It’s been way too long since I managed to post anything here on The Speed Blog, but I have definite plans for this blog during the 2008 season. Instead of trying to keep up and report on teh races (as there are lots of online resources that already do that) we’ll be focusing on the men and women who make this sport so great - The Drivers themselves. Look out for more Driver Profiles and “Racers Past” type articles next year.

I’ll also be continuing to run an overall Drivers Ranking program.

But before we get to the 2008 season, here’s

The Final 2007 Overall Speed Blog Driver Rankings :

160 drivers qualified to be included in the overall listings during 2007, based on a top ten finish in ChampCar (20 drivers), Formula One (22 drivers), IRL (22 drivers), NASCAR (40 drivers), NHRA (26 drivers) or World Rally (30 drivers).

The final Top 10 of 2007 were:

• Jimmie Johnson (NASCAR)
• Jeff Gordon (NASCAR)
• Denny Hamlin (NASCAR)
• Tony Stewart (NASCAR)
• Fernando Alonso (F1)
• Matt Kenseth (NASCAR)
• Lewis Hamilton (F1)
• Sebastian Loeb (WRC)
• Kimi Raikkonen (F1)
• Mikko Hirvonen (WRC)

Welcome to THE SPEED BLOG. The aim of the blog will be to bring you a combination of news, views, commentary, trivia along with a little bit of history from the various worlds of motorsports.

From NASCAR to F1, Champ Car to Indy Car, Drag Racing to Rally I’ll have something to say.

I’ve been a motorsports fan since the mid sixties and a serious racing nut since 1976, when I attended my first car race at Oulton Park in Cheshire, England. (My dad’s company were sponsoring a car at the event). Since then I’ve been fortunate enough to attend all types of racing at all types of circuits across Europe and the USA; from Le Mans to Indianpolis, from Brands Hatch to Thunder Hill.

My first foray onto the web about 10 years ago was a website that went under the highly unoriginal name of Wheel Spin, since then have dabbled a bit in motorsports writing and was lucky enough to be part of the team that worked on F1 and Indycar Champion Nigel Mansell’s “autobiography.”

I’m looking forward to sharing my thoughts and views with any fellow gear heads that find their way here.