STANLEY IS GINETTA PACESETTER AT MEDIA DAY

Jamie Stanley once again had an impressive test session at the British GT Media Day Silverstone setting an impressive pace from the start. He finshed the day the fastest out of all the Ginetta G50s, an excellent result for only his 3rd day in the car. The day was the first time that all the British GT grid came together on track and Jamies performance bodes well for the season opener which is at Oulton Park on Easter Monday 5th April.

BRITISH GET MEDIA DAY

Tomorrow sees the full British GT grid come together for the first time in 2010 for the media day at Silverstone. There are 23 cars due to test there tomorrow as well as all the portrait shots and tracking shots for various pubications. Jamie Stanley will be having his 3rd outing in the car round the Silverstone GP circuit.

Speedworks attracts local coverage

Speedworks Motorsport last week gave passenger rides to two local radio presenters at Oulton Park. Being local drivers, Jamie is from Chester and Christian is from Northwich, and the team is also local being based in Sandbach, the pair have created plenty of interest. See below for links to the DJs blogs;

www.wirefm.com

www.dee106.com

HUGHES OUT FOR MEDIA DAY

Tony Hughes today tested his Hughes Shelter Systems Ginetta G50 at Silverstone on the Ginetta Media Day. This is part of Tonys' ongoing testing schedule in preparation for his upcoming season in the G50 Cup which supports the British Touring Cars, his first outing will be at Rockingham on the 24th/25th April.

Tony is also out testing at Oulton Park tomorrow alongside Jamie Stanley in the Speedworks GT4 car.

MERRY IN PREPARATION FOR HERITAGE TOURING CAR ASSAULT

Speedworks regular Neil Merry today took to the Silverstone National circuit in the Hughes Safety Showers Mazda Mx5 in preparation for his busy season ahead. Todays trackday was all about getting himself back in the driving seat and used to driving on track again after a long winter. Merry will contest the Heritage Touring Cars in his newly rebuilt 1973 Corvette with his co-driver Christian Dick. The pair will also contest selected rounds of the Masters Gentleman Drivers series which includes the prestigious Masters Historic Festival at Brands Hatch in his immaculate Sunbeam Tiger.

FIRST OUTING FOR STANLEY

Today saw Jamie Stanley take the Speedworks Ginetta G50 out on track at Oulton Park. It is his first outing before the official test next week in the machine he will be racing alongside Christian Dick this season in the British GT Championship. Jamie showed impressive pace straight off, really putting the car through its paces round the Cheshire circuit which is to host the first round of the Championship on the 5th April.

SPEEDWORKS MOTORSPORT LAUNCHES AVON TYRES BRITISH GT CHAMPIONSHIP ATTACK

Speedworks Motorsport will race full-time in the prestigious Avon Tyre British GT Championship in 2010, with Cheshire pairing Jamie Stanley and Christian Dick driving.

The team will field a Ginetta G50 in the GT4 class of the championship with support from FOX, suppliers and manufacturers of the world’s finest fishing equipment. This major sponsorship deal will allow the team to contest all eight events, which includes trips to major international circuits such as Brands Hatch, Silverstone and Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, with the aim of securing the Avon Tyres British GT4 Championship title.

Dick, who is also team principal and co-founder of Speedworks Motorsport, showed frontrunning pace during the team’s two appearances in British GT last year, while it will be Stanley’s first experience of the series after winning 11 out of 15 races in the ultra-competitive Lotus Elise Trophy in 2009.

“It’s a natural step up for me after my success in the Lotus,” said Stanley, who already has some GT racing experience after racing a Ferrari 430 in Britcar at Snetterton last year. “The Avon Tyres British GT Championship is an international-level series with a good reputation internationally. I’m confident that it is the best place for me to take the next step in my career with such strong support from FOX.”

The Sandbach-based outfit made two successful appearances in the championship, which features exotic machinery from Ferrari, Aston Martin and Porsche, in 2009. Dick believes that the speed shown by the team, which will also continue to race in the one-make Ginetta G50 Cup this year, in its 2009 Avon Tyres British GT Championship appearances prove that it will be able to take GT4 victories.

“It’s a great move for the team to be race in a major international championship, and we take a lot of confidence into the season after our performances last year,” said Dick. “It’s a competitive series with a lot of strong drivers and teams, but the team has had an enormous amount of experience and success in running the Ginetta G50, and Jamie is a strong driver, so we hope to be fighting for race wins and the title.”

The Avon Tyres British GT Championship kicks off at Oulton Park in Cheshire on April 3/5, with the season finale at Donington Park in Leicestershire on October 16/17.

Photo courtesy of Tim Lyons Photography

SHAKEDOWN FOR SUNBEAM TIGER

Tomorrow will see the Sunbeam Tiger of Neil Merry hit the track for its pre season shakedown. Over the winter the car has been substantially modified and improved and tomorrow is an important day for the team. Christian Dick will be testing the car at Oulton Park ahead of competing as Neil Merrys co-driver in selected rounds of the Gentleman Drivers series. The first outing will be at Brands Hatch on the 30th-31st May for the Masters Festival on the Grand Prix track.