JOHN COOMBS 1922-2013 Coombs, who died on Saturday aged 92, was instrumental in the early career of Jackie Stewart as well as in convincing Jaguar to create the lightweight E-Type racer – John Coombs owned a successful garage business, Coombs of Guilford. He began his racing career in 1951, driving a JBS, finishing second at […]
Tordoff, Jordan and Shedden share the spoils – Neal maintains championship lead after thrilling BTCC event at Snetterton… MG KX Momentum Racing driver Sam Tordoff secured the first victory of his BTCC career in Sunday’s opener at Snetterton, before the Hondas of Andrew Jordan and Gordon Shedden claimed a win apiece in races two and […]
Mike Rockenfeller wins successful DTM premiere in Russia – Moscow. A great debut for the DTM in Russia. The first event of the most popular international touring car series attracted 45,000 fans to Moscow Raceway over the weekend. On Sunday, spectators cheered for a dominant victory by German driver Mike Rockenfeller with his Audi RS […]
CITROËN TOP DRIVER – RALLY FINLAND – DAY 3 KEITH CRONIN WINS IN STYLE- The season’s most spectacular rally more than lived up to its reputation. Difficult and demanding in equal measure, the Finnish course rewarded the most daring and skilled crews. In the Citroën Top Driver, the DS3 R3s of Keith Cronin, Sébastien Chardonnet and Jussi Vainionpää […]
Team BMR Restart unveils new VW Passat… Warren Scott to run Team HARD-built NGTC machine for remainder of 2013 season – 2013 has already been an incredible year for the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship and the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) regulations. At the halfway point in the season, Warren Scott and Team […]
RALLY FINLAND…Stage data: SS11… Jukojarvi 22.50 kilometres… Jukojarvi is one of the rally’s classics and will run in the opposite direction for the first time in 36 years. It has a bit of everything, except for jumps. It is fast, scarily so in places where crews are flat in top gear for several kilometres. There are […]