Bob Barnard Track Engineering

There are at least two versions of this video from the start of the Baltimore Indycar race.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-WtU2ONNjw&feature=share

Now I know there are a few people out there who have worked with me who think I am a bit over the top about following the rules. One that I insist on is that no one should drive in the wrong direction on a race track. Drivers get penalised for it, the recent Nurburgring 24 hour being a good example, so why should race control and the safety crew do it? This could have been fatal. Now I am not saying I have not had near misses when in race control, but at least all the vehicles were going the same way.

We hear over the last couple of days that Imola wants and F1 race back now the track is licensed for it, and Thailand wants one. How many does that make? As Joe Saward points out, Thailand is the home of Red Bull, so it has more than a sporting chance. We could hold all the races in Asia and the Middle East, cut down on the shipping cost. Or perhaps we will have a whole calendar of alternating races.

Bradley Smith, the up and coming English rider in Moto2 has decided to do the smart thing and stay there for another season. So that leaves a seat open at Tech 3 now Colin Edwards has confirmed he is going to a new team, Forward, next season. So who is going to step up? Bradl is down for a Honda in MotoGP already. Marquez, or someone from WSBK?