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• Croft British Touring Car Championship preview and tickets

  28-07-2023 17:55 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Full preview as Croft Circuit prepares to host three rounds of the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship on a packed weekend of racing
  
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• Three rounds of touring car title staged in busy race weekend at Croft

  24-07-2023 13:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Top class touring cars will be at full throttle as the Croft Circuit stages the latest stages of the annual British Championship at the weekend.
  
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• Croft Circuit hosting No Limits Racing Championships this weekend

  06-06-2023 11:07 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Motorbike racing takes centre stage when Croft Circuit, near Darlington, hosts the No Limits Racing Championships this weekend.
  
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• Viral County Durham 10-year-old kart racer bullied off the track

  10-09-2022 07:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  A speedy young kart racing star is becoming the face of an online anti-bullying campaign after an emotional message from his parents went viral.
  
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• Autograss racing heads to North Yorkshire this weekend

  26-07-2022 11:14 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  THE region is gearing up for one of the biggest events on the Autograss calendar when the Yorkshire Dales Autograss Club hosts the H&T Trailers Men’s National Autograss Championships this weekend.
  
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• Croft Circuit on show as Dan Lloyd seals memorable homecoming triumph

  27-06-2022 10:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Thousands of motorsport lovers flocked to North Yorkshire to get a glimpse of the best British racecar drivers.
  
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• Max Coates has target on his back in Mini Challenge Trophy at Croft

  25-06-2022 11:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  THE master will be taking on his apprentices this weekend as Scorton driver Max Coates heads to Croft Circuit for the North Yorkshire venue’s flagship event of the season.
  
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• Title race in balance as British Touring Car Championship heads to Croft

  20-06-2022 18:03 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  THE UK's biggest car racing series heads to Croft Circuit this weekend - with the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship title battle up for grabs.
  
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• Croft Circuit boss Ben Taylor discusses racetrack's future

  05-05-2022 06:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  AS he looked out onto Croft Circuit this week, Ben Taylor did not just see miles and miles of tarmac. Instead, after a couple of difficult Covid-affected years, the CEO of the British Automobile Racing Club (BARC), the not-for-profit organisation that owns the North Yorkshire racetrack, saw the road to a brighter future.
  
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• Max Coates begins his MINI Challenge title push this weekend

  23-04-2022 06:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  The North Yorkshire racer begins his MINI Challenge Championship 2022 title push this weekend at Donnington Park.
  
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• Lewis Hamilton reveals he is changing his name ahead of the new F1 season

  14-03-2022 15:52 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  The Formula One driver said he was unsure exactly when the name change will be confirmed.
  
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• Max Coates will drive in Britcar Endurance Championship

  22-02-2022 11:02 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  NORTH YORKSHIRE racing driver Max Coates is approaching the start line of his 2022 season - and is set to be busier than ever over the course of the rest of the year.
  
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• Redcar Bears have name their line-up for 2022 Speedway Championship season

  12-12-2021 14:31 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  A number of familiar faces have returned to Redcar Bears for their 2022 Speedway Championship season.
  
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• Marske kart racer Lizzy Mentier wins three titles

  06-12-2021 16:31 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  LIZZY MENTIER made it three championship titles in 2021 as she was crowned Teesside Sprint Series champion without having to take to the track for the final round of racing.
  
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• Ryan Champion wins Roger Albert Clark Rally

  30-11-2021 11:05 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  NORTH YORKSHIRE rally driver Ryan Champion overcame the extreme weather conditions as well as some strong opposition to win last weekend’s gruelling five-day Roger Albert Clark Rally.
  
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• British Touring Car Championship: How did racing go at Croft?

  20-09-2021 06:05 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  THOUSANDS of race fans from around the region and all over the country soaked up the sun a Croft Circuit to watch Britain’s biggest talent on show pit their wits around the track. They weren’t disappointed.
  
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• Max Coates wants to win MINI Challenge on outright pace

  20-09-2021 06:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  MAX Coates says he wants to let his own racing do the talking after podium finishes at Croft brought him closer to the leading pack of the 2021 MINI Challenge.
  
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• Max Coates raced to podium finishes in race weekend at Croft

  19-09-2021 17:47 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  NORTH Yorkshire racer Max Coates completed top five finishes in both rounds of racing in the MINI Challenge at his local race track Croft this weekend.
  
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• Max Coates has outlined his plans to step up to British Touring by 2023

  18-09-2021 06:55 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  NORTH Yorkshire racer Max Coates has outlined plans to make the step up to the elite of motor sport racing by 2023 after signing a multi-year deal with Graves Motorsport.
  
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• Stockton go-kart racer competing in Formula Woman competition

  17-09-2021 19:12 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  A STOCKTON based auto technician is aiming to get a foot in the door of top-level motorsport as she competes in the televised Formula Woman competition.
  
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• Max Coates is excited to race at Croft in the 2021 MINI Challenge

  17-09-2021 07:39 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  MAX Coates grew up a stone’s throw away from Croft Circuit and the North Yorkshire race car driver can barely contain his excitement to race once again at his local track this weekend.
  
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• Touring Car star tackles a different kind of driving ahead of Croft weekend

  16-09-2021 18:31 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  BMW motor racing star Tom Oliphant took on a different kind of ‘drive’ ahead of this weekend’s British Touring Car Championship visit to Croft Circuit, as he teamed up with a lucky Kwik Fit competition winner at Blackwell Grange Golf Club yesterday.
  
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• Max Coates seal his first win of the 2021 MINI Challenge

  28-06-2021 19:18 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  North Yorkshire racer Max Coates enjoyed his first victory of the 2021 MINI Challenge at Brands Hatch over the weekend.
  
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• Rising star Ethan Hammerton gears up for more racing success

  22-06-2021 06:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  A YOUNG North Yorkshire racing driver has had an impressive start to the new motorsport season.
  
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• Rising star Ethan gears up for more racing success

  22-06-2021 06:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  A YOUNG North Yorkshire racing driver has had an impressive start to the new motorsport season.
  
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• Redcar Bears seal Championship win over Glasgow Tigers

  14-06-2021 12:59 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  The Redcar Bears came out 47-43 winners over the Glasgow Tigers in a pulsating Sunday evening encounter at the Media Prima Arena.
  
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• Redcar Bears fans foot the bill for injured rider's bike

  07-06-2021 17:23 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Fans of local Speedway side Redcar Bears have been raising funds to fix the bike of their injured rider Jordan Stewart.
  
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• Packed weekend of trialling for Ripon, Richmond and Yeadon-Guiseley motor clubs

  07-06-2021 16:08 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Ripon Motor Club. Summer Series trial three, Low Skelding, Saturday.
  
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• Leeming driver Joe Cunningham stars at Oulton Park

  01-06-2021 13:33 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  LEEMING rally driver Joe Cunningham was the talk of the town following an impressive performance when contesting the Neil Howard Rally at Oulton Park on Bank Holiday Monday.
  
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• Hammerton joins Coates in Mini Challenge bid

  31-05-2021 14:12 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  AFTER Scorton’s Max Coates unveiled his challenger for the 2021 Mini Challenge at Croft Circuit last week, another local young star will join him with the news that Northallerton’s Ethan Hammerton will also contest the series after joining forces with title-winning EXCELR8 Motorsport for his second year in the series.
  
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• Tom Affleck grabs third win in Guisborough DMC's Summer Series

  31-05-2021 13:15 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  SHERCO rider, Tom Affleck, grabbed his third win in Guisborough DMC's Summer Series of trials at Slapewath, Charltons on Saturday night with Scarborough's James Carr and Karl Dodderidge pushing hard all the way.
  
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• Max Coates all geared up for Mini Challenge title push

  27-05-2021 06:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  AS the covers were lifted off a brand new Mini JCW Livery at Croft Racing Circuit, race car driver Max Coates dreamed of potential success in his new look motor.
  
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• Croft welcomes fans back for 750 Motor Club action

  26-05-2021 06:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  CROFT Circuit will welcome race fans back through the doors this weekend for the first time in over a year as more top-class motor racing action visits the region.
  
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• Crowds will return to Croft Circuit this weekend

  24-05-2021 19:35 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  CROFT CIRCUIT will welcome motor-racing fans back through the gates for the first time in more than a year this weekend when the popular 750 Motor Club stages a two-day meeting at the North Yorkshire venue.
  
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• Richard Sadler makes it five wins in five

  19-05-2021 15:38 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Richmond Motor Club Gerald Simpson Trophy Trial, Carlton, Sunday.
  
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• Mixed weather heralds Croft comeback

  17-05-2021 13:47 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  THE first race meeting of the 2021 season took place at Croft Circuit at the weekend when the British Racing and Sports Car Club kicked off their various championships, but the main winner was the changeable weather conditions which affected many races.
  
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• One Hundred Challenge Ride through Dales for Captain Tom Foundation

  13-05-2021 06:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  CHARITY fundraisers Stuart Lowther and Barry Watson used their trail riding knowledge on May Day Monday by staging a 100-mile trail ride for 19 enthusiasts in aid of the Captain Tom Foundation.
  
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• Coates and Wheatley impress at Thruxton

  11-05-2021 18:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  THE opening round of the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship took place at Thruxton in Hampshire last weekend where the mixed weather and a series of incidents made for a challenging meeting for the organisers.
  
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• Autograss: The best kept secret in motorsport – but the weather wins…

  07-05-2021 06:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  ONE of the biggest sporting casualties of the year-and-a-bit we have endured of Covid has been that of motorsport, especially locally.
  
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• 80 riders turn out for Richmond's Applegarth Trial

  04-05-2021 06:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Richmond Motor Club, Applegarth Trial, Sunday.
  
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• Jack Stones goes Vertigo

  28-04-2021 06:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  ARKENGARTHDALE farmer Jack Stones met up with a practicing Richard Sadler recently in the Arkengarthdale region and took the opportunity to ride Richard's 300cc Vertigo, writes Barry Robinson.
  
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• North-East teams box out places on Snetterton Rally

  27-04-2021 13:23 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  FOR the first time since December, stage rallying returned to the motorsport scene when the second round of the Motorsport News Circuit Rally Championship with MSVR took place at Snetterton in Norfolk last weekend.
  
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• Richard Sadler rides to hattrick of victories

  26-04-2021 16:32 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Darlington & D.M.C. trial, Eskleth, Sunday.
  
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• Max Coates to race in Mini Challenge again

  19-04-2021 13:53 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  NORTH YORKSHIRE’S Mini Challenge race winner Max Coates will continue in the championship for 2021 with Graves Motorsport, a new team to the Mini JCW class supporting the British Touring Car Championship.
  
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• Bumper post-lockdown season at Croft Circuit

  12-04-2021 11:55 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  AS restrictions finally start easing, there has been more good news for local motorsport fans as the region’s premier facility, Croft Circuit, has announced a comprehensive calendar on two, three and four wheels for 2021.
  
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• 98 riders compete at Ripon Motor Club trial as grassroots motorsport resumes

  06-04-2021 06:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  RIPON Motor Club returned to Winksley on Sunday for its club trial, which took place at the Fleethams' farm courtesy of Lillian and Peter Fleetham.
  
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• The 2007 Croft meeting that proved a family affair for Nigel Mansell

  20-03-2021 06:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Motorsport broadcaster and journalist Larry Carter recalls when some major celebrities descended on Croft in 2007 to watch their kids race – but sadly one famous dad was missing
  
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• Kevin Procter: When a Leeming businessman cemented his place in motorsport folklore

  12-03-2021 06:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Motorsport broadcaster and journalist Larry Carter celebrates when Leeming businessman Kevin Procter cemented his place in British motorsport folklore by winning in France in 2012
  
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• Motor clubs pencil in trial dates as lockdown set to ease

  10-03-2021 06:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  THE Auto Cycle Union are now issuing permits to clubs to start running motor cycle events, but under strict Covid rules.
  
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• Motorsport Memories: The impeccable Dave Manners

  27-02-2021 06:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Motorsport broadcaster and journalist Larry Carter recalls the heady days of Formula Ford and one driver from the region who usually was in the mix
  
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