26th October, 2005
One of the ultimate tests of endurance and reliability, the Monte Carlo
Sports Car Challenge, has been dominated by the legendary Caterham Seven.
Examples of the British manufacturer’s two-seater swept the board, taking first
and second overall as well as three out of five class wins.
The winner of the event was sail-maker, and former Olympic Yachtsman, Roger
Tushingham, who along with his co-driver, Alan Robinson, successfully guided
their Caterham Seven Roadsport 1.6-litre through 2,000 kilometres of demanding
stages. This is Roger Tushingham's second win in his ever reliable Caterham. In
2000 he won the tough GME six day rally in Corsica.
The famous Monte-Carlo Sports Car Challenge 2005 tests the reliability of the
cars, and the driving and navigational skills of their drivers and co-drivers.
Throughout the four-day event, competitors are encouraged to stick to an average
speed with penalties for arriving at the end of a stage too early or too
late.
Second place overall went to part-time motoring writer Francie Clarkson and
navigator, Clare Owen, in the new Caterham Seven CSR 260.
It was Clarkson’s first time behind the wheel of the 260 bhp Cosworth powered
Caterham, but she quickly got to grips with one of the fastest accelerating
production car on the planet to take first place in the over 2,000 cc class.
Afterwards Clarkson commented:
"This is my fifth time doing an endurance challenge of this sort and it was
arguably the most exciting. I really enjoyed driving the CSR and the torquey
engine certainly allowed us to make short work of the steep mountain passes. If
we hadn’t got stuck behind a bus on an extremely narrow pass we may have taken
the overall victory!"
Forty sports and specialist cars challenged for honours in the event which
took in some of the most testing tarmac in Europe with numerous steep climbs and
demanding switchback turns.
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Scottish Sports Car Of The Year
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The Association of Scottish Motoring Writers has voted the Mitsubishi Lancer
Evolution IX as Sports Car of the Year 2005 ..... more
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20th October, 2005
An Audi sports car of the future may possibly have just started the journey
from drawing board to driveway in the shape of the Audi Shooting Brake Concept, a convention-challenging, technology-laden
design study destined for the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show .....
more
Volkswagen Wins Grand Challenge 2005
20th October, 2005
Volkswagen won the American Grand Challenge 2005 with a Touareg TDI .....
more
The New Audi S8
19th October, 2005
Distinct sports appeal and supreme comfort – these are the two defining
characteristics of the Audi A8. At the time of its market launch three years ago, this large saloon shot straight
to the top of the luxury segment thanks to its dynamic qualities. The brand with the four-ring emblem is now
unveiling a sporty top model of the very highest calibre in the luxury segment: the new Audi S8 ..... more
Japan's Mazda RX-8 'Sport Prestige Limited II'
19th October, 2005
Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the launch of two
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Toyota Infringement Of Antonov Patents Update
19th October, 2005
Update: The case received its preliminary hearing on 22nd September 2005 having
previously been postponed by the company to allow further negotiations with Toyota
..... more
Avanti Takes A Big Step With New V-6
18th October, 2005
Georgia (USA) based independent car maker, Avanti Motor Corporation, is
introducing the first Avanti built with a 210 horsepower V-6 engine
..... more
FPV Shifts into Top Gear with New BF Range
18th October, 2005
Ford Performance Vehicles unveiled its bold new range of high-performance
vehicles at Sydney's 2005 Australian International Motor Show
..... more
New Baby quattro for Audi
16th October, 2005
The 2005 Australian International Motor Show (AIMS) marks the local
introduction of Audi's smallest quattro model – the A3 Sportback 2.0 TFSI quattro
..... more
Holden's Wild Hot Rod Brings FJ Back to Life
13th October, 2005
A wild 21st Century hot rod reinventing one of Australia ’s most famous
cars, the FJ Holden, was unveiled today at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney .....
more
New Audi A4 2.0 TDI Now Available
13th October, 2005
The 2005 Australian International Motor Show will mark the Australian launch of
Audi's latest hi-tech turbo diesel engine for the best-selling A4 .....
more
New Audi S4 Makes Its Australian Premiere
13th October, 2005
Audi's new S4 will be unveiled for the first time in Australia at the Australian
International Motor Show, ahead of its mid-November 2005 launch .....
more
Audi Q7 Breaks Cover
12th October, 2005
Audi’s long-awaited Q7 SUV will make its Australian debut at Sydney's
Motor Show on Friday, just weeks after its international unveiling in Frankfurt .....
more
New World Blind Land Speed Record
12th October, 2005
England's Mike Newman and his Speed of Sight team have rewritten the
Guinness Book of World Records, again! .....
more
Aston Martin wins 2005 Luxury Briefing Award
11th October, 2005
Aston Martin was recognised in the annual Luxury Briefing Awards with the
2005 ‘Award for Excellence’ in the luxury arena .....
more
America's Avanti For 2006
10th October, 2005
The legendary and resilient Avanti Motors will make its mark this month
with the redefined and redesigned coupe and convertible models .....
more
I'm Always Dreamin'
20th September, 2005
Codenamed ‘Project Tempest’, development work on a core range of affordable,
high performance cars, is now at an advanced stage .....
more
Morgan Range Updated For 2005
20th June, 2005
With effect from July 2005 production, various product, specification
and pricing enhancements are made to the various classic Morgan models
..... more
Caterham Seven CSR 260
26th April, 2005
The latest and most radical evolution of Britain’s supercar bashing two-seater has
arrived ..... more
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