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LYONS TO RACE IN FIA GT3 WITH AF CORSE IN 2012

12th March 2012

After a stunning debut season in GT racing where he secured third place in the Avon Tyres British GT Championship in his debut year in the series, the 20-year old Essex-based professional racing driver has announced he will drive in FIA GT3 as an official driver of the 2011 Championship winning team – AF Corse. [...]

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Driving a sprintcar at Patetonga! [video]

5th March 2012

Hi Everyone, Sorry it’s been a while since I updated the blog. I’ve been busy preparing for 2012 at the gym. When I was in NZ racing the F5000, I got the chance to have a go in a proper sprint car at patetonga raceway! It was one of the coolest things I’ve ever driven. [...]

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Selection of videos from Hampton Downs F5000

31st January 2012

Hi 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 [...]

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Lyons wins F5000 revival races again in New Zealand!

30th January 2012

7 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 [...]

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British GT dates and race formats announced

26th January 2012

Following, 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 [...]

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Ginetta Celebrity Karting Challenge – Video

18th January 2012

Last 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 [...]

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FIA GT3 – Silverstone Circuit Highlights

17th January 2012

After 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 [...]

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FIA GT3 – Zandvoort highlights on Dailymotion

16th January 2012

After 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 [...]

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Check this out – Lyons makes appearance in Forza!

10th January 2012

Hi 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 [...]

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The Checkered Flag’s – British GT Review

20th December 2011

The 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 [...]

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