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TOP NEWS  :: 2004 FIA European Truck Racing Cup ::  by JONATHAN REEVES RACETRUICKS LUTZ THE ‘RING MEISTER’ – UNBEATABLE IN GERMANY The ADAC International Truck Grand Prix at Nurburgring saw Lutz Bernau keeping the 173,000 crowd happy by taking his MAN to four straight wins while Stuart Oliver in the Team Castrol Atkins machine scored well throughout the weekend (July 10/11) to stay at the head of the championship. Bernau – the reigning FIA European Cup Champion – was quickest of the MAN drivers in the first very wet practice, gaining second place on the grid, alongside Frankie Vojtisek (Renault). The other expected front-runners – Adam Lacko and Egon Allgauer – were struggling to find grip and claimed 7th and 8th places respectively on the grid while championship leader Stuart Oliver was floundering down in 13th place, 8.8 seconds off the pace. “We had a real problem with front end grip and the balance of the truck was terrible” explained Team Manager Dave Atkins. Changing the front tyres before the next outing had the desired effect – bringing an 8-second improvement in lap times and raising expectations for the forthcoming race. The miserable weather conditions improved to leave a mainly dry track for the actual races. The Saturday Qualifying race saw Bernau taking an immediate lead which he held right through to the chequered flag. Lacko and Allgauer quickly moved up to run in second and third – but the positions were reversed one lap from the finish when the Austrian pulled off a successful passing move. Oliver was meanwhile making great progress, making up seven places to hold sixth at the end of the first lap. He kept up a tremendous pace, overhauling Vojtisek mid-race and finally crossing the finishing line a fabulous fourth ‘on the road’ just 0.8 sec. down on Lacko. But in the official results the Englishman was moved up to 2nd when Vojtisek and Lacko both collected 10-second overspeeding penalties – dropping them to 3rd and 5th respectively. Jose Rodrigues found himself promoted to fourth. The Saturday Cup race brought further success for on-form Bernau – the German driver again taking a start-to-finish win with Oliver shadowing him closely for the first half of the race. But in the closing stages Oliver’s front tyres started to deteriorate seriously and he was forced to ease off and finally dropped back to finish fourth. Lacko came under pressure from Rodrigues and finally conceded a position to the Portuguese driver near the finish… but in the process collected an overspeed penalty and found himself put back to third in the results! Allgauer, having clashed with Vincent Crozier’s Renault on the opening lap dropped back to 14th but in a spirited drive fought his way back to fifth at the flag. Sunday’s practice saw a much-improved Oliver really flying to set fastest lap (2m.00.422 / 108.488km/h) and claim the pole. Just 0.626s. slower was Allgauer with Bernau third, just 0.052s. behind…an all-Castrol top three on the grid for Sunday’s first outing. From the rolling start Oliver had the inside line with Lacko making it three abreast as he squeezed between the Castrol MAN and Allgauer. But Bernau was keeping a tight line and was right on Oliver’s rear bumper – just nudging the Englishman enough to make him run wide under braking… leaving a Bernau-sized gap for him to nip through. Oliver quickly set off on the heels of the hard-charging German but was unable to regain his lead and after nine hectic laps had to be content with the runner-up spot, just 2.03 secs. behind at the flag. Lacko ran a strong third for the opening three laps but then appeared to fade slightly as Allgauer eased ahead with no apparent difficulty – leaving the Czech to come home fourth. Rodrigues came in fifth while Jochen Hahn made good progress to bring his Mercedes home in sixth. Tension was high as the 26-strong field lined up for the start of the final Cup race – but the leaders all emerged from the tight first corner holding their respective starting positions. But through the following sweeping left hander chaos reigned as Frenchman Noel Crozier (MAN) made contact with Lacko – both trucks spinning and leaving Allgauer with no escape. The Austrian made heavy contact with the left side of Lacko’s truck - hurting his leg and leaving his Czech colleague with concussion … and both the yellow trucks most definitely out of action. Fortunately both Bernau and Oliver had escaped ahead of this incident – and the pair ran in close company for the entire 13 laps to come home first and second, just 2.907s apart. Rodrigues had made up a lot of ground at the start and held a strong third - but in the closing stages lost the place to the flying Hahn. The German Mercedes man had fought his way past Vojtisek on his way to his first podium for some time. Bernau’s clean-sweep of four wins netted him the maximum possible score of 60 points in the weekend – and has promoted him to second overall in the title chase, in front of Lacko and Allgauer. But Oliver still tops the tables – holding a 25-point advantage at the mid-point of the season. RACETRUCKS POINTS AFTER ROUND 5 1) Oliver MAN 231 2) Bernau MAN 206 3) Lacko MAN 187 4) Allgauer MAN 183 5) Rodrigues MAN 117 6) Hahn Mercedes 109 SUPERTRUCKS ALBACETE’S AGONY… The Nurburgring event always produces plenty of drama and excitement to entertain the enormous audience (a claimed total of 173,000 over three days this year)– and the 2004 ADAC Truck GP was no exception, even in the Supertruck class. The timed practice session started with a damp track and was then stopped when Frenchman David Patalacci parked his DAF in the crash barriers. After a delay to recover the vehicle the remaining 20-minutes saw the circuit drying out - and the fastest laps being recorded. Antonio Albacete finally grabbed the ‘pole’ position with a time of 1m.53.75s. (average speed 114.852km/h) in the Equipo Cepsa Buggyra. The ‘sister’ machine of Frenchman Ludovic Faure was just 0.15secs. slower with David Vrsecky completing an all-Buggyra top three, just 0.629 secs behind. Markus Oestreich – gunning for glory in his ‘home’ event could only manage fourth fastest time in his VW Titan – but he was just 0.876s. off Albacete’s time and could be expected to push hard come the race. Ralf Druckenmuller clocked a respectable 1m.55.165s. in the second VW – but the remainder of the field were less than competitive: Stan Matejovsky making a one-off return in his Tatra was sixth fastest (3.4 seconds off the pace) just ahead of Herve Crozier (MAN). The 2003 PAM machine of first-timer Pierre von Mentlen was an enormous 7.74 seconds behind the pole with the DAF’s of Patalcci and Bassanelli even slower. Sunday dawned a bit drier but still very cold (around 14C) – but the on-track action was hot! The start of the Qualifying race saw Albacete power his red Buggyra into an early lead while Oestreich outgunned Vrsecky to slot into third place – right on the rear bumper of Faure. Albacete didn’t have much of a lead – but the Spaniard seemed to have everything in control, posting fastest lap (1m.54.165s.) as he made good use of the clear track. Faure was under constant pressure from Oestreich and after three laps the German used a little ‘physical’ contact to push the Buggyra wide under braking for the hairpin corner… and slip the VW inside to take over second place. Faure was understandably keen to return the favour – giving the rear of Oestreich’s VW enough of a shove at the next left hander to push the German slightly off-line – allowing the silver Buggyra to reverse the positions and re-take second (with some front bodywork missing!). The duo swapped places another two times during the next lap – but finally Faure was able to consolidate his place and finally crossed the finishing line 2.127 seconds behind race winner Albacete. The gap from Faure to third placed Oestreich was just 0.811 secs. after nine hectic laps – with Vrsecky coming in fourth, 3.576 secs. behind the leading trio. Druckenmuller brought his VW home fifth, a respectable 5.293s. behind – with Matejovsky completing the top six, trailing in over half a minute back…and the remaining five might as well have parked up for a sleep! The Cup race looked sure to produce a similar result; Albacete in the Cepsa Buggyra again setting a sizzling pace to gradually open up a few second lead while Faure was focussed on fending off the attentions of hard-charging Oestreich. With three laps of the 14-lap race remaining the Spanish driver looked secure with most attention looking to the scrap for the runner-up spot. But then Albacete’s engine started to go off-song – the drop in power combined with some brake troubles suddenly resulting in a race leader with no advantage over his followers. With just one lap remaining the Spanish driver had his mirrors full of the quickly-closing Buggyra of Faure with Oestreich also shadowing closely. The corner before the pits straight saw Albacete run slightly wide and Faure grabbed the opportunity to get alongside… but unfortunately ran wide himself, shoving Albacete way off-line. Oestreich couldn’t believe his luck –as the two Buggyra’s lost momentum and left an enormous gap on the inside for him to drive through – into a lead he certainly wasn’t going to hand back! The VW driver finally took the chequered flag 1.916 seconds clear of Faure with an extremely angry Albacete a further 3.4 seconds back in third place. Vrsecky in fourth had to work hard to hold off Druckenmuller for fourth – just 0.826secs. splitting the pair on the line. Crozier gained sixth as Matejovsky went out (and broke his arm) when he clipped Patalacci’s DAF while lapping it! Post-race the leaders didn’t know what to say. Oestreich had been ‘gifted’ the win while the two Buggyra drivers were blaming each other: Albacete’s team had already advised the Faure pit crew that they had trouble and that the Spanish driver would have to relinquish the lead…but they didn’t expect to be pushed off and lose second place too! Faure in turn claimed that Albacete had run wide and then closed the door on him, resulting in the collision. Whatever the story, Oestreich went home from the Nurburgring holding a four-point lead over Faure in the championship – more than he could have dreamed of at the start of the race! SUPERTRUCKS POINTS AFTER ROUND 5 1) Oestreich VW 115 2) Faure Buggyra 111 3) Vrsecky Buggyra 106 4) Albacete Buggyra 98 5) Druckenmuller VW 77 6) Monfrino Renault 22 Next race; Alastaro, Finland – July 31/August 1

:: Pembrey - Wins... Business as usual :: It was ‘business as usual’ for Stuart Oliver at Pembrey last weekend as the MAN driver claimed another two comfortable victories in Class “A” of the Delphi British Truck Racing Championship. :: THE WINNING GOES ON AT THRUXTON :: Last weekend Team Oliver Racing was in action at the high speed Thruxton circuit in Hampshire. :: NURBURGRING GERMANY, TWO RACES TWO PODIUMS AND STUART RECEIVED THE TOP AWARD OF “KING OF THE RING” 2010 :: Last weekend gave Team Oliver Racing the opportunity to compete in front of a massive 202,000 spectators and against some of Europe’s top teams in two races at the world famous Nürburgring on the awesome Grand Prix circuit. :: Late Entry to 2010 FIA European Truck Race Championship :: 'astonished at the unsporting actions of a fellow British team entered European Championship as well as the narrow minded, short sighted actions of the FIA truck racing Stewards. :: 2010 Delphi British Truck Racing Championship Rounds 5 & 6 – Pembrey. :: OLIVER UNSTOPPABLE IN CLASS “A” :: Nine-time British Truck Racing Association Champion Stuart Oliver has secured a hat trick of victories at Brands Hatch today (Sunday 18 April) after taking the spoils in the Grand Final at the Truck Superprix. :: Oliver started the final encounter of the day from pole position and led from lights to flag, cementing his position as the country's leading truck racing talent. :: 2010 Delphi British Truck Racing Championship :: Oliver great start to 2010 season :: Oliver signs off with second Truck Superprix victory :: Stuart Oliver signed off a successful 2009 British Truck Racing Association Championship campaign by clinching his second victory of the weekend at Brands Hatch today (Sunday). :: Oliver splashes to Class A victory! :: Hexham haulier wins eventful first race :: OLIVER CLINCHES CROWN WITH THREE WINS :: The second visit of the season to Pembrey produced the usual frantic first-turn action that the Welsh circuit has become renowned for – with the Class ‘A’ races generating some particularly spectacular action. :: Oliver Wins at Thruxton :: The latest rounds of the Delphi British Truck Racing Championship took place at a sunny and warm Thruxton circuit last weekend (August 15/16) – and saw a double win for Stuart Oliver :: WHILE OTHERS GO SPINNING OLIVER KEEPS ON WINNING! :: WHILE OTHERS GO SPINNING OLIVER KEEPS ON WINNING! :: Reigning champion takes second Brands Hatch race win :: Stuart Oliver cruised to victory in the final Delphi British Truck Racing Championship of the weekend at Brands Hatch (Sunday 29th March). :: Oliver on form in first Brands Hatch win of season. :: Eight time champion starts the season on a high :: Team Oliver in China :: British Truck Racing drivers Stuart Oliver, Ben Horne and Dave Ball joined Swedish driver Mikael Johansson and Russian Mikhail Konovalov at the finals of the China Truck Racing Championships :: Stuart Oliver signs off 2008 Championship with 14th victory :: Sixteen-strong grid for Truck Superprix finale :: FOR SALE CHEVY 6.2 V8 DIESEL ROCKWOOD BAYPORT 4 BERTH MOTORHOME :: FOR SALE CHEVY 6.2 V8 DIESEL ROCKWOOD BAYPORT 4 BERTH MOTORHOME 1994 with only 47,000 miles 18/22 MPG :: Stuart Oliver takes British Championship for the eight time. :: Truck Racer Stuart Oliver scored a treble victory in the penultimate rounds of the British Truck Racing Championship at Pembrey, South Wales last weekend. :: Most - Czech Republic :: Sunday’s race ended in mechanical failure for Stuart when after a collision he was forced to retire. :: Race Winning Form at Donington :: Stuart Oliver strengthened his position in the Delphi British Truck Racing Championship to 8 points with two clear wins at Donington Park on 27th July. :: Stuart Oliver wins both Championship races! :: Stuart Oliver wins both Championship races! :: Nogaro, France. European Round :: Stuart increases position in European Championship :: European Championship - Albacete, Spain :: An enthusiastic Spanish crowd of 20,000, saw Spanish driver Antonio Albacete take his MAN to victory on Sunday (winning both the Qualifying and Championship races). :: Stuart gets off to a flying start in the European Championships. :: Stuart from Hexham started his European Truck Championship season with a second place finish in Barcelona last weekend (10/11 May). :: BTCC Donington - 3rd/4th May :: BTC Racing :: Oliver wins race two of the British Truck Racing Championship :: Truck champion takes on BTCC challenge :: Stuart to drive BTCC :: In what can only be described as the best thing that has happened to BTC Racing in its short history, Stuart Oliver – the 2007 Delphi British Truck Racing Champion – has signed to drive for BTC Racing, :: Stuart does it for a seventh time!!! :: 2007 Champion Stuart Oliver cemented his title with a dominant victory in the second Class A race of the British Truck Racing Championship at Brands Hatch. :: 3 wins at Pembrey!!! :: 3 wins at Pembrey!!! :: Stuart Oliver wins International Truck Challange :: Torrential rain and floods hit the South of England as teams made their way to the Thruxton rounds of the Delphi British Truck Racing Championship. :: Truck Grand Prix. Two wins and Stuart leads British Championship :: 7/8 July Truck Grand Prix, Nürburgring, Germany - Stuart Oliver wins both Mittelrhein Cup races and takes the lead in the Delphi British Truck Racing Championship!!! :: British Championship Rounds 4 & 5 :: Staurt Oliver takes a first and a second place finish! :: FIA European Truck Racing Cup, Round 3 – Albacete, Spain :: Stuart Oliver consolidates his eighth place Championship position. :: Round 2, Zolder, Belgium :: Stuart Oliver held his eighth place position after the second round of the 2007 European Championship held at the Zolder circuit in Belgium. :: British Championship Pembrey :: Stuart Oliver – Battles to gain a First Place Finish – Just missed another due to a ‘Racing Incident’ :: Barcelona 2007 :: Team Oliver returned to European racing with good finishes :: MAN TG-A Complete Outfit FOR SALE! :: Team Oliver will be enhancing the team presence in both the British and European Championships for 2007. :: Brands Hatch 2006 :: True to expectations, a crowd of thousands filled every corner of the prestigious Brands Hatch circuit over the weekend :: Team Oliver win win win :: Champion Stuart Oliver (MAN) came back into top form with straight wins in all races and fastest laps to add to his points :: Brands Hatch – Press Preview By JONATHAN REEVES :: Steve Horne, Stuart Oliver and David Ball had a busy day at Brands Hatch – assisting with a Press ‘preview’ for the forthcoming Truck Superprix, the final event of the 2006 season on November 4/5. :: Stuart races against the new Chinese Race Truck :: Chinese Truck Maker Premiers Latest Models in Europe :: Team Oliver - Fastest Drag Race Truck! :: Recently, twelve of the BTRA teams, including Team Oliver, had a weekend away together at the Santa Pod Raceway. :: Thruxton August 2006 :: Over the weekend of August 5th/6th Team Oliver was at the Thruxton circuit to participate in a weekend of truck racing events, including rounds 6 and 7 of the British Championship :: Nurburgring - Truck Grand Prix 2006 :: Since Stuart Oliver aired the Team Oliver MAN TGA race truck at the Pembrey circuit in Wales over the Easter weekend, the vehicle has undergone extensive work to bring it back up to competitive racing standards. :: Pembrey April 2006 :: Easter weekend saw the return of Stuart Oliver to the Truck Racing circuit when he took to the track for the first rounds of the British Championship :: British Race Racing Events 2006 :: BRITISH TRUCK RACING ASSOCIATION :: Wall to Wall Truck Racing :: Wall to Wall Truck Racing – Hadrian’s Wall to the Great Wall of China :: 2006 is coming fast :: The Winter Race Is On :: Nurburging 2005 :: tyre problems and an unfortunate collision with Ric Collett’s ERF left him without brakes at 100 mph. :: Castrol Truck Racing News :: FIA Truck Racing 1st Round :: DATES FOR 2005 :: BTRA BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP :: BTRA Annual Dinner :: 20TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER & DANCE :: GREAT NEWS FOR BRITISH TRUCK RACING :: Brands Hatch :: 2005 Dates :: Provisional Dates for the 2005 Truck Racing Season. :: STUART OLIVER CROWNED EUROPEAN CHAMPION :: CASTROL ATKINS DRIVER TAKES FIA TITLE AFTER :: Team Atkins FIA Champions :: Stuart Oliver 2004 FIA European Champion :: Stuart Oliver wins British Championship :: British Truck Racing Champion for the 6th time :: FIA Euro -Round 9 – Jarama, Spain :: OLIVER RETAINS LEAD IN EURO CHAMPIONSHIP :: Belgium Report :: Stuart Oliver retained his lead in the championship :: Latest FIA Driver Positions :: Oliver leads... :: Czech Round :: OLIVER MAINTAINS LEAD :: Stuart Oliver extended his lead.... :: Stuart Oliver extended his lead in the FIA European Truck Racing Cup dominating the first day of action at Alastaro in Finland while Sunday’s races brought success for Jochen Hahn. :: 2004 FIA European Truck Racing Cup :: Round 5 – Nurburging, Germany :: Pembrey :: Exciting Racing... :: Castrol Race Report :: Stuart Oliver tops the table holding a 25-point advantage. :: Stephen Armstrong Solid finish :: Good finish with brake problems.... :: Team Oliver Success :: Good finish to first day... :: Fast Start at Nurburging :: Latest News :: Team Oliver Mechanic :: Hair Jobs :: Round 4 – Nogaro, France :: OLIVER RETAINS CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD WITH FOUR PODIUMS :: Thruxton :: Team Oliver Success :: Round 3 – Misano, Italy :: OLIVER EXTENDS LEAD WITH DOUBLE WIN :: British Truck Racing Championship :: Rounds 1 & 2 – Pembrey - OLIVER CRUISES TO DOUBLE WIN WITH CASTROL MAN :: Round 2 :: Spanish Grand Prix :: Round 1 :: Dutch Grand Prix :: BTRA Results :: Team Oliver starts well in new season :: Prembrey - BTRA :: Oliver First on day one... :: Stuart Oliver pushed his MAN truck into the lead :: Team Castrol Atkins Racing dominates Sunday in Catalunya :: Stuart Oliver sets new lap record in first race! 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