Latest news - June 2014
30 Jun 2014 MIXED WEEKEND FOR HILLSPEED AT CROFT IN GINETTA JUNIOR
Teenage racing rookies Pedro Cardoso and Harry Mailer experienced mixed fortunes at Croft in North Yorkshire over the weekend, 28th/29th June, during two challenging and robust Ginetta Junior Championship races for the Hillspeed team-mates. Arriving at the 2.12-mile track with no testing prior to the weekend, in stark contrast to the majority of championship rivals who enjoyed exclusive...
23 Jun 2014 LIMA & MAYER CLIMB FORMULA 4 STANDINGS AT SNETTERTON 300
Single-seater racers Gustavo Lima and Rahul Raj Mayer gained some important ground in the BRDC Formula 4 Championship standings at Snetterton 300 Circuit over the weekend, 21st/22nd June, with the Hillspeed pairing each posting three consistently strong points finishes. Brazilian star Lima, who claimed his maiden F4 victory for the Hathersage team during the previous event, moved into...
9 Jun 2014 OULTON PARK TOP 10 FOR BRAZILIAN ROOKIE CARDOSO
Hillspeed’s Pedro Cardoso secured the third top 10 result of his maiden season in the Ginetta Junior Championship during round seven of the campaign at Oulton Park International Circuit on Sunday, 8th June, but contact in the weekend’s second encounter made for a frustrating conclusion. With a lot of hard work ahead in the races due to having his best times disallowed in qualifying...
5 Jun 2014 LIMA CONFIDENT OF JOINING TITLE FIGHT
Hillspeed’s Gustavo Lima is optimistic of launching a title charge after taking his maiden F4 win last time out at Brands Hatch. Starting from pole position for race two of the weekend, Lima led the whole race despite a race long challenge from Chris Middlehurst, with the pair separated at the line by just 0.044s – the closest ever F4 finish. “I was really happy to finally take the...
2 Jun 2014 PAPANASTASIOU LEAPS INTO CHAMPIONSHIP TOP EIGHT AT DONINGTON
Impressive single-seater driver Dimitris Papanastasiou put together a season-best series of performances at Donington Park National Circuit over the weekend, 31st May/1st June, to move into the top eight of the Protyre Formula Renault Championship standings for Hillspeed. Delivering a best finish of sixth place in round five, the Greek category rookie went on to record a similarly...
