Ferrari Days

In a break from the norm we went full spectator mode as we attended, for the first time, the Ferrari Racing Days at Silverstone. There was a mixture of action on track but it was more than just that with track sessions for Ferrari owners and sales opportunities for new models. Combined with displays of past competition cars it was a weekend devoted to the prancing horse.

Birkett 6hrs Relay

Another visit to Silverstone for the crazy race that is the Birkett 6hr Relay. With terrible weather blighting the race it finished early behind the safety car just shy of the 6hr mark. The scratch race was a clear win for the Breakell Racing Heroes, who took victory by over two laps from RJ Motorsport. The early finish did stop the close battle for the final podium place as Area Motorsport just edged out the Red Rascal’s. In the handicap race The Three Amigos 2.0 took victory from Team Darkside with Tegiwa Type-R Trophy taking the 3rd spot.

World Endurance Championship – Silverstone 4hrs

Toyota dominated a rain-hit opening round of the 2019/20 FIA World Endurance Championship season at Silverstone, as Mike Conway / Jose Maria Lopez / Kamui Kobayashi took victory. They lead home the sister car shared by Sebastien Buemi / Kazuki Nakajima / Brendon Hartley by just under two seconds. The no.3 Rebellion of Loic Duval / Pipo Derani / Nathanael Berthon completed the podium despite picking up two penalties for technical infringements, although the Swiss squad did enjoy two spells in the lead. Victory in LMP2 and fifth overall went to newcomer outfit Cool Racing, whose Oreca 07 was shared by Nicolas Lapierre and Antonin Borga.

Hansen grabs the spoils in SpeedMachine finale

Timmy Hansen claimed victory in a gripping final of the Dayinsure World RX of Great Britain at the SpeedMachine Festival, the fourth round of the FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy.

Hansen thus became the first double winner of the 2019 season, following victory in Barcelona in round two in his Team Hansen MJP Peugeot 208.

World RX of Great Britain

A fantastic weekend of rallycross was capped off with drama through the semi-finals and then a closely fought final. The first semi final looked to be a routine 1-2 for the Hansen brothers in their 208’s with Timmy leading Kevin as they jokered on the last lap well ahead. Timmy got through okay but Kevin turned in too early and clipped the barrier on the inside of the hairpin left. By the time he got sorted out the top 3 places were gone. In the other semi final Janis Baumanis (Fiesta) got a flyer off the start, from the 3rd row, whilst Joni Wiman (i20) bogged down off the startline. It bunched the field up and Liam Doran (S1) was going door handle to door handle with a charging Baumanis.

World RX battle shifts to all-action SpeedMachine

The fourth round of the FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy, the Dayinsure World RX of Great Britain, is the centrepiece of the SpeedMachine Festival at Silverstone this weekend.

Rokit Williams Racing and Prodrive bring nostalgia to SpeedMachine

The SpeedMachine Festival will pay tribute to one of Formula One’s most prestigious teams, ROKiT Williams Racing, with an off-track display at Silverstone from May 25-26.

In a homage to the iconic British outfit, founded by Sir Frank Williams, and a nod to the present, the Williams FW14B made famous by Nigel Mansell, will share the spotlight with an FW42 show car similar to that campaigned by George Russell and Robert Kubica in 2019.

SpeedMachine cooks up a storm in a car park

SpeedMachine today launches a promotional video which showcases the breadth of cars and stars which will feature at the event on the Bank Holiday weekend of May 25-26.

It features SpeedMachine front man DJ BBQ who is charged with keeping the cars away from prying eyes and under lock and key ahead of the event.

Liberty Walk brings supercar exotica to Speedmachine

SpeedMachine will host Europe’s largest collection of customised supercar exotica from Liberty Walk, the specialist automotive tuning company, as part of a head-turning array of on and off-track action at Silverstone from May 25-26.

The assortment of cars will include a stunning BMW i-8, along with a Lamborghini Aventador, Ford Mustang and Nissan GT-R all featuring Liberty Walk’s unique take on design treatment.

Silverstone success for Brown’s British Rallycross debut

Steve Brown made sure his switch from stage rallying to rallycross in 2019 started on the right foot, by enjoying a successful maiden outing at round one of the Toyo Tyres British Rallycross Championship at Silverstone Race Circuit last weekend (24th March).

The Rochdale driver took his Bellerby RX Racing Team BMW Mini through three qualifying heats and a semi-final to the final race of the single make championship during the weekend.