Category: Archive
When we founded the site, we focused entirely on open wheel racing and ran a full written news service. This content dates from those days. Everything we wrote remains as a news archive, but now we focus on racing and beyond – with suggestions for days out, books, driving experiences and merchandise to enhance your racing experience.
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F1: Hamilton gets court date after Melbourne stunt
Lewis Hamilton has been charged in Australia with intentionally losing control of a vehicle after being stopped by police following a practice session for the Melbourne Grand Prix in March.
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Behind the scenes with Puretech Racing
Puretech Racing is a British company with ambitious plans to create a new sport – networked simulator racing. From their first centre near Gatwick Airport, with 10 industry-spec machines, they hope to expand and make motorsport accessible to everyone by fusing high technology with, eventually, a real-world racing team. Brits on Pole was invited to…
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How one man’s racing fix could spark a whole new sport
If Puretech is to succeed in its ambition of inventing the new sport of competitive simulator racing, it’s essential that the technology matches the company’s ambition.
Tagged as: Puretech Racing
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Bone-shaking and thrilling in about equal measure
For a moment, as the race began, everything went just perfectly. Slow get-aways by the two cars starting on the front row allowed me to shoot the gap between them and hare off into the distance.
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The Puretech challenge – it’s only a game if you want it to be
“Racing’s got to change – the age of just watching it on the television is dead,” says Puretech creative director Tim Ball as he introduces his company’s system of ultra-realistic networked race simulators. “But we don’t want to replace it – we want to enhance it.”
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F2: Palmer takes second season win on Monza rookie visit
Jolyon Palmer has taken his second win of the season at Monza during his first-ever visit to the historic Italian track.
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Superleague: Dolby earns pole for Tottenham at Magny-Cours
Superleague Formula championship leader Craig Dolby will start tomorrow’s first Magny-Cours race on pole after come-from-behind victories in qualifying against Yelmer Buurman and Sebastien Bourdais.
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How to watch the Indianapolis 500 in the UK
The call it the greatest spectacle in motorsport, but when the field of 33 drivers takes the start for the Indianapolis 500 on May 30th it will not be easy to watch them on television in the UK. Here are some suggestions.
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GP2: Learning year for Chilton as he looks to the future
With a best GP2 finish so far this year of 14th place, Max Chilton is a long way from troubling the championship front-runners – but the 19-year-old Surrey racer believes this season is an investment in his future success.
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IndyCar: ‘No-one can strip me of this chance’ says Howard
With the Indianapolis 500 looming, Florida-based Essex racer Jay Howard has spoken about how his chance to run in the 2008 race was snatched away from him at the last moment.