About Author: James Warnette

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Scuderia duo confident of 2011 success

Posted on February 3, 2011 | No Comments
With the arrival of the next generation of GT3 classification cars soon to arrive in GT championships across the world, you could be forgiven for overlooking a car which is...
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Roush Yates Powered Dalziel Breaks Unofficial Daytona Lap Record

Posted on January 16, 2011 | No Comments
During last weekends ‘Roar Before the 24′ practice session for the Rolex 24 endurance race, Ford driver Ryan Dalziel ran an unparalleled lap of 1:39.973 using his Roush Yates engine....
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2010 British Formula Three Season Review

Posted on January 2, 2011 | No Comments
It’s been thirteen years since France last had a Formula 1 World Champion. Alain Prost was the last, having scored an impressive fifty one wins and four World Drivers titles,...
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Team RPM Gear up for 2011 GT Open Campaign

Posted on December 23, 2010 | No Comments
Top GT squad, Team RPM announced today that it will again contest the International GT Open series after a successful first year. Owner / driver, Alex Mortimer will continue his...
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Mortimer Joins Racing4Charity Celebrity Karting Challenge At Autosport International

Posted on December 23, 2010 | No Comments
Former British GT Champion, Alex Mortimer, has announced his continued participation in David Brabham’s Racing4Charity Celebrity Karting Challenge on Thursday 13th January, the opening day of the Autosport International show....
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Aston Martin GT4 Challenge Returns Stronger in 2011

Posted on December 23, 2010 | No Comments
After a successful maiden year in 2010, Aston Martin Racing has increased the number of races in The Aston Martin GT4 Challenge to nine, including two rounds in mainland Europe...
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McLaren Return to GT Endurance Racing With CRS

Posted on December 23, 2010 | No Comments
Fifteen years since the McLaren F1 GTR famously won the world-famous 24 Heures du Mans (Le Mans) on its debut, and 12 years since six ‘Longtails’ last raced at Le...
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Holzer signed up as factory Porsche Driver

Posted on December 13, 2010 | No Comments
Popular German driver, Marco Holzer has finally been confirmed as an official Porsche factory driver after three years training as a Porsche Junior. The news is no real surprise to...
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Level 5 Confirms Two Car Attack on 2011 LMP2 Class

Posted on December 13, 2010 | No Comments
Following a record-setting season, Level 5 Motorsports announced over the weekend their intention to field two Honda-powered Lola entries in the American Le Mans Series’ LMP2 division for the 2011...
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Scott Pruett makes the AARWBA All-America First Team for 11th Time

Posted on December 8, 2010 | No Comments
American motorsport legend, Scott Pruett was awarded All-America First Team honours for the eleventh time on Friday. The honours, chosen by members of the nation’s motorsports press for the 2010...
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Mitchum Completes Successful Homestead Test With Camaro And Porsche

Posted on December 3, 2010 | No Comments
Chris Mitchum, team principal of Mitchum Motorsports was in a positive mood following the conclusion of three days tyre testing at Homestead. The Continental tyre test saw Mitchum run both...
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Daytona’s Banking Kaiser’s Chief Concern

Posted on December 3, 2010 | No Comments
England’s Ross Kaiser yesterday successfully completed a two-day test in a Ford/Dallara at the demanding Homestead-Miami Speedway, in the next step towards racing in January’s Rolex 24 at Daytona. The...
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Britcar 24 Hours: Hour 22 Update

Posted on October 3, 2010 | No Comments
The typical mad close to an endurance race this is not. Highly predictable, with very little movement between positions makes for a slow end to a race. Speedwork’s Christina Holley...
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Britcar 24 Hours: Hour 21 Update

Posted on October 3, 2010 | No Comments
If the early stages of the race were action and those hours around the midpoint were about consolidation, the latter hours were all about strategy. It wasn’t the battle on...
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Britcar 24 Hours: Hours 17 and 18 Update

Posted on October 3, 2010 | 2 Comments
A safety car period began fifteen minutes into the hour. The number 7 TVR Sagaris of team GTF slipped off the circuit at the entrance to Club with a suspected...
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Britcar 24 Hours: Hour 15 Update

Posted on October 3, 2010 | No Comments
The fifteenth hour of the Britcar 24 hour endurance race saw racing resume again. With most drivers on their second stint, having recently woken from a brief state of slumber,...
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Britcar 24 Hours – Hours 13 Update

Posted on October 3, 2010 | No Comments
We cruised towards the midpoint of the race under the control of the safety car and there we remained for the next hour. One of the most exciting things to...
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Britcar 24 Hours – Hours 11 Update

Posted on October 3, 2010 | No Comments
As the clock struck 2:30am, and with the paddock just receiving news about the Rollcentre Mosler’s retirement, another class one car bowed out from what has been an epic clash....
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Britcar 24 Hours: Hour Six Update

Posted on October 2, 2010 | No Comments
Hour six of the Britcar started with a raft of pitstops by all of the teams. This marked the end of stint for a majority of teams and with standing...
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Britcar 24 Hours: Hour Five Update

Posted on October 2, 2010 | No Comments
As the fourth hour of the race drew to a close, the rain continued to beat down on the Silverstone GP circuit. With over 50 of the competitors still circling,...
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Britcar 24 Hours: Hour Two Update

Posted on October 2, 2010 | No Comments
After the excitement of the first hour, the next sixty minutes was sedimentary in comparison. At the start of hour two, and the most exciting thing to happen over the...
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Jemco hungry for outright podium

Posted on October 2, 2010 | No Comments
Regular Britcar 24 participants, Jemco, are bidding for an outright podium according to Team boss and driver, Kevin Hancock. The team’s Ginetta is sitting pretty, starting eighteenth on the grid...
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Mix of speed and experience key – Speedworks’ Christian Dick

Posted on October 2, 2010 | No Comments
Cheshire based GT team, Speedworks Motorsport are confident of a strong placing ahead of the start of today’s Britcar 24 hour race. Having clinched the British G4 Championship last weekend...
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Fletcher calm ahead of first 24 hour race

Posted on October 2, 2010 | No Comments
Speedworks Motorsport’s, Emily Fletcher exuded confidence ahead of her first 24 hour endurance race and admitted the prospect of night racing was “exciting, if a little scary.” Despite a lack...
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All smiles at RJN ahead of Britcar Endurance Race

Posted on October 2, 2010 | No Comments
After a promising day qualifying session in what can only be described as torrid conditions and a superb tenth place in the tricky night session, you could forgive RJN Motorsport...
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Rollcentre To Use New ‘GT Cup’ Mosler And Announce A Formidable Driver Line-up

Posted on October 1, 2010 | No Comments
Previous Britcar 24 Hour race winners, Rollcentre Racing have announced their driver line-up for this year’s race. The Mosler specialists, returning after a three year gap, will be lead by...
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O’Neill Trades Honda for Chevron at Britcar 24 Endurance Race

Posted on October 1, 2010 | No Comments
BTCC regular and fans favourite, Paul O’Neill, has secured a last minute deal to contest this weekend’s Britcar 24 Hours at Silverstone. O’Neill will contest the endurance event in a...
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‘Buzz’ Lightyears Ahead Of The Pack At Snetterton

Posted on September 3, 2010 | No Comments
Adriano Buzaid was in sensational form on Bank Holiday Monday, notching up his second win in as many events. Having already scored two second-place results at the Norfolk circuit, Buzaid...
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Harvey And Jelley Left Behind By Sublime Caine

Posted on August 25, 2010 | No Comments
Michael Caine took the honours in race two of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Silverstone today, adding to his win earlier in the day. Jonas Gelzinis won pro-am1 despite...
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Harvey Falters As Caine Closes The Championship Gap

Posted on August 25, 2010 | No Comments
Michael Caine continued his late season championship charge with an emphatic victory in round 13 of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Silverstone. Elsewhere, Tim Harvey added to his impressive...
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