Options are open for Hartley following his F1 debut

If formula one does not work out for Brendon Hartley, it appears he has a future in indycar.

American news agencies reported Hartley was expected to drive the No 10 Honda for Chip Ganassi Racing, the same team as Scott Dixon, next year after Porsche’s withdrawal from the World Endurance Championship.

Hartley did not deny his interest in indycar when pressed, although his top hope will be to convince the bosses at Red Bull to keep him on in formula one, having driven for Toro Rosso at the US Grand Prix in Texas.

But Toro Rosso confirmed to Radio Sport that Hartley is likely to drive for them at next weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix.

Epic almanack

Another impressive edition of the New Zealand Cricket Almanack landed on our desk this week.

It was printed before the death of Horowhenua’s Tom Pritchard in August aged 100. At the time he was New Zealand’s oldest living first-class cricketer.

Also noted was how Central Districts were twice interrupted by bizarre weather at Napier’s Mclean Park last season.

Once, play was stopped for 30 minutes in the twenty20 competition against Otago because of bright light from the setting sun and the other time was against Auckland in the Plunket Shield, when sea fog rolled in late in the day.

Speedway cancelled but cricket under way

Manawatu¯ ’s weather interrupted speedway for the first time this season.

The first round of the Lucas Oil superstock series was due to run at the Palmerston North Speedway on Saturday night, but rain started just as the meeting was about to begin, so it had to be called off.

Meanwhile, cricket season is now in full swing in Manawatu¯ .

The club competition has now gone two rounds without rain interruption, the Manawatu¯ rep team had three days of play in Hawke’s Bay last weekend and Central Districts start the firstclass season on Monday at Mt Maunganui.