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World Touring Car Championship
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Tuesday, 13 May 2008 |
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Munich, 13th May 2008. This weekend the FIA World Touring Car
Championship is going to make its first stop on European soil in the
2008 season. The “Circuit de la Comunitat” in Valencia (ES) will be the
venue for the fifth and sixth rounds of the season. Following the
disappointing races in Mexico about a month ago, the BMW national teams
are keen to rejoin the battle for top positions in the two 50-kilometre
sprint races.
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General News
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Tuesday, 13 May 2008 |
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Derbyshire motor racing team Hillspeed and 17-year-old racer Michael Lyons
made history in Monaco at the weekend, 10th/11th May, after competing in the
prestigious Grand Prix Historique – the sixth running of the event which first
took place in 1997.
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Sports Cars
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Tuesday, 13 May 2008 |
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Strakka Racing made a very
creditable debut in the highly competitive Le Mans Series at Spa-Francorchamps
in Belgium yesterday. The team’s driver pairing of Peter Hardman and Nick
Leventis steered their Aston Martin DBR9 to a high of second in class before
finally crossing the line to take fourth place in GT1.
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UK Motorsport
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Tuesday, 13 May 2008 |
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The 2007 VXR Racing Driver of the Year winner,
John Allison, secured a podium finish in his second-only race meeting since
winning a competition to become a professional racing driver.
The 34-year-old mortgage consultant finished
third in race two at the Welsh circuit of Pembrey yesterday (Sunday 11 May),
having only ever raced two weeks ago for the first time in race conditions at
the season opener at Snetterton.
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Rallying
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Monday, 12 May 2008 |
· Draft route issued to FIA and WRC Teams for approval prior to formal launch on
4th June.
· Start, Finish and Rally HQ hosted by Cardiff for ninth year.
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Service Park stays in Swansea.
· Return to Special Stages in Mid Wales.
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Sports Cars
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Monday, 12 May 2008 |
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Strakka Racing’s Peter
Hardman and Nick Leventis will co-drive an Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 with Vitaphone
Racing in next month’s Le Mans 24 Hours. The third driver has been confirmed as
former DTM racer Alexandros Margaritis.
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Formula Renault Worldwide
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Monday, 12 May 2008 |
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Rising British
single-seater racer Adrian Quaife-Hobbs added to his recent tally of points with
a superb fourth and fifth place in the Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Cup. The 17
year-old from Tonbridge competed in the third and fourth rounds of the series at
Hungaroring and now lies in fifth place in the series.
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General News
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Monday, 12 May 2008 |
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Oulton Park circuit will host the second Renault
Sport UK charity duathlon during the British Touring Car Championship meeting in
July, The event, consisting of two laps of cycling split by one lap of running,
is scheduled to take place on Friday, 25th July following the day of
free practise for support races. The North West Air Ambulance is the charity
nominated to receive all funds raised through a £15 per person entry fee
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Formula Renault Worldwide
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Monday, 12 May 2008 |
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Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship drivers
are set to break through the 120mph barrier at Thruxton this weekend, with this
season’s new bodywork helping to break the lap record at every 2008 event so
far. Pre-event testing saw CR Scuderia Formula Renault’s Adam Christodoulou
(Lichfield) set the fastest time of 1min 10.216s (120.79mph), which would
establish a new lap record if repeated during a Championship
race.
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SEAT Cupra Championship
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Monday, 12 May 2008 |
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Saloon car sensation Andrew Herron cannot wait for the fourth race meeting
of the 2008 SEAT Cupra Championship to get underway this weekend, 17th/18th May,
having secured his maiden category podium just over a week ago.
Taking place at the UK’s fastest race track, Thruxton Circuit in Hampshire,
the seventh and eighth rounds of the SEAT campaign offer a great opportunity for
the 19-year-old Northern Ireland racer to continue his terrific form and add to
his recent success.
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A1GP
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Monday, 12 May 2008 |
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A1GP World Cup of Motorsport has revealed the first image of its brand new
'Powered by Ferrari' car for use in season four (2008/09). The CAD drawing was
released ahead of the car's inaugural shakedown test in Southern England.
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IndyCar / Indy Pro
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Monday, 12 May 2008 |
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As National Volunteer Week kicks off today (May 12-18), organisers of the Gold
Coast Indy 300 are enjoying a record response from hopeful volunteers following
the recent opening of applications for the 2008 event.
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IndyCar / Indy Pro
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Monday, 12 May 2008 |
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Rain at Indianapolis Motor Speedway has seen Second Day qualifying rained out
for the 92nd Indianapolis 500 in Indiana today, forcing Will Power to wait until
Third Day qualifying on May 17 to secure a starting spot for his Indy 500 debut.
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Drag Racing
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Monday, 12 May 2008 |
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As the 2007/2008 ANDRA Championship Drag Racing Season speeds to its climax at
the 2008 Castrol EDGE Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway on June 5-8, the
Ipswich facility’s management committee has announced an exciting new calendar
for 2008/2009.
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Motorbike Racing
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Sunday, 11 May 2008 |
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Shane Byrne extended his lead in the British Superbike championship today with a
win and 2nd place at Brands Hatch. Leon Camier enjoyed his 3rd podium of the
season, coming 3rd in race two following a 5th place in the first race.
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Formula Renault Worldwide
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Sunday, 11 May 2008 |
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Rounds 7 and 8 of the 2008 Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship are this weekend at Thruxton, and Kieren Clark, the exciting 19 year old Cambridge based driver, will be there racing with the Apotex Scorpio Motorsport team, along with a touch of glamour from one of last years Miss England finalists Tony Iasisen
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Rallying
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Sunday, 11 May 2008 |
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Junior Rallying’s Tom Clark finished an excellent 36th overall and 10th in the two wheel-drive category of this weekend’s Kalnanuiza Rally, only his second event in Latvia driving to his own pace notes. The rally was won outright by 17 year-old local Janis Karlins, who has progressed through the same route as British Junior Rallying drivers competing in Latvia, demonstrating the importance of the scheme.
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Australian & New Zealand Motorsport
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Sunday, 11 May 2008 |
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Damien White became the third round winner in as many rounds when he swept to victory in the most hotly contested MINI CHALLENGE race this season, whilst Gary Young (SALTA Constructions) scored his maiden MINI CHALLENGE victory.
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Australian & New Zealand Motorsport
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Sunday, 11 May 2008 |
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Former Wallaby Ben Tune was discharged from hospital in Perth today in good spirits and is looking forward to returning home to Brisbane.Tune was injured in a single car accident when his car rolled over in the MINI CHALLENGE round at Barbagallo Raceway yesterday (Saturday) afternoon
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