VIDEO: Unreal Course Record Blitz by Radical @ 2013 Cholmondeley Pageant of Power

Jees! This is an epic, heroic run up the frightening and crash-tastic 1.2-mile Cholmondeley Pageant of Power sprint course – with Robbie Kerr smashing the course record with a blistering time of 55.29s during the last run of the 2013 event. Robbie set the record in a road-legal Radical SR8 RX despite having never driven the car or the course before, in a wild display of driving bravery and skill. Check it out! And to find out more about the Radical SR8 RX visit www.radicalsportscars.comAnd see our image gallery from the event on our Facebook page.

NEWS: 2013 Time Attack Championship

Less than a week to go until the start of the 2013 Time Attack UK Championship – with the first round at Cadwell Park, on April 1st bank holiday Monday. You going?
To help get you in the mood, here's a great video from Togethia TV from the 2012 Cadwell event – a wet old affair, most likely as this year will be. At least the turbo cars will enjoy all the cold air there is at the moment.
This year features some new tyre regulations and the usual multiple classes for Club Challenge and Pro entries, in FWD, RWD and 4WD groups – so plenty of silverware to play for.
And the 2013 dates and venues are well spread across the UK at a good range of superb fast and flowing and tight and technical circuits, for a fair fight:
Round 1 – 1st April, Cadwell Park
Round 2 – 11th May, Croft
Round 3 – 9th June, Snetterton
Round 4 – 20th July, Oulton Park
Round 5 (Pro class) – 8th September, Silverstone
Round 5 (Club class) – 14th September, Donington
Round 6 Finale – 29th September, Brands Hatch
The series created in 2005 is looking like developing on another notch this year – so expect plenty of close competition and some really great sprint cars and (some race) drivers in all classes. We're particularly looking forward to seeing if Simon Deaton's Porsche GT3 R factory-fettled race ace can compete against the big power 'point and squirt' turbo nutters in the Pro class, even with 'only' 500bhp against some cars with nigh-on 1,000bhp. But there's many a battle to enjoy. So, check out a round near you – Time Attack is a great sprint series that deserves your support. You'll have a great day spectating. Or, why not enter your car as a OHW (One Hit Wonder)? It's great value and great fun racing, with less risk of damage and a super friendly paddock of new friends in the making. Get involved!
Find out more at the Time Attack website. Good luck everyone!

NEWS: 2013 Toyota Sprint Series Dates

Yay, the Toyota Sprint Series – one of the most affordable, fun, well organised events of its kind in the UK – is back for 20123, with some great venues and dates and the usual huge class mixture, making almost everyone a winner! 

They say: "Following on from a from a very successful 2012 championship, the series continues to provide some of the best value for money motor sport in the country for like minded Toyota enthusiasts." And we can expect to see brand new GT86's – including the mighty Fensport demo car – on the track against Supras, MR2's, Corollas, Celicas and more this year. The provisional 2013 dates and venues are:

Round 1, 28th April: Blyton Park
Round 2, 19th May: Woodbridge
Round 3, 9th June: Barkston Heath
Round 4, 18th August Blyton (different course to R1)
Round 5, 15th September: Croft Circuit
Round 6, 19th October: Snetterton 100 Circuit

The TSS add: "The Toyota Sprint Series is designed to be an affordable first step into motor sport for Toyota enthusiasts. It will be designed to be as safe as possible, whilst providing excitement and challenge for drivers of all levels, from complete novices to professional teams, everyone is made welcome. Venues are chosen for their safety and track layouts are designed to test the driver/car ability. All runs are against the clock only. With thirteen classes covering a wide range of machinery from completely standard cars to highly modified, there is something for everyone, from cars in excess of twenty five years old being joined by the latest GT86's. Also on offer is our "Class X" specially designed to allow drivers of non Toyota cars to compete alongside and get a feel of TSS. The dedicated and friendly team at TSS look forward to yet another year of quality motorsport at a very affordable price and we invite you to get out there and give it a try!"

Entry costs are a very reasonable £125 per round and entries are limited to a first come first served basis, so get entering via www.ToyotaSprint.com. It's a whole lot of Toyota fun! 

VIDEO: Fensport Toyota GT86 VS Croft

Here is the wicked Fensport GT86 taking 1st in class and 3rd overall at the brilliant Toyota Sprint Series Round IV at the fabulously fast Croft circuit. The car is only a couple of month's into its development into a perfect sprint car, ready for a title assault in 2013 and you can see the full story in the latest issue of Road Magazine, FREE at: http://issuu.com/roadonlinemagazine/docs/road_30_small/1

And keep up to date with Fensport's Project GT86 at: http://www.fensport.co.uk/FensportCars/GT86.aspx

VIDEO: Fensport Celica GT4 X @ Goodwood Festival of Speed

Want to know what Toyota tuners Fensport are capable of? Check out their 818bhp Celica GT4X blasting the Goodwood Festival of Speed hill climb course in 2011, taking 4th overall. Monster!
Check out their rapidly-developing sprint GT86 in the latest FREE issue of Road Magazine at: http://issuu.com/roadonlinemagazine/docs/road_30_small/1
Expect more for 2013...

VIDEO: MLR Pace Ward 2012 Sprint Series: Round IV

Cool highlights video from the fourth round of the 2012 Pace Ward MLR Sprint Series, held on the 21st July at the under-used Kames Motorsport Complex, East Ayrshire, Scotland. Find out more and get involved with your Evo via www.lancerregister.com

VIDEO: Time Attack @ Anglesey 2012

If you've not seen the UK Time Attack Series, then you should do – now attracting drivers from various race series, alongside the modified car clubman racers. The series now allows slick tyres, pushing the expanding modified sprint series on no end. Here's Rounds 4 & 5 from the awesome Anglesey circuit. Find out more at: http://timeattack.co.uk.

NEWS: Toyota GT86 Scores First Motorsport Victory

Toyota’s exciting new GT86 sport coupe has claimed its first UK motorsport victory – winning the third round of the Toyota Sprint Series at Barkston Heath on Sunday 12 August. Driven and prepared by Adrian Smith of Fensport (http://www.fensport.co.uk) in conjunction with Autocar magazine, the car was competing in the Toyota-sponsored event for the first time and duly won both its class and the event overall. It was also a first win for a rear wheel drive car with a normally aspirated engine since the series began in 2007. Fensport boss, Adrian Smith posted the quickest time of 54.55 seconds around the 0.75-mile Lincolnshire course, six hundredths of a second quicker than the second placed, heavily modified Celica GT-Four ST205 of Iain Gard. Third place went to Autocar’s Steve Sutcliffe who co-drove the GT86 with Smith.
The GT86 used a standard 2.0-litre “boxer” engine and unmodified six-speed gearbox. The only changes made to the road car specification were the suspension, wheels and track tyres.  To save weight the interior was stripped out and fitted with a racing seat.
The GT86 was lined up against a range of standard and modified Toyotas, and its winning time demonstrates the rewards drivers can enjoy from the car’s essential qualities of light weight, agility and strong grip – elements that Toyota made priorities in its development programme.
A great deal of preparation took place very quickly by Smith and his team at Fensport to prepare for the event as the GT86 only went on sale this month in the UK.
Smith said: "Driving the GT86 for the first time on track was an absolute joy, the car has responded so well to our modifications and has proved to be a very capable and extremely well handling package. I am really looking forward to further development of the car and hope to repeat our initial success."
With further development planned for the car, Smith hopes to maintain this winning streak at Croft on 16 September and Snetterton on 20 October.  The Toyota Sprint Series is open to all Toyota vehicles, from standard road-going models to highly modified cars, each competing in their own class against the clock on a series of timed runs. For more details visit www.toyotasprint.com.
This win celebrates the start of GT86 participation in motorsport with Toyota (GB) entering a car in this year’s Britcar 24 hour race at Silverstone from the 21 to the 23 September.  The GT86 is available to buy now from Toyota Centres and is priced from £24,995 on the road.
Find out more about the GT86 racer at: http://www.facebook.com/Fensport & look forward to our road test of the GT86 in www.roadmagazine.co.uk Toyota and Lexus special this Autumn.

VIDEO: TOTB XI 2012 Film by TC Media

Here's a film of the TOTB drag and handling event for 2012, by TC Media. About this year's event, where Andy Forrest's amazing Impreza RA set a new record of 8.77s on the 1/4-mile and four drivers hit over 200mph on the standing Km, the TOTB team said: "TOTB XI has already been rated by the Ten Of The Best Community as the best one yet! Although this year behind the scenes Straightliners MD Trevor Duckworth has made some important changes, they have proven to be exactly what TOTB needed. It has been said in the past that stripping the event back closer to it's roots would re-generate that reknowned "family" feel, and it has! With support from key sponsors and the timeless efforts from the Straightliners crew this year truly was amazing. The cars were outstanding out on the Drag-strip and the Handling circuit with many crew members remarking just how hard the drivers, mechanics and teams have worked over the years to show how reliable and well built their cars have become compared to previous years and is a testament to their commitment and loyalty to the event. With four drivers breaking the 200mph barrier and Andy Forrest in his Subaru Impreza belting out a TOTB record of 8.77s this year was a major turning point for the teams, drivers and the event itself. Eleven years ago Simon Hinshelwood's love for performance cars and the dream of an event that would bring car lovers together was born, he sadly passed away in 2009 but his dream lives on, and every year despite the weather forecast, Simon shines down on Elvington Airfield and he no doubt has a laugh at everyone when they run for cover under the odd shower or too, but his dream lives on in all that attend, compete and speak about the UK's No.1 performance car event. This is the best event, because of where it comes from and what it stands for and that will never change whilst the likes of Trevor Duckworth and Straightliners crew have anything to do with it, because it is them that attract the 1000's of smiling faces, the inspiring teams, the friendly clubs and the true soul of the UK Performance Car communities....come on TOTB XII, we really can't wait!" See more videos and get all the results at the website – http://www.totb.co.uk – or on the Facebook group at: http://www.facebook.com/groups/tenofthebest

VIDEO: TOTB Skyline 183mph Spin

It was the UK's top tuning drag and handling event, TOTB (http://www.totb.co.uk) this weekend just gone, testing 1/4-mile pace, standing kilometre and sprint course handling prowess, with www.roylemedia.co.uk sponsorship by:
http://www.nitron.co.uk/ - Nitron Racing Shocks
http://www.adrianflux.co.uk/ - Specialist motor insurance broker
http://www.ppgearbox.com.au/ - Pfitzner Performance
We'll have the results up later today, but here's a video of a Time Attack Nissan Skyline having a "moment" at 183mph when his boot lid fell off and he lost downforce! Well held Marcus Webster!
See more videos and news at: http://www.facebook.com/groups/tenofthebest

VIDEO: Ferociously Fast Fiat For Friday!

Revving to over 10,000rpm, weighing in under 600Kg and knocking out over 300bhp, this Fiat X1-9 is one hell of a cool hill climber, eh? Check it out. You can buy the DVD from this epic hill climb at: http://www.dorvyd.it/Homepage.html. Ace! 

INSANE VIDEO: Hill Climb in Le Mans Series Norma M20

This has got to be one of the most insane hill climbs runs ever – in a Le Mans Series Norma M20, perhaps the most inappropriately named car in history! Sounds like a car your gran would drive, but goes like it's being chased by the devil! A-M-A-ZING! Check it out, now!

VIDEO: Ballistic Honda Civic K-24: Time Attack Slalom Frauenfeld

Want to see a perfectly set-up FWD Time Attack car? Here it is... a Honda Civic K-24 at the ACS Automobil Club der Schweiz Time Attack in Frauenfeld. Not a hint of understeer to be seen, and what a Vtec soundtrack too. Solid driving from Hannes Mahler. If you like it so much, this car is for sale: http://www.zoatec.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=242... and there's more info on the slalom events here:
http://www.acs-thurgau.ch/ch-de/sektionen/thurgau/motorsport/auto-renntage_fr.... Awesome FWD pace eh?