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MK-Motorsport

MK-Motorsport was engaged as a team: 3rd total rank at the 24 hours race at Nürburgring out of 200 participants, sole victory of a completely private team against the work teams of BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Opel and Ford in the DTM.


2000 Brazilian Grand Prix

On April 6, 2000, the World Motorsport Council handed out a $100,000 fine to the organisers, after being summoned to Paris due to a safety hoarding falling onto the main straight, narrowly missing Jean Alesi.

2006 Formula 3 Euro Series season

BMW-Sauber's motorsport director Mario Theissen attributed this to the busy schedule that Vettel undertook as his team's test driver in the last three Grands Prix of the 2006 F1 season.

2010 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco

Darryl O'Young swerved to avoid Huff's stricken Chevrolet and hit Bamboo Engineering teammate Harry Vaulkhard and then Scuderia Proteam Motorsport driver Hernández.

2012 Australian Drivers' Championship

Tim Macrow made a brief return to the series he won in 2007, contesting a single round with Astuti Motorsport, winning at Sydney Motorsport Park.

2013 Petit Le Mans

The 16th Annual Petit Le Mans presented by Mazda was the 2013 edition of the Petit Le Mans automotive endurance race, held on October 6–9, 2013, at the Road Atlanta circuit in Braselton, Georgia, United States.

2013 Protyre Formula Renault Championship

The 2013 Protyre Formula Renault Championship was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across England.

2014 FIA European Formula 3 Championship season

The FIA European Formula 3 Championship is a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars that will be held across Europe.

Alan J. Gow

Gow is also a main Board Director of the prestigious Royal Automobile Club, a committee member of the Motorsport Industry Association, the manager of champion Australian racing driver James Courtney and has varied business interests in both the USA (motorsports) and Australia (agriculture).

Ammel-Carl Sierra

Appointed as Chairman & CEO of a private racing organisation to partake and contest in the Australian Motorsport Industry.

Ascania Racing

Following the introduction of Group R regulations in 2013 and the restructuring of the secondary World Rally Championship categories, Ascania Racing switched to campaigning in the WRC-2 with Mini John Cooper Works S2000 cars supported by British motorsport firm Prodrive.

Auteg Motorsport

In February 2008 Auteg Motorsport moved from its workshop and storage unit in Wimbach to Nürburg with RSR Nürburg.

Auteg Motorsport is a motorsport storage, servicing and track car rental company specifically targeted towards drivers of the Nürburgring.

Billing Aquadrome

It is also home to a variety of shows throughout the year, which are often car or motorsport related, such as the world's largest annual Land Rover show and the American Car Show.

Cameron McConville

In 2007, Cameron began a new motorsport reporting role with Channel Ten, including co-hosting the Formula One coverage.

Chris Buncombe

Chris' brother, Alex is currently driving for RJN Motorsport Nissan Team in the PlayStation GT Academy Nissan 370Z in GT4 European Cup.

Dan Eaves

In 2000 the British Touring Car Championship ran a Class B for these cars, and Bowman Motorsport under the name of Touring Car VIP Club had Eaves entered 2 rounds in his 306.

Declan Hicks

Declan is involved in many various forms of motorsport, and was recently part of a team building and racing a Power Tool Drag Racer to race in the Silverline tools Challenge, soon to be seen on the Discovery Canada magazine show Daily Planet, with his team-mates Jon Lawes and Ben Short.

Eduard Shifrin

He is the co-founder with Alexander Shnaider of Midland Group, a holding company headquartered in Guernsey that embraces interests in steel (Zaporizhstal), shipping, real estate, agriculture and owned motorsport (Midland F1 Racing).

Emmet O'Brien

Like the previous year O'Brien got a late call to race for the Independent Danish Poulsen Motorsport BMW Team in the FIA European Touring Car Cup in Adria in Italy.

Endurance Kart Championship

The Endurance Kart Championship is a Prokart kart racing endurance series run by Endurance Kart Championship (EKC) Ltd. and held at 3 kart circuits around the south of England: Barton Stacey (Forest Edge Kart Club), Clay Pigeon Raceway, and Thruxton Kart Centre.

Fiat Twin Cam engine

The Fiat Twin Cam engine has been widely used in motorsport and has been the most successful engine in the history of the World Rally Championship.

Fuel injection in NASCAR

This list includes familiar names to the motorsport like Carl Edwards, Kurt Busch and A. J. Allmendinger (with a combined total of 43 wins and 360 finishes in the "top ten" as of December 8, 2012).

Ginetta Cars

Ginetta Chairman Lawrence Tomlinson’s vision for Ginetta is to provide competitive and affordable motorsport for drivers as young as 14 to be able to progress through the Ginetta championships comprehensive career ladder, before ultimately competing in the Le Mans, GT or Formula 1 arenas.

Ian Baas

In 2009 KONI Challenge Series driving a Volkswagen GTI for APR Motorsport Finished fifth in Street Tuner points standings, winning first career KONI race at Barber Motorsports Park with co-driver Josh Hurley and APR Motorsport.

Indosiar

Indosiar also had motorsport broadcasting such as NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2003-2004.

Jensen MotorSport

Jensen MotorSport also operated a two car team in the Formula BMW USA championship for drivers Tom Sutherland and Frankie Muniz.

Frankie Muniz was already a well known celebrity having starred in the FOX television show Malcolm in the Middle, and contracted Jensen MotorSport for development as a professional race car driver over a 2-year term.

Keith Cronin

He won the 2009 British Rally Championship, in his first year in the series, defeating multiple champion Mark Higgins in his privately entered TTec Rally Prep, Cronin Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX.

Lola T93/30

In January 2009, the motorsport magazine Autosport ranked the T93/30 in fifth position as part of a "top ten rubbish F1 cars list".

Lotus Racing

The umbrella name for Lotus Cars parent company Group Lotus plc's racing division, formerly Lotus Motorsport

Luís Pérez Companc

He is the older brother of Pablo Pérez Companc, also involved in motorsport as a one-time Indy Pro Series racer with the Chip Ganassi Racing team, but who suffered serious injuries in an on-track incident in 2007.

Magny-Cours

It is best known for being the home of the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, a famous motor racing circuit (whose name is often abbreviated to 'Magny-Cours').

Nismo

In 1984, Nissan decided that it wanted to merge its two motorsport division, founded in the late 1960s, they were Publication Division 3, based in its Oppama factory, responsible for the needs of privateer teams and Special Car Testing Division, within its Ōmori plant, responsible for its factory operations.

Pål Varhaug

For 2009, Varhaug moved up to the International Formula Master series, once again staying with Jenzer Motorsport.

Peter Procter

Procter has returned to driving a few times, including racing his original Sunbeam Tiger at the Le Mans Historic in 2002, and is still involved in motorsport, a member of the British Racing Drivers Club at Silverstone.

Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix

The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix is a vintage motor sports car race and 10-day motorsport festival that takes place annually in mid-July in Schenley Park located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

Rally Hall of Fame

In 2011, the selection committee consisted of five persons: Mouton, Kari O. Sohlberg (chairman of AKK), Neil Duncanson (owner of North One Television), Martin Holmes (motorsport journalist) and Pekka Honkanen (director of the Sports Museum Foundation of Finland).

Sheena Reyes

As a Motorsport Model at the 2010 Australian Grand Prix, Reyes broke the Guinness World Record at Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Albert Park for Putting on the Most Pairs of Under Pants in 60 Seconds: 22 Pairs.

Shelsley Walsh

Its population at the time of the 2001 Census was just 31, but the village's name is widely known among motorsport enthusiasts because of its association with the Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb, which has been run since 1905.

Superleague Formula 2009: The Game

Superleague Formula 2009: The Game is a video game based on the 2009 season of the Superleague Formula motorsport series.

Sven Heidfeld

He currently works as a motorsport commentator for television broadcaster Sky Deutschland.

Thruxton Circuit

Thruxton Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England which is used to host a number of motorsport events including British Touring Cars and Formula 3 racing.

Tim Sugden

Team(s) = Gulf Team Davidoff, Dewalt

Tony Fall

After he stopped driving, he became founder of the British Dealer Opel Team (DOT) as well as the self-willed but successful director of the Opel Motorsport Team in Germany, for which Walter Röhrl won the World Rally Championship for Drivers in 1982 with an Opel Ascona 400.

Turn Left

NASCAR, or the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, a motorsport where participants largely turn left.

Williams FW08

In 1985 two FW08C were entered by PMC Motorsport in some races of the Formula 3000 championship, driven by Thierry Tassin and Lamberto Leoni.

Xpression FM

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke, is one of many famous alumni of URE and Xpression, a list that also includes the BBC's Jon Kay, James Pearce, Grainne Landowski, Matthew Sydney and motorsport presenter Ted Kravitz.

Zoltán Glass

A keen motorsport enthusiast, Glass covered most of the big races at the Nürburgring and the Avus circuits.


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