Archive for September, 2009

30 Sep

Oli crowned British Mini champ

Edinburgh’s Oli Mortimer was crowned British Mini Cooper S Champion after delivering a dominant performance in the final triple-header of the season at Snetterton.

27 Sep

Frustration for McNish; delight for Franchitti

While Dumfries racer Allan McNish was left frustrated when torrential rain forced the early finish to the 1000-mile Petit Le Mans race in Atlanta, Bathgate’s Marino Franchitti scored the biggest race win of his career.

27 Sep

Meeke heads to Perth as IRC champ

Colin McRae protégé Kris Meeke will start the inaugural RallyScotland in November with a new world title after being crowned Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion following a blistering victory in the Rally San Remo.

26 Sep

Leslie makes emotional debut as Reid storms to Mini victory

Leslie makes emotional debut as Reid storms to Mini victory

26 Sep

McNish denied provisional pole in Atlanta

Dumfries racer Allan McNish was denied provisional pole position for today’s 1000-mile Petit Le Mans race in Atlanta when his Audi R15TDI was pipped by the lead Peugeot of Frenchman Stephane Sarrazin by just 0.162s. The Scot, a former winner of the American Le Mans Series, posted his fastest lap of the week in the [...]

24 Sep

McNish tops Petit Le Mans timesheets

Scots racer Allan McNish topped the timesheets in the first practice for this weekend’s 1000-mile Petit Le Mans, the latest round of the American Le Mans Series near Atlanta in Georgia. The 39-year-old from Dumfries powered his turbodiesel Audi R15TDI round the demanding 2.54-mile road course in 1min 08.308secs to outpace the Peugeot of Stephane [...]

23 Sep

Superstar Reid Returns While Graham Leslie Makes His Racing Debut

Superstar Reid Returns While Graham Leslie Makes His Racing Debut

20 Sep

Hot Rods at Knockhill

Knockhill Racing Circuit today (Sunday 20th October) witnessed some smashing action as the British Hot Rods competed round the Knockhill Tri-oval.

20 Sep

Scots gunning for BTCC success

While former champ Jason Plato bagged his fourth pole position of the British Touring Car Championship season for the opener at Rockingham, Kirkcaldy youngster Jonathan Adam qualified on the front row of the grid for the first time in his career. “I’m chuffed, dead chuffed,” BMW ace Adam said after lapping the 1.94-mile Northamptonshire circuit [...]

20 Sep

Di Resta targets back-to-back DTM wins

Bathgate’s Paul Di Resta will start from the front row of the grid in Barcelona as he bids for back-to-back victories in the German Touring Car Championship (DTM). The 23-year-old Scot, who started from pole as he dominated the last round at Brands Hatch a fortnight ago, was just 0.064-seconds slower than Tom Kristensen’s Audi [...]