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I’m Going to the Belgian GP (and London)

I am moments away from departing to London for the Sidepodcast Meetup at the Coal Hole, a pub on the Strand in Central London. Have a look at the link for more information and directions, and come along!

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Wednesday is a day of rest and recovery from an expected hangover, and also for final last-minute planning.

Thursday, two cars will be ferrying 8 of us over to Spa-Franchorchamps for the Belgian Grand Prix! I am one of the drivers. Yet more people will meet us there to take our group up to 12.  I’ll be watching qualifying and the race from Eau Rouge. Yes, that one.

Please keep an eye on my Twitter account @toomuchracing, the Sidepodcast.com Daily threads and live commenting, and of course this blog, from now until Monday.

I am not promising much in the way of blog posts but the caravan site has wifi and I will have my netbook although our plans aren’t known yet, so we’ll see. I am also hoping to upload photos to my Picasa album if the connection is fast enough, but that might have to wait until I’m home.

TMR Game – Week 31

Welcome to Week 31 of the Too Much Racing Game!

Here are all the results from last weekend’s racing. Please note these have been produced in a bit of a hurry while I prepare for my F1 holiday, apologies for any errors and I will correct them upon my return. There will be no reminders via email or Twitter this week, it is your responsibility to enter.

You should not expect to see next week’s post until Wednesday, though I’ll do my best to get it done on Tuesday.

Quick-Start

Racing this week:

F1 – Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Franchorchamps, Belgium;
IndyCar – Chicagoland Speedway, Illinois, USA;
ALMS – Mosport, Canada;
(there is NO Cup race – thought I’d point it out as it is unusual)

Usual restrictions apply, pick up to 7 drivers in any individual race up to a maximum of 10 drivers.

The cutoff is Saturday 28th August at 4.59am BST (British Summer Time = GMT+1), that’s 11.59pm Friday night US EDT.

For the full results from Week 30, read on. Continue reading “TMR Game – Week 31”

Blogger Swap Shop: Perception

As part of the VivaF1 Blogger Swap Shop, I was given the honour of writing for the host blog of the Swap.

Please be sure to head over to VivaF1 to read my thoughts on the perception, talent and prestige of racing drivers both in and out of Formula 1, and where I question what could have been. Enjoy.

If you missed it before, Leigh from the F1 & Motorsports Archive was guest blogger on this very site, you can read his excellent post right here.

TMR Game – Week 30

Welcome to Week 30 of the Too Much Racing Game!

Here are all the results from last weekend’s racing, and a guide to what’s happening this week.

Quick-Start

Racing this week:

Ok.. concentrate:

ALMS – Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin;
LMS – Hungaroring, Hungary;
IndyCar – Sonoma, Sears Point, California;
NASCAR Cup – Bristol, Tennessee;
DTM – Zandvoort, Netherlands;
WRC – Rally Germany;

Usual restrictions apply, pick up to 7 drivers any individual race up to a maximum of 10 drivers.

The cutoff is Saturday 21st August at 4.59am BST (British Summer Time = GMT+1), that’s 11.59pm Friday night US EDT.

For the full results from Week 29, read on. Continue reading “TMR Game – Week 30”