The new CN2 budget class for 2009 got off to a flying start as the first car built to the specification made a great debut at the final race of the 2008 series.During testing, the car had shown promise as it was shaken down by If Motorsport team owner & driver Bryce Wilson. "On a day attended by most of the usual VdeV UK front runners, the car ended up just half a second shy of ... [read more]
Submitted by: Rhea Beauchamp on 26/10/2008
The “Super Duo” of Gareth Howell and Phil Quaife once again took a resounding win in their If Motorsport JS49, but were kept well on their toes by the Norma of Lee Atkins / Rob Garofall who finished less than 3 seconds away after 127 laps of racing!Qualifying was once again a close knit affair with just 4 tenths of a second separating the top three. Garofall cemented Pole ... [read more]
Submitted by: Rhea Beauchamp on 21/10/2008
IF Motorsport regular Gareth Howell took his first VdeV UK win partnered by series debutant Phil Quaife in a Ligier JS49 at Croft.On a dry & sunny weekend, qualifying produced the closest grid of the year – the top 5 covered by 15 hundredths of a second! Pole was claimed by Phil Quaife, the youngster claiming the top spot just 5 hundredths of a second ahead of Bryce Wilson ... [read more]
Submitted by: Rhea Beauchamp on 1/10/2008
VdeV UK - Brands Hatch GP Circuit - August 9/10 th August 2008.It was back to the three hour format for the VdeV UK Series visit to the Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit. The weather forecast was fairly grim, and the rain started to fall minutes before the race was due to start. After their Snetterton dissapointments Ben Clucas and Ivor McCullough mastered the conditions and took full ... [read more]
Submitted by: Peter Scherer on 17/8/2008
VdeV UK - Snetterton - July 19th 2008The VdeV UK series arrived in Norfolk for its longest event this year - six hours around the flat-out straights and fast sweeping corners of Snetterton. Perhaps unsurprisingly the race turned into something of a survival of the fittest, with the final outcome still in doubt almost to the chequered flag. Simon Phillips and Rob Garofall finally claimed ... [read more]
Submitted by: Peter Scherer on 21/7/2008
VdeV UK - Oulton Park June 28th 2008.Bryce Wilson and Ally McKever made it a second successive win, although their Ligier ended the four hour marathon at Oulton Park with only fifth gear !.17 cars lined up for the third round of the series on Oulton Park''s full Circuit, and at four hours the longest so far this season. Donington victors Simon Phillips & Rob Garofall lined up on ... [read more]
Submitted by: Peter Scherer on 30/6/2008
VdeV UK - Anglesey May 18th 2008. It was a story of two halves at sunny Anglesey. Ally Mckever & Bryce Wilson eased their Ligier to victory after leading from early into the second hour, but Josh Fisher''s Chiron had dominated the first hour only to be thwarted by an alternator failure.Donington Park winners Simon Phillips & Rob Garofall qualified their works Norma on pole, ... [read more]
Submitted by: Gary Ward on 16/6/2008