Archive for July, 2009

31 Jul

Di Resta aims to kickstart miserable season

Bathgate’s Paul Di Resta bids to kickstart his miserable season when he tackles the latest round of the German Touring Car Championship at Oscherslaben this weekend.

29 Jul

Shedden returns to BTCC with Clyde Valley

Knockhill boss Gordon Shedden will return to action in the British Touring Car Championship this weekend after signing a season-long deal to lead the Glasgow-based Clyde Valley Racing team.

24 Jul

Franchitti bids for back-to-back Canada wins

Bathgate’s Dario Franchitti bids to extend his two-point lead in the IndyCar Championship by grabbing back-to-back victories in Canada this weekend.

22 Jul

Luti ready to tackle BTCC next year

Scots racer Paul Luti, who seven years ago underwent open heart surgery, has announced plans to contest next year’s British Touring Car Championship and the 26-year-old is taking an innovative approach to raising the funding.

20 Jul

Debut Dyson win for Franchitti in ALMS

Bathgate’s Marino Franchitti scored his debut win with his new Dyson Racing team when he powered his Mazda Lola to LMP2 victory in the latest round of the American Le Mans Series in Connecticut.

18 Jul

Di Resta eyeing first DTM win of the season

Bathgate’s Paul Di Resta will start fifth on the grid for the latest round of the German Touring Car Championship at Zandvoort in Holland. And the 22-year-old Scot believes his Mercedes is capable of clinching his first win of the season.

16 Jul

Scottish SpeedFair and Classic Festival

The 2009 Scottish SpeedFair and Classic Festival will bring a new mix of classic and historic content to continue the growth of the popular event. From action on track, off track, race cars, show cars, motorbikes, rally cars and even a stunt bi-plane, the variety will ensure a great day out for all.

16 Jul

Lotus Evora To Make Scottish Debut

The new Lotus Evora is confirmed for SpeedFair. “Not just a great Lotus. It’s good enough to beat the World” – Autocar 13th May 2009. This future classic will be making its Scottish debut at the SpeedFair courtisy of Scottish Lotus Dealers Murray Motor Company.

12 Jul

Franchitti survives Toronto mayhem to win

Bathgate’s Dario Franchitti won an incident-packed IndyCar race in Toronto to leapfrog his Ganassi team-mate Scott Dixon for the lead in the championship.

12 Jul

Scots shine as Higgins wins Manx

Four weeks after scoring maximum points in the Duns-based Jim Clark International Rally, Manxman Mark Higgins stormed to victory in the latest round of the British Rally Championship on the Isle of Man.