Monthly Archives: April 2009

Bathgate’s Marino Franchitti notched his second successive podium in the American Le Mans Series when he finished third in the LMP2 class of the Grand Prix of Long Beach in California.

Ireland’s Keith Cronin won his second successive round of the British Rally Championship when he pipped double British champ Mark Higgins by just 2.0secs after the 102 miles of the Carlisle-based Pirelli Rally.

Four weeks before the start of the new season, Bathgate’s Paul Di Resta has confirmed he will return to lead Mercedes-Benz’s assault on the German Touring Car Championship (DTM) vowing to complete his “unfinished business”.

Bathgate’s Dario Franchitti finished sixth-fastest in pre-qualifying ahead of tomorrow’s second round of the IndyCar Championship, the Grand Prix of Long Beach in California.

Bathgate’s Dario Franchitti bids to build on his fourth-place finish in the opening round of the IndyCar Championship when he tackles this weekend’s Grand Prix of Long Beach in California.

Scotland’s most talented young rally ace, Dumfries 21-year-old David Bogie, tackles the second round of the British Rally Championship this weekend eyeing his first podium finish of the campaign.

In what is a major blow to the British Touring Car Championship, Vauxhall today announced VX Racing will not return to the BTCC in 2010. The Luton-based manufacturer, the most successful in modern touring cars history, will continue to campaign three cars this year, driven by Fabrizio Giovanardi, Matt Neal and Andrew…

Bathgate’s Paul Di Resta, who narrowly missed out on the German Touring Car Championship (DTM) last season, marked his return to action by topping the timesheets in the first official practice at Dijon-Prenois, France.

Four years after he last tackled the world’s most famous endurance race, Bathgate’s Marino Franchitti will return to the Le Mans 24-Hours in June behind the wheel of an Aston Martin Vantage GT2.