Motorsport

Cumbrian race ace Turvey eyeing Formula One spot next season

Published 3 July 2009

Oliver Turvey photo Cumbrian motorracing star Oliver Turvey hopes winning the World Series by Renault Championship could land him a drive with one of the new Formula One teams.

Greece successes showed what I can achieve

Published 29 June 2009

In this regular blog with Airwaves Pro Matthew Wilson, we caught up with him ahead of Rally Poland, back on the calendar for the first time since 1973. Rally Poland is the eighth round of the World Rally Championship and following his superb final two days in Greece, we hear his thoughts on the new rally and how he plans to tackle the remainder of the season.

West Cumbria club sends out four crews in two weekend rallies

Published 26 June 2009

West Cumbria Motorsport Club will be represented in two rallies this weekend with four crews competing.

Let’s hope Jenson is on the Button for Brawn at Silverstone

Published 19 June 2009

THE sun beat down on a full grid at Croft Racing Circuit last Saturday when I went with young Matthew to see if Fabrizio Giovanardi would win and help secure his hat-trick of British Touring Car Championships (BTCC) because he won in 2007 and 2008 for Vauxhall VX Racing.

Cumbrian rally ace Wilson helps Ford to historic first

Published 18 June 2009

West Cumbrian driver Matthew Wilson and team-mate Henning Solberg made history on the final day of the Acropolis Rally of Greece as they bagged Stobart VK M-Sport Ford’s first one-two stage finish.

Carlisle teen storms to victory at Croft

Published 15 June 2009

ELF Renault Clio Cup title contender Alex MacDowall continued his fantastic run of form at Croft Circuit in North Yorkshire over the weekend with his second career win during Saturday’s ninth round and a fighting second place in Sunday’s round 10.

Penrith Formula 4 driver Minnett times it right

Published 13 June 2009

Another up-and-coming driver from the Penrith area, 19-year-old Formula 4 driver Andrew Minnett, gave a breathtaking performance in wet weather conditions at Anglesey in a national round of the 750 Motor Club Formula 4 championship.

I just have to make sure I stay mentally alert and sharp

Published 12 June 2009

In this regular blog with Airwaves Pro Matthew Wilson, we caught up with him ahead of The Acropolis Rally of Greece, the seventh round of the World Rally Championship, to get his thoughts on the rally ahead and what he has been up to since Sardinia.

Weeton Rally success for west Cumbria club members

Published 11 June 2009

It was a short drive down the M6 to Blackpool for three West Cumbria Motorsport Club members when they took part in the Weeton Camp Rally.

Ford ready to rough it and tough it in Rally of Greece

Published 10 June 2009

Drivers Jari-Matti Latvala and Mikko Hirvonen go into tomorrow’s Acropolis Rally of Greece determined to repeat last month’s one-two for the Cumbria-based Ford World Rally team.

The day I drove one of world’s best drivers round the bend

Published 5 June 2009

IT'S A hard job, but someone's got to do it! So I went to the technical and super Croft Racing Circuit near Darlington at the invitation of Vauxhall for a bit of driving instruction.

Watch out Jenson and Lewis, Oliver is right behind you

Published 29 May 2009

CUMBRIAN motor-racing star Oliver Turvey took another step towards his dream of becoming a Formula One driver when he claimed his maiden Formula Renault victory on the streets of Monaco.

Famous faces at Jim Clark Rally

Published 29 May 2009

SUNBURN and excitement were the order of the day when large numbers of rally supporters turned up early last Saturday morning to man the long and demanding closed road stage of Leithholm near the border village of that name.

Oliver secures first success of his career

Published 28 May 2009

CUMBRIAN racing sensation Oliver Turvey has scooped the first victory of his fledgling Formula Renault career.

Reivers rally provides sternest of tests

Published 27 May 2009

The Jim Clark rally saw eight crews take part over the whole weekend.

Young Cumbrian karter reaches round three final in Wales

Published 27 May 2009

Young karter Nathan Aston proved that he is one to watch after reaching the A final of round three of the Formula Kart Stars Championship in Glan-Y-Gors, Wales while bagging some excellent heat results along the way and showing consistently good pace throughout his four races.

Nord Vue attracts cream of international motor trialling

Published 22 May 2009

Having been to the exploratory event at Nord Vue, near Armathwaite, to test the site’s suitability for major motorcycle trials a few months ago, I was delighted that the venue had passed with flying colours and given the great honour of holding the SPEA FIM World Trial Championship Grand Prix of Great Britain.

Matthew Wilson set for Sardinia rally

Published 21 May 2009

Cumbrian rally stars Matthew Wilson and Scott Martin swapped four wheels for two to cycle 112 miles over the Lake District’s highest peaks to get themselves in shape for this week’s Rally d’Italia in Sardinia.