Škoda launches Fabia Monte Carlo

- Fabia Monte Carlo launched to celebrate 100 years of the legendary Monte Carlo Rally and 110 years of Škoda’s participation in motorsport
- A new Fabia model with aggressive, sporty styling and enhanced equipment
- Set to make its first public appearance at Rallye Monte Carlo

Porsche announces Nürburgring race to be centrepiece of 2011 Carrera Cup GB Championship at Autosport International Show

- 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Championship launches at Autosport International
- Calendar includes race at world-famous Nürburgring circuit in Germany on June 25
- All-new 911 GT3 Cup race car on display alongside 911 GT3 RS road car
- The Porsche Motorsport ‘racing laboratory’ – the 911 GT3 R Hybrid – makes UK debut
- Specialist consultants from the Porsche Human Performance Centre at Silverstone to conduct customised hydration tests during the Show

All-new Ford Fiesta RS World Rally Car breaks cover in 2011 colour scheme

Ford’s all-new Fiesta RS World Rally Car was revealed in its 2011-specification today when the company unveiled the colour scheme that will adorn the car in the FIA World Rally Championship.

MIA to play key part in automotive technology revolution

5th Cleaner Racing Conference at the NEC, Birmingham – Key figures from the Motorsport Industry Association (MIA), Automotive Council and the Motor Sports Association (MSA), today agreed a way forward for a revolutionary ‘Motorsport to Automotive’ initiative which was proposed to the conference delegates.

Delegates talked of the future, and how the automotive and motorsport industries could best combine forces. Chris Aylett (MIA CEO) recalled when, in 2003, Ulrich Baretzky declared that Audi would soon win Le Mans with a diesel car – only to be greeted by much scepticism.

Racing Steps Foundation to sponsor new Intersteps Championship

The Racing Steps Foundation is to provide sponsorship for InterSteps, the newly-created single-seater championship for junior racers.

The RSF’s investment will be used to fund track test and educational days.

The one-make national championship – aimed at 15 to 19 years-old drivers – has been conceived to provide an affordable route from karts to cars.

It will use the BMW-powered Mygale FB02 wings-and-slicks single seater designed and built for the former Formula BMW Championships.

MIA and MSA join forces to grow National Motorsport Week

:: The 2011 week to climax at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
:: National Motorsport Week is moving into overdrive for 2011 and the future.

Thanks to an exciting new partnership between the Motorsport Industry Association (MIA), the Motor Sports Association (MSA) and Goodwood Motorsport, the week now has a far better position in the calendar (25 June to 3 July), a much greater level of guaranteed support, and a climax at one of the world’s top motorsport events – the Goodwood Festival of Speed (FoS).

Green racing is go

The EV Cup, the world’s first circuit race series exclusively featuring zero-emission electric vehicles, unveiled plans today for the launch of its inaugural 2011 season and announced a newly-formed partnership with CAA Sports, a division of Creative Artists Agency. CAA is the world’s leading entertainment and sports agency, representing many of the most successful professionals working in film, television, music, sports, video games, theatre and the internet, and provides a range of strategic marketing and consulting services to corporate clients.