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Porsche Carrera Cup Scholars race for charity
Autosport International Show, Birmingham, UK. 15th January 2010
Porsche Carrera Cup GB Scholarship winners Michael Meadows and Euan Hankey had their first races of 2010 when they were part of the Race-Boots Boys squad in the David Brabham Celebrity Karting Challenge at Autosport International on Friday (15 January 2010).
Meadows and Hankey were part of a six-man team under the adidas brand and joined GP2 racer Sam Bird and British Formula Ford racer Josh Benson for the 90-minute race. Completing the driver squad were Tio Ellinas and Andrew Fearly.
The race was organised by Racing4Charity, and was designed to raise money for ‘Malaria No More UK’. The race attracted 28 teams, including many famous racers like Le Mans winners David Brabham, Allan McNish and Guy Smith as well as F1 aces like Alex Wurz, Anthony Davidson and Emanuele Pirro. The Celebrity Race Director was Derek Bell, five times winner of the Le Mans 24-Hour race.
The adidas squad had a very strong run and led the race for many laps before a late pit-stop dropped them down to sixth place. “It was great fun,” said Meadows. “It was good to lead for a long time and it was really enjoyable to be battling with some very big names from racing.”
The Karting Challenge will be televised in the UK on Sky Sports around 27/28 January, while Motors TV will show the programme on 13 February. It will then be broadcast worldwide, including on the Speed TV channel in the US.
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Westbrook gets FIA GT campaign of to a platinum start
Silverstone, United Kingdom. 3rd May, 2009
adidas and Race-Boots.com supported Richard Westbrook got his 2009 FIA GT Championship campaign off to the best possible start with a win in the famous Tourist Trophy race at Silverstone. The Londoner, sharing with Emmanuel Collard, rocketed the Prospeed Competition Porsche 997 GT3 RSR through the field from a qualifying position of seventh to secure a victory the team never dreamt was possible. “ Our expectations were really low after qualifying,” said two-times Porsche Supercup champion. We were hoping we might sneak a podium, but it was a really fantastic race and the team did a great job.”
Westbrook and Collard emerged on top after a battle with the Ferrari of rivals Gianmaria Bruni and Toni Vilander. Both cars were carrying a 50kg penalty before the race weekend due to the FIA decreeing both teams drivers were all of ‘platinum’ standard. “Its designed to make racing closer and give more cars a chance, “said Westbrook. “but 50kg is a lot of weight to carry, especially at Silverstone where there are so many long fast corners.”
Now Westbrook and Collard defend their championship lead into the second round, at the twisty Adria circuit in Italy on May 16th.
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Smith takes runaway first victory in Spain
Jerez, Spain. 3rd May 2009
In his 50th Grand Prix adidas and Race-Boots.com supported Bradley Smith shot to his first ever victory by a 13 second margin at the Gran Premio bwin.com de España on Sunday. Scott Redding was close to the podium in fourth place and Danny Webb was in the top ten, on a great day for the British 125cc riders.
Not always a great starter Smith got away brilliantly and immediately built up a good lead at the front. By the midway point in the race the 18 year-old from Oxfordshire, had given himself an 18 second advantage, riding a lonely race to eventually cross the line still well ahead of the chasing pack for his maiden GP triumph.
After pole man Julián Simón and series leader Andrea Iannone both crashed Smith went unchallenged en route to victory, the Briton closing to within one point of Iannone in the standings.
“I have waited a long time for this moment, but when it finally arrives you just don’t know how it feels” explained Smith. “Everything with the bike and team worked perfectly and it was the perfect way to win my first grand prix at Jerez in front of such a massive crowd.”
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Race-Boots.com sponsors BRDC award
London, United Kingdom, 8th December 2008
Race-Boots.com sponsors the Spencer Charrington Trophy presented at the British Racing Drivers’ Club Annual Awards 2008. Staged at the Café Royal, in central London. the BRDC Annual Awards is a celebration of the successes achieved by British and Commonwealth drivers during the year. In front of a gathering, which included Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, F1 World Champion, Lewis Hamilton and Le Mans 24 Hr winner, Allan McNish the Spencer Charrington Trophy was awarded to Oliver Turvey.
The Spencer Charrington Trophy is awarded to the highest placed British Driver in the British Formula Three Championship. This year Oliver Turvey was runner up in the Championship. Presenting the award to Oliver was Scottish driver, Marino Franchitti and Chris Nurse from Race-Boots.com.
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O’Young wins inaugural Windsor Arch Macau GT Cup
Macau, PRC. 16th November 2008
Team Jebsen’s Darryl O’Young won the inaugural Windsor Arch Macau GT Cup from lights to flag today, dominating the race in his Porsche 997 GT3 Cup car. Hong Kong’s O’Young was joined on the podium by Briton Danny Watts, also in a Porsche 997 GT3 Cup car, and Japan’s Keita Sawa in a Lamborghini Gallardo GT3.
Race-Boots.com supported O’Young dominated from the start, establishing a gap of nearly three seconds from Watts by the end of the first lap. He would extend the gap to nearly six seconds before the Safety Car was called out on lap six. As racing resumed, O’Young was off again, roaring unchallenged to the chequered flag. Said O’Young, who has now won at Macau three times: “This was almost a perfect race for me. My biggest concern had been getting into traffic in the later laps of the race, but when the Safety Car came out, I didn’t have to worry about that. We had good pace the entire weekend, and the car was fantastic.”
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