Round Four Brands Hatch GP Circuit July 31st/AugustMon 26 Jul 2010 The GT Cup Championship will be at Brands Hatch this weekend on the same programme as the global Superleague Formula. GT CUP CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND THREE - SNETTERTONMon 28 Jun 2010 Andy Ruhan took his well deserved maiden overall GT Cup victory in race one whilst wins for Keith Webster and Alex Martin plus a win and DNF for Marco Pullen proved decisive for the Championship campaign. Webster retained his Championship lead after race five of fifteen by just 2 points from Martin who is only one point clear of Danny Winstanley who finished both races in second place, leaving him third in the Championship. Group Three wins went to Adrian Watt and Tom Andrew the later being the highest placed Group Three driver in the Championship, in sixth place overall with his KTM XBow. NewsParagon Porsche wins inaugural GT Trophy Endurance raceMon 24 May 2010 Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit - Saturday 22 May 2010 - The inaugural round of the GT Trophy Endurance Series got off to a bright start at Brands Hatch on the Grand Prix Circuit in spectacular sunshine on Saturday 22 May. The entry attracted a glorious variety of marques made up of BMW, Ferrari, Lotus, Porsche, Ginetta, Marcos, Mosler, Corvette, KTM and Honda plus some highly experienced driver and team combinations. This was also organiser Bute Motorsports opportunity of trying out its innovative and handicap system whereby variable length minimum pit stops were calculated to help even the score and encourage competitive racing to the finish. The formula was strategically developed to still allow the best team who put on the best performance to win but also give teams the opportunity of using tactics to gain the advantage. Brands Hatch May 22ndWed 19 May 2010 This will be the opening round of the exciting new for 2010 GT Trophy Endurance Series. After the success of the GT Cup Championship, Bute Motorsport were approached by a number of competitors who did not want to do sprint racing and felt that a well organised series of longer ‘Endurance' type of events would be a welcome addition to the Bute Motorsport calendar. Round 2 - Thruxton – 8th May 2010Tue 18 May 2010 For the first time in its history The GT Cup visited the 2.4 mile Thruxton Circuit, which is one of the longest, fastest tracks in the UK. Jeff Leadley ObituaryMon 17 May 2010 Jeff was born August 14th 1954. He lived in Nottinghamshire most of his life and his family now live in Southwell. Jeff Leadley Official StatementTue 11 May 2010 It is with huge sadness that Bute Motorsport confirms Jeff Leadley passed away this morning, Tuesday 11th May 2010, following his accident at Thruxton circuit on Saturday the 8th May. GT Cup Championship race at ThruxtonMon 10 May 2010
On Saturday May 8th at Thruxton Circuit during the GT Cup Championship race Jeff Leadley was involved in a serious accident at Club Corner. GT CUP CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND ONE - SILVERSTONE April 17/18thMon 19 Apr 2010 The 2010 GT Cup Championship got off to a massive start in brilliant sunshine on the Silverstone GP Circuit this weekend. With 42 cars on the grid making The GT Cup Championship the best supported GT Championships in the UK. GT Cup Championship curtain raiser at Silverstone - article from Racing Exposure.com by Andrew CliffeThu 08 Apr 2010 This is round one of The 2010 GT Cup Championship season and it is looking mighty impressive and Bute Motorsport ,the organisers, are expecting a full 48 car grid. The quality of the machinery and the level of preparation are superb. This is ‘multi-marque' GT racing at its best. The cars are split into three ‘Groups' based mainly on their lap time performance. The faster more powerful cars are in Group One and the less powerful in Group Three. Pre-season testing has shown that the cars within each Group are very evenly matched so we will, as usual, see close racing all the way through the field. GT Trophy Season PreviewWed 07 Apr 2010 Bute Motorsport, organisers of the GT Cup Championship are delighted to announce the launch of a brand new race series for 2010 the "GT Trophy Endurance Series".
Regulations are now available from Championship Co-ordinator Belinda Edwards who commented; "We are looking forward to expanding the principals of our highly popular GT Cup to the endurance GT enthusiast with this new exciting series. The response has been wonderful with over half the grid already signed up for the two race series and with many more expressing interest, it is getting very exciting." Massive Entry For GT Cup Championship - article from Daily Sports Car.ComWed 07 Apr 2010 Pre-season estimates for the 2010 entry for the Bute Motorsport GT Cup Championship were somewhat modest and it's been quiet on the news front too from Marc Haynes' outfit.
It's with some surprise then that dsc stumbled across the season entry list for 2010, a list which includes no fewer than 48 cars. Charlie Presents GT Cup Championship in 2010Wed 07 Apr 2010 I am delighted to announce that I will be returning as the track-side TV presenter for the GT Cup Championship in 2010.
This season is set to be an exciting one in the GT Cup paddock; after two successful years as a Series, this year the GT Cup returns as an official MSA Championship. 2010 GT Cup Championship NewsMon 15 Feb 2010 Anthony Cheshire, Team Manager of FF Corse has confirmed that Jeff Leadley, Leon Price and Ian Hartley have all signed up for a full season in the GT Cup Championship driving their immaculate Ferrari 430 Challenge GTs. Official GT Cup Championship & GT Trophy Test Days – 17 & 18 MarchMon 11 Jan 2010 Bute Motorsport will run a pre season test session at Snetterton to give competitors an opportunity for some pre season testing and to allow Bute Motorsport to evaluate performance to ensure we get the right car into the right Groups. 2010 Autosport ShowMon 11 Jan 2010 Bute Motorsport will have a strong presence on the Pirelli stand in Hall 20 next to the Autosport Stage. GT Cup Awarded Championship StatusMon 23 Nov 2009 The GT Cup is set to be upgraded to championship status in 2010 after being granted outline approval by the MSA. Win a website!Thu 19 Nov 2009 3t creative are delighted to announce the launch of their new website www.3tcreative.com We're also pleased to present our new range of web package options, designed to help get any business, at any level on the world wide web! GT Cup Round 6 - KnockhillFri 18 Sep 2009 The GT Cup enjoyed a superb Scottish welcome at Knockhill with extensive local radio and TV, wall to wall grid girls, our own Pirelli girls, bagpipes, whisky and haggis entrants' gifts and above all some great racing. GT Cup Marks Historic End of an Era for DoningtonSun 16 Aug 2009 The rolling thunder of no less than thirty one GT cars approaching the start line at Donington in two by two formation made an awe inspiring sight. With the second GT Cup race being last of the day and this being probably the last race meeting to be held on Donington's traditional GP layout, it was a fitting finale, drawing to a close an historic era ahead of the famous Leicestershire circuit's reconfiguration to host the 2010 Formula 1 Grand Prix. GT Cup Round Four.. Oulton Park July 25th 2009Thu 16 Jul 2009 Having visited Snetterton, Brands Hatch and Silverstone the GT Cup now heads north to Oulton Park on July 25th.
GT Cup is having a remarkable season with full grids at every round. As usual the ‘Million Pound Grid' sees a superb turn out of fabulous GT machinery; there will be Porsches, Ferraris, Aston Martins, a Corvette, Dodge Viper and flurry of Lotus Exige. All part of the spectacular 34 car maximum grid. GT Cup Hits Top of TV ListingsSat 04 Jul 2009 Enthusiastic fans have flocked to their TV's to enjoy the thrills and spills of the 2009 GT Cup, pushing viewing figures for the series into No1 slot. Official BARB viewing figures show that GT Cup has attracted more viewers than any other programme on Motors TV. Thirty five thousand fans watched Round 1 filmed at Silverstone and shown on Friday 5th June 2009. Race organisers Bute Motorsport and TV producers Race TV are delighted with these figures which confirm the growing popularity of this new series even though it is now in only its second year. |
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