Former national rally champion Paul Bird has today confirmed he will defend his Cartersport Jack Frost Stages Rally title when he takes part in the event at Croft Circuit on Sunday 17th January 2010.
The Penrith driver will bring his latest Ford Focus WRC08 in which he will contest selected rounds of the World Rally Championship in 2010 to the Darlington & District Motor Club-organised event where he took an easy victory in his Subaru on last year’s event. Read More »
When Honda launched the NSX back in 1990 it set many a new benchmark in automotive design.
Wiring looms expert DC Electronics is working with racecar engineering specialists John Danby Racing to bring the Honda NSX back into the 21st Century of racing. Read More »
Unique chemical process removes all unnecessary weight, resulting in a cleaner bodyshell that is easier and safer to prepare for racing and rallying.
A unique chemical immersion process that easily removes all paint, grease, oil, underseal, adhesives and sound deadening material offers motorsport preparation companies a simpler and safer method for stripping and cleaning bodyshells. By removing up to 35kg of unnecessary weight from a typical four door shell, the process developed by Surface Processing (SPL), also offers preparation companies a legal weight reduction service without affecting the existing vehicle strength. SPL’s process also claims to improve the working environment for engineers; by removing paint, adhesive and underseal, any further preparation work such as welding is done on clean metal, avoiding the release of noxious fumes and lowering the fire risk. Read More »
Shortly after the festive period, attention will turn to the South American continent once again, where Volkswagen Motorsport hopes to continue the successes seen during this year when Volkswagen claimed the first diesel-powered victory in the first Dakar Rally to be held outside Africa. Read More »
Dutch rally champion Bernhard Ten Brinke has been selected by the Dutch motorsport journalists as Rookie of the Year. During the annual KNAF/BSR price giving ceremony the new Dutch champion was surprised by this additional award.
Bernhard Ten Brinke amazed everybody by winning in his first year rallying the Dutch championship, an unique achievement. It is for the first time in history that a rally driver is crowned Dutch champion in his debut year rallying. Read More »
A not-for-profit private foundation has unveiled plans to back two of Britain’s up and coming motorcycle riders in a determined bid to find the next Barry Sheene.
The Racing Steps Foundation – set up at the tail end of 2007 to support four promising British racing drivers with Formula 1 ambitions – is widening its remit to sponsor 2009 Aprilia Superteens Champion Wayne Ryan and 2009 Thundersport GB GP3 Champion Fraser Rogers. Read More »
Honda (UK) is pleased to confirm its continued commitment to the British Superbike Championship and, Isle of Man TT and North West 200 road races for 2010, with the HM Plant Honda team and its strong rider line-up.
The dynamic rider duo of Ryuichi Kiyonari and Josh Brookes will compete on the CBR1000RR Fireblade in the British Superbike class, with the 2009 British Supersport Champion, Steve Plater, also taking to the seat of a Fireblade in the British Superstock Championship. Read More »
When the five Volkswagen Race Touaregs cross the start of the Dakar Rally on New Year’s Day 2010, they will not be the only participants competing for the Volkswagen Group. Two MAN race trucks are also registered in the competition and, if the worst comes to the worst, they will act as a mobile spare parts store and support for the team. It is extremely difficult for racers from other disciplines to imagine but it is almost impossible to solve problems encountered on the 9,000 km route of the Dakar Rally in any other way. Read More »
