Aron Smith: The lucky egg and Nessie certainly played their part this weekend!
Ok before I start I think everyone should take a moment to watch this video and encourage the rest of Redstone Racing that we could enter the D1 drift championship next year!! Well what can I say about the weekend?! It all started with race one, you know when you’re on the green flag lap and it dawns on you how good the car feels? That’s exactly... [Read more...]
Aron Smith: It’s Not a Trophy- It’s a Watch!
The real highlight of my weekend had to have been trying to get the trophy back onto one of Ryanair’s finest planes. The tipping point came when I tried to say I would wear it as a watch to get it on the plane, believe it or not that didn’t go down too well! So instead I emptied my case and wore my sweaty racesuit as a “scarf”... [Read more...]
Aron Smith: A chance to give something unique back to where it all began!
So an idea I’ve been toying with for a couple of months finally got put into action at the weekend. I remember when my whole life revolved around going karting at the weekend. I used to eat, sleep and drink it so as you can imagine going to the final round of the Motorsport Ireland kart championship was like going back home for me. Since I finished... [Read more...]
Aron Smith: What a turn around, spinning the wheels in the gravel to leading race three!
Hitting the gravel in Race 1 wasn't part of the plan! Photo: btcc.net As always I’m going to brush over the difficult aspects of the weekend and focus on the positives! We had a rough time in qualifying and to end race one in the gravel I would’ve never predicted the weekend we would have after that. If someone told me at the start of the year... [Read more...]
Aron Smith: Finally a bit of good news!
As you all know it’s been a tough year to date but I feel like I finally got to show what I’m capable of at Snetterton. I’ve decided to split the season up into two halves and make my own mini championship, the first half of the season didn’t exactly go to plan so the second half is my chance to start fresh again. In my head everyone’s on... [Read more...]
60 seconds with Aron Smith
Name: Aron Smith Age: 22 Occupation: Structural Engineering Student Road Car: A stupidly green RS Race of My life: Last year at Snetterton in the Clio Cup.. had a big crash in the saturday race but bounced back to win the sunday race with a car held together by tape! Best race car: Obviously my current Redstone touring car! Dream race car: A next generation... [Read more...]
Aron Smith: Please let this rocky road smooth out soon!
Well it’s safe to say I’ve had a torrid bit of luck as of recently, trying to remember if I’ve broken a mirror in the last few weeks! Between the team, the engineers, the mechanics and I we’ve found a set up which has really helped me to make a big step forward. The car is a mental bit of kit with so many variants that have to align in order... [Read more...]
Aron Smith: The adventure begins!
As I’m sure you’re aware this is my first season in the BTCC with Redstone Racing after a couple of years of success in the Renault Clio Cup. It’s been a big learning curve to date but something I’ve loved. It’s easy to overlook just how competitive this championship and how everybody on the grid really has earned their stripes over the past... [Read more...]
