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Selection of videos from Hampton Downs F5000
31st January 2012Hi everyone, Everything is going really well over here in New Zealand. I’ve done 7 races now and won all 7 and also set a new lap record at the track. I was the first person to break the minute barrier here; something I’m pretty proud of! Anyway, I’ve compiled a number of videos for [...]
Read More +Lyons wins F5000 revival races again in New Zealand!
30th January 20127 wins from 7 starts, the lap record and pole positions. It doesn’t get much better than that. Yesterday, Michael Lyons won all three races at Hampton Downs circuit in the Formula 5000 class. Below is the race report which appears here in full. Series young gun Michael Lyons (Lola T400) completed an MSC F5000 [...]
Read More +British GT dates and race formats announced
26th January 2012Following, the announcement last October of the dates and circuits that would compromise the 2012 season, today SRO, the British GT Championship organiser released details of the format of each weekend. Continuing with the same format as in 2011, one three-hour race and a mix of two-hour and twin one-hour ‘double header’ races, the championship [...]
Read More +Ginetta Celebrity Karting Challenge – Video
18th January 2012Last week at the Autosport International show, I was invited to take part in the Ginetta Celebrity Karting Challenge. I was more than happy to take part. I did it before in 2010 and it is always great fun! This year there was an added reason to take part. The event was in support of [...]
Read More +FIA GT3 – Silverstone Circuit Highlights
17th January 2012After finding the Zanvoort highlights yesterday, I’ve now found the Silverstone highlights from last year. It was my first time in FIA GT3, and I was racing with M-Tech. The competition was fierce and a step above the British GT championship in terms of speed. Unfortunately the second race was not so great, but still [...]
Read More +FIA GT3 – Zandvoort highlights on Dailymotion
16th January 2012After a stunning podium finish at Zandvoort in the Scuderia Ferrari 458 GT3 in the last round of the FIA GT3, Michael leapt to 23rd in the Championship after only competing in two events. It was a great drive in Zandvoort which went a long way to show Michael’s potential for 2012. Take a look [...]
Read More +Check this out – Lyons makes appearance in Forza!
10th January 2012Hi Everyone, Hopefully you all had a great Christmas break and feel a little bit more relaxed than before. After the Autosport show on Thursday, where I will be taking part in the celebrity karting event, I am off to New Zealand where I will be racing the Formula 5000 car. I can’t wait. This [...]
Read More +The Checkered Flag’s – British GT Review
20th December 2011The guys at The Checkered Flag have put together a great review of the British GT season, analysing all of the new teams and how the championship was won. We have put the article here, for you all to read over the Christmas week. “Only a few years ago the Avon Tyres British GT Championship looked like [...]
Read More +How to spend the winter? – More Motorsport of course!
14th December 2011Hi all, It’s been a while since I updated the blog – sorry about that. Since the season finished, I’ve been really busy getting together plans for next year. In the meantime, I’ve been preparing for my trip to New Zealand in January where I will again be racing the Formula 5000 Lola T400. If [...]
Read More +New 2012 calendar suggests mega British GT season in store
15th November 2011A seven-meeting calendar featuring the UK’s best circuits and a repeat of the successful mix of one, two and three-hour races are planned by the SRO Motorsports Group for next season’s Avon Tyres British GT Championship. British GT will once again visit Oulton Park, Rockingham, Snetterton and the Grand Prix circuits of Brands Hatch, Silverstone [...]
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