Wayne gears up for charity challenge dressed as a giant nurse

A member of staff at the Mitsubishi dealership in Cirencester is getting ready to run a half marathon for charity - dressed as an 11-ft tall, bright pink nurse.

Sales Team Leader Wayne Connolly, 41, will be raising money for WellChild, which helps seriously ill children

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Ducati announces UK track days in association with California Superbike School

Ducati UK will host two track days on the full circuits of both Silverstone and Donington Park this summer. The track events are in association with Ducati's new partner, California Superbike School, who will be there to provide expert tips and guidance as well as monitor track

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Ducati UK join forces with the California Superbike School for 2014

Ducati UK has come to an agreement to supply the UK branch of the California Superbike School with Ducati Motorcycles. The two companies have long been associated with each other through Superbike School Limited (SSL) the event division of California

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Aston Martin celebrates double victory at Silverstone

Aston Martin Racing's 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) programme got off to a near perfect start at the Six Hours of Silverstone with a double victory in the GT class.

The #97 V8-powered Vantage GTE, driven by Darren Turner (GB), Stefan Mucke (D) and Bruno

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The Alpine A450 poised to kick-off its 2013 campaign at Silverstone

As a tribute to the Alpines which raced at Le Mans in the 1970s, the 'LM P2' prototype run by Signatech-Alpine has been christened 'Alpine A450'.

"Alpine's return to motor racing marks the beginning of a new adventure for this legendary brand," said Carlos Tavares,

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Sahara Force India and Mercedes-Benz announce long-term powertrain supply agreement

Sahara Force India and Mercedes-Benz are delighted to announce the signature of a long-term agreement for the Silverstone-based team to use a full Mercedes-Benz powertrain from the 2014 season onwards.

The agreement will see

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G-Drive Racing revealed as official Nissan Partner team

G-Drive Racing's entry into the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) has been revealed as the Official Nissan Partner entry for 2013.  Operated by Delta-ADR, the team will run two Russian G-Drive branded Oreca LMP2 cars, powered by Nissan Nismo, in

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Porsche entries confirmed for Le Mans 24 Hours

Porsche AG will enter two new 911 RSR race cars based on the 'Type 991' model generation at this year's Le Mans 24 Hours and in the World Endurance Championship. Entry for the newly-developed vehicles sporting the starting numbers 91 and 92 was confirmed for the GTE

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TW Steel becomes Official Timing Partner to Sahara Force India

Sahara Force India announced the beginning of a multi-year partnership with TW Steel, which sees the Dutch watchmaker become the team's Official Timing Partner.

The global lifestyle brand known for being 'Big in Oversized Watches' was unveiled as a team partner at the

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Sahara Force India unveils the VJM06 at Silverstone

Sahara Force India unveiled its 2013 challenger as Paul Di Resta pulled the covers off the VJM06 at Silverstone circuit.

The VJM06 is the third car to be overseen by Technical Director, Andrew Green, and builds on the strengths of the 2012 car. With stable technical rules

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Moto Rapido Ducati sign Matteo Baiocco for the 2013 British Superbike Championship

Reigning Italian Superbike Champion Matteo Baiocco has signed a one-year deal to join the Moto Rapido Ducati team to contest this year's MCE British Superbike Championship.

The 28-year-old, from Osimo in Italy, rode for the Winchester-based squad at Silverstone last year

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'Largest parade of Ferrari cars' confirmed as an official Guinness World Record

Ferrari North Europe's record breaking parade of 964 Ferrari cars at Ferrari Racing Days at Silverstone on Saturday, September 15, has now been confirmed as an official Guinness World Record. Having previously set a record of 385 cars at Silverstone in 2007,

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Mission Motorsport and Nissan ready to do battle at Britcar 24 Hours

The Mission Motorsport team that will take on the 2012 Britcar 24 Hours were on track at Silverstone on Monday making final preparations for this weekend's race. The all-amateur crew took advantage of Nissan's GT Academy instructors to hone their newly acquired

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Ferrari Racing Days at Silverstone; Felipe Massa leads a record parade

Although it has not yet been officially ratified as a Guinness World Record, there's no doubt that, a new world record was established for the biggest parade of Ferraris ever organised. 964 Ferraris took to the Silverstone circuit to beat the previous record of 490 cars dating back

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848 Challenge rider Robbie Brown makes FIM Superstock 1000 debut

Ducati 848 Challenge front runner Robbie Brown is set to make his FIM Superstock 1000 Championship debut at Brno this weekend and will also contest his home round at Silverstone on  August 5.

The ride with the DMC prepared 1199 Panigale is recognition

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Over 830,000 enter Nissan and PlayStation GT Academy online competition

Entry to the Nissan PlayStation GT Academy 2012 qualifying closed last week after more than 830,000 people from the participating European countries had downloaded and played the online qualifying demo. The demo, based on the hugely popular Gran Turismo5

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HRT Formula 1 Team will take part in its Young Driver Test at Silverstone after the Grand Prix

An agreement has been finally reached and HRT Formula 1 Team will be able to carry out its Young Driver Test at Silverstone next week after the British Grand Prix. This test will take place on Thursday the July 12 and Friday the July 13 at the legendary Silverstone circuit.

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Green Motion Car Rental supports Silverstone Grand Prix visitors

Newly opened Northampton Car Rental Business, Green Motion announced that its supplying a vehicle rental service to visitors at this years 2012 Grand Prix at Silverstone.

Customers can select from a wide choice of vehicles including small city cars and MPV's

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Martin Brundle returns to race with Nissan at Silverstone

After making a successful return to world-class sportscar racing at the Le Mans 24 Hours last month, Martin Brundle will enter a second endurance race this year, alongside his son Alex and Nissan's first GT Academy winner, Lucas Ordonez.

The trio made

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Free AA assistance for all festival travellers at Silverstone Classic

The AA is offering complimentary breakdown assistance for all those attending this summer’s Silverstone Classic powered by the AA (July 20-22). The AA’s dedicated festival service will be available at no cost to all those travelling to and from the world’s biggest

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