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The Australian National Drag Racing Association has suspended all of ex-racer Brett Stevens' national records and titles. He has also been handed a lifetime ban from all competition. Stevens has been arrested in Brisbane on charges including producing, supplying and trafficking in dangerous drugs. He won three ANDRA
titles and his speed record of 416.432km/h has been removed from the record books.
Harris calls it a day
Shaun Harris has recovered from a horrific accident during the 2007 1000cc Superstock Isle of Man TT race, but has decided to hang up his leathers. Harris won 10 national championships as well as the 2003 Production 1000cc TT and Production 600cc TT Isle of Man titles. Harris returned to racing in New Zealand late last year, winning at the Cemetery Circuit on Boxing Day and had intended to participate in the IoM..
WRC arrives in Norway
The WRC arrives in Norway for the second round of the championship and the only winter rally of this year's championship. Rally Norway has been part of the WRC championship only once before and should not be confused with Rally Sweden. Petter Solberg rejoins the fray after being out of a drive with the withdrawal of the Subaru factory team. He will debut his team driving a 2006 Citroen Xsara with co-driver Phil Mills.
Daytona 500 this weekend
The Nascar season roars into action this weekend at the Daytona 500. The preceding speedweek has seen the drivers get into race mode. Kevin Harvick earned early bragging rights heading into the first race when he won in last Saturday night's exhibition Budweiser Shootout, the traditional non-points scoring race before the Daytona 500. Jimmie Johnson will be shooting to become the first driver in Nascar history to win four straight championships.
Spy v Spy duo back
The two main protagonists in the 2007 spying saga between Ferrari and McLaren that just about sunk Formula One, Nigel Stepney and Mike Coughlan, have been allowed to return to the sport. FIA President Max Mosley announced the former Ferrari mechanic and McLaren designer, respectively, can, if needed, rejoin the top flight of motor sport. The big loser in what was to become known as the Stepneygate affair was McLaren who was slapped with a US$100 million ($191 million) fine.
