moved to the streets of Detroit this weekend, and the race is now live on SPEED TV!  David Brabham will take the green flag from the overall pole in his LMP2 Acura.

I'm pretty tied up getting ready for a conference this week, but wanted to give a quick update on the Mac Tools US Nationals... Winner of the Funny Car US Smokeless Showdown was Cruz Pedregon. Winner of the Ringers Pro Bike Battle was Eddie Krawiec. Wally winners are as follows.... In Top Fuel, Tony ...

Another 500 mile Snoozefest, with only one truly competitive car. In fact, the winner lead more than 210 of the total 250 laps. But the big surprise, neither Kyle Busch or Carl Edwards was the victor. Jimmie Johnson, in the #48 Hendrick Racing Lowes Chevy ran away from the field. ...

I need to apologize in advance for what you all are about to read.  Since this was one of the most lopsided, "event" free races with more green flag laps than the RNC has attendees, there just wasn't a whole lot of excitement to write about.  But, since I am ...

The American Le Mans Series moved to the streets of Detroit this weekend, and the race is now live on SPEED TV!  David Brabham will take the green flag from the overall pole in his LMP2 Acura.

Luca Montezemolo has announced that Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikonnen will be Ferrari F1 drivers next year. This is the same guy that stated Michael Schumacher could drive for the Scuderia forever. I guess "forever" is a relative term to Luca as Michael discovered  during his unceremonius dumping at the ...

This is the car that Funny Car driver Ashley Force will pilot at this weekend's Mac Tools US Nationals in Indianapolis.Quite reminiscent of Top Fuel pioneer Shirley Muldowney's pink dragster, isn't it?From John Force Racing: "....beneath the feminine facade beats the mechanical heart of one of the world's most potent race ...

This year I think is going to set a record for a Sprint Cup Silly Season. It just gets worse as it goes on. Drivers are being hired without knowing which car, or sponsor they will run in 2009. There apparently are only four teams left in the sport. Toyota, ...

Chris and Josh are joined this week by Tiffany Ricardo from RaceLineOnline.com. We into the big mess after the checkered flag few at Bristol, the Childress shake ups, and talk about what we can expect from the rest of the Sprint Cup season. Then Josh and Chris review ...

If you were wondering whether or not there were going to be any penalties due to Carl Edwards' hands slipping on the wheel and turning Kyle Busch into a really fast pinata; the answer to that question has been given, and the great and mighty Oz of NASCAR had this ...

NASCAR and Budweiser recently announced that the Budweiser Shootout, an exhibition race held during Speedweeks prior to the Daytona 500, will undergo a major format change starting with the 2009 race.  For the past 30 years, the race sponsor extended invitations to those drivers who won a pole the previous ...

I had a chance to catch up on my DirecTV playlist over the weekend, and watched an F1 race that featured a couple hours of boredom interrupted by moments of excitement and/or sheer terror.  Felipe Massa and Ferrari  won the race in dominating fashion, which helped to soothe some of the ...

I bump you, you bump me, we're a NASCAR family... No Christmas cards will be exchanged between Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards this year, and there probably wouldn't have been before Carl took Kyle's bump during the cool-down lap and gave him his best heavy metal left hook. I love Bristol.