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Summer is officially here!!!
Article by Edward Lee (600rr_rocket)
The 7th S2K Challenge event was held on June 29, 2009 at the Willow Spring International Raceway “Big Track.” The 2.5mile course consists of 9 corners which combines speed with turns and elevation changes to offer a unique challenge. The top S2000 Challenge drivers were hitting [...]

It is now official and Formula One is broken! Eight F1 teams, Ferrari, McLaren, Toyota, Renault, BMW, GP Brawn, Red Bull and Toro Rosso decided that there was no way to continue with the FIA, therefore they will proceed without FIA. A full statement was released: “The teams cannot continue to compromise on the fundamental [...]

Although Brawn GP is on top at this year F1 Championship, the team is putting on auction several Honda F1 cars from previous seasons. Sponsorship growth is here anyway, but Brawn GP will give the opportunity to get some additional funds by selling few parts of F1 history. This is a great chance for collectors [...]

Castroneves gets another win in the Indy Championship and this time is pure joy for him as he is now entered in the rank of the three-time Indy Champions. Talk about Honda reliably it’s really worth saying that for the fourth consecutive season, Honda powered the entire 33-car Indianapolis 500 starting field, and for a [...]

Article by Edward Lee (600rr_rocket)
We have now passed the halfway mark in the exciting 2009 S2K Challenge Series. The sixth S2K Challenge event was held on 5/10/09 at Streets of Willow track in the Willow Springs International Motorsports Park. This time around, we ran the clockwise configuration; back in 3/6/09 (S2K Challenge #3), we ran [...]

Article by Edward Lee (600rr_rocket)
We now nearing the halfway point in the 2009 S2K Challenge Series and just wrapped up our 5th event at Buttonwillow Raceway. As the most popular track amongst S2K track junkies in SoCal, the turnaround was strong as expected.
The weather this time around was night and day compared to our [...]

Article by Michael Tsay (Dipstick)
S2k Challenge #4 was held April 11, 2009 at Thunderhill in Willows, CA. The long distance from SoCal and the Easter weekend did affect turnout. However, we did get many Bay Area S2000 drivers and had a blast driving one of the premier tracks on California!
Thunderhill is SCCA’s home [...]

It seems that Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is close to invest in Formula One after the decision made regarding diffusers with Brawn GT team.
The Times in London newspaper says the cars will carry extensive Virgin branding and that the deal is already confirmed.
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The previous Honda F1 Racing  Team name is no more. The FIA World Council has accepted the request to change the name into Brawn GP as long as this team is considered as a new entry in the FIA F1 World Championship.
In the meantime the performance and test results so far at Barcelona promise a [...]

Article by Edward Lee (600rr_rocket)
The third S2K Challenge race was held on March 6th, 2009 at the Streets of Willow track in the Willow Springs International Motorsports Park. This is a very challenging and technical road course, and very popular among S2000 drivers. It is 1.8mile course consisting of 12 tight turns, a chicane section, [...]