News 2003 |
2nd Dec 03 |
2003 review and 2004 preview more |
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29th Nov 03
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Provisional calendar for 2004 more
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20th Nov 03
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CBT helping out Dailysportscar at Bathurst. more
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10th Nov 03
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Steve and Stuart didn't disgrace themselves and
qualified their newley painted Porsche 944 in 14th place ahead
of some more powerful equipment including a 944 Turbo and a
944 S2.
"Our car was the oldest on the grid and should have been
the slowest so it was good to end up on the grid in front of
some cars that should have been a lot quicker", more
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31st Oct 03
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Porsches line up for Bill Taylor Memorial race. A fabulous diversity
of racing Porsches will line up for Bill Taylor Memorial race
at Silverstone on Saturday 8th November.
Organised by the Porsche Club GB, the annual end-of-season race
will be held in its traditional one-hour, two-driver format on
the Silverstone national circuit. more
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22nd Oct 03
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The Bill Taylor Memorial Porsche race, organised by the Porsche
Club GB, has just been confirmed at a revised date and venue and
will now run at Silverstone on Saturday 8th November. more
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30th Sep 03
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Team GulfAir enjoyed an encouraging end to its British GT Championship
season at Brands Hatch on Sunday (28 Sep). The team's turbocharged
Golf GTI - driven by Stuart Scott (Sandy) and Steve Wood (Ruislip)
- collected ninth place in the championship's GTC class despite
some mechanical problems. more
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17th Sep 03
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Team GulfAir hopes to end its British GT Championship season
on a high note next Sunday (28 Sep).GulfAir drivers Steve Wood,
Stuart Scott and their Volkswagen Golf GTI will be in action on
the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit, battling to claim a podium
placing in the championship's GTC class.It will be their final
opportunity for a top-three result, and Scott is confident that
the goal is achievable more
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01st Sep 03
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Mechanical gremlins blighted the GulfAir team's hopes of success
in yesterday's (Sun) Spa 1000km race, but the team's Golf GTI
was one of the stars of the event. Driven by Stuart Scott, Steve
Wood and Mark Sumpter, the turbocharged Golf shone in qualifying
and the early stages of the race at the Belgian Grand Prix circuit.
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22nd Aug 03
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Former British GTO sports car champion Mark Sumpter
is to be part of the Team GulfAir squad for next Sunday's (31
Aug) Spa 1000km race at Spa-Francorchamps. Sumpter,34, will join
the team's regular drivers Stuart Scott and Steve Wood for the
Belgian round of the British GT Championship, sharing the driving
duties in their turbocharged Golf GTI. more
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18th Aug 03
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Team GulfAir drivers Stuart Scott and Steve Wood were reduced
to the role of spectator yesterday (Sun) after they were reluctantly
forced to cancel their participation in the British GT Championship
endurance race at Thruxton. more
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8th Aug 03
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Team GulfAir faces one of its toughest tests of
the season next Sunday (17 Aug) when the squad's Volkswagen Golf
GTI tackles the British GT Championship's fastest race of the
year.Venue for the race is the 2.4-mile Thruxton circuit in Hampshire
which, thanks to its super-fast sweeping corners, is one of the
toughest tests of man, machine... and tyres.It's a daunting prospect
for GulfAir drivers Stuart Scott (Sandy) and Steve Wood (Ruislip),
but one they are relishing. more
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3rd Aug 03
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Mechanical gremlins put paid to a strong run from
the GulfAir Racing team in the British GT Championship at Rockingham
yesterday(Sun).Driven by Steve Wood and Stuart Scott, the squad's
turbocharged Volkswagen Golf GTI was halted by a gearbox problem
after 23 laps of the Northamptonshire circuit."We were in a strong
position," said Steve. "I started the race and we were up to third
in class when I handed the Golf over to Stuart and we were looking
well set for a podium placing." more
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31 July 03
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Fresh from their stunning seventh overall placing
in the British GT Championship at Oulton Park, the GulfAir racing
team is in action once more this Sunday (3 Aug).
The venue for the latest round of the championship is the new
Rockingham track in Northamptonshire, a tight and twisty circuit
which should suit the team's turbocharged Volkswagen Golf GTI.
A new factory-sourced competition gearbox will, it is hoped, make
a big difference to the car's performance. more
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24 July 03
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The Golf has been featured in The Golf Magazine as the GT Canary.
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14 July 03
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The GulfAir racing team was yesterday (Sun) celebrating
a stunning seventh overall placing for its Volkswagen Golf GTI
at Oulton Park, Cheshire, in the latest round of the British GT
Championship.Driven by Stuart Scott and Steve Wood, the front-wheel-drive
turbocharged 1.8-litre Golf proved that nimble handling and reliability
can be useful weapons against much more powerful and exotic machinery.
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08 July 03
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After setting a strong pace in the early stages
of the Castle Combe round of the British GT Championship, the
Team GulfAir Golf GTI heads for Oulton Park in Cheshire this weekend
(12/13 Jul) with hopes high for a good result. The Golf, driven
by Ruislip's Steve Wood, ran rings around many of its GTC class
rivals at Combe to set the third-quickest race lap time, but was
stopped by a gearbox problem before it could complete the race.
Now, with an extensively reworked gearbox, more
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29 June 03
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The Golf was a suprise visitor to the LG Super Racing
weekend at Donington Park on the 28th and 29th June. After it
was shown considerable interest by the general public and other
team personel the organisers invited Stuart to lead the VW Cup
cars to the grid on both days. more
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23 June 03
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A superbly competitive showing in yesterday's (Sun) round of
the British GT Championship has given hope to Team GulfAir that
their turbocharged Volkswagen Golf GTI will be a top finisher
before long.more
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12 June 03
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Major technical changes to Team GulfAir's Golf GTI British Sportscar
Championship contender should provide it with more power and greater
reliability for its next outing.more
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25 May 03
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Steve and Stuart took part in their second GT race
at Silverstone but a blown turbo stopped their race after only
a few laps.
quot;It was a bitter disappointment to only run
for 8 laps when this race was for three hours and we could have
done so well"... more
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20 May 03
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The end of June sees the return of the FIA GTs and the European
Touring Car Championship to the UK and with it the CBT, Paragon
Porsche, John Guest sponsored Porsche 996 GTR-RS of Mark Sumpter
and Mike Jordan. In conjunction with CBT, GulfAirRacing and Team
Eurotech we have been able to secure some tickets for the race
meeting. more
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12 May 03
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A Volkswagen driven by Stuart Scott and Steve Wood made British
motorsport history today (Sun) when it became the first-ever front-wheel-drive
car to contest a round of the British GT Championship. The Gulf
Air-backed Golf GTI was in action at Knockhill, where it claimed
some impressive scalps in the championship's GTC class. more
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02 May 03
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Volkswagen racers Stuart Scott and Steve Wood are all set to
make UK motor sport history next weekend (10/11 May) when their
Golf GTI joins the British GT Championship, the first front-wheel-drive
car ever to do so. more
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21 Apr 03
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An excellent start to the racing season for Steve
and Stuart at a dry and windy Brands Hatch. The new Golf Mark
IV was only started 3 days previously and it has already shown
its reliability and speed. Qualifying in the morning was the first
time the team had run the car at full race speeds and against
competition. The car was exceptional and finished in 4th place
overall and on pole in their class. more
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17 Apr 03
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This bank holiday Monday sees the first race for the brand new
VW Golf in it's very distinctive canary yellow livery. The 2 hour
EERC race at Brands Hatch... more
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11 Apr 03
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The British GT Championship is set to receive its first ever
front-wheel-drive contender in the shape of a specially built
Golf GT1... more
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03 Apr 03
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The forth coming debut of the VW Golf will see it sporting a
brand new livery. The airline Gulf Air are joining C.B.T and A.R.T.
in sponsoring the team for this season... more
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12 Mar 03
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Disappointment today for Steve and Stuart as it was realised
that the car won't be ready for the first round... more
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01 Jan 03
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Stuart Scott and Steven Wood announce their plans for 2003 ....
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01 Dec 02
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Steve loses his helmet, Stuart his overalls! At a meal for BTCC
fans Steve donated his helmet and Stuart his Porsche Cup overalls
for draw prizes ...
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24 Nov 02
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British Heart Foundation charity day. Steve and Stuart took the
Porsche 944 to Snetterton to allow fans a chance of a passenger
lap or 2 ... more
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