Kartmasters GP Glory for DHR and Babington

The Kartmasters at PFI is the biggest single race on the season’s calendar. It is one of the major titles every driver wants to win. The DHR team was in confident mood after lots of testing over the last couple of months the drivers were hungry for success.
In Junior Max front running drivers Sean Babington and George Williams would spearhead the assault. In timed practiced Babington continued his stunning form securing pole by nearly 2ths of a second. Williams qualified 7th in group, despite not finding ideal track position. The heats were tough and Babington had a 2nd and a 3rd gridding him 4th for Final 1. Williams lined up 10th and was hopeful for a good start. Babington was at the sharp end all the way through and secured 3rd at the flag behind Matt Parry and current GP plate Ash Hand, he also set fastest lap so knew he had the speed for the grand final. A penalty for Parry moved him to 3rd and Babington to 2nd. Williams featured in the top 10 throughout the race but fell to 9th at the flag. Again the speed was there so with a little luck he hoped he could challenge for top 6 in the main final.
The team made a few setup changes to the duo in the aim to find more speed for the main final. These changes seemed to pay off as Babington hit the front after 2 laps and after a tense couple of minutes he started to settle in to his rhythm and stretch away to eventually take a massive victory by over 7 seconds! A stunning performance against a class field. Meanwhile teammate Williams was having a race long battle with the front runners and after driving a fantastic race he ended 4th his seasons best result and a top drive to give the DHR team a dominant 1st and 4th place.
Babington now wears the GP plate on his kart for his remaining races in the Jnr Max class and now simply aims to finish as high as possible in the Super 1 championship.
In 177 the DHR duo of Tom Holland and Tom Pyttlik were strong all weekend and both drove a superb final. Holland was aiming for glory yet a poor first final led to a grid 6 start. This left just too much ground to be made up on race leader Lucas Orrock. Despite closing in during the later stages of the race the gap was too big and Tom settled for 2nd. Pyttlik drove a stunner and stormed through from grid 7 to take 3rd, the final podium place and his best result of his racing career.
In Minimax Ryan Morgan and James Walkington featured well in the heats with Walkington finishing an excellent 8th in both 1st and 2nd finals! By far his drive of his life and hopefully the start of good things to come! Morgan was terribly unlucky and suffered engine problems in Final 1 whilst running 6th. He fell back down the order and then in Final 2 he was caught up in a massive 1st corner crash ending his race there and then.
So a successful kartmasters with a 1st,2nd,3rd,4th,6th and a 8th across the classes. A demonstration of the teams performance

On 04/08/2010

Super 1 Larkhall Positives

There was no time for the team to rest following their European tour as Super 1 awaited at the Larkhall circuit Scotland. Sean Babington 3rd in the championship looked to close the gap on the top 2 and stamped down his intentions qualifying 2nd in timed practice. Teamate Williams who had been strong in testing only managed 18th yet he was confident his race pace would show through. Following mixed heats the duo gridded midpack for final 1. A first lap crash for both drivers led to Babington returning to pits eventually coming back on track but 2 laps down. Williams recovered somewhat to 21st. Final 2 was a special race for Babington who drove through the field from grid 30 to 3rd with 2 laps to go his amazing drive was cruelly ended with a rash move from championship leader Matt Parry. Parry received the black flag for this and was later excluded from the result. Babington couldn’t continue and was escorted to the ambulance with a suspected broken arm. Fortunately no serious damage was done to the driver just to the championship position. Williams also on a mission arrived in 7th by the flag but was later penalised for a move earlier in the race was later classified 18th.
177 driver Tom Holland led the attack for DHR. Following a grid 15 start he ran as high as 4th in the first final until a puncture, which led to a flat tyre, pushed him down to 9th. Final 2 saw him drive through to 6th yet the front 5 were already away and with no one able to make a move in front Tom couldn’t close the gap so had to settle for 6th. Tom Pyttlik suffered with engine gremlins all weekend and despite many changes these didn’t disappear. If this problem can be sorted he will be strong at Kartmasters at a track he knows well.
Mini max man Ryan Morgan in his rookie year improved throughout the weekend and despite never seeing Larkhall circuit until Friday morning raced to a fine 12th in final 1. Final 2 Ryan progressed to 8th yet 2 laps from the end he was pushed wide falling back to 11th where he would eventually finish. Still a fine performance considering his experience. James Walkington didn’t quite get to grips with the Larkhall circuit and with an underpowered engine he was unable to make the main final. He will look forward to PF Kartmasters next week where he has shown strong signs in recent meetings.

On 02/08/2010

5th for Williams at Euromax Austria

Round 3 of the Euromax Challenge saw the team travel to the A1 Speedworld circuit in Austria. The DHR Euromax team somewhat depleted due to a few driver changes and injuries to Snr drivers David Sutton and Jack Dex. This left Tom Holland (Masters) and George Williams (Jnr Max) to take up the challenge. Both drivers duly did this and in the Masters class Tom Holland qualified pole in timed practice. He then backed this up with 3 heat wins out of 3! The 1st final didn’t go quite to plan as most of his rivals opted to use their 2nd allocated set of new tyres Tom decided to save his for the main final confident his pace on used tyres would be enough. Unfortunately he was shuffled back at the start and despite setting fastest lap and closing in on the race leader he had to settle for 2nd at the flag. With new tyres for the main final and a front row start Tom was still confident yet things didn’t go to plan. The outside grid led to a poor start and he soon found himself back in 6th. After re composing himself he battled hard and recovered to 3rd yet the kart was not fast and he wasn’t able to push hard. By the end of the race he fell to 6th where he would finish. The new tyres appeared not to work as Tom had lost over 0.5 seconds per lap in the main final! However it was later discovered a broken pressure gauge which was reading incorrectly led to the pressures being set lower than required by over 4 psi. A sad end to a great European debut for Tom.
Jnr Max front runner George Williams was making his 2nd appearance on foreign soil this year following his debut at the season opener at Campillos Spain where he finished 11th. Williams showed good pace during testing and backed this up with qualifying 3rd in group and 7th overall. This then led to heat results of 3rd,3rd and 5th. Giving George grid 5 for the pre final he duly converted this to 5th by the flag. With new tyres and an inside grid for the grand final George was confident he could run at the front. He did just this running in 3rd and even challenging the front 2 for some time. A poor move ahead meant George was held up a little and the drivers behind caught up. This led to some tough battling and Williams was up to the challenge. He crossed the line in a fantastic 5th a great performance against an international field.
The team look forward to the next Euromax round held in Genk Belgium where we expect a couple of new names to be joining the DHR race team. Watch this space!!!!

On 02/08/2010

Buckmore Super 1- more Podiums

DHR enjoyed a great weekend at the latest Rotax Super 1 championship at Buckmore Park. Following on from his Round 2 Super 1 Rowrah victory and pole position at Round 3 at Whilton Mill Junior Max driver Sean Babington once again proved he was a serious title contendor with a string of top drives. After a close qualyfying session Sean posted the 2nd fastest time leading to front row starts for the heats. In the qualifying heats Sean converted this into a 1st and a 2nd position therefore giving Sean a 2nd position start for the 1st final. Due to a collision following a very fast start Sean lost ground and initally fell to 3rd. However his speed meant he quickly took 2nd and set off in pursuit of race leader Matt Parry. Although the gap closed Sean was unable to make a serious challenge deciding to save his tyres and efforts for the 2nd final.
Once again at the start of the main final Sean was knocked back and had to re group. He soon regained 2nd position back and started once again to close the gap to race long leader Matt Parry. Yet the gap was too big and Sean had to settle for 2nd. Sean commented "Although i'd love to have won its still been an excellent weekend for me, i'd like to thank Dan of DHR and Ogden motorsport for all their help this year so far" With some good championship points gained this moves Sean into a strong championship position with some of his favoured tracks still to come.

With DHR Senior Max driver Jack Dex breaking his leg a week before the Buckmore race this meant he couldnt take part so 2009 British vice Super 1 KF2 champion Shaun Carter stepped in as a guest driver for his first ever race in Rotax and first race since 2009. Shaun soon got to grips wth the class posting the 2nd fastest time of the weekend in Saturday mornings practice. Qualifying didnt go quite aswell, but still a very creditable 10th. Shaun expains "the parc ferme tyre wasnt as good as our test tyres so we had to work hard to set the kart up and adjust my driving style to get the most out of it" After a 12th in Final 1 and a few chassis changes Shaun was in confident mood for final 2. Following an excellent start from the outside row Shaun progressed his way through the field finishing an excellent 5th place by the flag! An outstanding performance since Shaun hasnt raced this year and was a little out of practice with not having front brakes as with previous years.

DHR would like to extend their thanks and apprecitaion to all their drivers for a great season so far. Also our thanks goes to Steve and the team at Ogden Motorsport for the excellent engines! The next stop for the DHR team is the 3rd round of the Euro Rotax challenge at Speedworld Austria.

On 06/07/2010

Euromax Wackersdorf Rd2

Jack Barlow was very fast during testing in the dry and backed this form up with 3 heat wins out of 3 giving him pole for final 1. The rain came and despite leading most if final 1 Jack couldnt hang on and fell back to 7th. With the weather clearing and the track drying the 2nd final looked all set to be slicks yet whilst on the grid the rain came and it was to be wets again. Jack was unable to make inroads to the leading pack and again finsihed just outside the top 6. A dissapoiting end to such a promising week.
Ross Wylie and Jack Dex featured well in the heats with a 6th, four 3rds and a heat win between them. They grided 5th and 6th for final 1. Ross stormed away with the top 4 drivers and once in 3rd he chased down the leading pair setting fastest lap before the flag. Jack Dex retired from the race whilst in 5th due to a mechanical issue. The 2nd final was a tricky affair with all but 4 drivers chosing wets despite this the track dried and it was a case of drivers managing the wets best on the dry track. A red flag brought the race to an early end and at the flag Wylie was 9th and Dex 17th.

On 06/07/2010

FKS Whilton 2nd for Barlow

Jack Barlow enjoyed an excellent weekend at Whilton Mill FKS. He secured 2nd place in the daturday meeting and followed this up with another 2nd place in the Sundays final. This now puts Jack back in title contention and looks forward to the next round at GYG.

On 06/07/2010

Podium for Holland at Whilton Super 1

Team 177 driver Tom Holland was on good form at Whilton and took his seasons best result with a podium in final 2.
Jack Dex was outstandly fast at his home round yet 1st corner crashes led to poor starts, however in final 2 he moved his way to 3rd before a last lap battle endes his podium hopes and he finished 8th at the flag. Dex set fastest lap in the heat and final by over 3ths.
Sean Babington qualifyed 2nd overall and followed this up with 2 heat wins giving him pole for final 1. Although confident engine problems were to lead to a dissapointing 6th and 7th in the finals.
New Mini max James Walkington qualified 5th overall in very wet conditions. He backed this up with a 4th and a 3rd in his heats. A stunning start which give him grid 5 for the final. The finals didnt go as hoped with a lack of dry testing due to the last minute signing of James the team couldnt perfect James engine setup and he struggled for power.

On 06/07/2010

Mini Max driver James Walkington joins DHR

Mini Max driver James Walkington has made the switch to the Alonso DHR team for the remaining part of the 2010 season. The team look forward to welcoming James for his first meeting at Whilton Mill Super 1. Dan is confident that James will benefit from the teams experince and James will teamate Ryan Morgan in the minimax class.

On 06/07/2010

Babington wins Rowrah Super 1

DHR Jnr Max driver Sean Babington has a fantastic weekend at Rowrah Super Rd2. Sean took 4th in final 1 but went even better in the main final. Andy king managed to pull out a big lead which left Jack Marshall and Babington with work to do in order to catch the leader. Over several laps the pair worked together and caught the race leader. Babington managed to hit the front with 2 laps to go and with several last lap position changes he crossed the line 1st to take the victory. This result puts Sean in a strong position now in the championship.
Jack Dex featured well in Snr Max with a 5th in final 1 and a 4th in final 2.
Ross Wylie was super fast all weekend, he qualified 2nd overall in snr max but suffered 1 bad heat leading to a midfield grid for final 1. He recovered to take 9th in final 1 and then a strong 6th in final 2.

On 06/07/2010

Euromax Salbris RD 1

Ross Wylie was amongst the top performers at the Euromax rd1 held in Salbris France. With some good heats he raced to 4th place in both finals. The top 4 drivers broke away from the field in both but he Ross was unable to find the move which would have put him on the podium.

On 06/07/2010

Good start for Jnrs at PF Super 1 opener

Jnr max man Sean Babington had an excellent 4th in final 1 yet engine problems led to a dissapointing final 2. Meanwhile jnr teamate George Williams featured well and finished 7th in tghe 1st final before running as high as 3rd in the 2nd final ending 6th overall. Also setting fastest lap in final 1!
Tom Pyttlik had his best super 1 finishes with two 4th places in the finals. Big points towards his championship campaign.

On 06/07/2010

Team Chassis Sale!!!!!!!

2009 and 2010 Ex Team Chassis sale bonanza. Prices have been slashed on these ex team driver karts. A large selection of karts available with varying meetings done from 2-10! All karts come complete with Full FA sticker kit, OTK seat, Mag wheels and all usual OTK mag components. All karts run with chassis protectors from new and maintained to highest standard. Prices start from just £1400 no vat! Call soon to avoid dissapointment. Contact Dan on 07960 047810.

On 03/03/2010

Double Euromax winter Cup VICE Champions!!!

Dan Holland Racing’s drivers have put themselves into contention to lift this year’s Euro Max Challenge after a series of encouraging performances at the season-opening Winter Cup, held at Campillos in Spain last week (10-14 February).

Despite being debutants on the international stage, Jack Barlow and Jack Dex both left the Spanish circuit as vice-champions in their respective classes. Team-mates George Williams, Ross Wylie, Aaron Head and David Sutton also figured strongly. Unfortunately, Ryan Denton contracted a severe throat infection, preventing him from taking part in the racing.

Formula Renault racer Sutton almost completed a sensational return to karting in the senior final and vied for a podium place. In a close-fought run to the chequered flag, he was running in 3rd place but a last lap tangle dropped him to an eventual 5th.

“It was very satisfying to see him come back and be so fast and competitive. Hopefully it’s whetted his appetite for some more outings – if he can fit them around his Formula Renault UK commitments.”

Having won the senior pre-final, Ross Wylie was another DHR driver vying for overall victory. A slight mistake cost him a podium place, but Dan remained upbeat: “It was another good European performance from Ross and had this been the opening round of the Euro Max, he would have left as the championship leader.”

Arguably causing the biggest shock of the weekend was Aaron Head’s “coming of age” - as his team boss put it. After making it a DHR 1-2 in the pre-final (by finishing behind Wylie), Aaron’s stellar weekend came undone in the feature race. Another driver making his first foray into international competition, he was looking good for a top 10 finish, until an over-optimistic overtaking manoeuvre by another driver knocked him off the circuit.

“It was a disappointing end to a great performance,” rued Holland. “But on balance, for his first international meeting, he was outstanding.”

“First time out, at this level – 2nd was brilliant!” was how Dan summarized Jack Dex’s drive in the final. Showing bags of character to overcome technical problems in qualifying, mixed fortunes in the heats and a crash in the pre-final, Jack drove around the problem of a far from perfect kart and showed that he will be a factor in 2010.

In the junior ranks, Jack Barlow’s first appearance in Europe was met with much anticipation and he didn’t disappoint. “Jack drove perfectly all day,” Dan observed. “It was a tough race for him, but he stuck to his guns and showed experience that he doesn’t actually have. He was the talk of the paddock after winning the pre-final and had he not been held up in the final, I think he stood a good chance of winning.”

Jack’s team-mate, George Williams also starred. “He was 7th on the grid for the main final and looked capable of bringing home a top 6 finish. Unfortunately he was a little too cautious and finished in 11th but I saw superb potential and he’s very positive and excited after Campillos.”

The team commences its domestic season on 20/21 March at the opening round of the British Super 1 Rotax championship at PFi.

For more information on the 2010 Alonso kart, or to arrange a track test call Dan Holland on 07960 047810 or email dan@danhollandracing.co.uk

You can also keep up to date with the team’s latest news and results by visiting www.danhollandracing.co.uk


FOR MORE INFORMATION, INTERVIEWS & IMAGES
Please contact Adam Jones at 100cc PR – 01702 390348 / 0781 8061503 / onehundredpr@yahoo.co.uk / www.100ccpr.co.uk

17 February 2010

On 22/02/2010

DHR's Euro Season starts now!

Since its inception in 2009, the Rotax Winter Cup has become the popular curtain raiser to the Euro Max series - and this year, Dan Holland Racing is fielding an exciting line-up.

Making their European debuts at this week’s (10-14 February) event are the team’s two Junior drivers, Jack Barlow and George Williams. In the Senior ranks, DHR has five very talented drivers in Ross Wylie, Ryan Denton, Jack Dex, Aaron Head and Formula BARC Renault returnee, David Sutton.

Speaking from the trackside in Spain, team owner Dan Holland says: “All the lads are capable of challenging for trophies. Jack Dex is fast, as is Ryan who has been very quick in testing. Ryan is making his international debut but has had a lot of success at home, the experience of which I’m sure he’ll draw upon this week. Ross has competed in several European meetings before and came third at Salbris (in France) last year. He should be really strong here (at Campillos)”.

He adds, “David won at this level when he was in Juniors and has done a lot of testing in readiness for his return to karting. I wouldn’t be surprised if he caused an upset. Aaron will be fired-up after finishing second at PFi last weekend, against very strong competition. He won’t hang about either – he’ll be quick”.

Although his two youngest drivers will make their international bows at Campillos, Dan is confident that they won’t be overawed: “Jack (Barlow) faces a big challenge. He’s still settling in to the team and last week’s club race was very tough for him. But, he didn’t lose his head and we all put 100% into it. He ended up with a top ten finish, and in the middle part of the race he was one of the fastest men on the track. He’ll be good, no doubt.

“George is a very smooth driver and I think the European style of racing will suit him. I think he could do very well and should fit into the top ten – precisely where, is up to him.”

There is a certain irony that a sleepy little town of just 8,000 inhabitants should boast one of Europe’s largest and most exciting kart tracks. However, Campillos - described by former Grand Prix ace Martin Brundle as the karting equivalent of a Grand Prix circuit - has firmly established itself as the spiritual home of the Rotax Winter Cup.

The event gets underway on Wednesday (10/2/2010) with free practice. Timed qualifying will take place on Friday before the heats on Saturday and Sunday’s all important finals.

Go to www.rgmmc.com and click on the ‘RGMMC Live Timing’ button to follow the team’s fortunes throughout the event.

For more information on the 2010 Alonso kart, or to arrange a track test call Dan Holland on 07960 047810 or email dan@danhollandracing.co.uk

You can also keep up to date with the team’s latest news and results by visiting www.danhollandracing.co.uk


FOR MORE INFORMATION, INTERVIEWS & IMAGES
Please contact Adam Jones at 100cc PR – 01702 390348 / 0781 8061503 / onehundredpr@yahoo.co.uk / www.100ccpr.co.uk

8 February 2010

On 22/02/2010

DHR’s new signing in top three of fifty future stars

A week after he was identified as one of last year’s best kart racers, Jack Barlow has been predicted to “cause a stir” amongst British motor racing’s brightest talents.

In its annual ‘Fast Fifty’ of “drivers who will hit the headlines in 2010”, Motorsport News has put him in its top three of rising stars.

Explaining Jack’s inclusion on the prestigious list, Dan McCalla - the highly respected weekly newspaper’s karting editor - said “[Jack] has done enough to prove himself as a real talent in the making. His dominant performance in the Mini Max Kart Masters final in August showed his ability to control a race. He then proved it wasn’t a one-off by winning the Formula Kart Stars championship, with seven podiums out of nine.”

Dan Holland, team boss of DHR says “This is just further evidence of why I wanted Jack in the team. He has real quality and it is great to see that recognised by MN. We are all very excited and can’t wait to get out there and race.”

Unfortunately, Jack’s preparations for the new season have been affected by the recent snow. He was due to compete at the ultra-fast Shenington circuit near Banbury this weekend (9-10 January), but the event has had to be cancelled on safety grounds.

This leaves him with just four weeks to ready himself for his international debut; in the Rotax Winter Cup at Campillos near Malaga, Spain (10-14 February).

Before then however, he will attend Autosport International - the world’s largest and most important motor racing show – to collect his trophy for winning the Formula Kart Stars championship, and make an exciting sponsorship announcement.

More information on that will follow soon!

In the interim, you can keep up to speed with Jack’s career by visiting www.jackbarlow.co.uk

On 13/01/2010

Barlow signs for DHR!!!

Jack Barlow graduates to Junior Max with DHR

Mini Max star Jack Barlow has joined the team for the 2010 season

We are pleased to welcome Jack who will join George Williams and Sean Babington for the team’s assault on the Formula Kart Stars and Rotax Euro Challenge titles.

“Due to his race-winning experience, Jack will lead our efforts at home and abroad. Albeit that it is a different class, with different characteristics in the karts, engines and tyres, but Jack has experience of running at the front,” said the team’s owner, Dan Holland.

“It will be tough,” he added. “Jack will be up against older and more experienced drivers, although I don’t think he’ll be bullied around the track. He won’t be intimidated easily and we want him to be in with a chance of winning trophies straight away.”

After switching to a DHR-supplied Alonso chassis, the Hastings-based driver attracted Dan’s attention with a string of impressive drives. He says, “Jack’s performance at Kart Masters was outstanding. For me, that’s where he came of age. He was aggressive, decisive, clever and very mature. He’s an exceptional talent and with a little nurturing, will develop into a phenomenal driver. He is a very exciting prospect and I’m delighted to welcome him. We have high expectations – we want a title next year.”

Jack said: “I’m really looking forward to working with Dan and Leon (McDonald). They have a lot of experience and this is an exciting new chapter in my career. Everyone has made me very welcome and I hope that we can have a lot of success together.”

Jack will make his DHR debut in a club meeting at Buckmore Park on 20 December

On 15/12/2009

DHR & Dex win again at PF!!!!

At another busy PF club meeting the DHR team dominated affairs in snr max. With 4 snr DHR Alonso drivers the standard was high! In the 1st heat the team drivers did excellent finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd on track! Coming into the final the 4 drivers grided up all on the inside in 1,3,5,7th places! It was new man Shaun Carter who held pole in his first ever snr max race! He led the final away but was closely followed by other DHR drivers Dex, Denton and Wylie. The final turned into an epic race with 3 different DHR drivers leading at some point. Carters race was pretty much ended whilst 2nd to Dex an over ambitious move from the 4th place man took him out ending his chances of a win. After a long battle DHR driver Jack Dex come out on top again securing back to back wins at the PF track. Ross Wylie ended 4th and Ryan Denton 7th having been involved in an incident earlier on. Cater recovered to 11th.

On 13/12/2009

Another Podium for Magee

The DHR team was out in force at the last whilton mill club meeting of the year. In snr max Magee come out the lead DHR driver backing up his fine debut win the previous meeting with an excellent 2nd position amongst a quality field of drivers. Ross Wylie put in a strong performance finishing 5th overall. Local man Jack Dex had been setting the pace saturday and also sunday morning however a number of on track incidents meant he had a day to forget.

On 13/12/2009

Magee Wins at Kimbolton to continue DHR winning streak!

Alex Magee gained his first victory in only his 3rd Snr Max race at the Kimbolton circuit in November. Magee was fast all day Saturday during the dry testing, however Sunday started off wet and he gained a 2nd and in heat 1 but an off in heat 2 meant 12th was the best he could do. Gridded 4th for the final he made a decent start but soon got pushed over the grass at the chicane and back to 9th. His next lap he found luck on his side and avoided a crash ahead of him and came out 4th! He soon powered through to 2nd and set about catching the leader. Within 3 laps he caught and passed the leader and pulled away to win by over 3 seconds setting fastest lap in the process by over 3ths! A great way to win your first snr race and his first major win with DHR!

On 11/11/2009

Dex and Rumbold win at PFI

At a very large and quality PF race meeting this November the DHR team fielded a strong lineup in all classes. In Snrs Jack Dex in only his 3rd Snr Max race since moving from Jnrs was in outstanding form and was fastest all weekend in the dry. Its fair to say he struggled in the wet heats unable to find the grip on this very technical track. In the dry quite a different story and when the track finally dried for the final although Dex starting grid 11 he had the speed, he knew it would be difficult to make an impression on such a strong field full of super 1 seeeded drivers including british champion Mike Simpson! Dex wasted no time and within 6 laps overtook Simpson to take the lead, but the pressure showed and a couple of small mistakes give Simpson the chance to pass which he did and forced Jack wide falling back to 3rd. Within a lap he recomposed and passed Stewart for 2nd, the following lap drafted Simpson and re took the lead. From here he didnt look back and took his 1st snr max victory. However it was other snr max team driver Ryan Denton who set fastest lap, Ryan gridded 4th for the final came off at the start but stormed back through the field to 6th by the flag setting the fastest lap by over 2ths! Ryan was disappointed with the position but pleased with his speed in only his 2nd meeting since Jan 08! Other Snr driver Alex Magee suffered a 1st corner accident. However Alex determined as ever re started and ended with the 4th fastest lap! So DHR snr drivers were 1st, 2nd and 4th fastest! In 177 Ian Rumbold looked in control all day winning both heats and the final! Ian lead the TVKC club championship and hopes to wrap up the title at the next PF meeting. In Jnr George Williams had to come though the final due to an off in one of his heats, George was coming through well and reached 4th place but then got involved in a battle in which he ended 6th. Again a very pleasing result and a demonstration of his progression this year! In Mini Max new addition Ryan Morgan in only his 2nd race out of cadets was ultra fast in the wet conditions and gridded 2nd for the final out of some 40 drivers! Unfortunateley Ryan was involved in an accident on the 1st corner and this forced him on the grass and thus last. He made some progress back through but was unable to make an impression on the leaders. A great showing by all DHR drivers. Dan commented afterwards, " Its been a stella weekend, especially in snrs where we've ended 1,2,and 4 fastest in the final! I'm really excited for next year and so are the drivers".

On 11/11/2009

DHR team enjoy trophy haul at Whilton Mill

Whilst Ross Wylie was away winning at Wigan the rest of the team were racing at the Whilton Mill kart circuit. In Jnrs, George Williams made fantastic heats gridding pole for the final ahead of British champion Ed Brand! After initally leading George fell back a little and when a lapped driver hampered his progress he fell to 5th ending his chances of a podium place. A great job none the less considering the high quality field. In Snr Max duo Jack Dex and Alex Magee stamped their authority down in only their 2nd and 1st snr race respectively with Dex leading most of the final until a small mistake meant he was muscled back to 3rd. Magee came through from 10th on the grid to a fine 5th place in his 1st snr race! In 177 Tom Holland gridded up pole and romped away in the early greasy stages but once the track dried he fell back and was overtaken by British number 3 Luke Woodland. In the end Tom was forced to settle for 2nd a very creditable result at the track he least favours!

On 11/11/2009

Wylie Wins at Wigan!!!!!!!

Snr team driver Ross Wylie powered to victory at the Three Sisters club meeting, Wigan at their October club meeting. Ross dominated the meeting with a fast pace during a dry friday and wet saturday practice. On sunday it was to be dry again and Ross won the first 2 heats of the day following it up with a 2nd in the final heat setting fastest lap in each! This give him pole position for the final and from there he eased away to a comfortable victory making it 2 on the bounce as he'd won the previous Larkhall meeting a few weeks prior.

On 11/11/2009

S1 Championship Positions

After a great year a number of our drivers find themselves with seeded numbers for next years campaign. These are there final championship standings for the DHR team.

JNR MAX.
Jack Dex 3rd
Alex Magee 7th
George Williams 25th

SNR MAX
Mike Spencer 3rd
Ross Wylie 15th

177 MAX
Andy Gorton 6th
Tom Holland 7th
Jacques Evans 8th
Tom Pyttlik 14th

On 22/09/2009

DHR/Alonso @ Super 1 Champs Finale

DHR capped off a fantastic super 1 campaign with some excellent performances across the board. In Jnr Max Alex Magee was on fine form and after qualifying 6th overall in practice he went on to win his opening heat in some style! The 2nd heat didn't go according to plan and he settled for a solid 7th place giving him grid 3 for the 1st final. The pace in Jnrs was so close any one of the top 10 could have filled the podium but Magee finished a solid 5th picking up good championship points. In the 2nd final after a initial good start Alex was pushed wide in the chicane and accross the grass, from this he stormed back up to the lead pack but then was unable to make further progress ending the final 2 in a dissapointing 10th position. Team mate Jack Dex was also showing strong and was pushed off whilst sitting in 3rd in the 1st final and eventually come back to 6th across the line. In the 2nd final he again made his way into 3rd catching the leading pair when he made a rare mistake running off track demoting him down the order. Again he showed character and came back to finish 4th at the flag. A solid weekends performance none the less. Other jnr driver George Williams was probably the highlight of the weekend after a tough 1st year in Super 1 Williams has become a well established driver improving with every race. In final 1 he found himself in the midpack fighting for position throughout and ended 18th. However final 2 he produced the drive of his season, after making a good start he moved his way forward past many experinced drivers making his way through to 9th by the flag! Also recording the 2nd fastest lap time in the final! A great achievement considering at the start of the year George was over 1.2 seconds off the pace and ends it less than a 1th off!!!!!!!!!! In snrs Mike Spencer had a bad start in final 1 after being taken off and had to come back through from last making his way up to 15th by the flag. In final 2 Spencer stormed through and ran as high as 3rd before he was caught up on the outside of hairpin 2 causing him to lose ground and places. He managed to make 7th by the flag but was disappointed not to be fighting for the win following his domination at the previous round. Snr driver Ross Wylie made an excellent start in Final 1 and managed his seasons best finish with a 5th place! Final 2 wasn't quite as good as he fell back a little to 10th but still positive about his weekends performance. In 177 Andy Gorton faired the best of the DHR team drivers with a 4th in final 1 and 9th in final 2. Tom Holland qualified 3rd in practice but failed to find his pace in racing and didnt finish final 1 but came back thorugh to 10th in final 2. Tom Pyttlik qualified with a seasons best 8th overall and backed this up with a 14th and 11th in the finals and Jacques Evans couldnt discover his form from the Kartmasters here 2 months ago and ended 12th in both finals. Overall another great weekend for DHR with solid drives throughout.

On 22/09/2009

Wylie gets Podium place at EuroMax Salbris!!!!!

Most recent DHR team signing Ross Wylie had a special weekend at the final round of the Euromax challenge held at Salbris in France. Amongst a quality packed field full of Europe's best Rotax racers Wylie impressed all weekend. Testing went well and the team knew a good qualifying position was possible and Ross didnt dissapoint qualfying 2nd in the group and 4th overall! This gave Ross front row grid starts for the 3 heats, unfortunately these didnt go to plan and a crash in the final heat meant Ross started grid 22 in the pre final. Thankfully he'd avoided the repecharge Ross then produced a stunning drive through the field to gain 6th by the flag setting 3rd fastest time despite still using old tyres! Having saved the 2nd new set of tyres for the main final the team were now confident of a good finish provided he avoided the first lap crash which indeed he did. After a steady start Ross moved up one by one into 3rd position where he set about chasing down the leading duo. Time and laps weren't on his side and although the gap reduced dramatically Ross had to settle for 3rd, a great result considering it was only his 4th race with the team! Ross said afterwards "Its been a fantastic weekend, I'm so happy to get 3rd place! I'd been fast all weekend and I'd like to thank Dan of DHR, Toby my mechanic and mum and dad!" Ross now looks forward to the final round of the British Super 1 at PF this weekend coming.

On 15/09/2009

Alonso Win at PFI!!!!!!!

The DHR Alonso team were out in force at the PF club meeting and featured at the front of all classes! In 177 team drivers Ian Rumbold and Tom Holland dominated proceedings finishing 1st and 2nd in the main final! In jnr Max Jack Dex finished 2nd behind fellow Alonso driver Ollie Varney. Other Jnr team driver George Williams finished a fine 8th in a quality packed field! In Snr Rotax team drivers Ross Wylie led most of the final but ended 2nd with Ryan Denton climbing up to 4th by the flag despite a bad start. A great weekends racing for Alonso with a top 2 in every class!

On 15/09/2009

DHR Double win at Shenny Super 1

DHR enjoyed yet another winning weekend this time at the 5th round of the Super 1 British championships held at Shenington. In Jnr max all 3 DHR team drivers were fast through the unofficial testing and qualified well. In the first final team drivers Dex and Magee broke away in the lead 4 and all diced for positions. The first final result being Dex grabbing 2nd with Magee an excellent 4th! The main final produced the race of the season as an 8 kart train pulled away from the field! Dex who never fell below 3rd made his move with 4 laps to go and hung on to take anonther super 1 victory pushing him ever closer to the championship leaders. Magee was unlucky not to finish higher than 8th but had excellent speed and looks forward to the final round where a good finish would give him a high championship finish also. Other Jnr team driver George Williams featured well and ended 17th overall. In Snr Max Mike Spencer dominated the meeting qualifying in pole position in timed practice then follwoing this up with 2 heat wins. Spencer then dominated the first and second final winning both by a healthy margin. This elevated Mike upto 3rd in the championship with an outside chance of bettering this if results go his way at PF. Newly signed driver Ross Wylie featured well in practice but had a mixed race day with some positive speed to take away but not the result to show for it. In 177 the drivers had mixed results all running at the front end of the finals with Tom Holland the highest finisher in 6th place. Team manager Dan concluded after "Its been another stunning weekend for the DHR Alonso race team with wins in both Jnr and Snr max we are firmly establishing ourselves as a top Rotax team!"

On 15/09/2009

Ross Wylie signs for DHR!!!!

Ross Wylie former Stars winner 2008 and 3rd in Jnr Max Super 1 2008 has made the move to DHR and Alonso karts. After a successful test the team are pleased to confirm Ross to its already strong driver lineup. Ross will be competing at Super 1 and Euromax with DHR so be sure to watch this space with results to come.

On 26/08/2009

Kartmasters Success

DHR team 177 driver Tom Holland took victory at the GP Kartmasters only to receive a 1 place penalty for an over ambitious move on the last lap. Although dissapointed Tom and the team were thrilled with the speed and result and look forward to the next Super 1 round at Shenington. Team drivers Jacques Evans and Will Smith backed up Tom with a 3rd and 6th respectively. Tom also set a new official track lap record so even more reason to be positive after his performance. Fantastic results for both drivers! In Jnr Max Jack Dex powered from grid 28 to 8th in final 1 but a early crash in final 2 ended his hopes of a GP plate. Alex Magee faired well but a crash at the start of Final 2 meant his chances were over.

On 26/08/2009

Magee shows pace at Euromax debut!

Alex Magee made his EuroMax debut at the Czech Republic track Sosnova for rd 3 of the Euro Challenge. Alex soon got to grips with the fast flowing circuit and qualified an excellent 8th out of 67 just 1th off pole and 4 hundreths off 2nd showing how close the top 10 were! Magee's impressive speed continued into the heats and despite an incident packed saturday he set 2nd and 3rd fastest times in 2 of his heats! Unfortunately a crash at the start of the prefinal left Alex 34th with work to do he drove through to take 21st by the flag. From here the final was going to be tough with so many drivers starting ahead with new tyres. This time Magee avoided the 1st corner crash, he settled in to a rythym and made his way upto 13th by the flag. A great effort considering the earlier pre final setback. On reflection team manager dan commented " Alex has been really impressive this weekend. Setting a blistering pace in qualifying and the dry heats. He has the speed and talent to win but just lacks race experience at this level, which will come very soon with performances like this. I'm very excited for his future Euro events."

On 04/08/2009

Dex and Alonso Dominates at Shenington!!

Jnr Max drivers Jack Dex and George Williams decended on Shenington for their monthly club meeting ahead of the Super 1 Rotax event to be held in late August. Williams set a fast pace during the dry testing on Saturday along with Dex and both were in great shape for Sundays racing. However a mixed day of weather left heats and finals with tricky setup decisions. Dex thrived on the conditions and won the final by nearly 10 seconds! A great result considering the quality of drivers racing! Williams had a strong final and a great battle throuthout ending a creditable 8th. Both drivers now look forward to the Kartmasters Grand prix in 2 weeks time.

On 04/08/2009

DHR Alonso Wins at Super 1 Larkhall

A meeting to remember for the DHR Alonso race team! In Jnr Max Jack Dex had been fast all weekend and qualified 4th in timed practice just 1th off pole. He made full use of his excellent qualifying with a 3rd and 4th in the heats giving him a grid 3 start for the Final 1. The team made a few positive changes to the kart and set up for the final to give Dex the best possible chance. He made the most of his inside grid and powered into 2nd off the start and set about pressing leader Ed Brand. Dex pushed hard and forced Brand into a mistake. Dex took the race lead and never looked back! He soon opened a gap which later Ash Hand closed in but Dex held his nerve and drove a faultless race to take his maiden Super 1 victory. Pressure now on in final 2 to repeat his stunning performance. After a great start in final 2 Dex found himself being closed down by Henry Hunter, Dex conceeded the lead but pressed hard following Hunter. After a couple of laps Dex re composed and took the lead. This was the decisive move and he opened up a gap over the pack. He continued with fast consistent laps and to his and DHR's delight powered to victory again! A double win in Jnr Max in arguably the most competive class in the UK was a fanatstic effort by Dex and all! Other Jnr Driver Alex Magee faired well also qualfying 11th overall. He was unable to avoid a crash in the 2nd heat and this lead to a grid 20 start for Final 1. He made good time and made his way through the pack to finish 10th in final 1. A great effort considering how closely matched the drivers were. In final 2 Magee had to take evasive action at the start to miss the spinning karts at turn 1. This meant even more work to be done and he didnt disappoint. He again drove through the field to take 8th by the flag lapping faster than Dex the race winner, a great drive which didnt go un-noticed by the team. Jnr driver George Williams was unable to test friday due to school commitments this left him on the back foot but he soon got to work. After a DNS in heat 1 and a crash in heat 2 he found himself in the repecharge. George raced well and claimed the vital 4th place in this to secure his grid in the main finals. In final 1 he made a sterling drive depsite a bad start to come up to 18th passing many experienced and fast drivers along the way. In final 2 Williams suffered engine overheating problems and had to pit to avoid engine damage. He later returned to the track a few laps down to complete the race and claim vital points for the championship. A great effort considering the lack of track time he had.
In 177 Max Tom Holland dominated the weekend setting a stunning pace through Friday and saturday testing. He went onto claim pole position in timed qualifying converting this into a heat win and 4th enough to claim pole for Final 1. Tom struggled to find his pace he showed via the practice sessions putting it down to a poor set of race tyres but he still was confident of being fast enough to take podiums in both finals. Tom made a great start in Final 1 but was unable to hang on to the race lead early on. He dropped to 3rd position and settled into a race rhythm re grouping and began his assault on the leaders. He passed Griffiths for 2nd and set about catching race leader Cockhill. Despite a large gap Tom closed him down and waited patiently for the moment to strike. Coming onto the last lap Cockhill ran wide and Tom pounced at the following corner taking the lead which he defended to the end. Taking his first super 1 victory in front of a quality packed field. A fantastic drive! The team again decided changes to the kart were required in order to give Tom more pace. This seemed to work as Tom powered away at the start of Final 2 and opended up a 2 second lead wihtin 11 laps. However a red flag came out as other DHR team driver Jacques Evans crashed and was injured. Thankfully Jacques was ok but was taken to hospital for checks and xrays, at the single file restart Tom held his nerve and defended his line for a couple of laps, until he broke the pack and began to pull away. Pressure then came from Lucas Orrock but he couldn't do anything to close in enough to strike and therefore Tom took his second victory of the day making it 2 double wins for DHR!!!! Other 177 driver Andy Gorton struggled with race pace despite being ultra fast on Friday, but he still salvaged two 7ths from the finals giving him solid championship points. Tom Pyttlik raced to 12th in final 1 and was looking good for final 2 until a big first lap accident ended his race before it really started thankfully he was ok and watched from the sidelines supporting the other team drivers. In Snr max Mike Spencer found his race pace Sunday morning and in Final 1 made his way up to 3rd position by lap 5, however a late move from Danny Graham forced Spencer off track and to the back of the field. He still recovered to take 13th by the flag but pondered what might of been. Graham later received a 10 second penalty for the incident. In final 2 Spencer wasted no time getting up to 5th position before a rare mistake cost him. He dropped a wheel off track and the recent rain shower made the grass extra slippy casuing him to spin. This dropped him down the order and out of contention for major points. A dissapointing end but be sure Spencer will bounce back and will be in contention at the next Super 1 round at Shenington! Also DHR would like to congratulate Wavertree associated Alonso drivers Jack Barlow for taking a victory and 4th in the Minimax finals and Lee Napolitano for taking 2nd in the Jnr Max final 2 making it Alonso 1-2!!!! DHR team manager Dan said "Its been a fantastic weekend with the double wins in jnrs and 177! Here at DHR we are all over the moon with all our drivers performances and it shows how competitive the DHR and FA Alonso kart package is!"

On 13/07/2009

Fastest Laps and Trophys for DHR Alonso drivers at PFI

The DHR race team were out in force at PFI. In 177 Tom Holland was setting the pace despite steady heat results he set fastest lap in a heat and in the final and finished a fine 3rd in a quality field. Team driver Ian Rumbold led most of the 177 final but couldnt hang on in the closing stages and settled for 2nd. Tom Pyttlik managed 6th a great result considering he was unable to test the day before and he now looks forward to Larkhall Super 1 in a weeks time. New team driver Will Smith made the switch from the Easykart class to 177 and showed pace all weekend. Will made a great start to the final getting into 4th but a broken bumper meant an early end to his race early, a podium for sure was on the cards and he hopes to make up for this disspaointment at Kartmasters! In Jnr Max some 50 drivers entered so it was going to be tough! George Williams had a weekend to forget with a number of crashes and mechanical problems and was unable to start the final. To top it off their van broke down on the way home! Other jnr max driver Alex Magee once more showed real speed setting fastest laps in heats. But a crash led to a grid 20 start for the A final, after a steady start Alex powered through to 8th setting 2nd fastest time but lapped consistently quicker than the race leaders! Alonso drivers set 1st, 2nd and 6th fastest times in the final and finished 3rd, 5th and 8th! Once more Wavertree Motorsport driver Napolitano was on the Alonso and impressed with a fine 3rd position amongst a quality field full of super 1 contenders! He now has made the Alonso kart a permenant move! Team manager Dan says "It was a tough weekend with so many entrants but we've had some great performances and all our drivers have been very fast! With this speed more good results will follow"

On 06/07/2009

Alonso Dominate FKS Rowrah!

DHR and Alonso were at the front of the grids at the FKS round at Rowrah this weekend. Jnr Max Team driver Alex Magee was super fast all weekend and qualified 3rd overall in times practice. Final 1 went well and Magee got a great start and him and Matt Parry race away from the field by over 10 seconds! Magee pressed hard but couldn't force the mistake from Parry and settled for 2nd bringing home solid points for the championship. Alonso drivers finished 2nd 3rd and 4th in the first final! Final 2 was all change as a big downpour of rain meant a wet race. Magee was unlucky and came off twice on the first lap and found himself last with distance between him and the pack. He re focussed and made solid progress back through the field and crossed the line 12th, a creditable drive considering the start and conditions. Alonso mounted drivers finished 3rd (varney) and 4th Naploitano who also set fastest lap proving the kart was as good in the wet as in the dry! Napolitano had made the switch to the kart which brought him his 2 best results of the year with two fourth place finishes. In minimax other Wavertree motorsport driver Jack Barlow made the switch to Alonso karts and had instant sucess with a 2nd in final 1 and then went onto win the 2nd final! Alonso drivers finishing 1st and 2nd in final 1 also! A great weekend for the Alonso karts and team manager Dan of DHR said "Magee was fantastic all weekend and the 2nd final is a dissapointment as we felt he had a chance of winning" "i'm also thrilled for wavertree motorsport who made the switch to Alonso karts with Napolitano and Barlow and both had great success instantly!"

On 06/07/2009

Solid Team Performance at Buckmore S1

Round 3 of The British Super 1 Championships was held at the Kent circuit of Buckmore Park. After several good tests prior to the event the DHR team felt confident of some good results. In Snr Max Mike Spencer championship leader was unable to out his local knowledge into effect and salvaged a creditable 7th and 16th in the finals despite having several incidents and technical troubles and hung onto 2nd in the championship stnadings. In Jnr Max Alex Magee was top DHR performer with 7th in both final 1 and 2 despite being 2nd fastest in both Alex was unable to make further progress than 7th but these soild polints scores move him to 10th in the standings after a poor start at the opening round. George Williams made huge progress eyt again and his recent good form contiuned once more as he set times within 2 ths of the fastest all weekend. Incidents in both finals caused 2 DNF's but the speed was there for all to see. Jack Dex couldnt find the race setup he was after believed to be due to a bad set of race tyres. the team could not change these so battled on and more bad luck came when Jack was black flagged for appently overtaking under the pace car flag which later the clerks acknoledged a mistake had been made. Too late for Jack and he started from the rear of the grid in the 2nd final but stormed thorugh to 11th until the tyres dropped off and he fell back to 15th. Jack now lies 9th in the championship and hopes to bounce back at the next round.
In 177 Max Tom Holland endured a horror accident as can be seen in the gallery pictures, despite this Tom got up and still finished 5th and 10th in the finals and hopes to return to the podium at Larkhall rd 4. Jacques Evans raced well and made a season best 5th in final 2 and moves into 8th in the standings. Andy Gorton had heats to forget and started from the back of final 1 but stormed thorugh to 6th setting 2nd fastest lap only to be excluded as his rear hubs had moved during the race over the legal limit. Andy had all the work to do againand in final 2 made his way back upto 8th despite a bad start setting 3rd fastest lap! Andy can only reflect on what might have been. New DHR team driver Tom Pyttlik soon settled into his new surroundings and put on a fine display in both finals finishing 12th and 11th. Lapping much closer to the pace than in previous meetings Tom was delighted with his weekends performance and hopes to continue his progress up the grid and aims for top 10 positions as the next round.

On 16/06/2009

Brazilian Cup Alonso Kart Lockout!

The Brazilian Cup held at Whilton Mill saw Alonso mounted drivers take the top 3 postions in jnr max along with 6th and 8th! DHR team drivers Alex Magee and Jack Dex finished 2nd and 3rd respectively after an epic race long battle with other Alonso driver Ollie Varney. All 3 drivers led at different stages and it was Varney who took the race win with Magee setting fastest lap and Dex 2nd fastest! DHR team driver George Williams impressed again and continued his recent run of form with solid results in the heats giving grid 4 for the final. A crash at the start meant George had work to do but he stormed back through the 20 strong field setting 4th fastest time on the way and ended 6th postion almost pipping 4th,5th across the line in a photo finish! The 3 drivers now look forward to the 3rd round of Super 1 at Buckmore Park on 13/14 June.

On 02/06/2009

Magee impresses at FKS on DHR debut!

New team driver Jnr Max racer Alex Magee was on fine form at the FKS round at Glan-Y-Gors this weekend. Having never seen the track before we expected it to be tough and after a few early technical problems with the engine it hadnt been the best of starts to the weekend. However things changed dramitcally and by mid way through Friday Alex was fastest. He carried this pace on in to a wet timed prcatice but due to traffic and weather conditions the ultimate lap wasnt produced and Alex found himself in 3rd position in group and 5th overall. In the Pre-final Alex got straight to work and by lap 4 was into 2nd and closing in on race long leader Andy King. Despite pressure Alex couldnt make the move to take victory so settled for 2nd. However disaster struck as Alex came in underweight. A miss calculation in the changable weather conditions left Alex 1 kilo under the limit. After initial dissapointment Alex picked himself up and set about the main final starting from 24th he worked his way through the field and during the middle part of the race lapped over 7ths quicker than the leading pack! Alex managed 6th by the flag and at one point had been over 8 seconds behind the leaders but ended just over 4! A great drive which he was awarded drive of the day for. Team manager Dan would like to thank Alex's mechanic and mentor for the weekend Shaun Carter (KF2 driver) and Alex and the team looks forward to the next outing at the Brazilian Cup Whilton Mill in 2 weeks time.

On 19/05/2009

Positive Buckmore Test

The DHR team visited Buckmore Park for a 3 day test weekend just gone in preperation for the upcoming Super 1 rd there in 4 weeks time. Most team drivers tested at some point over the weekend with 3 staying on for the Sunday racing. Friday and Saturday provided excellent results with several drivers lapping consistently fast in varying conditions and setting the pace for others to follow. Sunday wasn't as good as although all drivers showed fast pace at different stages the end result wasnt as expected. The team take away the positives with a fantastic test for all and now hope the drivers can turn this fast pace into some good positions at the Super 1 rd next month.

On 19/05/2009

Tom Pyttlik signs for DHR

Former DR Kart 177 driver Tom Pyttlik has made the move to join the DHR Alonso team! Tom had a successful test on the FA Alonso kart at Kimbolton this weekend gone, lapping faster than ever before and he was instantly impressed with how easy the kart was to drive. After a couple of tough opening Super 1 rounds Tom is looking forward to moving up the grid with the DHR team. Team manager Dan was impressed with the test and comments "I was pleased at the pace Tom showed and look forward to more testing prior to the next round of Super 1. He found the kart quick and easy to drive and soon settled in producing some fast laps!"
The DHR team look forward to working with Tom for the rest of 2009 and will keep you updated with results as and when they come.

On 12/05/2009

Alex Magee signs for DHR!!!

Team Manager Dan Holland is pleased to announce the signing of Alex Magee as an official DHR team driver. Alex has been assisted throughout the start of 2009 by the DHR Alonso team and has now made the partnership official.
Alex's race schedule see's him race both Super 1 and the FKS championships amongst others. Alex's first meeting under the DHR flag will be at the FKS round at Glan Y Gors 16/17 May.
Dan quotes "Myself and assistant manager Leon are thrilled to have confirmed Alex as a DHR driver for the remainder of 2009. Alex has shown great potential and speed this year and we hope we can turn this into consistent top finishing results starting now."

On 11/05/2009

Williams shines at Kimbolton

DHR Jnr Max team driver George Williams put in a seasons best performance at the May Kimbolton Club meeting. In only his first year of jnr Max it would be fair to say the season so far has been character building for the 13 year old driver from Shropshire.
But this weekends performance shows the potential that team manager Dan saw at the very first test they did.
Throughout saturday practice George impressed producing some tasty lap times. Dan worked closely with George with the emphasis on 2 key ares being consistent laps and race craft.
On Sunday George didn't disappoint and the 1st heat saw George take 4th postion after a race long battle with Aaron Head and Luke Haynes. In the 2nd heat George made places from his middle grid and produced fast laps finishing in a fine 10th. The pressure now was on as a good top ten finish in the 3rd heat would secure a high grid postion for the main final. Starting 18th there was work to be done but a fantastic start up to 7th round the first corner looked to have done it but through the fast esses George suffered contact and was forced off track into a spin. However down to his pace and determination he battled back up to 15th again lapping very quickly.

Grid 8 for the final was excellent but George knew he had the speed to run near the front and after maintaining postion through the first lap he set about catching the front pack. With fast lap after fast lap he caught and passed drivers and found himself in 5th postion closing in on the leading 4 as they battled for podium positions.
George ran out of laps but ended right on the tail of 4th place. George lapped under the old lap record which was proof the result was no fluke! This was a fantastic result and seasons best performance and gives George and the team renewed confidence for the upcoming Super 1 rounds.

Meanwhile 177 Driver Tom Holland enjoyed sucesss in heat 1 and 2 but a crash in the 3rd heat left him with a damaged kart. Repairs during the break proved unsuccessful and Tom struggled through the final nursing his Alonso home in 6th place. Tom remains postive and looks forward to Buckmore Park club meeting in a few weeks time.

On 11/05/2009

Rowrah Super 1, Podiums Galore!!!! and Championship Lead!!!

This weekends Super 1 meeting at Rowrah brought more podium success in all classes for the DHR team. In Snr Max Mike Spencer started the meeting off in great style qualifying in pole postion in the timed practice session. He followed this with a win and 2nd in the heats, unfortunately Mike lacked the winning pace in the finals he still brought it home in 3rd postion in both finals and now leads the Super 1 championship.

In Jnr Max Jack Dex and Alex Magee were on pace all weekend and finished 3rd and 4th respectively in the 1st final. Unfortunately both were wiped out in a first corner crash at the start of the second, Alex recovered to 16th and Jack managed 7th but was later penalised 5 places for another incident. Jack now sits 6th in the championship despite this setback!
George Williams had an improved round 2 with an excellent performance in heat 2 on Sunday. George still found himself in the mix of the repecharge after a DNF in his 1st heat. After a good start George was making progress on the front group when an unavoidale accident ahead put the stop to his charge. Damage to the kart meant George had to limp round picking up championship points and taking away more experience.

In 177 Max Andy Gorton impressed all weekend and in qualifying managed 2nd closely followed by team member Tom in 5th. Again good results came in the finals with Tom finishing 3rd and Andy 4th in the first, however disatser struck for Tom in the 2nd with an exclusion whilst Andy managed a credtiable 5th place and now sits 4th in the championship standings.
177 team driver Jacques Evans faired well over the weekend with mixed but positive results and took 10th and 8th in the finals leaving Jacques 8th in the championship standings. He looks forward to the next round at Buckmore Park in June.

On 28/04/2009

DHR win again this time at Buckmore!!!!!!!

DHR team owner/manager Dan Holland decided to have a play out in a kart again this weekend at the Buckmore Park circuit. After retiring from racing at the end of last year Dan has concentrated on developing the team in to a major force to be reconed wiht this year and results are coming in thick and fast. Dan come close to breaking his own lap record around the kent circuit on his way to the victory. Meanwhile ever consistent Buckmore man Reg Covus again racked another podium finish in 3rd following home Dan and Lucas Orrock. Reg now leads the Buckmore club champs. Alex Magee was under the DHR awning at Buckmore also and impressed on his debut visit to the track. Finishing the final in a fine 3rd place after being in a race long battle with 3 other drivers. The team now looks forward to the 2nd round of super 1 at Rowrah

On 28/04/2009

Victory again for DHR at Rowrah!

The DHR race team moved to the Riwrah circuit in Cumrbia for the April club meeting as a pre Super 1 test coming up in just 2 weeks time.
In Rotax 177 depsite a small but quality field Tom Holland was on fine form and took the overall victory recording a new lap record on the way. Team Driver Reggie Covus set the 2nd fastest time in the final but following a bad start could not climb any higher than 5th place. In Jnr Max Jack Dex grided 3rd for the final but this was short lived when taken out at the first chicane and was sent down the hill to return 1/2 a lap behind the field! Meanwhile George Williams stormed thorught the field at the start and maintained a good pace finishing in a fine 10th position and setting his personal best time of the weekend on his final lap! The team now look forward to rd2 of the Super 1 at Rowrah 25/26 April

On 15/04/2009

DHR Super 1 Success!

DHR enjoyed a mixed meeting at the first round of the British Super 1 Rotax championships. With 8 drivers racing under the DHR flag the team were confident of some high positions. Mike Spencer in Snr Max was the most impressive having to start from the repecharge and still managing a 6th and 2nd in the main finals leaving him in equal 4th position just 6 points of the lead of the championship. Jack Dex didnt have the posium places he was after but still come away with solid points scores with a 6th in the main final.
177 Driver Andy Gorton faired well in the heats and grided 3rd for the 1st final. A bad start left him with work to do and he receovered well to take a 7th and 6th place finish. All team drivers were on pace and enjoyed a well run Super 1 meeting and look forward to Rd2 at Rowrah in a few weeks.

On 15/04/2009

Battling performances at Whilton

DHR had 5 177 Alonso mounted drivers out and all faired well during practice. Top finisher of the final was Jaques Evans in his first meeting with DHR and for 8 months. Jaques ended the final in 4th and hopes to build on this for Super 1. Other drivers including Ian Rumbold, Tom Holland, Andy Gorton and Reggie Covus all were involved in accidents throughout the day and didn't fair so well in the final results but all were on pace and looking forward to the super 1 meeting coming up.
Jnr Max driver George Williams had a testing day, the jnr max was affected with many first corner crashes and George was caught up in these a number of times. Having found himself in the B final and again avoiding a first corner crash he worked his way forward passing many drivers just running out of laps to effect the front runners. Better luck is hoped for the Super 1!

On 13/04/2009

Podium again for Reggie

Returing to Buckmore 177 driver Reggie hoped to go one place better than last month and take top step. This month saw an even larger grid and an equally strong grid featuring Harry Cockhill local track expert. Reggie tested well through the Saturday practice and had high hopes for the Sunday races. After a tough time in the heats Reggie found himself 3rd on the grid for the final, again the start didn't go to plan and he had to work his way up the field. He closed in on 2nd place man Milan Mach but was unable to find a way by in the closing stages. In his pursuit Reggie recorded 2nd fastest lap only a 1th down on race winner Harry Cockhill.

On 13/04/2009

DHR Team Line up

DHR are pleased to confirm the following drivers for the 2009 Super 1 Series
In jnr max Jack Dex and George Williams, Snr Max Mike Spencer and Evaldas Svolkinas and 177 Max Jaques Evans, Reggie Covus and Andy Gorton. Tom Holland is an associated driver but will race outside the DHR team awning but still under the close attention of the team. Ian Rumbold is also confirmed as a team driver racing the 177 max TVKC club championship at the PFI circuit.

On 13/04/2009

DHR take positives from Rowrah rain

DHR Team drivers Jack Dex and George Williams both drove well at Rowrah during some torrential rain and hail storms over the weekend. Jack raced well in the heats giving pole position for the final but failed to make the most of his advantage and fell back at the start. He managed to regroup and drive through the field back up to 2nd but ran out of time and laps to challenge the race winner. George meanwhile had been very racey all day and had been 4th and 5th fastest in all heats. The team felt he was on for a top 5 final position until a collision at the far end of the circuit demoted him down the order and out of contention. The drivers and team take away positives from the weekend and valuable testing data in preparation for the super 1 series round there later in April.

On 13/04/2009

Dream debut for Dex

"Latest team signing junior max driver Jack Dex enjoyed a dream start to his debut race with DHR at the Whilton Mill race meeting in February. Jack started the weekend well and was setting a fast pace all day Saturday among a record entry field of 56 drivers. The Northampton based driver was full of confidence going into race day and during the heats showed pace and race craft and qualified pole position for the main final along side other Alonso mounted driver Alex Magee.
The two Alonso drivers took the lights for the start but Dex's engine misfired causing a loss of speed and he exited the first corner down in 7th place. Whilst Magee sped away at the front Dex started to gather momentum and started closing in on the others, midway through disaster struck for the leading pack as water was dropped on the final corner leading to Magee and the next 5 drivers all coming to grief and spinning off track. Dex looking ahead saw the situation happening, he slowed and managed to get through the water hazard and amazingly led the way from there on. He took the chequred flag to record the race win and commented after " what a bizarre race, after the start I thought my chance was gone but with a huge amount of fortune I somehow ended up winning" "I'd like to say a big thanks to the team as its been a dream start and I look forward to the rest of the year"

Disappointment for Magee but an excellent showing and he can take away the credit of fastest lap in the final.

On 13/04/2009

Podium place for Reggie

177 Team driver Reggie Covus raced well at Buckmore amongst a strong but small field. Lucas Orrock and James darch provided the main quality and opposition but Reggie went into the final on grid 2 having set fastest lap in each heat and the pre final. Reggie took full advantage of the front row start and sped off into the lead of the final. After a race long tussle with Lucas Orrock, Reggie ended 2nd, still pleased with the overall result against such quality opposition. Meanwhile Jnr max driver George Williams progressed well on his first outing at Buckmore Park. George quickly adapted well to the tight and technical track and soon was lapping well. After finishing 6th in the pre final disaster struck in the main final when he was caught up in an accident whilst making good ground on the pack. This was race end for George but an excellent weekends performance none the less.

On 13/04/2009

Jack Dex Signs for DHR

Jnr Max racer Jack Dex has put pen to paper and has signed for DHR. Jack seeded 5th in 2008 jnr max hopes to go all the way in 2009 and believes it possible with DHR. Jack's first meeting will be at Whilton mill later this month, be sure to watch this space for some exciting results for sure.

On 13/04/2009

Mike Spencer signs for DHR

Top karting driver Mike Spencer has signed to race Rotax Max with DHR for the 2009 campaign. Mike had several teams and offers but chose DHR following a successful number of tests. Mike is aiming high this year after being seeded 5th in the 2008 Rotax super 1 championship despite missing a round! More tests are planned before the super 1 opener on 4/5th Apil at Whilton Mill. Mike comments " myself and Dan seem to click straight away both knowing what each other wanted. The Alonso kart works great and i've been really impressed by the whole team and setup. I'm looking forward to the start of the season and believe we have a real chance of success."

On 26/03/2009