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  • Next stop North Yorkshire for the BTCC

    Bumper bill of British motor sport arrives at Croft this weekend The Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship arrives in North Yorkshire this weekend (22/23 June) as an impressive grid takes on the challenge of the Croft Circuit.   Rounds 13, 14 and 15 of the series will complete the first half of what has been an action packed and compelling opening to the 2013 campaign,... more

    Posted on 18/06/2013

  • Team Project Le Mans take Triple Success at Zandvoort.

    Last weekend's racing saw success for Team Project Le Mans! 696 towing miles and 14 hours 35 mins travelling time later, the team came home with two first place trophies and a fastest lap! The Holland based circuit hosted BRSCC's Eurofest which included Caterhams, Golf GTI's and Sports 2000 which look like Group 6 Le Mans prototypes! The Porsche Championship completed the crowd pleasing... more

    Posted on 17/06/2013

  • PLATO ON FIRE AT OULTON PARK – LITERALLY

    PLATO ON FIRE AT OULTON PARK – LITERALLY Jason Plato thrust himself right into the heart of the fight for this season’s 2013 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship by taking his MG KX Momentum car to two stylish wins at Oulton Park in Cheshire on Sunday. The former champion... more

    Posted on 13/06/2013

  • 2013 Maxxis British Drift Championship Round 2 - The Winners.

    Wow, what a weekend! We were blessed with amazing weather, awesome driving and a fantastic track for round two of the 2013 Maxxis British Drift Championship, held at the Pembrey circuit in South Wales. There were a lot of sunburnt faces and big smiles in the paddock come Sunday evening following the successful completion of another brilliant round of the BDC that brought with it plenty of... more

    Posted on 11/06/2013

  • 2013 TIME ATTACK Round 3 Results - Snetterton - Club Challenge Class

    There was a buzz about round 3 Snetterton through the whole 2013 Time Attack UK field of competitors. Another great British race circuit to let the cars loose on with two long and fast straights to stretch the legs and plenty of tight bends to test any new aero and grip developments since round 2 at Croft. And, unlike Croft, many of the Time Attack field had driven at Snetterton - the... more

    Posted on 11/06/2013

  • 2013 TIME ATTACK Round 3 Results - Snetterton - Club Pro / Pro Class

    Like the Club Challenge competitors, the Club Pro and Pro runners were looking forward to letting loose on the famously-fast Snetterton 200 circuit, and although the track temperature could've been warmer - especially for those in Pro running on slicks - the same calm and cool conditions greeted the Club Pro and Pro drivers for their joint 15 minute qualifying session. It would be announced... more

    Posted on 11/06/2013

  • Airwaves Racing battles back at Oulton Park

    Another challenging weekend for Airwaves Racing ended with a glimpse of promise this weekend (June 8/9) during round 4 of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC). Cheshire’s picturesque Oulton Park circuit provided the backdrop to a drama filled race weekend that saw the Airwaves Racing squad suffer yet another run of torrid bad luck; securing two top ten finishes;... more

    Posted on 11/06/2013

  • Back to the front for Rob Austin, WIX Racing at Oulton Park

    Team & driver cruelly denied possible maiden win while leading Worcestershire’s Rob Austin and the WIX Racing team found themselves back in the lead of the Dunlop British Touring Car pack at Oulton Park today as they fought for victory in race three at the Cheshire circuit.   In front of live ITV4 cameras and close to 40,000 trackside spectators, Evesham racer Rob made... more

    Posted on 11/06/2013

  • Morgan Over the Moon With Podium

    One of the biggest cheers around Oulton Park rang out in race three as local driver Adam Morgan took his maiden podium in the BTCC at the wheel of his Ciceley Racing Toyota Avensis. It is scarcely believable that in 2012 Adam Morgan often found himself getting caught up in incidents and being on the end of general bad luck. Fast forward to this season and he is one of the fastest and... more

    Posted on 11/06/2013

  • Smoking Hot and Sideways in Sunny Wales…

    The British Drift Championship 2013 Round Two: Pembrey Circuit Pembrey Circuit, Wales, 8-9 June, 2013 A new and testing track flips the tables on the UK and Europe’s top drivers at the second round of the 2013 British Drift Championship. Team Falken Super Pro driver Matt Carter qualifies 7th but is eliminated in the Top 32 and Pro driver Paul Cheshire suffers a differential failure,... more

    Posted on 11/06/2013

  • IDC Championship leader reports in.

    Current Irish Drift Championship leader James Deane has reported in from his home base at the Full Stop Auto Center in Cork, Ireland:   Round 2 of the Irish Drift Championship was held at Ireland's most demanding Drift Circuit, Punchestown Racecourse. I really wanted to do well at this event as I knew everyone would be pushing as hard as possible here. Practice went great on Friday... more

    Posted on 07/06/2013

  • Action Packed Weekend Of Racing At Brands Hatch Indy

    Both drivers and spectators at Brands Hatch this weekend enjoyed plenty of thrills and spills as Radical’s Clubman’s Cup and Performance Direct Radical Sr3 Challenge took to the Indy loop. Lap times tumbled as close racing ensued throughout the field in both championships throughout Saturday and Sunday.   RADICAL CLUBMAN’S CUP MecTech’s Lewis Plato lit up the... more

    Posted on 05/06/2013

  • Airwaves Racing upbeat for Oulton Park outing

    Airwaves Racing heads North in upbeat form as Round 4 of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship arrives at Cheshire’s picturesque Oulton Park circuit this coming weekend (8/9 June). Off the back of three hard fought top ten finishes at Thruxton last time out, the Airwaves Racing squad has put the five week break to good use embarking on an extensive testing programme that... more

    Posted on 04/06/2013

  • Oman Air Motorbase takes top 10 at Silverstone

    Ahmad Al Harthy, Michael Caine and Oman Air Motorbase scored a top 10 finish at Silverstone on Sunday (27 May) in the fourth round of 2013 Avon Tyres British GT Championship. Carrying a massive 75kg penalty on their Porsche 911 GT3R due to the driver grading system, Al Harthy and Caine battled up from 17th on the huge 46-car grid and had to contend with an organiser error during a... more

    Posted on 03/06/2013

  • A Landmark Weekend For Radical Ahead As SR1 Cup Racing Commences

    Saturday sees the start of something big. The inaugural Radical SR1 Cup kicks off at Brands Hatch with a packed field of drivers, who for most of them will be lining up on the grid for the very first time. This, alongside a full Radical Clubman's Cup field and the action-packed Performance Direct Radical SR3 Challenge should make for a thrilling weekend of racing. RADICAL SR1... more

    Posted on 30/05/2013

  • Bradley Smith gains ENEOS backing for Radical SR3 Challenge.

    Bradley Smith has acquired backing from Japanese oil giants ENEOS for his Radical SR3 Challenge. The Billericay driver who took last year’s Radical Clubmans Cup crown is currently unbeaten this season with his Mectech Motorsport run car. ENEOS also sponsor the factory Yamaha team of Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo in Moto GP, along with involvement in Japanese GT500 Series and... more

    Posted on 29/05/2013

  • Drift Demos Wow Fans at the Nürburgring

    Team Falken UK team up with European counterparts to headline an incredible drift demonstration on the world famous Nürburgring GP Circuit during the 41st annual ADAC Zurich 24h Race. The ADAC Zurich 24h Race is attended by some 250,000 hardcore race fans and is the pinnacle of the endurance racing calendar – where better to test the skills and staying... more

    Posted on 28/05/2013

  • Silverstone next for Oman Air Motorbase

    Round four of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship will be one of the biggest challenges of the season for the Oman Air Motorbase team when the squad tackles a three-hour race on the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit this coming weekend (25/26 May). After a strong run in round three at Rockingham, a two-hour race at the start of May, the team’s Porsche 911 GT3R will now contest a... more

    Posted on 21/05/2013

  • 2013 Falken European Demo Tour Kicks Off!

    Falken Demo at Tuning World Bodensee Lake Constance, Germany, 9-12 May, 2013 Thousands turn out to see an eleven-car Falken spectacle at the 2013 Tuning World Bodensee event. In the first leg of their 2013 European Demo Tour, Team Falken UK joined forces with professional Irish drifter James Deane, British favourite Kirsty Widdrington and the Team Falken EU crew to field an... more

    Posted on 17/05/2013

  • 2013 TIME ATTACK Round 2 Results – Croft Circuit >> CLUB CHALLENGE CLASS Qualifying and Final

    All of our Time Attack drivers are in the same boat when it comes to Croft. Time Attack has never raced here before so car set up is all new to everyone, and the driver’s must learn the complex 2.1 mile North Yorkshire track. It looks likes a fun track mind, with two long straights, two tight chicanes and some fast, sweeping bends. With weather conditions are good – apart from a... more

    Posted on 16/05/2013

  • 2013 TIME ATTACK Round 2 Results – Croft Circuit >> CLUB PRO CLASS Qualifying and Finals

    The weekend’s racing at Croft was the first time the Time Attack series had attacked the fast and flowing, 2.1 mile North Yorkshire track. With no Time Attack lap times for the drivers to benchmark their own flying efforts against, the next obvious comparison was with the British Touring Car times; regular tin-top visitors to the circuit.  The best BTCC lap time set at Croft... more

    Posted on 16/05/2013

  • RADICAL SR3 CHALLENGE - What A Weekend! Brands Hatch GP Race Report

    An incredible 60 teams contested Radical’s two championships at Brands Hatch GP this weekend, with four of the closest results seen this year. Just a few tenths split the Radical Clubman’s Cup victories whilst both Performance Direct Radical SR3 Challenge races saw close battles from lights to flag. RADICAL CLUBMAN’S CUP The Radical Clubman’s Cup saw 38 entrants grace the... more

    Posted on 13/05/2013

  • More consistent, more points, more to come from Speedworks

    SPEEDWORKS Motorsport’s points total at Thruxton in Sunday’s third round was their biggest to date this season in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship. Dave Newsham’s was the first Toyota Avensis to reach the finish in two of the three sprints, the Inverness-based driver helping himself to a hat-trick of race results for the first time this term too. “That’s... more

    Posted on 10/05/2013

  • Welch Motorsport Know All About Teamwork

    The Welch Motorsport / Team Sopp + Sopp, proved they are more than capable of teamwork after a big accident for Dan Welch at Thruxton on Sunday. In race 2 Dan Welch was approaching the chicane at approximately 150mph when a brake hose burst on the Proton Gen 2, which resulted in him exiting the track and slamming heavily into the barriers with the passenger side of his car. What then... more

    Posted on 10/05/2013