West Midlands-based race-driver Darron Lewis will make his long-awaited return to the TCR UK grid next weekend, when he will drive an Audi RS3 LMS TCR in the championship’s penultimate event of the year at Donington Park on Bank Holiday Monday 29th August. Having joined the Goodyear Touring Car Trophy – the pre-curser to the current TCR UK Championship –…
TCR UK – Rounds 10 & 11 Castle Combe – 6th August 2022 RACE REPORTS Bruce Winfield and Alex Ley snatch last-gasp victories in fast and furious Castle Combe thrillers In the first of two fiercely fought TCR UK races at Castle Combe on Saturday 6th August, Bruce Winfield grasped victory on the very final corner, when leader up until…
Alex Ley claimed his third win of the 2022 TCR UK Championship, despite missing the opening two rounds of the year, in what turned out to be a dramatic and thrilling final encounter of the day at Castle Combe. With the top ten places in race one dictating the top the in reverse order for race two, Wilson was to…
Bruce Winfield took his first win of the year in the first race of the day at Castle Combe, as race-long leader Adam Shepherd was robbed of his first victory on the last lap. The race began with a bang as polesitter Chris Smiley started to move slightly before the lights and then stalled the car, causing the field behind…
Chris Smiley has taken his third pole position of the 2022 TCR UK Championship, putting him in the prime seat for race one later today, as Scott Sumpton starred during the session. Smiley put the Restart Racing Honda Civic Type R FK7 TCR on top of the timesheets early on to stake his claim, as he looks to gain lost…
Following a successful visit to Castle Combe in 2021, TCR UK organisers had no hesitation in taking the championship back to the Wiltshire circuit this year for rounds 10 and 11 from a calendar of 15, at Saturday’s (6th August) meeting entitled ‘Combe Carnival’. Whilst many of the teams took part in a pre-event test on Thursday, the legendary 1.85-mile…
TCR UK – Rounds 8 & 9 Oulton Park Island – 16th July 2022 RACE REPORTS Alex Ley scores win number two as Jamie Tonks takes his first ever TCR UK victory in Oulton Park summer scorchers It wasn’t just the weather that was hot when TCR paid its second visit of the season to Oulton Park, it was the…
Jamie Tonks took no prisoners as he fought his way forward to claim his maiden TCR UK win in his Area Motorsport by FastR CUPRA TCR, in the final thrilling race of the day at Oulton Park. Matthew Wilson was promoted to the reverse grid race pole position after several post race one penalties applied, however, the JWB Motorsport CUPRA…
Alex Ley stormed to his second win in the TCR UK Championship, however there was controversy before the race had begun with polesitter Max Hart being demoted to the back of the grid, after a technical infringement from qualifying was penalised. With everyone moving up one place, Ley guided his Daniel James Motorsport Hyundai into the lead ahead of Adam…
Championship leader Max Hart extended his advantage further by taking his first pole position of the 2022 TCR UK Championship, setting the fastest time in Qualifying and scoring six vital points in the process. The JamSport Racing pilot was in amongst a fast group of drivers in the early stages of the 30 minute session which included Adam Shepherd in…