Launched in 2020, Join Sara and Nick as we talk about all things British GT. Featuring race previews, reviews, the latest news and fascinating interviews. We'll also look a little further afield at British GT teams and drivers in other GT racing to bring you year round content!
Join Nick as we look at the action from the final round of the 2023 Intelligent Money British GT Championship season. We look at the race winners, the newly crowned champions and hear from our GT3 Champion, GT4 Champion and GT4 Pro/Am Champion on their success. You can find out more about the British Sportscar Podcast by visiting www.britscpodcast.co.uk.
23/10/2023 • 42:46
For the last time this year, Nick goes through all the action from the racetrack on the Saturday before the final round of the Intelligent Money British GT Championship season. We look at the top three in all the classes in every session along with the championship contenders who are looking to come out on top during tomorrow's Donington Decider.
21/10/2023 • 36:30
Join Sara (yep... in the audio!) and Nick as they discuss the action at the previous Brands Hatch round, as well as the latest news in the run up to this Race Season's Finale. Nick talks Championship Maths and there's even some humour ;)
20/10/2023 • 68:13
Join Nick as he discusses the race from Brands Hatch for the Intelligent Money British GT Championship for 2023. An exciting race with a lot of attrition saw all but one championship kept alive headed into the final round in October. We hear from race winner Dan Harper and GT3 Silver Cup winners Chris Hart and James Wallis. We also talk to GT4 championship hopeful Chris Salkeld on the 1-2 finish for Century Motorsport in GT4. Later in the episode we look into the championship maths headed into the Donington Decider. It's going to be exciting!
11/09/2023 • 45:08
Join Nick for a look at the action from Brands Hatch on practice and qualifying day ahead of the penultimate round of the 2023 Intelligent Money British GT Championship season. You can follow full live text coverage of the 2-hour race on Sunday at www.britscpodcast.co.uk.
10/09/2023 • 26:55
In this episode of From the Racetrack, we look at the qualifying day action from the Intelligent Money British GT Championship at Donington Park. It's Saturday in the east Midlands on a bright and sunny bank holiday weekend. Strange, I know, but we've had some good sessions today.We discuss:Free Practice 1Free Practice 2Why some cars did very little practiceCombined QualifyingThis episode comes with an added bonus of ambient sound, during the content. Proof if it were needed, that this episode of From the Racetrack is well-named.You can find out more about the show or the action from Donington Park by visiting www.britscpodcast.co.uk and following the link to the Donington Park microsite. You can support the show on Captivate.fm or on Buymeacoffee.
27/05/2023 • 33:05
In this episode of the British Sportscar Podcast, it's Nick flying solo as Sara takes some well-earned leave and is off celebrating a friend's nuptials. Don't worry though, it's not all Nick's voice as we hear from the winners of the Silverstone 500 before looking ahead to Donington Park. In this episode:The on-the-track results of Silverstone.Dan Harper and Darren Leung on claiming the RAC Trophy.Shaun Balfe on the bright end of a challenging weekend for Barwell. Nathan Freke on being the team boss who helped three crews bring home silverware.Jack Brown on winning GT4, a trying weekend for Optimum and the 2023 McLaren Artura GT4.A new GT3 entry for both Donington Park rounds.Raceway Motorsport appealing their Silverstone shame.The wheels on the bus going round and round, with you on it perhaps. Visit http://www.britscpodcast.co.uk for more information or to support the show.
25/05/2023 • 40:20
In this episode of From the Racetrack we look at qualifying day for the 2023 Intelligent Money British GT Championship Silverstone 500. The day was a bit of a wash out with qualifying heavily impacted by standing water. Hence the late arrival of the From the Racetrack podcast and the long lead time for written coverage from the track.We look at the high points of the Free Practice Sessions and discuss what happens when you can't go qualifying in British GT.
07/05/2023 • 24:32
Join Sara as she embarks on her first solo podcast voyage for the British Sportscar Podcast, taking us through a brief recap of Oulton Park, before looking ahead to this weekends Silverstone Showstopper - with everything you need to know!
04/05/2023 • 27:10
In this episode of the British Sportscar Podcast: International News, Nick Smith is your guide through four major endurance races in April. We look at the FIA World Endurance Championship's 6 Hours of Portimao which was claimed by Toyota with Ferrari in second place. We also look at the first major race victory for the Porsche 963 GTP car in the states, the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. Back to Europe we check out the British successes in the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Endurance Cup season opener at Monza and the TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, the last FIA WEC race before the big one. You can watch three of the four races now on YouTube with the 6 Hours of Spa set to be released during the British GT Siliverstone 500 race weekend.
30/04/2023 • 46:22
In this episode of the British Sportscar Podcast we focus again on the international news with the results of Super Sebring, the double header of FIA WEC and IMSA endurance racing from the Sebring International Raceway. The FIA World Endurance Championship went first with their season opening race at Sebring. We look at the final classification and a 1-2 for Toyota Gazoo Racing. Then came the Mobil1 12 Hours of Sebring, the second round of both the IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship and the North American Endurance Championship where Brits stood on the all the steps of the top class podium.We also remember Craig Breen, the Irish rally driver who lost his life recently in testing ahead of the 2023 Croatia Rally. Our thoughts are with his family. You can find out more about the British Sportscar Podcast by visiting our website at http://www.britscpodcast.co.uk. You can support the show by visiting britscpodcast at BuyMeACoffee.
16/04/2023 • 33:55
In this episode of From the Racetrack from the British Sportscar Podcast we look at the action from both the races at Oulton Park for the 2023 Intelligent Money British GT Championship. Both races were true British GT classics with action throughout the 36 car entry and weather playing its part and then some. We hear from Jonny Adam on how it felt to win his 100th British GT race start and from Aston Martin factory driver Ross Gunn on racing the championship's most successful driver. Later we hear from Race 2 winner Ian Loggie, both drivers of the GT4 race winning RACE LAB McLaren Artura, who experienced the lowest of lows in race 1 followed by the highest of highs in tricky conditions in the afternoon. We also talk to Raffaele Marciello on his first taste of racing in the British GT Championship and to Euan Hankey, the man behind RACE LAB, getting his opinion on the McLaren 570S GT4, Artura GT4, 720S GT3 and 720S GT3 EVO, all of which he has driven. To wrap up we have 13 minutes of ambient audio at the end of the episode, recorded trackside at Clay Hill during Free Practice 1 on Saturday. For more information on the Lion's Barber Collective listen to our interview from media day.For more information on the Century Motorsport VIP Experience raffle follow this link to facebook. For full coverage of the entire British GT race weekend find our Oulton Park microsite at http://www.britscpodcast.co.uk/british-gt-r1-r2-oulton-park
10/04/2023 • 66:04
It's back! The 2023 Intelligent Money British GT Championship is underway and we've had three sessions on the international circuit at Oulton Park. Saturday action included free practice 1, free practice 2 and qualifying. This episode reviews the results of the sessions and the major events of the day. We also take a look at the charity things going on in the paddock. For more information on the Lion's Barber Collective listen to our interview from media day.For more information on the Century Motorsport VIP Experience raffle follow this link to facebook.
09/04/2023 • 43:58
We're both back with our first bumper episode of the year!Join Sara and Nick as they break down this year's Intelligent Money British GT Championship entry list (a little differently to how we have done it before!) discuss the news, and look ahead to both the season as a whole, as we talk through our 'ones to watch' and the first race at Oulton Park, this upcoming Easter weekend. With a stonking list of cars to work through it's not our shortest episode, but it's worth a listen - especially while on your way to the racetrack!
07/04/2023 • 100:05
Nick introduces our testing day coverage of the 2023 Intelligent Money British GT Championship media day. In this episode we look at the fastest and most reliable cars in each session, the ones covering the least distance and hear from drivers and series officials in the press conference. We also hear from former team owner, now driving for Barwell Motorsport, Shaun Balfe. You can find all our Media Day coverage here. You can find the full time sheets from timekeepers TSL Timing here. Support the show
14/03/2023 • 50:28
We're here at the British GT Media Day today at Donington Park to bring you all the latest on the upcoming season- we've a new liveblogging tool, which you can follow along with over on our website at http://www.britscpodcast.co.uk/british-gt-2023-media-day, but we're also out talking with people! Earlier today we had a chance to talk with Ian Gough and Tom Chapman. Ian is new to British GT this year. He'll be racing with Tom Wrigley in the brand new Race Lab #29 McLaren Artura. They're partnering with The Lions Barber Collective this year to help raise awareness around men's mental health. Tom is the founder of the organisation - listen on to find out a bit more about this very worthwhile cause... You can find The Lions Barber Collective online at https://www.thelionsbarbercollective.com/ or on Twitter at @TheLionsBarbersWe'll also be having Ian and Tom back with us in a future episode for a more in depth chat! Support the show
14/03/2023 • 14:04
This episode of the British Sportscar Podcast is focused on the international racing scene. Nick Smith reviews the action from the first four major endurance races of the season, tracking the successes and disappointments for British drivers on the world stage. In this episode:The Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 HoursThe Joburg Kylami 9 HoursThe Hankook 24 Hours of DubaiThe Rolex 24 at DaytonaFuture episodes of the podcast will be a lot more subject specific, with episodes on British GT, GT Cup and International action. This allows you, the listener, to focus on the bits you really want to hear. If you have any questions, observations or suggestions please get in touch using @britscpodcast on social media or via our website BritSCPodcast.co.uk.Support the show
11/03/2023 • 55:22
Nick reports on the warm up and race sessions of the 2022 Intelligent Money British GT Championship #DoningtonDecider. We look at the champions in each class and hear from drivers on the joys of title glory. WARNING - One of our interviewees drops two F Bombs during his interview. If you are listening with young ears, you may want to mute for this section with Jules Gounon discussing the race and the championship result. Support the show
16/10/2022 • 49:51
Nick Smith reports on the action from the Qualifying day ahead of the final round of the 2022 Intelligent Money British GT Championship. Including interviews with drivers and ambient sound, this episode gives you a taste of the Saturday action from Donington Park.Support the show
15/10/2022 • 59:20
Nick takes a look at all the action from Sunday at Brands Hatch. We also hear from race winners Morgan Tillbrook and Darren Turner, then take a look at the championship standings with a single race left in the year. Oh how the time flies. Support the show
12/09/2022 • 42:26
Nick talks through all the news coming from Brands Hatch during the Saturday of the penultimate meeting on the 2022 Intelligent Money British GT Championship. We look at the results of all three sessions and have news of Spa-Francorchamps in our first from the race track episode to keep you up to date. Support the show
10/09/2022 • 37:33
Join Nick in his first solo episode of the show! He explains why we've been absent, catches up with British GT (as we don't want a three day long episode!!) and a few changes coming up in format from Brands Hatch this weekend onwards!Support the show
08/09/2022 • 74:37
10 minutes of audio recorded trackside during Free Practice 1 ahead of the 4th round of the Intelligent Money British GT Championship at Donington Park.Support the show
28/05/2022 • 10:48
Join Nick and Sara as they discuss the latest news and results in GT Cup, British GT and Internationally. This episode, Sara gives an overview of the most recent GT Cup round held at Brands Hatch at the beginning of the month, Nick brings us international news, and both discuss the most recent Intelligent Money British GT Championship news including the recent National Court appeal outcome as well as a post Silverstone discussion. Support the show
27/05/2022 • 82:44
Join us for this bumper episode of the British Sportscar Podcast, focusing on the British GT Season opener at Oulton Park. We bring you a run down of all the action, interviews with FIVE different drivers, as well as all the international news... just in time to do it all again for Silverstone!Support the show
07/05/2022 • 130:15
In this episode of the British Sportscar Podcast, Nick takes a look at the international news, and we focus on the announcement of the British GT Full Season Entry list. We also take a brief look ahead to this weekend's opening race at Oulton Park. This is a bumper episode, at just under two hours, and we couldn't fit everything we wanted in - so we'll be releasing an additional episode, and the first of our results digests this weekend, focussing on the rounds already completed for Britcar and GT CupSupport the show
15/04/2022 • 115:55
In this episode of the British Sportscar Podcast, we bring you the latest news from GT Cup, International and British GT. (Britcar we'll update separately as the races were happening this weekend)We also interview Mark McLoughlin - Team Principal and Founder of Greystone GT, who recently announced their expansion into British GT for this season, running Stewart and Lewis Proctor in addition to their existing GT cup program and more!Support the show
14/03/2022 • 79:41
Hello all!After a bit of an absence due to life unfortunately getting in the way, as well as some technical gremlins, we've regathered, regrouped and rebranded and we're BACK!!Just like anything not currently strapped down in the current storms battering the UK you also can't keep us down, and not only are we back bringing you all the British GT news, but we thought we'd also take the time to expand, so as suggested by our new name, we're covering even more! It does mean this first episode has been a long one, as we have ALL the news from the four championships we're now covering (British GT, International, GT Cup and Britcar) that's happened since our last episode, but this is a one off, and our new normal(!) format will be in place next from now. Support the show
20/02/2022 • 108:56
Join Nick and Sara as British GT goes on their Summer Away Race to Spa.We analyse all the action over the weekend, giving you our take on things, as well as keeping up to date with the latest news as well as British GT interest in the rest of Speed Week.Support the show
06/08/2021 • 71:39
We've been a little conspicious in our absence, but we're back - just in time for our summer holiday to Spa! In this episode we take a brief look back at the season so far, and a look towards this weekends racing, in ironically one of our shortest episodes yet!Normal service will be resumed soon - and we're looking forwards to bringing you a deep dive of the action taking place at Spa in our next episode. Support the show
24/07/2021 • 33:20