MotorSport News Archive
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In his first competitive outing in his newly acquired Ford Focus WRC, Penrith driver Paul Bird romped to an impressive fifth position overall on the Bournemouth-based Rallye Sunseeker over the weekend. full story |
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The organisers of the first-ever International Historic Motorsport Show, held at Stoneleigh Park on full story |
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The glitz and glamour of Formula One racing makes a welcome return when the 2004 season kicks off on March 7th with the first race in Melbourne, Australia. The Renault F1 Team, based in Enstone in Oxfordshire, is expecting to challenge for race victories this year following its first win last year since returning to Formula One in 2002. With the new R24 car Renault hope to claim one of the top three spots in the Championships this year. full story |
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Having recently purchased Brands Hatch, Oulton Park, Snetterton and Cadwell Park race circuits, MotorSport Vision is now the market leader in driving experience events and is already initiating substantial changes to revitalise the motor race circuits business for the future. MotorSport Vision is completely revamping its retail motorsport experience programme and has chosen MG Rover and its sporting brand MG to provide more exciting cars for its guests to drive at Brands Hatch and Oulton Park. full story |
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Preview, round one: Robin Hood Historic Forest Stages Rally full story |
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Former British GT champion Mike Jordan is to tackle a rally for the first time when he drives a Mk1 Ford Escort in the opening round of the 2004 Armajaro MSA British Historic Rally Championship. full story |
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The Sun confirmed as official media partner full story |
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Skoda Auto has appointed 40-year old Martin Muehlmeier to head the Skoda Motorsport World Rally Team. full story |
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Porsche expert Francis Tuthill will return to the Armajaro MSA British Historic Rally Championship this season and hopes to contest a full season in a 2-litre 911. full story |
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Last Friday’s test session at Thruxton saw Colin Turkington test a West Surrey Racing prepared MG ZS. There is nothing too unusual about that, after all, it is the car that the 21 year old has driven in the BTCC for the past two seasons. However there was a significant difference between this car and the one that finished the last race of the 2003 season. full story |
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2002 BTCC champion James Thompson may be a proven force on the racetrack, but he will be taking on a race of a different type when he lines up for the London Marathon on Sunday April 18. The 29 year-old will be raising money for the charity Marie Curie Cancer Care. full story |
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Andy Demetriou, one of the most prolific race winners in last year's Motorsport News Caterham Roadsport Challenge, is to step up to the Powertrain Caterham R400 Challenge for 2004 full story |
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Stephen Petch and co-driver Michael Wilkinson continued there run of bad luck on this weekend’s Kall Kwik Rally, when, on what became the final stage, they rolled their brand new Peugeot 206. Although they managed to complete the rally it will be a rush to get the car ready in time for the first round of the Peugeot 206 Super Cup at Rallye Sunseeker this coming weekend. full story |
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Star cars and drivers, including many front-runners from the Armajaro MSA British Historic Rally Championship delivered a superb spectacle to visitors to the inaugural International Historic Motorsport Show at Stoneleigh Park (21/22 February). full story |
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Triumph expert Stephen Hall will split his time between his faithful TR4 and a Mk1 Ford Escort in the 2004 Armajaro MSA British Historic Rally Championship. full story |
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This Saturday (28th February) sees Darlington & District Motor Club host the penultimate round of the ANECCC Winter Rallycross Championship at Croft Circuit near Darlington. full story |
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Suzuki GB makes its first ever official entry into British motorsport by entering a new team in the 2004 Kwik-Fit/Pirelli British Rally Championship. full story |
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206 Cup Seeks Sun and Glory in Bournemouth full story |
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The all-star driving lineup of Audi UK Team Veloqx got on the race track for the first time as the team tested its two Audi R8 Prototypes at Road Atlanta in preparation for next month's Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. full story |
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A long established Northallerton company has recently changed hands after 33 years and the new owners have promised to restore it to its former glory. full story |
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KWIK-FIT PIRELLI BRITISH RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP full story |
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CHANNEL 4 COMMITS TO RALLYING full story |
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Renault UK Motorsport's 30th anniversary celebrations in May will feature the supermini that was there at the start of the marque's involvement in national racing - the Renault 5. full story |
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Last Saturday's first round of the County Saab backed Scottish Rally Championship looks like it has set the tone for a very competitive championship, with only 15 seconds separating the top two crews after six stages to the North of Inverness. full story |
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Team Eurotech will be re-branded as Jordan Warnock Racing following the announcement that Mike Jordan and David Warnock are renewing a partnership that started 15 years ago. full story |
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Following the move of MG Sport and Racing from Longbridge's famous 'Flight Shed' to a plush new facility around the corner, it seems like there's been a bit of a clear out... full story |
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The first round of the Silkolene 1400 Rally Championship took 40 crews to Chepstow to compete on the rain-soaked stages in the Forest of Dean. The MG ZR team of Nathan Crewe and Mark Ammonds made a cautious start in the slippery conditions, taking time to build confidence in each other, as it was the first time they had sat together on a forest rally. full story |
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Midlands based Richard Sykes experienced first hand the all-new works prepared 1400cc Peugeot 206 this weekend, three months after contesting his final round of the 2003 206 Super Cup. full story |
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A superb calendar of 17 races at 10 meetings awaits competitors in both the Michelin Porsche Club Championship and the Michelin Porsche Open. Both of the race series from the Porsche Club GB will include a double-header race at Spa-Francorchamps in October as well as visits to all of the top UK circuits. full story |
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Patrick Pearce the current British GT Cup Champion has signed for Lister to drive one of the 2004 specification Lister Storm in the GT Class of the British GT Championship. His co-driver should be announced shortly. full story |
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Monday 16 February 2004 - Supercar Promotions Limited (SPL) the owners and management company of the SCV8 Supercar Championship today announce the move for the start of the all-new championship from this season to 2005. full story |
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Sykes Praises New Peugeot 1400 on its Rally Debut full story |
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Three From Three for Welshman Rowlands full story |
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Keith Udy and Keith Ashley, two of the key organisers on the Mutiny Rally, are returning to competing in 2004 for an assault on the Armajaro MSA British Historic Rally Championship. full story |
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A fabulous line-up of cars and drivers, including many front-runners from the Armajaro MSA British Historic Rally Championship will give fans an insight into historic rallying during the International Historic Motorsport Show at Stoneleigh Park (21/22 February). full story |
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The entry list for the Live Rally Stage at next weekend`s first International Historic Motorsport Show (20-22 February) brings together an impressive array of star drivers and cars from the golden age of rallying. full story |
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Leading Hertfordshire rally driver, Paul Alexander, is gearing up for a fresh challenge in 2004, after confirming his intention to contest the inaugural Fiat Stilo Rally Cup. With support from leading disaster recovery and restoration specialists, Rainbow International and ISS Ark & General, plastic pipe manufacturer, Polypipe Civils Ltd, and Bill Gwynne Rallyschool International, Alexander will once again team up with former co-driver Mike Panes of Cardiff to steer Team Damage Control through the various Cup stages. full story |
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2003 BTCC Independents Cup Champion Rob Collard is still hoping to secure a works drive in the 2004 BTCC. Speaking to BTCCPages.com, Collard said: “I’m still in discussions regarding a works drive for this year. Obviously that is my aim, but we will have to see how things unfold.” full story |
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Peugeot 206 1400 Challenge full story |
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ROCKINGHAM AGREES FOR CROFT CIRCUIT TO HOST ROUND OF THE BRITISH SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2004 full story |
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Caterham’s historic Seven sportscar is arguably the best fun on four wheels, but unquestionably, it is the most raced production car in the world. full story |
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Green Flag Motoring Assistance has announced its continued support of the MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) for the coming season. The leading roadside rescue and recovery provider is to continue its title sponsorship of the BTCC, which this season sees a number of changes to the current format including an extra race at each event, live television coverage and a new manufacturer joining favourites Vauxhall, Honda and Proton. full story |
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HarrierZeuros is the new sponsor of the Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship’s 'Independents Trophy' and for 2004 has put up a prize fund of £75,000. full story |
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A two-day celebration of the world's most prolific manufacturer of racing cars is to be held at Brands Hatch in October, bringing together racing Caterhams from all over Britain and from Europe for a two-day bonanza which include races for Formula Palmer Audi. full story |
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McNish and Herbert recruited in stellar line-up with Veloqx regular Turner full story |
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MG Xpower rally driver Nathan Crewe narrowly missed out on a top ten finish on last weekend's Wye Valley Stages. The Bromsgrove driver was using the Builth Wells Showground based event as a pre-championship warm up with new navigator, Mark Ammonds. full story |
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CHANNEL 4 COMMITS TO RALLYING full story |
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Tom Chilton was back behind the wheel for the first time this year for a six day test for Honda at Albacete in Spain full story |
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Taking advantage of being allowed to alternate the team in the second car entered by a manufacturer in the World Rally Championship, Peugeot has once again called on Harri Rovanpera for the next leg of the championship, the Mexican rally (11-14 March 2004). full story |
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Powertrain Ltd is to renew its title sponsorship of Caterham's top-level UK race championship, the R400 Challenge, for the 2004 season. The series will also continue to have Autosport magazine as its media partner, it is announced today. full story |
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Stalwart Nissan team RJN Motorsport is planning an entry into the Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship in 2004. If the squad's plans reach fruition, it will race a new shape Nissan Primera (pictured), built to European Touring Car specification by the works Nissan Motorsport Europe organisation in 2002. full story |
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The Maxxis British Winter Supermoto Championship – Saturday 14th February 2004 full story |
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'Gwynedd to play host to International Rally stars'. full story |
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Ford scored a double points haul on the Swedish Rally today to maintain its strong start to the FIA World Rally Championship. The Ford Focus RS World Rally Car of Janne Tuohino and Jukka Aho finished fourth after three days of tough competition in the snowy pine forests of central Sweden while Ford BP Rallye Sport drivers Markko Märtin and Michael Park were seventh in a similar car. Ford lies second in the manufacturers' standings and is the only team to have scored points with both cars on the opening two rounds of the 2004 campaign. full story |
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In Sweden today, at the end of the 53rd edition of the Swedish Rally, Sébastien Loeb, Daniel Elena and the Xsara WRC sealed an important chapter in the history of rallying. Winning an event that had, for over half a century, been the exclusive preserve of Nordic drivers, Sébastien and Daniel put in a truly amazing performance. Claiming fifth place, Carlos Sainz and Marc Marti transformed this victory into an excellent team operation, and have allowed Citroën to take the lead in the Manufacturers’ Championship. full story |
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Marcus Gronholm has finished second on the Swedish Rally, claiming the first podium for the all-new Peugeot 307 WRC. The Finns strong performance has also moved him up to second overall in the drivers championship. full story |
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Peugeot driver Marcus Gronholm has ended leg two of the Swedish Rally in second place, just 40 seconds behind the leader. His team mate Freddy Loix was forced to retire from a points-scoring position with engine problems on the penultimate stage. full story |
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Three-time Swedish Rally winner Marcus Gronholm has promised a fight back to the top after being deprived of the lead by a power steering problem on the opening day. full story |
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Mitsubishi learns more in Sweden
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Mitsubishi Motors drivers have made an excellent start to the Swedish Rally, the opening round of the 2004 FIA Production Car World Rally Championship. Finland’s Jane Paasonen has taken complete control of the field and holds a comfortable lead in his Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. In total, Mitsubishi drivers hold seven of the top nine positions in the Group N category and of the Production Car contenders lay first, third, eighth, ninth and tenth. full story |
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Ford BP Rallye Sport drivers Markko Märtin and Michael Park led the Swedish Rally by almost half a minute after the opening leg of the three-day event. Their Ford Focus RS World Rally Car was twice fastest on today's key speed test to return to the rally base in Karlstad with a 23.3sec advantage over Sebastien Loeb on this second round of the FIA World Rally Championship. Ford has three Focus cars in the points with Janne Tuohino and Jukka Aho fifth and François Duval and Stéphane Prévot eighth. full story |
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Reigning Roadsport 'B' Champion James Bromley is to step up to the 'A' section of the Motorsport News Caterham Roadsport Challenge for 2004 in a bid to win back-to-back titles. full story |
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Peugeot TOTAL 206 Winter Cup full story |
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Alister McRae is hoping he can resurrect his World Rally Championship career at the Swedish Rally. full story |
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A little over a week after adding another jewel to its world crown in Monaco, the Xsara WRC switches its attention now to its third foray into the heart of wintry Sweden. For the second round of this year's 16-round World Championship, Citroën will line up at the Karlstad start with its usual crews, Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena and Carlos Sainz/Marc Marti. full story |
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Buoyant from a milestone performance at the Le Mans Bugatti circuit last November, the MorganWorks Race Team is preparing to take its highly popular campaign to the USA in March, where it will compete in the American Le Mans Series 12 hour endurance race at Sebring in Florida. full story |
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Dessie Nutt has had his Porsche 911 extensively rebuilt is readiness for an assault on the 2004 Armajaro MSA British Historic Rally Championship. The well-known 911 has been back to the workshops of marque expert Francis Tuthill for a winter rebuild ahead of the opening rally of the new BHRC season. full story |
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Front running 205 Challenge rally crew Simon Taft of Worcester and Phil Peak of Blackburn will be attempting to make an impact in the National Rallying Scene by tackling one of the countries premier single make series. full story |
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BTCC champion Yvan Muller took his eighth title in the Trophee Andros ice racing series this weekend, defeating former F1 world champion Alain Porst in the process. Racing at Clermont-Ferrand, the Frenchman took victory in the races on both Saturday and Sunday, to claim the title in his first season with the Kia Team. full story |
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The Porsche marque will be celebrated in style at Brands Hatch over the Bank Holiday weekend of 28-30 August. The inaugural Porsche Festival will include an extensive programme of racing for Porsches as well as many off-track attractions. full story |
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Peugeot takes the 307 WRC onto conquered territory full story |
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Team Petronas Syntium Proton has today revealed its driver line-up for the 2004 BTCC season. full story |
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TV motorsport pundit Tony Jardine defied treacherous conditions and sub-zero temperatures to complete the gruelling Arctic Lapland Rally in snowbound northern Finland. full story |
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Northallerton coach proprietor Kevin Proctor driving his Subaru Impreza overcame wet and muddy conditions in the North Yorkshire forests to win the Ripon Land Rover sponsored Riponian Rally on Sunday. full story |
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David Stokes signalled his intentions for the 2004 Armajaro MSA British Historic Rally Championship with a storming drive to fourth overall amongst the modern machinery on the Riponian Stages on Sunday (1 February). full story |
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With less than two months to go before the first round of the 2004 season, plans are well underway for what promises to be the best season yet of the LG Super Racing Weekend series. full story |
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Trebur (Germany) – The Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sports team heads to Scandinavia for the second round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the Uddeholm Swedish Rally providing yet another new challenge for the Lancer WRC04. The all-French crew of Gilles and Hervé Panizzi will be joined by Finns Kristian Sohlberg and Kaj Lindström, and the team’s focus will be to build on its successful debut performance in Monte-Carlo. full story |
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One of the swiftest young drivers in the Powertrain Caterham R400 Challenge, 20-year-old Jon Barnes, is set to return to the championship in 2004. full story |
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