Monthly Archives: September 2009

Edinburgh’s Oli Mortimer was crowned British Mini Cooper S Champion after delivering a dominant performance in the final triple-header of the season at Snetterton.

While Dumfries racer Allan McNish was left frustrated when torrential rain forced the early finish to the 1000-mile Petit Le Mans race in Atlanta, Bathgate’s Marino Franchitti scored the biggest race win of his career.

Colin McRae protégé Kris Meeke will start the inaugural RallyScotland in November with a new world title after being crowned Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion following a blistering victory in the Rally San Remo.

Dumfries racer Allan McNish was denied provisional pole position for today’s 1000-mile Petit Le Mans race in Atlanta when his Audi R15TDI was pipped by the lead Peugeot of Frenchman Stephane Sarrazin by just 0.162s. The Scot, a former winner of the American Le Mans Series, posted his fastest lap of the…

Scots racer Allan McNish topped the timesheets in the first practice for this weekend’s 1000-mile Petit Le Mans, the latest round of the American Le Mans Series near Atlanta in Georgia. The 39-year-old from Dumfries powered his turbodiesel Audi R15TDI round the demanding 2.54-mile road course in 1min 08.308secs to outpace the…

While former champ Jason Plato bagged his fourth pole position of the British Touring Car Championship season for the opener at Rockingham, Kirkcaldy youngster Jonathan Adam qualified on the front row of the grid for the first time in his career. “I’m chuffed, dead chuffed,” BMW ace Adam said after lapping the…

Bathgate’s Paul Di Resta will start from the front row of the grid in Barcelona as he bids for back-to-back victories in the German Touring Car Championship (DTM). The 23-year-old Scot, who started from pole as he dominated the last round at Brands Hatch a fortnight ago, was just 0.064-seconds slower than…