motorsport travel news - Archive 04-06

Here's some motorsport venue news that I've collected in my research for grand prix cities over the years. Here's the 2004 collection. From here you can go back in the history of this fine website and you'll find tidbits of travel information, exciting changes to motorsport schedules especially venues and other website news that might be of interest for the sports traveler, a kind of blog of thoughts and ambitions. Of interest might be if some of my predictions are true. Not many consultants want their chrystal balls out in the open, but here goes. Knock your self out. If you've got some news that you'd like me to add to the current news page, let me know via the contact link in the left column. Godspeed on your motorsport adventures! Cvetko Ostroznik.

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October 04 - December 06

I added no news to this website between October 2004 and December 2006. In September 2004 I got very caught up with the Hotels and Accommodations near Tracks part of grand prix cities and while that was a brilliant idea in terms of the business, and brutal in terms of the enourmous amount of work it brought with it, it meant there was less time to sit around and ruminate about the world of motorsport. News Resumed January 07 on a much more managable level and continues with current Motorsport Travel News
Below you'll find September 2004 down back through to July 2004. A time when I hadn't yet developed gray hair and life and the website was still fanciful. Find earlier news and a directory of all available entries, via the News Archive page.

September '04

* 090304: > Added > Parts Canada Canadian Superbikes Montreal Exhibition race pics. These Pics now appear on the Montreal Guide

* 090104: > Added Provisional MotoGP Calendar / Schedule and a Sneak Peek Preview Pics of the 2006 Infiniti M Model (page deleted)

August 04

* 082004: > Nope, Haven't been lazy, but frantically busy building the site, which is now over 400 pages of information. So news had to wait until now for updating. I've finally touched ground in the US to check out some Michigan Motorsport and have some time to do some catching up. Here's the briefs:

> Don't forget this weekend (082104) is the fabulous Woodward Dream Cruise through the suburbs of Detroit Michigan. One million specators, over 30,000 classic cars, over 15 miles of cruiseway, presentations by all major U.S. carmakers. It's just amazing and you know I'll be there so watch for a report and pics. And with NASCAR racing at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn (around 80 miles from town), you know that Michigan is the place to be this weekend if you're a car nut.

> Sportinglife.com reports today that the U.S. MotoGP event will return again in 2005, after an 11 year absence a race is to be held at Laguna Seca Mazda Raceway! Yipee! China's Shanghai International Circuit is also rumoured to host a round of the awesome race sereis. A provisional 2005 MOTOGP calendar is to be announced this weekend!

> The Hungaroring near Budapest Hungary has been awarded the running of the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix until 2011. So it'll be hot stuff in Hungary for a bunch more years! Find Hotels near Hungaroring

> Atlanta Motor Speedway this year will host NASCAR , NASCAR Busch, and NASCAR Craftsman trucks events included! Yay, Love AMS! Find Atlanta Motor Speedway Tickets (as well as tickets for all nascar events)

> After the success of the F1X2 Grand Prix at AA Kyalami Circuit near Johannasburg South Africa earlier this month, South Africa again has Formula One Fever, and word is that rival city in the newly reformed country, Cape Town, is now looking to secure an F1 race in the near future. Of course this means a new race track, and a new place to visit and a new guide for grandprixcities. The work just seems unending for the world's only race travel writier! :) Watch for exclusive pics from the F1x2 event in the next week or so!

> If you're headed to Nazareth, PA for the IRL race on 082904, check out my list of racefest activities on Nazareth's main Street on Saturday night. These include driver appearances, autographs, showcars, and music!

> On the same weekend is the great ChampCar Grand Prix weekend at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Canada. Click the link for fun stuff to do during the race weekend. Find Montreal GP Hotels.
> And as if the above 2 events aren't enough for next weekend, the pick of the crop is the NASCAR event at Bristol Motor Speedway. If you're going, try to get there for Saturday's (092804) track walk raising money for Charity. It's around $20.00 and the drivers will be there to kick off the walk at 12.30 precisely. Don't be late if you want a chance to see America's real racing collesium from the inside and help charity. Registration is at Goody's Relief Zone in the display area across from the Hospitality Village. You can register on Friday between 9am-3pm, and Saturday 9am-12noon. Find Hotels near Bristol Motor Speedway and Bristol NASCAR Tickets

> You might be interested in Staying on in Montreal until the following Saturday, September 4, 2004, for the Coors Light Trauma Tour featuring world's best action sports athletes in wakeboarding, kiteboarding and freestyle motocross (FMX) and a bunch of bands including Default, The Trews, Thornley, Swollen Members...and much more!

> If you're in the Augusta Georgia area on September 11, 2004, don't forget to check out the unveling of the official memorial marking the Augusta International Speedway as a historic site. U.S. NASCAR Racing Legends including Rex White, and Frank Warren as well as Augusta's own Hill Climb and Racing Champion Ted Tidwell, will be in attendance. Click the link for more. Find Augusta Georgia Hotels

> For those of you in or headed to Denver, Colorado between now and September 4, 2004, check out "Baby, You Can Drive My Car" - Automobile art and design show | at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities , 6901 Wadsworth Blvd . | $3 | Free for Friends of the Center | 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays 303-898-7200. Find Denver Colorado Hotels

> Rumors are circulating that IRL / Indy Racing League may be looking to stage one of it's 2005 events in pretty St. Petersburg, Florida Champ Car was so successful there in 2003 and the place really missed having top line racing in it's streets in 2004. This is part of IndyCar's move to include more road racing courses in 2005, including Infineon Raceway - Sears Point Sonoma in August and Watkins Glen. In other IRL/ChampCar news recently the IRL issued an official statement that there will be no merging of the series with Champ Car to create one super competitive open wheel racing series in the U.S.



> Going to the Goodwood Revival weekend, Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th September, 2004? Please consider sending me your pics or a write up of your travel experience via the contact link left column. Find Remaining Available Hotels near Goodwood Circuit

> Note many 2005 schedules are currently being posted by major race series. Keep your eye on my events page for details. The latest addition is the NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Calendar, NASCAR Craftsman Trucks Schedule, & NASCAR Nextel Cup & IRL / IndyCar Schedule.

> Just a few of the new pages I've added
. Kyalami Altech f1x2 Grand Prix weekend pics including some South African pit babes!
.British 2004 F1GP pics & Brit GP race travel report (see Silverstone GUide)
. Imola / San Marino 2004 F1GP pics & Imola tourism tips race travel report (see Imola San Marino Guide)
. Spanish 2004 F1GP pics & Barcelona race travel report (see my Circuit Catalunya GUide )
. Started a driver Autographs gallery, so you can check and see what your favorite drivers autograph looks like. At the moment I have F1's Jarno Trulli there, and I'll be adding more. I want to have every driver / rider (past & present) from every major form of racing represented. Please consider contributing.
. My Race Attendances page for all major series pagecontinues to be very popular and I've updated it. Remember if you hear of any official crowd number releases from any major series, let me know, via the contact link in the left column.
. The following start pages with calendars and all related grandprixcities features involved with the specific series. At the moment I have > NASCAR Nextel Cup ; FORMULA 1 ; and MOTOGP, but look forward to a ChampCar, World SBK, IRL/IndyCar, and many other start pages so you'll have everything at your fingertips for a specific motor racing series click on link for a list.

> Don't forget that September 13, 2004 is the date for buying tickets for the Phoenix International Raceway NASCAR event.

> Sad news that Veteran NASCAR driver Tommy Baldwin was killed in a wreck at Thompson International Speedway in Connecticut.on Thursday August 19, 2004. RIP.

July '04

I added no news items in July 2004.

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