Back in the motorsport groove...

It's always hard over the Winter to keep busy when the motor racing is off. We have A1GP, but the first few races of the season are usually a few weeks apart and in countries that mean they're on the telly in the middle of the night here.

Today I watched both races from Durban, South Africa and it really reminded me what I've been missing - some very close racing, in fact so close that they ran into each other, over and over again! I thought Oli jarvis did a great job considering he was run into on the first race and drove to second with a damaged car, and in the second race got taken out by Team Canada trying to spin themselves back on to the track. DOH! Either way, it was plenty entertaining. Shame it's another 3 weeks til the next race in Mexico City.

My salvation when it comes to the off season is that the NASCAR off season is very short - they finish in November and we're already on the third race of the season. Well, we would be if it hadn't been raining since yesterday in Fontana California. I'm sat here watching Sky and waiting for the race to start. These two blokes in the UK studio are so dull I think I'd rather be watching them drying the track!!!

Last week's Daytona 500 wasn't a good race for my driver of choice, Jimmie Johnson, after he crashed out with a loose car. Here's hoping for a better time in his home race at Fontana, if they ever get started!