Sunday, 30 November 2014

Motorsport 2015 Calendar

I have put together a list if major Motorsport events for 2015 If I have missed any, please let me know and I will update the blog


F1 Calendar 2015

15 Mar Australia
March 29 Malaysia
April 5 Bahrain
April 19 China
May 10 Spain
May 24 Monaco
June 7 Canada
June 21 Austria
July 5 Great Britain
July 19 Germany
July 26 Hungary
August 23 Belgium
September 6 Italy
September 20 Singapore
September 27 Japan
October 11 Russia (Sochi)
October 25 USA (Austin)
November 1 Mexico
November 15 Brazil
November 29 Abu Dhabi

THE 2015 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND RALLY DATE
1 Monte-Carlo 22 - 25 January
2 Sweden 12 - 15 February
3 Mexico 05 - 08 March
4 Argentina 16 - 19 April
5 Portugal 21 - 24 May
6 Italy 11 - 15 June
7 Poland 02 - 05 July
8 Finland 30 July - 02 August
9 Germany 20 - 23 August
10 Australia 10 - 13 September
11 France 01 - 04 October
12 Spain 22 - 25 October
13 Great Britain 12 - 15 November

2015 Blancpain GT Series Calendar:

11th-12th March:  Official Blancpain Endurance Series Test Days Paul Ricard
18th -19th March: Official Blancpain Sprint Series Test Days Misano
4th -6th April:  Nogaro (FRA) – Sprint
11th -12th April: Monza (ITA) – Endurance 3 hours
9th -10th May: Brands Hatch (GBR) – Sprint
23rd -24th May: Silverstone (GBR) – Endurance 3 hours
5th -7th June:  Zolder (BEL) - Sprint
19th -20th June: Paul Ricard 1000 (FRA) – Endurance 1000 kms.
24th June: Official Test Day Total 24 Hours of Spa (BEL) – Endurance
3rd -5th July: Moscow City (RUS)* - Sprint
23rd -26th July: Total 24 Hours of Spa (BEL) – Endurance 24h hours
4th -6th September: Algarve (PRT) – Sprint
19th -20th September:  Nürburgring (DEU) – Endurance 3 hours
2nd -4th October: Misano (ITA) – Sprint
24th – 25th October: Baku World Challenge (AZE) - Sprint

2015 FIA World Endurance Championship Provisional Calendar**

27 / 28 March : Prologue Castellet 
12 April : 6 Hours of Silverstone
02 May : 6 Hours of Spa
31 May : Tests Le Mans
13/14 June : 24h du Mans
30 August : 6 Hours of Nurburging 
19 September : 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas ( Lone Star le Mans)
11 October : 6 Hours of Fuji
1 November: 6 Hours of Shanghai
21 November : 6 Hours of Bahrain

2015 BTCC Calendar:

Rounds, Date, Circuit, County

1,2,3, Sat 4/Sun 5 April, Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent

4,5,6, Sat 18/Sun 19 April, Donington Park, Leicestershire

7,8,9, Sat 9/Sun 10 May, Thruxton, Hampshire

10,11,12,  Sat 6/Sun 7 June, Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire

13,14,15,  Sat 27/Sun 28 June, Croft, North Yorkshire

16,17,18,  Sat 8/Sun 9 August, Snetterton, Norfolk

19,20,21,  Sat 22/Sun 23 August, Knockhill, Fife

22,23,24,  Sat 5/Sun 6 September, Rockingham, Northamptonshire

25,26,27,  Sat 26/Sun 27 September, Silverstone, Northamptonshire

28,29,30,  Sat 10/Sun 11 October, Brands Hatch (Grand Prix), Kent

2015 British GT Championship Calendar

1. Oulton Park 04/04/2015-06/04/2015
2. Rockingham 02/05/2015-03/05/2015
3. Silverstone 30/05/2015-31/05/2015
4. Spa-Francorchamps 10/07/2015-11/07/2015
5. Brands Hatch 01/08/2015-02/08/2015
6. Snetterton 22/08/2015-23/08/2015
7. Donington Park 12/09/2015-13/09/2015

NASCAR 
Sprint Cup Series 2015 schedule

2/14/15 Daytona International Speedway (Sprint Unlimited)
2/15/15 Daytona International Speedway (Daytona 500 Qualifying)
2/19/15 Daytona International Speedway (Duel)
2/22/15 Daytona 500
3/1/15 Atlanta Motor Speedway
3/8/15 Las Vegas Motor Speedway
3/15/15 Phoenix International Raceway
3/22/15 Auto Club Speedway
3/29/15 Martinsville Speedway
4/11/15 Texas Motor Speedway
4/19/15 Bristol Motor Speedway
4/25/15 Richmond International Raceway
5/3/15 Talladega Superspeedway
5/9/15 Kansas Speedway
5/16/15 Charlotte Motor Speedway (NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race)
5/24/15 Charlotte Motor Speedway
5/31/15 Dover International Speedway
6/7/15 Pocono Raceway
6/14/15 Michigan International Speedway
6/28/15 Sonoma Raceway
7/5/15 Daytona International Speedway
7/11/15 Kentucky Speedway
7/19/15 New Hampshire Motor Speedway
7/26/15 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
8/2/15 Pocono Raceway
8/9/15 Watkins Glen International
8/16/15 Michigan International Speedway
8/22/15 Bristol Motor Speedway
9/6/15 Darlington Raceway
9/12/15 Richmond International Raceway
9/20/15 Chicagoland Speedway
9/27/15 New Hampshire Motor Speedway
10/4/15 Dover International Speedway
10/10/15 Charlotte Motor Speedway
10/18/15 Kansas Speedway
10/25/15 Talladega Superspeedway
11/1/15 Martinsville Speedway
11/8/15 Texas Motor Speedway
11/15/15 Phoenix International Raceway
11/22/15 Homestead-Miami Speedway

Nationwide Series 2015 schedule

2/21/15 Daytona International Speedway
2/28/15 Atlanta Motor Speedway
3/7/15 Las Vegas Motor Speedway
3/14/15 Phoenix International Raceway
3/21/15 Auto Club Speedway
4/10/15 Texas Motor Speedway
4/18/15 Bristol Motor Speedway
4/24/15 Richmond International Raceway
5/2/15 Talladega Superspeedway
5/17/15 Iowa Speedway
5/23/15 Charlotte Motor Speedway 
5/30/15 Dover International Speedway
6/13/15 Michigan International Speedway
6/20/15 Chicagoland Speedway
7/4/15 Daytona International Speedway
7/10/15 Kentucky Speedway
7/18/15 New Hampshire Motor Speedway
7/25/15 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
8/1/15 Iowa Speedway
8/8/15 Watkins Glen International
8/15/15 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
8/21/15 Bristol Motor Speedway
8/29/15 Road America
9/5/15 Darlington Raceway
9/11/15 Richmond International Raceway
9/19/15 Chicagoland Speedway
9/26/15 Kentucky Speedway
10/3/15 Dover International Speedway
10/9/15 Charlotte Motor Speedway
10/17/15 Kansas Speedway
11/7/15 Texas Motor Speedway
11/14/15 Phoenix International Raceway
11/21/15 Homestead-Miami Speedway

Camping World Truck Series 2015 schedule

2/20/15 Daytona International Speedway
2/28/15 Atlanta Motor Speedway
3/28/15 Martinsville Speedway
5/8/15 Kansas Speedway
5/15/15 Charlotte Motor Speedway
5/29/15 Dover International Speedway
6/5/15 Texas Motor Superspeedway
6/13/15 Gateway Motorsports Park
6/19/15 Iowa Speedway 
7/9/15 Kentucky Speedway
7/22/15 Eldora Speedway
8/1/15 Pocono Raceway
8/15/15 Michigan International Speedway
8/19/15 Bristol Motor Speedway
8/30/15 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
9/18/15 Chicagoland Speedway
9/26/15 New Hampshire Motor Speedway
10/3/15 Las Vegas Motor Speedway
10/24/15 Talladega Superspeedway FOX, MRN, SiriusXM
10/31/15 Martinsville Speedway
11/6/15 Texas Motor Speedway
11/13/15 Phoenix International Raceway
11/20/15 Homestead-Miami Speedway

Pirelli World Challenge
2015 SCHEDULE

CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS
DATE: Friday, March 06 - Sunday, March 08
LOCATION: Austin, TX
ROUND: GT/GTA/GT Cup: Rounds 1 & 2; GTS: Rounds 1 & 2; TC/TCA/TCB: Rounds 1, 2 & 3

FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG
DATE: Friday, March 27 - Sunday, March 29
LOCATION: St. Petersburg, FL
ROUND: GT/GTA/GT Cup: Rounds 3 & 4; GTS: Rounds 3 & 4

TOYOTA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH
DATE: Friday, April 17 - Sunday, April 19
LOCATION: Long Beach, CA
ROUND: GT/GTA/GT Cup: Round 5

BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK
DATE: Friday, April 24 - Sunday, April 26
LOCATION: Birmingham, AL
ROUND: GT/GTA/GT Cup: Rounds 6 & 7; GTS: Rounds 5 & 6

CANADIAN TIRE MOTORSPORT PARK
DATE: Friday, May 15 - Sunday, May 17
LOCATION: Bowmanville, Ont, CAN
ROUND: GT/GTA/GT Cup: Rounds 8 & 9; GTS: Rounds 7 & 8; TC/TCA/TCB: Rounds 4, 5, & 6

CHEVROLET DETROIT BELLE ISLE GRAND PRIX
DATE: Friday, May 29 - Sunday, May 31
LOCATION: Detroit, MI
ROUND: GT/GTA: Rounds 10 & 11

ROAD AMERICA
DATE: Friday, June 26 - Sunday, June 28
LOCATION: Elkhart Lake, WI
ROUND: GT/GTA: Rounds 12 & 13; GT Cup: Rounds 10 & 11; GTS: Rounds 9 & 10; TC/TCA/TCB: Rounds 7, 8, & 9

MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE
DATE: Friday, July 31 - Sunday, August 02
LOCATION: Lexington, OH
ROUND: GT/GTA: Rounds 14 & 15; GT Cup: Rounds 12 & 13; GTS: Rounds 11 & 12

MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE
DATE: Friday, August 14 - Sunday, August 16
LOCATION: Lexington, OH
ROUND: TC/TCA/TCB: Rounds 10, 11 & 12

MILLER MOTORSPORTS PARK
DATE: Friday, August 21 - Sunday, August 23
LOCATION: Tooele, UT
ROUND: GT/GTA: Rounds 16 & 17; GT Cup: Rounds 14 & 15; GTS: Rounds 13 and 14; TC/TCA/TCB: Rounds TBA

SONOMA RACEWAY
DATE: Friday, August 28 - Sunday, August 30
LOCATION: Sonoma, CA
ROUND: GT/GTA: Rounds 18 & 19; GT Cup: Rounds 16 & 17; GTS: Rounds 15 & 16

MAZDA RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA
DATE: Friday, September 11 - Sunday, September 13
LOCATION: Monterey, CA
ROUND: GT/GTA: Round 20; GT Cup: Round 18; GTS: Rounds 17 & 18; TC/TCA/TCB: Rounds TBA

Saturday, 29 November 2014

My Car Shopping List

If I won the Lottery, I would go shopping. I would buy the below.

1959 Ferrari Testarossa
1962 Ferrari GTO
Ferrari Breadvan
Ferrari P3
Ferrari P4
Ferrari 365 GTB
Ferrari Dino
Ferrari Testarossa
Ferrari F40
Ferrari 458
Alfa Romeo Tipo B
Alfa Romeo TZ2
Maserati Birdcage
Maserati 300S (1956)
Lamborghini Muria
Lamborghini Countach
Lamborghini Diablo
Lamborghini Veneno
Lamborghini LP670-4SV
Lancia Stratos
Lancia Delta
Pagani Zonda 
Alfa Romeo 33 stradale
Alfa Romeo 4C
Alfa Romeo 8C Comp
Bugatti Veyron
Bugatti Grand Sport
Mk 7 Jaguar
Mk2 Jaguar
C-Type Jaguar
D-Type Jaguar
E-Type Jaguar
Jaguar XK120
Jaguar XK140
Jaguar XJ220
Aston Martin Ulster
Aston Martin DB4 Zagato
AC Cobra
Lotus Élan
Morgan Aero 8
McLaren F1
McLaren P1
McLaren MP124C
Ariel Atom
Lola T70 Mk3
Shelby GT350
Shelby GT500
Pontiac GTO
Pontiac Trans Am
Dodge Charger
Dodge Challenger
Dodge Daytona
Corvette Stingray
Plymouth Barracuda
Plymouth Fury
Plymouth Beldevere
Plymouth Superbird
Plymouth Hemi Cuda
Ford GT
Ford Mustang
Ford Thunderbird
Ford Falcon
Ford P68  F3L
Ford Galaxie
Chevy Nova
Chevy Impala
Chevy Bel Air
Buick Rivera
1959 Cadillac 
1957 Chevy
1947 Chevy Coupe
1937 Cord 812 Supercharger
Mercedes W125
Mercedes W196
Mercedes Gulwing 300SL
Mercedes SLS AMG
Porche 908
Porche 911
Porche 917
Audi Quattro
Gumpert Appollo
Audi R8
BMW Z4
Bugatti Type 35
Bugatti Type 57
Datsun 240Z
Nissan GTR
Koenigsegg Agera
Koenigsegg One:1

Did I miss any?

Friday, 28 November 2014

Wake Up Wilton - American Car Breakfast Meeting at Wilton House 24-07-2014 by Nick Kirby

What could be better than going to see a Lords Manor on a Sunday morning? American V8's and bacon Sandwiches to go with it. Lord Pembroke of Wilton House has been hosting various car meetings at Wilton House for a couple of years now and decided he would have an American car breakfast meeting. These are some of the cars that appeared the first one that took place on 24th of July. 

This was published in American Car Magazine October 2014