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As we all know this has been a difficult year for everyone with the Covid pandemic and we have been very lucky for the 2020 championship to keep going although with a reduced number of rounds. We started the year in March at Donington Park, and with the cold and wet conditions we finished second in class which gave us 26 points for the championship, so this was a great start to the year but all was halted until September with the onset of lockdown. During this time we did some major upgrades to the car with a new close...

Last week saw Jacob compete in his first ever International race the Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy. The venue was Kartodromo Portimao in the South of Portugal, this is also the same track that Jacob is racing in the Rotax World Finals in January so a good excuse for some practice laps. We were heading out with the Multiple Championship winning team Dan Holland Racing and racing for a new kart manufacturer called Kart Republic. It was a 6 day event starting Tuesday comprising of practice days, qualifying followed by qualifying heats which set the grid for the pre final...

Brands Hatch, Sunday November 15: Laser Tools Racing’s driver Ashley Sutton was crowned the 2020 BTCC Champion, lifting the most coveted title in British motorsport, and the team also came away with the Independent’s Team Championship trophy. Mid-November is very late for the BTCC season to finish, but due to this year’s restrictions, the season only started at the beginning of August, instead of the more usual end of March. For Laser Tools Racing it has been an incredibly exciting year as we have run two brand new cars for the first time and what an outstanding season it has...

On the weekend the penultimate round of the 2020 BTCC championship was held at Snetterton in Norfolk. On the Saturday the BTCC tried a new format with only one practice session of 50 minutes followed by a two-part qualifying session which comprised a 25 minute first part followed by a “Top Ten Showdown” which saw the top ten cars shoot it out for pole in a brief 10 minute session.The first 10 minutes of the 25 minute (first part) qualifying session was taken up with settings and with 12 minutes to go Aiden and Ash were out with a vengeance....

A round up of the BTCC news from Snetterton at the weekend.