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James Finn

James was named after the 1976 World F1 Champion and pretty much grew up in the car club racing paddock. He started riding dirt bikes at 5 years old and just can’t seem to give them up. A former club bike racer turned trials rider who is now involved in historic racing.

28/01/15

Ginetta Junior’s Full to Capacity

Ginetta have announced that the ‘KICK Start Energy’ Ginetta Junior Championship, a series known to attract some of the UK’s stars of the future, has already hit maximum capacity grid for the fast approaching 2015 season. Drivers in the series range from 14 to 17 years and already the UK race & sports car manufacturer has […]

25/01/15

Slicks for the Kumho 2015 BMW Race Series

The BMW Racing Drivers Club for this years season have announced that , ‘slick’ Kumho race rubber will be available for the class A cars in the popular series this year along with a race wet tyre for those damp meetings… The club has been a feature in the UK paddocks for over 25 years […]

25/01/15

Mintex named title sponsor for BHRC

Legendary brake pad brand Mintex has been named title sponsor for the 2015 MSA British Historic Rally Championship (BHRC). This years championship for historic rally cars is being run and managed by the Roger Albert Clark Rally Motor Club following an agreement with the MSA to run the championship for the next 5 years.  Mintex has […]

17/01/15

BKR Racing heads to the Clio Cup

Bubble & Kick Racing are team that historically could not  be missed in the paddock, their distinctive black and yellow logo has graced a multitude of grids over the years including Britcar, Lotus Cup, Fiesta Championship, Compact cup, TrackDay and Team Trophy. 2015 however sees a new challenge for the Basildon team as they join the Clio Cup paddock […]

16/01/15

P42 Interview – Motorsport Artist Joel Clark

We all love cars right? Well if you are reading this than the odds are that you do. If we are not building them and driving them we will probably be looking at them. Images of some of the worlds greatest machines hang in the garages, houses, offices of all of us, from the rich and […]

16/01/15

PRG Trailers launch the ‘Monza’ at Autosport

PRG Trailers launched their new top of the range ‘Prosporter Monza’ trailer at the Autosport show last week, and following a busy show the orders are rolling in… Following the success of the Prosporter range, PRG have taken one of their best selling trailers and re-designed and manufactured this new model using the latest 3D […]

14/01/15

25 Years of Autosport International

Paddock42 arrived at the NEC Saturday morning for the penultimate day of the Autosport Show, for many associated with UK motor racing its an annual pilgrimage to the largest multi-motorsport trade show in the UK. With a some well known drivers attending the event, McNish, Coultard, Solberg, Davidson, Neal, Shedden, Jordan, Huff to name a few, […]

09/01/15

2015 F3 Cup Championship Calendar – Provisional

F3 Cup have announced their provisional 2015 calendar which kicks off at Oulton Park in April and rumour has it that there will be the opportunity for teams and drivers to tackle a European round at the end of the season, date and circuit to be confirmed. The championship is the UK’s only contemporary F3 series […]

08/01/15

Ecurie GTS and Equipe GTS combine

Aston Club Racing, part of the AMOC with their Equipe GTS series and Ecurie GTS, supported by the MG Car Club, have been running nearly identical championships over the last couple of years and both clubs have seen good grids and great racing, but for 2015 they officially join forces… The new series will be called Equipe […]

07/01/15

BRSCC New Mk5 Production GTI’S RUN Toyo

Toyo Tires has confirmed that it will be the control tyre supplier for the new Mk5 BRSCC Production GTI Championship in 2015 with the Proxes R888. Following several successful seasons supporting the Mk2 production GTI championship, which will continue as its own grid this year. The championships aim is to keep the costs down and have a tightly governed […]

07/01/15

HSCC Provisional 2015 Calendar

The Historic Sports Car Club has announced  its provisional racing calendar for the fast approaching 2015 season and highlights include the International Trophy on the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit, the Autosport 3hr Snetterton, the Historic Super Prix at Brands Hatch GP, the Croft Nostalgia Weekend and, of course, the Gold Cup at Oulton Park. April sees the the […]

07/01/15

SANDY MITCHELL SIGNS FOR ARDEN’S MSA FORMULA SQUAD

Arden Junior Racing Team has announced its first signing for the new MSA Formula championship – 2014 British Super One Junior Max Kart Champion Sandy Mitchell. Mitchell who turns 15 in March, only a month before the Ford EcoBoost (FIA-certified) junior single-seater series arrives at Brands Hatch, is looking to follow in the footsteps of former Super […]

07/01/15

Sir Chris Hoy & Charlie Robertson Set For Ginetta-Nissan LMP3

Gold Medalist and Olympic legend Sir Chris Hoy will join Michelin Ginetta GT4 SuperCup champion Charlie Robertson in the 2015 European Le Mans Series in a Ginetta-Nissan LMP3 car. The Scottish dream-team of 17-year-old Charlie and Sir Chris will join forces as part of the Ginetta-Juno LMP3 prototype endurance racing programme. Robertson was recently awarded the […]

05/01/15

HSCC Historic Formula 2 calendar for 2015

Back in the day, Formula 2 was the proving ground for young drivers heading for  F1, with legendary names such as Hill, Stewart, Lauda, Regazzoni, Peterson, Laffite, Clark, Rindt and Scheckter all cutting their teeth in F2. For 2015, the Historic Sports Car Club, which organises the Historic Formula 2 Championship has included five double-header race weekends over the 10 […]

19/12/14

LANDO NORRIS JOINS CARLIN FOR FORMULA Championship

Youngest ever Karting World Champion Lando Norris is confirmed as the first driver to secure a seat with the Carlin team for next year’s MSA Formula Championship. The 15-year-old will be one of the youngest on the grid when Britain’s newest junior single-seater championship arrives at Brands Hatch in April for the start of the 2015 season. Norris […]

19/12/14

HSCC to celebrate Brabham racing cars at Autosport International

The Autosport International – The Racing car Show (NEC Birmingham 8-11 January) is only a few weeks away and the Historic Sports Car Club has confirmed that they will be celebrating Brabham racing cars on their stand in 2015. 3 time World Champion Sir Jack Brabham sadly passed away earlier this year and HSCC will be […]

19/12/14

2015 British Historic Rally Championship

The MSA British Historic Rally Championship is all set for 2015, as the championship for historic rally cars starts a new 5 year term under the control of the Roger Albert Clark Rally Motor Club. The all new calendar includes six gravel rallies, three asphalt rounds, including trip to the Isle of Man for a double […]

19/12/14

Charlie Bean – Swift Junior Rallycross Champion…

Paddock42 caught up with newly crowned Swift Junior Rallycross Champion Charlie Bean,  following a hard fought 2014 season, the lad from Ripon took the title in the last round at Blyton Park at the final meeting of the year.   P42: Firstly congratulations on taking the 2014 title, how do you feel?   CB: It feels amazing […]

14/12/14

Marvic offers new Lola T70 magnesium Wheels

Paddock42 inbox is usually full of all kinds of stuff but amongst the scam emails we discovered a note from Marvic Wheels who have announced that they are now offering brand new Lola T70 magnesium wheels. Founded in Northern Italy in 1954, Marvic is a sandcasting magnesium foundry that supplies many Italian and European motorsports teams/ […]

14/12/14

NG Road racing 2015 Calendar

NG Road Racing are gearing up for 2015 with dates now released for next season calendar and we look forward to reporting results and images over the season. The club originally founded in 1970 (formally North Gloucestershire Motor Cycle Club), held its first race meeting in 1971 at the former aerodrome of Gaydon, in Warwickshire. Plenty of choice […]

06/12/14

Roger Albert Clark Rally 2014 Results

Last weekend saw the conclusion of the 2014 rally calendar with the legendary Roger Albert Clark Rally held in stunning Sunderland. Matthew Robinson and Sam Collis were declared winners of the event after Matt Edwards and Paul Morris were excluded from the results due to a rule/ regulation issue. The two teams battled hard right […]

05/12/14

BRSCC Star of Anglesey 2014

The BRSCC Star of Anglesey meeting ran last Sunday (30th November) as drivers concluded the 2014 season. The Formula Fords put on a good show, with the grid showcasing a collection of FF cars from various years, results as follows…   Irish Global Lights Race 1: 1. Mark BRADEN; 2. Peter DRENNAN; 3. Derek BEHAN Race 2: 1. Paul FITZPATRICK; 2. Peter DRENNAN; 3. Derek BEHAN Race […]

03/12/14

Race Car market opens its doors….

The 2014 season is over, its seasons end and now the racing has stopped, the UK race car marketplace bursts into life. It’s this time between race seasons that sees the most amount of transactions. The market is spurred on with drivers changing championships, new championships and the need for compatible cars to compete. From […]

28/11/14

Swift Rallycross Championship…Charlie Bean ready for Blyton

Championship leader Charlie Bean heads to Lincolnshire and Blyton Park this weekend for the last round in the 2014 Swift Rallycross Championship. The Junior Swift Rallycross Championship was introduced for 2011 and runs part of the MSA British Rallycross Championship, based on the three-door 1328c Suzuki Swift. It is a tightly controlled championship that ensures all […]

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Classifieds Archive

  • Historic Race Car, 1963 Turner Sports Mk2, VUD 701, Ex John E Miles Autosport Championship Winner.

    £410000

  • Signature Series Racetruck – Ex-Demo Vehicle for Sale

    £54000

  • Racetruck – Enclosed Race Car Transporter

    POA

  • 1967 FORD CORTINA MK 11 RALLY CAR Registration number: RLX 624E

    SOLD

  • 2014/64 Volkswagen Transporter T30S Kombi Highline 180 BITDI DSG (SWB)

    SOLD

  • Alan Mann Open Sports Ford Can-Am package

    $1000000

  • 871 SUPERCHARGER .THE BLOWER SHOP 2222 HIGH-HELIX, FULL BILLET

    $3000

  • 1928 Indian Scout

    POA

  • March F1 761/08 Exceptional!

    $399500

  • 1959 Restored Stanguellini #Cs00159

    $115000

  • 1965 Dodge Coronet 440 hardtop

    $25000

  • Ducati 1974 750 Sports

    $17000

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