Welcome to the home of Alex Gassman, an aspiring young racing driver aged 16, competing in his first ever season of MR2 saloon car racing. Alex has scored excellent race results from his very first race, briefly taking first place on a couple of occasions in his debut race at Silverstone, and has since secured second and third place finishes. Now his engine problem has been diagnosed and fixed he is confident of some even stronger finishes during the season.

Alex has demonstrated a remarkable ability to jump in a variety of cars and to drive them very competitively and yet safely and consistently within just a few laps. So far he has successfully driven cars such as his MR2, a Subaru WRX, his Dad’s ALPINA B10 V8 and a TVR Tuscan race car

Alex is seeking additional sponsorship to help him further his experience. The benefits of higher level sponsorship include passenger laps with Alex at race speed in his race car, an experience  not easily forgotten! Read more about these benefits here.

This year, Alex is competing in the Red Dragon Race and Track Club Toyota Mk1 MR2 Racing series www.mr2racing.com   This is a class solely for Mk1 MR2s and for drivers aged 16 and up, meaning Alex is the youngest driver in the series by a couple of years.

The series is one of the cheapest types of motorsports around, and as a result modifications over the standard road car are limited, putting more pressure on the drivers to win the races, rather than relying on superior machinery. Alex’s car is  maintained and transported by Montana Motorsport, specialists in racing and maintaining the Mk1 MR2.

This site is updated regularly with all of the latest news on Alex’s races.

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Saturday 8th November: Final round of the MR2Racing series at a wet Brands Hatch circuit, with Alex and the car getting back on form at the end of the season.

Sunday 19th October: Race day at Snetterton with some ups and downs and one very enjoyable race.

Saturday 11th October: Track / test day at Bedford Autodrome circuit to try out the new engine. See the video here.

Sunday 21st September: Another new engine has been put in the MR2.

Sunday 7th September: Cadwell Park race meeting, and Alex had high hopes for a good result because of the new engine in the car, however, it was not to be. Read the full race report for more information.

Sunday 30th August: New engine and gearbox in the MR2!

Monday 25th August: The 2nd MR2 race meeting at Mallory Park, but car problems result in a disappointing event for Alex. See the race report for more information.

Wednesday 16 July: Graham Walden of Black Cat Racing very generously made his TVR Tuscan race car available to Alex to test drive at Mallory Park. The car had 350 bhp and was running on full racing slick tyres. Alex  had about 20 minutes driving the TVR and it took him a few laps to get to grips with driving a car completely different to anything he’d experienced before, but by the end of the test session he was putting in some competitive lap times. Video available here, photos and report coming very soon.

Coming Up:

November 22nd: End of season prize-giving for the MR2Racing and Red Dragon Race and Track Club 2008 competitors.

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