Spa woke to snow falling at 06h30 yesterday morning, and by the time I had made it to the circuit, the temperature was a steady zero. It looked more like a winter wonderland than a racing circuit, to be honest. There are all sorts of rules relating to whether it is safe to race and with the temperature at the time hovering around one degree plus (10h00), a decision had to be … [Read more...]
Two Days to go – Le Mans 24 Hour 2018
Qualifying 1 (Q1) for the Le Mans 24 Hour went off on Wednesday night without too much fanfare or drama. Before that Free Practice 1 (FP1) in the afternoon offered the teams the opportunity to put their cars and drivers through the paces at will and so not too much can be read into the times posted then. But the first night session was obligatory as all the drivers have to … [Read more...]
IMSA Laguna Seca, California 2017
IMSA visited the iconic Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for the penultimate race in the 2017 championship. The Laguna Seca circuit has been around since the 1950s and is one of the most enjoyable tracks to visit in the USA. The circuit is a demanding one, with the famous corkscrew corner (a hard left, hard right combination corner that drops 59 feet in 450 feet of track). It has … [Read more...]
