Diary dates
Unmissable dates for the enthusiast's diary
March 6-16GENEVA INTERNATIONAL MOTORSHOW, GENEVA The Phantom Coupe will be there with most of this month’s Planet evo. www.salon-auto.ch/en/
March 9MOTO GP QATAR, LOSAIL CIRCUITAs if MotoGP wasn’t exciting enough, the first round of the ’08 season will be a night race. www.circuitlosail.com
March 12-13RMA TRACKDAY, NURBURGRING The Nürburgring Nordschleife is a little-known circuit in Germany. Well worth a visit. www.rma-limited.com
March 14-15AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES 12 hours of Sebring, Florida Go and join the party and see if the Porsches can beat the Audis. www.sebringraceway.com
March 14-16 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX, MELBOURNEIt’s the first round of the season and Kimi will be back to defend his title. www.f1.com
March 14-16 RACE RETRO SHOW, STONELEIGH PARK, WARWICKSHIRESee Group B cars and classic karts on the outdoor rally stage.www.raceretro.com
March 21-22 MCC LAND'S END CAR AND MOTORCYCLE TRIALIt’s the centenary year for this famous event. www.themotorcyclingclub.org.uk
March 21-24 EASTER THUNDERBALL, SANTA POD, NORTHANTSA 300mph Pro Fuel shootout and monster trucks www.santapod.co.uk
22 & 24BRITISH F3 AND GT CHAMPIONSHIPS, OULTON PARKThat’s 22nd AND 24th – turn up on the Sunday and you’ll be on your own. www.motorsportvision.co.uk
March 23 (Easter Sunday) LOTUS CELEBRATION MEETING, BRANDS HATCH, KENTRacing, parades, live music... www.motorsportvision.co.uk
March 27-30 RALLY ARGENTINAThink South America. Think fast, bumpy, gravel stages. Think water splashes. Rally Argentina will be based in Villa Carlos Paz, a small town near Cordoba, and this year it’s taking place during the rainy season. Although that means some of the biggest water splashes have been left out to avoid WRC cars plunging into them and promptly floating off downstream, it also means the surface will be super-slippy and spectacular.
Can the wonderkid, 22-year-old Jari-Matti Latvala, clinch another win? Or will Loeb repeat last year’s victory? If you can’t get out there, then we recommend the excellent TV coverage on ‘Dave’.www.rallyargentina.com
March 29-30HIQ MSA BTCC, BRANDS HATCH INDY Plato and chums will be bashing panels again as the British Touring Car Championship gets going. www.btcc.net
April 4-6BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX, SAKHIRJenson Button might have jazzy new threads for this season but what he really needs is a faster car. www.f1.com
April 6GOODWOOD BREAKFAST CLUB, GOODWOOD CIRCUITThe theme is ‘Modern Sports Car Legends’. www.goodwood.co.uk
