During 2009 Barwell ran a capacity programme with six cars in action across national and European GT series, Belgian touring cars and various historic events. In Britain, two cars ran in British GT: a full season entry in partnership with the Beachdeen team running their Aston Martin DBRS9 along with run-outs for the new Ginetta G50z. The Ginetta was
When you arrive at a track and see all the cars lined up on the grid, it's easy to forget just how much effort goes into to getting them there in the first place. Preparation and set-up, aero and data logging, tyre supply and driver management, engine maintenance and body repairs... It takes weeks of work and considerable sums of money just to get
Aston Martin are helping publicise the upcoming 1000kms Le Mans Series race at Silverstone by displaying the 007 car outside Euston station in London for two days this week, so I had to drop by to get a picture. They'll be three Lola Aston Martins at Silverstone, with their clean sweep of the Nurburgring podium positions to live up to. It's
Something for the desktop of every fan of flames and Aston Martins: the overrun flame-out from the #04 Hexis Aston at the opening round of the 2009 FIA GT3 championship. Here's hoping its big brother, the Le Mans prototype, can get in amongst the diesels at this years 24 Hours. It's going to be some race this year! As usual you'll find both
The #04 Hexis Racing Aston Martin DBRS9 (Manuel Rodrigues/Frederic Makowiecki) belches flame as it brakes for the Abbey chicane at Silverstone in the second GT3 race on 03 May 2009
The #04 Hexis Racing Aston Martin DBRS9 (Manuel Rodrigues/Frederic Makowiecki) belches flame as it brakes for the Abbey chicane at Silverstone in the second GT3 race on 03 May 2009
Stephan Ratel is the power behind the FIA GT series, having been part of its inception in the mid-90s. Over the last few years, he's been pushing for a clear ladder system for progressing through the GT racing ranks, in the same way that exists in the single-seater world. So, following the creation of GT3 (which now lap pretty much on the pace of