Archive for the tag 'Array'
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Racing Steps Foundation: 2008 season review - 1 Comment!
February 3rd, 2009It has been over a year now since the initial announcement of the Racing Steps Foundation. In 2008, the programme enjoyed its first full season of competition. During this time, it has enjoyed success, disappointment and at the hands of British Formula Ford champion Wayne Boyd, controversy. I thought this was a good excuse to take a look back at the programme, its participants and what they achieved over the year.
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How much travelling is in your motorsport season? - 2 Comments!
January 18th, 2009Britain is great for some things; not so great for others. For example, in Britain, we boast a very high concentration of race circuits (that is great). However, from time to time, racing championships seem to want to visit all of them and generally speaking – that is not so great.
When I first saw the calendar for the National Formula Ford 1600 championship, that was the impression I got. It is a true championship of the British Isles with two rounds in Wales (Anglesey, Pembrey), one round in Scotland (Knockhill), one round in Ireland (Modello Park) and the other five in England (Snetterton, Silverstone, Castle Combe and Mallory Park).
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The Racing Steps Foundation… almost. - 2 Comments!
November 8th, 2007The motorsport press (Autosport, Pitpass, Motorsport News) is reporting a new funding initiative setup to help young British drivers reach the pinnacle of the sport (F1). Founded by businessman Graham Sharp, the Racing Steps Foundation (RSF) will provide two drivers with a fully funded seat in 2008. The two drives will be with Fortec Motorsport in Formula Renault UK and also Carlin Motorsport in British Formula Three.
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In an alternate reality, would we still have Lewis Hamilton? - 4 Comments!
April 19th, 2007Lewis Hamilton‘s route to Formula One is as good as it gets. It took just six years and in this time he showed dominance throughout each major championship in which he took part, cumulating in the GP2 title last year. It is hard to find fault or weakness in his ascent to the [joint] lead of the Formula One World Championship and to becoming the most successful rookie in the history of the sport.
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Doesn’t it make you wonder? - 10 Comments!
March 15th, 2007Formula Renault driver Alexander Sims and Japan’s Sho Hawana who finished 12th and DNF respectively in last weekends UK Formula Vee race were back in action the following Monday for the official Formula Renault test at Brands Hatch. During this test, Sims finished 2nd fastest with a 44.152 whilst Hawana was 9th fastest, 3 tenths [...]
