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Wednesday, 8 May 2013
British GT Round 3 Rockingham Gallery
Here are some photos from Rockingham courtesy of Gary Parravani at www.xynamic.com
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
British GT Championship Round 3. Rockingham Monday 6th May.
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07/05/2013
Ecurie Ecosse taking the positives from trying Rockingham race
Ecurie Ecosse left yesterday’s British GT Championship event at Rockingham (6 May) encouraged by strong performances from drivers Marco Attard and Olly Bryant despite being denied a points-paying finish aboard their Barwell Motorsport-run BMW Z4 GT3.
After posting the fastest time in morning warm-up Attard took the start full of confidence and produced a spirited opening stint aboard the #79 machine. Unfortunately contact with the championship-leading Porsche of David Ashburn resulted in problems removing the right-front wheel during the routine pit-stop, costing the team significant time. Now a lap down on the leaders in 18th place, Bryant set about making up the lost ground and was soon among the fastest cars on track. Coping well with the bent steering, he enjoyed a race-long duel with the BMW of Joe Osborne that saw the pair carve their way through the field and towards the top-10. When the chequered flag fell on the two-hour event Bryant had made up seven places to finish just outside the points in 11th spot. Unfortunately, the team were subsequently excluded from the results for the on-track incident with the Porsche. Despite missing out on points the Ecosse squad can take several positives from the Rockingham weekend. Bryant secured a top-10 in the hotly contested qualifying session while the car that eventually claimed second spot was behind Attard on the road prior to the pit-stops. What's more, Bryant's race pace was good enough for an overall podium. Olly Bryant: "The result didn't reflect the massive step forward we made with both the car and Marco this weekend. We found a consistent race balance on the tricky infield circuit and Marco has improved massively and demonstrated he can lap as quickly as the other top Am drivers. It was a great shame not to get the result we'd hoped for but we showed we had the pace. I can't wait for Silverstone." Marco Attard: "Rockingham was a very strong race weekend and we have taken huge steps forward. It's a shame about the contact with the Porsche, which set us back in the pit-stop, but I will take the experience forward in a positive way." Mark Lemmer, Barwell Motorsport Team Principal: "We worked hard this weekend and were really dialled in. Our result didn't match our performance but that can happen in motor racing. We're now looking strong for Silverstone." Before returning to British GT action, Ecurie Ecosse will head to Imola for the second round of the European Le Mans Series (18 May) where Andrew Smith, Joe Twyman and Ollie Millroy are looking to build on the team's debut ELMS win at Silverstone.
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Issued on behalf of Ecurie Ecosse
Photo credit: Gary Parravani, Xynamic Motorsport Photography - www. xynamic.com
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For more information on Ecurie Ecosse please visit www.ecurieecosse.com
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Tel: +44 (0)7710 644 366
Email: as@ecurieecosse.com
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Tuesday, 16 April 2013
Photo Gallery- Silverstone ELMS
Some photographs from the first round of the ELMS Championship at Silverstone. Taken by Jakob Ebrey and his team.
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| Alasdair McCaig straps in to the 79 Ecurie Ecosse BMW. |
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| The whole Ecurie Ecosse/Barwell Motorsport Team |
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| BMW and Ecosse |
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| L-R Joe Twyman Andrew Smith Alasdair McCaig Ollie Millroy |
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| Ecurie Ecosse BMW Z4GT3 |
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| The race was WET |
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| The team |
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| Mark Lemmer gets a soaking from Andrew smith, whilst Andrew gets soaked by Ollie Millroy! |
EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES ROUND 1 SILVERSTONE
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15/04/2013
Stunning European Le Mans Series debut for Ecurie Ecosse at Silverstone
The team experienced mixed weather conditions during Friday's free practice, but by the end of session two the Ecurie Ecosse BMW was the quickest GTC car and fourth fastest GT overall. With series rules dictating that the driver setting the fastest time during the 20-minute qualifying run must start the 3-hour race, it was decided that Smith would tackle the session so as to allow BMW Scholarship driver Millroy to complete the crucial final two stints. Following a night of rain the circuit was wet early on Saturday morning, but by the time qualifying came the track was almost completely dry. On Smith’s first ever new-tyre run he set a strong pace with a quickest lap of 2m03.737s leaving the Ecurie Ecosse BMW second in the GTC Class, 0.25s shy of pole and in the midst of the much quicker GTE pack. Smith started the race on slick tyres but with rain falling during the green flag lap conditions were extremely slippery. An on-track incident caused a safety car on lap two while the rain was becoming heavier, though series regulations stipulate that drivers cannot pit during the first three laps of a caution period. Smith made the call to stop for wet tyres immediately after the restart while the class-leading Audi stayed out. After a lightning-quick turnaround from the Barwell crew Smith was able to set a strong pace on fresh Michelins, while the GTC pole-sitting Audi driven by Porsche Supercup race-winner Kuba Giermaziak eventually emerged from its stop a lap down on the Ecurie Ecosse BMW. Following a swift changeover Smith handed the BMW to McCaig, who went on to complete a superb stint in treacherous conditions as standing water started to collect across the circuit. Despite contact from an optimistic prototype at Abbey corner on his opening lap, the Scot consistently set strong lap times to maintain the team’s class-leading position. As conditions continued to worsen another safety car was deployed and McCaig pitted once the window opened to hand over to Pro driver Millroy. With the heavens remaining open track conditions were deteriorating quickly, leaving a number of competitors unable to maintain control behind the safety car. Millroy did an exceptional job keeping the BMW on the island without incident after the team was given permission to increase its average speed to catch the pack. Sadly the race only continued to 75% distance before the red flags appeared, denying Millroy the opportunity to show his exceptional wet weather pace which could undoubtedly have pushed the team considerably further up the overall classification. Nevertheless, Ecurie Ecosse claimed maximum points with a class win and top-10 overall finish, a superb start to the team’s European Le Mans Series campaign. Hugh McCaig, Ecurie Ecosse Team Principal: "Our inaugural ELMS race was certainly a baptism! The conditions during practice and the race were changeable and unpredictable, but the whole team adopted a sensible driving approach. This, coupled with inspired tactics by Adam Hardy, gave us a brilliant class victory and 10th overall, a superb effort by the whole crew." Andrew Smith, Ecurie Ecosse Driver: "We came to Silverstone to win the GTC class and that’s exactly what we did. The Barwell crew did a fantastic job as ever. I had the best of the weather and certainly the easiest stint, while Alasdair did an amazing job keeping the car on the circuit in horrific conditions. I’m gutted for Ollie as for a second race running he was only able to drive behind the safety car, but we bagged maximum points and I’m now very much looking forward to Imola." Alasdair McCaig, Ecurie Ecosse Driver: "My stint was certainly a game of survival due to the treacherous conditions. The team did a great job as ever and our strategy was spot on. This was a fantastic way to start our ELMS campaign and I am looking forward to getting back in the car at the Red Bull Ring." Ollie Millroy, Ecurie Ecosse Driver: "This is a fantastic result for the team and a great start to the season. Of course, none of us want to finish a race behind the safety car, but the conditions were too dangerous to continue. It was difficult to even keep the car in a straight line! However, we made the most of the conditions and came away with lots of momentum to carry through to Imola." Mark Lemmer, Barwell Motorsport Team Principal: “We set out to win our home race at Silverstone and bank maximum points towards our Le Mans Series title campaign and, thanks to a faultless performance from the drivers, pit stop crew and engineers we were able to do so in style." Ecurie Ecosse’s next competitive outing sees the team head to Rockingham for round three of the British GT Championship (5 May) with drivers Oliver Bryant and Marco Attard. Round two of the European Le Mans Series takes place at Imola on 18 May where Millroy, Smith and Joe Twyman will share driving duties.
ENDS
Issued on behalf of Ecurie Ecosse
Photo credit: Jakob Ebrey Photography - www.jakobebrey.com
Click on individual images to download
For more information on Ecurie Ecosse please visit www.ecurieecosse.com
Follow our blog: ecurieecosse.blogspot.com
Follow Ecurie Ecosse on Twitter: @ecurie_ecosse
Follow Ecurie Ecosse on Facebook
Click here for the press release (PDF)
Click here for the Ecurie Ecosse Association Membership Pack
Click here for the Ecurie Ecosse 60th Anniversary Ltd Edition Bremont Chronometer Watch Presentation
Follow Ecurie Ecosse Drivers on Twitter: @alasdair_mccaig @oliverjbryant@andrewsmitht70 @joetwyman1986 @olliemillroy
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Friday, 12 April 2013
EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES SILVERSTONE
A few photos from today's practice sessions at Silverstone. Our BMW Z4 GT3 set the 3rd quickest time in FP1 and 1st quickest time in FP2 in the hands of Alasdair McCaig, Andrew Smith and Ollie Millroy. The circuit was very wet in FP1 and dried towards the end of FP2 allowing us to run slicks in the closing stages. We'll post more photos as the weekend goes on! Follow us on twitter for updates @ecurie_ecosse
Photo credits: Jakob Ebrey and Marcus Potts
Free Practice 1
Free Practice 2
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Tuesday, 2 April 2013
Oulton Park British GT Championship Photos
Oulton Park was a fantastic Easter weekend for Ecurie Ecosse, with a podium finish and strong points haul following on from our debut British GT Championship win exactly 12 months ago with myself and Alasdair McCaig. Marco Attard has joined Ecurie Ecosse for 2013 and shown great promise from the off. We scored 6th and 3rd place finishes and leave the Cheshire circuit 3rd in the championship standings. Here are some photos of the action at a very cold Oulton Park taken by Gary at Xynamic Motosport Photography http://www.xynamic.com/
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| Focused before qualifying around the tight and twisty Oulton Park circuit at over 101mph average. |
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| Glowing tail pipes! The silencers on the Z4 glow red hot! |
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| Mobil 1 "driver of the meeting" for Marco Attard |
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| Marco holding off Lester and Palmer |
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| Crossing the finish line! |
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| A much deserved podium for everyone at Ecurie Ecosse! |
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| Pushing on through Lodge Corner |
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| Awesome machine! |
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| Wintery conditions |
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| I found some space in qualifying! |
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| Joe and I discussing tactics pre-race 2 |
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| Pushing hard into the pitlane |
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| Fantastic 2013 British GT Grid, great to be a part of it, and running at the front! |
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British GT Championship Round 1 Oulton Park
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