You may notice ive changed the digital cover, but this is exactly the same ep as before. Rory bitcher was 11th from 2017 champion ashley sutton, while title contender and btc racing driver josh cook dropped back to 20th. Btcc racer aiden moffat commits to new tcr uk series in alfa. Aiden is a 20 year old racing driver from dalkeith, scotland and is currently studying mechanical engineering with renewable energy at heriotwatt university. Apr 06, 2019 but mercedes aclass driver aidan moffat was caught out at paddock hill bend as he tried to scrub in new tyres, ending up in the gravel to cause a red flag with 10 minutes to go. Origin and meaning of moffat user submitted origins. Moffat, who will continue to race in the btcc with his laser tools racing mercedes, will be at the wheel of one of two alfa romeo giuliettas entered into the series by the scottish dpe motorsport team. The youngest driver in the history of the btcc has contested the last two seasons in his mercedesbenz aclass, but hes currently assessing his options for a.
Moffat was inducted into the v8 supercars hall of fame in 1999. About allan moffatt racing driver vic initially born in canada, but now an australian citizen, allan is known for his four wins in the australian touring car championship, six wins in the sandown 500 and his four wins in the bathurst 500. Aidan moffat enjoyed a surprise upturn in form in the returning infiniti q50. Mar 19, 2018 aiden moffat has become what could be termed the first big driver announcement of the newfor2018 tcr uk series after he signed to drive an alfa romeo giulietta for dpe motorsport. Allan moffat, born 1939 canadianaustralian racing driver. The audi driver was drawn first for the partially reversed race three grid but was forced to defend from neal immediately as the team dynamics driver made the superior getaway. Aiden moffat leads big name tcr uk driver announcements. Aug 04, 2019 rory butcher was 11th from 2017 champion ashley sutton, while title contender and btc racing driver josh cook dropped back to 20th. Aiden moffat confirms tcr uk entry with laser tools racing. Aiden moffat born 28 september 1996 is a british racing driver currently competing in the.
From 1991 to 1996, moffat recorded with a band called the angry buddhists, which consisted of aidan moffat, gavin moffat, stuart the postman, cheg taylor and the stobe. Mar 21, 2019 aiden moffat heads into his 6th full time btcc programme in 2019 knowing that consistency will be key for his championship challenge this year. October 12, 1932 john moffat, danish physicist and academic. He became the youngest driver ever to compete in the btcc when he made his debut at the knockhill round of the 20 season. The following graph shows the change in the driverdb rating of aiden moffat and derek palmer over time since january 1st 20. The team ran josh cook to three race wins and fourth in the points this term alongside. After a strong start, jordan passed aidan moffat and ollie jackson but on the approach to old hairpin rob collard dived up his inside. Oct 1 aiden moffat enjoys strong weekend in btcc finale. With episode 6, however, i think its absolutely fucking essential.
Aiden moffat professional race car driver with laser tools racing in an infiniti q50 in the british. Aiden moffat on motorsport in scottish motorsport, no year has ever quite proved the adage that if youre good enough youre old enough like this one. Aidan moffat student at queens university toronto, canada area. Allan george moffat obe born 10 november 1939 in saskatoon, saskatchewan, canada is a canadianaustralian racing driver known for his four championships in the australian touring car championship, six wins in the sandown 500 and his four wins in the bathurst 500. Laser tools racings aiden moffat spoke to after completing an encouraging test run behind the wheel of a bmr racing subaru levorg at donington park yesterday 27 october. They are considered the most important person in history born with the last name of moffat. Join songkick to track aidan moffat and get concert alerts when they play near you.
Life path number 1 november 10, 1939 allan moffat, canadianaustralian race car driver. Aiden moffat racing of laser tools racing and jack goff of rcib insurance racing with fox transport, aka team hard racing. Ppg renews aiden moffat racing sponsorship bodyshop magazine. Dalkeith driver aiden moffat will becomes the youngest competitor in british touring car championship history at knockhill today. Contentsshow current season moffat is currently competing for laser tools racing, a team set up to directly support moffat in his career. What happened was that i went to see my mum and told her about the record and she said, ive got a picture of you somewhere in a michael mask when you were or 14 and youre strangling your wee brother. British touring car championship race winner aiden moffat will dovetail his campaign in the series with an attack on the new tcr uk championship. Moffat, who races a laser tools racing branded mercedes aclass in the btcc, will drive an alfa romeo giulietta tcr in a twocar team alongside exbtcc racer derek palmer. Abbot low moffat 19011996, american politician and diplomat. Laser tools racings aiden moffat talks 2019 youtube. Their most notable profession was screenwriter and television producer. Aiden targets btcc qualifying performance this weekend.
Moffa meaning, origin united states, popularity what. Moffat made history in 20 as the youngest driver ever to start in a btcc race, and he has continued to bring excitement and drama to the 10 circuits in the btcc calendar since. When we first purchased the two infiniti cars we called in our race engineers at hexathron racing systems, and in particular, my race. The volkswagen cc driver, who only secured his place on the 2019 grid in a lastminute deal, romped to his fifth series triumph by 7. By 1970 ford had made significant improvements to the falcon gtho and moffat, racing without a co driver, took the car to two crushing victories in the 1970 and 1971 bathurst races. I went from gokarts to stock car racing, which i enjoyed watching as a. Aiden moffat canvas wall art print btcc motorsport art. Laser tools racing news why did aiden moffat change his btcc. Jason plato ended his first weekend with the power maxed racing squad in th, ahead of neals teammate cammish. Btcc racing driver aiden moffat joins the race team at as pro engineering ltd. Laser tools racing s switch from the mercedes aclass to the infiniti for the remainder of the. Btcc infiniti switch for aiden moffat and laser tools racing. The volkswagen driver, who only secured his place on the 2019 grid in a lastminute deal, romped to his fifth series triumph by 7. Performance after winning the final race from aidan moffat mercedes.
Btcc racing driver aiden moffat and laser tools racing drives during season launch of the dunlop msa british touring car championship at donington park circuit photo by gergo toth alamy live news silverstone, uk, 26th sep, 2015. Wsr driver andrew jordan wrapped up his second british touring car championship victory in succession at croft, leading home teammate colin turkington for a bmw onetwo in the second race. Allan moffat racing career profile driver database. Youngest ever in btcc btcc race winner 2019 btcc with laser tools racing mercedes aclass brdc member local karting championship macmerry. The support we have from ppg is a massive help in getting us to where we are today, this year should be the most exciting year we have had as a team. Watch btcc racing live on itv4 and, plus get the latest news, features and highlights on itv player. But after 20 minutes in the sim, equivalent to a btcc race, mitchells body temperature had increased by a whole degree.
The third informal addition to three videos following the unveiling the livery of the laser tools racing team at autosport as well as the teams driver aiden moffat. Btc racing s josh cook was only 19th in his fk8 civic, ahead of exformula 1 driver mark blundell. Aiden moffat says he is evaluating his options for the 2017 season after sampling team bmrs race winning subaru levorg gt during testing at donington park. Aiden moffat racings team manager bob moffat commented, its fantastic news that ppg has again committed to supporting aiden moffat. On a damp track in qualifying, aiden struggled with the setup of the car but he and his engineers worked on the data for raceday. Exclusive behind the scenes look in the laser tools racing garage. Life path number 8 november 18, 1961 steven moffat, scottish screenwriter and producer. Derek palmer career overview years in numbers the following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. Aidan moffat robert gordon university aberdeen, united. Aged just 16 years, ten months and 28 days, moffat created history in 20 by becoming the youngest driver ever to enter the btcc when he made his debut in a finesse motorsportrun chevrolet cruze on home soil at knockhill, competing in the jack sears trophy for s2000 cars.
Btcc racing driver and team gridgirl compete at autosport. Although waleros brand ambassadors include british touring car championship drivers tom ingram and aidan moffat, the companys focus of late has been largely on endurance racing. Posted on tuesday 31 march 2020 laser tools racing s ash sutton has been revealed as the latest driver who will be p. Aiden moffat born 28 september 1996 is a british racing driver currently competing in the british touring car championship for laser tools racing. Laser tools racing will be running two of the striking alfa romeo giulietta tcr cars, which are built in milan by romeo ferraris. Aiden moffat expects tcr uk to take off following inaugural.
Behind neal was aidan moffat, ingram and adam morgan. The only significant change from the 2020 lineup is the addition of a third car under the btc racing banner. Steven moffat is the most famous person named moffat. Aiden moffat and laser tools racing drives during qualifying for the. Professional racing driver 2020 btcc with laser tools racing infiniti q50 ards a instructor. Lasers driver aiden moffat will be spearheading the teams assault on the championship and ex btcc driver derek palmer jnr will be driving the second car. He will partner former infiniti btcc driver derek palmer jr. Its great to continue working with ppg, having them as part of laser tools racing in this exciting new venture in this upcoming btcc season, said moffat pictured above right with teammate ashley sutton. Btcc race winner aiden moffat to head alfa romeo entry in tcr. Posted on tuesday 31 march 2020 laser tools racings ash sutton has been revealed as the latest driver who will be p. Aiden moffat brdc members british racing drivers club. Moffat who will contest a dual campaign in the series with laser tools racing behind the wheel of a newlybuilt alfa romeo guilietta tcr has briefly tested the car in italy but otherwise enters the weekend with no previous experience in the category.
Off the back of a threeyear stint in karts, aiden moffat graduated to junior banger racing in 2010 in his native scotland to considerable acclaim. Moffat will race in all seven rounds of the series which kicks off on the silverstone national circuit on easter sunday 1st april. Aidan moffat enjoyed a surprise upturn in form in the returning. In 20, moffat became the youngest ever driver at the age of 16 years, ten months and 28 days to drive in the btcc, participating at the knockhill round that year. But after 20 minutes in the sim, equivalent to a btcc race, mitchells body temperature had increased by a whole degree in the standard nomex, compared to just 0. Despite qualifying just 29th, and although he was running on soft tyres among medium and hardshod rivals, he climbed the car up to 17th. Youngest ever in btcc btcc race winner 2019 btcc with laser tools racing mercedes aclass. We talk to aiden moffat about the new infiniti q50 revealed at the. Former btcc driver derek palmer will drive the second car, with. Aiden moffat racing career profile driver database.
Btcc racer aiden moffat commits to new tcr uk series in. Ppg has supported aiden moffats career since 2015, making 2020 the fifth consecutive sponsorship year. Laser tools racing driver aiden moffat has passed a medical, allowing him to race at his home circuit this weekend. Bespoke wall art and canvas prints from the motorsport art gallery. Btcc race winner aiden moffat to head alfa romeo entry in. Aiden moffat and the laser tools racing team are looking forward to the 2019 season with the young scottish driver feeling confident of further. Former btcc driver derek palmer will drive the second car, with the possibility of a third car being added later in the season.
Aiden moffat racing s team manager bob moffat commented, its fantastic news that ppg has again committed to supporting aiden moffat. Aiden moffat says he is evaluating his options for the 2017 season after sampling team bmrs racewinning subaru levorg gt during testing at donington park. When we first purchased the two infiniti cars we called in our race. Aiden moffat and laser tools racing switch to infiniti q50. British touring car championship driver aiden moffat wall art canvas print for sale. The official website of aidan read, a west australian racing driver competing in asia, in the formula masters china series. Rory butcher was 11th from 2017 champion ashley sutton, while title contender and btc racing driver josh cook dropped back to 20th.
A tireless effort from laser tools racing, however, has ensured the car is prepared in time next weeks twoday tyre test at snetterton, and the decision has been made for 22yearold moffat to race the car immediately thereafter. The following two years would see moffat come into his own as one of australias most dominant race drivers, and the falcon gtho as an almost unbeatable car. The pair touched and as jordan tried to collect the slide he span across the track where an unsighted morgan shunted heavily into the drivers door of the lefthand drive bmw. Dalkeith driver aiden moffat will becomes the youngest competitor in. Life path number 7 march 8, 1959 aidan quinn, american actor.
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