| News 24-08-2009 Advent Motorsport Triple Mini Podium Up North! Two 3rds and a 2nd at Croft have kept James Blyth in contention in the 2009 Mini Challenge. The Advent Motorsport driver now sits 4th in the overall Championship standing and 3rd in the Club Class standings. Fellow Advent driver Sarah Parsons also had a good run at the northern circuit, taking a solid 3rd place in race 3 to complement her two 5th places in the earlier races. The race reports can be read on the Mini Challenge website You can also visit theThe Mini Challenge finale is set for Advent's home circuit of Snetterton on 26-27 September 2009. ADVENT MOTORSPORT INVITE ENQUIRIES FROM DRIVERS INTERESTED IN RACING IN THE PRESTIGIOUS BTCS SERIES AT ZOLDER AND SPA Advent Motorsport invite enquiries from suitably funded drivers to compete in the Belgian Touring Car Series. We currently have two Spanish Supercopa specification SEAT Leons that are eligible to enter the prestigious Belgian Touring Car series. With races at the famous Spa Francorchamps circuit and the challenging Zolder circuit the race series offers great value for money racing in an excellent racing environment. Our cars are eligible for the T3 class in the series and will form part of a specific SEAT Supercopa class that already features a regular competitor contingent. Race meetings run until the beginning of October 2009 and Advent Motorsport are seeking interested drivers for the remainder of 2009 who may also be looking at a full assault on a prstige endurance championship in 2010. Having achieved succes in the Belgian Clio Cup in 2008 Advent Motorsport are keen to apply their existing SEAT experience to this Endurance race series that would suit driver pairings. Advent Motorsport currently run a SEAT in the very competitive Spanish SEAT Leon supercopa Championship. Budgets for the remaining race meetings in 2009 have been set at competitive levels. For further information please contact Andrew Crighton at Advent Motorsport on +44 (0)7736 070002 August 2009 Nordstrom Makes Strong Debut In Eurocup Before Returning To Supercopa Duties Freddy Nordstrom made an impressive debut in the SEAT Leon Eurocup series when he competed in the British round of the series at Brands Hatch. Posting two top six finishes, Freddy enjoyed the chance to race at home before returning to Supercopa duties two weeks later at Portimao. Once again he was showing top ten pace but after being hit by a competitor he had to make do with nursing home a 13th and 19th finish. Freddy's race review and gallery can be found on his website 13-04-2009 Owen Makes Ginetta Junior Debut Surrey's James Owen made his debut in the Ginetta Junior with Advent Motorsport. The teenager who turns 16 at the end of May, comes to motorsport without having karted previously as is often the case making the improvements he showed over his first weekend in race mode all the more impressive. James will be back in Ginetta Junior action in Oulton on 30-31 May The Ginetta Junior is a super series for young drivers. More details on the series can be found on theirwebsite 13-04-2009 Nordstrom Enjoys A Dramatic Debut In Spain Freddy Nordstrom's first foray into the Supercopa SEAT Leon proved to be a dramatic affair. A packed grid of almost 40 cars saw the cool Swede surrounded by some fiery fellow drivers in action and incident packed races. The grid boasted former WTCC, BTCC and current Eurocup drivers as well as returnees to the Supercopa SEAT Leon so it was set to be a fierce battle. Freddy took a good 16th place. The next round will be at Jarama on 6-7 June Freddy's race review and gallery can be found on his website 13-04-2009 Advent Motorsport Drivers Make Super Mini Start Nigel Johnson, Robert Ladbrook, Sarah Parsons and James Blythe made a great start to their Mini Challenge campaigns at the opening three races held at Rockingham James Blyth leads the Mini Challenge overall and club class tables after two wins and a 2nd in a podium filled weekend for the Norfolk driver. Sarah Parson was another podium visitor with a fine 3rd place in race three after two 4ths in the previous races. It was a very fine debut for Nigel Johnson and Robert Ladbrook, neither of whom have raced before. Nigel was knocking on the door of the podium each race with two 4ths and a 5th. Robert Ladbrook also had comfortable top ten finishes with two 6ths and a 7th to round off a 100% finsihing record for the Advent drivers. The race reports can be read on the Mini Challenge website 13-04-2009 Advent Motorsport To Field Drivers In 2009 Mini Challenge As long time supporters of and competitors in the Mini Challenge, Advent are pleased to announced they will once more be running several drivers in the 2009 Championship. Advent will be preparing the Mini Coopers of Nigel Johnson, Robert Ladbrook, Sarah Parsons and James Blythe Advent has further seats available for the 2009 Mini Challenge and interested parties are warmly invited to contact us for more information 9-04-2009SEAT Leon Supercopa UK Announcement Sadly, due to low number the planned 2009 SEAT Leon Supercopa UK Challenge has had to be cancelled. Please see the SEAT Supercopa UK website for details 18-10-2008 Renault Clio Testing at SPA 28th October Test day is sessioned, if interested in testing the car with the prospect of racing at SPA, Nurburgring and Zolder in 2009 please e-mail admin@adventmotorsport.co.uk. Tests can also be undertaken in the UK.
06-10-2008 Jones Takes Double Podium In Belgium Nick Jones took two excellent 3rd place finishes in class at the latest rounds of the Belgian Renault Clio Cup.
Please click here to watch the race online 29-09-2008 GRAHAM PARSONS AND ADVENT ~ CHAMPIONS! Many congratulations are due to Graham Parsons who secured the Mini Challenge Club Class Championship this weekend in his Advent Motorsport prepared machine. Graham kept a cool head at Rockingham to take the title in what has been an exhilarating year of Club Class action. Rockingham also saw a trio of inspired drives by Advent's Joel Wroe-Johnson who took three podium finishes in the triple header event.
Please click here to read the race reports on the Mini Challenge website 22-09-2008 Tim Crighton Takes A Superb Britcar 24 Hour Podium Advent Motorsport would like to congratulate one of it’s team drivers on an outstanding result at Silverstone in the recent Britcar 24 hour race. Tim Crighton, son of team principle Andrew Crighton, secured a late deal to compete in the daunting Silverstone 24 hour race in one of the Beechdean Aston Martin N24 machines. The team took an excelllent 3rd in class and 4th overall in what was Tim's first Aston Martin outing.
Please click here to read the race report on Tim's website 22-09-2008 Nordstrom Secures 8th In The SEAT Cupra Championship Freddy took a 5th and 7th in the final rounds of the 2008 SEAT Championship to leapfrog a pair of places to 8th in the final Championship standings.
Please click here to read the race report on Freddy's website 14-09-2008 Jones In The Top Ten Nick took a 10th place class finish in the Belgian Renault Clio Sports Series when it visited Zolder.
Please click here to watch the race online 31-08-2008 Nordstrom In Storming Form At Silverstone Freddy put in two storming races in the latest rounds of the SEAT Cupra Championship held at Silverstone to take a 5th and 8th place. With one dry and one wet race, it was a weekend of wheel to wheel racing.
Please click here to read the race report on Freddy's website 31-08-2008 Jones 5th In Class In Nurburgring The historic Nurburgring was the setting for the latest round of the Belgian Renault Clio Sports Cup. Nick Jones took a strong 5th place in the Junior Cup, 15th overall.
Please click here to watch the race online 31-08-2008 Jones 5th In Class In Nurburgring The historic Nurburgring was the setting for the latest round of the Belgian Renault Clio Sports Cup. Nick Jones took a strong 5th place in the Junior Cup, 15th overall.
Please click here to watch the race online 25-08-2008 Parsons Banks More Victories At Brands Hatch Graham Parsons took another win and a third place in the Bank Holiday double header Mini Challenge event at Brands Hatch. Graham is now well placed in the battle for the Mini Challenge S Championship title.
Please click here to read the full race report on the Mini Challenge website 17-08-2008 Hard Knocks For Nordstrom At Knockhill It was a tough weekend at Knockhill for Freddy, after finishing 9th in thre first race spirits were far higher for the second outing of the weekend with the car's running improving. Indeed Freddy was to be in the thick of the mid field action and looked in good contention to move up the rankings. Sadly, a punt from behind was to damage the car which lost performance and Freddy had to come home in 9th.
Please click here to visit Freddy's website 04-08-2008 Parsons In Winning Form Again Graham Parsons took another Mini Challenge Club Class victory when the series visited the Leicestershire track of Donington Park. The three Mini races were all action packed and had there fair share of drama.
Please click here to read the full race report on the Mini Challenge website 28-07-2008 Dodge City At Oulton Park For Nordstrom's SEAT Cupra It was a case of dodge the incidents for Freddy in the latest rounds of the SEAT Cupra Championship.
Please click here to read the full race report on the Freddy's website 21-07-2008 Hat-trick For Parsons At Castle Combe Graham Parsons led an awesome Advent Motorsport assault at Castle Combe in the Mini Challenge. Graham took a resounding hat-trick of wins in Club Class, followed into second each time by stablemate Tim Crighton. Joel Wroe-Johnson joined them in race one to make it an Advent lock out on the podium.
Please click here to read the full race report on the Mini Challenge website Freddy Takes Superb SEAT Podium At Snetterton Freddy Nordstrom put in a sterling performance to take 2nd place in the first race of the Snetterton round of the SEAT Cupra Championship . This was Freddy's first podium of the season and despite being 'collected' by Dan Rowbottom's skidding car in the final race of the day which forced a dnf, Freddy came away having risen to 8th in the Championship
Please click here to read the race review on Freddy's website Tim Returns With Winning Ways Tim Crighton, the first driver to compete with the team in T Cars in 1999 made a brief return to the Mini Challenge at Croft taking pole position for both Club Class encounters and a win in the second race. His potential for a clean sweep thwarted with a gearbox problem whilst leading in race one.
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