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Victory
at Spa for Anthony & Barry!
Anthony
& Barry finally took a victory in the SPEED series (formerly
VdeV UK) at their favourite track, Belgium's famous Spa-Francorchamps,
leading from start to finish.
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Barry
& Anthony finally on the VdeV UK podium!
Anthony
Dunn & Barry Gates finally made it onto the podium at
the final VdeV UK round at Silverstone. "We've
been in a similar position a few times this year, but for
whatever reason it hasn't happened" said Anthony "Hopefully
we can build on this over the winter and into next year".
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Setting
the pace at Croft, but an opportunity lost
Anthony,
Barry & the Chevron racing team put on their best performance
of the season in round 7 of the VdeV UK Championship at Croft,
but an early electrical problem in the race thwarted their
ultimate result.
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Anthony
& Amanda race against each other in VdeV UK!
For
the first time in their car racing career, County Durham partners
Anthony Dunn & Amanda
Whitaker competed against each other on track in VdeV
UK at Croft this weekend.
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Hero
to zero at Assen!
Anthony
& Barry were once again in the mix in VdeV UK as the series
made an overseas visit to the Assen
TT circuit in Holland.
Anthony took the lead as the others pitted and kept the car
on the track in very difficult conditions. However,
their strategy backfired as the rain continued, leaving them
falling backwards through the field.
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6th
place in 6th gear
Following
their dramatic pitlane fire at Snetterton 3 weeks ago, Anthony
and Barry finished 6th in VdeV UK this weekend at Brands Hatch
in their Ligier JS49.
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A
Potential Win Goes Up In Flames
A
potential race win for Anthony Dunn & Barry Gates went
up in smoke at Snetterton this weekend after a problem whilst
refuelling took them out of the lead. The Chevron team
did a brilliant job of getting the car back out and the pair
still finished 9th despite the drama.
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A
promising start, but another disaster for Dunn & Gates
Anthony
Dunn & Barry Gates had another mixed weekend at Oulton
Park this weekend with Barry crashing out of 3rd place at
the 2 hour mark.
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Dunn
& Gates take the front row but fail to finish at Anglesey
Anthony
Dunn & Barry Gates showed good pace 2nd round of the VdeV
UK series at Anglesey this weekend, but failed to finish following
engine problems.
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2008
mixed season opener
Barry
Gates & Anthony had mixed fortunes in the first race of
the 2008 V de V series to come home in 8th place, despite
gearbox problems.
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Anthony
reveals 2008 car at Autosport show
Anthony
proudly revealed the new Ligier JS49 that he & Barry
Gates will be driving in 2008 at the prestigious Autosport
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Anthony
& Barry take the 2007 Radical Enduro SR3 Championship!
Anthony
and Barry Gates ended their year successfully winning the
2007 Radical SR3 Enduro British Championship title at Brands
Hatch!
Going
into the weekend the pair had a 23 point lead and the pair
did what they had to do in order to wrap up the championship
in the final race of the year.
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Anthony
& Barry retake the lead!
The
dynamic duo took two second places at Pembrey taking a 23 point
championship lead into the final round at Brands Hatch. |
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Anthony
& Barry strike back at Croft!
The
'IWannaGoFaster' pairing of Anthony Dunn & Barry Gates
won again in he Radical SR3 British Championship to close
the gap to just 8 points away from main rival Phil Bailey.
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Donington
Disaster...but pair vow to fight back
Barry
& Anthony had engine problems at Donington causing 2 DNF's
& hurting their championship challenge. However, they
vow to fight back at Croft.
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Thruxton
rollercoaster weekend
Barry
Gates & Anthony Dunn carried on their battle for the Radical
Enduro SR3 championship at Thruxton. Anthony qualified on
class pole position and had a mixture of luck in the races.
REPORT INCLUDES FULL LENGTH ONBOARD VIDEO OF THE DRAMATIC
SECOND RACE
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Dunn
& Gates take a slim title lead at Spa
Sportscar
pairing Barry Gates & Anthony Dunn took the lead of the
Radical SR3 Enduro championship by just one point from Team
RPM team mates Phil Bailey & Bradley Ellis at Spa Francorchamps.
REPORT NOW INCLUDES FULL ONBOARD VIDEOS FROM BOTH RADICAL
RACES AT SPA!
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Anthony
& Barry carry on winning
Anthony
and race partner Barry Gates continued to set the pace in
the Radical Enduro SR3 championship at Oulton Park qualifying
on Pole Position in the SR3 class, and taking a 2nd and 1st
place in the weekend's two races.
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Anthony
& Barry's winning start…from the back of the grid!
Anthony Dunn and Barry Gates took their maiden win together
at the first round of the Radical Enduro Sportscar Championship
at Snetterton from the back of
the grid, smashing the lap record by over 1 second! For the
full article click here |
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Anthony
sets a new outright lap record during winter testing at Guadix,
Spain
Set
of RPM Motorsport 1500cc Radical SR3's, the lap of 1 minute
13.95 seconds was the fastest recorded time around the track
since it has been reprofiled & resurfaced. Click here
for the full article & video!
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Dunn
& Gates take first podium
Anthony
Dunn and Barry Gates made good progress with their racing partnership
this weekend at Brands Hatch. In the second race, good pitstop
work by the RPM racing team and some consistently quick driving
put the pair in 3rd place overall.
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Back
with a bang!
Anthony
returned once again to the cockpit of a Radical SR3 this weekend
at Donington Park. He partnered championship leader James Richardson
to try & tie up the SR3 championship.
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Back
with a bang!
Anthony
made a dramatic return to racing at Croft after a 3 years absence
racing in the Radical Enduro series. He qualified on the front
row & set fastest lap by 7 tenths of a second over a quality
field. Click here for
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Golf
GTi UK launch - Xmas 2004
Anthony
was part of a team of Pro-Drivers to launch the new Mark V Golf
GTi to VW dealers at racing circuits throughout the UK. Click
here for
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Mazda
RX-8 launch:(15/10/03)
Mazda's innovative new sportscar the Rotary engined RX-8 was
launched at Silverstone together with a team of instructors
including Anthony. The radical car with it's 'Suicide' rear
doors was shown off to the eager Mazda dealers. Click here
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Subaru
Launch North America Summer 2003:(30/8/03)
Anthony
made his second trip stateside as one of a team of 16 British
consultant instructors for Subaru America. Click here
for more.
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Stunning
Tin Top Debut:
(31/5/03)
Anthony qualifies on Pole Position on his saloon car debut.
Click here for more. |
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Audi
A8 launch:
(1/3/03)
Anthony helps to launch Audi's flagship model - the A8.
Click here for more. |
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Filming
new Micra video:
(30/11/02)
Anthony was called up to film the launch video for the
new Nissan Micra. Shot on location in Rome & Berlin,
the short video was to be shown at the Paris motorshow
during the car's launch. Click here
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Dubai
drama's:
(13/11/01)
The annual 24 kart race in Dubai was once again held at the
American University of Dubai. Anthony once again partnered
Hunter Abbott and fellow instructor and racer Amanda Whitaker.
Accidents & mechanical drama's blunted their challenge.
Click here for the full
story.
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Joy
and despair in Wales:
(18/6/01)
Pembrey was the scene of highs and lows, as Anthony led his
first sportscar but the Van Gessel Racing team's race ended
with a big accident shortly into Matthew's second stint. Click
here for more info.
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3rd
in Sportscar debut:
(2/4/01)
Anthony finished on the podium for his first sportscar race,
at Oulton Park in Cheshire. Racing with new team Van Gessel
Racing & partnered by James Pickford, the pair qualified
& raced to 3rd despite only 1/2 an hour in the car before
qualifying. Read the full story here.
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Radical
sportscars 2001:
(28/3/01)
Anthony
has completed a last minute deal to race in the Radical sportscars
championship, starting this weekend at Oulton Park, Cheshire.
Joining van Gessel Racing a full report will appear soon!
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Michelin
Clio Scholarship 2000
(26/2/01)
Anthony competed in the final of the scholarship. He made
it through to the final and even pipped scholarship host &
International GT driver Tim Sugden's (unofficial) benchmark
lap. He was narrowly beaten in the final by Scot Drummond
Lowe. Read the full story here.
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Michelin
Clio Scholarship 2000:
(22/2/01)
Anthony is competing to win a drive in the 2001 Renault Clio
Sport Championship. The scholarship attracts some 350 hopefuls
and Anthony has so far successfully qualified as 1 of the
30 selected for the pre Final on February 24th at Donington
Park. More news will appear soon.
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Nurburgring
24 hour race:
Anthony recently competed in a gruelling 24 hour race around
one of Europe's most exciting and tortuous racetracks. Read
the full story here.
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