Racing (F1, Endurance, Touring Car, Stock Car, Rally, Etc.) 2013

[Rich]

2013 Schedule has been put out for Continental Tire Series in the US.  If any of you live close, I highly suggest getting out to see this series:

March 2: Circuit of the Americas
April 6: Barber Motorsports Park
April 20: Road Atlanta
June 15: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
June 29: Watkins Glen International
July 26: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Aug. 10: Road America
Aug. 17: Kansas Speedway
Sept. 8: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Sept. 27-28: Lime Rock Park

[Rich]

F1:
2013 FIA Formula One World Championship
® Race Calendar
01 2013 FORMULA 1 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (Melbourne) 15 - 17 Mar
02 2013 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIA GRAND PRIX (Kuala Lumpur) 22 - 24 Mar
03 2013 FORMULA 1 UBS CHINESEGRAND PRIX (Shanghai) 12 - 14 Apr
04 2013 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX (Sakhir) 19 - 21 Apr
05 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DEESPAÑA 2013 (Catalunya) 10 - 12 May
06 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DEMONACO 2013 (Monte Carlo) 23 - 26 May
07 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2013 (Montréal) 07 - 09 Jun
08 2013 FORMULA 1 BRITISH GRAND PRIX (Silverstone) 28 - 30 Jun
09 FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS VON DEUTSCHLAND 2013 (TBA) 05 - 07 Jul
10 TBA (TBA) * 19 - 21 Jul
11 FORMULA 1 MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2013 (Budapest) 26 - 28 Jul
12 2013 FORMULA 1 SHELL BELGIAN GRAND PRIX (Spa-Francorchamps) 23 - 25 Aug
13 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO D'ITALIA 2013 (Monza) 06 - 08 Sep
14 2013 FORMULA 1 SINGAPOREGRAND PRIX (Singapore) 20 - 22 Sep
15 2013 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX (Yeongam) 04 - 06 Oct
16 2013 FORMULA 1 JAPANESEGRAND PRIX (Suzuka) 11 - 13 Oct
17 2013 FORMULA 1 AIRTEL INDIAN GRAND PRIX (New Delhi) 25 - 27 Oct
18 2013 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX (Yas Marina) 01 - 03 Nov
19 2013 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX (Austin) 15 - 17 Nov
20 FORMULA 1 GRANDEPRÊMIO DO BRASIL 2013 (São Paulo) 22 - 24 Nov

[Rich]

NASCAR Trucks.... a race not to miss is bolded (on dirt)

1   NextEra Energy Resources 250   Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach   February 22
2   Kroger 250   Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville   April 6
3   Rockingham 200   Rockingham Speedway, Rockingham   April 14
4   SFP 250   Kansas Speedway, Kansas City   April 20
5   North Carolina Education Lottery 200   Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord   May 17
6   Lucas Oil 200   Dover International Speedway, Dover   May 31
7   WinStar World Casino 400K   Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth   June 7
8   UNOH 225   Kentucky Speedway, Sparta   June 27
9   American Ethanol 200   Iowa Speedway, Newton   July 13
10   Mudsummer Classic[23]   Eldora Speedway, New Weston   July 24
11   Pocono Mountains 125   Pocono Raceway, Long Pond   August 3
12   Michigan 200   Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn   August 17
13   UNOH 200   Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol   August 21
14   TBA[24]   Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario   September 1
15   American Ethanol 200   Iowa Speedway, Newton   September 8
16   American Ethanol 225   Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet   September 13
17   Las Vegas 350   Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas   September 28
18   Fred's 250   Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega   October 19
19   Kroger 200   Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville   October 26
20   WinStar World Casino 350K   Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth   November 1
21   Phoenix 150   Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale   November 8
22   Ford EcoBoost 200   Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead   November 15

[Rich]

NASCAR Sprint Cup (new cars that look great, and Danica)

   Sprint Unlimited   Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach   February 16
Budweiser Duels   February 21
1   Daytona 500   February 24
2   Subway Fresh Fit 500   Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale   March 3
3   Kobalt Tools 400   Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas   March 10
4   Food City 500   Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol   March 17
5   Auto Club 400   Auto Club Speedway, Fontana   March 24
6   Virginia 500   Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway   April 7
7   Texas 500   Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth   April 13
8   STP 400   Kansas Speedway, Kansas City   April 21
9   Toyota Owners 400   Richmond International Raceway, Richmond   April 27
10   Aaron's 499   Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega   May 5
11   Bojangles' Southern 500   Darlington Raceway, Darlington   May 11
NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race XXIX   Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord   May 18
12   Coca-Cola 600   May 26
13   FedEx 400   Dover International Speedway, Dover   June 2
14   Pocono 400   Pocono Raceway, Long Pond   June 9
15   Quicken Loans 400   Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn   June 16
16   Toyota/Save Mart 350   Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma   June 23
17   Quaker State 400   Kentucky Speedway, Sparta   June 29
18   Coke Zero 400   Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach   July 6
19   Lenox Industrial Tools 301   New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon   July 14
20   Crown Royal 400   Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway   July 28
21   Pennsylvania 400   Pocono Raceway, Long Pond   August 4
22   Cheez-It 355 at The Glen   Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen   August 11
23   Pure Michigan 400   Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn   August 18
24   Irwin Tools Night Race   Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol   August 24
25   AdvoCare 500   Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton   September 1
26   Federated Auto Parts 400   Richmond International Raceway, Richmond   September 7
Chase for the Sprint Cup
27   GEICO 400   Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet   September 15
28   Sylvania 300   New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon   September 22
29   AAA 400   Dover International Speedway, Dover   September 29
30   Hollywood Casino 400   Kansas Speedway, Kansas City   October 6
31   Bank of America 500   Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord   October 12
32   Good Sam Club 500   Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega   October 20
33   Goody's 500   Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway   October 27
34   AAA Texas 500   Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth   November 3
35   AdvoCare 500   Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale   November 10
36   Ford 400   Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead   November 17

[S204STi]

http://www.rally-america.com/events

The Lake Superior rally in Houghton, MI is the only one I might be able to drive to this year.  Might be worth it.

[Rich]

NASCAR Nationwide, NASCAR on road courses is very entertaining.  This series will have 3 races on road courses and should be great to watch:

1   DRIVE4COPD 300   Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach   February 23
2   Bashas' Supermarkets 200   Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix   March 2
3   Sam's Town 300   Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada   March 9
4   Ford EcoBoost 300   Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol   March 16
5   Royal Purple 300   Auto Club Speedway, Fontana   March 23
6   O'Reilly Auto Parts 300   Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth   April 12
7   ToyotaCare 250   Richmond International Raceway, Richmond   April 26
8   Aaron's 312   Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega   May 4
9   VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200   Darlington Raceway, Darlington   May 10
10   History 300   Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord   May 25
11   5-hour Energy 200   Dover International Speedway, Dover   June 1
12   Pioneer Hi-Bred 250   Iowa Speedway, Newton   June 8
13   Alliance Truck Parts 250   Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn   June 15
14   Sargento 200   Road America, Elkhart Lake   June 22
15   Feed the Children 300   Kentucky Speedway, Sparta   June 28
16   Subway Jalapeño 250   Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach   July 5
17   F.W. Webb 200   New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon   July 13
18   STP 300   Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet   July 21
19   Indiana 250   Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway   July 27
20   U.S. Cellular 250   Iowa Speedway, Newton   August 3
21   Zippo 200 at the Glen   Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen   August 10
22   Nationwide Children's Hospital 200   Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington   August 17
23   Food City 250   Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol   August 23
24   NRA American Warrior 300   Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton   August 31
25   Virginia 529 College Savings 250   Richmond International Raceway, Richmond   September 6
26   Dollar General 300   Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet   September 14
27   Kentucky 300   Kentucky Speedway, Sparta   September 21
28   OneMain Financial 200   Dover International Speedway, Dover   September 28
29   Kansas Lottery 300   Kansas Speedway, Kansas City   October 5
30   Dollar General 300   Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord   October 11
31   O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge   Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth   November 2
32   Great Clips 200   Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale   November 9
33   Ford EcoBoost 300   Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead   November 16

[Rich]

http://www.rally-america.com/events

The Lake Superior rally in Houghton, MI is the only one I might be able to drive to this year.  Might be worth it.

Why no rallies in the rockies?

[Payman]

I've been getting into the British Touring Car races on TV. Some of the best racing is in the rain, unlike those Nascar pussies.

[MexicoCityM3]

CarSpin GTG at Le Mans for the win.

[Rich]

I've been getting into the British Touring Car races on TV. Some of the best racing is in the rain, unlike those Nascar pussies.

Have a couple BTCC races planned this year, one of which is a 30 min drive.

The one thing I like about England.....

[S204STi]

Why no rallies in the rockies?

We have some regionally-organized hill-climbs, but no regional events scheduled (at least, not according to their website).

I suppose Pikes Peak would be fun to watch.

[Rich]

We have some regionally-organized hill-climbs, but no regional events scheduled (at least, not according to their website).

I suppose Pikes Peak would be fun to watch.

There's gotta be stuff closer than Michigan!

[Rich]

2013 ALMS Schedule

March 16 - Sat.   Sebring International Raceway   Sebring, Fla.
April 20 - Sat.   Long Beach Grand Prix Circuit - *   Long Beach, Calif.
May 11 - Sat.   Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca   Monterey, Calif.
July 6 - Sat.   Lime Rock Park   Lakeville, Conn.
July 21 - Sun.   Canadian Tire Motorsport Park   Bowmanville, Ontario
Aug. 11 - Sun   Road America - #   Elkhart Lake, Wis.
Aug. 31 - Sat.   Grand Prix of Baltimore Circuit - *   Baltimore, Md.
Sept. 21 - Sat.   Circuit of the Americas - **   Austin, Texas
Oct. 5 - Sat.   VIRginia International Raceway   Alton, Va.
Oct. 19 - Sat   Road Atlanta   Braselton, Ga.

[MexicoCityM3]

2013 ALMS Schedule

March 16 - Sat.   Sebring International Raceway   Sebring, Fla.
April 20 - Sat.   Long Beach Grand Prix Circuit - *   Long Beach, Calif.
May 11 - Sat.   Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca   Monterey, Calif.
July 6 - Sat.   Lime Rock Park   Lakeville, Conn.
July 21 - Sun.   Canadian Tire Motorsport Park   Bowmanville, Ontario
Aug. 11 - Sun   Road America - #   Elkhart Lake, Wis.
Aug. 31 - Sat.   Grand Prix of Baltimore Circuit - *   Baltimore, Md.
Sept. 21 - Sat.   Circuit of the Americas - **   Austin, Texas
Oct. 5 - Sat.   VIRginia International Raceway   Alton, Va.
Oct. 19 - Sat   Road Atlanta   Braselton, Ga.

Austin is very doable for me. Hadn't considered that.

[Rich]

2013 World Endurance Championship schedule - caught one of these at Silverstone last Sept.  Cars are cool, but racing action is a snoozer.


Rnd   Race   Circuit   Location   Date
1   6 Hours of Silverstone    Silverstone Circuit   Silverstone, United Kingdom   14 April
2   WEC 6 Heures de Spa-Francorchamps    Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps   Spa, Belgium   4 May
3   24 Heures du Mans    Circuit de la Sarthe   Le Mans, France   22–23 June
4   6 Hours of São Paulo    Autódromo José Carlos Pace   São Paulo, Brazil   1 September
5   6 Hours of Austin†    Circuit of the Americas   Austin, United States   22 September
6   6 Hours of Fuji    Fuji Speedway   Oyama, Japan   20 October
7   6 Hours of Shanghai†    Shanghai International Circuit   Shanghai, China   10 November
8   6 Hours of Bahrain    Bahrain International Circuit   Sakhir, Bahrain   30 November

[Rich]

Austin is very doable for me. Hadn't considered that.

You can get ALMS and WEC in with one trip

[Payman]

F1 Montreal GTG?

[Rich]

SBK Super Bike - If any of you can, I highly suggest getting out to see this series.  I managed to catch it at MMP in Utah last year; the thrill of 200mph screaming bikes is just great.


24February Australia Phillip Island
14 April Spain Aragon
28 April The Netherlands Assen
12 May Italy Monza
26 May Europe Donington
9 June Portugal Portimao (STC)
23 June TBA TBA
30June Italy Imola (STC)
21July Russia Moscow Raceway
4 August UK Silverstone
1 September Germany Nurburgring
29 September USA Laguna Seca
6 October France Magny Cours
20 October Spain Jerez
17November India Buddh Circuit

[Payman]

SBK Super Bike - If any of you can, I highly suggest getting out to see this series.  I managed to catch it at MMP in Utah last year; the thrill of 200mph screaming bikes is just great.


24February Australia Phillip Island
14 April Spain Aragon
28 April The Netherlands Assen
12 May Italy Monza
26 May Europe Donington
9 June Portugal Portimao (STC)
23 June TBA TBA
30June Italy Imola (STC)
21July Russia Moscow Raceway
4 August UK Silverstone
1 September Germany Nurburgring
29 September USA Laguna Seca
6 October France Magny Cours
20 October Spain Jerez
17November India Buddh Circuit

Isle of Man TT would be awesome to attend.

[Rich]

Isle of Man TT would be awesome to attend.

It'd be more fun to ride/drive.  The course is just too big for any kind of race watching. 

If you go for the atmosphere, sure

[S204STi]

There's gotta be stuff closer than Michigan!

MO and OR, but otherwise, nope.

[S204STi]

Isle of Man TT would be awesome to attend.

Totally.

[Rupert]

I've been getting into the British Touring Car races on TV. Some of the best racing is in the rain, unlike those Nascar pussies.

How does one watch them?

Actually, are there ways to live stream any race coverage? Like not just the car cams?

[Mustangfan2003]

Ill be interested in seeing how the F1 coverage is on NBC.

[Rich]

Sprint Cup race last night was a snoozer.  Danica is on the pole for the 500, but I'm sure ya'll already knew since it'll be plastered all over the news.

[MaxPower]

http://www.rally-america.com/events

The Lake Superior rally in Houghton, MI is the only one I might be able to drive to this year.  Might be worth it.

New England forest rally is already on my schedule!

[giant_mtb]

http://www.rally-america.com/events

The Lake Superior rally in Houghton, MI is the only one I might be able to drive to this year.  Might be worth it.

I'll be here.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I'll be here.

And I'll be here.

[giant_mtb]

And I'll be here.

You'll be there.

[68_427]

If I've got the cash I'd love to hit up the glen again.