motorsport travel news - 2003
Here's some motorsport venue news that I've collected in my research for grand prix cities over the years. From here you can go back in the history of this fine website and you'll find tidbits of travel information, exciting changes to motorsport schedules especially venues and other website news that might be of interest for the sports traveler, a kind of blog of thoughts and ambitions. Of interest might be if some of my predictions are true. Not many consultants want their chrystal balls out in the open, but here goes. Knock yourself out. If you've got some news that you'd like me to add to the current news page, let me know via the contact link in the left column.
As always, Godspeed on your motorsport adventures! Cvetko Ostroznik.
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2003 Menu: News appears in reverse chronological order - last news first.
January-June 2003 (this page)
July-August 2003
September-October 2003
October 2003-December 2003
2003 motorsport travel news
JUNE 2003
> * 063003: Detroit's Motorsports Hall of Fame to move to Winston-Salem? Source: msnbc. Find a Hotel in Detroit
> * 062703: Next year's F1 Season Schedule still sketchy. Sao Paulo in October??? Source: grandprix.com
> * 061803: Kansas Speedway to get second NASCAR race? Or will it go to Phoenix Raceway? Or Texas Motor Speedway or Las Vegas LVMS?
> * 061803: F1 to race in the streets of Manhattan, New York, with 2 American Drivers???? Source: CBS Sportsline
> * 061703: Earnhardt Memorial Plaza work under way in Kannapolis, North Carolina. Source: News 14 Charlotte. Find Kannapolis North Carolina Hotels
> * 061303: Fontana Speedway gets second NASCAR race, may drop CART Champ Car®. Source: Long Beach Press Telegram
> * 061203: Orebro county museum, Sweden, mounts exhibition dedicated to the memory of Ronnie Peterson. Source: f1.racing-live. Find Sweden Hotels
> * 061103: Silverstone F1 testing 17-19 June, open to fans and free. Take a rain coat.
> * 061103: The Autodrome in Dubai doesn't want an F1 Grand Prix yet for their new FIA standard circuit. "Generally, those don't make money". I've been saying that for years. Source: Autoweek
> * 061003: CART Champ Car star Alex Zanardi "hand control" steering wheel to be displayed in Dearborn, Detroit as part of Ford Centenial celebration. Source: CART.com
> * 060903: Doha Qatar may host MotoGP in 2004! Source: bbc.com
> * 060803: Germany won't lose its Nurburg or Hockenheim Formula One races cos Bernie Ecclestone likes them. Source: f1.racing-live
> * 0606003: Kurtkoy, near Istanbul, Turkey breaks ground on a Tilke circuit ahead of a 2005 Formula 1 Grand Prix bid! Source: homeoff1.com
> * 060303: CART Champ Car® interested in a street race in St. Petersburg, Russia. (2004 or 2005?) Source: Autoweek. Find Hotels in Russia
> * 060203: New hope for 2003 Spa Formula One Belgian Grand Prix??? Source: bbc
MAY 2003
> * 053003: Juan Pablo Montoya and Jeff Gordon "trade cars" at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on 061103, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A. Fans welcome free! Source: brickyard.com. Find the best Indianapolis Hotels
> * 052903: Milwaukee Mile to remain a CART Champ Car destination through 2006 - Source: cart.com
> * 052803: Bahrain Inaugural Formula One Grand Prix rumoured to be run on April 4, 2004 (040404)! Check Formula 1 Dates- Source: Gulf Daily News
> * 052703: Fans Stuck in Mud overnight after Memorial Day's Coca Cola 600 at Lowes Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC. Find . - Source: WSOC-TV Find Lowes Motor Speedway Tickets and Hotels near Lowes Motor Speedway (and all NASCAR racing Venues)
> * 052603: Green Bay Wisconsin's Neville Public Museum hosts "Racecar: The Science of Speed" exhibition around a summer series of auto related events - Source: Green Bay Press Gazette. Find Wisconsin Hotels and while you're at it, find Hotels near Lambeau Field (home of the GB Packers)
> * 052203: Spielberg Austria may retain F1 Grand Prix in extended 2004 Formula One Events Schedule! - Source: ananova
> * 052103: Detroit Thunderfest up and running again???? Possible date Aug 21-24. Source: detnews.com Find my guide to Detroit Best Hotels
* 051303: Nicki Lauda blames Austrian Government for losing Austrian F1 Grand Prix at the A1 Ring. - Source: f1.racing-live. Find Austria Hotels
* 051203: Formula One to return to Mexico. This time to the Cancun area? Source: F1.Racing-Live. Find Cancun Mexico Hotels
* 051003: Bahrain Circuit to take the palce of Interlagos Circuit(third on the f1 calendar - March) in 2004
* 050903: Detroit Thunderfest Postponed from June to sometime in August, maybe! Source: Detroit News - See my Detroit Travel guide and find best Detroit Hotel Guide
* 050903: Verstappen, Stoddart, Lauda to make appearance in Vienna, 051203
* 050803: Ride the Bus to Sonoma's Infineon Raceway for Dodge/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Winston Cup on 062203 and get a free ticket to Sonoma American Le Mans event - Source: official speedway website Find Hotels near Infineon Raceway and NASCAR tickets
* 050703: RACB and the ASAF back 2003 miles of Spa-Francorchamps Touring Car festival/race for September 2003. Next year it will be the 2004 miles of Spa, etc. - motorsport.com
* 050503: Full musical programme through the marvelous month of May for Indy 500 featuring Wynonna, Brian McKnight and Darryl Worley. See my Indianapolis guide, find Indianapolis Hotels or find premium Indianapolis 500 tickets at the Ticket Store at hnbtv
* 050503: Montreal Formula One event future in doubt - sports business news. Find Montreal Canada Hotels
APRIL 2003
* 042903: Homestead Miami Speedway not fit for NASCAR? ® - thatsracing.com
* 042403: Will Imola, Spa-Francorchamps, or Spielberg, not be given and Formula 1 race in 2004? - planetf1.com. Find Hotels near F1 Circuits
* 042403: Road America / Elkhart Lake Returns to CART Champcar 2003 Schedule - Source: motorsport.com
MARCH 2003
* 033003: Mexico to host a round of the wrc world rally championship? Article: scotland on sunday Find Mexico Hotels
* 032803: Malaysian f1 gp forged ticket scandal! reports the malaysian star
* 032603: Australian GP organizers furious at possible date clash with australian open tennis tournament in march 04. Find Melbourne Tickets (Australian Open and Albert Park F1GP)
* 032503: This year's British F1 grand prix at silverstone to be the last? Well so reported the BBC, Again. Another year, another Silverstone marketing induced scare. They figure people will put up with the traffic, the mud, the cold, and the rain at least one more time if they think it might be the last time ever. If they announced Silverstone would remain on the F1 Calendar for the next decade, the place would be emptier than Sepang Malaysia
* 032503: Monterrey, Mexico CART champcar ® a huge success! - cart.com
* 032103: Flatrock Speedway Michigan celebrates 50 years. - monroe guardian. Find more Michigan Speedways
* 031803 switzerland considering f1™ race in Altenrhein : Source: motorsport Find Switzerland Hotels
* 031703 Motegi, japan may not run inaugural irl® race if war begins - autoweek
* 031703 malaysian f1gp to ahead dispite war looming - Source: Skysports
* 031503 grand prix of st. petersburg promotor spent $4M on inaugrual event. SOurce: St. Petersburg Times . Find Saint Petersburg Florida Hotels
* 031503 Ticket sales to the malaysian f1gp hot up after ferrari's unhappy melbourne result. Source: singapore straight times
* 031403 champcar event at road america cancelled. Source: shaboygan-press. Find Shaboygan Wisconsin Hotels
* 030503 Estoril Portugalset for cart champcar race in 2004 cart-racing.com Find Hotels near motogp Circuits (including Estoril accommodations) or find Portugal Hotels
FEBRUARY 2003
* 022403: melbourne, australia opens inaugrual motorsport show: Source: rally.com.au, See my list of world Auto Show Dates
* 022003: no second nascar ® race for rockingham, n.c. si.com . See my Rockingham Raceway Guide and find Rockingham, NC Hotels
* 021903: no sunday warm up for australian f1 grand prix in melbourne. Find Albert Park Circuit Hotels
* 021703: Sydney australia hosts saloon car "big day". Source asc.com. Find Sydney Australia Hotels
* 021603: indianapolis nascar ® brickyard400 tickets on sale!
* 021603: photographs of some great new cars exhibited at the r.a.i. auto show international in amsterdam held 021603 from leox.com.
* 021403: cart ® moves mid-ohio and montréal dates, dumps chicagoland. Source: cart-racing.com
* 021403: more improvements for silverstone and large investments in brands hatch fan facilities
* 021403: a nascar calendar event for the currenly being built houston super speedway in texas, u.s.a? Source: sun-sentinal.com. Find Houston Airport Hotels
* 021403: australian wrc TM rally perth & turkey in doubt. Find Australia and Turkey Asia Hotels
* 021303: elkhart lake / road america 2003 cart race in jeopardy? Source: Cart-racing com
JANUARY 2003
* 011003: 8 nascar ® standard track locations being scouted in Texas Find Texas Hotels
If you spot an error, omission or inaccuracy, either while visiting this site, or that you find after visiting these cities, please contact me so that I can immediately amend any incorrect, or questionable, info.
2003 Menu: News appears in reverse chronological order - last news first.
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September-October 2003
October 2003-December 2003
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