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2022 BTCC Season Opener – Donington Park

Over the weekend of April 23-24 we were at Donington Park for the first round of the 2022 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship campaign with Aiden Moffat and Dexter Paterson keen to get to grips with the new technology. For 2022 we see a whole new hybrid powertrain with new engine suppliers M-Sport teaming up with world-renowned Cosworth who are providing the hybrid systems. That was the plan anyway. The two LTR cars got very little pre-season testing under their belts as we are the only team to run the new M-Sport engine in rear-wheel-drive. Teams running the engine...

Laser Tools Racing Rally Team report for the Maxus Dukeries Rally 2021

For the final round of the 2021 championship the Laser Tools Racing Rally Team were competing in the Maxus Dukeries Rally at Donington Park race circuit on the 5th Dec and with nearly 100 cars entered the competition would be stiff and as always, the weather was forecast to be cold with the possibility of showers through the day the conditions would be a little challenging to say the least and to add to this the last mile of the stages would be on the infield on loose gravel with tarmac tyres on. Sunday morning as expected was cold and...

Excellent point hauls for Laser Tools Racing and another well-deserved podium for Aiden Moffat

Back to Donington Park for the first time since the beginning of August last year. Because of this all of the previous circuit data was over 14 months old so the team were using the two “free-practice” sessions on Saturday morning as test sessions, and trying multiple set-ups around a track that has seen considerable changes since the last BTCC races there. Qualifying — Saturday afternoon Again, this was a two-part qualifying session with an initial session for everyone, followed by a shoot-out for the top 10 to decide pole position. In the first part of qualifying, Ash was...

Donington Park hosts the second round of Gaz Shocks 116Trophy 2021

Donington Park welcomed the 116Trophy for round two of the series (May 23). Many new faces joined the grid for with 32 cars competing. Qualifying was completed in overcast but dry conditions and pole position went to Anthony Seddon and Alan Corfield in the number 5 machine. A first time front row start for the number 77 machine of Ormerod and Creighton saw them line up in P2. Sam Yates lined up P3 in the 777, next to Louis Woodward in the immaculately prepared number 87. Next up was Lewis Tindall with Ian Carvell keeping him company on row three.With...

Sutton Stars with sensational win at Donington Park

The best was saved until last, however, as the talented racer stormed from eighth on the grid to claim his 15th BTCC career victory and the first for the incredible Laser Tools Racing Infiniti Q50. He made a number of fantastic moves during the race with his final pass by Chris Smiley’s Hyundai clinching the victory, much to the delight of everyone at Laser Tools Racing. The Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship now moves on to Brands Hatch, with three races taking place on the legendary Grand Prix circuit next weekend (8/9 August).

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