Posts tagged Brands Hatch

Piers Prior hopes to be racing in MSA Formula at Brands Hatch

On Monday’s #DownforceDebrief show, Driver Piers Prior revealed how he will be travelling to Brands Hatch this weekend for the opening round of the 2016 MSA Formula championship and how he hopes to be racing too. 68:19

In an exchange with the host about the first round of the season he said “I’m going, just whether I’m driving or not is not confirmed yet” and Piers confirmed he’ll be taking his helmet, just in case he gets the call.  84:28

If Piers does get nod, it’s widely expected that he will be racing with Falcon Motorsport for whom he recently tested at the media day at Rockingham. He would also be racing in a rich field of talent which includes Sennan Fielding, Jack Butel, Jamie Caroline, Ross Martin, James Pull and the 2014 Downforce Radio Teenage Racer of the Year award winner Alex Quinn.

Here is Piers in an MSA Formula car, testing for Falcon Motorsport recently.

https://www.facebook.com/FordMSAFormula/videos/636999973120556/

https://twitter.com/PiersPrior/status/712774982955302912

Feature Image Credit: Piers Prior on Twitter

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Debrief – Rob Austin, Alex Jones

Lester Forbes hosts another big debrief of all the weekend’s action, plus Adam Weller caught up with BTCC ace Rob Austin to ask him about his season ALSO Formula Vee driver Alex Jones joins the panel to give us an insight to his final weekend at Brands Hatch and tell us about how amazing Formula Vee is !

Running Order

0:00 StartRob Austin pic
[spp-timestamp time=”6:06″] Dean Stoneman to race in GP2 in Bahrain and Abu Dhabi with Carlin
[spp-timestamp time=”7:12″] Other Motorsport News
[spp-timestamp time=”24:41″] Super GT
[spp-timestamp time=”41:46″] WRC Rally Wales Review
[spp-timestamp time=”57:49″] Rob Austin Interview
[spp-timestamp time=”72:05″] Brands Hatch Review
[spp-timestamp time=”76:01″] Alex Jones Interview & Formula Vee Chat
[spp-timestamp time=”94:53″] Downforce Radio Racing Team Announcement
[spp-timestamp time=”96:46″] F1 Chat (Powered by the Addicted to F1 Facebook group)
[spp-timestamp time=”101:28″] Big Mc’s Big Point – Is Formula 1 Too Negative & Depressing ?

Thanks for listening!.

 

Links from the Show

Super GT Races – NISMO TV

Super GT Website – http://supergt.net

WRC Rally Wales Results

Formula Vee Festival 2015 Timing

F1 Brazilian GP Race Results

Circuit of Wales gets planning permission

 

Video’s Referenced in the Show

 



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#DownforceDebrief – Mat Summerfield

Lester Forbes is joined this week by Jake Sanson, Tom Brooks, Paul Hadsley, Ben McPhillips, Paul Clark, Mat Summerfield and Dan Blake for a total debrief of all the weekend’s racing action.

Running Order (Click the timestamp to skip)

[spp-timestamp time=”8:34″] – The News Headlines
[spp-timestamp time=”11:14″] – Lance Stroll said he deserved his race ban this season
[spp-timestamp time=”20:12″] – FIA Announce 2016 WEC driver grade categories announced
[spp-timestamp time=”31:00″] – Jean Todt reveals talks about a 2-day F1 weekend have taken place and slammed Bernie
[spp-timestamp time=”48:09″] – British Truck Racing Championship Review 2015
[spp-timestamp time=”56:02″] – Brands Hatch Truck Racing Review with Paul Clark from StopwatchHospitality.com
[spp-timestamp time=”60:57″] – MAT SUMMERFIELD INTERVIEW (2015 British Truck Racing Champion)
[spp-timestamp time=”84:41″] – Moto 3 chat
[spp-timestamp time=”93:31 “]– MotoGP Final
[spp-timestamp time=”96:29″] – Was MotoGP being disrespectful to Lorenzo ?
[spp-timestamp time=”103:11″] – WRC Rally Wales Preview
[spp-timestamp time=”111:18”] – Has Dan Blake ever had any racing rivalries?

F1 Chat in association with the Addicted to Formula 1 Facebook group
[spp-timestamp time=”115:25″] – Has Lewis Hamilton got an inferiority complex?
[spp-timestamp time=”118:03″] – FIA admit they messed up with current engines rules

Thanks for listening

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