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Ove rt hec l os i ngmont hsoft hi ss e a s onwewi l l bede ve l opi ngTor queona nongoi ngba s i s . Wi t ht hi si nmi ndwewe l c omeyourc omme nt s a nds ugge s t i onss odon’ the s i t a t et oc ont a c tus ! TheRDAc ont i nue st oe vol ve ,a ndt hee ve ri nI na s s o c i a t i o nwi t hLo ug hbo r o ug h c r e a s i ngr os t e rofdr i ve r sc ont i nue st odi ve r s i f y . Co l l e g ea ndt heFDSCMo t o r s po r t s Ou rdr i ve r sr a ngef r om Na t i ona lka r t e r st oEuSpo r t sPe r f o r ma nc ec o ur s e . r oCupFor mul aRe na ul ta nde ve nRa l l yc r os s s t a r s . Wi t h 5 7 w i n s a n d 5 c h a m p i o n s i n 2 0 0 6 Lo ug hbo r o ug hCo l l e g e a l one ,wec ont i nuet ode ve l opc ha mpi ons hi p Ra dmo o rr d Lo ug hbo r o ug h wi nni ngdr i ve r s .
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TheRDA c ur r e nt l yr unt woLoughbor ough Uni ve r i s t y/ Col l e ge e ndor s e dc our s e s ;t he AASE pr ogr a mf or1618yrol dsa ndt he f ounda t i onde gr e ef or18yr sa nda bove . Bot hc our s e sa ma l ga ma t eont r a c kt r a i ni ng a ndvoc a t i ona l qua l i f i c a t i onst ogi veourdr i ve r st hee dgeove rt he i rc ompe t i t i on. I nt e r vi e wsha vet a ke npl a c ef ort hel a t e s ti nf l uxof s t ude nt si nt e nde df ort hes t a r toft hea c a de mi cye a r .Wec ongr a t ul a t ea ndl ookf or wa r dt o we l c omi nga l lne w dr i ve r sa tt hef i r s tr e s i de nt i a loft heye a r , whi c hwi l lbet a ki ngpl a c e ove rt hec omi ngwe e ksf r om t he15t hSe pt e mbe rt ot he26t hi nc l us i ve . I nc l os i ng, wehopeyoue nj oyt hef i r s t e di t i on ofTor quea nda l lt ha tr e ma i nsi sf orust o wi s ha l lourdr i ve r st hebe s ti nt he i rr a c i ng e nde vour sdur i ng ave r y bus ye nd oft he s e a s on.
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Notonl ywi l lTor quebr i ngyouupt oda t ewi t h t hel a t e s tne wswi t hi nt heRDA,i twi l la l s o br i ngyout opi c a lne wsf r om t her a c i ngwor l d. Eve r ymont h,t he r ewi l lbea r t i c l e sont hel a t e s t r e s ul t sf r om i nt e r na t i ona lmot or s por t ,wi t h a c t ua l opi ni onsf r omr a c i ngdr i ve r s !NoPCbr i ga dehe r e !Wewi l le nde a vourt owr i t ei nf or mi nga r t i c l e st ha t YOUWANTt or e a d-s opl e a s e , don’ the s i t a t et oc ont a c tuswi t hi de a sf ora r t i c l e sa ndf e a t ur e s .
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w i de open He r ei so urmus tr e a da r t i c l eo nwha tweREALLY t hi nko fc e r t a i nr e c e nte v e nt swi t hi nMo t o r s po r t . I s s ue sl o o ke da tt hi smo nt ha r et heSpaF1s hi na ni g a nsa nda l s owha te f f e c tSe a tpul l i ngt hepl ugo n t he i rBTCCpr o j e c twi l lha v eo nt hec ha mpi o ns hi p ne x ty e a r ! Ri c h-OK s os t a r t i ngwi t ht heobvi ousa ndpr oba bl yt hemos t c ont r ove r s i a lque s t i oni nr e c e ntF1hi s t or y . . .whodowet hi nk wa sa tf a ul tdur i ngt heKi mi/Le wi si nc i de nta tSpa ? Chr i s-Ki mi c l e a r l ypus he dLe wi sof ft her oa da t t hec hi c a ne , he ha dnoc hoi c ebutt ogos t r a i ghta c c r os sa ndc utt hec or ne r ! Ri c h-Butwha ta boutwha tha ppe ne dhe a di ngi nt oLaSour c e ? Chr i s-Le wi s ,t ome ,obvi ous l yl e tKi mif ul l yt hr oughbe f or e t hebr a ki nga r e aa ndt he npul l e dof fas t unne rofamovet oout br a ket heFe r r a r i ! Ol l y-Eve rt hec yni c , Ia m100% s ur et ha tKi mibr a ke ds oe a r l y a nds we r ve di nf r ontofLe wi st ot r ya ndma ket heMc l a r e nhi t t heFe r r a r i l e a vi ngt hedoorope nf orMa s s at owi nt heGPa ndf or Le wi st or e c e i e veape na l t y . Chr i s-Wha tI ’ m EVENmor ewor r i e da bouti sKi mi ’ sobvi ous a dva nt a gega i ne dbyr unni nga r oundt heout s i deofTur n10t ha t we ntunnot i c e dbyof f i c i a l s . Ta l ka boutbi a s . Ri c h-We l lIt hi nkyoura voi di ngt hema i ni s s uewhi c hi st ha t Ha mi l t onc l e a r l ydi dnotl i f ta ndRa i kone nus e dt hebe t t e rl i net o r epa s shi m.Whyha snot e l e me t r ybe e ns hownt opr ovet ha t Le wi sl i f t e d?Theguyi s1 10% a l lt het i mea nda l t t houghi ’ ma bi gf a nofhi sdr i vi ng,heha snot a c t i c a lc ommons e ns ei nt ha t he l me tofhi s . Ol l y-Ic a ns e eyourpoi ntRi c h, It hi nki fi twe r emeIde f i na t e l y woul dnotha vet a ke nKi miba c kqui t es oi ns t a nt l y .Al t hough youc a n’ ts a ya nyr ul e swe r et e c hni c a l l ybr oke n-a sHa mi l t on ga veupt hepos i t i on,i twa sonl yf oras pl i ts e c onda ndhewa s pus hi nghi sl uc kf ors ur e .
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Ol l y-So,wha ta boutSe a tpul l i ngoutofBTCC,i st hi s goi ngt obeade c l i neba c kt ot hel i ke sof2000/ 01? ? Ri c h-It hi nkt hef ut ur el ooksgl oomyf orBTCC. Wha t e ve r ha ppe ne dt ot hegl or yda ysofVa uxha l l , BMW, Audi , Vol vo, For d,Re na ul t ,Hondaa ndt heAl f a ’ s ?The ywe r es omuc h be t t e ra ss a l oonsa swe l la ndnotha t c hba c ks .I twa sgr e a tt o s e et hel i ke sofJ ohnCl e l a nda ndAl a i nMe nui nma s s i ve he a vys a l oonsha ngi ngt her e a re ndout . Chr i s-Tot a l l ya gr e ewi t hyouRi c h, butIdos e et hel i ghta t t hee ndoft het unne l .Don’ tf or ge tt ha tSe a twe r egoi ngt o pul louta tt hee ndofl a s tye a ra swe l lwhe nc e r t a i npe opl e we r eoppos e dt ot he i rdi e s e l s .Be s i de s ,t he r eha sa l wa ys be e nr i s e sa ndf a l l si ngr i ds i z ea nddi ve r s i t y . Ol l y-We l l It hi nkt hi sf a l l c oul dbet hewor s t we ’ ves e e nf or BTCC,wha twi t ht hee c onomi cr e c e s s i onove rt hene xtf e w ye a r s .ButIdot hi nkBTCCc oul dwe l lbes a ve dwi t ht he r e t ur nofpr ope rt e r r e s t r i a lTVc ove r a ge ,t he r ei sde f i ni t e l y mi l e a gei nt hi sa sI ’ ms ur eBTCCi sf a rmor ea c c e s s i bl et ha n t hel i ke sofF1t ot hege ne r a lpubl i c . Chr i s-De f i ni t e l y ,t e r r e s t r i a lTVc ove r a geofBTCCwoul d beMI NT!I twoul dbr i ngbi gma nuf a c t ur e r sa nds pons or s ba c kt ot hec ha mpi ons hi p. Ri c h-Wi t honl yF1ont e r r e s t r i a l TVt he s eda ys , i t woul dbe gr e a tt os e ei tba c ka si twa swhe ni twa sc ove r e di nGr a nds t a nd,al otmor eofmySunda yswoul dbes pe nti nf r ontof t heTV!
Ne x t mo n t hwe ’ l l b r i n gy o umo r ebi a s e da n do pi ni o na t e dv i e wso nI n t e r n a t i o n a lMo t o r s p o r t ! Re me mb e r ,i fy o uwa n tt oh a v ey o u rs a yo nSp a , BTCCo ra n yI n t e r n a t i o n a lMo t o r s p o r te v e n t sl e t u sk n o w, wr i t et o : r p @r a c e d r i v e r s a c a d e my . c o m
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Soi nt h i ss e c t i o nwe ’ r eg o i n gt ot a k eal o o ka ts o me i t ’ st hec he a pe s toft hel ot ! Buta l s obe c a us ea l lt heot he r s l yc ompl e xc l a s ss t r uc t ur e s ,wi t hupt o7di f f e r e nt r e a lo p t i o n sf o ry o ut os t a r tac a r e e ri nc a rr a c i n gf r o m haveover a s s e si noner a c e ,why! ? t h eb o t t o mu p . Ea c hmo n t hwewi l lt a k eas l i g h t l y cl TheXRc ha l l e ngec ons i s t sof2ve r ye a s yt ot e l la pa r tc l a s s e s ; h i g h e rb u d g e ta n db r i n gy o ut h eb e s to p t i o n sf o rr a c i n g Cl a s sAf ort heMk2f i e s t aXR2’ s( ha t c hba c ks )a ndCl a s sB i nt h eUK.Thi smo n t hwewi l lb et a k i n gab o t t o me n df i c -f ort heMk4Es c or tXR3i ’ s( s a l oons ) .The r e -s i mpl e !Ac ont i o n a lb u d g e to f£ 7 0 0 0a n ds h o wf o u ro ft h eb e s to p t i o n swe t r olt yr ef r om Yokoha maof f e r spe r f or ma nc ef ors e ns i bl e t h i n ka r ea v a i l a b l e . mone y( ac uts l i c k)a ndda mpe r sa r ea l s oc ont r ol l e d.Ma i nl y
Opt i on1:TheBRSCCFi atRac i ngChal l e nge Whe r eourownChr i sDymond( s e edr i ve rf oc uspa ge6)s t a r t e d r a c i ngi nc a r si n2006. Thes e r i e svi s i t ss omet opUKc i r c ui t ss uc h a sCa dwe l lPa r k,Sne t t e r t ona ndBr a ndsHa t c h. Oks oi t ’ saFi a tUno/ Punt o–ve r yf unny ,butl ookpa s tt hee xt e r i ora ndwha tyouha vei sas upr e me l yba l a nc e dl i t t l et our i ngc a r ! The r ea r el oa dsofc a r sbui l tf ort hi ss e r i e sa r ounda tt hemome nt s ot hec ha nc e soff i ndi nga r r i vea nddr i vehi r i ngi spl e nt i f ul .I f bui l di ngyourownc a r , c e r t a i na r e a sa r ec ont r ol l e dbyt hec ha mpi ons hi ps uc ha sbr a kec a l l i pe r sa ndda mpe r swhi c hhe l pske e p c os t sdownbuts omea r e a sa r el e f tope ns oyouc a nus eyour i ma gi na t i on( a ndwa l l e t ! )i fyouwi s h! The r e ’ sapr ope rr ooki e c ha mpi ons hi pwi t hs e pa r a t es i l ve r wa r ea ndc ha mppoi nt sbutyou s t i l lc ountt owa r dst heove r a l lr e s ul t !
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Opt i on3:750Mot orc l ubToyot yr e sGol fGTIChampi on- Opt i on4:Cas t l eCombeSal oonCarChampi ons hi p s hi p OkOki tha sal a r gec l a s ss t r uc t ur e ,buta tl e a s ti t ’ ss i mpl y The750Mot orc l ubI Sbudge tmot orr a c i nga ndt he yha ves ome doneonpur e l ye ngi nes i z ea nddr i ve nwhe e l s ! t r ul yf a nt a s t i cc ha mpi ons hi ps ! Ourve r yownOl l yLe wi si sac ompe t i t ori nc l a s sDa ndt hi si s It hi nkoneoft hebe s ti nouropi ni oni st heGol fGTIc ha mpi on- t hec l a s swe ’ ds ugge s t . Duet ot hepoi nt ss ys t e mi t spos s i bl et o s hi p,a ga i nl i ket heXRc ha l l e nget i t l es pons ori sat yr ema nuf a c - wi nt hec ha mpi ons hi pf r om t hi sc l a s s ,whi c h,i nr e c e ntye a r s t ur ewhi c hke e psc os t sdowna ndma i nt a i nsal e ve lpl a yi ngf i e l d. ha sbe e nt het r e nd. Si mi l a r l y ,a ga i nt ot heXR c ha l l e nge ,i tha sonl y2c l a s s e s ’8V I tr e a l l yi sj us tgr e a t !Ba s i c a l l yi fyourc a ri sl e s st ha n1401c c e ngi nec a r s ,a nd16vCa r s . 2whe e ldr i vea ndha sbe e nma nuf a c t ur e da nds ol dt ot he Muc ht i ght e rr e gshe r et ha na nyot he r , c ont r ol t yr ei st het r a c kda y publ i ca nywhe r ei nt hewor l di nt hel a s t10ye a r st he nyouc a n f a vour i t eToyoR888wi t hc a ms ha f t , br a ke s , da mpe r sa nde ve na i rr uni t . boxe ske ptunde rawa t c hf ule yeoft hec ha mpi ons hi ps c r ut i ne e r s ! Ther e gsa r eope nba rt heMSAma nda t or ys a f e t yr e gs .You Thi ske e psc os t sve r yl ow;a ndwi t hc a pa c i t ygr i dsma ke sf or c a ndopr e t t ymuc hwha t e ve ryouwa ntt ot hec a r ,s obuya gr e a tbudge tt i nt opr a c i ng! c he a ps he l lt he nt hi nkc a r e f ul l ya boutwhe r ea ndhow you Thi sr e l a t i ve l yne wc ha mpi ons hi pi sde s t i ne dt ogr owe ve rs t r on- modi f yi ta nds t i l lf orunde rourbudge tyouc oul de ndupwi t h ge ra si tvi s i t sc i r c ui t sa l love rt hec ount r y . al i t t l es upe rt our e r !Tha t sgr e a t ,wej us tl ovet hei de aofope n r e gs ! Theonl ydowns i dei si tonl yr a c e sa tCa s t l eCombea ndyour Pl e as es e ewww. gol f gt i r ac i ng. c o. ukf ormor ei nf o c a ri sunl i ke l yt obea bl et or a c ee l s e whe r e .Howe ve r ,r e s a l e ofs uc c e s f ul c a r si nt hi sc ha mpi ons hi pi ss upr i s i ngl ye a s yonc e you’ r er e a dyf ort hene xts t e pupt hel a dde r .Wha t ’ smor e s pe c t a t ora t t e nda nc ei sphe nome na l ,e ve nf orc l ubme e t i ngs t heba nksa r ef ul l ! Pl e as es e ewww. c as t l e c ombe c i r c ui t . c o. uk f ormor ei nf o
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Ne xtRac eGT4a tDoni ngt ononOc t obe r 12t h2008. I nt e r e s t sNa s c a r ,I ndyc a r s ,Mus i c ,Fi t ne s s a nds por t si nge ne r a l .
We bs i t e-www. c as s e ywat s on. c o. uk AboutCas s e y Haveyoue ve re xpe r i e nc e danypr obl e mswi t hbe i nga Notonl yha sCa s s e ys t oodont hepodi um i ne ve r yc l a s sofr a c i ng Fe mal ei nas e e mi ngl yMal edomi nat e d s he se nt e r e df r omka r t st oc a r ss hea l s ohol dst heWor l dRe c or df ors por t ? t hemos tnumbe rofr a c e sc ompl e t e di na24hrpe r i od! If oundi tmor eofapr obl e mi nka r t i ngf r om ot he rr a c e r spa r Ca s s e yi sont he2ndye a roft heAASEpr ogr a moft heRDA. e nt sbuts i nc emovi ngt oc a r sIha venotnot i c e da nypr e f e r e nt i a lt r e a t me ntora nyonea c t i ngdi f f e r e nt l yt omeont her a c e Whatar eyourambi t i onsf ort hene xts e as onandyourove r al lt r a c ks oi t snota ni s s ue . ambi t i ons ? Mya i mf or2009i st obei nas i ngl es e a t e rc ha mpi ons hi pofs ome Howdi dyoube c omei nvol ve dwi t ht heRDA? s or t .I ft ha tr out ei snotpos s i bl et he nIwoul dl i ket oc ont i nue Is t umbl e dupont heRDAdur i ngadr i ve r sbr i e f i nga tSi l ve r r a c i ngGi ne t t a s . s t onewhe r eIha ppe ne dt os e eanot i c ede t a i l i ngt hec our s ea nd r a l la mbi t i oni st obee i t he raLeMa ns24hrdr i ve r ,ort ot Myove hec ompa ny .Ic ont a c t e dt he ma nde nr ol e dont heuni ve r s i t y r a c ei nAme r i c ai nt heI ndyCa r sa st ha t sa l wa ysbe e nmyf a vour i t ec our s es t r a i ghta wa y . t ypeofr a c i ng. Howhast heRDAhe l pe dyourr ac i ng? Whatar eyournot abl eac hi e ve me nt sf r om yourr ac i ngc ar e e r Si nc ej oi ni ngt heRDA,Iha vei npr ove ds i gni f i c a nt l yi nmy s of ar ? me di as ki l l s .Ia m mor ec onf i de ntbe i ngi nt e r vi e we da f t e r I n2004/ 2005Ir a c e di nTKM ka r t i nga t Supe r1Na t i ona l l e ve l a nd r a c e snow. I t ha sa l s ohe l pe dwi t ht hef i t ne s ss i deofr a c i nga nd s c or e dmul t i pl epodi umsa ndr a c ewi nsi nonl ymy2ndye a rofa l s owi t hmynut r i t i on.Thel e c t ur e sont he s es ubj e c t sha sde ka r t i ng.Buc kmor ePa r kVi c ewi nt e rc ha mpi on. ve l ope dmyunde r s t a ndi ngoft he ma ndt hi sha sbe e nbe ne f i I n2006Ir a c e daCi t r e onSa xoVTRa nds c or e dapodi um f i ni s hc i a lt omyr a c i ng. a s we l la sdr i ve roft heda ya wa r dt wi c e .Ia l s os c or e dmul t i pl e podi umf i ni s he si nt heTCa rc ha mpi ons hi pa s we l l a ss e t t i ngane w Whe nandWhydi dyouge ti nvol ve di nMot or s por t ? wor l dr e c or df ort hemos ta mountofr a c e sc ompe t e di n24hour sI ’ vebe e ni nt e r e s t e di nMot or s por ts i nc eIwa sa bout3!Ius e d ( 6r a c e s ,6qua l i f i e r s ,3pr a c t i c es e s s i ons ) t owa t c hi tonTVa ndt he nIbe c a mei nvol ve di ni ta f t e ravi s i t t ot heAut os por ts howi n2002. It he ngoti nt oka r t i nga ndi ta l l t ookof ff r omt he r e ! pole posi ti on
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Dr i ve rNameChr i sDymond
Favour i t eCi r c ui tCa dwe l lPa r k
DOB16/ 07/ 1987
Favour i t eCarDr i ve nJ a gua rGT3
Home t ownBuc ki ngha m
Ne xtRac eNoga r oi nGT3ont he4t ha nd5t h ofOc t obe r2008
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