It’s the end of the year, already, which means all of us at DSC HQ are busy planning our travel schedule for next season (yes, it is horrifying!). And it’s important to look back before we fly out to the USA in the coming days and do it all again for another year.
2018 was a strange one, it had its ups and downs. It had a mix of truly spectacular races, races washed out, and encounters that left many with a sour taste. But that’s racing, and all of us at DSC watch a lot of it! We travel the globe in an effort to serve you, our loyal readers, with the best coverage we can.
We may not always be first to the punch with news, we may not be at every race meeting (mainly because there are hundreds we could make a case for these days!), but we put the effort in so that when you all follow the races, you get in-depth coverage to help feed your addiction.
So, without further ado, here’s a look back at our season, travelling the world in 2018, with one picture from each major race meeting or event we attended:
January 7th: The year started, as usual, with the Roar Before The Rolex 24
January 13th: DSC then travelled to Dubai to see Black Falcon claim a big win in the Dubai 24
January 26th: Back to Florida for the Rolex 24 proper!
February 4th: The end of ‘mad January’ can only mean one thing: Bathurst to kick off February
March 9th: DSC headed to Aragon for a Dunlop Tyre Test
March 10th: Back to the UK for the British GT Media Day. Stunning field this year!
March 16th: ESM won Sebring in March, a huge win for the team in what would be its final IMSA season
March 27th: Back in the UK, DSC partied like it was 2008 at Brands Hatch
April 2nd: There was door-banging action in the British GT opener at Oulton!
April 7th: Pre-season testing at Ricard for the WEC
April 10th: And ELMS straight after!
April 15th: Racing Engineering then won its ELMS debut in Ricard
April 29th: Lights out in final British GT race at Rockingham
May 5th: The WEC season gets underway
May 5th: The Magnus boys turning up at Mid Ohio
May 13th: DSC returns to Monza for another cracking ELMS weekend.
May 13th: Over in Germany, Manthey won the Nurburging 24 Hours in dramatic fashion
May 27th: GG and Malcom saw some stunning machinery racing at Brands in the Masters Endurance Legends races
June 2nd: The Le Mans Test Day gave us a first look at Porsche’s awesome retro liveries.
June 2nd: Meanwhile, in the USA, a standard morning-after-a-big-night-out- shot for the Cadillac boys
June 17th: Toyota finally won Le Mans!
July 1st: Patriotic liveries galore at Watkins Glen
July 7th: Green Green Green at CTMP!
July 8th: DSC headed back to Le Mans for the Classic this year. We can’t get enough ot it!
July 22nd: Final trip to the Red Bull Ring?
July 29th: Walkenhorst wins the Spa 24 Hours
August 18th: The Silverstone double header is a tough one, we all band together!
August 19th: History made, as Rebellion was named the winner of the Silverstone 6 Hours!
August 19th: Meanwhile, it was GT-only time in the states at VIR for the IMSA teams.
September 4th: Closer to home, DSC attended the Festival of Porsche at Brands
September 9th: It was crunchtime for the IMSA runners at Laguna
September 23rd: Another wet weekend at Spa for DSC in its annual ELMS trip
September 23rd: Hats off to Adam and Haigh, worthy British GT champions crowned at Donny!
September 29th: ‘Skippy’ got up close and personal to Porsches at Rennsport
October 13th: DSC went on Safari again in October.
October 13th: The sun set on the IMSA season at Petit
October 28th: Portimao played host to the ELMS finale once again
November 18th: Corvette turned up in Shanghai, adding spice to the WEC’s trip to China.
November 25th: The Asian Le Mans Series season began the following weekend on the same circuit.
December 9th: Before heading to Fuji for the second round.
December 1st: A win for Team Turkey at the inagural FIA GT Nations Cup in Bahrain
December 15th: McLaren’s 720S GT3 comes achingly close to winning the Gulf 12 Hours on its global race debut
