Bathgate’s Paul Di Resta boosted his German Touring Car Championship (DTM) hopes by storming to a dominant victory, his second of the season, in the latest round in Barcelona.
Adam bags pole in Brands Hatch shoot-out
Fifer Jonathan Adam, on the verge of clinching the Seat Cupra Championship for a second successive year, was fastest in both qualifying sessions for tomorrow’s final two races at Brands Hatch in Kent.
Di Resta starts third in Barcelona
Bathgate’s Paul Di Resta, currently second in the German Touring Car Championship, starts tomorrow’s round in Barcelona from third on the grid in his Mercedes. But the 22-year-old Scot was disappointed to qualify behind the Audi of championship leader Timo Scheider.
Liddell fired up for Grand-Am title charge
Edinburgh’s Robin Liddell will have to battle his way through the field if he is to win the Rolex Grand-Am GT Series, at the Miller Motorsports Park in Utah, after his team-mate Andrew Davis qualified their Stevenson Pontiac GXP.R 10th on the grid.
Di Resta fourth-fastest in Barcelona
Bathgate’s Paul Di Resta maintained his bid to win the German Touring Car Championship when he posted the fourth-quickest in pre-qualifying for the latest round of the series at Barcelona.
Adam set to wrap-up Seat championship
Fifer Jonathan Adam heads to Brands Hatch this weekend on the verge of retaining the Seat Cupra Championship he dominated in 2007. But this year the 26-year-old from Kirkcaldy has had to fightback after a miserable start to the season.
Franchitti to race at Petit Le Mans
Bathgate’s Dario Franchitti will swap his Ganassi IndyCar for an Acura sportscar next month when he makes his debut at Petit Le Mans, the latest round of the American Le Mans Series, in Atlanta.
McNish sweeps to stunning Silverstone victory
Dumfries racer Allan McNish made a spectacular and triumphant homecoming to the UK in front of 53,000 fans by steering his diesel-engined Audi to a stunning victory in the 1000km of Silverstone, the final round of the European-based Le Mans Series.
Triple World GT delight for Sharp
Aberdeen’s Ryan Sharp won his third FIA World GT Championship race of the season when he powered his Jetalliance Aston Martin DBR9 to an eight-second victory at Brno in the Czech Republic.
Rangers call up Walker
Rangers have called up World Series by Renault driver James Walker to replace Wishaw’s Ryan Dalziel for the latest round of the Superleague Formula at the Nurburgring next weekend (Sept 20-21). The 26-year-old Scot has an existing Grand-Am commitment in the US.