Weekend Menu - Week 25

I'm seeing a race this weekend, but more on that later. Here's the menu:

• Magny Cours, France: F1, GP2, Porsche Supercup
• Mid-Ohio Sportscar Course, OH: Grand Am
• Sears Point, CA: NASCAR Sprint Cup
• Donington Park, England: MotoGP, 125 / 250cc GP
• Milwaukee Mile, WI: NASCAR Nationwide Series and Craftsman Trucks
• Iowa Speedway: Indycars, Indy Pro Series
• Adria, Italy: FIA GT
• Nurburgring, Germany: VLN
• Sepang, Malaysia: Japanese SuperGT
• Estoril, Portugal: FIM World Endurance
• Dungannon, Northern Ireland: Bush Road Races
• Trebic, Czech Rep.: Horacka Rally Trebic (European Rally Cup Central)
• Sofia, Bulgaria: Victory Rally (European Rally Cup East)
• Mooloolaba Beach, Australia: Coates Rally Queensland (Australian Rally Championship)

Weekend Menu - Week 22

I'll be at Miller this weekend, but here's what else is on elsewhere:

• Mugello, Italy: MotoGP, FIM 250/125cc
• Lamia, Greece: WRC Acropolis Rally
• Croft, England: BTCC, Porsche Carrera Cup GB, Formula Renault UK
• Pau, France: WTCC, F3 Euroseries
• Miller Motorsports Park, UT: World Superbike, AMA Superbike
• Ensenada, Mexico: Baja 500 (SCORE)
• Milwaukee Mile, WI: Indycar and Indy Pro Series
• Dover, DE: NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series and Craftsman Trucks
• Valencia, Spain: GP2
• Winton, Australia: Australian Superbike
• Zolder, Belgium: Belcar
• Spa, Belgium: International GT Open
• Gellerason, Sweden: Swedish Touring Cars
• Estoril, Portugal: Rally Transiberico (FIA Cross Country World Cup)
• Hustopece, Czech Rep.: Agrotec Rally (European Rally Cup Central)
• Kigali, Rwanda: Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally (FIA African Rally Championship)
• Llandrindod Wells, Wales: Severn Valley Rally (MSA Gravel Championship)
• Plovdiv, Bulgaria: Rally Hebros (European Rally Cup East)

Weekend Menu - Week 15

This weekend in the world of motorsport:

• Hockenheim, Germany: DTM, F3 Euroseries
• Rockingham, England: BTCC, Porsche Carrera Cup GB, Formula Renault UK
• Dubai, UAE: GP2 Asia, Speedcar Series
  
• Shanghai, China: A1GP
• Zolder, Belgium: Belcar
• Knockhill, Scotland: British GT
• Okayama, Japan: SuperGT
• Nurburgring: VLN
• Estoril, Portugal: MotoGP and 125/250GP
• Salem Speedway, IN: ARCA/Remax Series
• Phoenix Raceway: NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series
• Pouembout, New Caledonia: Rallye de Nouvelle Caledonie (FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship)
• Klatovy, Czech Republic: Mogul Sumava Rally Klatovy (FIA European Rally Cup - Central)

Weekend Menu - Week 14

Now we're up and running! A big weekend of racing lies ahead, including the start of British Superbikes and the Le Mans Series.

• St. Petersburg, FL: American Le Mans, Indycar Series and the Indy Lights Series
  
• Valencia, Spain: World Superbike and World Supersport
• Bahrain: Formula 1, GP2, Speedcar and Porsche Supercup
• Catalunya, Spain: 1000km of Catalunya (Le Mans Series)
• Texas Motor Speedway, TX: NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series
• Monza, Italy: Italian GT
• Wakefield Park, Australia: Fujitsu V8 Series
• Puebla, Mexico: World Touring Cars
• Brands Hatch, England: British Superbike
• Jedburgh, Scotland: Brick and Steel Border Counties Rally (MSA Gravel Rally Championship)
• Busselton, Australia: QUIT Forest Rally (Australian Rally Championship)
• Motegi, Japan: All-Japan Superbike Championship
• Monticello, NY: Rally New York USA (US Rally Championship)

Weekend Menu - Week 13

The Indycar and BTCC seasons open this weekend:

• Brands Hatch, England: BTCC, Formula Renault UK, Porsche Carrera Cup GB
• Homestead-Miami, FL: Indy Racing League, Indy Pro Series, Grand-Am Rolex Sportscar Series
• Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina: Rally Argentina (WRC and Production WRC)
• Nurburgring Nordschleife, Germany: VLN
• Jerez, Spain: MotoGP, FIM 125GP and 250GP
  
• Martinsville, VA: NASCAR Sprint Cup and Craftsman Truck Series
• San Marino: Rally di San Marino (FIA European Rally Cup Southwest)
  

Weekend Menu - Week 12

Here's a list of the weekend's major racing:

• Sepang, Malaysia: F1, Speedcar, GP2
• Nogaro, France: FFSA GT
• Nashville Superspeedway, TN: NASCAR Nationwide Series
• Oulton Park, England: British F3, British GT
• Mombasa, Kenya: KCB Safari Rally Kenya (FIA African Rally Championship)
• Derry, Northern Ireland: Circuit of Ireland Rally (Irish Tarmac Rally Championship)

Weekend Menu - Week 11

What a weekend ahead of us! ALMS starts their season with the magnificent Sebring 12 Hours, and Formula 1 finally sets us free from all the winter page-filling and mud-slinging and actually goes racing...

• Sebring Raceway, FL: 12 Hours of Sebring (ALMS), Speed World Challenge, Star Mazda, IMSA GT3 Cup and IMSA Lites
• Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia: ING Australian GP (F1), V8 Supercars
• Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico: A1GP
• Suzuka, Japan: SuperGT
• Eastern Creek, Australia: Australian Superbike
• Bristol Motor Speedway, TN: NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series
• San Felipe, Mexico: San Felipe 250 (SCORE desert racing)
  

Weekend Menu - Week 10

MotoGP is back this weekend, and AMA kicks off with the Daytona 200.

• Daytona Speedway, FL - AMA Superbike and the Daytona 200
• Losail, Qatar - MotoGP and 125 and 250cc GP
• Atlanta Motor Speedway - NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series and Craftsman Trucks
• Eastern Creek, Australia - V8 Supercars
• Teretonga Park, New Zealand - NZV8s
  

Weekend Menu - Week 9

WTCC is back in action...

• Curitiba, Brazil: World Touring Cars and International GT Open
• Las Vegas, NV: NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series
• Leon, Mexico: Rally Mexico for the WRC and Production WRC
• Daytona, FL: Moto-ST's Daytona 300
• Phillip Island, Australia: World Superbike and World Supersport
• Llandovery, Wales: MSA Tarmac Rally Championship's Tour of Epynt
• Laughlin, NV: Best in the Desert with the Laughlin US Hare Scrambles
• Timaru Raceway, New Zealand: NZV8s
  

Weekend Menu - Week 8

Yay, V8 Supercars and World Superbike are back!

• Adelaide, Australia: V8 Supercars Clipsal 500 and Fujitsu Series
• Losail, Qatar: World Superbike and World Supersport
• California Speedway, CA: NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series and Craftsman Trucks
• Bournemouth, England: Sunseeker Rally (MSA Gravel Rally Championship)
• Durban, South Africa: A1GP
• Salem, MO: Rally of the 100 Acre Wood (Rally America Championship)
  

Weekend Menu - Week 7

It's the return of the Midweek Menu. This weekend:

• Daytona Speedway, FL: NASCAR Sprint Cup (Daytona 500), Nationwide Series, Craftsman Trucks, and on Thursday the two Gatorade Duels to determine grid position for the 500
• Sentul, Indonesia: GP2 Asia and Speedcar
• Manfeild Autocourse, New Zealand: NZV8s

The Gatorade Duels are always worth a watch, and NASCAR is once again making all its online goodies (including that cool 3D virtual race view thingie) available for free.

Weekend Menu - Week 48

This is the last menu of the season - there's nothing else on my calendar for 2007. I suppose I should start work on the 2008 version...

• Wales Rally GB - Cardiff, Wales (WRC, Production WRC and British Rally Championship)
• Big Pond Grand Finale - Phillip Island, Australia (V8 Supercars and Fujitsu V8 Series)
• Henderson's Terrible 400 - Pahrump, NV (Best in the Desert series)
• Dubai International Rally - Dubai, UAE (Middle East Rally Championship)

Th-th-th-that's all folks!

Weekend Menu - Week 46

The last gasp of racing for 2007, and what a weekend it is. We're in the middle of the Baja 1000 right now, and there's V8 Supercars, Macau's annual racing fest, the WRC and the final NASCAR event of the year:

• Macau Grand Prix - Guia Circuit, Macau (real road racing)
• WTCC - Guia Circuit, Macau
• Rally Ireland - Sligo, Ireland (WRC and Production Car WRC)
• Ford 400 - Homestead-Miami, FL (NASCAR Nextel Cup)
• Ford 300 - Homestead-Miami, FL (NASCAR Busch Series)
• Ford 200 - Homestead-Miami, FL (NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series)
• Spanish CEV - Valencia, Spain
• Tasmania Challenge - Symmons Plain, Australia (V8 Supercars)

Weekend Menu - Week 44

A little late, but here's the weekend's racing:

• Golden West Cycle Avi 150 - Laughlin, NV (Best in the Desert)
• MotoGP - Valencia, Spain
• SuperGT - Fuji, Japan
• Desert 400 - Bahrain (V8 Supercars)
• Dickies 500 - Texas Motor Speedway, TX (NASCAR Nextel Cup)
• O'Reilly Challenge - Texas Motor Speedway, TX (NASCAR Busch Series)
• Silverado 350k - Texas Motor Speedway, TX (NASCAR Craftsman Trucks)
• Rallye du Condruz-Huy - Huy, Belgium (FIA European Rally Cup North)
  

Weekend Menu - Week 43

Things are rally starting to wind down now, with season finales for DTM and Rally America.

• DMV Munsterlandpokal - Nurburgring (VLN series)
• Rally Japan - Hokkaido, Japan (WRC and Production Car WRC)
• World Series by Renault - Catalunya, Spain
• UAE Desert Challenge - Aby Dhabi, UAE (FIA Cross Country World Cup)
• Sam's Town 250 - Memphis Motorsports Park, TN (NASCAR Busch Series)
• Lake Superior Rally - Houghton, MI (Rally America)
• Japanese Le Mans Challenge - Okayama, Japan
• DTM - Hockenheim, Germany
• Formula 3 Euroseries - Hockenheim, Germany
• Skibbereen Fastnet Stages Rally - Skibbereen, Ireland (Irish Gravel Rally Championship)
• Bass Pro Shops 500 - Atlanta Motor Speedway, GA (NASCAR Nextel Cup)
• Easycare 200 - Atlanta Motor Speedway, GA (NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series)
• Spanish GT - Monteblanco, Spain
• Rallye International du Valais - Martigny, Switzerland (FIA European Rally Cup North)

Weekend Menu - Week 42

We're getting close to the end of the year, and some championships are reaching their finales, most notably Formula 1 and the ALMS...

• Lexmark Indy 300 - Surfers Paradise, Australia (ChampCar World Series)
• V8 Supercars - Surfers Paradise, Australia
• Pacific Forest Rally - Merritt, Canada (Canadian Rally Championship)
• Daytona 8 Hours - Daytona International Speedway, FL (MOTO-ST)
• All-Japan Superbike Championship - Suzuka, Japan
• FIA GT - Zolder, Belgium
• Belcar - Zolder, Belgium
• Grand Prix do Brasil - Interlagos, Brazil (Formula 1)
• Rally d'Antibes - Antibes, France (FIA European Rally Championship)
• Monterey Sportscar Championships - Laguna Seca, CA (American Le Mans Series)
• Star Mazda Championship - Laguna Seca, CA
• IMSA Lites - Laguna Seca, CA
• Speed World Challenge - Laguna Seca, CA
• IMSA GT3 Cup - Laguna Seca, CA
• Cheviot National Rally - Otterburn, England (MSA Tarmac Rally Championship)
• MotoGP - Sepang, Malaysia
• Subway 500 - Martinsville, VA (NASCAR Nextel Cup)
• Kroger 200 - Martinsville, VA (NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series)
• Romanian Rally - Baia Marie, Romania (FIA European Rally Cup East)
• World Supermoto Championship - Athens, Greece

Weekend Menu - Weeks 39 and 40

Since I'll be in Australia next week for the Bathurst 1000, here's a list of what's going on for the next two weekends.

September 28-30

• FIA GT - Nogaro, France
• Fuji TV Japanese Grand Prix - Fuji, Japan (Formula 1)
• World Superbike - Vallelunga, Italy
• Black River Stages - Harrisville, NY (US Rally Championship)
• Belcar - Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
• Cork 20 International Rally - Cork, Ireland (Irish Tarmac Rally Championship)
• Grand Finale - Mantorp, Sweden (Swedish Touring Cars)
• ADAC Barbarossapreis - Nurburgring, Germany (VLN)
• GP2 - Valencia, Spain
• Spanish GT - Valencia, Spain
• Banquet 400 - Kansas Speedway, KS (NASCAR Nextel Cup)
• Yellow Transportation 300 - Kansas Speedway, KS (NASCAR Bsuch Series)
• Supermoto des Nations - Franciacorta, Italy (World Supermoto Championship)
• ELPA Rally - Aegio, Greece (FIA European Rally Championship)
• British GT - Rockingham, England
• British F3 - Rockingham, England
• Rally ORPI du Maroc - Agadir, Morocco (FIA Cross Country World Cup)

October 5-7

• Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 - Mount Panorama, Australia (V8 Supercars)
• Fujitsu V8 Supercars - Mount Panorama, Australia
• Petit Le Mans - Road Atlanta, GA (American Le Mans Series)
• Speed World Challenge - Road Atlanta, GA
• IMSA Lites - Road Atlanta, GA
• Star Mazda - Road Atlanta, GA
• IMSA GT3 Cup - Road Atlanta, GA
• Rally RACC Catalunya - Salou, Spain (WRC and Junior WRC)
• Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix - Shanghai, China (Formula 1)
• World Touring Car Championship - Monza, Italy
• International GT Open - Monza, Italy
• World Superbike - Magny-Cours, France
• Las Vegas 300 - Las Vegas, NV (Best in the Desert)
• Spanish CEV - Albacete, Spain
• Prescott Rally - Prescott, AZ (US Rally Championship)
• Rally Georgia - Tbilisi, Georgia (FIA European Rally Cup East)
• International Rally Yorkshire - Pickering, England (British Rally Championship)
• World Supermoto Championship - Monte Carlo, Monaco
• UAW-Ford 500 - Talladega, AL (NASCAR Nextel Cup)
• John Deere 250 - Talladega, AL (NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series)
• Food City 250 - Talladega, AL (ARCA Remax Series)
  

Weekend Menu - Week 38

This weekend's motorsport activities:

• MotoGP - Motegi, Japan
• DTM - Catalunya, Spain
• F3 Euroseries - Catalunya, Spain
• Boyne 100 - Tullyallen, Ireland (Real road racing)
• YU Rally - Bajina-Basta, Serbia (FIA European Rally Cup East)
• World Series by Renault - Magny-Cours, France
• Colorado Rally - Steamboat Springs, CO (Rally America)
• Dover 400 - Dover, DE (NASCAR Nextel Cup)
• Dover 200 - Dover, DE (NASCAR Busch Series)
• British Superbike - Donington Park, England
• Spanish GT - Albacete, Spain
• World Touring Cars - Brands Hatch, England
• Internaitonal GT Open - Brands Hatch, England
• Smith's Las Vegas 350 - Las Vegas Motor Speedway, NV (NASCAR Craftsman Trucks)
• FIA GT - Brno, Czech Republic
• Rallye Centro de Portugal - Marinha Grande, Portugal (FIA European Rally Cup Southwest)

Weekend Menu - Week 37

F1 returns to the bizniz of racing at Spa, it's one of the biggest races of the year for V8 Supercars, French bike nuts go mad at the Bol d'Or, and I'm off to Laguna Seca for the final round of the AMA Superbike championship:

• Sandown 500 - Sandown, Australia (V8 Supercars)
• Swedish Touring Cars - Sturup, Sweden
• Nevada Rally Experience - Caliente, NV (Best in the Desert series)
• Golden Tulip Rally - Nijverdal, Netherlands (FIA European Rally Cup North)
• Portugese Grand Prix - Estoril, Portugal (MotoGP)
• World Supermoto Championship - Busca, Italy
• 1000km of Silverstone - Silverstone, England (Le Mans Series)
• 6hr ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen - Nurburgring, Germany (VLN Championship)
• Clare Stages Rally - Ennis, Ireland (Irish Gravel Rally Championship)
• Sylvania 300 - New Hampshire Intl. Speedway, NH (NASCAR Nextel Cup)
• Sylvania 200 - New Hampshire Intl. Speedway, NH (NASCAR Busch Series)
• Belgian Grand Prix - Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium (FIA Formula 1)
• GP2 - Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
• Porsche Supercup - Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
• Yalta Rally - Quay, Ukraine (FIA European Rally Cup East)
• Killarney Road Races - Killarney, Ireland (Real road racing)
• Corona AMA Superbike Championships - Laguna Seca, CA (AMA Superbike)
• Rally of the Great Lakes - Australia (Australian Rally Championship)
• Grand Prix of Bulgaria - Sevlievo, Bulgaria (FIM Motocross GP)
• Bol d'Or - Magny-Cours, France (FIM World Endurance Championship)
• Grand Am Rolex Sportscar Series - Miller Motorsports Park, UT
• Eddie Gilstrap Motors Fall Classic - Salem Speedway, IN (ARCA Remax Series)
• Horacka Rally - Trebic, Czech Republic (FIA European Rally Cup Central)

Weekend Menu - Week 36

Plenty of rallying this weekend, along with F1 in Italy and World Superbike in Germany:

• International Rally New York - Monticello, NY (US Rally Championship)
• Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia - Monza, Italy (Formula One)
• GP2 - Monza, Italy
• Porsche Supercup - Monza, Italy
• AMA Motocross - Glen Helen, CA
• FIA GT - Adria, Italy
• Chevy Rock 'n' Roll 400 - Richmond International Raceway, VA (NASCAR Nextel Cup)
• Emerson Radio 250 - Richmond International Raceway, VA (NASCAR Busch Series)
• Primm 300 - Primm, NV (SCORE)
• World Superbike - Eurospeedway Lausitz, Germany
• British GT - Croft, England
• British F3 - Croft, England
• Gudong Garam International Rally - Sulawesi, Indonesia (FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship)
• Super GT - Motegi, Japan
• Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 - Chicagoland Speedway, IL (Indy Racing League)
• Indy Pro Series - Chicagoland Speedway, IL
• Chicagoland ARCA 200 - Chicagoland Speedway, IL
• Killalane Road Races - Loughshinney, Ireland (Real road racing)
• Rally Principe d'Asturias - Oviedo, Spain (FIA European Rally Cup Southwest)
• World Series by Renault - Donington Park, England
• Formula Renault UK - Donington Park, England
• Rally Defi Ste. Agathe - Ste. Agathe, Canada (Canadian Rally Championship)