Libre Saloons at Kirkistown, June 2017

Libre saloons Kirkistown visit 2017

The BRSCC FF1600 Formula Ford event on the Ards Peninsula this weekend saw the Libre saloons Kirkistown visit 2017, with a series of predominantly Northern Irish saloon racers competing at the county Down circuit over the course of the weekend.  The field is made up mainly of BMWs, with Seats and Hondas also in the mix.…

BRSCC Fiesta Championship weekend Rockingham 2017

BRSCC Fiesta Championship Rockingham 2017

The sunny weekend that is sadly now drawing to a close saw the BRSCC Fiesta Championship Rockingham 2017 event – as well as the Fiesta Juniors – and with a huge field these days, the event is split into two, with the Class C cars racing in one series and the Class A, B and D…

Harry Gooding in Fiesta Junior, Rockingham, June 2017

BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship Rockingham 2017

This weekend’s racing included the BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship Rockingham 2017 event, with the popular Fiesta championship for 14-17 year olds in action.  It was a scorching hot weekend, which saw Jack Davidson set the fastest time in the first practice session from Scott Cansdale, with Cansdale topping the second practice session from Harry Gooding.  Qualifying…

British F4 at Croft 2017

British F4 Croft Weekend 2017

The British F4 Croft Weekend 2017, as part of the BTCC event, saw a very wet Saturday, which worked well for Linus Lundqvist, who took pole position ahead of championship leader Jamie Caroline, after the two had swapped the fastest lap through the qualifying session. The two drivers also set the fastest and second fastest…

British F4 at Oulton Park 2017

British F4 Oulton Park Weekend 2017

The BTCC and its support events made their way to Cheshire last weekend, which saw the British F4 Oulton Park Weekend 2017.  Jamie Caroline had been in fantastic form throughout 2017, having taken all three wins at Thruxton in the previous round; could he keep up the pace for Oulton?  Caroline continued his dominance in qualifying,…

BTCC 2017 at Oulton Park

BTCC Oulton Park Weekend 2017

The 20th and 21st May saw the BTCC Oulton Park Weekend 2017, which was as normal an exciting and unpredictable couple of days.  Saturday saw downpours of rain and red flags, with Andrew Jordan toping the times in the first free practice session and Matt Neal in the second.   Jordan and Neal carried that form…

Jamie Caroline at Thruxton

British F4 Thruxton Weekend 2017

The visit by the BTCC teams to Hampshire over the last few days saw the British F4 Thruxton Weekend 2017 as the single seater series continued to support the British Touring Car Championship.  It was the first race meeting since the horrific crash at Donington Park, and of course Patrik Pasma and Billy Monger were in the…

Matt Neal celebrates

BTCC 2017 Thruxton Weekend

The weekend just finished saw the BTCC 2017 Thruxton Weekend as the teams and drivers made their way to the notoriously fast Hampshire circuit, two weeks since Easter and the Donington weekend.  The weather may not have been as hot as at last year’s BTCC Thruxton round, but it was still warm on race day and…

Donington Historic Festival 2017

Donington Historic Festival 2017

The May Day bank holiday weekend saw the Donington Historic Festival 2017, which has become a standard date in recent years for the event at the Leicestershire circuit.  As normal, there were plenty of on track races and car parades as well as plenty to see around the track, including an incredible number of vehicles from…

Radical Racing

Radical Racing 2017 Donington Event

This weekend’s MSVR Donington event includes, among other series, the inaugural rounds of the new LMP3 Cup, the F3 Cup and the Radical Racing 2017 Donington Event.  Radical Racing is a relatively cost effective racing series, with the cars based on a motorbike engine, which helps to ensure busy grids and plenty of close racing.…

LMP3 Cup Donington

LMP3 Cup 2017 Donington Round

There is an MSVR event this weekend which includes the LMP3 Cup 2017 Donington Round, the inaugural event of the series, as well as other championships including the F3 Cup and Radicals.  LMP3 is a class of European Le Mans Series racing, and the new event has attracted plenty with a good motor racing pedigree meaning…

Ginetta Juniors Donington Park 2017

Ginetta Juniors at Donington Park 2017

The BTCC event over the Easter weekend saw the Ginetta Juniors at Donington Park 2017.  Daniel Harper set the fastest time in qualifying, giving him his first pole, with Scott McKenna beside him on the grid.  In the first race, McKenna challenged for the lead from the start, although Harper held on.  An off into the…