Who do you regard as the best race-car driver of all time? You have the liberty of choosing the discipline – F1, Rallysport, Circuit Racing, etc. I am going to choose 2 disciplines – F1 and Rallysport and identify 2 candidates worthy of the title (1 in each discipline). My F1 candidate is 7-times World [...]
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Saturday’s qualifying activities built the stage for the dramatic climax expected on Sunday. When I got to the track, a few ticks after 11am the loose lips told exciting tales of what had transpired prior to my arrival. Apparently a trend was agreed by all competitors in the drivers meeting, where they swore to keep [...]
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Qualifying to determine starting positions for the races scheduled to drive proceedings during the Caribbean Invasion race-meet, scheduled for Sunday, May 27 is now history. The machines (race cars) are hopefully resting as I type, but they will be awakened in a few hours, afterwhich they will, like the gladiators in Spartacus, enter the arena [...]
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Based on the closely fought, rain-enhanced duels which revved to the fore at the Easter Carnival of Speed in April, motor racing fans had more than enough subject matter to guarantee the existence of heated debates during the brief pit-stop between Round 1 and Round 2 of Circuit Racing season at Dover Raceway. One incident [...]
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Casey Stoner is obviously a firm believer in the maxim – Quit while you are ahead! Casey Stoner is 26 years old. He is the defending MotoGP World Champion. He has been racing motorcycles all his life. He has accomplished everything available and having amassed all the silverware, possibly he started thinking about the other [...]
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I passed through the JRDC’s press briefing on Thursday (May 17th). When I arrived at the given address, 31 Phoenix Ave – Sports Development Foundation offices – I asked the security guard who was positioned at the gate if I was at the correct location. She said yes, so I drove in and took the [...]
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