Become a Patron! When news broke that Red Bull junior driver Jonny Edgar was being forced to sacrifice his Formula 3 campaign with Trident due to his worsening Crohn’s disease, a very real pang of sympathy came across me. And I should know all about it. It’s been here with me for over thirty years. … Continue reading “The Joy and Realities of Crohn’s Disease, Amidst Thoughts for Jonny Edgar”
Category: Random Nonsense
“Rich Men Dine on Cognac, While Children Die. But This is Not War”
It only takes one minor slip to end it all, after which silence caresses and thoughtful mourning begins. Again and again and again. One of the common tropes that always crops up when those in racing are killed or suffer injury is the same old mantra of "motor racing is dangerous, it says so on … Continue reading “Rich Men Dine on Cognac, While Children Die. But This is Not War”
“Discussion: Should motorsport become part of the Olympics?”
No. Next. (But if it had to, I would argue that karting should lead the way. Anyway...) Next.
“The Smooth”
One of the more curious elements of motorsport is that, sometimes, the quickest driver is not necessarily the one who is flashiest on track.
“A Day in the Life”
I’m not going to lie. I am pretty exhausted. Sitting in a Frankfurt Airport terminal, just waiting for the flight home, it has been difficult to pull most of the weekend together.
“Happy New Year”
Happy New Year everybody.
“I May Take a Holiday…”
After a couple of weeks of taking a step back, TheMotorsportArchive.com kicks back into action today.
“And then Monaco…”
Dublin Airport can be a dreadfully depressing place on a Sunday evening, especially on a day like today. As the night draws and rain spills, one can only hope the sky is clearer on the other side in London. Alas, this week is all about Monaco.
“Playing Catch-Up”
Welcome to the New Year - let's hope a good one is being had by all. Over the next day or two, I will briefly pick up on some stories that scrapped by over the Christmas period. So....
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas folks, From TheMotorsportArchive.com and best wishes for the New Year. Cheers, Leigh O'Gorman
“And so, back to work”
And so, back to work.
“The Macau F3 Grand Prix, Shanghai, Texas and beyond”
In this week’s Motorsport Monday, I look to this year’s Macau F3 Grand Prix with Antonio Felix da Costa and have a glance over last week’s GP2 Series and GP3 Series tests at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi.
“Sebastian Vettel and other things besides…”
For those in the mood for a read, check out this week’s Motorsport Monday, in which I describe the final round of the FIA Formula 3 European Championship and the World Series by Renault.
“For the record, how I do what I do…”
Every so often, there are odd glares from people wondering what on Earth it is I am doing when they see me jotting rows of numbers and notes during a race. This is lap charting.
“Getting it Right”
At Brands Brands in May, the BMW team spent much of the Friday evening practicing pitstops with Bruno Spengler's car.
“Thoughts on demographic analysis and future studies”
It would be quite interesting to see audience and corporate demographic studies for the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the WEC ...if for no other reason than to see how they compare with similar studies for the likes of Formula One, DTM, V8 Supercars and WRC (etc).
“A story from the past”
"A story from the past..."
“Thoughts on GPWeek, Monza and Weather”
The independent motorsport magazine GPWeek began its 2013 run today, with coverage of yesterday’s Australian Grand Prix and others besides.
“The Motorsport Archive: 1000, not out !”
And with this, themotorsportarchive.com reaches one thousand posted entries, most of which were filled with facts, quotes, thoughts and just occasionally, some rambling nonsense.
“Here We Go Again”
And so following the briefest of breaks, it all kicks off again – who said the motor racing season starts in Melbourne in March? This weekend saw the FIA European Rally Championship {note 1} and the Dakar Rally start in Austria and Peru respectively, while the Roar Before the 24 got the green light at … Continue reading “Here We Go Again”