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    • The combination of the Porsche 997 GT3R and Trackspeed’s trio of pro drivers proved too strong for the rest of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship as the team ended qualifying for tomorrow’s two hour race at Rockingham first, second and third.

      Trackspeed Domination Continues Into Rockingham Qualifying

    • A largely quiet second practice Avon Tyres British GT Championship ended with – just as the first did – a Trackspeed Porsche fastest, though this time it was championship leaders Nick Tandy and David Ashburn’s #31 fastest.

      Tandy Fastest To Continue Porsche Power At Rockingham

    • Trackspeed’s three Porsche 997 GT3R ended the opening practice session of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship in the top three places, Richard Westbrook the fastest man in the #32 car.

      Westbrook Heads Trackspeed Porsche Domination Of First Practice

    • After starting their British GT career with victory at Oulton Park last season four BMW Z4 GT3 look to repeat the feat as the 2013 Avon Tyres British GT Championship begins this weekend.

      2013 British GT Marque-By-Marque: BMW

    • Top British Touring Car team Triple Eight Race Engineering will join forces with Optimum Motorsport to form 888Optimum to run a two car team in next season’s Avon Tyres British GT Championship.

      Triple Eight, Optimum Join Forces To Form GT Squad

    • Team WFR drivers Jody Fannin and Warren Hughes could clinch the GT4 class of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship this weekend at Silverstone.

      British GT GT4 Battle Nears Conclusion With Silverstone Enduro

    • Though the two hour duration of the Britcar MSA British Endurance Championship meant the normal threesome in the Neil Garner Motorsport prepared Mosler was cut to just a double handed effort the result remained the same as Javier Morcillo and Paul White recorded their third win of the year at Brands Hatch.

      Mosler Men Take Britcar Brands Victory

    • 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.

      MTECH Beat Porsches To Win Second Nurburgring Encounter

    • 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.

      Ad-Vantage Beechdean: Adam And Howard Give New GT3 Aston First Win

    • 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.

      Nick Tandy Tops Porsche Dominated Practice Sessions

    • 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.

      Mosler Squad Win Much Interrupted BEC Snetterton Race

    • 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.

      Murrells Leaves It Late To Claim BEC Snetterton Pole

    • With the dreadful weather still as bad as it had been for race two earlier in the day, JMH had decided to pull their Nissan GT-R out of race three after their earlier victory rather than risk an off and damage whilst spares for the new car were still short supply and with one eye on their upcoming British GT race at the Nurburgring. This promoted the group two Porsche 997 of Nick Whale to pole position thanks to Harry Whale’s second fastest lap (behind the Nissan’s fastest) in race two.

      Derek Johnston Learns From Mistakes To Claim Race Three Victory

    • Race Two of the GT Cup at Donington was to take place in dreadful conditions thanks to heavy rain and strong winds. However it was left to Benji Hetherington who conquered all to take the first ever victory for the JMH Automotive team’s Nissan GT-R

      JMH Nissan Claims First Ever Race Victory

    • The 2012 GT Cup season got under way at Donington Park with race one of the three race weekend taking place on Saturday in cold but dry conditions. Despite a few absentee’s, including the McLaren MP4-12C of Jim Geddie due to a parts supply issue, the 16 cars on track provided great entertainment.

      Berridge Takes First Win Of The New GT Cup Season

    • The pair of Ginetta G55 finished one-two at the end of typically eventful Britcar MSA British Endurance Championship (BEC) encounter at Donington Park, with rain in the second half of the race helping decide the outcome as several contenders lost time.

      Ginetta Joy: GT3-Spec G55s Finish 1-2 In Donington Park BEC Race

    • In qualifying for the second race of the Britcar MSA British Endurance Championship Javier Morcillo took pole position by a little over half a second from the 45-minute session qualifying session.

      Mosler Leads Ferrari In BEC Donington Qualifying

    •     George Murrells and his Optimum Motorsport team-mates Lee Mowle, Joe Osborne and Gary Simms took a sensational class victory in the gruelling Dubai 24 Hour race. Driving the...

      Dubai 24 Hours Victory For Murrells And Optimum

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