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POLE POSITION FOR GAMBLE IN DEBUT BRITISH GT RACE

On May 29, 2019, Posted by , In Driver News, With No Comments

Mclaren Autosport BRDC award winner took pole position at Snetterton in his debut in the British GT championship in a last minute call up replacement for injured Adrain Willmott in the Century ran BMW M6 GT3 Despite never driving the M6 before, and carrying 70kgs of ballast, Gamble edged Sam…

PODIUM FOR HAND IN ONLY SECOND EVER BRITISH GT RACE

On May 28, 2019, Posted by , In Driver News, With No Comments

With 26 of the 36 cars participating in the British GT, it was a record-breaking GT4 entry season. Having qualified inside the top ten for both races with both cars, TF Sport were set-up for a strong weekend. Despite losing places at the start of race one, Ash Hand became…

Promsing pace rewards Josh Smith with second podium finish

On May 22, 2019, Posted by , In Driver News, With No Comments

Cumbria-based Josh Smith secured his second podium finish of the 2019 British GT season as he raced to second place in the opening race of the weekend at Snetterton with teammate James Dorlin. The McLaren Automotive Driver Development Programme pairing started the race from fifth place as Smith worked his way up…

PODIUM FOR GAMBLE IN FIRST OUTING IN BLANCPAIN WORLD CHALLENGE

On May 15, 2019, Posted by , In Driver News, With No Comments

17 year old Tom Gamble impressed on his Blancpain debut at Brands Hatch on the weekend of May 4th & 5th 2019. The opening round of the Blancpain World Challenge Europe saw the stunning GT3 grid take on the challenging Brands Hatch GP circuit for x2 1 hour races. Changing…

TWO TOP TEN’S FOR FAGG AND CAI AT NINGBO IN CHINA GT

On May 8, 2019, Posted by , In Driver News, With No Comments

Charlie Fagg returned to the China GT championship with his 2018 outfit The Winning Team for rounds 3 & 4 last weekend. 2019 see’s a new team mate for Fagg in the shape of James Cai, a former Blancpain Asia competitor. Having missed the opening round of China GT in…

A WEEKEND OF WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN IN ADAC GT4 FOR FAGG

On May 8, 2019, Posted by , In Driver News, With No Comments

The opening round of the ADAC GT4 championship took place on the weekend of April 26th – 28th 2019 at Oschersleben in rural Germany. Team GT, who earlier in the month took a podium and pole position in Monza for European GT4 were looking to carry the momentum with Mclaren…

JOSH SMITH ON THE PODIUM IN FIRST GT RACE AT OULTON PARK

On May 2, 2019, Posted by , In Driver News, With No Comments

In his first outing since winning the 2018 Formula Ford Festival, Josh Smith narrowly missed out on victory on his debut in the 2019 British GT Championship opening race at Oulton Park. The 19-year-old was racing with Toleman Motorsport in his first race on the McLaren Automotive Driver Development Programme,…

A weekend of learning for Price at Oulton Park

On May 2, 2019, Posted by , In Driver News, With No Comments

20 year old Josh Price stepped into the British GT paddock at Oulton Park full of confidence for his first GT race in his career. The former BTCC runner was under no illusion that the season opener was going to be one of the toughest race weekends of his career….

Steep learning curve for Hand at Oulton Park

On May 1, 2019, Posted by , In Driver News, With No Comments

Ash Hand made a late return to racing in a last minute opportunity to join the prestigious TF Sport competing in British GT for the 2019 season. The 2015 Clio Cup UK runner up made the switch to GT racing stepping into the stunning Aston Martin Vantage GT4 car alongside…