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Historic Rally News ~ BHRC registrations top the century
posted on 30-04-2005

Registrations for the 2005 Armajaro MSA British Historic Rally Championship have topped the 100-mark even before the third rally in the nine-round championship.

British Rally News ~ PODIUM WIN FOR SEBASTIAN LING ON THE RALLY OF WALES
posted on 30-04-2005

Sebastian, from Newcastle Emlyn, and his co-driver Ian Allsop, finished 2nd in The International Rally of Wales at Dolgellau at the weekend.

Sebastian said, "This was an important result as I did not finish The Welsh Rally last season and we wanted to start the championship with a strong performance." Prior to this event Sebastian had said he would be happy with a top 5 finish. This looked to be very ambitious after the first stage where gear box trouble saw him in 8th place. He did however improve in the second and third stages to move up to 6th place.

British Rally News ~ Matt conquers Wales on St. Georges Day.
posted on 30-04-2005

Nuneaton MG rally ace Matt Beebe got his 2005 season off to a flying start on the Wales Stars of the Future in the Panaround Rally.

After setting a blistering pace right from the start, he and co-driver Richard Devenport went on to set fastest stage time on every stage on their way to winning the first round of the MG X-Power ZR Championship. They were also victorious in Class N1, 3rd in the 1400cc Stars class and an impressive fifth overall in the Stars of the Future category.

British Rally News ~ Hendy: The Manx is a favourite.
posted on 30-04-2005

Local rally driver Steve Hendy is hoping to write himself an impressive Manx tale as he tackles one of the toughest rallies on the calendar.

After finishing an impressive second overall in the Tour of Cornwall last month, the double British Rally champion will be looking to go one better when the GPR MSA National Asphalt Rally Championship moves to the Isle of Man on May 6/7.

WRC News ~ Meeke hunts down Sardinia lead.
posted on 30-04-2005

Late on Friday Kris Meeke mounted a spirited charge on the lead of the Junior World Rally Championship (JWRC) class of the Supermag Rallye Italia in Sardinia. Meeke, 25, from County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, has astounded onlookers with his pace after clawing back a chunk of the two minutes he lost through a puncture earlier in the day.

WRC News ~ SUZUKI DRIVERS SET OFF IN STYLE!
posted on 30-04-2005

No fewer than seven Suzuki Ignis Super 1600 cars have taken the ceremonial start of the Rally d'Italia-Sardinia this evening, round three of the Junior World Rally Championship. The crews crossed the start ramp at the millionaire's resort of Porto Rotondo in front of thousands of excited Italian fans, before three days of flat-out gravel action over 17 stages and 350 kilometres.

First UK Road Rally for Disabled Drivers
posted on 30-04-2005

Motorsport Endeavour England 2005 - 22 to 24 July

If you thought rallying was not for you - think again. The Motorsport Endeavour Club has announced Motorsport Endeavour England 2005, the first UK rally exclusively for disabled drivers - based at Stoke Mandeville and due to hit the road 22nd - 24th July.

British Rally News ~ MAN – TASTIC SCRAP IN PROSPECT……
posted on 28-04-2005

Round 3 – The Roush Manx Rally, Douglas, Isle of Man – Friday 6th & Saturday 7th May 2005

After a seven week break, the 2005 MSA National Gravel Rally Championship resumes with round three in the shape of the ever-popular Roush Manx Rally next weekend (6/7th May) and with the championship finely poised, the scene is set for a battle royal.

British Rally News ~ MERNOCK TAKES FOURTH IN WALES
posted on 27-04-2005

BRC Stars of the Future - International Rally of Wales - Dolgellau - April 23/24th 2005



Yorkshireman Dom Mernock got his 2005 season well underway with a superb drive on the opening round of the BRC Stars of the Future Championship at the weekend.

British Rally News ~ Wozencroft wins 'Stars of future' race in Wales.
posted on 27-04-2005

James Wozencroft dominated the opening round of the British Rally Championship's 'Stars of the Future' series, as he and his Manx co-driver Robert Fagg took a convincing two minute victory on the Panaround Rally, part of the International Rally of Wales.

British Rally News ~ Roush Manx Rally unveils top entry list
posted on 27-04-2005

The entry list for the Roush Manx Rally [May 6-7] is of such a high quality that it is, quite literally, anyone's guess as to the identity of the eventual winners!

Obviously, one of the favourites has to be the Subaru Impreza WRC of Kenny McKinstry and Noel Orr who have won the rally three times already and are back to defend their 2004 victory.

BSB News ~ McWILLIAMS TO MISS OULTON PARK
posted on 27-04-2005

Stobart Honda rider JEREMY McWILLIAMS will miss round four of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park this weekend due to injury.

Carrera Cup heads for Thruxton
posted on 27-04-2005

Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

The fastest race circuit on the calendar is the setting for rounds three and four of the 2005 Porsche Carrera Cup GB as the championship heads south to the Thruxton circuit near Andover in Hampshire over the weekend of 30 April/1 May.

Alonso set to star at Goodwood Festival of Speed
posted on 27-04-2005

Current Formula One World Championship leader, Fernando Alonso, will drive the Renault R24 F1 car at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed, staged on June 24.25.26.

WRC News ~ McRae-backed Meeke Heads for Double Top in Sardinia
posted on 27-04-2005

With a win already under his belt this year and one rally in hand against his rivals, Kris Meeke is fast emerging as the British driver most capable of filling the void left by legend Colin McRae at the forefront of world rallying.

British Rally News ~ Timing error costs Ingram second.
posted on 27-04-2005

Jon Ingram has revealed that a timing error on the final test of the International Rally of Wales Sunday, the opening round of the 2005 British Rally Championship, cost him second place.

British Rally News ~ Davies third on MG debut
posted on 27-04-2005

Kevin Davies continued his impressive progress by claiming a fine third in class on this weekend's Panaround Rally, a round of the British Rally Championship 'Stars of the Future' series.

British Rally News ~ “ Dyno Davis Dreams Drifting Away ”
posted on 27-04-2005

PANAROUND RALLLY - DAY 1 BRC RALLY OF WALES 23/04/05

Prospeed Finalist Stefan Davis competed with co-driver Craig Burgess this weekend on the Panaround Rally which followed day 1 of the first round of the British Rally Championship the Rally of Wales. The event was a loose gravel forest event based outside the town of Dolgellau.

British Rally News ~ 2nd Round Victory for Moore in Wales
posted on 27-04-2005

Simon Moore and Co-Driver Huw Mathias and the AB Motorsport backed 205
won the 2nd round of the Quaife 205 Scholarship and Finished 5th Overall on the
Panaround Rally in Wales.

BSB News ~ MORE SOLID RESULTS FOR TOM AND OLLIE AT MALLORY
posted on 25-04-2005

Round 3 - Bennetts British Superbike Championship Meeting – Mallory Park, Leics. Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th April 2005

BRIDEWELL BROTHERS INSIDE TOP TEN YET AGAIN


Brothers Tommy and Ollie Bridewell continued their superb start to the 2005 season with another pair of mature rides which netted them more points at round three of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship meeting held at Mallory Park at the weekend.

British Rally News ~ Galligan inherits Production win.
posted on 25-04-2005

Mitsubishi UK works driver, Rory Galligan recorded a convincing Production Class victory on the opening round of the BRC at the weekend - the International Rally of Wales.

British Rally News ~ Organisers send best wishes to Wilson Jr.
posted on 25-04-2005

The organisers of the International Rally of Wales have wished talented teenager, Matthew Wilson and his co-driver, Scott Martin a speedy recovery following their heavy accident on the event on Saturday.

British Rally News ~ SUCCESS FOR MITSUBISHI TEAM ON BRITISH RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP DEBUT
posted on 25-04-2005

In their first event for the Mitsubishi UK works team, Rory Galligan and co-driver Greg Shinnors recorded a convincing Production Class victory in the opening round of the Pirelli Kwik-Fit MSA British Rally Championship, this weekend's International Rally of Wales, driving their Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR.

RALLYCROSS SUPER SERIES KICKS OFF AT CROFT
posted on 25-04-2005

The JBT Waste Services/RecycleItAll.com English Rallycross Masters – Monday 2nd May 2005

The opening event in the 2005 Rallycross Super Series, The JBT Waste Services/RecycleItAll.com English Rallycross Masters, gets underway this Bank Holiday Monday (2nd May) at Croft Circuit with six times British Rallycross Champion, Dermot Carnegie, heading the entry list at the wheel of his Ford Focus WRC.

BSB News ~ STOBART HONDA BACK IN THE POINTS – AND BIRDY’S PLEASED!
posted on 25-04-2005

Bennetts British Superbike Championship - Round 3 – Mallory Park, Leics – 23rd/24th April

Stobart Honda riders Michael Laverty and Gary Mason got back to basics with a pair of points scoring rides each at an incident packed Mallory Park in round three of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship today.

BSB News ~ Top five for Johnson
posted on 25-04-2005

Round 3 - Metzeler Superstock Championship

Mallory Park - 24th April



21-year-old Dave Johnson scored an encouraging fifth place at the third round of the Metzeler Superstock Championships at Mallory Park. Johnson who is based in Hinckley only a stone's throw from Mallory was very content with his results.

BSB News ~ Inspiring Weekend for Northpoint Honda Racing
posted on 25-04-2005

Round 3 - Mallory Park - 24th April 2005

British Supersport Championship



It was a fantastic weekend for the Northpoint Honda Racing Team at the third round of the British Supersport Championship at Mallory Park. A spectacular 3rd and 4th place for riders Craig Jones and Cal Crutchlow was a massive confidence boost for the two youngsters and the team.

British Rally News ~ Crash, Bang, Wallop, What a Rally!
posted on 25-04-2005

A famous Hollywood film producer once said of his latest film project: "I want to start with a bang and build up to a climax" - he must have been thinking about the start to this year's Kwik-Fit British Rally Championship in Wales!

WRC News ~ SUZUKI DRIVERS READY FOR THE ITALIAN JOB
posted on 22-04-2005

The Rally d'Italia-Sardinia is round three of the Junior World Rally Championship, which is currently led by Suzuki Ignis driver Guy Wilks followed by his team mate P-G Andersson. The two Suzuki men will be looking to extend their advantage on the all-gravel event, but in the competitive environment of world rallying this is never an easy task.
Sardinia was new to the Junior World Rally Championship last season, but this year's event has a very different look to it. The rally is being held much earlier and the route has been substantially revised to make it faster, more open and even more spectacular for the thousands of passionate Italian fans.

WRC News ~ MITSUBISHI LANCER WRC05 FOR GALLI ON HOME EVENT
posted on 22-04-2005

For the first time in his career, Italian “Gigi” Galli will compete in his home round of the FIA World Rally Championship in a world rally car. The 32-year-old, co-driven by Guido D’Amore, will contest the fifth round of the series, the Supermag Rally Italia Sardinia, in the Mitsubishi Lancer WRC05, partnering Harri Rovanperä/Risto Pietiläinen for the second successive event this season.

Historic Rally News ~ Smith commits to Porsche for BHRC
posted on 22-04-2005

Having taken a win and a second place on the opening two events, Steven Smith and John Nichols will now complete the Armajaro MSA British Historic Rally Championship in a Porsche 911.

British Rally News ~ Ingram targets top five finish in Wales
posted on 22-04-2005

An in form Jon Ingram will take the start line for the first round of the Kwik-Fit Pirelli British Rally Championship [BRC] - the International Rally of Wales this Saturday [April 23]. Ingram eager to get his British Rally Championship underway, will be looking for a similar performance to that he has experienced on his last two rally outings.

British Rally News ~ Wozencroft aims to be Suzuki star.
posted on 22-04-2005

Shropshire rally driver James Wozencroft heads into Mid Wales this weekend for the opening round of the British Rally Championship 'Stars of the Future' series. The Ludlow ace will be going for glory in his Thompson Garages backed Suzuki Ignis 1400, with Robert Fagg alongside.

British Rally News ~ Let Battle Commence
posted on 18-04-2005

From Bannockburn to Bournemouth, from Carmarthen to Carlisle, from Swansea to Sutton Coldfield, the rallying call has gone out - the 2005 Kwik-Fit Pirelli British Rally Championship blasts into life this weekend on the International Rally of Wales.

British Rally News ~ Jones and Butler set for Rally of Wales
posted on 18-04-2005

Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge competitors Stuart Jones and Ross Butler are to compete on the opening round of the 2005 British Rally Championship, the International Rally of Wales this coming weekend.

British Rally News ~ Home fun for Humphreys.
posted on 18-04-2005

Having contested two rallies already in April, Wyn Humphreys plans to contest a further two events which will be supporting the Kwik-Fit Pirelli British Rally Championship opening round, the International Rally of Wales this coming weekend.

British Rally News ~ Davies looks forward to MG experience
posted on 18-04-2005

Up and coming Welsh rally star Kevin Davies will tackle the Panaround Stages Rally this coming weekend, the opening round of the Kwik-Fit Pirelli British Rally Championship 'Stars of the Future' series.

Davies will also have two new 'team members' to consider for the event - one, a brand new MG ZR 1400 car, and the other, support from the Wales Motorsport Initiative's Performance Engineering Training Program [PETP].

WRC News ~ SUZUKIS CLIMB LEARNING CURVE IN NEW ZEALAND
posted on 14-04-2005

Suzuki driver P-G Andersson has finished 17th overall and comfortably won his class on the Rally New Zealand, round four of the World Rally Championship. His team mate Guy Wilks finished 27th overall, having lost 10 minutes as a result of going off the road.

WRC News ~ RALLY NEW ZEALAND – SKODA NEWS
posted on 14-04-2005

• 10th place for Armin but final day retirement for Janne
• Difficult New Zealand rally for Škoda Fabia WRC 05
• WRC returns to Europe for second quarter of the season

Armin Schwarz ended the Rally of New Zealand in 10th place but team mate Janne Tuohino was denied a finish on his first visit to the event when the Škoda Fabia WRC 05 suffered a damaged turbo on the first stage of the final day. Janne limped through the stage but retired from the event before SS18 to prevent further engine damage. Janne’s retirement ended a frustrating rally for the Finn who had begun with a 50 seconds penalty when an ECU failure delayed his departure from first service to the opening stage and denied him the chance of a points finish on his first finish to New Zealand.

British Rally News ~ Astra-nomical for Ingram
posted on 14-04-2005

Having spent the last fifteen years out of motorsport, Jon Ingram must be feeling like he has never been away from the sport. Winning the recent Wold Construction North Humberside Forest Rally on Saturday 2nd April, a qualifying round of the British Trials and Rally Drivers Association Championship, he also added the Astra Stages National Rally over honours during Saturday 9th April.

British Rally News ~ John Lloyd: from business suit to driving suit
posted on 14-04-2005

London-based insurance broker John Lloyd will once again swap his business suit for fireproof driving overalls in 2005, competing against some of the world's best drivers in high-powered rally cars on the British Rally Championship.

British Rally News ~ Round 1 - Seconds Out - Let Battle Commence in Wales
posted on 14-04-2005

Wales countdown commences for British Rally Championship

The forests of mid Wales are already beckoning competitors in this year's Kwik-Fit Pirelli British Rally Championship for the first round of the series which will take place over the weekend of the 23rd and 24th of April.

British Rally News ~ New stage on Pirelli Rally gets thumbs up.
posted on 14-04-2005

The Pirelli International Rally will benefit from a specially constructed test this year, with the new P-Zero spectator stage set to evoke memories of the Lombard RAC Rallies much loved 'Stately Home' stages.

50 YEARS OF MARSHALLING
posted on 14-04-2005

In 2007, the British Motorsport Marshals' Club (BMMC)
will celebrate its 50th anniversary. To commemorate
this event, national treasurer George Copeland hopes
to put together a history of the club and the changes
which have taken place in 50 years of marshalling.

BRITON JAMES THOMPSON AND ALFA ROMEO TASTE VICTORY IN INAUGURAL WTCC RACE
posted on 13-04-2005

The Alfa Romeo Racing Team has got off to a great start in the inaugural round of the FIA World Touring Car Championship at Monza, with victory for British driver James Thompson in Race 2, and second and third places for team mates Gabriele Tarquini and Augusto Farfus in a close fought Race 1.

Historic Rally News ~ Arden has Classic nightmare on Astra
posted on 13-04-2005

Ian Arden and Phil Stone survived an amazing series of dramas in getting their Ford Escort Mk2 to the finish of the Astra Stages on Saturday [April 9], the second round of the HRCR Classic Stage Rally Challenge.

British Rally News ~ Hendy secures runners-up spot in Cornwall.
posted on 13-04-2005

Steve Hendy began his 2005 season in style at the weekend with an impressive second place finish in the Tour of Cornwall.

The double national champion is bidding for a third title in the GPR MSA National Asphalt Rally Championship and is confident that he can achieve this feat.

British Rally News ~ Galligan likens new Mitsubishi MR to a 'rocket'
posted on 13-04-2005

Mitsubishi Motors UK works driver, Rory Galligan has hailed the brand new Lancer Evolution VIII MR, after driving it for the first time on Saturday at the BRC Live, the launch event for the 2005 Pirelli Kwik-Fit MSA British Rally Championship.

PROSPEED RALLY SCHOLARSHIP DOUBLES UP FOR 2005
posted on 12-04-2005

The 2005 ProSpeed Motorsport Rally Scholarship

Hot on the heels of Welshman Tom Curtis winning the 2004 ProSpeed Motorsport Rally Scholarship last week, and with it the £30,000 prize, the go-ahead North Yorkshire concern has already made plans for 2005 with the news that there will be not only one lucky winner this year, but two!

TOP RIDERS HEAD FOR CROFT
posted on 12-04-2005

MRO Powerbike Tour Championship - Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th April 2004

The cream of British motorcycle club racers head for Croft Circuit this weekend when the North Yorkshire track plays host to round two MRO Powerbike Tour and with many regular BSB stars set to get some practice in for the Bennetts British Superbike Championship meeting in June, the meeting is eagerly anticipated.

BSB News ~ Difficult Weekend for Ellison
posted on 11-04-2005

British Superbikes - Round 2 - Thruxton Circuit - 10th April

27-year-old Jentin Yamaha British Superbike rider Dean Ellison had a difficult weekend at the second round of the Bennetts British Superbike series at Thruxton Race Circuit. Ellison originally from Kendal, now living in Leicester, was hoping to improve from the results he suffered at Brands Hatch a couple of weeks ago but the team are still struggling to make the new bike work.

BTCC News ~ VICTORIOUS RACE DEBUT FOR VX RACING ASTRA SPORT HATCH
posted on 11-04-2005

The new VX Racing Astra Sport Hatch made a successful race debut at the opening round of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Donington Park this weekend, with Yvan Muller claiming the car's debut win, one second and one third place. Gavin Smith put in some strong performances on his race debut for VX Racing, and recorded his best-ever BTCC result in the final race of the day, but Colin Turkington suffered a run of bad luck with a collision and rare mechanical problems.

BSB News ~ Mixed Fortunes For Xpress Racing
posted on 11-04-2005

Metzeler National Superstock Championship

Round 2 - Thruxton Circuit - 10th April


Dave Johnson and his Xpress Racing team suffered mixed fortunes at the weekend which saw the 21-year-old from Leicester suffer a minor technical problem in the National Superstock Race forcing him to withdraw from 6th place. Looking strong and confident throughout practice and qualifying Johnson was looking comfortable in the in the 18-lap-race.

BSB News ~ TOP TEN FINISHES FOR TOM AND OLLIE AT THRUXTON
posted on 11-04-2005

Round 2 - Bennetts British Superbike Championship Meeting – Thruxton, Hants.
Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th April 2005


BRIDEWELL BROTHERS FEATURE PROMINENTLY AT LOCAL CIRCUIT



Wiltshire brothers Tommy and Ollie Bridewell came away from Thruxton well pleased with their respective performances after a pair of mature rides in round two of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at the weekend.

BSB News ~ Succesful weekend for Jones and Crutchlow
posted on 11-04-2005

Round 2 Thruxton Race Circuit - 10th April

It was another successful weekend for the Northpoint Honda Squad consisting of 20-year-old Craig Jones and 19-year-old Cal Crutchlow at the second round of the British Supersport Championship at Thruxton Race Circuit. With a fourth and seventh place respectively the two youngsters were extremely content with their results and are looking forward to the third round at Mallory Park in a few weeks time.

British Rally News ~ PEREZ EXCHANGES RALLY SUIT FOR MARSHAL'S TABARD
posted on 11-04-2005

VK Vodka Kick rally driver Steve Perez was a busy man at the weekend with a double commitment in the sport both inside and outside of the car.

BSB News ~ BIRD DEMANDS RESULTS AFTER THRUXTON
posted on 11-04-2005

Bennetts British Superbike Championship - Round 2 – Thruxton, Hampshire – 9th/10th April



Stobart Honda team boss Paul Bird has demanded a massive improvement all round after his team’s disappointing results at Thruxton this weekend.

WRC News ~ PEUGEOT INCREASES CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD
posted on 10-04-2005

Peugeot has underlined its excellent start to the season in New Zealand by once more bringing two cars home to the finish. Marcus Gronholm takes his second consecutive runner-up position, while Markko Martin finishes fifth after an exciting battle with Ford driver Toni Gardemeister. Peugeot has therefore reinforced its position leading the constructors' championship, 12 points ahead of Citroen and 15 points ahead of Subaru.

Historic Rally News ~ Astra Stages report
posted on 10-04-2005

BHRC round two: Astra Stages Historic Rally

Steven Smith/John Nichols and David Stokes/Ian Oakey were the big winners on round two of the 2005 Armajaro MSA British Historic Rally Championship, the Astra Stages Historic Rally on Saturday (9 April).
Despite strong opposition, both crews claimed category victories after a tough day of rallying in the slippery North Wales forests.

WRC News ~ SIXTH FOR GARDEMEISTER EDGES FORD CLOSER TO HALF CENTURY
posted on 10-04-2005

BP-Ford World Rally Team drivers Toni Gardemeister and Jakke Honkanen finished sixth on the Rally New Zealand today to extend the Blue Oval's scoring record in the FIA World Rally Championship to an unprecedented 48 consecutive events. The Finns are one of only two pairings to score points on all four rounds this year in their Ford Focus RS World Rally Car and lie fourth in the drivers' standings with the first quarter of the season completed.

WRC News ~ Loeb and Citroën triumph in Auckland
posted on 10-04-2005

A perfectly paced run during Leg 3 ensured victory for Sébastien Loeb, Daniel Elena and Citroën at the finish ceremony of the 2005 Rally New Zealand in Waitemata Plaza in Auckland's harbour district. The Franco-Monegasque pair's second win of the season takes them to 2nd place in the provisional Drivers' Championship standings.

BTCC News ~ VX RACING SEIZE POLE IN THRILLING QUALIFYING SESSION AT DONINGTON PARK
posted on 10-04-2005

The VX Racing Astra Sport Hatch made a dramatic race weekend debut at the opening round of the 2005 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Donington Park in a thrilling qualifying session. After trading times with team-mate Yvan Muller, VX Racing new recruit Colin Turkington grabbed pole, before sliding into the gravel on the outside of Redgate corner.

WRC News ~ GALLI CLAIMS POINTS FINISH FOR MITSUBISHI WRC TEAM
posted on 10-04-2005

Propecia Rally New Zealand (WRC Round 4/16

April 10, 2005 - Leg 3


The Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sports WRC crew of “Gigi” Galli and Guido D’Amore finished in the points in their second outing in Rally New Zealand, the fourth round of the FIA World Rally Championship. The Italian Lancer WRC05 duo finished eighth and claimed a driver and manufacturer points finish for the second time this season - Mitsubishi’s fourth consecutive points-scoring finish in 2005. Team-mates Harri Rovanperä and Risto Pietiläinen completed the final stage but were then withdrawn by the team on the road section back to Auckland with tire problems.

CURTIS WINS PROSPEED SCHOLARSHIP
posted on 10-04-2005

The 2005 ProSpeed Motorsport Scholarship Final

Welshman Tom Curtis has won the 2005 ProSpeed Motorsport Scholarship after a impressing the panel of judges at the final which was held at Blyton Park, Lincolnshire yesterday.

HUGE FREE FESTIVAL SET FOR DONINGTON IN SEPTEMBER
posted on 10-04-2005

* Live action demonstration by the Renault F1 Team - triple Grand Prix winner *

A huge two-day motorsport festival offering free entry to tens of thousands of enthusiasts, promises to be among this country’s best-attended race meetings when the all-new World Series by Renault comes to Leicestershire’s Donington Park circuit on Saturday and Sunday, 10th/11th September.

Historic Rally News ~ Preview, round two: Astra Stages Historic Rally
posted on 05-04-2005

The second round of the 2005 Armajaro MSA British Historic Rally Championship moves the action to North Wales for the Astra Stages Historic Rally on Saturday 9 April.

Following a great start to the season on the Robin Hood Stages last month, an entry of almost 70 historic cars will take to the gravel stages of the Clocaenog and Aberhirnant forest complexes.

WRC News ~ ŠKODA MOTORSPORT HEADS FOR THE FLOWING STAGES OF NEW ZEALAND
posted on 05-04-2005

* Škoda Motorsport returns to New Zealand for the first time since 2003
* Spectacular flowing ‘drivers’ stages all new for the Fabia WRC 05

After debuting the new Fabia WRC 05 in Mexico the Škoda Motorsport World Rally Team remains outside Europe for round four of the World Rally Championship. Rally New Zealand (April 7-10) is the furthest event from the team’s Mladá Boleslav base in heart of Europe and for this second long-haul event of the season the team will be represented by Armin Schwarz/Klaus Wicha and Janne Tuohino/Mikko Markkula.

BTCC News ~ SEAT Sport trio ready to rumble
posted on 05-04-2005

SEAT Sport UK is mounting a challenge for the BTCC Manufacturers' title in its second season of competition, as it prepares for the start of the 2005 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.

After nine race wins and finishing runners-up in the Teams' Cup last year with two drivers, a new SEAT Sport UK three-car squad returns to the BTCC in 2005 with Jason Plato, James Pickford and Luke Hines driving identical SEAT Toledo Cupras.

750MC Berkshire Motorsport Centre
posted on 05-04-2005

Continuing their theme of Motorsport Champions the Berkshire Motorsport Centre will be hosting an evening with guest speaker: 2004 Formula Vee Champion Mike Jenvey. He will be telling us all how he did it next Wednesday 13th April at 8pm in the Lamb Public House in Theale, near Reading

British Rally News ~ HUMPHREYS HAPPY IN HUMBERSIDE
posted on 05-04-2005

Wyn Humphreys claimed his second maximum score in the under 25 category of the Silverstone Competition Tyres British Trials and Rally Drivers Association Championship on the Wold Construction North Humberside Forest Rally. The 21yr old Welshman competed for the second time in the TEG Sport International Group N specification Subaru Impreza on the Willerby based event.

British Rally News ~ Justin Dale seeks new Co-Driver
posted on 05-04-2005

With only a few days before the British Rally Championship kicks off with BRC Live in Nuneaton, one of the UK's most popular rally drivers is on the look out for a new co-driver - and no previous experience is necessary!

British Rally News ~ Now We Are Two
posted on 05-04-2005

Team Spirit Rally Sport will be entering both their Peugeot 206's for the international Rally of Wales on April 23rd/24th. This will be the first time that a Peugeot 206RC has competed in the UK and driver Ellya Gold said "The RC has about 50bhp more than the 206 Grand Turisme I used in last years championship, so I am hoping to really mix it with the top Formula 2000 cars this year".

BSB News ~ BRITISH SUPERBIKES AT THRUXTON
posted on 05-04-2005

Ryuichi Kiyonari heads for Thruxton and the second round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship this Sunday, 10 April, intent on continuing his high speed early season dominance in the chase for country's premier crown.

WRC News ~ BP-FORD FINDS CONSISTENCY AMID NEW ZEALAND'S GRAVEL
posted on 05-04-2005

Rally New Zealand (7 - 10 April) offers BP-Ford World Rally Team's drivers a taste of consistency for the first time this season after a highly varied start to the campaign. It is the second consecutive gravel round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the surface on which the bulk of the 16-event series is fought out and which takes competitors right through to late August before briefly switching to asphalt.

WRC News ~ Citroën's stars under the Southern Cross
posted on 05-04-2005

As fourth round of the FIA World Rally Championship, Rally New Zealand marks the final encounter of the first quarter of the 2005 series. For this event, organised 19,000 kilometres from its Versailles-Satory base, Team Citroën Total has entered two Xsara WRCs, one for defending champions Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena and the other for their team-mates François Duval/Stéphane Prévot.

BTCC News ~ Plato to take on the world’s best
posted on 05-04-2005

SEAT Sport UK driver Jason Plato will contest three rounds of the FIA World Touring Car Championship in a SEAT Sport Toledo Cupra.

The 37-year old driver will join the Barcelona-based SEAT Sport squad at Silverstone (rounds 5 and 6 on May 15th), Imola (rounds 7 and 8 on May 29th) and at Spa-Francorchamps (rounds 11 and 12 on July 30th), teaming up with regular SEAT Sport WTCC drivers Rickard Rydell (Sweden), Jorde Gené (Spain) and Peter Terting (Germany).

BSB News ~ BRIDEWELL BROTHERS AIM FOR LOCAL GLORY
posted on 05-04-2005

Round 2 - Bennetts British Superbike Championship Meeting – Thruxton, Hants.

Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th April 2005


TOMMY AND OLLIE CONFIDENT AHEAD OF THRUXTON

Wiltshire brothers Tommy and Ollie Bridewell go into round two of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship brimful of confidence as the series visits their local track at Thruxton this weekend.

Cosworth's Caterham CSR engine unleashed
posted on 05-04-2005

The first examples of the bespoke Cosworth engine destined for the Caterham Seven CSR have rolled off the production line.

The mighty 260bhp unit is being built alongside the Formula One powerplants that have effortlessly propelled the Red Bull Racing team into points scoring finishes in Australia and Malaysia. It marks the return of Cosworth to the road car market after a ten-year absence.

csma BRANDS HATCH CLASSIC FESTIVAL
posted on 05-04-2005

F1 FERRARI ACTION

The latest addition to the csma Brands Hatch Classic Festival 14-15 May 2005 is a must for F1 fans. At lunchtime on both the Saturday and Sunday of the Festival, there will be high-speed action from the ex-Alesi Ferrari Formula 1 Grand Prix car from 1993 (F93A), owned and driven by Paul Osborn."The 3.5-litre V12 engines have their own sound, and I think the 1993 model is probably the loudest of them all. Even with earplugs it gives me a headache!" he says.

British Rally News ~ Humberside Success for AB Motorsport team.
posted on 05-04-2005

Simon Moore and Co-Driver Huw Mathias and the AB Motorsport backed Peugeot 205 enjoyed a trouble free run on the North Humberside rally on Sunday, and finished a creditable 38th overall.

BTCC News ~ ALL NEW VX RACING TO MAKE DEBUT AT OPENING BTCC ROUND
posted on 05-04-2005

The new-look VX Racing team will line up for the opening round of the 2005 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Donington Park next weekend as the record-breaking triple title holders. But with a new car, the VX Racing Astra Sport Hatch, and new drivers, the team will have fresh challenges to keep ahead of the competition.

British Rally News ~ Stars line-up for BRC Live.
posted on 05-04-2005

The line-up for the 'All Star Rallysprint' at the 'BRC Live' event this Saturday at Nuneaton looks like a recipe for a real old fashioned grudge match.

Heading the entry is the man who lost out last year in one of the closest British Rally Championship finishes on record, Austin MacHale.

British Rally News ~ Davies takes class hat-trick.
posted on 05-04-2005

West Wales youngster Kevin Davies scored an impressive class victory on this weekend's North Humberside Forestry Rally, as he made it three class wins from three starts in 2005.

British Rally News ~ Mitsubishi UK works team set for BRC debut
posted on 05-04-2005

The works Mitsubishi UK Rally team will in action for the first time this year this weekend at the launch event for the 2005 BRC championship - the BRC Live, with Rory Galligan scheduled to drive one of the team's Group N Lancer Evolution VIII MRs.

Hughes' second keeps title dream on track.
posted on 05-04-2005

Welsh rally star Simon Hughes retained his lead in the 2005 Skoda Fabia Rallye Cup, after taking a fine second in the points and twenty third overall on this weekend's Valasska Rally in the Czech Republic.

British Rally News ~ Manic weekend for Moffatt!
posted on 05-04-2005

Gloucestershire rally star John Moffatt kept his BTRDA national Rally Championship hopes alive on last Saturday's North Humberside Forest Stages, finishing 18th overall. He then drove back through the night to work as Clerk of the Course at a round of the British Autotest Championship in Hereford on Sunday.

Porsche 911 Prize Awaits 2005 Carrera Cup GB Champion
posted on 01-04-2005

Competitors in the 2005 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Championship, which begins at Donington Park circuit in Leicestershire on April 9/10, will once again be racing to win the keys to a brand new Porsche 911 Carrera, worth over £60,000. New for this season is an innovative programme designed to give young drivers the chance to prove themselves behind the wheel of a 185mph 911 GT3 Cup race car.

WRC News ~ SUZUKI ON TOP FORM FOR THE LONGEST TRIP OF THE YEAR...
posted on 01-04-2005

Rally New Zealand is round four of the World Championship, and although it is not part of the Junior World Rally Championship, Suzuki will once more enter two cars for P-G Andersson and Guy Wilks in class A6 in order to gain experience for the future.

BTCC News ~ SEAT Sport UK BTCC trio ready to rumble
posted on 01-04-2005

SEAT Sport UK is mounting a challenge for the BTCC Manufacturers' title in its second season of competition, as it prepares for the start of the 2005 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.