Diary
Essential events for every motorist's calendar
MAY 2-4A1 GP Brands Hatch, Kent It’s the grand finale of the 2007/2008 season.www.motorsportvision.co.uk
MAY 3-4HiQ British Touring Car Championship, Donington ParkCan you really fit five abreast through the Craner Curves?www.btcc.net
MAY 4Goodwood Breakfast Club, Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex‘Two Wheels or More, Excluding Four’. www.goodwood.co.uk
MAY 9-11 1000Km Spa, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium Been to Le Mans? Been to the Nurburgring? Then why not try Spa? www.race-rally.be
MAY 9-11 F1 Turkish GP, IstanbulTurn 8 is still the one to watch, especially now there’s no TC. www.f1.com
MAY 16-18 WRC Rally Italia, Sardinia The short final stage is based around the actual hotel used in ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’. www.wrc.com
MAY 22-25 F1 Monaco Grand Prix, Monaco Why not hire a super- yacht, moor up near the swimming pool complex and have yourself a party? www.f1.com
MAY 23 evo Track evening, Bedford Autodrome What better way to spend a sunny summer Friday evening?www.evo.co.uk
MAY 23-25 Nurburgring 24hrs, Nurburg, Germany Strange things happen in the forests of the Eiffel Mountains in the middle of the night… www.nuerburgring.de
MAY 23-25Jim Clark International Rally, Kelso If Catchpole and his Swift survived Kielder then this’ll be their next outing… www.jimclarkrally.com
MAY 24-June 6 Isle of Man TTNobody should be this brave. John McGuinness last year set a 131mph (that’s average speed) lap and it sums up why you simply have to go to the TT at least once. Even if you don’t ride a bike you will love it. Don’t expect to go over in a Lamborghini and be cuddled, but you’ll get grudging respect if you take a Caterham or Atom. Finding somewhere conventional to stay (like a hotel) can be tricky but islanders open up their homes as sort of informal B&Bs. Look on the homestay section of the tourist board’s website – www.visitisleofman.com – for availability. If you want somewhere to watch then we recommend the bottom of Bray Hill. www.iomtt.com
MAY 29-JUNE 1WRC Acropolis Rally, GreeceThe toughest rally of the year. Cars have to be built extra strong and crews need to be at peak fitness. www.wrc.com
JUNE 1 Goodwood Breakfast Club, Supercar Sunday The best place to look at an Enzo whilst munching on an organic snorker. www.goodwood.co.uk
JUNE 6-8 F1 Canadian GP Look out for people crashing into the Wall of Champions (it used to have ‘Bienvenue au Quebec’ on it!). www.f1.com
JUNE 7-8 The Rally Show at Chatsworth Have you been missing Gronholm this year? Well, luckily for you, he’ll be at Chatsworth. www.therallyshow.org
JUNE 13-15Le Mans 24 HoursCan Peugeot finally break Audi’s domination? www.lemans.org
