Bob Barnard Track Engineering

Sorry readers of my blogs, I have had a busy time in May with three weeks away. Spent a week in Orlando at an Expert Witness conference and training sessions, and then two weeks in Monticello NY trying to finish paving the new kart track at the Motor Club. A combination of circumstances made this a less than perfect experience, and then the weather forecasters added to the delays by telling us it was going to rain when it did not. So spent Memorial Day weekend holed up in a hotel.

Still, had plenty to do with a request for a concept master plan for a motorsport park in Cambodia, and some alterations and upgrades requested to be looked at by the Motor Club on their main track. We finally laid the top course on the Thursday so I could drive home Friday. Turned out nice in the end.

 I was joined for the start of the trip by MSI colleagues Jonathan Clark, and Jono Voudouris from Australia. We spent time walking the main track and going through the theory and practice of track design and construction so that they can carry on the good work. Jono has returned to Australia where he already seems to have a project. 

Motorsport continues on without much change. Marquez and Mercedes are still winning, Bernie is still on trial, and crowds for NASCAR and Indycar are sparse. Still, we have Le Mans to look forward to and an exciting prospect of Audi, Porsche and Toyota going head to head for 24 hours. The Canadian F1 race could be interesting with Massa getting in amongst the Mercs. Canada looks to renew its contract while new races continue to join the series. Baku has a GP next year and I was interviewed over the phone on my way back from Monticello about F1 by a Russian web site. Interesting who finds me.