MSport Talk: Frank Motorsport Opinions & Debate

The early part of the year always contains two big races to keep the European race fans appetite whetted and, this time they fell on consecutive weekends. The events in question were of course the Daytona 24hr and Bathurst 12hr, both available on line via the relative websites with excellent commentary from Radio Le Mans. I must admit, these were my reason - along with the Nurburgring and Spa 24 hrs races later this year for purchasing a Smart TV as for too long now have I been huddled over a phone or tablet screen, yes I have tried using a Chromecast stick in the past but with mixed results so I took the plunge. However back on to the topic. These two events for me offered some of the best action up and down the field that I have seen for a while now and, only goes to prove what I said a while ago when I started this blog, Prototype and racing with a roof is where it is at now. take Daytona, ESM Patron racing, an LMP2 machine mixing and beating the more fancied Daytona class protot

A contrasting weather front saw two different days of testing at Thruxton Hampshire on the 17th & 18th of February as teams from the BTCC, Clio Cup, Ginetta Junior & BARC Formula descended to prepare for their '16 campaigns. Wednesday's wet weather put off many fans looking to attend the open paddock event but that didn't stop a few from braving the elements to catch, for some the first on track action of 2016. The BTCC was the big draw for many with Yuasa Honda, Pirtek Motorbase, WSR BMW, Eurotech Honda, Speedworks and Team Parker Dextra Racing all in attendance. The on track format saw for an interesting spectacle as BTCC machines shared track time with Clios, Ginetta Juniors and other tin top racers. Below is a pictorial highlight of the two days running. Wednesday was wet, VERY wet, but that didn't stop the teams venturing out for some experience of the damp conditions, above Jeff Smith in his Eurotech Honda Civic, Senna Proctor's