IMG gives a glimpse of the electric future as Projekt E racecar is unveiled

IMG ushered in a bold new era in motorsport with the global reveal of the all-electric racecar which will compete in the electric development series, codenamed Projekt E, in 2020.

The official unveiling of the Projekt E racecar, a collaboration between IMG and Austrian company STARD (Stohl Advanced Research and Development), took place at the Riga Motor Museum in Latvia.

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Chefette to sponsor new marshal incentive

Chefette Restaurants is to sponsor the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) innovative Marshal Exchange Incentive Programme, organised in partnership with last Sunday’s (September 8) Rali Bae Ceredigion, the first closed-road stage rally in Wales. Three Bajan marshals will travel to the 2020 edition of the Welsh event, their return flights funded by Chefette, a long-term supporter of the island’s motor sport volunteers, while marshals from Rali Bae Ceredigion will attend Sol Rally Barbados 2020.

Subject to final ratification by the Barbados Motoring Federation (BMF), the 31st running of the BRC’s premier event is slated for Friday to Sunday, May 29 to 31, with The Rally Show (May 23) and Flow King of the Hill (May 24) the previous weekend. On-line entries for Sol RB20 will open on the official web site – http://www.rallybarbados.net – on Tuesday, October 1, and close in early May 2020.

Tour of Britain

We only caught the one stage on this years Tour of Britain but it was the home stage in Warwickshire. It proved to be a mirror of the event overall as Mathieu van der Poel (Cornedon-Circus) took the stage up Burton Dassett from Matteo Trentin (Mitchelton-Scott). The riders had one more day to go and van der Peol took the final stage too to win overall by 17s from Trentin with Jasper De Buyst (Lotto Soudal) 50s back and just edging out Pavel Sivakov (Team Ineos).

Winner takes all, as Cole and Pritchard head to Otterburn for the Protyre Asphalt Rally Championship finale

The destiny of the Protyre Motorsport UK Asphalt Rally Championship title will be decided on the final round of the series, as six time champion Damian Cole and reigning champion Jason Pritchard go head-to-head in a winner takes all shootout on the Ford Parts Cheviot Stages Rally on Sunday 22 September.