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News - 2002 archive...

Cobra and Mintex products...

25/12/02 - Burnett Motorsport are now distributors for Cobra seats and Mintex brake parts if anybody would like any thing just ask phone or e mail and i will be able to help out or any race enquiry just ask for Steve McCall (details left).

2003 test day...

16/12/02 - Burnett Motorsport are organising a days testing in March 2003. Contact Steve (details left) for further details.

Prep for 2003...

14/12/02 - No less than seven Legends Cars are currently being prepared by Burnett Motorsport for next season. The provisional race dates for 2003 show no less than five outings as part of the British Touring Car Championship package. Want to be on the grid at one of these meetings? Please contact Steve 01236 872440 or email - steve@mollrose.co.uk. Burnett's hospitality is also on offer.

2003 will see a new driver, James Wantling, racing a Burnett prepared machine.

We are also carry out some race preparation work on Jamie Willis's car for next season's Scottish Championship.

Willetts 2nd at Donington...

18/11/02 - Burnett Motorsports prepared Neil Willetts took second place in the final of the Winter Weekend at Donington on Sunday. Neil was also awarded the 'Entertainer of the day' of Saturday. This comes just weeks after he secured third place in the final points totals for this year's Rockingham Series.

Higgins out of luck...

11/11/02 - John Higgins retired from the final race of the World Championship at Sears Point in America whilst dicing with the eventual winner, American Mike Samis. John Jon was in second position at the time when his car suffered a halfshaft failure. Burnett Motorsports were also represented in the Masters division where Steve Reynolds finished in fourth place.

Aprilia duo score at Knockhill...

04/10/02 - Aprilia racing duo and Burnett Motorsports customers, Steve Reynolds and Eric McFarlane, won the second heat and final respectively at last weekend's Scottish Championship meeting at Knockhill.

Higgins takes the title...

14/09/02 - Burnett Motorsports John Higgins took the Legends Cars 2002 Championship with three second places at Silverstone on Saturday. Read the full report here. Next stop is the final round at Rockingham where John is chasing the record for the most points scored in one season. The it's on to Sears Point in the USA for the World Finals.

John with the spoils of victory at Oulton Park
(pic: OvalTrack.co.uk)

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