Scott Speed will race with backing from Rockstar this season after the energy drink firm announced it had inked a deal with the former F1 star. Speed, who was previously sponsored by Red Bull in single seaters and NASCAR, will wear a Rockstar-branded helmet in…
Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park will host the opening two rounds of the 2016 Red Bull Global Rallycross season. Opened in 1983, Wild Horse Pass is one of the most diverse motorsport venues in the world. The park features facilities for road course racing, drifting,…
In this series on thecheckeredflag.co.uk, we take a look back on the first five seasons of Red Bull Global Rallycross, shining the spotlight on the star drivers that helped catapult the fledgling series to international fame and success. First up is Travis Pastrana, a man…
While in the United Kingdom for this year’s Nitro Circus Live World tour, I briefly caught up with action sports legend Travis Pastrana to discuss his four-wheeled motorsport career to date. As well as a successful rally career, which yielded four Rally America titles between…
Freestyle Motorcross star Blake ‘Bilko’ Williams has said that he would be open to further Red Bull Global Rallycross outings in 2016 after making his début in GRC Lites last season. Speaking at a Nitro Circus Live performance in Manchester, England, ‘Bilko’ was positive when…
Mercedes DTM driver Gary Paffett has joined the Williams Formula One team as it’s new simulator driver.The Brit, who spent over as decade as McLaren test driver, leaving just before the team made the switch to Honda engines, comes in after the departures of Susie…
Kevin Magnussen will race for the returning Renault team in Formula One this year, replacing Pastor Maldonado. The Venezuelan, who brought significant backing to the team from state-owned oil and gas supplier PDVSA, has faced an uncertain future since Renault signed a letter of intent…
Max Chilton will move the the IndyCar series full time in 2016 after signing a deal with Chip Ganassi Racing.Chilton, who was left without an Formula One seat after Marussia’s administration at the end of the 2014 season, will be behind the wheel of the…
The name Ed Carpenter Racing will return to the IndyCar grid this season after Sarah Fisher and Wink Hartman announced an end to their partnership with Carpenter’s eponymous outfit after just one year. Former driver Fisher and oil magnate Hartman joined up with Carpenter’s race…
