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Alex MacDowall
BATTLING GOLD CUP POINTS FOR MACDOWALL AND BARWELL AFTER EARLY DRAMAS AT IMOLA
Round one of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS Endurance Cup at Imola in Italy over the weekend, 2nd/3rd April, produced a challenging start to the 2022 season for Gold Cup competitor Alex MacDowall and Barwell Motorsport team-mates Sandy Mitchell and Rob Collard. Following an unfortunate excursion for Collard in the No.77 … Continue reading
ENDURANCE RACER MACDOWALL REKINDLES WINNING PARTNERSHIP WITH BARWELL AND LAMBORGHINI IN GTWCE
Cumbrian sportsman Alex MacDowall is eyeing a major push for his second Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS Endurance Cup title this season, after being officially confirmed as part of Barwell Motorsport’s 2022 driver line-up in the world’s premier GT3 racing series. Reuniting with Mark Lemmer’s Surrey-based squad, with which MacDowall won the … Continue reading
MACDOWALL ‘MORE DETERMINED THAN EVER’ AFTER CONCLUDING CHALLENGING GTWCE SEASON
British racer Alex MacDowall says he is ‘more determined than ever’ to make a return to success in 2022, after signing-off a frustrating Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS Endurance Cup season on Sunday, 10th October, at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain. Carlisle’s MacDowall, who won the Silver Cup crown in 2020, … Continue reading
DISAPPOINTMENT FOR MACDOWALL AT THE NURBURGRING AS HANDLING WOES LIMIT SILVER CUP CHALLENGE
Successful GT racer Alex MacDowall encountered his most frustrating outing of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup season at the Nurburgring in Germany on Sunday, 5th September, where grip and handling issues led to an eighth place finish in the Silver Cup. MacDowall, who memorably won the class title last year, endured a … Continue reading
FANTASTIC SILVER CUP PODIUM FOR MACDOWALL DURING SPECTACULAR SPA 24HRS
Alex MacDowall delivered his best performance of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS Endurance Cup season so far during the biggest race of the year over the weekend, taking a well-deserved third place finish in the Silver Cup during the TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa. Fighting back superbly from a challenging qualifying … Continue reading
MACDOWALL AND GARAGE 59 SALVAGE NINTH IN SILVER CUP FROM FRUSTRATING 6HR PAUL RICARD RACE
Car damage during the early part of round two of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS Endurance Cup at Circuit Paul Ricard on Saturday, 29th May, prevented an almost certain Silver Cup podium challenge for Alex MacDowall – the Briton instead having to settle for ninth place. With confidence justifiably high ahead … Continue reading
SILVER CUP POINTS FOR REIGNING CHAMPION MACDOWALL IN UNPREDICTABLE FIRST RACE OF YEAR AT MONZA
Reigning Silver Cup Champion Alex MacDowall got his 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Powered by AWS season off to a points-scoring start at Monza in Italy on Sunday, 18th April, with a ninth place finish during an incident packed, and rain-hit, three hour race. MacDowall, making his competitive debut with the Garage … Continue reading
PERFECT GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE FINAL ROUND WIN FOR MACDOWALL AND BARWELL MOTORSPORT
Alex MacDowall produced one of the very best drives of his career during the final round of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup at Paul Ricard on Sunday, 15th November, to help secure a fantastic class race victory in the six-hour contest and wrap-up a sensational Silver Cup title triumph. Carlisle 29-year-old MacDowall, with … Continue reading
DISAPPOINTING END TO THE 24 HOURS OF SPA FOR MACDOWALL
Barwell Motorsport driver Alex MacDowall was cruelly robbed of a possible Silver Cup class victory at the Total 24 Hours of Spa earlier today, Sunday, 25th October, when his Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO was caught-up in the aftermath of a multi-car accident with just seven hours to run. Carlisle’s MacDowall and team-mates Frederik Schandorff and … Continue reading
SECOND SILVER CUP PODIUM IN AS MANY RACES FOR MACDOWALL DURING SIX-HOUR NURBURGRING SPECTACULAR
Alex MacDowall celebrated his second Silver Cup podium finish in as many GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup races during round two of the season at Germany’s Nurburgring on Sunday, 6th September, with a hard-earned second place in the action-packed six-hour encounter. Following on from his winning start to the rescheduled 2020 campaign with Barwell … Continue reading
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