7 March 2016 Archives

Jake Hill to compete in BTCC In Toyota Avensis

Monday March 7th, 2016 Jens Jensen

22 year old Jake Hill will be driving for Team Hard in BTCC in the upcoming 2016 season. He will be teammates with Chris Smiley, where they will pilot each their own Toyota Avensis through the 10 rounds of the championship. Hill has had a bit of a start-stop career, where economy has been a big hindrance for him several times. After having proved himself as a very fast driver in Ginetta Junior G40 in 2010, finishing as runner-up, and a fourth place in Ginetta GT Supercup in 2011, he…

Nelson Piquet signing for Rebellion Racing

Monday March 7th, 2016Saturday December 26th, 2020 Jens Jensen

Nelson Piquet has signed a contract with Rebellion Racing as a driver for the first 3 rounds of the FIA WEC.The three races are 6 hours of Silverstone, 6 hours of Spa and 24 hours of Le Mans. Piquet will team up with Nick Heidfeld and Nicolas Prost in Rebellion R-One with their AER Turbo engine and Dunlop tyres. It will be a comeback to Le Mans for Nelson Piquet, since he raced there in 2006 for Team Modena in the GT1 class in an Aston Martin DBR9. Since then…