As one of the leading support championships to the British Superbike Championship, the 2016 Dickies British Supersport Championship had so far showcased some of the best riding on the planet and when the series rolled into Snetterton for rounds eight and nine, there had already been four different race winners and ten riders capable of securing the title. With a grid packed full of talent, top teams (more…)
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SEAT Eurocup Entered Silverstone for Rounds 3 & 4
After being launch
ed in 2008 as a popular one-make Touring Car Series alongside the FIA World Touring Car Championship, where SEAT were a leading front runner, the SEAT Leon Eurocup has always attracted some of the best drivers from across the globe, who are looking to climb into Touring Cars or make a name on the International stage. Since its relaunch in 2014 after SEAT closed down Motorsport activities (more…)
Honda the Team to Beat in BTCC
After a two week break since the opening round, the British Touring Cars was back, as Donington Park in Leicestershire hosted round two of the 2016 season. The action at Brands Hatch in early April had been pretty eventful, especially with thirty-two cars; however the longer straights at Donington would spread them out without losing the thrill that the BTCC is famous for. One thing that was for certain (more…)
Byrne holds BSB Advantage without a Victory
The MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship was celebrating its twentieth anniversary when it got underway in 2016 and it was only fitting that one of Britain’s biggest motorsport series started its anniversary at the home of British Motorsport, on the 9th and 10th April, at Silverstone. Housing an incredible line up of some of the top International riders on the planet, at times on par with the (more…)
Henderson gets MX-5 Supercup Defence Underway
Under the Norfolk sunshine at Snetterton, the season began for plenty of the national championships run under the banner of the British Racing & Sports Car Club (BRSCC), including the ever popular and ever competitive Mazda MX-5 Supercup. The lightening quick Mk3 version of Japanese model has seen this championship boom in recent years and with lots of competition, this sports car series can be (more…)
Searle Seals MX1 Championship Lead at Lyng
Cadders Hill, Lyng was the venue to open the 2016 Maxxis British Motocross Championship on the 20 March 2016 with the sand based track an extreme test for the MX1 boys after a long winter. As a few of the front runners were fresh from two World Championship rounds in Qatar and Thailand, all eyes were going to be on the reigning double champion and the Wilvo Virus Performance KTM of Shaun Simpson. Starting (more…)
Momentum with Middleton after Ginetta Winter Series Success
The 7th and 8th November 2015 saw Snetterton host its final race meeting of the season, with the KICK Start Energy Ginetta Junior Championship arriving in Norfolk for an extremely competitive Winter Series. With this being the final Ginetta title to be decided in 2015 and a great way to gather momentum for 2016, a whole host of teenagers returned after mayhem of the main series, to do battle with plenty (more…)
Beechdean Create GT4 History
The penultimate round of the 2015 British GT Championship arrived in Norfolk on the 22nd and 23rd August, with the GT4 title on the verge of being settled. Leading the way was the Beechdean AMR pairing of Jamie Chadwick and Ross Gunn, with the youngest pairing in the series being the most consistent in GT4 whilst challenged by Gavan Kershaw and Oz Yusuf in the ISSY Racing Lotus Evora. With the gap (more…)
World & British Sidecars Go Toe to Toe
With Brands Hatch starting the second half of the 2015 season on the 18th and 19th July, the FIM Sidecar World Championship made a welcomed return to the British Isles. The fast flowing 2.4 miles Grand Prix circuit at Brands Hatch would see the teams tackle round seven of their 2015 season, with most describing Brands as a favourite of theirs for being a real rider’s circuit. Coming into the Brands (more…)
Feakins the Man to Beat in PBMW
Reaching the half way point in the Production BMW championship at Snetterton, it was starting to become clear that the 2014 Runner up Gary Feakins could be the man to beat in 2015. With a victory in every race that he had taking part in so far, Gary should technically be championship leader, but absence at Silverstone left Matt Swaffer and Jack Gabriel tied as series leaders on 184 points, after six (more…)