Category: Archive
When we founded the site, we focused entirely on open wheel racing and ran a full written news service. This content dates from those days. Everything we wrote remains as a news archive, but now we focus on racing and beyond – with suggestions for days out, books, driving experiences and merchandise to enhance your racing experience.
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Cromer sea swim raises £350 for Henry Surtees Foundation
Just a quick update to say that the final total raised by BritsOnPole’s Andy & LJH was a brilliant £350 against an initial target of £200. Many, many thanks to everyone who contributed!
Tagged as: Henry Surtees Foundation
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We survived the Boxing Day dip – video evidence!
Well, we did it. Yes it was cold – but no, it wasn’t as cold as we feared! If you missed the previous post, BritsOnPole’s Andy and LJH took part in the 2013 Boxing Day Dip at Cromer in Norfolk to raise money for the Henry Surtees Foundation.
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Boxing Day chills to help Henry Surtees Foundation
While most people will spend Boxing Day with their feet up in front of the fire snacking on left-overs, BritsOnPole.com’s co-founder Andy Darley is to put aside the comforts of Christmas and dash into the chilly sea on behalf of the Henry Surtees Foundation.
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Formula 4 Winter Series & BritCar – the music video
So we ended up with all this footage from Formula 4 and Britcar footage that we couldn’t fit in, and it seemed a shame to waste it. But we thought what the world really needed right now was to see the action put to music… so we did. Enjoy!
Tagged as: Brands Hatch
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Brits on Pole at the F4 Winter Series
The winter time is a quiet period for motorsport in this country, what with the weather and all. But empty void was partly filled this year by Formula 4, which ran a short championship across two weekends at Snetterton and Brands Hatch.
Tagged as: Brands Hatch
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New edition: Motorsport masterpieces, Sam Bird, Duncan Tappy
Our new episode is up on YouTube, and embedded here. It leads with a look at the UEA Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts exhibition of masterpieces, which includes a Lotus Type 72. There is also an interview with Sam Bird, five quick questions for Duncan Tappy, and a look at who’s leading the BRDC Gold…
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Sam Bird: I’m ready for the next step
Interviewed before the F1 Indian Grand Prix and the GP2 Series title showdown in Abu Dhabi, Mercedes reserve driver Sam Bird talks about about his career to date, his future plans, the state of F1 – and his pet tortoise.
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The return of BritsOnPole – as a video magazine
It seems an awful long time ago that we made the announcement that BritsOnPole was shutting down – possibly because, in internet terms, it was. But we also said we’d be back if we thought we could find a way of making it work, and that’s exactly what we’re doing.
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Tappy thrives in switch to GT3 racing despite Silverstone disappointment
On Sunday Brits on Pole was at a rainy Silverstone for the Blancpain Endurance Series, where a number of drivers we’ve regularly covered in single-seaters were in action. They included ex-Superleague Formula race-winner Duncan Tappy who qualified his McLaren MP4-12C third. We caught up with Duncan before and after the race in the ART Grand…
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Tappy confirmed for full season in Blancpain Endurance Series
Former single-seater champion Duncan Tappy has confirmed a full-season switch to endurance racing after a successful first outing for ART Grand Prix driving a McLaren MP4-12C GT3 at Monza.
Tagged as: Duncan Tappy