Evening all,
We get into Full Swing with this weekend's motorsport action, with multiple events for all tastes and preferences.
Looking Forward... Event of the Week
Le Mans Series - 6hrs of Le Castellet (some say, Paul Ricard)
The first European endurance event of 2012 might actually be a bit of a disappointment. With the factory prototype teams racing in the World Endurance Championship and the top flight GT teams entering the Blancpain series and/or regional GT series, there's only a handful (20) of cars pitching up in the south of France.
Plenty of coverage from Radio Le Mans and MotorsTV on Sunday.
The British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) begins as well, with again a full day's television coverage on ITV4.
Looking Back...
A video has surfaced of TRG's (The Racers Group) time at January's Rolex 24hr at Daytona. The team's 911s had a decent roster of pro-drivers to tackle the Florida banking.
The Grand-Am series is a Barber Motorsports Park this week.
Television Show of the Week...
Set your generic recording devices on Sunday evening for BBC4's documentary on Group B rallying, entitled "Madness on Wheels".
Internet Video of the Week...
There's now a growing selection of YouTube channels featuring motoring videos with pretty good production values and decent presenting staff. From sources such as traditional magazines (eg. Evo) or web based new comers such as the DRIVE Channel and their dreamteam of hosts (Monkey Harris, Fatty Farah, Alex Roy, Leo Parante plus uber-producer JF Musial).
Our choice of VotW is Motor Trend's European Roadtrip featuring Justin Bell. MotorTrend seems to have evolved from the publication that named the Chevrolet Caprice its 1991 Car of the Year to something more youthful and sporting.
If I Won the Lotto This Week, I Would Buy...
Nothing. I did not buy a ticket.
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Friday, 30 March 2012
Friday, 16 March 2012
Weekend in Motorsport (17/18 March 2012)
Motorsport is Back, Back, Back!
After what seems like an endless winter break, broken only by a brief interlude from the Dakar rallying from South America, the racing season kicks off with a double header of the Sebring 12 hours and Formula One from Australia.
Looking Forward... Event of the Week
Claimed to be a tougher test than the Le Mans and Daytona 24 hour events, the 12hrs round Sebring's concrete runways launches the World Endurance Championship and the American Le Mans Series.
A bumper grid of 64 cars is expected to start.
Race coverage on MotorsTV in Europe, plus online streaming at FIAWEC.com and espn3.com
SpeedHunters Preview
Turn 10 - Sebring from John Sutherland on Vimeo.
Looking Back...
Sebring - Feel the History from John Sutherland on Vimeo.
Race Team of the Week... The good people of Arizona off road racing equipe SHOC Racing were kind enough to buy your humble reporter a tequila shot in a faux-Mexican bar on the Las Vegas Strip therefore qualify as our inaugural (and maybe only) Team o'the Week.
If I had Won the Lotto over the winter, I Would have Bought... The Sunoco liveried Can-Am Porsche 917.
=========================================================== Keep upto date with all the world's major events with The Motorsport Calendar Android Application
After what seems like an endless winter break, broken only by a brief interlude from the Dakar rallying from South America, the racing season kicks off with a double header of the Sebring 12 hours and Formula One from Australia.
Looking Forward... Event of the Week
Claimed to be a tougher test than the Le Mans and Daytona 24 hour events, the 12hrs round Sebring's concrete runways launches the World Endurance Championship and the American Le Mans Series.
A bumper grid of 64 cars is expected to start.
Race coverage on MotorsTV in Europe, plus online streaming at FIAWEC.com and espn3.com
SpeedHunters Preview
Turn 10 - Sebring from John Sutherland on Vimeo.
Looking Back...
Sebring - Feel the History from John Sutherland on Vimeo.
Race Team of the Week... The good people of Arizona off road racing equipe SHOC Racing were kind enough to buy your humble reporter a tequila shot in a faux-Mexican bar on the Las Vegas Strip therefore qualify as our inaugural (and maybe only) Team o'the Week.
If I had Won the Lotto over the winter, I Would have Bought... The Sunoco liveried Can-Am Porsche 917.
=========================================================== Keep upto date with all the world's major events with The Motorsport Calendar Android Application
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
Latest version now live!
The Motorsport Calendar App has been updated, HTC Sensation & Evo 3D resolutions (540x960) now properly catered for.
All markets updated, the Official Android Market (now Google Play), Amazon App Market and Slideme.org
The Events data will be updated to include all of the recently confirmed timetables.
All markets updated, the Official Android Market (now Google Play), Amazon App Market and Slideme.org
The Events data will be updated to include all of the recently confirmed timetables.
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
New version available on all markets
The Motorsport Calendar App has been updated on the Official Android Market, Slideme.org and the Amazon AppStore. The new version for the Amazon AppStore will not become available until it has passed their review process.
What changes have been made?
Where 2012 dates have been confirmed, we've removed the 2011 dates.
The Ginetta Championships, Junior, Supercup and Challenge are now available.
Kindle Fire, the layout for this has now been revised.
More updates to follow, as calendars and proposed series are confirmed! With user enhancements planned for 2012.
What changes have been made?
Where 2012 dates have been confirmed, we've removed the 2011 dates.
The Ginetta Championships, Junior, Supercup and Challenge are now available.
Kindle Fire, the layout for this has now been revised.
More updates to follow, as calendars and proposed series are confirmed! With user enhancements planned for 2012.
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
App updated on the Amazon Appstore
The Motorsport Calendar App has been updated on the Amazon Appstore. We've also released our other Calendar App, Olympic Calendar on Amazon.
We're always looking to allow our Users to access our Apps in the way that suits them.
We're steadily removing the 2011 data, as 2012 calendars are confirmed.
We will also be adding the Ginetta Championships (in the UK) to the Calendar. If there are International or High level Championshsips or Series that you feel should be included in the App please let us know and we will do our best to accomodate them, where we feel they are appropriate.
We will be looking to enhance the functionality in the App to give a better user experience, so stay tuned!
We're always looking to allow our Users to access our Apps in the way that suits them.
We're steadily removing the 2011 data, as 2012 calendars are confirmed.
We will also be adding the Ginetta Championships (in the UK) to the Calendar. If there are International or High level Championshsips or Series that you feel should be included in the App please let us know and we will do our best to accomodate them, where we feel they are appropriate.
We will be looking to enhance the functionality in the App to give a better user experience, so stay tuned!
Friday, 20 January 2012
App updated, Bike series 2012 dates added
A new version of the Motorsport Calendar App is now available in the Android Market and Slideme.org .
All of the 2012 Dates for all 3 major bike series have been added to our App. Moto GP, World Superbikes and British Superbikes.
The date for the Britcar 24hr race has now been confirmed, by Britcar and this has been updated.
The following two SCCA Pro championships have been added, World Championship and Trans Am.
We've also added our first 2013 date! The dates for the 2013 Autosport International Show have been confirmed.
Enjoy! More dates and more championships to follow.
All of the 2012 Dates for all 3 major bike series have been added to our App. Moto GP, World Superbikes and British Superbikes.
The date for the Britcar 24hr race has now been confirmed, by Britcar and this has been updated.
The following two SCCA Pro championships have been added, World Championship and Trans Am.
We've also added our first 2013 date! The dates for the 2013 Autosport International Show have been confirmed.
Enjoy! More dates and more championships to follow.
Monday, 16 January 2012
More 2012 dates added, Indycar and NASCAR
Hi
Following on from the Autosport International Show at the NEC in Birmingham, the Motorsport Calendar App has been updated once more with the 2012 dates for Indycar, NASCAR, DTM and WTCC.
In the following weeks we are also looking to add some SCCA Pro Championships and a few other Endurance Race Championships.
In addition to the 2012 dates we are also looking to enhance the functionality of the App to give our Users a better experience.
Many thanks for your continued support.
Version 0.9.8.2 is the latest version. Currently only available in the official Android Market and slideme.org
Following on from the Autosport International Show at the NEC in Birmingham, the Motorsport Calendar App has been updated once more with the 2012 dates for Indycar, NASCAR, DTM and WTCC.
In the following weeks we are also looking to add some SCCA Pro Championships and a few other Endurance Race Championships.
In addition to the 2012 dates we are also looking to enhance the functionality of the App to give our Users a better experience.
Many thanks for your continued support.
Version 0.9.8.2 is the latest version. Currently only available in the official Android Market and slideme.org
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