Murray snatches the early edge with Douglas Motorsport’s debut win
Posted: April 5, 2012 Filed under: Ginetta Junior | Tags: 2012, Andrew Watson, Brands Hatch, Douglas Motorsport, Ginetta, Junior, Niall Murray, Wayne Douglas Leave a commentIrishman Niall Murray picked up from where he left off last season, starting the 2012 Ginetta Junior championship in fine style with a win and a second place in two thrilling races at Brands Hatch for his new team, Douglas Motorsport.
Deja vu as briliant Sharp seals Brands Hatch hat-trick
Posted: April 4, 2012 Filed under: Ginetta Cup | Tags: 2012, Andrew Richardson, Brands Hatch, Carl Breeze, Colin White, Fergus Walkinshaw, G50, G55, Ian Parsons, Jamie Orton, Josh Wakefield, Louise Richardson, Mark Davies, Max Coates, Rob Gaffney, Tom Ingram, Tom Sharp Leave a commentTom Sharp repeated his feat of 2011 by winning all three races of the opening Michelin Ginetta GT Supercup round at Brands Hatch in fine style, while many of his main rivals had mixed weekends to tell of.
Goff shares spoils with Rivett to take early lead for Pyro
Posted: April 4, 2012 Filed under: AirAsia Clio Cup UK | Tags: 2012, Adam Bonham, Brands Hatch, crash, Jack Goff, Jake Giddings, James Colburn, Josh Files, Luke Wright, Nicholas Hamilton, Paul Rivett, Renault Clio Leave a commentPyro’s Jack Goff started the 2012 AirAsia Clio Cup in strong fashion, taking a win and a second place at Brands Hatch to seal the early championship lead, sharing the race wins with reigning champion Paul Rivett who was cruelly denied a double.
Robertson takes comfortable win in second Junior race
Posted: April 2, 2012 Filed under: Ginetta Junior | Tags: 2012, Andrew Watson, Brands Hatch, Charlie Robertson, George Gamble, Ginetta, HHC Motorsport, Junior, Niall Murray, Ollie Chadwick, Pepe Massot, Sennan Fielding Leave a commentHHC Motorsport’s Charlie Robertson retaliated after a race one disappointment to comfortably take victory in the weekend’s second Ginetta Junior race at Brands Hatch.
Brands Hatch round-up: Collard, Neal and Plato takes wins in chaotic opener
Posted: April 1, 2012 Filed under: British Touring Cars | Tags: 2012, Andrew Jordan, Aron Smith, Brands Hatch, BTCC, crash, Dave Newsham, Gordon Shedden, gravel, Honda, Jason Plato, Marshalls, Mat Jackson, Matt Neal, MG, Nick Foster, Rob Collard Leave a commentThe new British Touring Car Championship season well and truly sparked into life at Brands Hatch on Sunday, and with Rob Collard, Matt Neal and Jason Plato all taking thrilling victories.
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Amongst some spectacular racing action, there was still a tasty amount of carnage and occassional comedy for the fans to savour, particularly if you were up at Druids corner….
(championship standings also below)
Plato takes special win for new MG in red flag-affected race three
Posted: April 1, 2012 Filed under: British Touring Cars | Tags: 2012, Andrew Jordan, Brands Hatch, BTCC, crash, Dave Newsham, Gordon Shedden, Honda, Jason Plato, Jeff Smith, Mat Jackson, Matt Neal, MG, NGTC, Rob Coll, Triple Eight Leave a commentRace three saw a fairytale result for Triple Eight Racing and Jason Plato as they took victory and he championship lead in another dramatic race at Brands Hatch, which was red-flagged initially after an early pile-up.
Not only that, but Plato also leads the points table as the series heads to Donington Park in two weeks time…
Neal outfoxes Plato for first NGTC Honda win
Posted: April 1, 2012 Filed under: British Touring Cars | Tags: 2012, Andrew Jordan, Brands Hatch, BTCC, Honda, Jason Plato, Matt Jackson, Matt Neal, NGTC, Nick Foster, Rob Austin, Rob Collard Leave a commentMatt Neal won out in a classic scrap with his old foe Jason Plato to win race two of the weekend at Brands Hatch, the first win for the new NGTC Honda Civic.
Murray wins Junior opener on Douglas Motorsport’s debut
Posted: April 1, 2012 Filed under: Ginetta Junior | Tags: 2012, Brands Hatch, Charlie Robertson, Douglas Motorsport, George Gamble, Ginetta, Niall Murray, Sennan Fielding, William Palmer Leave a commentNiall Murray made a winning start to his Ginetta Junior season with new team Douglas Motorsport, beating George Gamble to the line by a mere 0.133s after a typically dramatic race.
Collard wins action-packed opener at Brands Hatch
Posted: April 1, 2012 Filed under: British Touring Cars | Tags: 2012, Adam Morgan, Andrew Jordan, Brands Hatch, BTCC, Dave Newsham, Jason Plato, Matt Neal, Rob Collard, Tom Onslow-Cole, WSR Leave a commentWest Surrey Racing’s hard work over the winter paid off as Rob Collard took victory in the first race of the 2012 British Touring Car Championship in a race that was full of action from start to finish.
Newsham stuns rivals with first BTCC pole position
Posted: March 31, 2012 Filed under: British Touring Cars | Tags: 2012, Andrew Jordan, Brands Hatch, BTCC, Chris James, Chris james blocks Andrew Jordan, Dave Newsham, ES Racing, Honda, Jason Plato, Matt Neal, MG, NGTC, Rob Collard, Vauxhall Leave a commentDave Newsham had a dream start to his new life with underdog squad ES Racing by beating the reigning champion Matt Neal to pole position for the first round of the season at Brands Hatch.