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TOP NEWS  :: Czech Round ::  LOCAL HERO LACKO WINS FIRST DAY The Czech round of the 2004 FIA European Truck Racing Cup saw Castrol Team Atkins driver Stuart Oliver maintain a 44-point advantage over his main championship rival Lutz Bernau thanks to a double victory during the second day of competition. But on Saturday the 31,000 strong crowd had plenty to cheers about as local hero Adam Lacko collected maximum points with two wins. SATURDAY: LOCAL LACKO LEADS! A brief shower just before the start of the Saturday timed practice period made conditions tricky – and the grid for the first Qualifying race of the weekend had an unusual look. On pole position was the MAN of Czech driver Adam Lacko – the teenager putting his local knowledge to good effect as he posted a fastest lap of 1m.58.608s. (125.901km/h). Ross Garrett (Foden) lined up alongside – 0.468s. slower with reigning champion Lutz Bernau (MAN) just 0.048s slower in third. Frankie Vojtisek (Renault) was fourth fastest just ahead of Stuart Oliver in the Castrol MAN on 1m.59.190. The team felt he would have been nearer the front of the grid had he not been baulked by Egon Allgauer’s MAN for much of the session! The time period covering second to fifth was just 0.114seconds – with a further five drivers within one second of these times. With a grid of 26 starters the scene was set for some exciting racing… Qualifying race From the rolling start of the Qualy race Garrett took the early advantage to lead the field through the high speed chicane – but within half a lap Lacko had charged through into the lead. Meanwhile Vojtisek has muscled his way up to third and was closing rapidly on the leaders. Bernau and Oliver tangled in the closing stages of the first lap – the Englishman damaging a tyre and being forced to retire to the pits while Bernau had to battle his way back into the top ten. Lap two saw Garrett running wide under pressure – allowing Vojtisek to move up to second, soon right on the tail of the race leader. The two Czech drivers continued to circulate at an incredible pace – seldom separated by less than a couple of metres – leaving the rest of the field trailing. At the end of eight laps Lacko took the chequered flag – but only 0.194 seconds ahead of Vojtisek’s rapid Renault. Garrett looked set for third after a tough battle with Jose Rodrigues – but the Foden driver was forced to retire two laps from the finish allowing the Portuguese MAN driver to take the remaining podium place. A mid-race incident involving a lapped tailender forced Gerd Korber (Freightliner) and Egon Allgauer (MAN) to take to the grass – costing both a lot of time, allowing Bernau to close in an finally pass the pair for a hard-fought fourth. Cup Race The start of the Saturday Cup race saw Lacko again putting his pole position starting slot to good effect to power his MAN into a lead he was never to lose, pursued closely by quick-starting Bernau. Vojtisek ran a strong third – but after only a couple of laps his Renault started to blow out oil and his hopes of challenging for victory evaporated. The big interest lay towards the back of the grid where Oliver was forced to start in the Castrol Team Atkins MAN. On the opening lap the British driver managed to force his way past no less than 12 trucks and by he end of lap 2 he was running an incredible 9th. By mid-race the Castrol MAN had progressed even further – overhauling the Mercedes of Jochen Hahn and Niko Pulic to move into the top five. Next target for hard-charging Oliver was his Austrian rival Allgauer…and towards the end of the 11-lap race the two MAN’s were very evenly matched. At the start of the final lap Oliver made his move – bravely diving between the yellow MAN and the pit wall to grab fourth. Allgauer nearly squeezed him into the concrete wall – being partially unsighted due to the ever-increasing film of oil mist being emitted by Vojtisek’s Renault. Despite suffering a rear tyre puncture Lacko took an emotional ‘home’ victory by a comfortable 5.362 seconds over Bernau with Vojtisek’s smoky Renault 26 seconds adrift. But race officials had noted the problem with the truck – displaying a black and orange warning flag to the Czech driver on three occasions. Post-race they controversially decided to disqualify Vojitsek… which promoted Oliver to third. -- SUNDAY: DOUBLE WIN FOR ON-FORM OLIVER Gerd Korber again demonstrated the potential of the new Freightliner on Sunday, setting fastest lap of 1m.58.528s. (125.986) – but Oliver was second quickest in the Castrol MAN 0.563s slower. Allgauer and Bernau lined up in third and fifth respectively with Garrett’s Foden splitting the MANs. The Czech pair of Vojtisek and Lacko were down in sixth and seventh on the grid. Qualifying Race Oliver showed the superior getaway power of the MAN to outgun Korber at the start and once in front powered the Castrol Team Atkins MAN to a dominant win – heading home Korber by 1.671s in the eight lap Qualy race. Garrett ran a strong third throughout (finally finishing 2.7 seconds down on the leaders). “As Korber is not registered for the championship I didn’t actually need to beat him to score top points – but taking first place was important for the grid position in the Cup race…and it was useful to have him between me and chasing pack” explained Oliver after his win. The real battle was behind the first trio – Allgauer initially holding fourth but losing out in a fight with hard-charging Bernau and Vojtisek, which relegated the Austrian to sixth. Reigning Champ Bernau showed his raw speed by setting the fastest lap while the Saturday victor Adam Lacko eventually overcame Rodrigues to move up to seventh at the flag. Cup Race The final race of the day started with a buzz of excitement as Gerd Korber in the Czech-built Freightliner was alongside Oliver’s Castrol MAN. From the rolling start it was clear that Korber was determined to try and deny Oliver a double victory – and the two trucks arrived at the high speed chicane virtually door-to-door. Despite having no place to go Korber refused to back off, took to the grass with all six wheels and effectively straightlined the chicane – to finally just get his nose ahead of Oliver. But Stuart wasn’t about to give in and for the next four laps chased hard after the Freightliner, posting fastest lap of the race at 1m.59.056s (125.427km/h). Finally he didn’t need to mount an overtaking manoeuvre as race officials having reviewed Korber’s chicane move decided to impose a Stop & Go penalty which removed him from the competition. That left Oliver out in front while Bernau in second place was busy trying to defend his position from Garrett. While Oliver maintained a consistently quick pace to finally take the chequered flag by a winning margin of 8.8 seconds the battle for the runner-up spot wasn’t resolved until the final lap. Bernau came upon a group of backmarkers and just as he was preparing to overtake one of them lost control and spun. Lutz had to take avoiding action and swerved into the gravel trap – losing several seconds and allowing Garrett to grab second place by 3.8 seconds. Lacko was unable to repeat his winning performance of the previous day and was actually lucky to hold on for fourth place (6 seconds down on Bernau) – as he had a queue of drivers shadowing him all the way to the flag. Vojtisek finally grabbed fifth with a disappointed Allgauer completing the top six – thereby dropping to fourth in the championship standings, 9 points behind Lacko. “Everything went to plan today and it’s great to still be holding the same advantage over Lutz, despite a few problems on Saturday” explained Oliver. “Hopefully we can continue winning in Zolder to bring that European title a bit closer”. POINTS STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 7 1) Oliver MAN 315 2) Bernau MAN 271 3) Lacko MAN 249 4) Allgauer MAN 240 5) Hahn Mercedes 175 6) Rodrigues MAN 132 Next race: Zolder, Belgium – September 18/19

:: 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! :: Team Castrol Atkins Racing driver Stuart Oliver sets new lap record in first race! :: Barcelona (E) :: Cup Race 18/4/2004 :: Barcelona (E) :: Cup Race 17/4/2004 :: New Colours!!! :: New paint job soon to be seen :: Oliver First! :: Oliver leads in Assen