Duncan's first British GT race of the season saw him overcome a sizeable weight handicap and a compromised qualifying session to power his car to a top-10 position – only for a technical failure to send it tumbling back down the field. [caption id="attachment_1437" align="alignright" width="270"] Duncan (right) and Gregoire Demoustier[/caption] However his racing partner Gregoire Demoustier then repeated the feat to take the duo to a top-10 finish. The weekend's visit to Rockingham Motor Speedway in Northamptonshire was the first-ever for Gregoire and the Von Ryan Racing team. It was also Duncan's first British GT race of the season. And the race was ...
Sports car racer Duncan Tappy will soon be behind the wheel of a McLaren GT again after signing with Von Ryan Racing to compete in the British GT championship for the remainder of the 2013 season. [caption id="attachment_1425" align="alignright" width="300"] Duncan Tappy[/caption] The deal will see Tappy and Gregoire Demoustier race in all remaining rounds of the series apart from Zandvoort, which clashes with other commitments. Tappy said: "I'm very pleased to be teaming up with Greg in a McLaren GT again after a successful partnership last year in the Blancpain Endurance Series. I want to thank Von Ryan Racing and everyone else ...
Duncan Tappy has been named as the top Pro-Am class driver of 2012 in the Blancpain Endurance Series. Heading the list published on the series' Moonlighting blog, he is described as winning the acolade for an excellent performance in his first season in a GT car. [singlepic id=1291 w=320 h=240 float=right]It says: "It was a new team, a new discipline and a new car that – to begin with – was far from easy to be competitive in. "Allied to the fact that with such a big entry, Duncan could have been ignored, he made sure he did an excellent job and got ...