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Archive 1

Archive 2

BTCC Race reports

Hi, it doesn't look like much actually happens round here any more, but I plan to create race reports for BTCC races, starting with the first race of this season, and then last season. Any input is welcome, not quite sure how I'm gonna do it just yet though. Allypap81 (talk) 19:57, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

Just so you're aware, they've been deleted in the past as being below the threshhold of notability. --Falcadore (talk) 20:23, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, I suspected as much, although there are reports for some WTCC races, and a template for a WTCC race infobox, there's pretty much nothing for BTCC, which is a shame IMO, and I think it's notable enough (just my opinion, obviously). However I lack the know-how (and time, at the moment) to do it all myself really. I just think that the sport has gained enough popularity over the past couple of years to be notable. I won't create the articles then, but if it's decided that they will be created and someone does and would like some help, then I'm happy to help. Allypap81 (talk) 16:14, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

You can add the reports to the season article. One moderately sized paragraph per weekend would be fine. Good bye! --NaBUru38 (talk) 16:34, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

Aggregated racing driver infoboxes

User:Frietjes has proposed making changes to the various series-specific racing driver infoboxes ({{Infobox F1 driver}}, {{Infobox Le Mans driver}}, {{Infobox WRC driver}}, etc) to allow them to be embedded inside {{Infobox racing driver}}, such that a driver's article may contain a single infobox covering all the different series in which they have particpated, rather than multiple infoboxes - see Andy Priaulx as an example. You are welcome to express any views you may have on the matter at Template_talk:Infobox_racing_driver#addition_of_modules. DH85868993 (talk) 01:36, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

2012 season articles needing work

Time for my annual post about incomplete season articles. The following series articles are little more than tables. Most of them don't even explain what they are, whether they are open wheel series, where they are held, who won the series! Apparently a series as important as DTM considers the point score system more important than the series champion.

The situation is also encouraging new editors to be likewise poor in seasonal coverage.

So while the majority of series are in hibernation perhaps we could spend a few days improving these articles.

Surely it would be more important and productive than arguing over whether Mercedes or Mercedes AMG is the correct terminiology for a constructor? Less minuatae!

No mention of series winner:
2012 British Formula Ford season
2012 British Formula Three season
2012 British GT season
2012 British Rally Championship season
2012 FIA Formula Two Championship season
2012 Ginetta GT Supercup season
2012 Ginetta Junior Championship season
2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
2012 Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season

Series winner mentioned but no season review:

• Indicates race summaries, but a lack of season review

2012 Scottish Rally Championship season
2012 Speedway Elite League

Thank you for your time. --Falcadore (talk) 05:27, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

Article assessment

McLaren needs a Class Rating and Importance assigned to it on the talk page if someone could sort that. MIVP - (Can I Help?) (Maybe a bit of tea for thought?) 08:36, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

This project doesn't assign Class or Importance ratings to articles; articles are just tagged as being within the project's scope. DH85868993 (talk) 01:20, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

Update for British Touring Car Championship

Hi, an update is required for British Touring Car Championship. The introduction as well as the chapter 'Type of cars' are stuck in pre-NGTC-era.

• According to the introduction NGTC regulations are 'to be introduced from 2011'.
• According to the chapter 'Type of cars' Super 2000 cars are still the 'regular cars' and even BTC-T cars are still run. NGTC is not mentioned. --217.227.89.27 (talk) 00:04, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Pirelli Richard Burns Foundation Rally

Pirelli Richard Burns Foundation Rally could do with some TLC, please. Someone recently rewrote it to be about the 2013 event, but it seems to be an annual feature. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 21:58, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

Dan Cammish

Is Dan Cammish notable enough to sustain a stand alone article? He's just won the Formula Ford champiship by winning 22 out of 22 races that he competed in, with 22 poles and about 20 fastest laps too. Mjroots (talk) 17:36, 15 September 2013 (UTC)

I believe that F3 drivers and below aren't notable because it's development series. But that's just my opinion. --NaBUru38 (talk) 18:47, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

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Season in progress footnotes

I have proposed a change to the wording of the "Season in progress" footnotes which accompany motorsport results tables which the season is still in progress. Interested editors are invited to comment at the centralised discussion. Thanks. DH85868993 (talk) 21:55, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

RFC on sports notability

An RFC has recently been started regarding a potential change to the notability guidelines for sportspeople. Please join in the conversation. Thank you. Primefac (talk) 23:07, 5 May 2017 (UTC)

The British rally multiple winners since 1960

The list of multiple winners needs editing, Sebastian Ogier has now won the event 4 times in a row since 2013. to match Peter Solberg's record.

Not sure which list you mean. The one at Wales Rally GB already shows Ogier's correct total. Pyrope 14:16, 22 June 2017 (UTC)

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Tom Pryce nationality

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Classic Car race series

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Austin MacHale

Suggest adding article for Austin MacHale, father of Gareth MacHale, he has significant record in rally racing. Wolfmartyn (talk) 10:51, 25 February 2020 (UTC)

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