Archive For The “Chang International Circuit” Category
One of the biggest events to be held at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram last month, with several former formula 1 drivers taking part was the Super GT Series from Japan, which is a massively supported series in Japan and across the world. As with all motor racing events the main attraction is always…
Motor racing report 10/11/12 May. Chang International Circuit Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia This weekend was race 3 & 4 of the series that started at the Sepang race track in Malaysia. Cars compete in the GT3 and GT4 series. GT3 racing included 26 cars including Mercedes, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ferrari, Audi and McLaren. The GT4 series, 6…
While the rest of Thailand’s media left Chang International Circuit on Sunday evening to join a thank you dinner arranged by the circuit’s PR team, I stayed to complete and post my final report from the MotoGP Winter Test. I was reflecting on the overall nature of MotoGP’s first trip to Thailand as I walked…
Race day on Sunday presented the worst weather conditions we have ever witnessed here. It was cold,wet and windy which provided some close,exciting races. However, it also provided plenty of spills with riders sliding off their bikes. The 400CC ST3 race featured 15 year-old Stewart Johnson who was riding in only his second race. Starting…
This weekend sees the final round of the PTT BRIC Superbike racing with the races on Sunday the 5th. We will be following the local boys this weekend who include among others Colin Butler, Gary Johnson & his young son Stewart who is in only his second race. We also welcome back to Buriram our…
Newsflash from the Moto GP website, the official MotoGP calendar for 2018 was released and in addition to the Japanese, Australian and Malaysian GP races, Thailand has been added as a new destination to lead off this Asian tour on October 5-6-7 at the Chang International Racing circuit in Buriram. As a motorcycle loving American…
Stewart Johnson of Buriram is to have his first ever race this weekend. At 15 , Stewart is the eldest son of Gary Johnson and is making his racing debut. He will be riding a KTM 400cc machine in the 400cc class. Unfortunately Dad Gary will miss his son’s debut due to work commitments in…
Thailand’s inaugural MotoGP round will be held at the Buriram circuit in 2018. The event was officially confirmed in Bangkok on Thursday, when Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta and Thailand’s Governor of Sport Sakon Wannapong put pen to paper on a three-year contract. But there was still no confirmation of the event date. “Today the Sports…
Colin and I went along to the circuit to meet up with local riders Gary Johnson and Colin Butler. Unfortunately, Colin was unable to attend due to work commitments. However, we were fortunate to come across Keith Fortt and his 23 year-old son Ben who rides in the Superbikes class as they were sharing a…
The Deputy Prime Minister along with a contingent from the Ministry of Sport visited the Chang International Circuit yesterday (August 24). The visit comes ahead of the important winter practice for the Moto GP on February 16-18. The government has backed Buriram’s bid to host the Moto GP in 2018, 19 and 20. The first…