Restart Racing had a bruising season finale of the 2023 TCR UK championship season at Brands Hatch, despite showing great pace on Saturday, followed by a race-leading performance by 2022 champion Chris Smiley.The weekend started well with Smiley topping the short free...
Championship-best result for Scott Sumpton as Chris Smiley shines in the rain
Scott Sumpton secured his TCR UK career-best result in Race 2 at Donington Park this weekend, driving his Honda Civic Type R FK7 TCR to fifth in difficult conditions as the rain arrived just ahead of the final race, while Chris put on an exceptional performance to...
Top tens, race leads, and fastest laps at Silverstone
Restart Racing had reasons to celebrate after a great step forward at Silverstone for its junior driver Scott Sumpton, who set the fastest lap, led the race, and qualified in the top three, while Chris Smiley salvaged a sixth-place finish before race-ending contact in...
Mixed fortunes for Restart Racing at Knockhill
It was a good and bad weekend for Restart Racing on its trip to the Knockhill circuit in Scotland, with JAS Motorsport development driver Scott Sumpton securing his career-best result, while on the flipside Chris Smiley was chasing car issues all weekend, including a...
Chris Smiley keeps points coming on damage limitation weekend at Oulton Park
Chris Smiley secured two top ten finishes at Oulton Park, battling at the front despite some teething issues with his new Civic Type R, which replaces the test car that was used at Snetterton and Croft.The team took delivery of the new car just a few days before the...
Strong pace shown at challenging weekend at Croft
Restart Racing had a difficult second race meeting at Croft for the second round of the 2023 TCR UK championship, with both drivers Chris Smiley and Scott Sumpton failing to finish Race 1, but had a strong recovery in Race 2, driving through into the points in an...
Chris Smiley scores a podium for the new Honda Civic on its TCR debut at Snetterton
Chris Smiley secured a podium finish for the new Honda Civic Type R FL5 TCR on its racing debut in the TCR UK championship this weekend at Snetterton, while new team-mate Scott Sumpton put on an overtaking display in Race 2 to fight his way into the points.The new...
Race Truck Arrives
Race truck arrives just in time for our second season, this time last year we didn't even have a tool box what a start for Chris Smiley and Scott Sumpton. The trailer is being stickered up and were looking forward to show of the Paddock at Tcr uk first outing at...
TCR UK Finale at Snetterton and FIA Motorsport Games 2022 Representation in France
How it Began We knew we would be in the TCR UK Championship early in April, this wouldn’t normally be an issue however, the season started the weekend of the 16th and we had to go to Europe to pick up the car. Chris hadn’t driven the car and the team had precious...
TCR UK Donington Park August 2022
TCR UK Donington Park August 2022 We returned to Donington Park and this time raced on the slightly shorter National circuit layout for this bank holiday event. Practice and Qualifying - Monday 29th August 2022 A decent start practice session with a fastest lap time...