Four Rounds had so far passed in the 2015 Maxxis ACU British Motocross Championship and when the action reached the Suffolk track of Blaxhall, the lead of the MX2 championship looked poised to swing in the direction of Max Anstie. Ever since the Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki MXGP rider joined the series at Lyng following injury, Anstie had blitzed the competition, securing six wins from six races, before (more…)
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Powerboats Go To Battle on the Broads
In a sport that seems to be growing in popularity, Powerboat racing has been attracting new fans throughout the national and international scene for years and years. In what has been described by many as one of the most entertaining forms of racing in the world, Powerboat races hit speeds well in the excess of 120mph in either the sea or on lakes and rivers. With various classes within the United Kingdom (more…)
A Weekend to Unfortunately Forget for LDR
The 25th and 26th April saw the Leicestershire circuit of Donington Park host the opening round of the 2015 MINI Challenge Championship, as New cars and drivers kicked started the season in the same old entertaining way. In terms of major changes to the championship, the winter introduction of the brand new F56 MINI to headline the calendar had seen an influx of new drivers, including a few from the (more…)
Plenty of Maidens in Ginetta Junior Opener
Success in the 750 club of Motorsport is a great achievement, but Easter weekend of 2015 saw Essex team Elite Motorsport Engineering break out on the TOCA package, as series newcomer Geri Nicosia took to the wheel of their brightly colour Ginetta G40. With the team and driver making their debut in the highly competitive KICK Start Energy Drink Ginetta Junior Championship, a capacity grid at Brands (more…)
Winter Training Works Wonders for Murphy
The opening round of the ACU British Quad Championship started proceedings at the 2015 Hawkstone International for qualifying at 9:00am but conditions weren’t as predicted. With the forecast saying cloud with sunshine, thirty-nine riders were faced with awful fog conditions on a very damp sandy Hawkstone Park track. With five to six laps predicted during the fifteen minute session, all eyes were on (more…)
Legends Season Ends in the Pouring Rain
With the season on the brink of closure for 2014, the UK National Legends entered Brands Hatch on the 02 November 2014 for what was round sixteen of another classic season. With Dean Brace already crowned the 2014 champion, the fight was on for who would finish second between three drivers. Ben Power had entered Brands Hatch in the comfortable position of second, but was massively under threat from (more…)
Sutton Does the Brands VW Double
The penultimate round of the 2014 Milltek Sport Volkswagen Racing Cup at Brands Hatch on the 30th and 31st August looked set to produce a thrilling finale for Donington Park in mid-September, as three drivers entered Kent separated by just twelve points. Leading the way with two wins under his belt already was JWB Motorsport rookie, Stefan Di Resta, who had come into the VW Cup this year with very (more…)
Northern MINI Festival Welcomes Scottish Cooper Cup
With the MINI Festival making its debut up North for the first time in its history on Saturday 12th July 2014, this gave an opportunity for a second modern BMW MINI Championship to join the timetable. In making its annual trip south of the border from its regular venue of Knockhill, the drivers and teams of the Scottish Celtic Speed MINI Cooper Cup took part in rounds ten and eleven around the Oulton (more…)
Northern MINI Festival Sees a Twist in The Championship
Saturday 12th July 2014 was the date that Oulton Park was packed full with the most popular British manufacture of all time, the MINI, as the Cheshire circuit hosted its first ever Northern MINI Festival. With MINIs Old and New spread all over the famous venue, the action on track would be majorly competitive, as the BMW Coopers from the MINI Challenge took on rounds ten, eleven and twelve. After lots (more…)
Turkington Takes Control of BTCC At Croft
Heavy focus at the Croft circuit for the next round of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship was on how much of an advantage would the rear wheel drive cars of BMW and Audi have, after the dominance at Oulton Park. As Yorkshire was the venue of Rounds 13, 14 and 15 of the BTCC and the mid-way point of the season on the 28th and 29th June, the two wins by Colin Turkington and EBay Motors in (more…)