You know, there seems to be something about me attending car launches, and the weather. Take a few weeks ago; I fly into Jerez in the south of Spain for the Ford Kuga launch, and what do I get — torrential rain. So, it should come as no surprise that, having left…
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Liddell storms to GT win in Virginia
Edinburgh’s Robin Liddell scored his second consecutive class victory in eight days when he steered his Pontiac home to GT honours in the fourth round of the Grand-Am series at the Virginia International Raceway. Co-driver Andrew Davis started from second place on the GT grid and held position before pitting during a…
Bogie blitzes stages in forest fightback
Fast-charging young gun David Bogie from Dumfries clawed back 20 seconds in the closing two stages of the Aberdeen-based Granite City Rally to bag maximum points in the race for the County Saab Scottish Rally Championship. But the talented youngster, who dropped almost a minute when his Toyota Corolla World Rally Car…
NE rally ace Clark impresses in WRC debut
Finland’s Mikko Hirvonen may have won the inaugural World Rally Championship event in Jordan, but the happiest man at the end of the three-day desert battle was Aberdeenshire’s Barry Clark. Driving a similar Ford Focus World Rally Car to works’ driver Hirvonen, the 25-year-old from Ellon not only finished his debut WRC…
Mixed fortunes for Franchitti brothers
It was a weekend of conflicting fortunes for the Franchitti brothers from Bathgate. While younger brother Marino was powering his Porsche to victory in Germany, 34-year-old Dario fractured his ankle in Talladega. The 2007 IndyCar champ and Indy500 winner will be out of Nascar action for a few weeks after fracturing his…
Clark in point-scoring position in Jordan
North-east rally ace Barry Clark ended his first day of World Rally Championship action in a point-scoring position after safely negotiating the opening eight stages of the inaugural Jordan Rally. The 25-year-old from Ellon, driving his Ford Focus WRC and the first Scot to contest a world event since Colin McRae, kept…
Young Scot makes World Rally debut in Jordan
As his home city of Aberdeen prepares to host the latest round of the Scottish Rally Championship, the Granite City Rally, Barry Clark will today (Fri) become the first Scot since Colin McRae to contest a round of the World Rally Championship. The 25-year-old Ellon-born driver has been handed the opportunity of…
Aberdeen’s Ryan Sharp Dazzles in FIA World GT at Silverstone
Aberdeen’s Ryan Sharp, partnered by Karl Wendlinger, stormed to a dramatic victory in their JetAlliance Aston Martin DBR9 at the opening round of the FIA World GT Championship at a soggy and foggy Silverstone. Having qualified their car fourth for the two-hour race, former F1 racer Wendlinger started the race and had…
McRae Wins in Tasmania Rally
Lanark’s Alister McRae took advantage of the misfortune of longtime leader Rick Bates to win his class in the four-day Targa Tasmania Rally. The Scot, driving his 2007 Mazda3 MPS, swept into the lead when his team-mate’s Mazda suffered mechanical problems on the Mount Arrowsmith stage early on the final day. McRae,…
Edinburgh driver wins in Mexico
Edinburgh’s Robin Liddell scored his first class victory in almost two years when he steered his Pontiac to honours in the latest round of the Rolex GT Championship in Mexico at the weekend. Co-driver Andrew Davis qualified fourth and ran sixth in the 250-mile race before handing over to Liddell after 30minutes…