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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 +F5000 Results from Sunday in New Zealand…
23rd January 2012Hi everyone, Just a quick post with the results from Sunday in all four races. The first three races were 8 Laps and the fourth race was a feature race of 15 laps. 2011/12 MSC New Zealand F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series Qualifying (Friday) 1. Michael Lyons (Lola T400) 1.01.489 2. Steve Ross (McRae GM1) [...]
Read More +Lyons completes clean sweep in New Zealand
22nd January 2012Article courtesy of Ross Mackay Young gun Michael Lyons (Lola T400) won all four MSC F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series races at the first New Zealand Festival of Motor Racing – celebrating BMW Motorsport meetings at the Hampton Downs circuit south of Auckland over the weekend but series point leader Steve Ross (McRae GM1) added [...]
Read More +F5000 action from earlier this year in New Zealand
15th August 2011Hi everyone, Earlier this year we went to New Zealand and took part in the Classic Festival of Motor racing. I was racing in the F5000 class and started on the second row. Jono Lester has put some great footage on his youtube page and so I’ve put the link below. It was an awesome [...]
Read More +Lyons continues summer reign at Croft Nostalgia race
11th August 2011The summer break is long in the Avon Tyres British GT championship and with time to fill Michael Lyons – Essex based professional racing driver was in action at the Croft Nostalgia meeting at the Darlington Circuit in his Formula 5000 Lola T400. Michael was again competing against a strong grid of drivers in each [...]
Read More +Lyons leads the pack at Brands Hatch Superprix
4th July 2011In a small break in the British GT season Essex-based professional racing driver Lyons was at Brands Hatch again this weekend competing in the MSC supported Formula 5000 race, this time on the bill of the Brands Hatch Superprix. He was again competing against his father Frank Lyons as well as the supporting Kiwis over [...]
Read More +Lyons goes from strength to strength
27th June 2011After racing last weekend at Brands Hatch, this weekend Essex-based professional racing driver Michael Lyons was back in action but this time at Oulton Park competing in the MSC Formula 5000 category as part of the Classic Sports Car Club’s classic race meeting. The 20-year-old was taking part in his Lola T400 on the Saturday [...]
Read More +Double win for Lyons at Masters Historic Festival
14th June 2011Essex-based professional racing driver Michael Lyons enjoyed a successful weekend of the racing in the Masters Historic Festival at Brands Hatch, taking two victories in four races over the course of the weekend. The 20-year-old was taking part in both the GP Masters and World Sportscar Masters, and qualified on the second row of the [...]
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