Shell Racing Solutions Radical Masters: Zandvoort, Race 2
25th July 2010
360 Racing’s Terrence Woodward and Ross Kaiser took a measured, clear win in the second Radical Masters race at Zandvoort, Holland this afternoon. A pitlane infringement saw early leader Jamie Patterson drop back, with Jaap Bartels second and Slip-Stream’s John Stanley and James Swift third.The start was a packed affair, and although all cars made it through Tarzan, a light tap to Radical Netherland’s entry left him on the inside of the third corner, deploying the safety car. Jordan Grogor had made the best start and was half a second ahead when the safety car came back in, Swift in third and Woodward fourth. By lap ...
Shell Racing Solutions Radical Masters: Zandvoort, Race 1
24th July 2010
Jamie Patterson continued his Radical Masters fightback in fine style this afternoon, claiming the first win of the Radical Speed Weekend at Zandvoort, Holland. Patterson applied pressure on first lap leader Frederic Rouvier all the way to the pitstop window, but was able to leapfrog Rouvier’s co-driver Patrice Guillaume in the pitstops to lead to the flag. Zandvoort’s infamous first corner, Tarzan, was passed through cleanly by all competitors, with Rouvier making the best start to overtake Patterson on the long pit straight. Jaap Bartels was chasing in third, and has obviously settled well into his new SR8, with Bassam Kronfl...
Shell Racing Solutions Radical Masters: Zandvoort, First Qualifying
24th July 2010
Qualifying for the first race of the Radical Speed Weekend at Zandvoort has just concluded, with Tranzpower’s Jamie Patterson taking the pole spot for this afternoon’s grid.This is the first time that Radical has visited the former home of the Dutch Grand Prix, a fast and flowing circuit only metres from the beach. With lots of track time this weekend, qualifying was split into two for the first race, the Masters and Supersports classes each getting individual track sessions.Guest driver Sven Barth set the fastest time overall of 1:38.242, but as a test driver he will not be racing. As a result, second-fastest Patterson, with hi...
Radical Mexico Expands
4th July 2010
Radical Mexico visited a new venue recently as part of its preparations for a full-scale Radical Mexico Cup next year, with a test race held at Puebla in Mexico on 12 June.The Autódromo Miguel E. Abed at Puebla is one of Mexico's most modern circuits, opening only five years ago. It features both a road course and 1.25-mile oval, and regularly plays host to both World Touring Car and NASCAR events. The circuit is fully FIA homologated, and made an interesting change to Radical Mexico's home circuit, the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City.Radical Mexico's new showroom and service facility is due to be comp...
Radical Speed Weekend @ The Nürburgring: Race 2
28th June 2010
Bell End Racing’s Jamie Patterson came close to taking a second victory in this weekend’s Radical Speed Weekend, but it wasn’t to be, a late puncture awarding Terrence Woodward and Ross Kaiser the win after a fascinating race.Radical France’s pairing of Patrice Guillaume and Frederic Rouvier took pole for the race, which forms a round of both the Shell Racing Solutions Radical Masters, and the Competition Car Insurance Radical UK Cup. The first time for this duo, they were out-dragged to the first corner by Patterson, with all the cars emerging unscathed from the tight hairpin.By lap 4 Patterson had grown a sle...
Radical Speed Weekend @ The Nürburgring: Race 1 Report
27th June 2010
In a thrilling Shell Racing Solutions Radical Masters race, Bell End Racing’s Jamie Patterson took a dominant victory only moments ago at the Nürburgring, Germany. Patterson fought back after 360 Racing’s pairing of Terrence Woodward and Ross Kaiser beat him to the first corner. The drivers had plenty of time to prepare themselves during the pre-race grid walk session, with high temperatures ensuring there was plenty of grip. When the lights went out on the rolling start, it was Kaiser that made a break for the start, Patterson staying ahead of Radical UAE’s Bassam Kronfli and Slip-Stream’s James Swift. R...
Radical 'Rings The Changes
26th June 2010
Radical’s inaugural Speed Weekend, the second round of the 2010 Shell Racing Solutions Radical Masters, has kicked off today at the Nürburgring, Germany.Also forming the fourth round of the Competition Car Insurance Radical UK Cup, drivers in both series have been blessed with clear skies and high track temperatures, ideal driving conditions. 37 teams have entered this weekend’s event, with representation from the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Austria, Italy, The Netherlands, South Africa and the Middle East amongst others.Running as a Radical Speed Weekend, the teams have enjoyed over three hours of testing today, ahead of t...
Radical Speed Weekend @ The Nürburgring: Qualifying Report
26th June 2010
Competitors in the Shell Racing Solutions Radical Masters and Competition Car Insurance Radical UK Cup have just completed their 60-minute qualifying session for this afternoon’s races, with Tranzpower’s Jamie Patterson taking pole for the first race, and Radical France’s paring of Patrice Guillaume and Frederic Rouvier on the top spot for Race 2. In a tense session where fastest times constantly changed, less than a second split the top five SR8s in Session 1. Shaun Balfe was the first man out on track, but Patterson rapidly took charge and posted a fastest time after ten minutes. With Radical stalwarts John Stanle...
