November 2006 : BTCC Info
http://www.btccinfo.co.uk
To coincide With the British Touring Car Championship season coming to an end, we are featuring this unofficial site which gives a huge range of information, facts, news and statistics on the exciting world of the BTCC.
The site is filled to the brim with up to date news and articles from the championship, with lots of photos, driver biographies, course information and round by round race reports.
This years title was won by Matt Neal of Team Halfords, and with a change to the rules going into next season, it's sure to be another exciting year for the BTCC.
August 2006 : Green Car Guide
http://www.green-car-guide.co.uk
Green car guide provides a wealth of information and news for anyone interested in the financial and environmental benefits of driving an environmentally friendly car.
The site provides information on the different cars available, offers money saving tips and gives the low down on the different types of fuels and technologies.
The site is a must for anyone purchasing a new car, who is considering looking different alternatives to petrol and diesel.
The site also lists the 60mpg club, an interesting idea to list the cars available which are capable of 60mpg. You can also keep up to date with the worlds only hybrid rally car, the Oaktec petrol-electric hybrid Honda Insight.
May 2006 : British Sugar - Bioethanol
http://www.britishbioethanol.co.uk/
As one of the UK’s leading agriprocessors with an interest in innovative new technology, British Sugar is planning to produce bioethanol in the UK.
They believe that the production and use of bioethanol as a transport fuel should play a central role in reducing carbon emissions into the atmosphere, allowing the UK to seize the opportunity presented by green technology to secure jobs and prosperity for the future.
Please explore their site and read our own bioethanol page to find out more about , what it is, how we can use it and the benefits it can bring.
February 2006 : Fiona Leggate, BTCC driver
http://www.fionaleggate.co.uk
With the news in January that EEMS would be sponsoring Fiona Leggate for another season in BTCC, driving the now-familiar Astra Coupe, what better site than Fiona's own for our 'site of the month'?
This season, Fiona has acquired sponsorship from local dealership Thurlby Motors which will allow her to concentrate on her racing, rather than maintaining a full-time job as she did last year. The site makes a refreshing change from the usual bland corporate offerings, with family photographs and a home-made look. It's bang up-to-date though and will be well worth following through the 2006 season.
January 2006 : Autosport International
http://www.autosport-international.com/
Held every January, this show has grown over the years and now attracts significant new product launches in both automotive and motorsport. Stars of the 2006 show include the remarkable Prodrive P2 (you can read the press release here) and the pointless but still magnificent Maybach Exelero, on the Fulda Tyres stand.
The show has an unusual format, with Thursday and Friday as trade-only days and the weekend open to the public. This meant that the organisers were able to offer a large area in one of the halls to Formula One in Schools for their finals - an event attended by several other members of the Learning Grid of engineering activities for schools, who gave demonstrations and answered questions from show-goers.
Also with a significant presence at the show was Motorsport Development UK, which hosted an international business lounge on the first two days of the show and then used the stand at the weekend to publicise the ways in which people can take part in motorsport, from driver scholarships to acting as volunteer race marshals. Motorsport Development UK Chairman Bob Gilbert was interviewed on the main Autosport stage for the launch of the Motorsport 100, a new initiative that will act as a showcase for UK motorsport.
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