ROCKINGHAM 2008
RENAULT CLIO CUP ROUNDS 3 & 4
Race 1
Jonathan Ridley-Holloway drove a solid race to finish in 9th place. Mike Robinson finished 18th and Alex Macdowall 19th after he started from the back. Nick Adcock finished in 21st.
Race 2
Mike Robinsons luck changed and he finshed 7th. Nick Adcock also had a better race and finished 15th. Jonathan finshed in 17th and Alex in 22nd.
SEAT CUP ROUNDS 3 & 4
Race 1
Jonathan Adam was back on form in his new car to finish 2nd and new team mate Jamie Ackers drove a solid race to finish 7th.
Race 2
Jonathan Adam finished 4th after contact on lap 1. Jamie also had a problem with is power steering and finished in 12th.
BRANDSHATCH 2008
TCR's Clio Drivers' start to the season did not go as planned.
RENAULT CLIO CUP ROUNDS 1 & 2
Race 1
Mike Robinson was TCR's first driver home after finishing in 11th place to earn the team's first points for 2008. Next home was young Alex MacDowall in 15th place, who started 3rd on the grid but lost control on the slippery track on the first lap. Jonathan Ridley-Holloway's race ended when a car lost control in front of him and he had to swerve off line which resulted in him hitting the wall heavily on the back straight.
Race 2
Alex MacDowall drove an excellent race to finish 6th and acheived a new track record for Clio's of 53.143. Mike Robinson also had a better result finishing in 9th. Jonathan Ridley-Holloway finished 17th after sustaining more damage during the race.
SEAT CUP ROUNDS 1 & 2
Race 1
Jonathan Adam and his new team mate Jamie Ackers had a terrible start to the season after the team gambled on wet tryes on a slippery but damp track but this did not pay off, Jonathan finished 9th and Jamie 11th.
Race 2
Jonathan Adam was back on the podium in 3rd place and his team-mate Jamie Ackers had a good race, finishing 9th.
4TH CLIO DRIVER
2006 Clio Cup front-runner Nick Adcock returns with TCR for the 2008 Clio Cup Championship after an impressive test at Silverstone. Unfortunately Nick will not be competing at Brands Hatch and Donnington Park due to work commitments.
CHAMPION RETURNS
2007 Seat Leon Champion Jonathan Adam has confirmed he will be defending his title after last minute news from his sponsors. Jonathan is now looking forward to the 2008 Championship and helping his new team-mate Jamie Ackers.
2008 DRIVERS
TCR are pleased to announce our driver line-up for the 2008 season. For the Renault Clio Cup we have 3 young guys. The first driver Alex MacDowall who was part of our team last season, he looks forward to some top five finishes this year. Then we have two new rookies to the Clio's they are Jonathan Ridley-Holloway and Mike Robinson both have done considerable pre-season testing with us and are showing impressive form.
We have another young rookie Jamie Ackers competing in the Seat Leon Championship, Jamie previously raced in Fiesta's, so the Seat Championship will be a new adventure for this young driver.
2008
TCR Still have drives available for UK Seat Championship & Renault Clio Championship call for details.
NEC
Jonathan Adams 2007 Seat Leon Championship winning race car at Autosport Show in Hall 7 on stand number 7003.
THRUXTON
RENAULT CLIO CUP
Round 11
James Williams had an excellent drive to finish 9th after starting 27th on the grid. The race was shortened due to oil being spilled on the track at Club chicane. Unfortunately TCR’s highest place driver, Ben Winrow, was a casualty of this incident and this resulted in Ben ending his season early due to the damage sustained to the car. Jonathan Fildes and Alex MacDowall both suffered in another incident during the race which left them both well down the field. Fildes managed to get to 11th place before the race was red flagged.
Round 12
A disastrous round for the TCR drivers. Ben Winrow did not take the grid due to damage sustained in Round 11. Jonathan Fildes started the race but failed to finish due to damage. James Williams finished 17th with Alex MacDowell finishing 22nd due to damage. It was a disappointing end to the season for all TCR drivers, a season which had seen some excellent drives from all them.
SEAT CUP ROUNDS 19 & 20
Round 19
Newly-crowned 2007 Champion Jonathan Adam ended his season with 2 podium finishes. Round 19 saw him finish 3rd from a grid position of 4th. Fulvio Mussi finished 4th from 7th on the grid. Neil Waterworth maintained his 5th position on the grid and Ray MacDowall finished 6th.
Round 20
Race 2 saw Adam take another 3rd place on the podium. Fulvio Mussi followed him home to finish 4th. Neil Waterworth finished 7th with Ray MacDowell behind him in 8th.
3 of the 4 TCR Seat drivers have had an incredible season with Jonathan Adam becoming 2007 Champion, Fulvio Mussi taking runner-up position and Neil Waterworth finishing 4th.
DONNINGTON PARK
RENAULT CLIO CUP - WORLD SERIES
ROUND 10
Disappointing meeting for TCR drivers. Ben Winrow in Wednesday's official test topped the Clio times and went on to qualify 2nd at the weekend. Unfortunately in his qualifying race Ben received contact and only finished 7th. Then in the main race on the first corner someone spun in front of him which forced him further down the grid he then battled through to finish 13th. Jonathan Fildes also qualified well but in the qualifying race disaster struck when he was running in third place behind Doyle. Doyle lost control exiting the old 'Hairpin' and then made contact with Fildes when rejoining the race. Fildes finished 12th overall in the main race. Young Alex MacDowall was having a superb weekend getting himself a 6th place on the grid for the main race but unfortunately on the green flag lap he spun onto the grass and struggled to get started, this relegated him to the back of the grid and finally finished in 22nd position. James Williams unfortunately never got to grips with the weekend and finished 21st in the main race.
KNOCKHILL
SEAT CUP ROUNDS 17 & 18
ROUND 17
Jonathan Adam wins the race, takes fastest lap and provisionally wins the championship. Neil Waterworth had another solid performance coming from 10th on the grid to finish 6th. Fulvio Mussi followed in 7th position and Ray MacDowall failed to finish. Alex MacDowall joined his father for the two rounds at Knockhill racing a Seat Cupra R in the 'B' Class. Alex finished 6th in class.
ROUND 18
Jonathan Adam drove a safe race to finish in 2nd behind Carl Breeze gaining fastest lap along the way. Neil Waterworth managed to finish in 4th place despite contact during the race. Fulvio Mussi finished in 6th with Ray MacDowall taking 10th position. Alex MacDowall finished in 7th place still struggling to get to grips with the 'H' pattern gearbox.
BRANDS HATCH
RENAULT CLIO CUP ROUND 9
Ben Winrow again had a good solid race to finish in 3rd place. Jonathan Fildes finished 6th after starting in 10th place. Young Alex MacDowall drove a superb race to come from 26th on the grid to 13th. James Williams finished 22nd after gaining damage in the race.
SEAT CUP ROUNDS 15 & 16
ROUND 15
Neil Waterworth was the first TCR driver home finishing in 5th followed by Ray MacDowall in 6th position. Jonathan Adam had his first non-finish after contact with Nixon on lap one. Fulvio Mussi was excluded from this race after passing on a yellow flag.
ROUND 16
Fulvio Mussi drove a brilliant race to get him his first win of the season ahead of team mate Jonathan Adam who finished in 2nd place with fastest lap. Neil Waterworth had a solid race finishing in 5th position with Ray MacDowall finishing in 7th.
SNETTERTON
RENAULT CLIO CUP ROUNDS 7 & 8
The Clio racing at Snetterton saw a return to the original formula of one qualifying and two races. Unfortunatley round 7 didn't go to plan for the TCR boy's. Ben Winrow who started second on the grid didn't get a good start and ended up dropping back down to 5th on the first lap and then gaining contact with another car which lead to a suspension failure. Jonathan Fildes who didn't qualify so well, was having a superb race moving himself up to 3rd position but again bad luck struck when his track rod end broke. Young Alex MacDowall had a solid race and finished 10th, finally James Williams drove an excellent race coming from 23rd on the grid after a bad qualifying session, to finish 12th.
ROUND 8
Ben Winrow again experienced a bad first lap when he got hit by Hodgetts in the first corner which knocked him down the pack, Ben eventually finished 6th. Alex MacDowall had another solid performance finishing in 9th. Jonathan Fildes finished 11th after colliding
with team mate Winrow and damaging his suspension. James Williams also damaged his front suspension and ended up finishing 23rd.
SEAT CUP ROUNDS 13 & 14
Race 1
Jonathan Adam yet again won convincingly to extend his championship lead. Fulvio Mussi who qualified extremely well, sadly managed to select the wrong gear off the startline and consequently only finished 7th. Neil Waterworth finished 8th behind Mussi and Ray MacDowall in 10th position.
Race 2
A poor start by the pole sitter Carl Breeze lead to a multi car pile up on the start grid, unfortunately Neil Waterworth was one of the car's involved and his racing for the afternoon was finished. The start was aborted and after major work to clear the circuit of debris and oil the race was restarted. On the restart Jonathan Adam took the lead after Breeze appeared to slow down as he approached the start line, the stewards saw this as a jump-start and Jonathan was given a drive through penalty and finished in 7th position. Fulvio Mussi had a solid performance and gained some points back on Adam finishing in 4th. Ray MacDowall who had been struggling all weekend finished in 8th.
DONINGTON PARK
RENAULT CLIO CUP ROUND 7
Ben Winrow had his first win of the season after starting 3rd on the grid behind Hodgetts and Byford and won by a healthy 5.5 second lead. Young Alex Macdowall was also having one of his best races running in 7th position when he got hit at the chicane which saw him drop down the field to finish 17th. Jonathan Fildes had another nightmare retiring on the first lap after contact. James Williams also failed to finish after contact which damaged his suspension on lap 7.
SEAT CUP ROUNDS 11 & 12
RACE 1
Jonathan Adam extended his lead in the championship with another win in wet tricky conditions. Fulvio Mussi and Neil Waterworth also had a great race to finish 2nd and 3rd making it another 1,2,3 podium for TCR. Ray Macdowall had an impressive drive moving himself up to 3rd position then unfortunately made a mistake at the old hairpin taking him across the grass and loosing momentum so finally finished in 11th place.…
RACE 2
Jonathan Adam finished 2nd gaining more points for his championship lead. Neil Waterworth had another good race finishing in 4th and Fulvio Mussi finished in 5th. Ray Macdowall had his best finish in 6th place and got fastest lap.
OULTON PARK
RENAULT CLIO CUP ROUND 5
Ben Winrow was the first TCR driver home finishing in 4th place, after a shortened race yet again!
Jonathan Fildes finished 6th after being pushed wide and gaining damage from Martin Byford early in the race.
Young Alex MacDowall had his first point scoring race, finishing in 14th place. James Williams had a bad weekend only managing to finish 23rd.
SEAT CUP ROUNDS 9 & 10
Race 1
Fulvio Mussi showed a brilliant performance finishing 2nd considering he had never raced this new Seat in wet conditions. Jonathan Adam finished 4th which is his worst result so far in 2007. Neil Waterworth finished 7th and Ray MacDowall who was in third place before he went off at Druids resulting in a DNF.
Race 2
Jonathan Adam was back to his top spot in 1st place and also gaining fastest lap setting a new track record. Neil Waterworth had another solid race finishing in 4th and moving himself to 4th in the championship. Fulvio Mussi finished 8th after a collision at Cascades on the first lap. Ray MacDowall did not start the race because the damage from race 1 was too much to repair in the time allowed between races.
CROFT
RENAULT CLIO CUP ROUND 4
Jonathan Fildes at last got his first points-scoring finish with a brilliant 2nd place. Ben Winrow finished 11th despite damaging his front steering arm. James Williams had a solid finish in 12th and young Alex MacDowell finished 24th after colliding with the barriers on the exit of Sunny. TCR have now moved into 2nd in the team Championship.
SEAT CUP ROUNDS 7 & 8
Race 1
Once again Jonatham Adam extended his lead in the Championship after finishing 2nd. Fulvio Mussi finished 3rd, gaining valuable points on the opposition. Neil Waterworth finished in 9th position after contact with Nixon and Ray MacDowell finished 10th.
Race 2
Jonathan Adam, Fulvio Mussi and Neil Waterworth made it another 1-2-3 on the podium for TCR. Adam finished 1st extending his Championship lead to 51 points ahead of Fulvio Mussi who is 2nd in the Championship. Neil Waterworth finished 3rd in the race and is now only 6 points behind 3rd place Blencowe. Ray MacDowell sustained some damage during the race and finished 12th.
THRUXTON
RENAULT CLIO CUP ROUND 3
Ben Winrow again had a good weekend finishing 3rd to move him up to 4th in the Championship. Jonathan Fildes and Alex MacDowell both had a non finish, retiring on the first lap with damage, in a racing incident in which both were innocent. James Williams also had bad luck when on Saturday he suffered a puncture resulting in his failure to qualify for the Sunday race.
SEAT CUP ROUNDS 5 & 6
Race 1
Jonathan Adam won yet again to extend his lead in the Championship. Neil Waterworth finished 4th, Fulvio Mussi 6th and Ray MacDowell 11th .
Race 2
TCR had its first 1-2-3 of the season with Adam finishing 1st, Mussi 2nd and Waterworth 3rd, becoming the first team ever to achieve this in the Seat Cup. Ray MacDowell finished 10th after experiencing problems on the start grid.
ROCKINGHAM
RENAULT CLIO CUP ROUND 2
Ben Winrow had a great weekend after finishing 2nd in the feature race and moving him up to 5th in the championship. Also James Williams had an excellent 11th place finish despite a badly damaged car and the race being shortened by 6 laps. Jonathan Fildes again had another dreadful meeting only getting 50 yards off the line before sustaining damage which ended his race. Young Alex MacDowall also had a non-finish with damage.
SEAT CUP ROUNDS 3 & 4
Race 1 Jonathan Adam had another podium with 3rd. Neil Waterworth finished 5th, Fulvio Mussi 6th and Ray MacDowall in 8th.
Race 2 Jonathan Adam extended his championship lead with a 1st and also fastest lap. Fulvio Mussi got him self back on the podium with 3rd. Neil Waterworth and Ray MacDowall both had drive through penalties but Waterworth with an excellent drive came back to 5th and MacDowall ended up having a non-finish.