Richard meins racing driver

Richard hein racing career profile driver database. Les ely, reflecting on a great weekend of racing said, our jag passed scrutineering and. Driving the auto trader bmw e30 m3 he raced in the 1991 british touring car championship, nick whale and son harry a small child attending races when the car was new emerged victorious as arguably the most eclectic mix of machinery at the 2016 silverstone classic contested the 45strong historic touring car challenge. Amongst them were 10 former winners of the le mans 24 hours including the winner of the recently held 2016 edition, porsche driver romain dumas. They will enter the am class of the race, reserved for gentlemen drivers. He was in good company, with fellow jag driver mike parkes scoring a. Julian balme tells the story behind one of motorsports. Find everything in one place on richard meins including their biography, latest news and. Richard has previous racing history with united autosports, having raced at the macau gt cup for five years from 20102014 with the team. Robert oldershaw lola t210 took second ahead of paul gibson lola t70. Racing was just a significant part of our lives as we grew up, having said that lex died when i was 10 years of age, richard davison explained to. Top 10 finish for braun and husain in michelin le mans cup. The 2018 michelin le mans cup was the 3rd season of the michelin le mans cup.

Richard lloyd 18 february 1945 30 march 2008 was a british racing car driver and founder of multiple sports car and touring car teams. The driver replacing wayne will be announced shortly. Richard meins racing career profile driver database. The corbybased team are yet to confirm who mikes codriver for the.

Richard petty motorsports announces new driver of famed no. Masters historic racing uk, 35a market place, olney, bucks. Oct 25, 2017 richard petty motorsports announces new driver of famed no. Former f1 driver mark blundell to race a mclaren in british gt. Further cars have been delivered to richard meins and shaun lynn, who will. Richard meins will team up with shaun lynn for the onehour lmp3 race in norfolk. United autosports confirms drivers for le mans cup speed. Rob bell to race with united autosports for oulton park. Dick protheroe led a remarkable life, even before his series of racing etypes. To be back with united for my third season was amazing and now ive been given this huge opportunity, ill be giving it absolutely everything. Cl classics les ely achieves podium finish at goodwood. United autosports continues expansion of british onroakligier. He has also raced at the spa 24 hours twice 2011, 2012 as part of the united autosports squad. I get on really well with richard and hes a great driver so im looking forward to working with him.

Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Apr 05, 2015 it was a dual education, learning about the mechanics and prepping of modern race cars, plus the racing school and lapping days, with oneonone instruction from guys that were actually race car drivers. In june 1973 the car was sold to graziano cancian and it was upgraded to 3. Honours in the opening fia masters historic sports car championship race fell to leo voyazides lola t70 mk3b but only after ontheroad victor rob huff was excluded for a technical infringement after he had dominated the race in richard meins lola t70. The single seater and ginetta juniorsupercup race team will run the car for mike in the. Richard has also raced in european formula 3, the 24 hours of le mans, 24 hours of daytona and has recorded victories and poles in transam, imsa and north american endurance racing. A big part of the attraction to the spenarddavid racing school, and especially its own f2000 school racing series, was the pro team. On 16 april 20, united autosports announced that firth would be replacing the injured richard meins for the rest of the british gt season, partnering mark blundell in a mclaren mp412c gt3. Click on the race name to see the results of that race. United autosports is a sports car racing team, founded by american businessman and entrepreneur zak brown and former british racing driver richard dean. Richard has previous racing history with united autosports, having raced at the macau gt cup for. Lynn and johansson to race in gulf 12 hours for united autosports. United autosports have confirmed their second driver pairing for their threecar team at the inaugural british prototype cup, held at snetterton on 89 october. The sun shone down on the le mans legends with a good crowd already at the circuit to enjoy the spectacle, and an exciting race with a level of attrition reminiscent of the period these cars came from sadly came to an end with the field behind a safety car, the.

Join facebook to connect with richard driver and others you may know. Richard meins driving the 1979 bastos liveried ford capri. Richard allens bequest to the air ambulance the ferrari. After competing in the ford fiesta championship and the porsche carrera cup he graduated to the production class of the british touring car championship midway through the 2003 season with john batchelors team varta squad. On board goodwood revivals most dramatic moment youtube. He drove in multiple championships himself, including the british saloon car championship and the world endurance championship. Group c racing return to 2019 spa classic report more jaguar xjr8 images.

It began on 12 may at the autodromo nazionale monza and finished on 27 october at the algarve international circuit. United autosports have confirmed richard meins, shaun lynn and jim mcguire as their first driver line up for the 2017 gulf 12 hours. Richard meins 1967 ford gt40 at the 2015 goodwood reviva. United autosports have confirmed that richard meins and wayne boyd will race together in the 2018 michelin le mans cup. From the off, the 1st and 2ndplaced jaguar etypes of phil keenjon minshaw and rob huff richard meins fought valiantly both against each other and emanuele pirro and lukas halusa in the sensational ferrari 250 gt breadvan. Driver co driver car class colour date cc 2 leo voyazides simon hadfield shelby daytona cobra c3 red 1965 4700 8 richard meins jaguar etype c3 black 1961 3800 9 craig davies chevrolet corvette stingray c3 white 1965 6000 10 simon butler martin rich jaguar etype c3. Masters festival, brands hatch 222324 may 2015 gentlemen drivers car no. Racing driver c mockridge and co driver j varney in their 1967 austin a40 at the start of the 22nd rallye montecarlo historique in clydebank. It competed in the 197273 drm driven by rudiger faltz. Richard john beattie seaman 4 february 19 25 june 1939, was one of the greatest prewar grand prix drivers from britain. Mar 22, 2018 he was previously announced to be racing in the michelin le mans cup alongside richard meins. Browse through highres photos of richard meins captured by world class professional motorsports photographers. One of the curtainraisers was the presence of group c racing, with nearly 40 cars on the grid and the jaguar classic challenge racing for the first time at le mans.

He famously drove for the mercedesbenz team from 19371939 in the mercedesbenz w154 car, winning the 1938 german grand prix. Seasons spanning over two years for example 2014 championships have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends. Our cookies are friendly and dont collect personal information but helps to improve the user experience. Richard meins lmp3 endurance racing car driver with. Richard meins lmp3 endurance racing car driver with united. The series featured lmp3 and gt3 category cars competing in their respective class. Garforth, england united autosports has signed exformula one driver mark blundell to compete full time in the 20 avon tyres british gt championship alongside richard meins, reuniting their partnership from the 24 hours of spa in 2012. But the quebec native is known for more than being a great racing driver.

Uk born richard meins races for the united autosports team in the lmp3 class. In firths first race of the season, he retired from the event, held at rockingham. Racechaser staff march 29, 2014 international, road racing 0 comments march 29, 2014 johnstown, pa. Richard rejoins the team after making his debut in the michelin le mans cup last year alongside shaun lynn, with andrew bentley stepping in as his team mate for the paul ricard and portimao rounds. Married luann acostarubio, two children alex and mariel 2012 3rd place gulf 12hours in abu dhabi with united autosports, 2nd place rolex 24 at daytona, rolex grandam sports car series with starworks motorsport, fia world endurance championship with starworks motorsport. Works mclaren gt driver rob bell will stand in for fellow factory mclaren gt driver, alvaro parente, at the opening round of the 20 avon tyres british gt championship at oulton park in just over a fortnight. Last years michelin le mans cup was an awesome experience and returning for a second year was something i was determined to do. Ex mclaren f1 driver joins united autosports for 20. Julian balme tells the story of dick protheroe and his famous jaguars.

Drivers with last names starting with m racingreference. Jan 10, 20 former f1 driver mark blundell will compete full time in the 20 avon tyres. Richard marsh is an auto racing driver from derbyshire, england. United autosports confirm richard meins and shaun lynn for. Richard meins lmp3 endurance racing car driver with united autosports united autosports. Richard lyons born 8 august 1979 is a british motor racing driver currently competing in the japanese super gt series. On board as richard meins nearly loses his lowdrag jaguar etype into the back of a. Meins and boyd are the second confirmed driver line up in the michelin le mans cup for the 2016 and 2017 elms lmp3 champions and will race the gulf marineliveried ligier js p3.

Bell will deputise for parente who is racing in another sro series at the nogaro circuit in france. Road to le mans 17th june 2017 provisionnal list of. Richard meins, british gt driver with united autosports will miss the season opener after suffering an accident in testing last week. Meinsmcguirelynn team for gulf 12 with united autosports. Exformula 1 driver and former le mans 24 hour winner mark blundell to join united autosports alongside richard meins blundell back to britain, marking his return to full time racing in. October 25, 2017 in one of the organizations most anticipated moments in its history, richard petty motorsports announced today darrell bubba wallace jr. Standout races among the usual worldclass roster of historic grids included sundays 45minute, twodriver moss trophy for closedcockpit 1960s gt cars. Mar 20, 2018 it wouldve taken more than subzero temperatures and a bit of snow to halt proceedings at last weekends 76th goodwood members meeting. This weekends michelin le mans cup race will mark matts 100 th race with united autosports. Its a relaxed atmosphere and you get a lot of track time.

Sports car racing photo gallery of richard meins gbs cars photo gallery. Wayne boyd switches to lmp2 for united autosport elms. Oct 15, 2016 on board as richard meins nearly loses his lowdrag jaguar etype into the back of a. Richard meins 1967 ford gt40 at the 2015 goodwood revival photo 1 this gt40 mk1 chassis number p1070 was bought as a road spec car on the 17th march 1967 by roger west, where it was entered into an scca race at selma, alabama and competed under the number 76. Tim eakin and richard taffinder continued their impressive run of qualifying results, taking 2nd with a time of 2. He was previously announced to be racing in the michelin le mans cup alongside richard meins. On board as richard meins nearly loses his lowdrag jaguar etype into. I think we were all on the pace and we have had a fantastic time and we did the best we could. The first round of the european le mans series begins with the official prologue on 910 april, with the race being staged on sunday 15 april. Richard meins gbs cars photo gallery racing sports cars. Feb 08, 2020 richard meins 3000cc mclaren dfv m23 1973 bryan lancaster.

Pipped to the finish line by professional racers andy wallace in a mk1 jaguar and richard meins in a austin a40, les ely raced his 1959 mk1 jaguar saloon and finished just one second behind taking 3rd place. All 83 manuela gostner 6 giorgio sernagiotto 6 krypton motorsport mercedesamg gt3. Former f1 driver mark blundell will compete full time in the 20 avon tyres. United autosports will be fielding two lmp2 cars and. Celebrating the le mans 24 hours at the epic 2016 le mans. Richard meins united states will owen colombia juan pablo montoya india. Richard meins driving the 1979 bastos liveried ford capri in the gerry marshall trophy during goodwood members meeting 76 at goodwood motor circuit m90yg6 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. He is also one of the finest racing instructors in north america. Im really looking forward to the abu dhabi 12 hours and being reunited with jim and shaun for this great event. Richard meins returns to united autosports alongside wayne.

United autosports confirms drivers for le mans cup speed sport. Dominant display by mike whitaker at the masters festival. The nurburgring and sonomabased rotek racing team will field a sole audi r8 lms for rob huff, oliver gavin, kevin gleason and richard meins in the australian 12 hourenduro. After this race it looks to have changed hands 6 times before being destroyed by fire. And for your first appearance in the race, what could be better than an early. Richard who had joined the team for a twoday test suffered broken ribs and a knee injury after an incident on track, which damaged the mclaren mp412c gt3. Reunited protheroes jaguar etypes cut 7 and 8 racers drive. Find everything in one place on richard meins including their biography, latest news and updates, high resolution photos, high quality videos and expert analysis. The biography with carrer and success in the race driver directory of speedsport magazine. Nov 10, 2017 united autosports have confirmed richard meins, shaun lynn and jim mcguire as their first driver line up for the 2017 gulf 12 hours.