As Silverstone played host to the Formula One circus at the weekend, the usual British Grand Prix 2016 GP3 events provided some of the support races. As the series is used as a feeder for some of the Formula One teams, it was no surprise to see some of the participants taking part in other…
As Silverstone played host to the Formula One circus at the weekend, the usual British Grand Prix 2016 GP2 events provided some of the support races. GP2 has a well founded reputation as being exciting racing and eventful weekends as well as showcasing much of the rising talent in motorsport. There was excitement over the…
Last weekend saw the 2016 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, as the Formula One circus made its way to the Northamptonshire circuit for its annual visit. As the F1 leaderboard gets closer, this was the opportunity for Lewis Hamilton to close the gap on his team mate and current championship leader, Nico Rosberg. Lewis has…
This weekend saw the annual Touring Car trip to Cheshire, with the class of BTCC 2016 at Oulton Park. The BTCC races have done well in terms of hot weather this year, with the temperatures at Thruxton bringing a record crowd, even if it did not quite work the same magic for the tyres, and…
This weekend saw a new series for me, the BMW Race Days Compact Cup 2016 at Rockingham as part of the same BRSCC weekend as the Fiesta Championship and the Fiesta Junior Championship. The series saw a collection of BMW Compact 318Ti cars racing, with a very impressive field of 43 cars to be seen…
The weekend’s motor racing included the BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship 2016 at Rockingham alongside the the Fiesta Championship, the BMW Compact Cup, the Teekay Couplings Production GTi Mk2 Championship, the Teekay Couplings Production GTi Mk5 Series and the Toyo Tires Porsche Championship, meaning for a few days of busy track action. The Fiesta Junior Championship…
Last weekend saw the latest rounds of the BRSCC Fiesta Championship 2016 at Rockingham, as part of a bill that included the Fiesta Junior Championship, as well as the BMW Compact Cup, the Teekay Couplings Production GTi Mk2 Championship, the Teekay Couplings Production GTi Mk5 Series and the Toyo Tires Porsche Championship, so altogether a…
Last weekend saw the cars and support races of the BTCC 2016 at Thruxton, in blistering hot sunshine. It felt a very different weekend from the last round at Donington, with the changeable weather swapped for constant warmth, although there was still plenty of exciting and unpredictable racing. Practice on Saturday saw Andrew Jordan and…
This bank holiday weekend saw the running of the Donington Historic Festival 2016, and like previous events there were plenty of cars from previous decades to see both on track and on display around the circuit. The weekend included races for various touring car vintages, sports cars ranging from pre-War through to the 1970s, a…
The BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship 2016 made its way to Silverstone this weekend as part of the BRSCC St Georges Day weekend, and as normal were racing at the same event as the senior Fiesta Championship. The first practice session saw the fastest time set by Callum Hawkins-Row ahead of Harry Gooding and Ronan Quinn,…
This weekend saw the BRSCC Fiesta Championship 2016 at Silverstone as part of the BRSCC St George’s Day weekend event. The racing was taking place on the international circuit with the teams based in the International Pits, part of the Wing complex, which provide great facilities for both competitors and spectators. Of course, as normal,…
The weekend’s BTCC event saw a support calendar that included the opportunity to see MSA Formula 2016 at Donington Park, as the FIA Formula Four event included three races. I’m a big fan of Formula Four as there is normally high quality and close racing making for an exciting watch. This weekend was no different.…