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Michael Widdowson

The sound of those thundering V8's in DTM cars got Mike hooked, walking over the Dunlop bridge and feeling the vibrations through that famous construction as they buzzed beneath him. Those early memories developed an addiction to racing, from that very first race day at Donington Park, to the next 13 years he's taken his passion for photography, mixed it up with motorsport and is now found regularly walking circuit perimeters hunting out the best spots.

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10/06/18

British GT Silverstone 500 – RJN Nissan Take pole

RJN Nissan set the pole time for the 3 hour race with Equipe Verschuur taking Pole in GT4. Silverstone started with grey clouds but it soon warmed up on the track with qualifying. Returning for a one off appearance, Team ABBA Racing set the quickest time in their Mercedes AMG GT3 in the hands of […]

09/06/18

British GT – Factory drivers take over in 2018

After the Blancpain series, 2 GT series really run the roost in the mass of domestic GT series around the world, British GT still topping my list. Both the ADAC GT Masters and British GT championships are huge within their native countries and further a field and both of them probably grow every year with […]

25/05/18

Blancpain: R-Motorsport take Maiden Win at Silverstone

R-Motorsport claim their maiden Blancpain series win under gorgeous blue skies at stunning Silverstone circuit. The #76 R-Motorsport Aston martin in the hands of Nicki Thiim, Matthieu Vaxiviére and Jake Dennis qualified on pole position but not without controversy. The team never handed in their data logger which is required by SRO post qualifying, so […]

21/05/18

Blancpain 2018 – Silverstone Preview

The worlds most competitive GT series continues basking in the UK’s summer sunshine, from Brands Hatch to Silverstone this time the 2018 Blancpain Endurance Cup. In the 2018 Blancpain Endurance Cup, WRT Audi lead the way so far this season carrying their momentum through all rounds so far from Zolder to Brands Hatch and a […]

02/05/18

LMP3 Cup UK 2018 – Donington Park

Hugely Competitive LMP3 Cup UK return to a revitalised Donington Park for Rounds 1 and 2. Spring finally arrives in the UK just in time for the LMP3 cup, Sunshine graced the Leicestershire circuit for both Saturday Sunday. Similar size field to the 2017 season but with some new additions team wise. 360 Racing joins […]

20/03/18

Gallery: 24H Series at Silverstone 2018

2018 saw Creventic return to the Northamptonshire circuit for its 24-hour race but also joined by a split 12 hour race. With the remnants of the ‘Beast from the East’ blowing over it was a weekend of firsts. A first International race run on the brand new re-surfaced Silverstone, a first 12-hour split race on […]

11/03/18

Silverstone 24 Hours 2018

Red Camel – Jordans.NL claim their first Silverstone 24 hours overall win at the same circuit they last tasted success with the Seat. The TCE 24 hour event which took the green flag at the same time the #303 Red-Camel Seat Leon is leading the way with nearly 3 hours complete and has a 50 […]

10/03/18

Silverstone 12 Hours – 2018

ROFGO racing claims thrilling inaugural 12 hours of Silverstone win, Simpson Motorsport take the prototype win. Ginetta take claim for the pole position of the first 5 hours of the split race, the pole position car was the very last car to arrive on the grid. The bright sunny skies of qualifying have gone and […]

15/01/18

Dubai 24 hours 2018

Team Black Falcon notches up another Dubai 24 hour win to make 4 wins for them. TCE race was won by Team Engstler. Team Black Falcon has won the 2018 edition of the Dubai 24 hours. Black Falcon took the win with 2 laps over the nearest car and now has 4 wins at the […]

11/01/18

Dubai 24 hours 2018 – Preview and Qualifying

Paddock 42 returns to Dubai for the 13th running of the Desert classic, 92 cars set to take the start of the Dubai 24 hours… In 2006 Dutch promoters Creventic created the Dubai 24 hours event as a gentleman drivers endurance race, that could run from small race tuned hatch backs to top class GT […]

25/09/17

British GT 2017 – Parfitt and Morris Claim British GT3 Title

Seb Morris and Rick Parfitt claim the British GT3 title whilst HHC Motorsport’s Will Tregurtha and Stuart Middleton take the GT4 title. Once again British GT descends on Leicestershires Donington Park for the deciding round for both GT4 and GT3 championships. Donington Park is loved by most for its undulating tarmac with swooping bends and […]

24/09/17

British GT 2017- TF Sport lock out front row

TF Sport lock out GT3 front row whilst Academy Motorsport put the lone Aston Martin GT4 on pole in class. Once again Donington Park is the site of the final round of the British GT championship. Phil Keen and Jon Minshaw arrive at the Leicestershire circuit in second place in the series but as the […]

18/09/17

LMP3 Cup UK – Donington Park

LMP3 Cup UK returns to Donington Park this time on the full Grand Prix circuit for the final round of this inaugural season… It’s been a strong inaugural season for the Henderson Insurance Brokers LMP3 cup, with a core base of teams who have been competing since the first round took place back in April […]

31/07/17

Silverstone Classic 2017

100,000 fans, 10,000 cars on display and more than 1000 race entries over the whole weekend, some of the numbers that make this the worlds biggest classic motorsport event. With so many anniversaries within motorsport, the 2017 Silverstone classic had the foundations set for what is a festival of motorsport. 2017 marks 40 years of […]

13/06/17

British GT- Parfitt and Morris take Silverstone 500 win

Rick Parfitt and Seb Morris claim the RAC Trophy in stunning Silverstone 500 win. Whilst the Track Club Mclaren takes another GT4 win… This years Silverstone 500 was contested by 30 starters in glorious weather, bright blue skies graced the Northamptonshire circuit for the Blue Riband event of the British GT season. A dominant […]

11/06/17

British GT Silverstone 500 Preview & Qualifying

The British GT blue riband event is set to go, who looks strong for the 3 hour race? Who will take pole position for round 6? Round 6 of the 2017 British GT Championship comes to Silverstone for the series most coveted race, the Silverstone 500. The 3 hour affair will be contested by 30 starters […]

20/05/17

Blancpain Endurance Cup: Round 2 Silverstone – Preview and Practice

Round 2 is upon us, but who looks strong in the aftermath that was the mayhem that was Monza…. Round 1 was at it’s typical starting place of Monza for the Blancpain Endurance Cup, the championship is getting bigger and better every year with the competition getting fiercer with every round. Nobody expected […]

20/05/17

GRT Lamborghini takes back to back wins…

Blancpain teams remained in the UK following their meeting at Brands the other weekend, this time Silverstone hosted the popular Blancpain GT Series for the fifth round. The GRT Lamborghini managed back to back wins at the famous Northamptonshire circuit… Rain pouring in the early hours made it seem like the Sunday could be on for a complete wash out, […]

25/04/17

McCaig & Noble Do The Double at LMP3 opening weekend

Henderson LMP3 Cup Championship – A brand new season a brand new series, the ACO Backed series in the UK, it forms the beginning of a new ladder series to feed new up and coming prototype drivers into Le Mans or World Endurance Championships… With a stronger field than expected for the start of the new […]

21/04/17

ELMS Round 1 Silverstone 4hrs

United Autosports complete a sweep of the prototype wins at a thrilling opening round of the 2017 ELMS… The UK has been experiencing some glorious weather for a couple of weeks but in true British style, the typical bank holiday weather has arrived for the opening round of the European Le mans series. Saturday is […]

24/01/17

2017 Hankook 24 hours of Dubai

2017 marks the 12th edition of the Dubai 24 hours and 93 cars lined up to take the flag at 2pm for the twice around the clock endurance classic. This is the meeting that launches the Creventics 24h series season… ‘Nothing good ever comes from warm up’ – a quote from endurance stalwart Hugh Chamberlain that’s […]

16/01/17

2017 Hankook Dubai 24 Hours: Preview Practice and Qualifying

The twice around the clock desert classic, boasting a huge 93 car entry list for 2017 was set to be a hit. Stars of the racing world to be part of the annual season opener of the motorsport season….the Dubai 24hrs. I am heading out to Dubai for the very first time, I’m really not sure […]

12/09/16

British GT Final Round Donington

British GT final round took place on Sunday (11th September) and it was crunch time…3 teams have a chance but only one will shine…. Morning warm up is a crucial session within British GT, it’s the only chance on race day the drivers and teams get to make sure the cars are set up right […]

10/09/16

British GT Donington Qualifying

British GT Championship decider weekend and after the run of clear hot weather, the Donington Park meeting starts with a wet and breezy qualifying day… British GT has been a tight season and as always it is coming down to the final round. TF sport are heading into the weekend as the leaders but Barwell […]

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