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The 2017 Fuchs Lubricants R.A.C. Historic Asphalt Rally Championship will start this weekend (4/5 March) on the Bovington Stages with an excellent field of 15 cars on the entry list. The high-quality historic entry will gather in Dorset for the event that covers 80 stage miles over six stages each day. The fast and open special stages will provide the ideal starting point for the championship season.

18 Year old Rallycross driver Drew Bellerby has had a last minute change of plans before the 2017 season starts at Croft circuit on March 19th. She has been offered the opportunity of a fully supported drive in the MSA BMW Mini Championship in a new build BMW Mini Cooper S.

Sampling oil correctly and regularly can help highlight potential problems in commercial vehicles before they become serious, said a technical expert from a leading lubricant manufacturer.

Andy Brown, of FUCHS LUBRICANTS, said sampling can help reduce costs by unearthing issues with a vehicle before it breaks down completely, therefore minimising downtime. But Andy warned that oil samples must be taken correctly in order to produce the most accurate results.

Just a couple of weeks after he clinched the 2016 MCE British Superbike Championship title at Brands Hatch, Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne has signed a two-year deal to continue with Paul Bird Motorsport and Be Wiser Ducati. From Minster on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, Byrne claimed his and the Cumbrian team’s fifth BSB title last month following an epic season long battle on the Ducati Corse-backed Be Wiser Ducati Panigale R whereby he won nine races. Having been with the team for five consecutive years since 2012, during which time he has won three British Superbike Championship titles and finished runner-up twice, Byrne has committed his short-term future to the Penrith-based squad and will see him contest both the 2017 and 2018 British Superbike Championship seasons with long-term friend and team boss Paul Bird.

FUCHS sponsored Adam Morgan crowned his most successful season yet in the British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch with three more top 10 finishes to secure ninth place in the ultra-competitive series.

Adam claimed 2 wins, totaling 5 podiums in 2016. Completing 27 of the 30 races on the BTCC calendar, he amassed 233 points in what is still only his fourth year in the Championship. On route to his 9th place finish (3rd in the Independent drivers standings), Morgan recorded 4 fastest laps and 18 top ten finishes.

Ciceley Motorsport enjoyed 6th position in the HiQ Teams Championship, 2nd in the Independent Teams Championship.

FUCHS Silkolene ambassador Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne ended a remarkable 2016 season by capturing a history-making fifth British Superbike Championship success.

Shakey managed 9 race wins, 4 second place finishes and 3 third place finishes, making 16 podiums from 26 BSB races and 669 championship points, 29 ahead of rival Leon Haslam. His third highest BSB points tally of his illustrious career. Shane also took 7 pole position starts and recorded 8 fastest laps.

Byrne is now, the most successful British Superbike rider ever, landing title success in 2003, 2008, 2012, 2014 and 2016.