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GT CUP SILVERSTONE PHOTO-SHOOT
Last weekend I took a visit to see the GT Cup cars in action at Silverstone. A two day meeting. It was a very healthy grid with four races taking place over the weekend. Sunday started of with with some rain, but overall we had good conditions for racing. I hope you like the pictures. Photos. … Continue reading
FORMER BTCC STAR ANTHONY REID TO RACE ARRINERA GT IN 2017
Experienced racing driver Anthony Reid is fired up with enthusiasm for Arrinera Racing’s new GT following his tests in the Hussarya at Donington Park and Snetterton – and has revealed plans to race the car in 2017. Reid is best known as a British Touring Car Championship frontrunner with Nissan and Ford during the series’ … Continue reading
GT CUP ORGANISERS INVESTIGATE PROTOTYPE SERIES
Bute Motorsport, organisers of the successful GT Cup championship, are actively working on a prototype championship that could pilot later this year ahead of a full rollout in 2017. The series would be open to LMP3 cars from the likes of Ligier, who have already produced nearly thirty chassis, as well as CN cars and … Continue reading
BURGAN BOUNCES BACK FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS’ GT3 PROGRAMME
United Autosports will continue with their GT3 programme as Phil Burgan confirms his intention to return to the team in 2016. Phil Burgan along with F1 sponsorship guru and United Autosports co-owner, Zak Brown, will enter the newly-created, official ACO Le Mans GT3 support race on 18 June in the Audi R8 LMS ultra (subject … Continue reading
ESMEE HAWKEY MOVES TO GT CUP FOR 2016
Former Ginetta Junior Championship racer Esmee Hawkey from Chislehurst will be competing in one of the newly released Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport race cars next season. The 17 year old joins the experienced GT Marques Porsche Cup team of Paul Mace to race in GT Cup rounds before a move to British GT in 2017. … Continue reading
GT CUP ANNOUNCE 2016 CALENDAR
Bute Motorsport, promoters of the GT Cup, are pleased to announce the provisional 2016 calendar. The dates include three visits to Grand Prix circuits as well as supporting the prestigious Blancpain Sprint Series at Brands Hatch. The championship continues to employ its philosophy of continuous improvements and as a result will feature further enhancements to … Continue reading
THIRD PLACE GT CUP CHAMPIONSHIP FINISH FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS AND PHIL BURGAN
United Autosports topped off their 2015 GT Cup campaign with a podium at the final round at Oulton Park last weekend (10th October). Phil Burgan drove his Audi R8 LMS ultra to a third place finish in the first race of the one-day event at the Cheshire track – at the same event he made … Continue reading
PHIL BURGAN SHOWS STRONG PACE AT DONINGTON PARK
United Autosports came away from the latest GT Cup rounds at Donington Park with Phil Burgan showing front-running pace but landing just two top-six finishes. Phil Burgan and the Audi R8 LMS ultra ran as high as second in the pit stop race, having qualified fifth earlier on Saturday morning (19th September). The nature of … Continue reading
5 RACE WINS AND 2 CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR FF CORSE IN BRITCAR AND GT CUP
A stunning performance by FF Corse drivers at Silverstone and Donington over the weekend saw the team take 5 overall and class wins. The results helped the team secure class Championships in both the Britcar Endurance Championship and the GT Cup Championship. At Silverstone in the Britcar Endurance Championship David Mason & Calum Lockie took … Continue reading
DONINGTON PARK GP CIRCUIT UP NEXT FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS AND PHIL BURGAN
United Autosports return to the GT Cup this weekend (19-20 September) as the championship heads to Donington Park for the penultimate rounds of the season. Phil Burgan is aiming for his first win of 2015 after coming close to victory last time out at Brands Hatch. Phil is hoping to improve on his five second-place … Continue reading
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