TALKING THROUGH A YEAR OF MOTORSPORT’S BIGGEST HITS
Long-haul flights, troublesome airports, delays and deadly local traffic can characterise the lifestyle of a global traveller – but for motorsport talker David Addison, it is all part of the fabric of his sporting season.
The Cheshire commentator embarked on yet another epic season of collecting air miles alongside watching some of the greatest motorsport on the planet. Here, he runs us through some of his season’s highlights. As you can see, there is hardly a motorsport stone he had left unturned.
1 AN INDIAN ADVENTURE
When: February 8-9
Where: Chennai,India
Series:MRF
The early-season cobwebs were well and truly blown away by this one. The MRF Challenge entry was good, if not as strong as previous years, and the Indian Touring Car Championship is always a highlight with a few cars that resemble Bangers from the UK’s short ovals.
The road traffic was terrifying and the local taxi to the airport post-event was utterly sphincter-tightening. Going ‘up’ the ‘down’ lane onto a motorway equivalent was bad enough but in the dark with no lights on? Thank God I am insured… The circuit has moved on from 1999, when I first went there, although it remains
