Rain Master Verschoor Wins at Teretonga Richard Verschoor’s opposition are doing their best to give him the Castrol Toyota Racing Series after the Dutch teenager won a rain sodden main race at Teretonga Park, Invercargill this afternoon. He took the lead on the seventh lap after early leader and the closest driver to him on…
Month: January 2017
2017 Toyota Racing Series – Verschoor Wins After Penalty for Randle
Verschoor Wins at Teretonga After Randle Relegation Thomas Randle from Melbourne took a lights to flag victory in the opening race of the Castrol Toyota Racing Series at Teretonga Park, Invercargill this afternoon, only to be penalised 10 seconds for jumping the start. That relegated him to seventh place, elevating championship leader Richard Verschoor (Netherlands)…
Food 2017 – The Crazy Bear, Stadhampton
Saturday January 21st, 2017 – The Crazy Bear Thai Restaurant, Stadhampton, Oxfordshire Back when I was a student (sometime in the Jurassic period I think) we used occasionally, provided someone had transport available, to head out of Oxford in search of pubs, and would often end up at Stadhampton, in a fine if somewhat eccentric…
2017 FIA F3 European Championship – Eriksson Eyes 2017 FIA F3 European Championship Title
Eriksson Returns to Chase the Title with Motopark Joel Eriksson will return for a second season in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship in 2017, having extended his deal to race for Team Motopark. Eriksson finished fifth in the ultra-competitive series during his maiden year of F3 racing in 2016, winning one race at Spa-Francorchamps…
2017 Toyota Racing Series – Points Mean Prizes
Consistency is Everything in Toyota Racing Series If they did not realise it before the Lady Wigram Trophy race at Ruapuna Park last Sunday, drivers in the Castrol Toyota Racing Series will now know that consistency and finishing every race is all important. Richard Verschoor, the youngest driver in the field who only turned 16…
2017 British F4 Championship – Smedley Looks to British F4 for Formula 1’s Next Generation
Williams’ Head of Performance Engineering Talent Spotting in British F4 Williams’ Head of Performance Engineering Rob Smedley spent time with the F4 British Championship on the MSA stand at the Autosport International show, to see where Formula 1’s next generation of drivers and engineers are coming from. Early in his career Smedley gained valuable experience…
2017 British F4 Championship – Norris Praises Series’ Role in his Success
Rising Star Norris Believes British F4 Played Crucial Role in Success Lando Norris continues his meteoric rise up the FIA single-seater pyramid, following in the footsteps of previous champions Jenson Button and Ayrton Senna to Formula 1. Nevertheless, he still found time to catch up with the series in which his single-seater career began, the…
2017 Toyota Racing Series – Lights to Flag Win for Daruvala
Daruvala Goes Back to Back at Series Opener Jehan Daruvala kept his composure in an action packed race to win back to back Lady Wigram Trophy events, at the first round of the Castrol Toyota Racing Series at Ruapuna Park, Christchurch this afternoon. In a race punctuated by three safety car periods in the 20…
Food 2017 – Galvin at the Athenaeum, London
Saturday, 14th January 2017 – Galvin at the Athenaeum, London Partly to celebrate my birthday a couple of days previous t0 the event, partly because we had a Groupon to use, Lynne and I spent the afternoon at the theatre (at the Royal Court Theatre, seeing “The Children”) and then headed off down towards Picadilly…
Travel 2017 – Copenhagen, Day 4
Thursday 12th January, 2017 – Copenhagen, Day 4 British Airways while I was away introduced their new “improved” cabin service. Now while I will grant that the ham and cheese croissant I was offered on the way out was a long way from gourmet food, it was at least included in the price of my…
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