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| 23-24.06.2012 | MG Live 2012 | Silverstone |
| 25-26.08.2012 | FIA World Endurance Championship | Silverstone |
The 2012 Season Starts Here
The last week has seen a flurry of activity as championships big and small held their annual media days and opening tests, with some already even getting down to racing proper. The British Touring Car Championship heads strongly into a new all-turbo generation and this year boasts 10 models from nine different marques on its 24-car grid, including the technicolour liveried return of the MG name.
The BTCC season opener hits Brands Hatch on 1st April, followed a week later by the first rounds of the British GT Championship and the British F3 International Series at Oulton Park. While some single-seater formulae have struggled in recent times - Formula Renault postponing its UK series due to poor entries - British F3 continues to attract young talent. With recent champions including the Scuderia Toro Rosso pairing of Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne, its status as a stepping-stone to Formula 1 is hard to dispute.
Read more...RAC to Sponsor Caddy TDI in 2010 Volkswagen Racing Cup
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- Category: VW Racing Cup
- Friday, 15 January 2010
The Caddy van's bright orange RAC livery - similar to the paintwork of the organisation's familiar breakdown recovery vehicles - will be seen on the track in the exciting Volkswagen Racing Cup with Fuchs Lubricants.
The 2.0-litre Caddy TDI, tuned by RacingLine to produce 260 PS and more than 500 Nm of torque, is making its public debut this week on the Volkswagen Racing UK stand at the Autosport International Show at the NEC Birmingham.
Elliott, whose racing appetite was whetted by a couple of late 2009 outings in the championship in a Golf GTI, said: "I started racing last year and realised this was something I really wanted to do. My wife has now given me permission to do the full season, and I've managed not only to persuade my predecessor, Peter Wyhinny, to let me take over driving the van, but more importantly we have new sponsors for this high profile Caddy van."
Martin Quail, Head of RAC Corporate Partnerships, said: "We were excited to be approached with the opportunity to sponsor the Caddy in the Volkswagen Racing Cup. It provides us not only with the opportunity to strengthen our relationship with Volkswagen further, but also to engage with business customers and motor racing fans alike."
Championship director Melissa Wright added: "The Caddy is a spectator favourite and, as Peter Wyhinny proved, a seriously competitive machine on its day. It will be great to see it racing in RAC livery and with Simon at the wheel."
The championship, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, kicks off at Oulton Park at Easter (3-5 Apr) and features double-header races at Snetterton, Rockingham, Donington Park and the Grand Prix circuits at Silverstone and Brands Hatch, as well as its first overseas event, at Zandvoort in the Netherlands.
The Volkswagen Racing Cup with Fuchs Lubricants is additionally supported by Augustus Martin, Ceva Logistics, ECM Vehicle Delivery, Hankook, Milltek Sport, Mondial Assistance, KW Automotive, Superchips, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Volkswagen Financial Services UK.
