The Official Motorsports Thread (No Spam)

[LarsUlrichTheSecond!]

Here's the new Motorsports in general thread, taking over from the 'Michael Schumacher returns!' thread...

Just so all motorsport lovers can chat about all aspects of racings in one new thread!

F1, NASCAR, rallying, Moto GP, etc etc are all covered! POST AWAY!

[LarsUlrichTheSecond!]

First bit of news here; last bit of news at the old thread...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/8497949.stm

Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn says he believes the new points system will encourage better racing in Formula 1.

A new spread of points for 2010 increases the difference between first and second place, which is now seven points rather than two last year.

"There is a much stronger incentive for the person in second place to try to beat the guy in front," Brawn said.

"The argument is if there's only two points, it's not such an incentive. If it's seven it's much more attractive."

Last year, the points went down to eighth place, with 10 points for a win, eight for second and six for third.

Following a meeting of rules think-tank the F1 Commission on Monday, that has now been changed to extend the points down to 10th place with places rewarded in a 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 sequence.

[Perfect4ths]

The first event of 2010 Race Weeks kicks off this weekend.

Here is a list of this weekends events and who is participating or is eligible to.

Race Coverage of the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway

TV: FOX at 8:10pm/et; pre-race show at 8:00pm/et

Radio: MRN Radio and Sirius XM Satellite NASCAR Radio

Distance: 75 laps/187.5 miles (25 laps in first segment; 50 laps in second segment).

Qualifying: draw party, which determines the starting lineup at 8:00pm/et on Thursday, February 4 0n SPEED

Budweiser Shootout practice: Thursday, February 4; 5:00 - 5:45pm/et, TV-SPEED

Budweiser Shootout Happy Hour practice: Thursday, February 4, 6:30 - 7:30pm/et, TV-SPEED


2010 Budweiser Shootout eligibility rules:
• The 12 drivers that qualified for the 2009 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup
• Past NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions
• Past Budweiser Shootout champions
• Past Daytona 500 and Coke Zero 400 champions
• The reigning Raybestos Rookie of the Year
(based on a driver having competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series within the last two seasons)

Twenty-Four Drivers eligible that have rides and announced plans to run the race

CAR NUMBER - DRIVER'S NAME - REASON ELIGIBLE

48 - Jimmie Johnson - 2009 Chase, Series Champion, Daytona 500, Budweiser Shootout
5 - Mark Martin - 2009 Chase, Budweiser Shootout
24 - Jeff Gordon - 2009 Chase, Series Champion, Daytona 500, Coke Zero 400, Budweiser Shootout
2 - Kurt Busch - 2009 Chase, Series Champion
11 - Denny Hamlin - 2009 Chase, Budweiser Shootout
14 - Tony Stewart - 2009 Chase, Series Champion, Coke Zero 400, Budweiser Shootout
16 - Greg Biffle - 2009 Chase, Coke Zero 400
42 - Juan Pablo Montoya - 2009 Chase
39 - Ryan Newman - 2009 Chase, Daytona 500
9 - Kasey Kahne - 2009 Chase
99 - Carl Edwards - 2009 Chase
83 - Brian Vickers - 2009 Chase
1 - Jamie McMurray - Coke Zero 400
17 - Matt Kenseth - Series Champion, Daytona 500
18 - Kyle Busch - Coke Zero 400
20 - Joey Logano - reigning Raybestos Rookie of the Year
29 - Kevin Harvick - Daytona 500, Budweiser Shootout
31 - Jeff Burton - Coke Zero 400
34 - John Andretti - Coke Zero 400
51 - Michael Waltrip - Daytona 500, Coke Zero 400
71 - Bobby Labonte - Series Champion
75 - Derrike Cope - Daytona 500
82 - Ken Schrader - Budweiser Shootout
88 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. - Daytona 500, Coke Zero 400, Budweiser Shootout

Four Drivers eligible have not announced rides for the race

x - Geoff Bodine - Daytona 500, Budweiser Shootout
x - Bill Elliott - Series champion, Daytona 500, Coke Zero 400, Budweiser Shootout
x - Terry Labonte - Series champion, Budweiser Shootout
x - Sterling Marlin - Daytona 500, Coke Zero 400

[thea2005]

2010 FIA Formula One World Championship Race Calendar

GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX (Sakhir) 12 - 14 Mar
AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (Melbourne) 26 - 28 Mar
PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX (Kuala Lumpur) 02 - 04 Apr
CHINESE GRAND PRIX (Shanghai) 16 - 18 Apr
GRAN PREMIO DE ESPANA TELEFÓNICA 2010 (Catalunya) 07 - 09 May
GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2010 (Monte Carlo) 13 - 16 May
TURKISH GRAND PRIX (Istanbul) 28 - 30 May
GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2010 (Montreal) 11 - 13 Jun
TELEFÓNICA GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE (Valencia) 25 - 27 Jun
SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX (Silverstone) 09 - 11 Jul
GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2010 (Hockenheim) 23 - 25 Jul
MAGYAR NAGYDIJ 2010 (Budapest) 30 Jul - 01 Aug
BELGIAN GRAND PRIX (Spa-Francorchamps) 27 - 29 Aug
GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2010 (Monza) 10 - 12 Sep
SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX (Singapore) 24 - 26 Sep
JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (Suzuka) 08 - 10 Oct
KOREAN GRAND PRIX (Yeongam) * 22 - 24 Oct
GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL 2010 (Sao Paulo) 05 - 07 Nov
ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX (Yas Marina Circuit) 12 - 14 Nov

[LarsUlrichTheSecond!]

Can't wait until the 12th of March then!

[brothergrims]

this is the motogp race schedule for 2010
i will "HOPEFULLY" be attending the indy race, (noted as indianapolis as the county )
ive said that the last two years, and made it 0 times.

[LarsUlrichTheSecond!]

this is the motogp race schedule for 2010
i will "HOPEFULLY" be attending the indy race, (noted as indianapolis as the county )
ive said that the last two years, and made it 0 times.

Hope you get to go this year man!

[Perfect4ths]

Staring Order for the 2010 Budweiser Shootout was shown on SPEED and the drivers chose bottles of Budweiser that had a flag with a number on it, 1st said POLE, #48-Johnson went first, the lineup:

#99 - Edwards, Ford, chose 5th, starts 1st/POLE
#29 - Harvick, Chevy, chose 15th, starts 2nd
#83 - Vickers, Toyota, chose 4th, starts 3rd
#39 - Newman, Chevy, chose 6th, starts 4th
#16 - Biffle, Ford, chose 10th, starts 5th
#5 - Martin. Chevy, chose 2nd, starts 6th
#31 - Burton, Chevy, chose 22nd, starts 7th
#17 - Kenseth, Ford, chose 13th, starts 8th
#1 - McMurray, Chevy, chose 21st, starts 9th
#34 - Andretti, Ford, chose 23rd, starts 10th
#88 - Earnhardt Jr., Chevy, chose 17th, starts 11th
#71 - Labonte, Chevy, chose 14th, starts 12th
#14 - Stewart, Chevy, chose 9th, starts 13th
#82 - Schrader, Toyota, chose 16th, starts 14th
#51 - Waltrip, Toyota, chose 20th, starts 15th
#48 - Johnson, Chevy, chose 1st, starts 16th
#18 - Busch, Toyota, chose 24th, starts 17th
#75 - Cope, Dodge, chose 19th, starts 18th
#9 - Kahne, Ford, chose 7th, starts 19th
#42 - Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevy, chose 10th, starts 20th
#20 - Logano, Toyota, chose 18th, starts 21st
#2 - Busch, Dodge, chose 12th, starts 22nd
#24 - Gordon, Chevy, chose 2nd, starts 23rd
#11 - Hamlin, Toyota, chose 8th, starts 24th/last

[thea2005]

Can't wait until the 12th of March then!

Think it could be a great year, and very close.

[Perfect4ths]

F1 is televised at 8AM on Sunday mornings in the States.

This weekend begins all my racing activities, I'll be snowed in too, so I'll be able to watch without distraction or obligations.

[Haverchuck]

I miss Daytona this time of the year. I lived there for 17 years and was a big NASCAR fan. I worked a half mile from the track and could hear the cars practicing from our office. We would even go down to the track at lunch in December and January and watch the cars practice.

I got to meet almost of all the well known drivers of the 80's and early 90's. Bill Elliott and Harry Gant were the friendliest. Dale Sr. always acted like a prick. He wouldn't shake hands or talk to anyone unless he was at a sponsor's event.

[Perfect4ths]

That's cool Stud. I have Dover and Pocono within distance and have met Jeff Gordon several times.

When I first got into NASCAR I was a Dale Sr. fan, but after watching his drunk and disorderly fans, and his shitty attitude, I bailed. Gordon was running the sprint cars and then, at the time, the Busch Series. When he moved up to Cup, that's when I started routing for him.

Can't beat the sound a stock car makes. I've told many people you can't appreciate a NASCAR race until you've been to one.

[Persevere]

F1 is televised at 8AM on Sunday mornings in the States.

This weekend begins all my racing activities, I'll be snowed in too, so I'll be able to watch without distraction or obligations.[

One of the advantages of a weekend winter snow. Enjoy it, P4.

[Persevere]

Another series to be starting soon, ALMS. For those who enjoy sports cars/sports prototypes, the 12 Hours of Sebring will kick the year off on Saturday, March 20 I believe. SPEED TV usually provides excellent coverage.

[Acos]

Another series to be starting soon, ALMS. For those who enjoy sports cars/sports prototypes, the 12 Hours of Sebring will kick the year off on Saturday, March 20 I believe. SPEED TV usually provides excellent coverage.

Sportscar nut here. Shame we won't see Audi and Pug go head-to-head too often this year.