Watson geared up for Ginetta Junior Winter Series
November 3, 2012 by Paul Grogan
Andrew Watson enjoyed a very successful season in Ginetta Junior and is aiming to finish his season on a high at the Ginetta Junior Winter Series. Photo: Jakob Ebrey
Andrew Watson, one of the most impressive newcomers to the 2012 Ginetta Junior Championship is aiming to finish his 2012 season on a high as he enters the highly competitive Ginetta Junior Winter Series event at Rockingham. The annual event which has seen the likes of former Ginetta Junior Champion Seb Morris and Brands Hatch British Touring Car debutant... [Read more...]
Niall Murray: The ups and downs, but I can still win!
October 20, 2012 by Niall Murray
Despite a mix of results from the last 2 rounds, Murray goes to the final rounds at Brands Hatch, still in with a shot at winning the championship. Photo: Jakob Ebrey
The end is near! Only one weekend left until I pack away the helmet and suit for another long winter. Sorry I haven’t written a blog for you guys for a while, but the leaving certs taking a lot of time from me! Well I’ll start with Rockingham where the team are based throughout the year. Although it was our home event, I unfortunately could not... [Read more...]
Smith sprays HiQ champagne
October 5, 2012 by BTCC.net
Aron is now a familiar face at the front of the BTCC field over the last two events. Photo: btcc.net
Aron Smith has won a HiQ Champagne Moment award for the first time in his Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship career. Smith received a whopping 58 per cent of the public’s vote following a gritty drive in atrocious conditions at Rockingham two weeks ago where, for the first time, he led a BTCC race. It didn’t matter in the end that Smith,... [Read more...]
Aron Smith: What a turn around, spinning the wheels in the gravel to leading race three!
September 29, 2012 by Aron Smith
Aron got a superb start in Race 3 to move from 4th to 2nd by the first corner and then into the lead by the end of lap 1. Photo: btcc.net
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...]
Rain master Smith recovers to delight crowds with stunning Rockingham performance
September 26, 2012 by Aron Smith Press Office
Redone Racing’s Aron Smith delighted fans with a stunning recovery in rounds 22, 23 & 24 of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship
Redone Racing’s Aron Smith delighted fans with a stunning recovery in rounds 22, 23 & 24 of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, to delight crowds with a performance that placed him in contention for victory during the final race of the weekend at Northamptonshire’s Rockingham Motor Speedway. The Motorsport Ireland Young Driver of... [Read more...]
Murray remains positive despite challenging Rockingham weekend
September 24, 2012 by Paul Grogan
Niall remains positive going into the next two rounds at Silverstone. Photo: Jakob Ebrey
On the back of a weekend that came good with second in race two at Knockhill in August, Niall Murray approaching Rockingham, the home circuit of his Douglas Motorsport team, knew that its race wins he needed to put him back at the top of the championship table. Friday’s practice was a wet affair and once again highlighted the controversial tyre debate... [Read more...]
Douglas Motorsport ready to extend Team Championship lead at home circuit
September 21, 2012 by Paul Grogan
Douglas Motorsport team mates Niall Murray and Andrew Watson have both become regular visitors to the podium in 2012. Photo: Jakob Ebrey
Rockingham based Douglas Motorsport is ready to extend its lead in the Ginetta Junior Teams Championship as they approach the next rounds of the Ginetta Junior Championship at Rockingham this weekend. Currently the most successful team in the championship this season with drivers Niall Murray and Andrew Watson, Douglas Motorsport remain one of the newest... [Read more...]
Smith remains fired up for Rockingham challenge
September 20, 2012 by Aron Smith press Office
Aron Smith is ready for another strong points haul at Rockingham
Redstone Racing’s Aron Smith remains firmly fired up ahead of his visit to Rockingham Motor Speedway this weekend (22/23 September), as rounds 22, 23 & 24 of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship get underway at the 1.94 mile, Northamptonshire circuit. The Motorsport Ireland Young Driver of the Year showed well at Fife’s Knockhill... [Read more...]
