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SPA HERE WE COME!

Yes that right Spa!!

I'm going to spa on Wednesday to race in the Euro race which takes place every year.

I'll be racing in the Italian Clio Cup for the weekend and aim to do well!

We are not going there to finish last and hope we can come home with some trophies!

For the 2007 programme : Formula Renault 2.0 Italia, the Renault Clio Cup Italia, the Dutch Supercar Challenge, the Dunlop Radical Enduro & BiDuro Championship Race, the Powertec Radical Challenge, the Mini Challenge, the Britcar Championship Spa 4 Hour and the Apex Tubulars Open & Apex Tubulars Porsche Club Championship.

With one hour of testing on Thursday, another hour testing on Friday, 45 minutes of qualifying on Saturday , 30 minute race on Saturday and a 30 minute race on the Sunday it will be a good test for me.

I'll be Racing against the top Italian Clio drivers and there are some Dutch Clio drivers entering too!

Robertshaw racing are running 5 cars in the meeting:- 2 Renault Clio 197's(Italian Clio Cup) and 2 Renault Clio 182's (Britcar) and a Mini (mini challenge).

I will be putting my tuition skills to the test helping the team and my fellow team mates to get the best results possible. Bring on Wednesday!!!

DOYLE AND TAYLOR PREPARE FOR SPA OUTING

Robertshaw Racing duo Michael Doyle (Gartocharn) and Alan Taylor (Whitley Bay) are preparing for a major event by taking part in a Clio Cup race at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit on 16th/17th June. Although it takes place in Belgium, the race is part of the Italian Clio Cup.

Michael is currently eighth in the UK drivers’ standings and finished sixth at North Yorkshire’s Croft circuit in round four on Sunday, 3rd June. The Robertshaw Racing star is confident he can transfer his form to the Italian Championship.

Doyle said: “I’m looking forward to this more than anything. I’ve never raced outside the UK before so this is a big step for me because I’ll be against a different calibre of driver with different styles. It’s hard to set a target because I don’t know exactly what I’m up against. I’m a racer so I always want to win but two top-five finishes would be great.”

Taylor, who raced at Spa in the 2006 Mini Challenge and scored his first Clio Cup point of the season at Croft, added: “Racing a Clio round there is going to be fantastic. I don’t want to jinx it but I hope the race at Croft was a turning point for us. I know the circuit and the racing line but in terms of set-up the Clio is completely different. The lap times are around 14 seconds quicker in Clio compared to the Mini so it’s a fresh start for the team.”

Team Principal Gary Robertshaw, a former ELF Renault Clio Cup racer, commented: “We made some enquiries about racing in the Italian Championship and Renault Sport UK gave us the go-ahead. It’s a fantastic opportunity for the team. There is an Italian team called Rangoni, which has five drivers at the top of the points table so it would be nice to get amongst them and I believe we can do that.”