American rider John Hopkins took the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship by storm in 2011. He narrowly missed out on the prestigious crown to Tommy Hill by just 0.006 second at the dramatic season finale at Brands Hatch.
All the action from the Le Mans Series round at Silverstone. Sébastien Bourdais and Simon Pagenaud claimed victory in their Peugeot 908 from the Audi R18 TDI of Marcel Fässler and Timo Bernhard in one of the closest races of the year. Richardrandle.co.uk was there for the full six hours with some pleasing results.
Visiting motorsport events nearly every weekend during the season generally means you see the odd incident. In 2011 I was on hand to see two spectacular accidents at Snetterton (F3 Cup) and Donington Park (BTCC), with one proving to be one of the moments of the 2011 British Touring Car Championship season!
MotorSport Vision Racing (MSVR) always provide a superb line-up of racing. This event saw action from MINI Challenge, GT Cup, Radical and Lotus On Track to name but a few! And what action there was to be had…
Ex-Formula One star and current DTM driver David Coulthard has been a regular visitor to the Autosport International show at the Birmingham NEC, and this year is no exception. Taking time out of his busy schedule at the show today, the Scotsman signed autographs at the MSV stand and gave his thoughts on racing at …
Reigning Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Champion Matt Neal enters his third consecutive season with the Honda Racing team in 2012, sporting a new Honda Civic and looking to secure a fourth championship crown. Speaking exclusively to MSV at the Autosport International Show at the Birmingham NEC, he shared his thoughts on the season ahead. “I’m looking …
John Surtees – the only man to win a world championship on two and four wheels – visited Brands Hatch today (8 September) to shake down three historic machines that had previously been out of action for several years. “These have had a very long holiday, they haven’t been used!” Surtees quipped. John founded his …
Sir Stirling Moss has thrilled the fans at the Oulton Park Gold Cup today (Monday), racing in the Sir Stirling Moss Trophy in an OSCA FS372 as well as demonstrating the revolutionary Ferguson P99 four-wheel drive F1 car that won the 1961 Gold Cup. We caught up with the racing legend earlier today. “Oulton Park …
Rock legend Brian Johnson visited Brands Hatch today (Wednesday) looking for the perfect tonic for years of touring on the road. The AC/DC front-man took to the Indy circuit for a trackday in a Porsche Carrera GT3, and we caught up with him moments after stepping out of the car. “I’ve been on tour for …
2009 British Touring Car Champion Colin Turkington took to the Brands Hatch Indy circuit today (Thursday), as he stepped up his preparations for his racing comeback in the FIA World Touring Car Championship. Turkington will compete in at least three rounds with the WSR BMW team, including the Brands Hatch event on 17/18 July, and …