Bentley Continental GT3 racer Seb Morris helped Team Parker Racing salvage a top five finish in the Pro-Am class during a luckless second round of the Blancpain Endurance Cup season at Silverstone on Sunday where the Welshman produced searing pace. With a combination of an untimely Full Course Yellow period early in the race, and a major issue with multiple … [Read more...]
Morris renews 2019 challenge fight
Blancpain Endurance Cup front-runner & Welshman Seb Morris wants nothing less than podium silverware when the season resumes at Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit in Northamptonshire next weekend, 11 & 12 May, for the category’s annual visit to British shores. Following an outstanding debut in the globe’s biggest and best GT3 endurance championship last … [Read more...]
WRGB sponsor exits event and enters World Rallycross
Former WRGB sponsor Dayinsure will back Britain’s high-profile round of the action-packed FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy. The short-term specialist insurer based in Tarporley, Cheshire has ended a three year sponsorship deal with WRGB and will now channel its marketing into Silverstone’s event. The Dayinsure World WRX of … [Read more...]
Higgins sweeps to Toyo Tires title
Albatec Racing driver Mark Higgins from Montgomery came out on top of a three-way fight for the 2018 Toyo Tires MSA British Rallycross Championship in the final round at Silverstone Circuit to secure the title with a dominant victory at the weekend. Three-time MSA British Rally Champion Higgins entered the final round third in the standings, five points … [Read more...]
WRX 2018 rounds in Silverstone
Next year’s World RX series includes a new event at Silverstone and in the USA. The series begins in Barcelona in April and Silverstone will be the two-day fourth round on 26 and 27 May. The US round will be in Austin, Texas at the F1 venue on 29 & 30 September before the championship ends in South Africa on 24 & 25 November. The … [Read more...]
CoW promoters lose MotorGP & British GP contract
The Circuit of Wales promoters have been stripped of their right to run the British Motorcycle Grand Prix. The backers ten-year deal signed three years ago is now void because they have not met contractual obligations, Motorcycle News reported today. This month’s two-wheeler British GP will now be run by title holders Dorna and Silverstone … [Read more...]
Seb eyes Silverstone silverware
Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit hosts the longest race of the British GT Championship season just a few days from now when the category’s flagship three-hour contest takes place, an encounter in which title challenger Welshman Seb Morris is targeting a realistic return to the top step of the podium. Round six, which takes place at the home of the British … [Read more...]
Silverstone snatches World Rallycross Championship
The British round of the FIA World Rallycross Championship is moving from Lydden Hill to Silverstone next year. The move comes at a pivotal time in rallycross history with the sport due to celebrate its 50th anniversary this year and continue its rapid growth. The sport started at Lydden Hill in 1967 as a created for television event and the modern … [Read more...]
Welsh motor sport business backs Children In Need
As an official supporter of this year’s BBC Children In Need Appeal, promoters of the British MotoGP™ donated £1,786 to the charity. The figure is based on revenue received from advance ticket sales for the 2017 World Championship British MotoGP™ event – which takes place at Silverstone Circuit over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Next year’s British … [Read more...]
Silverstone sale is back on the grid
Silverstone is back on the market. JLR has pulled out of the proposed purchase of the F1 venue to use it as an engineering base and another bid by millionaire Ginetta owner Lawrence Tomlinson has also lapsed. Reports say that Porsche, which has base at the track, holds a covenant which would stop another car maker using the facility for more than 45 … [Read more...]
