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TEAM PARKER RACING BIDS FOND FAREWELL TO BENTLEY WITH STRONG PERFORMANCE AT GULF 12 HOURS
After five successful years, Team Parker Racing’s Bentley racing programme has come to a close after making its debut appearance at the Gulf 12 Hours Bahrain last weekend (January 7-9). The race, split into two six-hour halves, looked to be going to plan as Derek Pierce, Euan McKay, and Andy Meyrick took the lead of … Continue reading
TEAM PARKER RACING DEBUTS AT THE GULF 12 HOURS WITH BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT3
Team Parker Racing is delighted to announce that it will make its debut appearance at the challenging Gulf 12 Hours Bahrain as Derek Pierce, Andy Meyrick, and Euan McKay compete in a second-generation Bentley Continental GT3. The race will be held at Bahrain international Circuit, in the Sakhir desert, for the first time in its … Continue reading
LUCK DESERTS TEAM PARKER RACING AT THE 24 HOURS OF SPA
Team Parker Racing suffered more bad luck in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, as a software glitch and gearbox failure cost it a legitimate shot at a podium at this year’s 24 Hours of Spa. The classic race, usually held in the heat of July, moved to a late October date due to … Continue reading
TEAM PARKER RACING SET FOR AUTUMN SPA CHALLENGE
Team Parker Racing is set to resume action in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup as it tackles the daunting 24 Hours of Spa over a late autumnal weekend of October 22-25. Despite bad luck at the opening two rounds of the season, with brake failure at Imola and unnecessary damage from a rival … Continue reading
EARLY DAMAGE SPOILS TEAM PARKER RACING’S CHANCES IN GERMANY
Team Parker Racing travelled to the Nürburgring with its Bentley Continental GT3 for round two of the GT World Challenge Endurance Cup at the weekend (September 4-6), but contact from another car in the opening laps cost any chance of a good result. After a brake failure hampered the chances of Bentley Motorsport Academy members … Continue reading
BENTLEY MOTORSPORT CUSTOMERS JOIN FORCES FOR FULL INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE CAMPAIGN
Bentley Motorsport will contest the full 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge via its global family of customer teams to challenge for the outright manufacturers’ title and enabling its works drivers to continue their championship-leading campaign. The year started well for Bentley Motorsport when it won Bathurst 12 Hour with then works team Bentley Team M-Sport and … Continue reading
LOSS OF LUCK COSTS TEAM PARKER RACING SHOT AT IMOLA PODIUM
Team Parker Racing opened the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup season in Italy at the weekend (July 24-26), but unfortunately some bad luck cost the team a shot at silverware. Despite the best efforts of Bentley Motorsport Academy drivers Frank Bird, Nicolai Kjærgaard, and Euan McKay, a brake issue in the second hour of … Continue reading
BENTLEY MOTORSPORT ACADEMY TO DEVELOP FUTURE MOTORSPORT TALENT WITH TEAM PARKER RACING
Bentley Motorsport has launched a new initiative in partnership with customer team Team Parker Racing, to nurture new racing talent and provide a pathway to GT racing with the brand. The Bentley Motorsport Academy will provide three aspiring drivers – selected from a pool of eight – with a bespoke programme of on-track activity including … Continue reading
TEAM PARKER RACING CONFIRMS FOUR-STAR LINE UP FOR 24 HOURS OF SPA
Leicestershire-based Team Parker Racing is happy to confirm its driver line up for the 2019 Total 24 Hours of Spa. Climbing behind the wheel of its Bentley Continental GT3 will be regular Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup pilot Derek Pierce, British GT Championship pair Glynn Geddie and Ryan Ratcliffe, and experienced racer Andy Meyrick. For … Continue reading
FRUSTRATING BLANCPAIN HOMECOMING FOR TEAM PARKER RACING AT SILVERSTONE
Team Parker Racing endured an afternoon of frustrations as it raced on home soil at Silverstone in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup at the weekend (May 10-12). After showing strong and consistent speed with its Bentley Continental GT3, two separate instances of bad luck ended the outfit’s chance of victory. An unfortunately timed … Continue reading
