About Author: James Broomhead

Description: James is our Diet-Coke fuelled Deputy-Editor and has been with TCF pretty much since day 1, he can be found frequenting twitter at @The_Lap_Times

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2012 Nurburgring 24 Hours: Update After 21 Hours

Posted on May 20, 2012 | No Comments
With just three hours to go the attrition amongst the top cars continues.
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2012 Nurburgring 24 Hours: Update After 18 Hours

Posted on May 20, 2012 | No Comments
With a quarter of the 2012 Nurburgring 24 Hours to it's a battle between the top four teams representing four different marques.
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2012 Nurburgring 24 Hours: Update After 15 Hours

Posted on May 20, 2012 | No Comments
An update on teh 2012 Nurburgring 24 Hours as it stands after 15 hours.
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2012 Nurburgring 24 Hours: Update After 12 Hours

Posted on May 20, 2012 | No Comments
An update on the 2012 Nurburgring 24 Hours as the race passes the half way point.
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2012 Nurburgring 24 Hours: Update After Nine Hours

Posted on May 19, 2012 | No Comments
Update on the 2012 Nurburgring 24 Hours after nine hours of racing.
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2012 Nurburgring 24 Hours: Update After Six Hours

Posted on May 19, 2012 | No Comments
Update on the 2012 Nurburgring 24 after six hours of racing on the Nordschleife.
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2012 Nurburgring 24 Hours: Update After Three Hours

Posted on May 19, 2012 | No Comments
Update after the first three hours of the 2012 Nurburgring 24 Hours.
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MTECH Beat Porsches To Win Second Nurburgring Encounter

Posted on May 19, 2012 | No Comments
After a weekend largely dominated by Porsches – save for the Aston Martin win in the first race – Duncan Cameron overcame two 997s to record the first win of the season for MTECH and the Ferrari 458.
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Uwe Alzen Gives BMW Nurburgring 24 Pole After New Shootout

Posted on May 18, 2012 | No Comments
Uwe Alzen set the fastest lap around the Nurburgring Nordschleife of the Nurburgring 24 Hours weekend so far to take pole position for the event at the end of a new qualifying top-40 shootout.
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Ad-Vantage Beechdean: Adam And Howard Give New GT3 Aston First Win

Posted on May 18, 2012 | No Comments
A charge from Jonny Adam in the second half of the race – aided by a penalty for an unlucky RJN Motorsport crew – gave the new GT3-spec Aston Martin Vantage its first race win as Beechdean Motorsport won the first Avon Tyres British GT Championship race of the Nurburgring 24 Hours weekend.
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Mardenborough And Tandy Take Poles For Nurburgring Races

Posted on May 17, 2012 | No Comments
Jann Mardenborough and Nick Tandy took one pole position apiece for RJN Motorsport and Motorbase Performance at the Nurburgring ahead of the two hour long races this weekend.
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Timbuli Porsche Leads First Practice On the Nordschleife

Posted on May 17, 2012 | No Comments
The Timbuli Racing Porsche 997 GT3 R set the pace during the first 90 minute practice session for the 2012 Nurburgring 24 Hours, grabbing the fastest time by nearly 4.5 seconds.
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Hawthorns Motorsport Set For Britcar Return

Posted on May 17, 2012 | No Comments
Hawthorns Motorsport – Britcar GT champions in 2008 – are close to returning to the series now known as the Britcar MSA British Endurance Championship (BEC)
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2012 Nurburgring 24 Hours: Preview

Posted on May 17, 2012 | 1 Comment
If 24 hours around any track is a challenge then 24 Hours around the Nurburgring Nordschleife – perhaps the most (in)famous race track in the world – must be perhaps the biggest challenge of them all.
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Nick Tandy Tops Porsche Dominated Practice Sessions

Posted on May 17, 2012 | No Comments
The twin practice sessions for the Avon Tyres British GT Championship were largely Porsche dominated affairs as 997 GT3 R topped both of the hours session and all five examples finished the second session inside the top ten.
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Lola Cars Applies To Enter Administration

Posted on May 16, 2012 | No Comments
Lola Cars has taken a step toward entering administration by issuing Notices of Intent to appoint a administrator for the Cambridgeshire based company. Decisions with potential investors or purchasers continue.
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Mosler Squad Win Much Interrupted BEC Snetterton Race

Posted on May 14, 2012 | 5 Comments
Spectators at Snetterton were robbed of a grandstand finish to a turbulent – strategy dominated – Britcar MSA British Endurance Championship when a mysterious technical problem forced the Class Two Motionsport Ferrari 458 into a late, and unnecessary, pitstop.
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Williams’ Pit Fire: One Man Remains In Hospital In Stable Condition

Posted on May 14, 2012 | No Comments
One member of the Williams F1 team remains in hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the fire the team’s pit garage following the Spanish Grand Prix yesterday (May 13).
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Silverstone Classic Set For Another Record Year

Posted on May 14, 2012 | No Comments
After a record breaking 2011 event this year’s Silverstone Classic powered by the AA is set to once more be a huge event in the British motorsport year, the three day event bringing together packed grids of cars representing the last 60 years of several racing disciplines including Touring cars, F1 and Group C sportscars.
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Murrells Leaves It Late To Claim BEC Snetterton Pole

Posted on May 12, 2012 | No Comments
A late lap from George Murrells secured pole position in Optimum Motorsport’s Ginetta G55 GT3 for the third round of the Britcar MSA British Endurance Championship.
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Pittard Aiming To Build On Strong Debut At Snetterton

Posted on May 11, 2012 | No Comments
After finishing second in class in his first race in the Britcar MSA British Endurance Championship (BEC) Dave Pittard will return to action this weekend on the Snetterton 300 circuit, again with the Strata21 Porsche.
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Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps: Race Report

Posted on May 6, 2012 | No Comments
Audi’s quartet of brand new R18s dominated – as expected – the second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, delivering a debut win for the endurance racing giant’s latest generation of race car.
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McNish Scores Pole For WEC Spa-Francorchamps

Posted on May 4, 2012 | No Comments
Allan McNish led the Audi 1-2-3-4 in qualifying for tomorrow’s Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, setting the fastest time of the session by more than half a second in the no.2 Audi R18 e-tron quattro.
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Marcel Fassler Keeps Audi No.1 Ahead in Third Practice

Posted on May 4, 2012 | No Comments
No.1 was again at the top of the timesheets in the final free practice session for the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps as Marcel Fassler continued the form shown by his co-drivers Andre Lotterer and Benoit Treluyer in the two Thursday sessions.
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Audi’s Hybrids Lead Thursday Running At Spa-Francorchamp

Posted on May 3, 2012 | No Comments
The brand new Audi R18 e-tron quattro made its competitive debut in practice ahead of this weekend’s Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps as the hybrid machine topped the timesheets in both of Thursday’s free practice sessions.
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TRG Lead Porsche Contingent At Wet Grand Prix Of Miami

Posted on May 2, 2012 | No Comments
Four Porsche 911 GT3 Cup racers finished a rain shortened race inside the top four of the GT class in the Rolex Series Grand Prix of Miami.
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MSR Frustrated By Miami Weather, Mistakes And Red Flag

Posted on May 2, 2012 | No Comments
The Michael Shank Racing crew left the Grand Prix of Miami divided by the Grand-Am officials’ call to end the race at Homestead-Miami Speedway early due to torrential rain.
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SunTrust Racing Pairing Victorious In Sodden Grand Prix Of Miami

Posted on May 2, 2012 | No Comments
After a difficult start to the Rolex Series season Max Angelelli and Ricky Taylor made some amends for SunTrust Racing, winning the third round of the championship at a wet Homestead-Miami Speedway for the Grand Prix of Miami.
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Petter Solberg Set To Star At Rallyday 2012

Posted on May 2, 2012 | No Comments
Former World Rally champion and current factory Ford driver Petter Solberg has been confirmed as the star turn for Rallyday 2012 at Castle Combe (August 18).
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Daniel Lloyd Takes First Carrera Cup Win In Thruxton Thriller

Posted on May 1, 2012 | No Comments
Porsche Scholarship winner Daniel Lloyd braved a still wet Thruxton on slick tyres, battling up to take his first Porsche Carrera Cup GB in the second race at the Hampshire speeddrome.
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