I went to see a friend who races in the Dunlop Motorsport News Saloon Car Championship a few weekends ago at Brands Hatch. Racing on the same day as the Truck Racing, the DMN offers the chance to race at top UK circuits on a clubmans budget. The variety of cars is quite astounding to see [...]
Fantastic weather at Brands Hatch saw the Delphi British Truck Racing Championship take to the Indy circuit this weekend. Now if you haven’t seen truck racing before, it is quite spectacular to see the 5 tonne machines making their way round the track at breakneck speed, spewing exhaust, brake and tyre smoke. The trucks which [...]
The BTCC has announced this year’s calendar, and it looks like once again, the finale is to be held at Brands Hatch on 9/10 October. Last season’s racing came down to a dramatic climax with Jason Plato winning the race and an emotional Colin Turkington taking the title. 23 cars are running this season with [...]
Inevitably track driving puts more stress on suspension and drivetrain components, not to mention brakes. It looks like the 106′s driveshaft is giving up the ghost. An ominous squeaking/whining noise has started eminating from the offside. Having cleaned the brakes thoroughly, the noise is still there and it’s symptoms seem to match a tired CV [...]