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Motors TV is the channel to watch for European sportscar racing fans this weekend, and for much of the year, beginning with live coverage of the 12 Hours of Sebring on Saturday.

Posted 12 March 2008 in Allan's Blog | Full post » | 2 Comments

The last time we spoke it was just after Audi’s test at Sebring and soon after getting home, it was a case of packing the bags again and heading to Audi Sport’s Annual Fitness Training Camp. I thought it was tougher than previous years with us starting at 7.30am and finishing around 6pm. We were in Southern Germany, on the Austrian border, but there wasn’t a lot of snow about this year. Normally we’ll do cross country skiing from directly opposite our hotel but the lack of the white stuff forced us to drive 40mins, in to Austria, from the hotel to get some nice snow to ski on. The daily journey was a thrill a minute because I chose to ride with Audi’s DTM driver Martin Tomczyk, the best placed German driver in the 2007 DTM. The ‘problem’ was I think he felt he should have been a rally driver and attempted to emulate the likes of Hannu Mikkola each day! But that’s just another part of the team building.

Posted 10 March 2008 in Allan's Blog | Full post » | No Comments

Daytona was ultimately a disappointment. We had a really good driver line-up and that combined with the SAMAX run Riley-Pontiac, should have allowed us to challenge for victory. We suffered bad luck in qualifying, Mike [Rockenfeller] suffering a broken throttle cable almost immediately. That stranded him out on the track and he had to repair it himself, which he did, but that only left time for a couple of flying laps right at the end.

Posted 30 January 2008 in Allan's Blog | Full post » | 1 Comment

My first newsletter of the year is being written in a Chinese restaurant near London Heathrow airport. I’m on my way back home to Monaco after spending the past couple of days at the Autosport International Show at the NEC near Birmingham.

Posted 14 January 2008 in Allan's Blog | Full post » | No Comments

Firstly, I trust you had a Happy Christmas and, as we say in Scotland, enjoyed a Happy Hogmanay . . . I hope I can look forward to your continued support in 2008.

Posted 03 January 2008 in Allan's Blog | Full post » | No Comments