Diary dates
Hot motoring dates for your diary
Feb 7-10 Swedish Rally, Uddeholm, SwedenSolberg will be dashing through the snow. Will it be the old or new style Impreza though? www.swerally.se
Feb 10Run What Ya Brung, Santa Pod Raceway, Northamptonshire The only place where there’ll be any grip at this time of year.www.rwyb.com
Feb 16Andros Ice Racing Finale, Stade de France, ParisThink Race of Champions on ice. Loeb should be joining Prost et al. www.tropheeandros.com
Feb 22-23 Rallye Sunseeker, Ringwood, HampshireIt’s the first round of the Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship. Entry £3. www.rallyesunseeker.co.uk
Feb 23-24Jim Clark Film Festival, OxfordshireGuest speakers include Clark’s former mechanics and Sir John Whitmore. jimclarkfilmfestival.com
Feb 29-Mar 2Corona Rally Mexico, LeonHigh-speed gravel stages through the Sierra de Lobos and Sierra de Guanajuato mountains. www.rallymexico.com
March 2Rallycross Open Championship, Croft A car like Pat Doran’s 540bhp Fiesta will do 0-60mph in 1.9sec… www.croftcircuit.co.uk
March 12-13RMA trackday, Nürburgring Should be fun… if the snow has cleared from the Fuchsröhre.www.rma-limited.comMarch 6-16Geneva Motor show The show is right next to the airport, so it really couldn’t be easier. Audi’s Diesel R8 will be there to gawp at. www.salon-auto.ch/en
March 14-16Australian Grand Prix, MelbourneYou know the routine: up in the middle of the night just to see the new Ferrari and Force India. www.f1.comMarch 14-16 Race Retro Show, Stoneleigh park, Warwickshire Never seen a Ferrari 308 GTB QV Group B car? This is the place.www.raceretro.com
March 21-22MCC Land’s End Car and Motorcycle Trial This year it’s the centenary running of the famous event.themotorcyclingclub.org.ukMarch 22 & 24British F3 and GT Championships, Oulton ParkThat’s the 22nd and 24th – you can turn up on the Sunday, but no one else will. motorsportvision.co.ukMarch 12-15 American Le Mans Series 12 hours of Sebring, FloridaThe tenth season of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) starts at 10.05am on Saturday March 15 at Sebring. Audi will have its R10s there, but Porsche’s RS Spyders will be battling hard with them for the outright win. The circuit itself is built on an old World War II airbase where pilots learned to fly B-17 Flying Fortresses. Today the track is 3.7 miles long with 17 corners, but roughly a third of its surface is still the original concrete runway. With the pound/dollar exchange rate as it currently is, tickets will seem like a bargain, so book some time off and get out there! www.sebringraceway.com
