Gamer to racer Jann Mardenborough from Cardiff will bring his unique expertise to the World’s Fastest Gamer judging panel during the finals. Mardenborough previously won Nissan’s GT Academy competition, transitioning from Gran Turismo gamer to full-time racing driver in 2011. In his very first year of real-world competition, Mardenborough won the British GT round at Brands Hatch. He … [Read more...]
Racing
BARC celebrates 21 years of racing at Anglesey Circuit
This year sees the 21st anniversary of the first BARC North Western Centre race meeting at Anglesey Circuit. Back in those days the Centre only ran meetings at Oulton Park and were always on the lookout for other circuits to run meetings as there was the ever-present danger of not being able to use Oulton Park. In 1997 the track was visited by officials from BARC HQ and NW with the view of … [Read more...]
Take a few historic laps of Silverstone
We’re all familiar with the iconic Silverstone track and the incredible F1 moments created there. What some people don’t know is that Silverstone was initially built on the site of a World War II Royal Air Force bomber station, which opened in 1943. Leasing Options has created an animation where you can see how the track has evolved from three runways into the iconic circuit that it is … [Read more...]
Sporting lines 5 September
Following the outstanding success of Asif Kapadia’s award-winning documentary on Formula 1 driver SENNA we have upcoming documentary Rapid Response out in UK cinemas 6 September, which looks at revolutionary safety in motorsports. Rapid Response is a fast-paced documentary that tells the story of medical and safety professionals who refused to accept the high mortality rate among race car … [Read more...]
Hyundai electric race car to be shown
Hyundai Motorsport is gearing up to unveil its first-ever electric race car at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt next week. The car, designed and built at the company’s headquarters in Alzenau, will make its debut appearance during the annual motor show’s media day on September 10. The IAA’s slogan, ‘Driving Tomorrow’, makes it the perfect platform for Hyundai Motorsport to … [Read more...]
Thundersport GB Moto Super Prix of Wales
The bank holiday weekend of 24 – 26 August sees Anglesey Circuit hosting the annual visit of Thundersport GB and the Moto Super Prix of Wales. Thundersport GB, commonly hailed as 'The Home Of Sportsman Racing', offers an absolute plethora of magical diversity when it comes to motorcycle racing, with 32 races over Sunday and Monday. From the now famous BTS GP3 Superteens that spawned the likes of … [Read more...]
Lost Hero: The Tom Pryce story
The story of how a young Welshman rocketed to fame on the Formula 1 racing circuit before his life ended in a tragic crash at the age of 27 is set to be retold on screen. Tom Pryce will be featured in the upcoming three-part BBC documentary series “Mavericks: Sport’s Lost Heroes” which will follow the rise of Welsh sporting heroes from humble beginnings to the peak of their sport before meeting … [Read more...]
Formula Fun is on track at Anglesey this weekend
The British Rasing & Sports Car Club makes their second of visit of the season to Anglesey Circuit this coming weekend with something of an endurance racing special with two such races taking place on consecutive days. A host of fantastic sprint races accompany and compliment the long-distance events, with a variety of production cars and single seaters competing on the … [Read more...]
NG Road Racing heading to Anglesey
NG Road racing make their annual trek to Anglesey Circuit next weekend for Round 6 of their 2019 championship races, having previously visited Brands Hatch, Snetterton, Donington Park, Cadwell Park and Pembrey this season. By this stage, the championships are taking shape nicely, and anyone with an eye on one of those coveted titles must be on top form as a slip up now could spell … [Read more...]
Two & three-wheeled fun this weekend
This weekend marks the half-way point in the British sidecar series and Peter Founds & Jevan Walmsley (LCR Suzuki), have a commanding 65 point lead after winning six out of the seven races. They dropped points only in race one at Donington Park, finishing as runners-up to Lee Crawford & Scott Hardie (LCR Suzuki), who occupy second place in the Super F2 title at the present … [Read more...]