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MERCEDES-AMG CONFIRMS INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE ENTRY
Mercedes-AMG is gunning for Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli’s titles in 2020 after confirming its full-season entry. Mercedes-AMG narrowly missed out on both championships at Kyalami in November despite leading for much of the year. Instead, Maxi Goetz, Maxi Buhk and Raffaele Marciello finished second, third and fourth in the Drivers’ standings while Porsche … Continue reading
THAILAND SUPER SERIES, 888 FOR ‘V8 POWER’
When the Thailand Super Series (TSS) season kicked off in Buriram there was a new brand name to add to the prestigious list of Super Car winners, Holden. ‘Australian V8’ machines have long been a presence in the series but for the first time ever the Holden name had bagged the top step of the … Continue reading
OSBORNE AND MOWLE TARGETING OULTON PODIUMS
After missing out on the two 60-minute sprint races last season, Triple Eight Racing duo Joe Osborne and Lee Mowle are intent on getting on the podium at the opening round of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship at Oulton Park this Easter weekend (4/6 April). The 2015 British GT season is the third year … Continue reading
FRUSTRATING SPA WEEKEND FOR TRIPLE EIGHT
The fifth round of the 2014 Avon Tyres British GT Championship afforded Triple Eight Race Engineering little cause for joy, despite having the pace to compete for overall honours with both cars. However, a fifth place finish in the second of the two 60-minute sprint races on Saturday did ensure the trip across the Channel … Continue reading
BRITISH GT SET FOR SNETTERTON SPRINTS
The 2014 Avon Tyres British GT Championship arrives at Snetterton this weekend (June 21/22) for a brace of hour-long races on the 300 layout of Norfolk’s favourite race track. After the three-hour endurance race of the Silverstone 500 it’s a change of focus to the double sprint format, and for some teams a hope for … Continue reading
TRIPLE EIGHT PLAYING THE NUMBERS GAME AHEAD OF SNETTERTON
After two drastically different starts to the 2014 Avon Tyres British GT Championship for its pair of BMW Z4 GT3s, Triple Eight Race Engineering has made a number change ahead of the Snetterton round (21/22 May) of the popular national GT series, with the #8 car of Lee Mowle and Joe Osborne now racing under … Continue reading
SILVERSTONE 500 YIELDS MORE POINTS FOR TRIPLE EIGHT
The Triple Eight Race Engineering squad recorded a second consecutive double-finish in the Avon Tyres British GT Championship in the 180-minute blue riband Silverstone 500 round earlier today. Derek Johnston and Luke Hines finished sixth, with Lee Mowle and Joe Osborne taking eleventh in an action-packed endurance race on the 3.66 mile Towcester circuit. Mixed … Continue reading
TRIPLE EIGHT TO TEST ANDREW JORDAN AHEAD OF GT PROGRAMME EXPANSION
Multiple touring car champions and top British GT squad, Triple Eight Race Engineering have today revealed they will be giving the reigning British Touring Car Champion Andrew Jordan an opportunity to drive one of its BMW Z4 GT3s this Thursday at Donington Park. In recent weeks the Greatworth-based team has made its international sportscar debut … Continue reading
A TRIO OF WINS FOR TRIPLE EIGHT ON GT CUP DEBUT AT BRANDS HATCH
The Triple Eight Race Engineering team dominated the Brands Hatch round of GT Cup this weekend (17/18 May) winning all three races courtesy of a meticulous showing by the BMW Z4 GT3 and a trio of strong performances by the talented new driver pairing of BRDC Rising Star Ryan Ratcliffe and former GT Cup Champion, … Continue reading
TRIPLE EIGHT ANNOUNCE ONE-OFF GT CUP ENTRY
Current British GT front-runner Derek Johnston and reigning British GT 4 champion Ryan Ratcliffe will drive together for the first time in a Triple Eight-run BMW Z4 GT3 at the upcoming GT Cup race on the Brands Hatch GP circuit (17/18 May). While not part of an ongoing campaign in the increasingly popular GT series, the … Continue reading
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