By Josh Farmer, Journalist Conor Daly will join Dale Coyne Racing for a full season effort in the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series season. Daly will drive the #18 Honda/Dallara with sponsorship from Jonathan Bryd’s Restaurant and Hospitality group except for the Indianapolis 500, when Byrd will sponsor USAC standout Bryan Clauson in a 3rd entry for DCR. The Noblesville, Indiana native has spent the last season searching for an IndyCar ride after racing in GP3 and GP2 from 2011-2014. He raced for Coyne last year at the Toyota Grand Prix ofRead More

By Josh Farmer, Journalist IndyCar announced changes to the series’ rulebook for the upcoming 2016 season. Aerodynamic changes are on hand for all ovals on the schedule. Phoenix will have the same aerodynamic configuration that was put in place in 2015. The two longest ovals on the schedule, Indianapolis and Pocono, will have the same aero configuration as 2015 with the addition of a domed skid plate and rear wing beam flaps which are designed to prevent cars from becoming airborne in the event of spinning. Texas will see aRead More

By Josh Farmer, Journalist Matthew Brabham is set to make his Verizon IndyCar Series debut at the Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis and will attempt to qualify for the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. The 2012 USF2000 and 2013 Pro Mazda Champion will race for Australia based Team Murray, owned by Brett “Crusher” Murray, an prominent figure in Australian motorsport. The team has also secured sponsorship with PIRTEK, an Australian fluid transfer solutions specialist. The team will also partner with KV Racing Technology for assistance. Murray is excited about theRead More

By Adam Tate, Managing Editor The FIA World Motorsport Council has formally ratified the calendar for the 2016 Formula One World Championship. Only one change was made over the provisional calendar, the Mexican Grand Prix will be moved forward one week to October 30th, giving the teams back to back races with the U.S. race set to take place on October 23rd. There is still doubt over the U.S. race due to funding issues between Circuit of the Americas and the state of Texas. The season begins and ends in theRead More

By Adam Tate, Managing Editor Coming off of its most successful year in Formula One to date, Force India, the little team that could is set to make a name change and become Aston Martin Racing from 2016 onward. Their Mercedes engine contract and strong finish of fifth in the Constructor’s championship has caught the eye of Aston Martin who is keen to be back racing in the public eye and is conveniently set to begin using Mercedes engine’s in its road cars in the near future. It will be theRead More

By Adam Tate, Managing Editor An examination of the 2015 Formula One season clearly shows a noticeable dip in the performance of the Williams cars in the latter half of the season. According to Performance Chief Rob Smedley this is because the team stopped development of the FW37 early once they realized they would secure third place in the Constructors’ standings but couldn’t reach Ferrari for second. “We stopped development on this car quite a long time ago having projected we would have a comfortable third position in the championship andRead More

Indianapolis, Indiana (December 1, 2015) – Juncos Racing is pleased to announce Jake Parsons will join the team for the 2016 Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires. Parsons is the third driver to be named to the regaining Pro Mazda champion line up. Jake Parsons (Melbourne, Australia) made his official debut in the Pro Mazda series at the Chris Griffis Memorial Mazda Road to Indy test in November. Parsons impressed the team by finishing third overall in the two day test and looks to carry the momentum into theRead More

By Adam Tate, Managing Editor McLaren-Honda protege Stoffel Vandoorne topped the time sheets today from Yas Marina in Pirelli’s 12 hour endurance test of its new ultra soft tire compounds. All ten teams tested several unmarked varieties of tire that may or may not become Pirelli’s go to pick for next years most agressive tire compound. The so called ultra softs will be used mainly on street circuits in a bid to decrease lap times, increase the number of pit stops and spice up the on track action. “Whether this willRead More