Monthly Archives: March 2011

HIGHLANDER LEWIS WILLIAMSON flew back to Scotland today having impressed his new MW Arden GP3 team owned by Red Bull F1 boss Christian Horner and RB racer, Aussie Mark Webber, writes Jim McGill. The 21-year-old from Golspie, who was driving his new turbocharged GP3 car for the first time, outpaced many established…

FIFER JONNY ADAM will switch from the British Touring Car Championship to the British GT Championship after signing a new deal to race an Aston Martin for the 2011 season, writes Jim McGill. The 26-year-old former Seat Cupra Champion from Kirkcaldy impressed on his debut season in the BTCC in 2009 but…

AUSSIE MARK WEBBER, far from being on the verge of walking out on Red Bull at the end of this season — as many pundits had reported — has instead confirmed he is fully focused on a long-term future with the reigning champions, writes Jim McGill. READ FULL REPORT

PETROL AND DIESEL prices for thousands of Scots motorists are set to fall by 5p a litre; but the savings will only apply to drivers living on the Scottish Islands, writes Jim McGill. With motorists on the islands continuing to suffer as prices soar, Danny Alexander, the government’s Treasury Chief Secretary, will…

SCOTCARS PRIDES itself on delivering the most comprehensive coverage of motoring and motorsport in Scotland before anyone else, writes Jim McGill. So it should come as no surprise that we’ve beaten all opposition with our coverage — stories, photographs and videos — of the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. READ FULL REPORT

SCOTS RACER Lewis Williamson will get the first feel of his new MW Arden GP3 car when he starts the two-day test at Paul Ricard in southern France tomorrow, writes Jim McGill. The 21-year-old from Golspie, who confirmed his move to the team owned by Red Bull Formula One stars Christian Horner…

SCOTS RACING legend Sir Jackie Stewart was rushed to hospital in London this afternoon after suffering chest pains on the flight back from the Geneva Motor Show, writes Jim McGill. The 72-year-old triple Formula One world champ, who received first aid from air stewardesses before the BA flight landed at Heathrow’s Terminal…

SCOTLAND’S MOST famous racing team, Ecurie Ecosse — which twice won the Le Mans 24-Hours — will return to action this summer 25 years after it won the C2 World Sports Car Championship, writes Jim McGill. The Edinburgh-based team has forged an alliance with Aston Martin Racing to race a DBRS9 GT3…

LAMBORGHINI LAUNCHED its latest supercar in Geneva, the V12 range-topping Aventador LP700-4 which not only delivers 691bhp, but is lighter, more efficient and more powerful than its successor, the Murciélago, writes Jim McGill. With its 6.5-litre, dry-sumped V12 the 1575kg, four-wheel-drive Aventador can catapult itself from standstill to 62mph in 2.9sec and…