Peter Dempsey Set for Firestone Freedom 100 Challenge at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis, Ind. (May 22, 2013) – After a mixed start to the 2013 Firestone Indy Lights season that included a podium, sixth place finish, and DNF, Peter Dempsey is set for the challenge of the Firestone Freedom 100 this weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The famous 2.5-mile oval will be the first of several consecutive races that take... [Read more...]
RAM RACING FINISH 1ST AND 3RD IN ITALY
In only its second race in the series, Ram Racing’s Matt Griffin and Johnny Mowlem today brought the new British GT team its first victory of its short racing career, its first win of the 2013 European Le Mans Series in the 3 Hours of Imola in Italy, and led a Ferrari 1-2-3 at the Autodromo Enzo & Dino Ferrari. The Irish/British driver pairing,... [Read more...]
RAM RACING AIMING FOR VICTORY IN IMOLA
The second round of the European Le Mans Series takes place this coming weekend at the Italian circuit at Imola near Bologna, home of the former San Marino F1 Grand Prix. Planning to feature strongly among the nine Ferrari 458 Italias due to race at the 3 Hours of Imola are Ram Racing’s two gleaming white entries. The British team, which marked its... [Read more...]
Duffy survives last minute scare to win on Argentine debut
Killian Duffy and Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari were fastest on 8 of 10 stages and took a commanding lead of over 10 minutes into Saturday’s final leg of the WRC 2 category of Rally Argentina. With such an advantage over the rest of the field, the biggest challenge facing the pair was avoiding the hazards that had caught out so many of their WRC 2 rivals. “We... [Read more...]
BTCC Donington- with Marc Quinlivan
The British Touring Car Championship has been running, in one form or another, since 1958 and is now the UK’s biggest motor racing championship. Those of us old enough to remember the series when it was in its heyday in the late 1980s and early 1990s will remember names like John Cleland, Will Hoy, Frank Biela, Rickard Rydell, Alain Menu, Tim Harvey... [Read more...]
ELEVEN CREWS READY FOR AN EPIC CITROËN RACING TROPHY
Following the cancellation of the opening British Rally Championship event in Wales, due to inclement weather, the Citroën Racing Trophy UK will finally get underway this weekend on the forestry special stages of the Pirelli Rally. Thanks to the generous support of Citroën Racing, Total, Pirelli and Citroën UK, the Trophy boasts a serious prize fund... [Read more...]
McKenna Pumped up and Raring to go for the Pirelli RBF Rally
For the second time of asking this year, preparations for Daniel and Co-Driver Arthur Kierans on their approach to the 1st round of the British Rally Championship (BRC) has all been completed and the duo are pumped up and raring to get tackling the massive challenge that is the BRC. The unusual weather that Ireland and the UK have been experiencing... [Read more...]
Consistent Craig completes hat trick of Podium finishes on ERC Rally Azores
Consistency has defined the start of Craig Breen’s 2013 European Rally Championship campaign. At the beginning of February the Irish driver began his new job as Peugeot Rally Academy number one driver by claiming 2nd overall on Rally Liepāja-Ventspils, a month later he repeated that performance on Rally Islas Canarias El Corte Inglés.... [Read more...]
Tough Weekend for Tohill.
FIA European Rallycross Championship 2013 – Round 2 – Montalegre, Portugal – April 27-28 (Montalegre) – TouringCar driver Derek Tohill finished fifth during the second round of the 2013 FIA European Rallycross Championship at Montalegre, Portugal. The Irishman previously won the opening round (in England) of the 2013 RallycrossRX series in the... [Read more...]
Dickenson set for all new Clio Euro Cup
Wicklow’s David Dickenson is the latest driver to announce his commitment to the Clio Euro Cup for 2013. Using the latest specification Renault Clio which he is due to receive in the next few weeks, Dickenson will look to build on his success from last season. Renault’s all new Clio is set to be their most advanced hot-hatch race car yet boasting... [Read more...]
