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Ferraris Dominant at Snetterton

2010-08-31

In a pair of action packed Avon Tyres British GT Championship one-hour races, the Ferrari F430 Scuderia claimed the lion-share of honours at Snetterton this weekend. In the first race of the day Dan Brown and Tom Ferrier took the victory by a margin of ten seconds for the Chad Racing team, in a dominant display of racing. Brown who was called ...

Predator Ferrari Sets Early Practice Pace

2010-08-29

Ahead of the British GT rounds from Snetterton, Adam Wilcox and Phil Burton topped the timings screen in this morning's one hour practice session. The Predator CCTV F430 Scuderia set a time of 1:06.611 midway through the session to pip the MTech Ferrari of Matt Griffin and Duncan Cameron ...

Bell Brothers Take Honours in G4 Debut at Silverstone

2010-08-16

Matt and Rob Bell stormed to an Avon Tyres British GT victory in their brother team pairing at Silverstone yesterday, after a thrilling two hour outing that saw drama sweep the field. Big names and a big field made for an exciting time out on track, as chaos took control towards the end.

As the 25 strong field thunde...

GEDDIE LOOKING FOR MORE BRITISH GT SUCCESS

2010-08-10

Glynn Geddie heads to Northampton this weekend to take his place in the toughest round of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship so far, the two-hour endurance on Silverstone's Grand Prix circuit.

Having only competed in four of the seven races so far this season, Geddie is 4th in the drivers' standings and, along wi...

STRONG ENTRY FOR SILVERSTONEâ��S BRITISH GT ENDURO

2010-08-09

The strongest field seen so far in the 2010 Avon Tyres British GT Championship is lining up to contest the toughest round of the series so far: the two-hour endurance epic on the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit on Sunday (15 Aug) adds the thrills of mid-race refuelling to the heady mix of supercar action, and the stars and their cars will be ou...

Silverstone enduro set to attract large British GT field

2010-08-02

Next weekend’s Silverstone two-hour endurance round of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship looks set to enjoy the biggest grid of the season as a host of new and returning GT3 and G4 class cars turn out for the double-points spectacular.

There will be three Aston Martin DBRS9s in action at the 15 August race...

Trackspeed Score A Double At Rockingham

2010-07-19

Taking their first win of the 2010 British GT Championship, David Ashburn and Glynn Geddie capitalised on a black flag for the Rollcentre Mosler after a pit stop infringement, to sail home to the chequered flag at Rockingham Motorspeedway. Starting the weekend's first race under the stewa...

Mosler and Porsche Set The Pace At Rockingham

2010-07-17

Gregor Fisken pulled a blinding lap out of the bag in the opening British GT qualifying

session at Rockingham this afternoon, to steal an unsuspecting pole position for race one.

After David Ashburn set an early quick lap, it was looking like a Trackspeed pole

position was on the cards, however as the chequered fl...

Robin Mortimer 24.04.1952 � 22.06.2010

2010-06-24

Princethorpe, Warwickshire — Thursday, June 24, 2010; Robin Peter Mortimer, owner of RPM Motorsport, sadly passed away late on Tuesday, June 22, aged 58.

It is understood that Robin died of natural causes in his sleep at a hotel in Belgium while travelling with his team en route to Spa Francorchamps. ...

Ginetta Take The British GT G4 Honours At Spa

2010-06-08

Under a blazing sun at Spa Francorchamps the Christian Dick Racing Ginetta G50 crossed the line after two and a half hours racing for first in the G4 class. They eventually finished 1 lap ahead of the ABG Motorsports KTM X-bow, whilst the Jo Osborne Racing G50 suffered refuelling problems just short of the 75% race distance required to score c...

Lamborghini Takes Spa 2.5 Hours Victory

2010-06-05

After two and a half hours of racing in the blistering Spa Francochamps sunshine, Marc Hayek and Peter Kox claimed victory for the Rieter Lamborghini. The LP560 Gallardo had started the race in pole position, but was immediately swamped in the opening lap and dropped down the order. Despite this, Hayek was able to hand the car to Kox, who doub...

Lamborghini Returns to British GT With Pole Position

2010-06-04

Marc Hayek and Peter Kox, will start tomorrow's 2.5 hour race at Spa Francorchamps from the British GT pole position, after setting a time of 2:24.611 in the 60 minute session. Sharing the worlds most famous racing circuit with the Belgium GT series and Aston Martin GT4 championship, the updated Reiter Lamborghini LP560 set it's fastest time u...

Ascari Scores a Knockhill Double in British GT's

2010-05-10

In a dramatic second Avon Tyres British GT race from Knockhill, Godfrey and David Jones claimed an outright victory to put the reigning champions just eight points away from the top of the standings table. However, in a race packed with action drama and excitement, the event result is under review and could be subject to change once seri...

Jones Brothers Claim Victory at Knockhill

2010-05-09

In the first Avon Tyres British GT race of the weekend, twins David and Godfrey Jones claimed a dominant pole-to-flag victory in the Preci-Spark Ascari. Starting from pole position, David set about establishing a lead from the moment the green flag dropped, and within just a few laps had created a ten second lead for KZ1R. By the time the...

Ascari and Ferrari Share Qualifying Honours

2010-05-08

In two toughly fought qualifying sessions, The Preci Spark car of David Jones claimed pole position for the first race of the weekend at Knockhill, with Adam Wilcox taking the top spot and a new lap record in the second session for the Predator CCTV F430S.

With just a few minutes of the session remaining, th...

GEDDIE AND TRACKSPEED JOIN FORCES FOR BRITISH GT AT KNOCKHILL

2010-05-06

Porsche Carrera Cup GB front runner Glynn Geddie has announced he is to compete in Rounds 3 and 4 of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship at Knockhill this weekend. The 19 year-old BRDC Rising Star from Aberdeen will be racing under the Trackspeed banner, pairing up with team manager David Ashburn, in a 4-litre Porsche 911 GT3-R.

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Christian Dick Eyes G4 Success

2010-05-05

Christian Dick and Speedworks Motorsport are two names that have become synonymous within motorsport – noteably in tin-tops.

This year sees the Speedworks outfit make their return to the Avon Tyres British GT Championship, fielding a Ginetta G50. Having run the the car in the Ginetta G50 Cup in 2008, in which t...

Mtech's Cameron and Griffin Take The Oulton Park Double.

2010-04-06

In the second British GT race of the weekend from Oulton Park, Matt Griffin and Duncan Cameron made it a clean sweep of the winners trophies with a second win of the weekend. Having started the race from second position, Griffin shadowed the Rosso Verde Ferrari of Allan Simonsen, before handing the F430 Scuderia to his team-mate Cameron, who t...

Griffin and Cameron Hold On To Take First GT Win of 2010

2010-04-05

Despite collecting damage to their Ferrari F430 Scuderia, MTech's Duncan Cameron and Matt Griffin collected the first win of the 2010 Avon Tyres British GT Championship. Having started the one hour race from second position, Cameron proceeded to keep the 'Scud' within 10 seconds of the leading Ascari. After handing over the reigns to Griffin d...

Ascari and Ferrari Take British GT Pole Positions

2010-04-04

Returning to defend the 2009 British GT Championship title, David Jones got the Preci-Spark Ascari off to the perfect start with pole position for the opening race of the weekend. In an closely fought qualification that was halted midway through to retrieve the Viper of Craig Wilkins who crashed on his opening lap, the KZ1R set a 1:39.212 duri...

Ferraris Dominate British GT Practice

2010-04-03

In a tale of two sessions, the Ferrari F430 Scuderia's claimed top honours in the second session of the day once the 2.69 mile circuit had dried out. The first hour-long practice offered little insight of the Avon Tyres British GT competition, as a damp track thwarted any attempts at flying laps. But by the time the second practice of the day ...

A Look Ahead at The British GT's

2010-04-02

It's been a long, cold winter, so the opening of the UK racing season comes as a welcome relief this Easter Weekend, with rounds one and two of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship from Oulton Park. This year, the British GT teams will be battling it out in two one-hour races at Oulton Park, Knockhill, Rockingham, Snetterton, & Brands Ha...

What The Pundits Say : British GT 2010

2010-03-31

This coming weekend witnesses the opening rounds of the 2010 Avon Tyres British GT Championship from Oulton Park, with a 20 plus field scheduled to appear on the starting grid for Monday's two one-hour races. With the appearance of the new Audi R8's, Ferrari F430 Scuderia's, and the G4 & GTC classes, the season ahead is set to be full of d...

Glynn & Jim Geddie, Keeping it in the Family

2010-03-30

Last Wednesday saw the British GT fraternity out in force at Silverstone for the pre-season media day. With many new faces expected on the grid this year, in terms of teams, drivers and cars, it was interesting to see what we can expect during 2010.

One familiar face in the paddock was that of Glynn Geddie, kno...

Avon's New Tyre Receives Positive Response

2010-03-26

With the start of the 2010 British GT Championship just over a week away, the 20 plus field are readying themselves for the opening rounds at Oulton Park over the Easter weekend. This year has seen the introduction of a new tyre-compound from Avon Tyres, the European arm of US manufacturer Cooper Tires, that has received a warm reception from ...

GREEN LIGHT FOR A GREAT BRITISH GT SEASON

2010-03-24

With a healthy grid of 20 cars expected at Oulton Park's Easter Monday (5 Apr) opening rounds of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship - and the appearance of some delectable sports cars from manufacturers such as Aston Martin, Audi, Ferrari, Porsche and Lotus - the omens couldn't be more favourable for an exciting season ahead.

Nathan Freke and Century join British GT grid

2010-03-15

Midlands-based Ginetta G50 champion team Century Motorsport is the latest squad to commit to the G4 class of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship, with team principal and reigning G50 Champion Nathan Freke pairing with Danish lady racer Vibe Smed to contest the series.

Piers Masarati, of Chad Racing, added: "Vibe is a Chad Racing jun...

A Strong Season in Prospect for the Avon Tyres British GT Championship

2010-03-15

Reigning champion team Preci-Spark will be among the squads taking part in a two-day 'Balance of Performance' test at Silverstone later this month, ahead of the opening rounds of the 2010 Avon Tyres British GT Championship.

The Preci-Spark Ascari KZR1, which in the hands of brothers David and Godfrey Jones last year claimed three race vict...

British GT, GTC & G4 Hotting Up

2010-03-10

It’s that time of year again. Yes that’s right, it’s March and that can only mean one thing – engines are being fired up, drivers are signing their lives away for another year behind the wheel, and we’re all getting ready to spend every living minute trackside.

British GT is back f...

Speedworks & ABG to join burgeoning G4 class

2010-03-05

Cheshire-based teams Speedworks Motorsport and ABG Motorsport are the latest squads to confirm plans for the Avon Tyres British GT Championship. Speedworks is to field a Ginetta and ABG a KTM X-Bow in the new-for-2010 'G4' category, which brings together homologated GT4 cars and Supersports machinery.

Speedworks' Ginetta G50...

ARGENTINE DUO SET FOR BRITISH GT CAMPAIGN

2010-02-25

An Anglo-Argentine team is targeting success in the Avon Tyres British GT Championship this season. Chad Racing will field the Ferrari 430 with which José Manuel Balbiani and Juan Garriz plan to fly the flag for Argentina in the 13-round championship.

Balbiani's appetite for British GT was whetted at Knockhill last year when he deput...

MTECH HEADS SOUTH TO PREPARE FOR GT SEASON

2010-02-09

A month-long testing programme in southern Europe is being undertaken by the MTECH team ahead of the forthcoming Avon Tyres British GT Championship season. The Algarve circuit in Portugal and the Spanish tracks of Jerez and Monteblanco are on the schedule for MTECH and its Ferrari 430 Scuderia.

Team boss Mike Edmonds believes the warm-weath...

Spa-Francorchamps date for British GT

2010-01-21

A visit to the legendary Belgian Grand Prix circuit of Spa-Francorchamps is back on the Avon Tyres British GT Championship agenda for 2010 after lengthy calendar negotiations came to fruition for series promoter SRO. British GT cars will now race at Spa on 4/5 June, rather than at the mid-May Magny-Cours meeting.

"This is great news for the ...

Piranha Motorsport to field Lotus in British GT

2010-01-16

The Lotus name is to return to the Avon Tyres British GT Championship for a full-season campaign in 2010, Piranha Motorsport announcing plans to contest the country's premier sports car series with a Lotus 2-Eleven and drivers Chris Bialan and Simon Mason.

Following an encouraging debut in British GT at Brands Hatch last September the car - the e...

Racewinner Brown returns to British GT with STP Ferrari

2010-01-15

The most exciting young driver of last year's Avon Tyres British GT Championship - 18-year-old Daniel Brown - is to return to the series for the coming season at the wheel of a Ferrari 430 Scuderia. Brown is to team up with rapid veteran Chris Hyman in a new car prepared by Chad Racing and backed by USA fuel additive brand STP.

"We are confi...

CHAMBERLAIN MASTERMINDS NEW ASTON MARTIN BRITISH GT CAMPAIGN

2010-01-07

A new team with some experienced and successful old hands is joining forces to put the Aston Martin name on the grid for the 2010 Avon Tyres British GT Championship. Vantage Racing - whose chief advisor is sports car legend Hugh Chamberlain - will shortly be taking delivery of a factory-fresh DBRS9.

The Aston will ...

Viper bites back in 2010 with Wilkins and Scott

2010-01-06

Avon Tyres British GT Championship racewinners Craig Wilkins and Aaron Scott are set to return to the series in 2010 with their mighty GT3 Viper - rebuilt from the ground up by a new team of technicians - and they have outright championship success as their target

Wilkins and Scott were title contenders last season right down t...

Radio Le Mans Supports Brabham�s Celebrity Karting Challenge

2010-01-05

Radio Show Limited, the expert team behind Radio Le Mans, has confirmed its special support of David Brabham’s Celebrity Karting Challenge 2010 at Autosport International, taking place at the NEC Birmingham (UK) on Friday 15 January. For the first time in the charity kart race’s history, all on-track action including practice...

NICOLA LARINI WINS FOR CRS

2009-12-09

A new face joined CRS Racing at Paul Ricard last weekend and immediately added to the team’s trophy cabinet. Nicola Larini joined Klaas Hummel in one of the CRS GT2 Ferrari 430s for the second round of the Sportscar Winter Series. This is a three-event series open to Formula Le Mans Prototypes, GT2 and GT3 cars and is a great oppor...

Twin Audi attack planned for British GT

2009-12-06

With three months to go before the 2010 Avon Tyres British GT Championship blasts off, the touchpaper has been lit by the new United Autosports team and its plans to field a brace of factory assisted Audi R8 LMS racers in Easter Monday's opening rounds of the series, as well as extra events during the season.

The Anglo-American team's exciting ne...

2009 champions collect their silverware

2009-12-06

The 2009 Avon Tyres British GT Champions, David and Godfrey Jones, collected their impressive matching silver trophies on Friday (4 Dec) at the annual SRO Motorsports Group awards dinner in West Sussex. The twin brothers and their Team Preci-Spark Ascari collected three race wins - at Knockhill, Snetterton and Brands Hatch - on their way to a on...

GEDDIE RECEIVES 'MOST IMPROVED DRIVER OF THE YEAR' AWARD

2009-12-04

Scottish race ace Glynn Geddie was presented with the 'Most Improved Driver of the Year' Award at the annual Porsche Carrera Cup GB awards dinner last weekend. The evening, held at the picturesque Forest of Arden Hotel in Birmingham, was a chance for those involved in the championship to look back on a season of intense racing, which was i...

GLYNN GEDDIE: 2009 SEASON REVIEW - RACE BY RACE

2009-12-02

Porsche Carrera Cup GB: Brands Hatch (Indy)

Geddie kicks off the season as reigning Pro-Am 2 Champion with a third place finish in Pro-Am 1. Although disappointed with his performance, he comes out on top with a fine victory in Race 2 after a race-long battle with Pro-Am 1 rivals Tony Gilham and Ollie Jackson.

24th - 26...

Davidson & McNish Join Brabham�s Celebrity Karting Challenge

2009-11-27

London, UK - Friday 27 November, 2009; David Brabham’s Celebrity Karting Challenge 2010 at Autosport International on Friday 15 January, primarily in aid of Malaria No More UK, is shaping up to be one of the best yet. Held for the first time in Autosport International’s Live Action Arena, the unique charit...

LIGHTS, CAMERAS, ACTION: CLUB MOTORSPORT ENTERS THE LIVE TV ERA

2009-11-26

A new concept in televised motorsport action is to be pioneered in Britain next season, with viewers across Europe set to enjoy a five-hour feast of national race action live from Mallory Park.
The Mallory meeting - a pilot event for a planned quartet of live-TV meetings in 20...

SCOTTISH TEAM PLANS TWIN-NISSAN BRITISH GT4 ATTACK

2009-11-23

Scottish team ProMotorsport plans to return to the Avon Tyres British GT Championship in 2010 with a double-strength attack on the GT4 class.
After sitting out this season, Derek Palmer's squad will be back with the Nissan 350Z it last raced in the championship in 2008, as well as another 350Z which is currently in...

BRITISH GT ANNOUNCES 2010 CALENDAR & NEW MEETING FORMAT

2009-11-16

The Avon Tyres British GT Championship today reveals an exciting eight-date, 14-race calendar for the 2010 season, the highlights of which are a season-closing 'into the night' race at Donington Park and a two-hour race on the Grand Prix circuit at Silverstone. There will also be a return to the former French Grand Prix circuit of Ma...

CRS RACING APPOINTS MANAGING DIRECTOR

2009-11-11

These are exciting times for CRS Racing. After a strong debut season in 2008 and another good year of competition in 2009, CRS has big plans for the future. All will be revealed in good time but the first piece of the puzzle has just been put in place with the appointment of Mark Busfield, the new CRS...

MTECH RACING BACK WITH A BANG FOR BRITISH GT 2010

2009-11-06

The Avon Tyres British GT Championship is sizing up to offer a vintage season in 2010, with MTECH Racing the latest squad to confirm its plans - and its race- and championship-winning ambitions.
MTECH was the first team to score a UK race victory with the new Ferrari 430 Scuderia, at Silverstone in August courtesy ...

CHAD PLOTS TWIN-FERRARI BRITISH GT CAMPAIGN

2009-11-04

Crack Ferrari team Chad Racing is to field a double-strength squad in the 2010 Avon Tyres British GT Championship, with - says team boss Piers Masarati - the focus very much on race wins and, hopefully, championship victory.
Following a successful season in 2009 with a single Ferrari 430 for Chris Hyman and Paul Wa...

FANTASTIC FINISH IN GT2 FOR CRS

2009-10-25

Andrew Kirkaldy and Rob Bell rounded off the 2009 FIA GT Championship season with a podium finish at Zolder in Belgium today.

The two CRS Ferraris started the FIA GT race from sixth and seventh on the grid, with Antonio Garcia in No.55 and Rob Bell in No.56.&nbs...

British GT: a season reviewed

2009-10-20

Catch the TV season review package on Motors TV: Sunday 1 November @ 1905;
view the repeats schedule here Or see the highlights on the Br...

SRO PRESSES AHEAD WITH GT & F3 EXPANSION PLANS

2009-09-26

Exciting plans to continue the development and growth of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship and the Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series are being formulated by the SRO Motorsports Group to take both championships into the 2010 season and beyond.
Following a successful se...

JONES BROTHERS CLAIM BRITISH GT CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY

2009-09-20
The Avon Tyres British GT Championship claimed another motor-sporting first today (Sun) at Brands Hatch when twin brothers David and Godfrey Jones took championship victory in the final round; it's not only the first British GT championship win shared by siblings but is believed also to be a UK first for twins.

Sai...

FIRTH CROWNED KING OF BRITISH GT4

2009-09-19
Jody Firth was this afternoon (Sat) crowned GT4 Class Champion of the 2009 Avon Tyres British GT Championship. The 28-year-old from Wakefield secured the title in fine style with a class win - his 10th of the season - at Brands Hatch in the penultimate round of the series. Firth and his co-driver Nigel Moore led the class all the way at Brands in t...

Brabham Takes ALMS Title Battle To Petit Le Mans

2009-09-18
Current American Le Mans Series leader David Brabham will be aiming to continue his championship point-scoring haul at the upcoming cornerstone 1000mile Petit Le Mans event, Atlanta, on 9&10 October. The 44 year-old goes to the penultimate race of the season heading the LMP1 title fight by 17 points following back-to-back wins at the previous t...

GT TITLE BATTLE GOES DOWN TO BRANDS FINALE

2009-09-13
Just eight points separates the five title contenders in the Avon Tyres British GT Championship, which reaches its thrilling conclusion with a brace of one-hour races at Brands Hatch next weekend (19/20 Sep). And not only is there a championship to be settled, but there is also the promise of some exciting new competitors taking to the grid.
The ...

THE RETURN OF GT3 FOR CRS

2009-09-07
The FIA GT3 Championship gets back on track this weekend after a long summer break and the venue for rounds seven and eight is the popular Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portugal.

CRS Racing has a slightly different driver line-up for this event. Klaas Hummel and Chris Goodwin will race Ferrari No.55 as normal, but the...

LOTUS 2-11 TO JOIN BRITISH GT GRID

2009-09-02
The exciting Lotus 2-11 sports car is set to join the Avon Tyres British GT Championship for the first time later this month. The Lotus - prepared by championship-winning team Piranha Motorsport - will be driven by Chris Bialan and Simon Mason in the concluding rounds of the series, at Brands Hatch over the weekend of 19/20 September.

GT4 EURO DIVERSITY BODES WELL FOR BRITISH GT

2009-08-06
Race victories for five different marques in GT4 across Europe this season are underlining the effectiveness of championship regulations aimed at promoting close, exciting racing. They are an indication that the category is set for a resurgence in the UK in 2010, says the Avon Tyres British GT Championship promoter, SRO Motorsports Group.
The Cor...

GINETTA G50Z DOES THE DOUBLE AS BROWN REGAINS SERIES LEAD

2009-06-01

Two dramatic rounds of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship at Rockingham this weekend brought not only a new race victor to the series in the shape of the Barwell Motorsport Ginetta G50Z but also another new championship leader, 17-year-old Mosler driver Dan Brown returning to the top of the points table after a GT3 class-winning performanc...

GEDDIE HEADS TO MONACO FOR PORSCHE SUPERCUP

2009-05-20

Glynn Geddie and his Leicester-based Team Parker Racing outfit fly to Monaco this week to represent Great Britain in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup.

The race, which will run in support of the prestigious Monaco Grand Prix, is set around the opulent backdrop of Monte Carlo and winds round the barrier-lined streets...

Short Grabs First Ever British GT Victory

2009-05-10

Martin Short and Gregor Fisken took victory in the first British GT race of the weekend at the Spa circuit; a first for Short as a driver who has collected many wins in the series as an team owner. The Rollcentre racing principal took advantage of a stop/go penalty issued to the teams sister Mosler for pit stop being a second under the required ...

July Date For British GT's at Donington

2009-04-22

The Donington Park rounds of the Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series and the Avon Tyres British GT Championship will take place over the weekend of 18/19 July, it is confirmed today (Weds).

The rescheduled Donington date replaces the 25/26 April event, the postponement of which was announced las...

Firth and Moore Claim GT4 Win No.2 at Oulton

2009-04-22
Following the exclusion of Rob Austin Racing’s Gary Simms and Hunter Abbott after Saturday’s race, British GT New boys, Jody Firth and Nigel Moore were awarded the win, giving them the early championship lead. Starting from pole position in the second of Oulton Park’s two races, the No. 52 Ginetta G50 of Firth and Moore were out t...

DONINGTON PARK ROUNDS POSTPONED

2009-04-14

SRO Motorsports Group regrets to announce that the British F3 and British GT meeting planned for the Donington Park circuit for the weekend of 25 and 26 April is to be postponed to a summer date.

A new date for the Donington meeting, which will play host to rounds of the Cooper Tires British F3 International Series, Avon Tyres Brit...

Simms & Abbott Stripped of GT4 Win

2009-04-13

Rob Austin Racings Hunter Abbott & Gary Simms were stripped of their round one GT4 victory, following a technical infringement. After Saturday's hour long race, the Ginetta G50 was found to not have a working rain light, and were subsequently disqualified from the result.
This handed a 2009 maiden victory to Team WFR's Jody Firth and N...

Abbott and Simms Extinguish 2008 Drama with a Win

2009-04-12

The opening round of the British GT Championship at Oulton Park on Saturday saw a familiar sight within the GT4 Class. The strong 2008 performance of the Ginetta G50 was still very much alive, with the Yorkshire marque dominating Qualifying and race one.
Following a sound showing in both morning practice and each of the two fifteen minute ...

Mosler Take Double Pole in First Sessions of the Season

2009-04-11

The Rollcentre Mosler of Daniel Brown and Stuart Hall claimed poleposition for both weekend races at Oulton Park. In the first session, Brown making his British GT debut left it late in the session to post a 1:40.721 and take the pole position for race one ahead of Hector Lester in the rebranded (but same old) Ferrari F430.
In the se...

Oulton Park Qualifying Report

2009-04-11

Teenager Dan Brown grasped race one pole position in the first qualifying session at Oulton Park, on Saturday. After setting the fastest time earlier on in the session he fought off a late surge from David Jones to reaffirm his status at the top. Andrew Howard in the Barwell Beechdean Aston Martin DBRS9 occupied the third slot, ahead of Craig Wi...

2009 BGT Season Gets Underway at Oulton - Preview

2009-04-09

In just two days time the 2009 British GT Championship will be well underway, and despite rumours the grid is said to be stronger than expected. Many of the usual suspects have returned for this season, however there are also a number of new-comers – in terms of drivers, cars and teams.

Despite possibly h...

BRITISH F3 & BRITISH GT RETURN TO MOTORS TV, CHANNEL 4

2009-04-06

Both the Cooper Tires British F3 International Series and the Avon Tyres British GT Championship will enjoy significant terrestrial and satellite TV coverage this season.

One-hour stand-alone programmes on each championship will be aired on Motors TV, both in the UK and across Europe, after each race meeting, with 30-minute shows o...

HALL & BROWN TEAM UP TO CAMPAIGN GT3 MOSLER

2009-03-31

Two of the youngest drivers ever paired in a GT3 car are set to provide a challenge to the established order in the Avon Tyres British GT Championship in 2009. Twenty-four-year-old Stuart Hall, just recognized as one of the country's top young track talents, and his 17-year-old team-mate Daniel Brown will crew a Mosler MT900 for the super-succ...

CRS Will Not Defend Their British GT Title

2009-03-30

CRS Racing confirmed today that the team has entered two cars into both the FIA GT and FIA GT3 Championships. Alongside the Formula Renault UK Championship, this completes CRS’ race programme for 2009.

The FIA GT driver line-up has already been confirmed as Chris Niarchos, Andrew Kirkaldy, Rob Bell ...

The Adam Wilcox Interview

2009-03-30

Motorsport ace Adam Wilcox has tried his hand behind the wheel of many racing cars throughout his career. Most recently he is known for his talent in the British GT Championship; however that’s not the full story.

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TOP DRIVER PAIRINGS ANNOUNCED FOR CR SCUDERIA�S BRITISH GT CAMPAIGN

2008-03-06
MICHAEL MEADOWS AND JEREMY METCALFE JOIN THE TEAM

CR Scuderia today announced the addition of two young single-seater racers to the squad. Michael Meadows will join James Sutton in Ferrari no.14 and Jeremy Metcalfe will partner Luke Hines in Ferrari no.16.

Although the team recently announced that James Sutton and Luke Hines...

RJN Motorsports See Driver Airlifted From Testing Accident

2008-03-03

Today Crash.net reported (full Crash story here) a major accident for the RJN Motorsport Nissan 350Z, with the resulting destruction serious enough to have driver, Chris Sanders airlifted from the scene with neck injuries....

Ellis Honoured by BRDC Membership

2008-02-29
Croydon’s Bradley Ellis has been confirmed as a full member of the British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC), effective immediately for the 2008 season.

The 20-year-old was elected for membership following his astonishing 2007 efforts to seal the Avon Tyres British GT Championship crown in his debut GT3 season. “I am delighte...

CR Scuderia Testing Round Up

2008-02-27
The last few days have been very busy for CR Scuderia, with the GT team testing the British GT and FIA GT cars in Spain and the Formula Renault team running at Rockingham. The GT test ran especially smoothly and ended on a high note when Rob Bell took the lap record at Monteblanco.

Heading to Spain for the warmer climate paid off for t...

Bradley Ellis Reflects on an Eventful 2007

2008-02-23
Over the 2007 season, Bradley Ellis was part of the championship winning duo that fought to the final breath of the British GT series to claim it’s title. Having taken the Viper Competition Coupe to victory, the reign...

Luke Hines & James Sutton Join CR Scuderia

2008-02-22
Luke Hines and James Sutton will race together in a CR Scuderia Ferrari 430 in the 2008 Avon Tyres British GT Championship. The British pair are both exceptionally talented racers and the CRS team is delighted to have them on board.

Luke provided stiff competition to CRS Team Principal Chris Niarchos’ own British GT title fight in...

Tech9 Plan to Run a Lamborghini

2008-02-14
Porsche Marque specialists Tech 9 Motorsport announce their intention to run a brand new Lamborghini Gallardo GT3, in the 2008 British GT Championship.
As one of the most successful European GT race teams, the entry of a Lamborghini will come as a surprise but welcome entry to give further diversity to a grid that has already attracted record ...

Austin Powers British GT Assault.

2008-02-14
British F3 race winner Rob Austin will spearhead an assault on the British GT championship with the all-new Ginetta G50 GT4 car.

Austin, who contested the British F3 championship during the course of four memorable seasons from 2001 - 2004 (right), will run the car under the Rob Austin Racing banner in a planned campaign for his team whi...

Chad Racing Confirm Harrington and de Zille Butler for the BGT

2008-02-14
Essex based British GT Championship team Chad Racing formally Announced the driver line up for their second car in the 2008 Avon Tyres British GT Championship. Alongside the sister Ferrari of Matt Griffin and Peter Bamford, the former Barwell duo will again pair up to build on their incredible 2007 debut into sportscar racing.

Making a r...

Cadena Aston Martin Goes Green for 08 Season

2008-02-04

Cadena,The bright yellow Cadena Motorsport run Aston Martin DBRS9 will be green in 2008; not because it will have a new coat of paint but because it will run on bio-ethanol in the 2008 Avon Tyres British GT Championship.

GT3 class race winners Barrie Whight and Gavan Kershaw will once again team up for another year and will be looking...

First British GT Drivers Revealed for CR Scuderia

2008-02-04

Michael Cullen and Paddy Shovlin will race with CR Scuderia in the GT3 class of the 2008 Avon Tyres British GT Championship, it was announced today. The Irish pair have raced in the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli for a number of years with great success and now move to British GTs where they will face stiff competition from a packed field of d...

Steve Clark talks to GTG - 2008 & the British GT

2008-01-24
For 2008 Steve Clark will be competing for a full season in the British GT Championship, with a familiar team. Since 2005 he has competed in motorsport with Team RPM, and continues to do so this season alongside team mate Paul O’Neill in the RPM Dodge Viper.

In 2005, Steve competed in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB Championship with Te...

Donington Date Change to Save Britcar Clash

2008-01-21

At last week's Autosport show, The SRO confirmed that the final leg of the British GT Championship at Donington will now be run in mid-October. Remaining in it's 2-hour format, the change of date was brought to the fore due to a clash with the 2008 Britcar 24-hour race. One downside of the race moving to it's October 12th date, is it will be two...

Jamie Smyth Discusses the Beechdean Aston Martin in 2008

2008-01-20

Reigning British GTC Champion, Jamie Smyth, will this year be teaming up with last season rival Andrew Howard for Beechdean Motorsport. Together they will be launching their attack on the 2008 British GT championship in the Aston Martin N24 in the new GT4 class of the championship.
After driving a Ferrari 360 in 2004 for DRM Racing and ag...

Autosport Show Whispers

2008-01-14

The Autosport show is the time of year when speculation and rumour is rife. Whilst some are just flights of fancy, there are some nuggets to the season ahead to be found; below is a selection of what GTGateway.com heard whilst keeping it's ear to the ground.

Clark and O�Neill Head Team RPM�s 2008 British GT Challenge

2008-01-14
British Touring Car race winner Paul O’Neill and Porsche Carrera Cup front runner Steve Clark have signed for Team RPM and will front the Banbury based teams effort to retain the Avon Tyres British GT driver’s title that it won in 2007 with Bradley Ellis and Alex Mortimer.

The driver pairing made an impressive British GT debu...

Chris Niarchos Discusses CRS Scuderia in the British GT

2008-01-13

Following a fanfare launch of their British and FIA GT cars at the Autosport International Show, we grabbed team principle Chis Niarchos for an exclusive interview on his team's hopes for the 2008 season.
Click the audio link to hear the full interview.

Touring Car Legend Bintcliffe Commits to British GT in 2008

2008-01-12

John Bintcliffe the former British Touring car racer has stepped out of 'retirement' to commit to a season in the Avon Tyres British GT Championship. Lured back into the motor-racing world by close friend Jay Palmer, the pair will battle for the GT4 class in the great value Ginetta G50. Using the 2008 season as a 'toe dipping exercise', Bintclif...

Hector Lester Confirms Attack on 2008 British GT

2008-01-11

Following on from an exceptional performance in the 2007 Avon Tyres British GT Championship, Hector Lester will once again enter a Ferrari in a bid for the title. Joining Lester for the entire season, Aust...

Aaron Scott and the ABG Motorsport Viper - Q & A

2008-01-05

With an established track record in the British GT Championship, it's no surprise to see Aaron Scott as one of the first drivers to be snapped up for the 2008 series. Scoring victories in the 2006 GT3 and 2007 GTC series...

GT4's in the 2008 British GT Championship

2008-01-01
It's no secret that the 2008 British GT series will debut the GT4 category, following it's successful introduction to the European FIA GT Championship. Hoping to lure more teams to the BGT, the powers that be at SRO Motorsports Gr...

Chad Racing Rejoins British GT Grid in 2008

2007-12-19
Essex based Chad Racing is returning to the Avon Tyres British GT Championship next season with a two car assault on the most competitive race series in the UK. The team will run two GT3 class Ferrari F430’s, with Matt Griffin and Peter Bamford, who previously raced a Porsche 997, lined up to drive one of the cars. The deal with t...

Ben de Zille Butler Gets to Grips with the Ferrari

2007-12-14

Although the racing season is at an end, a hive of activity continues unabated behind the scenes. With teams preparing cars and sourcing drivers, the winter months are filled with testing for the British GT Cha...

Ellis Racing 4 Charity at Autosport International

2007-12-13
Avon Tyres British GT Champion Bradley Ellis will be attending the world’s biggest motorsport show, Autosport International, 10-13 January 2008. Ellis will be travelling to the NEC in Birmingham to chat about his plan...

New GTGateway.com Website Online

2007-12-12

We are pleased to open the doors on the new GTGateway.com website, dedicated to the British GT Championship. Whilst we have aimed to cram as much information into the site as possible, there are still developments and new aspects s...

Matt Harris - The NASCAR Plan

2007-12-11
The 2007 British GT Championship for Matt Harris could be compared to a rattlesnake; sting at one end, bite at the other, but nothing interesting in the middle. A season opening win at Oulton Park failed to materialise into a ...

GTG Competition! Win Exclusive Prizes

2007-12-08

To mark the opening of the GTGateway.com website, we have some exclusive prizes to offer in our easy to enter draw. From Team RPM, 2007 British GT Champions Bradley Ellis and Alex Mortimer have donated a signed, limited...

BGT Champions Make Ginetta Move

2007-12-07
2007 British GT Championship-winning outfit Team RPM will expand into GT4 racing with three Ginetta G50 GT4-specification cars.

The 300bhp Yorkshire-built cars will run in the British GT Championship in the new-for 2008 GT4 class. A driver line-up has yet to be confirmed and but discussions are ongoing between the Team and a number of pa...

Niarchos Prepares for Return to British GT in 2008

2007-12-05

It emerged today, that former British GT champion Chris Niarchos is planning a return to the series in 2008. With ambitious plans to enter a three car team in the news season, the Cobra Group chairman looks set to launch a full blown attack on the...

Brookspeed Devasted by Crash During Donington Test

2007-11-30

Hampshire based Brookspeed Trimite, suffered a devasting blow during winter testing at Donington yesterday, when their 2007 Viper Competion Coupe made an off-circuit excursion into the tyre wall. Under the stewardship of Jimmie Brodie, the distinctive white No.40 car is reported to have placed a wheel on the grass through the Cramer Curves, whil...

Brookspeed Trimite Begin Winter Testing

2007-11-20

At a cold and frosty Silverstone, the Brookspeed Trimite Dodge Viper cast a lonely figure as it took to the track for testing at the hands of a variety of faces old and new. Making...

Drayson Leaves Politics to Pursue Le Mans

2007-11-07

It is reported today that 2007 British GT championship runner-up Paul Drayson has left his post at the Ministry of Defense to pursue a drive at the prestigous Le Mans race. Looking to gain entry via the American Le Mans series, the 47 year old Barwell driver has given little away on his car for the 2008 season, though the tone does hint towards ...

Elect Ellis for Autosport Award

2007-10-26
Croydon’s Bradley Ellis is eligible to be nominated for the Autosport British Club Driver of the Year award following the fantastic form which saw him se...

Equalistion - Team Modena Lamborghini gets thumbs up!

2007-10-26
The Team Modena Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 car took place in a British GT equalisation test last week at Donington and predictably performed well. As reported in...

Rob Bell :: GT testing at Donington

2007-10-19
During a recent equalisation test at Donington, Rob Bell, GT2 LMES Chhampion took time out to explain his role in the proceedings. With the introduction of the new GT4 cars, we were interested to find out if Rob had a favorite.

GTGateway Site Starts Development

2007-10-10

A brand new site dedicated to the Avon Tyres British GT Championship is coming. Opening early in December, GTGateway.com will offer a wealth of news, views and statistics on one of the UK's most exciting racing series.
Exclusive to this site will be: interviews, audio comments, competitions and the never seen before, Fantasy GT game. ...

Ellis and Mortimer Claim BGT Title in Final Race

2007-10-01
Bradley Ellis and Alex Mortimer put in an immaculate drive to claim the second race win of the weekend at Rockingham and claim the 2007 Avon Tyres British GT C...

Ellis and Mortimer Blast to Victory and Championship Showdown

2007-09-30

Bradley Ellis and Alex Mortimer secured their third victory of the 2007 British GT Championship to send the series into a final race decider for the title as the Team RPM pair now breath down the neck o...

CiM Claims Pole for Final Race of Season

2007-09-29
Allan Simonsen claimed pole position for the Christians in Motorsport Ferrari, for the last event of the 2007 Britsh GT Season. Setting a time of 1:21.568 in a handful of laps, the No.23 car pipped championship contender, Jonny Cocker in the Barwell Aston Martin.

Unable to reenact to their qualifying one achievement, Adam Jones in the ...

CiM Claim Second Win of the Weekend at Croft

2007-09-10

In a race even more dramatic than the first instalment of this weekend’s event at Croft, Hector Lester and Alan Simonsen made it two out of two for the Christians in Motorsport Ferrari. With a safety car, ...

Christians in Motorsport Win Race One at Croft

2007-09-09

In a race that has been heralded as one of the best this season, Hector Lester and Alan Simonsen claimed the victory in the first British GT race of the wee...

Ascari Take Front Row in Croft Qualifying one Session

2007-09-08
Claiming their first pole position of the year for an Ascari, the KZ1R of Godfrey Jones will lead the field in the first British GT race of the weekend from Croft. The nimble Team Eurotech - Preci Spark car will be joined on the front row by a second Ascari of Michael Greenhalg & Eric Zwart, as the No.31 Team Berlanga machine grabbed a seasons ...

GT Cars Make Pitstop At Poole Shopping Centre

2007-09-01
The Lloyds TSB Insurance British F3 International Series and the Avon Tyres British GT Championship made a scheduled pitstop in Poole at the Dolphin Shopping Centre, on Thursday 23 August, ahead of the next respective championship rounds at Thruxton circuit, Hampshire, on 25&26 August.

The Hitech Racing British F3 car and Brookspeed ...

British GT Heads to Showdown at Croft

2007-09-01
As the British GT Championship heads to it's penultimate track of the season, who will take the 2007 title is still an unknown quantity. With six cars within realistic reach of of the championship, this weekend's racing at Croft will be as competitive as the entire series has been this year.

Heading into this weekend's pair of one hour r...

CiM Return to Winning Ways at Silverstone

2007-08-13
Hector Lester and Tim Mullen secured their second victory of the 2007 British GT Championship, in a two-hour race that many teams had an opportunity to win. In...

Elliot Cole - The Process of Equalisation

2007-08-12
How did you find your way into the British GT Championship?
"Craig and I started our Car Racing Career in a Ferrari 360GT competing in selected Brit car Rounds, in our first race we finished 3rd overall and 2nd in class and throughout the year gained more experience and proved to be really competitive winning numerous rac...

Ferrari Dominate Front Row at Silverstone

2007-08-11
In a single thirty minute qualification session ahead of tommorow's two hour show case race, the VRS Motorsport Finance Ferrari of Adam Wilcox and Phil Burton claimed pole position just five thousands of a second ahead of Tim Mullen & Hector Lester for Christians in Motorsport (CiM). Underlining the sheer competitivness of the 2007 British GT C...

Bio-Ethanol Aston Martin DBRS9 in British GT

2007-07-23
During the course of the last few Avon Tyres British GT Championship events, the success of the Bio-Ethanol Aston Martin DBRS9 of Paul Drayson/Jonny Cocker has...

Mortimer and Ellis Make it a Brands Hatch Double

2007-07-16
The Team RPM Viper of Bradley Ellis and Alex Mortimer claimed their second win of the Brands Hatch weekend, to leapfrog themselves to the top of the British GT championship points table. Capitalising on Barwell Motorsports leading DBRS9’s late exit from the race, the No.6 Competition Coupe starting from sixth position, cut a path through the ...

CiM Take the Pole in Second Qualifying at Brands

2007-07-15
In a complete contrast to qualifying one, then second session of the day was a bonanza of excitement, with red flags, blown engines and a last minute dash to the front row. Bouncing back from a string of poor results, the CiM Ferrari secured pole position for the second race of the weekend.

Within five minutes of qualifying 2 opening, th...

Ellis and Mortimer Take Race 1 Win at Brands Hatch

2007-07-15

Bradley Ellis and Alex Mortimer chalked up their first win for the Team RPM Viper, in a breath-taking sixth round at Brands Hatch. Their victory in the first GT race of the weeknd, chalks up six different winners in six races, highlighting the sheer competitiveness of Britains leading sportscar series.

With several safety car perio...

Qualyifying One Takes its Toll at Brands Hatch

2007-07-14
It was tantrums and tiara's in the Paddock at Brands Hatch ahead of the British GT qualifying sessions. Whilst the series announces a flood of driver changes for rounds 6 & 7, a handful of teams have complianed of the varying equalisation standards imposed by the SRO.

Dave Ashburn of Trackspeed even took the step of withdrawing the ...

British GT Heads to Brands Hatch

2007-07-07
This weekend, the British GT Championship steps once more into the fray for rounds six and seven of the 2007 series. With a weather forecast of dry, sunny conditions, and the unparalleled facilities that Brands Hatch offers, the pair of one-hour races will make use of the full GP Circuit. The family friendly Kent based track offers a selection of l...

The Harrington and de Zille Butler Interview

2007-07-06
Guy Harrington and Ben de Zille Butler Interview

Making their debut in this year’s British GT Championship, Ben de Zille Butler and Guy Harrington have made an immediate impact on the series since their step up from Caterham racing. Currently second in the BGT title race, the Barwell Motorsport pair have already chalked up their fi...

Barwell Motorsport Make History at Snetterton

2007-06-08
Paul Drayson and Jonny Cocker secured their inaugural win of the 2007 British GT Championship, recording the first ever victory for a bio-ethanol car in UK motor-racing. In the two-hour ‘endurance’ race that had spins, fire, saf...

Cocker Secures Pole for Two-Hour Showdown

2007-06-02
Jonny Cocker secured pole position for the Barwell Motorsport team, ahead of the weekend’s two-hour ‘endurance’ race. Over the two 15 minute qualifying sessions, Cocker was able to post a 1:09.882 in the second session, to pip the Christians in Motorsport Ferrari 430 GT3 for the top spot.

Despite there only being a sing...

Michael Bentwood - Championship Contender

2007-05-14
With Michael Bentwood taking a full-season drive in the 2007 Avon Tyres British GT Championship with Barwell Motorsport, many are tipping the 29-year-old Engli...

Blanket Podium for Barwell after 'Crazy' Finishline Antics

2007-04-23
Aston Martin and Barwell Motorsport made a clean sweep of the Donnington podium in the second race of the weekend, round four of the British GT Championship. In a blanket finish, Michael Bentwood and Tom Alexander snatched victory from the sister DBRS9 of Jonny Cocker and Paul Drayson, which had slowed from a seventeen second lead to avoid completi...

New Kids on the Block Grab Donington Win

2007-04-22
2007 debutants Ben de Zille Butler and Guy Harrington grabbed their first victory of the British GT championship in the Aston Martin DBRS9, holding off a spirited fight back from the improved Viper Competiton Coupe of Alex Mortimer and Bradley Ellis. It was a double celebration for the Barwell Motorsport team, with Paul Drayson and Jonny Cocker tak...

British GT Donnington Qualification 1

2007-04-21
Team RPM's Alex Mortimer commanded the first qualification session for the third race in the British GT Championship from Donnington. The No.6 Viper Competition Coupe, captured the first pole for the manufacturer in the BGT, holding off a spirited fight from Barwell Motorsports Guy Harrington, in the Aston Martin DBRS9. Using the latest rule change...

British GT Donnington Qualification 2

2007-04-21
In a captivating second qualifying session at Donnington Park, Adam Wilcox in the VRS Motor Finance Ferrari grabbed pole position for the second race of this weekend's British GT Series. Despite suffering a devasting crash during the morning practice session, the No.12 430 GT made a huge impact on the grid, in a car patched together with parts from...

Harris & Bryant Collect Win For Tech 9

2007-04-10
Oliver Bryant and Matt Harris took their first win of the 2007 British GT Championship for the Team RPM Porsche 997 GT3 in the second round of the season at Oulton Park. In a race that offered rain, carnage and paint trading, three different manufacturers shared the podium in the highly competitive GT3 series.
With drizzle hitting the grid pri...

Lestor and Mullen Take First Spoils of 2007 Season

2007-04-09
Tim Mullen and Hector Lester chalked up the first victory of the British GT Championship, for Christians in Motorsport (CiM). The Ferrari 360 GT pair battled to the front of the BGT pack, in a race that Barwell's bio powered Aston Martin dominated in the early stages, only to fall foul of a safety car.

Starting in pole position, Jonny Co...

The Chris Niarcos Interview

2007-02-01
Chris Niarcos Interview

A big draw to this year’s Autosport Show at the UK’s NEC was the central stage where race drivers from all corners of motor-racing were interviewed and grilled. Never one to miss an opportunity, The-Paddock.net shanghaied the British GT Champion and Le Mans driver Chris Niarchos for an exclusive discus...

AIS 2007 - Looking to Future Fuels

2007-01-25
Motorsports shows; reporters love them! It’s one of the few opportunities that the hairy-hand brigade are released into society to rub shoulders with the haves (& have nots), and enough scantily clad models for Cosmopolitan to call a state of emergency during AIS week. Emancipated from our holes with a packed lunch and several restraining...

The Ryan Hooker Interview

2007-01-10
Ryan Hooker Interview

On the back of a relatively successful season in the British GT, The-Paddock.net grabbed an exclusive interview with Ryan Hooker, the promising talent looking to make waves in the FIA GT3, following a contentious 2006.

Although we’d met before, it was our first encounter outside the sanctum of motor...