Torrent Motorsports

GT2 class victory in the 24 hours!

Simon Melhuish — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:31:48 +0000

Torrent Motorsports entered their first 24 hour race at the weekend around the challenging Nurburgring Nordschleife, the race was hosted by RaceDepartment.com . TMo entered two cars in the GT2 class, a Porsche 997 RSR and a Spyker C8. Petter Kaasa, Rickard Hellsten, Dave Carr-Smith and Martin Palm were in the Porsche. Borna Spoljaric, Boy van …

Torrent Motorsports dominate Super Cup in Australia

Simon Melhuish — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 23:31:59 +0000

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – Round 1 of the GPVWC Super Cup season took place this week around the streets of Melbourne. As announced earlier this month Torrent Motorsports driver line up consisted of single seater specialists Petter Kaasa and Rickard Hellsten. Qualifying: Hellsten set the pole time of 1:28.938 with Kaasa joining him on the front …

GPVWC Formula Challenge Season kicks off at Brands Hatch

Simon Melhuish — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:09:44 +0000

KENT, UK – The GPVWC Formula Challenge season opener took place at the Brant Hatch Grand Prix circuit in Kent, UK this past week. As previously announced Torrent Motorsports fielded a talented line up consisting of Jim Parisis and Ari Nieminen. Qualifying: Parisis set the 2nd fastest time of 1:25.915 with Nieminen setting the 5th fastest …

Musical chairs for TMo in GPVWC

Simon Melhuish — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:49:05 +0000

COLUMBUS, OH, USA- Last month Torrent Motorsports announced their GPVWC Formula Challenge line up for the 2012 season. Early at the start of March TMo gained a place in the Super Cup series, this is another spec series where the teams run a Dallara GP2 chassis powered by a Renault engine. As a result of …

Torrent Motorsports win at Le Man

Simon Melhuish — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:40:47 +0000

Le Man, France – Torrent Motorsports entered the Le Man 12 Hours this weekend, this was the final round of Race Department’s Le Mans Series season 3. VP Simon Melhuish only got the confirmation that TMo got a place on the grid the Thursday before the race so preparation was low, even the Audi R10 …

GT-Eins Endurance Series kicks off in Germany

Simon Melhuish — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:18:25 +0000

Saxony, Germany – The start of the GT-Eins Endurance Series kicked off the new season at the Sachsenring Circuit. Torrent Motorsports entered a Jaguar XKR GT3 with regular driver Petter Kaasa being joined by Rickard Hellsten who makes his competitive return to the team after having a year off. Dave Carr-Smith has also been named …

TMo reveals 2012 GPVWC Formula Challenge line-up!

Simon Melhuish — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:54:03 +0000

COLUMBUS, OH, USA – Torrent Motorsports have announced their line up for GPVWC’s Formula Challenge. The Scandinavian duo of Petter Kaasa (Norway) and Rickard Hellsten (Sweden) will lead the team into their first season at GPVWC. Greek Jim Parisis and team owner Simon Melhuish will be the test and reserve drivers for 2012. 2012 marks …

Williams takes the win on his debut in Portugal

Simon Melhuish — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 16:17:25 +0000

Portimao, Algarve, Portugal – The traditional GRC Touring Car Championship end of season endurance event was held at the Portimao Circuit in Portugal this season. With newly crowned champion Borna Spoljaric and Dave Carr-Smith unable to compete TMo fielded debutants Kyle Williams, Jim Parisis and Ari Nieminen. They were joined by championship runner up Martin …

Spoljaric takes the GRC Season 11 Drivers Championship at Most

Simon Melhuish — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:11:13 +0000

Most, Czech Republic – The finale of GRC’s 11th Touring Car Championship season saw the series head to the Autodrome Most Circuit in the Czech Republic. Torrent Motorsports were represented by Borna Spoljaric, Martin Palm, Dave Carr-Smith, Andrius Stankevicius and Ilija Brekalo. The success ballast for the round was Spoljaric with 60kg, Carr-Smith with 37kg, …

Advantage Spoljaric in Italy!

Simon Melhuish — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:50:06 +0000

Varano, Italy– The penultimate round of the GRC touring car championship saw the series head to the tight and twisty circuit of Autodromo Riccardo Paletti or commonly known as the Varano Circuit. Torrent Motorsports were represented by Borna Spoljaric, Martin Palm, Dave Carr-Smith, Andrius Stankevicius and Ilija. The success ballast for the round was Palm …