Entries by chrisbassett

Something a bit different

When someone mentioned to me that we would like to get you involved in an endurance race in a few weeks – are you up for it? The first thing that came to mind is that it might be a sports prototype, like you see rocketing down the Mulsanne straight at Le Mans, or perhaps […]

The Highs and Lows of Motorsport

The Highs and Lows of Motorsport. Rounds seven and eight of the BARC SE Quaife Cannons Tin Tops saw us visit the Brands Hatch Indy circuit once again which also marked the half-way point in the season. The first half couldn’t really have gone much better. A third, three second’s and two wins saw us sitting […]

Chris Bassett Brands Hatch 30 May Race Report

There were collisions, controversy and a whole lot of drama during the BARC SE Tin Tops race at Brands Hatch (30 May). To be honest, it was shaping up to be a disappointing weekend following the highs of the previous two rounds which saw us gain two outright wins. We struggled for pace throughout qualifying […]

Bassett hopes to carry on podium winning momentum

The Quaife Cannons Tin Top Championship rolls into Brands Hatch for rounds five and six on the Bank Holiday weekend and Chris Bassett will be hoping to stand on the podium once again in his Peugeot 205 GTi (30 May). Round three and four saw Chris reward the Fusion Racing team’s relentless hard work and […]

Double Win at Brands Hatch

Career victory number 272 and 273 were pretty special ones, not only because I’ve had to wait quite a while to make a return to the top step of the podium, but because it was our first ever outright wins in the BARC SE Quaife Cannons Tin Tops outing with the Fusion Racing team at […]

More podiums the target

Two podium finishes in the first two rounds of the BARC South East Quaife Cannons Tin Top Championship has given us confidence as we head into the next double-header at Brands Hatch on 30th April. A third and second place finish last time out sees us in third position in the highly fought T2 class […]

Bassett continues podium winning momentum

The BARC SE Cannons Tin Tops rolled in to Brands Hatch for the first double-header races of the season on 26th March which saw Peugeot 205 GTi driver Chris Bassett achieve a double podium. Over the winter, we began to make some changes to the Peugeot to try and eek a bit more time out […]

Bassett cautiously optimistic as he kicks off 2016 season

Chris Bassett previews 2016 racing season Chris Bassett will make the short trip to local track Brands Hatch later this month to begin his third consecutive BARC SE Tin Top Championship on 27th March and is cautiously optimistic, despite having completed next to no pre-season testing miles with his Peugeot 205 GTI Fusion Media team. […]

Race Report: Brands Hatch 7 November 2015

Race Report: Brands Hatch 7 November 2015 We headed into the final round of the Cannons Motor Spares Tin Tops Championship in high spirits with a third, second and three class wins from our last five races. Big crowds were expected with the series acting as a support race for the British Truck Racing Championship […]

Race Report – Brands Hatch GP 13 September

Race report from the Brands Hatch GP meeting on 13 September We’ve come a long way since the unreliable start to the season. The car has been developed throughout the season and we are now reaping the rewards. And so we headed to Brands Hatch once more but this time on the famous GP circuit […]