The Motor Racing Spectator

There weren't many car meetings this weekend with the nearest on Sunday being Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire, so it was to Cadwell for the 750MC organised 14 race meeting. My last visit to the circuit had been in 2009 and since then the A46 road between Nottingham and Newark had been upgraded to dual-carriageway so I was looking forward to a quicker journey. Indeed it saved 20 minutes in the morning but the tortuous Lincolnshire roads cost me the 20 minutes on the way back in the evening! Cadwell is unique. The narrow ribbon of tarmac is quite a shock after spectating at Donington & Silverstone and the topography of the circuit is a refreshing change from the "airfield" UK tracks. As a spectator it's definitely the toughest to walk around..... Not much catch fencing exists at Cadwell and the Mountain/Hall Bends/Hairpin section is the closest you will get as a spectator in the country. As for the racing it was a very good day. It was the second day of the meeting ...

Back to Donington this weekend for the visit of "Superstars". No, not the famous BBC show of the 70's and 80's where top sportsmen of the day competed against each other in squat thrusts and Kevin Keegan falling off his bicycle... These Superstars are an Italian based championship for mighty V8 powered saloons, 18 of which were present. They made an impressive spectacle on a dry track as their first session on a damp Saturday morning made the cars look the unwieldy beasts they are. A star studded entry list with former British Grand Prix driver Johnny Herbert driving a Maserati Quattroporte, plus former GP drivers Gianni Morbidelli (Audi) & Vitantonio Liuzzi (Mercedes). Indeed Morbidelli was the star of the weekend as he won both races very easily in an Audi RS5 that was the class of the field. Fellow Audi driver, Johan Kristoffersson, (who started from the back in the first race due to competing in the Scandinavian Touring Car Champinship on Saturday) finished 2n...

This weekend it was my first visit to the "Home" of British motor racing this year as opposed to the "Heart" with MSVR in charge for what turned out to be 13 races on the day. As World Superbikes were at Donington, I decided to go to Silverstone to avoid the crowds and save some money! MSVR is the racing organisational arm of the mighty Motor Sport Vision empire and they have established themselves as one of the best organisers in the country. They have a strong portfolio of series, most of which were in action today. The self-styled Silverstone Shootout had races for F3Trophy, GT Cup, VAG Trophy, Production BMW's, Monopostos, VW Golf's & Trackday Trophy. The 13th extra race was a Monoposto race that started on Saturday but was red-flagged and accommodated on Sunday. Racing was on the National circuit which, while not the most challenging of circuits, always provides good racing with heavy braking into Becketts and Brooklands after long straights which ...

There was no meeting for me on Sunday April 29th as the wettest April in 100 years saved most of it's worst weather for that particular day! The MSVR organised meeting took place at Donington but having got ready to go in the morning, I backed out of going not wanting to spend all day out in the pouring rain....10 years ago I would have gone but the older you get the less you seem to fancy it! As for May 5/6 it was the 2nd ever Donington Historic Festival with 2 very busy days each with 6 races. Saturday was a very long day with the final race,a Pre'72 Sportscar race not finishing until 7.50pm and that had to be curtailed early. Sunday was a little more civilised with a 6.20pm finish. There was some excellent machinery on track with the highlight for me being the final race of the meeting, the U2TC series for 2 litre & under touring cars from the early 60's. Hoards of Lotus Cortinas, Alfas and Minis driven in spectacular style. There was a healthy crowd in attendanc...