2017 Toyota Racing Series – Pedro Piquet Joins the Returnees

Piquet Looking for Return to Form Pedro Piquet is returning for January and February’s Castrol Toyota Racing Series and he will be looking for a return to form. The 18 year-old Brazilian was one of the stars of last summer’s racing which picks up again at Ruapuna near Christchurch on January 14 next year. Going…

2017 Toyota Racing Series – Daruvala Looking for Revenge Against Norris

Daruvala Looking for More Success in Toyota Racing Series Indian driver Jehan Daruvala is looking to reinvigorate his career when he returns to the Castrol Toyota Racing Series which starts at Ruapuna near Christchurch on January 14. Eighteen year old Daruvala finished runner-up in the championship to Britain’s Lando Norris last summer and headed off…

Theatre 2016 – King Lear, Old Vic, London

Saturday, 19th November 2016 – King Lear, The Old Vic Theatre, London This has – as has been noted in a number of places – been something of a year of Lear, with around half a dozen major productions staged around the UK during the course of 2016. We’ve already seen the Michael Pennington version…

2016 MRF Challenge – First Blood to Newey in Bahrain

Newey Wins Opening Race of MRF Challenge in Bahrain 18 year old British driver Harrison Newey dominated qualifying and Race 1 of the MRF Challenge 2016 in Bahrain. Newey, son of legendary F1 designer Adrian Newey, was in a league of his own as he won comfortably ahead of Ralf Aron and Joey Mawson. Earlier…

2016 MRF Challenge – Schumacher Tops Times in Bahrain

Schumacher Goes Fastest in Practice Mick Schumacher topped the opening day of practice for the MRF Challenge 2016 season opener in Bahrain by setting the fastest time in Free Practice 2. The German driver clocked a 2:00.467 to go one tenth faster than German F4 Champion Joey Mawson. Earlier in the day Estonian driver Ralf…

2017 Toyota Racing Series – Lastochkin Makes it to NZ

Lastochkin Making up Time by Entering the Toyota Racing Series Nikita Lastochkin will not be arriving in New Zealand for January and February’s Castrol Toyota Racing Series by way of a conventional route. The Los Angeles based 26 year old Russian has only been racing for three years and has no background in karting like…

Food 2016 – Winter Food Festival, Northampton

Saturday/Sunday, 12th/13th November 2016 – Winter Food Festival, Northampton County Cricket Ground, Northampton After three years of the Towcester Food Festival, held in the summer months at Towcester Race Course, the indefatigable Crispin Slee, madman of the parish (in the nicest possible way) and one-man force of nature decided that what we needed in the…

2016 MRF Challenge – Schumacher and Newey Return to Indian Championship

MRF Challenge Kicks Off in Bahrain as Support Race for WEC The MRF Challenge 2016 season will kick-start this weekend with the first round taking place in Bahrain alongside the final round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. The FIA sanctioned MRF Challenge 2016 championship, which is the only Indian based motorsport series to continuously…

2017 Toyota Racing Series – Norris Back to Defend Title

Norris Returns to Defend Toyota Racing Series Title Lando Norris, the diminutive English teenager who won last summer’s Castrol Toyota Racing Series is returning to defend his title. Norris was the class act of the field last January and February, winning six races and finishing on the podium another five times, to finish the hectic…