The Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced on Tuesday that veteran IMS executives W Curtis Brighton and Jeffrey G Belskus have replaced Tony George running the Hulman-George companies and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway starting today July 1. Brighton has served the Hulmans and IMS as executive vice president and chief legal counsel… Read more
Audio podcast with Nigel Roebuck
Welcome to Motor Sport’s very first audio podcast with Nigel Roebuck, Damien Smith, Rob Widdows and Ed Foster. We’re talking about the British Grand Prix, Le Mans and of course the FIA/FOTA ‘discussions’. Tune in to listen…! Read more
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The growing threat to Chevrolet’s NASCAR rule
When Toyota arrived three years ago in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup series it signalled the beginning of big changes for American stock car racing.
Led by enfant terrible Kyle Busch and Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota’s teams are growing stronger by the month although Chevrolet’s top teams continue to field the drivers… Read more
Damien Smith
From MV Agusta to Ferrari
They called him ‘Il Grande John’ and adopted him as one of their own. Italians have a soft spot for John Surtees, as he does for them. Hardly surprising, given how it was on Italian motorcycles and in Italian cars that Surtees posted his greatest racing feats, and that unique… Read more
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Previous articles
- Jim Clark: behind the legend Damien Smith, 29 May 2009
- Aston Martin’s date with destiny Damien Smith, 30 Apr 2009
- Briatore: F1’s sharpest team boss Damien Smith, 30 Mar 2009
- Lewis: the new Jim Clark? Damien Smith, 26 Feb 2009
- A life less ordinary Damien Smith, 28 Jan 2009









