Motor events diary
This month's must-see motoring events
Aug 21-23European GPButton may be relaxing with Schuey here (pic), but he’ll be tussling for points with him in Valencia. Who’d have thought it… www.f1.com
Aug 21-23Le Mans Series, NurburgringThe Ring hosts competitors from Le Mans – we’ll be putting our money on Peugeot making it three wins on the trot in the Eifel mountains. www.lemans-series.com
Aug 23RWYB, Santa PodIt’s the classic Run What Ya Brung public trackday at the Pod. There’s another on September 5, too. www.santapod.co.uk
Aug 28-30 Belgian GPAnother gratuitous Schumacher reference. Massa took the chequered flag at Spa in ‘08, can his surprise fill-in do likewise this year? www.f1.com
Sept 4-6WRC, AustraliaThe ‘Roo-dodging rally returns, with 35 gravelly stages at the amusingly named Tweed and Kyogle shires on the country’s east coast. www.wrc.com
Sept 5-6DTM, Brands HatchThe German touring cars come to Brands, with six Brits to cheer on as well as Schumacher in a C-class. Ralf, that is… www.dtm.com
Sept 11EVO track eveningOur trackday season comes to a close. Miss this one and you’ll have to wait until next summer to come and say hello to us. www.evotrackdays.co.uk
Sept 11-13Le Mans Series, SilverstoneMosey on down to Northants to cheer on the rather tremendous Gulf-liveried Aston Martin LMP1s. www.lemans-series.com
Sept 18-20Goodwood RevivalHave a gander into Goodwood’s (and motorsport’s) past. The highlight will be Sunday’s legend-packed Tourist Trophy race. www.goodwood.co.uk
Sept 19Rallyday 2009, Castle CombeSee the mighty Stig Blomqvist pilot an ex-works Audi Quattro S1. If you’re too young to be aware of either, educate yourself on YouTube. www.castlecombecircuit.co.uk
Sept 19-20British GT Championship, Brands HatchIt’s perhaps a bit of an unknown, the British GT Championship, but it doesn’t deserve to be. It boasts a packed grid, proper driver changes and a host of talent driving a real mix of cars. There are three classes – GT3, GT4 and Supersport – with cars ranging from the KTM X-Bow and Ferrari Scuderia to the Ascari KZ1-R and Dodge Viper. You can discover it for yourself by entering our competition. We’ve teamed up with Aston N24-campaigning Beechdean Motorsport and its sponsor, Chronoswiss, to give away four hospitality tickets for the weekend. Enter the comp here. www.britishgt.com
Sept 20BTCC, RockinghamYou should know the drill by now – find the nearest computer, head to our online competition, win some tickets. Sorted.
Sept 19-20European Truck Racing, Le MansLa Sarthe’s Bugatti circuit plays host to 1000 horsepower lorries. What could be better? www.lemans.org
Sept 25-27Singapore GPIt’s the second year for Formula 1 in Singapore, with a reprofiled circuit to aid overtaking. Excellent. www.f1.com
