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| 15.07.2008 |
Press Bulletin - 13/07/2008 |
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Capella Motorsport is pleased to announce an agreement with Northamptonshire based photographic & creative design company, “CWP”, to support its plans to compete with three cars in the “2009 Formula Renault UK Championship with Michelin”. |
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| 02.09.2007 |
Press Bulletin - 03/09/2007 |
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Capella Motorsport is pleased to announce that it has arranged a commercial agreement with the UK division of the Paris based “Angel” hair product distributor “Selective Salon Solutions”, to support its intention to compete with three cars in the “2008 Formula Renault UK Championship with Michelin”. |
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| 03.07.2007 |
Championship Leader Smith Heads Testing Times |
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Dean Smith (Wolverhampton) negotiated a day of changeable weather and track conditions to set the fastest time during official Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship testing at Brands Hatch on Tuesday, 3rd July. |
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| 24.06.2007 |
Metcalfe Holds On For Second Win Of The Season |
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AKA Cobra’s Jeremy Metcalfe (Fleet) held off intense pressure from Fortec Motorsport’s Duncan Tappy (West Ewell) to claim his second win of the season in round 10 of the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship at Oulton Park Island circuit on Sunday, 24th June. |
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| 23.06.2007 |
Bratt Keeps Momentum With Third Successive Win |
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Apotex Scorpio Motorsport’s Will Bratt (Banbury) won his third race in a row in round nine of the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship at Oulton Park Island circuit on Saturday, 23rd June. |
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| 12.06.2007 |
Debut Season Signposted Inevitable Rise Of Hamilton |
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Canadian Grand Prix winner Lewis Hamilton’s first races in a single-seater car in the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship saw the karting star make a seamless transition for car racing. |
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| 03.06.2007 |
Bratt Completes Perfect Weekend At The Double |
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Will Bratt (Banbury) made it a 100 per cent weekend at North Yorkshire’s Croft circuit with victory in round eight of the 2007 Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship. |
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| 02.06.2007 |
Season's First Win For Flawless Bratt |
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Apotex Scorpio Motorsport’s Will Bratt (Banbury) led from start to finish to clinch his first victory in the 2007 Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship. |
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| 17.05.2007 |
Metcalfe Fastest At Two-Day Croft Test |
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AKA Cobra’s Jeremy Metcalfe (Fleet) set the fastest time during two days of testing at Croft on 16th/17th May. The North Yorkshire venue is set to host rounds seven and eight of the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship on 2nd/3rd June and the 19-year-old will now be looking to add to his round one victory. |
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| 06.05.2007 |
Thruxton Double For Jubilant Winner Smith |
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On the day he took his first Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship win, Dean Smith (Wolverhampton) made it two in a row with victory in round six at Thruxton on Sunday, 6th May. |
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| 06.05.2007 |
Smith Takes First Formula Renault UK Victory |
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Dean Smith (Wolverhampton) scored his first-ever victory in the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship in round five at Thruxton on Sunday, 6th May. The 19-year-old, in his second season of the single-seater category, led home a Fortec Motorsport one-two-three with Riki Christodoulou (Sutton Coldfield) in second and Duncan Tappy (Ewell) third. |
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| 05.05.2007 |
Smith And Christodoulou Take Pole At Thruxton |
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Fortec Motorsport’s Dean Smith (Wolverhampton) took pole position for round five of the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship at Thruxton on Saturday, 5th May. |
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| 22.04.2007 |
Second Win Completes Perfect Weekend For Tappy |
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Fortec Motorsport’s Duncan Tappy (West Ewell) climbed onto the top step of the podium for the third time after winning round four of the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship at Rockingham on Sunday, 22nd April. |
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| 22.04.2007 |
Tappy Extends Lead With Second Successive Win |
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Duncan Tappy (West Ewell) extended his lead at the top of the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship to 15 points with a narrow win in round three at Rockingham on Sunday, 22nd April. |
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| 21.04.2007 |
Fortec Duo Claim Pole At Rockingham |
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Fortec Motorsport’s Dean Smith (Wolverhampton) will start from NGK Laser Platinum pole position for round three of the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship at Rockingham on Sunday, 22nd April. |
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| 11.04.2007 |
Smith Sets The Pace At Official Thruxton Test |
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Dean Smith (Wolverhampton) set the quickest time in both sessions of official Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship testing at Thruxton on Wednesday, 11th April. |
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| 02.04.2007 |
First Victory Gives Tappy Early Championship Lead |
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A first victory in the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship for Duncan Tappy (West Ewell) has put the Fortec Motorsport driver to the top of the drivers’ standings after the opening two rounds at Brands Hatch Indy on Sunday, 1st April. |
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| 01.04.2007 |
Metcalfe Shrugs Off Pressure To Clinch Maiden Win |
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Jeremy Metcalfe (Fleet) won his first Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship victory by less than a car length in round one at Brands Hatch Indy on Sunday, 1st April. |
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| 31.03.2007 |
Metcalfe And Tappy Claim Brands Hatch Pole |
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AKA Cobra’s Jeremy Metcalfe (Fleet, Hants) will start from pole position for round one of the 2007 Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship at Brands Hatch Indy. |
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| 08.03.2007 |
Smith Makes His Mark As Pre-season Testing Continues |
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Fortec Motorsport’s Dean Smith (Wolverhampton) marked himself out as the man to beat by topping the timesheets on both days of Formula Renault UK pre-season testing at Snetterton on 7th/8th March. |
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| 06.02.2007 |
Mann Scales Renault Ladder With World Series Place |
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Formula Renault UK graduate Pippa Mann (Aldeburgh, Suffolk) is set to break new ground in 2007 when she becomes the first female driver to race in the World Series by Renault. |
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| 15.01.2007 |
World Debut For 2007 Formula Renault 2.0 Bodykit |
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Visitors to the Renault Sport UK stand at Autosport International became the first fans in the world to see the new 2007 Formula Renault 2.0, which will feature an updated bodykit in this season’s Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship. |
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| 14.08.2006 |
Hohenthal Fights Back With Fourth Win Of The Season |
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Sebastian Hohenthal (Northampton) evened the score with his Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship rival Patrick Hogan (Killiney, Co Dublin) by winning round 14 of the Championship at Snetterton on Sunday, 13th August. |
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| 14.08.2006 |
Hogan Dominates At Snetterton To Extend Championship Lead |
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AKA Lemac star Patrick Hogan (Killiney, Co Dublin) drove a flawless race from pole position to win round 13 of the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship at Snetterton on Sunday, 13th August. |
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| 30.07.2006 |
Hohenthal Halves Hogan's Lead With Donington Win |
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Sebastian Hohenthal (Northampton) cut Patrick Hogan’s (Killiney, Co Dublin) lead to just four points by winning round 11 of the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship at Donington Park National circuit on Sunday, 30th July. |
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| 30.07.2006 |
Title Race Hots Up As Hohenthal Completes Donington Double |
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Fortec Motorsport’s Sebastian Hohenthal (Northampton) completed a perfect weekend at Donington Park National circuit by winning round 12 of the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship on Sunday, 30th July. |
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| 29.07.2006 |
Hohenthal Gains Upper Hand In Donington Qualifying |
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Fortec Motorsport’s Sebastian Hohenthal (Northampton) continues to exert pressure on Formula Renault UK Championship leader Patrick Hogan (Killiney, Co Dublin) after claiming pole position for both of tomorrow’s races at Donington Park National circuit. |
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| 24.07.2006 |
British Drivers To Battle For DPRAC Honour At Donington |
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British drivers in the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship will be racing towards an additional prize during rounds 11 and 12 at Donington Park National circuit on Sunday 30th July. |
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| 21.07.2006 |
Green Light For 2006 Formula Renault UK Winter Series |
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Formula Renault UK Championship management has confirmed a four-round programme for the 2006 Formula Renault UK with Michelin Winter Series. The series, which gives drivers looking to progress into the 2007 Championship a taste of the FR2.0 car in race conditions, will begin at Brands Hatch Indy on 4th/5th November with rounds three and four at Croft on Saturday 11th November. |
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| 17.07.2006 |
Hogan Hits Back With Round Ten Victory At Croft |
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Patrick Hogan (Killiney, Co Dublin) made up for the disappointment of a point-less round nine by winning round 10 of the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship at Croft on Sunday, 16th July. |
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| 16.07.2006 |
Bird Makes It Two In A Row With Croft Victory In Round Nine |
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Sam Bird (Claygate, Surrey) claimed his second Formula Renault UK with Michelin victory in succession to move into fourth place in the drivers’ standings. Bird took the win by 11.226s from team-mate Sebastian Hohenthal (Northampton) with a third Fortec Motorsport driver, Fabio Onidi (Northampton), completing a clean sweep of the podium for the team. |
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| 11.07.2006 |
Chittenden Completes Trio Of Formula Renault Females |
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Tiffany Chittenden (Chislehurst, Kent) has become the third female driver to register for the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship and will make her debut for Macob Motorsport in rounds nine and 10 at Croft on 14th/15th July. |
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| 04.07.2006 |
Hemming Entry Boosts Formula Renault UK Grid |
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Jodie Hemming (Northampton) will contest the remainder of the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship after registering in time to race in rounds nine and 10 at Croft on 14th/15th July. |
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| 28.06.2006 |
Hogan Heads Times At Official Test At Snetterton |
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Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship leader Patrick Hogan (Killiney, Co Dublin) set the quickest time in both sessions of the official test day held at Snetterton on Tuesday, 27th June. |
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| 18.06.2006 |
Hogan Holds Nerve To Extend Championship Lead |
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Patrick Hogan (Killiney, Co Dublin) extended his lead in the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship after two top-five finishes in rounds seven and eight at a rain-soaked Knockhill on Sunday, 18th June. |
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| 16.06.2006 |
Fortec Pair Lead The Way In Knockhill Qualifying |
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Fortec Motorsport’s Sebastian Hohenthal (Northampton) and Sam Bird (Claygate, Surrey) will start from pole position in rounds seven and eight respectively of the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship at Knockhill on Sunday, 18th June. |
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| 16.06.2006 |
Bird Quickest In Knockhill Free Practice |
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Sam Bird (Claygate, Surrey) shrugged off illness to set the fastest time in Friday’s free practice session ahead of rounds seven and eight of the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship at Knockhill on Sunday, 18th June. |
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| 05.06.2006 |
HOGAN LEAVES THRUXTON ON TOP AFTER PERFECT WEEKEND |
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 Patrick Hogan (Killiney, Co Dublin) completed a perfect outing at Thruxton circuit in Hampshire winning both races to lead the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship by 19 points from AKA Lemac team-mate Jeremy Metcalfe (Fleet, Hants). |
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| 28.04.2006 |
F1 Visit For Renault Sport Championship Leaders |
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Ten drivers in Renault Sport Championships were given a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse into the world of Formula One when they attended an official Renault F1 Team test at Silverstone on Thursday, 27th April as guests of Renault UK. |
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| 26.04.2006 |
Hogan Dominates Official Testing At Oulton Park |
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Patrick Hogan (Killiney, Co Dublin) set the fastest time in both sessions of the official Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship test day at Oulton Park Island on Wednesday, 26th April. |
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| 13.04.2006 |
Bird To Fly Formula Renault UK Flag In F1 Football Match |
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Formula Renault UK driver Sam Bird (Claygate, Surrey) will line up opposite seven-times Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher when he plays in a charity football match for the second year in a row. |
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| 09.04.2006 |
Sutton Opens Season With Lights To Flag Win |
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James Sutton (New Barnet, Herts) won his first-ever race in the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship to lead the drivers’ standings after the opening round at Brands Hatch Indy today. |
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| 09.04.2006 |
Flying Start Propels Hogan To Round Two Victory |
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Irishman Patrick Hogan (Killiney, Co Dublin) surged past pole-sitter James Sutton (New Barnet, Hants) at the first corner to take control and win round two of the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship at Brands Hatch Indy today. |
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| 08.04.2006 |
Double Celebration For Qualifying King James |
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James Sutton (New Barnet, Herts) proved himself to be the king of the qualifiers by securing pole position for both of the opening two races of the 2006 Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship at Brands Hatch Indy. |
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| 08.04.2006 |
Sutton Secures Pole For Opening Race |
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Fortec Motorsport’s James Sutton (New Barnet, Herts) claimed the first pole position of the Formula Renault UK with Michelin season with a superb lap midway through the opening qualifying session at Brands Hatch Indy today. |
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| 07.04.2006 |
Keen Sets The Benchmark Again At Brands Hatch |
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Richard Keen (Amersham, Bucks) resumed his dominating form at Brands Hatch, Kent during free practise for the opening two rounds of the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship this weekend. |
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| 30.03.2006 |
Stage Set For Closest-Ever Title Race |
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After a highly competitive month of official testing, the battle for the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship looks set to be the closest ever as the series enters its 18th year. |
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| 27.03.2006 |
Bird Becomes Eighth Driver To Lead Official Testing |
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Fortec Motorsport’s Sam Bird (Claygate, Surrey) showed his potential as he prepares to make his debut in the Formula Renault UK Championship with Michelin, setting the fastest time in the fourth and final official two-day test at Croft on March 22nd/23rd. |
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| 17.03.2006 |
Keen Completes Near Perfect Test At Brands Hatch |
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Position 1 Racing's Richard Keen (Amersham, Bucks) had the perfect end to the third official two-day Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship test on Thursday, March 16th, setting the fastest time for the second successive day. |
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| 15.03.2006 |
Brands Hatch Test Joy For Keen |
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Richard Keen (Amersham, Bucks) set the fastest time on the opening day of the third official two-day Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship test at Brands Hatch Indy circuit on Wednesday. |
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| 09.03.2006 |
Oakes Aiming For Dual Success |
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European karting star Jordan Oakes (Hopton, Norfolk) is setting his sights on a double success in 2006 as he lowers the curtain on his karting career and takes his first steps on the single-seater ladder in Formula Renault BARC. |
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| 09.03.2006 |
Sutton Takes Testing Honours As Onidi Comes Of Age |
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Fortec Motorsport’s James Sutton (New Barnet, Herts) went quickest overall in the second official two-day Formula Renault UK with Michelin test at Snetterton on March 8th/9th. |
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| 09.03.2006 |
Formula Renault Graduates To Grace World Series by Renault |
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Britain’s Robbie Kerr (Burbage, Leics) and Canada’s Sean McIntosh (Vancouver) will pair up in the 2006 World Series by Renault with Belgian-run Team KTR. Both drivers are graduates of Formula Renault UK, with McIntosh finishing as Vice-Champion in 2005 and Kerr winning the Star Cup class with eight race wins in 1998. |
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| 08.03.2006 |
Hogan Sets The Pace On First Day At Rain-soaked Snetteron |
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Patrick Hogan (Killiney, Co Dublin) was the quickest driver in both sessions at the second official Formula Renault UK test at Snetterton on Wednesday. The Team Lemac AKA driver clocked 1min 15.801s in the morning in difficult wet conditions. |
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| 03.03.2006 |
Hohenthal Quickest At First Official Test |
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Fortec Motorsport driver Sebastian Hohenthal (Mora, Sweden) set the pace at the first official Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship two-day test at Silverstone National circuit on March 1st/2nd. |
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| 28.02.2006 |
New breed ready to challenge established stars |
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Throughout the 2006 Formula Renault UK Championship with Michelin, one of the most interesting sub-plots will be the battle between established stars such as Sebastian Hohenthal and Paddy Hogan, and the new breed of drivers including Duncan Tappy and Dean Smith. |
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| 16.02.2006 |
Position 1 Racing Secure Indian A1 Grand Prix Star |
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India will be represented for the first time in the Formula Renault UK Championship with Michelin after Position 1 Racing confirmed Team A1 India driver Armaan Ebrahim as it’s second driver for 2006. |
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| 13.02.2006 |
Charging McIntosh Claims Maiden A1 GP Win |
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Canadian driver Sean McIntosh (Vancouver) became the first Formula Renault UK Championship graduate to win a race in the A1 Grand Prix of Nations, after a stunning ‘last to first’ win in round eight at Sentul International circuit, Indonesia on Sunday, February 12th. |
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| 10.02.2006 |
Title-Contender Hogan Signs With Team aka |
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Patrick Hogan (Killiney, Co Dublin) will start his third season in the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship with Team aka, and announced his signing by insisting he will be the Champion by the end of the 2006 season, which begins on April 8th/9th at Brands Hatch. |
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| 08.02.2006 |
Team Firstair Return As Position 1 Racing |
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Team Firstair will return to the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship in 2006 under the new name of Position 1 Racing, reversing the decision of its Team Principle Ian Barnwell to quit the series following the 2005 Championship. |
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| 08.02.2006 |
Morgan targeting Graduate Cup success |
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Welsh driver Alex Morgan (Bridgend, South Wales) is planning to make an instant impact in the 2006 Formula Renault UK with Michelin championship and has set his sights on winning the Graduate Cup - a competition for rookie drivers. |
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| 31.01.2006 |
Reduced Registration Fee Gives More Value For Money |
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Drivers entering the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship are being offered a reduction of more than £900 on their registration fee compared to 2005, once again ensuring the series provides superb value for money. |
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| 30.01.2006 |
Tappy And Jamun Target Formula Renault's Sharp End |
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Exciting young prospect Duncan Tappy (West Ewell, Surrey) is set to make his debut in the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship after his team, Jamun Racing, confirmed it would be entering the series in 2006. |
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| 30.01.2006 |
Hohenthal Re-signs To Complete Unfinished Business |
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Sebastian Hohenthal (Mora, Sweden) has ended speculation over his future by re-signing for Fortec Motorsport to contest the 2006 Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship, for what will be his second season in the series. |
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| 25.01.2006 |
Fortec Announces Two Drivers For 2006 |
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Fortec Motorsport has confirmed James Sutton (New Barnet, Herts) and Fabio Onidi (Italy) will make up 50 per cent of its team for the 2006 Formula Renault with Michelin championship, which begins on April 8th/9th at Brands Hatch, Kent. |
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| 19.01.2006 |
Morgan Targetting Graduate Cup |
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Welsh driver Alex Morgan (Bridgend, South Wales) is planning to make an instant impact in the 2006 Formula Renault UK with Michelin championship and has set his sights on winning the Graduate Cup – a competition for rookie drivers. |
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| 17.01.2006 |
Scott To Race In Championship Winning Car |
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David Scott (Heathfield, East Sussex) has strengthened his challenge for 2006 Formula Renault BARC championship honours, in which he will step up from the ‘Club’ class to the FR2000 class, by buying the 2005 title-winning Tatuus FR2.0 of Nick Wilcox. |
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| 13.01.2006 |
Kovalainen is F1’s newest star |
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Renault F1's newest star driver, Heikki Kovalainen, is being tipped for success by Richard Dutton, team boss of Fortec Motorsport and the man who engineered the Finn's breakthrough into single-seater racing in the 2001 Formula Renault UK Championship. |
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