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Superleague Formula, the football-themed racing series currently in its second season, has put on a demonstration at Donington Park featuring the Liverpool, Rangers and Spurs cars to promote its upcoming British race weekend.
The three clubs’ drivers, Spaniard Adrian Valles for the Reds, John Martin from Australia in the Rangers car, and Tottenham’s local boy Craig Dolby, took their cars out to run some laps for the cameras and practice a few pitstops.
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Also on hand were Brits Duncan Tappy and Jonathan Kennard, who drive for Turkish club Galatasaray and Italian giants AS Roma.
We were there with camera, recorder and shorthand notebook to capture all the action (and the promotional spin). Here are our photos, and we’ll also be publishing more interviews and features over the coming days.
Superleague Formula will be at Donington for two races on the weekend of August 1-2, tickets are £10. Before then, the series hits Zolder in Belgium this weekend.
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Craig Dolby is interviewed about his local links
Championship leader Adrian Valles adopts the casual look
It’s a glamorous life in the media
Rangers’ John Martin reflects on Australian sporting prowess
Fierce Italian rivalries await AS Roma’s Jonathan Kennard
Duncan Tappy transferred from Spurs to Galatasaray
The Rangers / FC Porto transporter truck
Craig Dolby switched from Anderlecht to Spurs
A media moment as the Liverpool car is prepared
Rangers, Spurs and Liverpool all put on a show
Waiting around: there’s a lot of it going on
Superleague shared Donington with a bikers’ track day
Twin rear underfins, but no dodgy F1 double diffuser
Angloan oil giant Sonangol is the league’s title sponsor
Racing and football make for odd bedfellows sometimes
Jonathan Kennard is grilled by Brits on Pole’s pitlane reporter
Liverpool have nosed ahead in the championship
Jonathan Kennard has tested for the Williams F1 team
Donington’s facilities are not quite F1 standard yet…
Uncovering the tyres to leave for an installation lap
Craig Dolby is wheeled out for his installation lap
Bringing the Liverpool car out to start the day’s action
Adrian Valles is in his second year driving for Liverpool
Even if you don’t like the footy theme, the cars are beasts
Duncan Tappy talks about life in the fast lane
Spectators in the pitlane await Craig Dolby’s departure
Great brand exposure for the teams, who don’t fund the cars
John Martin practices pitstops in the Rangers car
A collapsing front jack recently cost Martin a possible win
John Martin powers past the Donington Park pitlane
Craig Dolby’s turn for a pitstop under the TV cameras
Not saying it’s loud or anything, but…
The helpful yellow sign says: “Think! Cold tyres? Fuel?”
The down time between the pitstops
Another run through for Martin and Rangers
Valles stops further up the pitlane among the bikers
All in a day’s work for snapper and driver
Bikers attending a track day check out the cars
Straight on for the track – remember to look right…
Remind us again which track we’re at?
The Tottenham crew: practice makes perfect
The chequered flag comes out to end the session
Craig Dolby said the day was fun, not work
Donington pitlane
Debriefing time for Dolby at the end of the session
Wheeling the Tottenham car back into its garage
Plenty of useful data to discuss, even if it is a PR event
Kennard and Tappy were spectators for the car demos
John Martin hands over control to his crew
Craig Dolby, flying the flag for Britain and Melton Mowbray
