Plato at the double but Jordan remains in control The penultimate weekend of the 2013 BTCC season took place at Silverstone and produced some excellent close racing. As I have previously mentioned, I am not a fan of these ridiculous laps that take last than a second to complete, but for once I could get…
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Volkswagen WRC – One point, one day from winning drivers’ title?
By this time tomorrow we could see the World Rally Championship mathematically won by Volkswagen Motorsport’s Sebastien Ogier on home soil tarmac at Rally France. Unlike most rounds of the World Rally Championship, Rally France will open with the ‘Power Stage’ which gives drivers the chance to win additional championship points. With Ogier needing just one…
BTCC Round 8 – Rockingham Review
Jordan takes control of the championship, whilst Austin secures a maiden victory The BTCC is approaching the business end of the season and this weekend saw the teams ‘rock’ up at Rockingham Motor Speedway in Northamptonshire, a track recently visited by our very own ESM Editor. It proved to be a weekend of delight for…
BTCC Round 7 – Knockhill Review
EngageSportMode.com’s dedicated BTCC Correspondent made the trek to Scotland for the latest round of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship. Turkington flies North of the Border The BTCC made the annual trip north of the border to Knockhill for the latest rounds. It was a meeting dominated by rear wheel drive cars and Colin…
BTCC 2013 – Knockhill Highlights Gallery & Results
EngageSportMode.com’s BTCC Correspondent has spent the day North of the Border to cover the all the action from Knockhill. Here are the highlights of his photos so far with more, and a full race review, to follow soon. Race One Photo Highlights
BTCC Round 6 – Snetterton Review
After a long summer break the Dunlop BTCC series emerged for three races at Snetterton. Controversy over driving standards followed a dramatic set of races. What did ESM’s BTCC Correspondent make of it all? Snetterton sees the return of the Ford After the midseason break the British Touring Car Championship returned to Snetterton for Rounds…
Volkswagen wins 2013 Rally Finland!
Continuing the Volkswagen Motorsport domination of the 2013 World Rally Championship the team, and Sebastien Ogier, can now add Finland to those already notched up. Ogier had finished day one of the rally in second place, but made his move on Friday to stake out a 38 second lead going into today’s final stages. He…
Friday Photo from the archives #9
Ok, it’s another FFFA which isn’t actually a photo, but a video. But, in our defence, it is quite a special video. We mentioned in yesterday’s post about F1-inspired road cars about the importance of the link between Ayrton Senna and Honda. That link is obviously, still, of importance to Honda to this day as…
F1 Inspired Road Car Specials
The new Renaultsport Megane Red Bull Racing RB8 featured recently isn’t the first, and is unlikely to be the last, road car linked to a Formula 1 racer. Here are five more with varying levels of motorsport credibility. 1. 2001 Fiat Seicento Sporting Schumacher Edition Way back at the turn of the century, there was…
Renaultsport Mégane RB8 Limited Edition on sale now
With the raft of new hot hatches currently dominating motoring headlines (Fiesta ST, Peugeot 208 GTI, Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG) it’s perhaps easy to forget that the Mégane Renaultsport is still out there after three years of being on sale. Perhaps to remind us, or more probably to plug Renaultsport’s F1 engine supply successes, Renault are offering…
F1 2013 – Senna’s Mid-season Review
After nine rounds of the 2013 Formula 1 World Championship, EngageSportMode’s canine correspondent reviews how things stand so far. Formula 1 2013 – State of Play So Far Tyres. Seriously, if I hear any more jokes about Pirelli and their lack of durability I’m going to go leave a “present” on somebody’s front lawn. It’s…
EngageSportMode is NOT at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2013
Unlike last year, EngageSportMode decided not to make the pilgrimage to the Goodwood Festival of Speed. It’s a very long way from Newcastle Upon Tyne, ESM’s Mate Dave has just bought a house, and if you go every year it might lose the novelty. So, instead, ESM is at home watching the Festival of Speed…
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