Martin plowman racing driver

Minicups uk these racecars are a great way to get involved in racing without spending a fortune. Martin s secondplace finish in the 1999 msa british cadet karting championship was recognised by renowned talentspotter martin hines, who signed the youngster for his ford racing young guns team. His potential was further acknowledged in 2004 when he was elected as a member of the british racing drivers clubs rising star program. Martin spoke to staffslives jack benyon about his childhood and his ambition for racing greatness. He and codriver martin plowman won the proam title and finished fifth in the outright. Martin plowman is a le mans winner and former indycar driver, currently racing in the british gt championship alongside tv star kelvin fletcher. Our cookies are friendly and dont collect personal information but helps to improve the user experience. Martin plowman is a le mans winner and former indycar driver, currently racing in the british gt championship alongside tv. Martin plowman is a british racing driver who achieved the most in the sports car racing. Jaimes motors expert and resident racing driver martin plowman puts the new aston martin racing vantage gt4 to the test. Sebring, fl feb 19, 2014after a full day of testing the abc supply honda indycar, rookie driver martin plowman commented, it was just like riding a bike. After three years of racing with him and developing that relationship, i.

In addition to the rolex 24, he will rejoin bennett and braun at the three other rounds of the tpnaec. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Emmerdale actor is driver martin plowmans new race partner. The racing season may be well and truly be over, but focus has already shifted to 2019 and work typically begins the second the chequered flag drops at. Farley and jones to become official recruitment partner. Martin plowman racing career profile driver database.

In 20, he won the 24 hours of le mans in the lmp2 class and was 20 fia wec world champion in the lmp2 class for drivers and teams. Derbyshire racing driver martin plowman returning home. Martin plowman official site of british gt championship. Moved to the new united sportscar series in 2014, but also made his indy 500 debut that year. In context, plowman was referring to the comfort level he felt in the cockpit after a two year, five month absence from open wheel racing. Announcing my partnership with martin wont be a surprise to anyone hes one of the quickest drivers out there, a class act behind the wheel and a great friend. Driver martin plowman career statistics racingreference. This weekend marks the opening festivities for oak racing driver martin plowmans first running of the 24 hours of le mans. Martin plowman born 03 oct 1987 burtonupontrent, staffordshire. Essentially, there are six traditional rookies, and one rookie in name only for a total of seven firsttimers in the 98th indianapolis 500. Martin plowman born 3 october 1987 is a british professional racing driver from tamworth currently competing in the fia world endurance championship for. Martin plowman test drives the new aston martin racing. Martin plowman anxiety interview autosport 2018 youtube. Stunning run for mrs gt racing with top 5 in blancpain at silverstone.

Motor sports news, scores, schedules, and videos fox. Staffordshire racing driver martin plowman was bound to be a speed king, as the 26yearold grew up close to drayton manor where thousands of thrillseekers descend every year. Plowman is new to core autosport, but not new to prototype racing. The next two weeks will be filled with testing, autograph sessions, and pageantry leading up to the 90th anniversary of the iconic race. Wilkins has served as a support driver for core since 2012 and was part of the lineup that won the rolex 24 at daytona in 2014. After finishing as runnerup in british gts gt4 proam championship, martin plowman is confident he can go one better than last year as he switches to beechdean amr and its aston martin vantage gt4 martin plowman, along with codriver kelvin fletcher, has been competing in the british gt championship in rjns nissan 370z for the last two years just missing out on the proam title to. Martin plowman is all too aware of his mortality and future career trajectory and decided in 2018 to study for a bsc motorsport engineering with the national motorsport academy. The reality of being a celebrity racing driver in national motorsport is both a blessing and a curse. Tamworth racing driver martin plowman surprises kelvin fletcher and oti mabuse on strictly come dancing. The biography with carrer and success in the race driver directory of speedsport magazine. The former singleseater man, who has raced most recently in the british gt championship. As a part of his championshipwinning campaign, he also won the lmp2 class at le mans 24 hours. Velocity is a new breed of track day company offering the chance to race real racing cars on the uks finest circuits, tutored by le mans winner martin plowman and btcc and emmerdale star kelvin fletcher. Being a racing driver isnt quite as glamorous as it might appear from the outside.

Martin plowman and kelvin fletcher exchanging tips during a british gp race. Martin plowman archives motorsportstalk nbc sports. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Year, age, races, win, podium, pole, laps, led, earnings, rank, avst, avfn, raf, llf, dnq, wd.

John filippi 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. Kelvin and martin will race under the banner of beechdean amr in a fully liveried imagine cruising gt4. Full details of racing driver martin plowmans record. Joining jrm was an easy decision for us we share the same ambitions for the season and the future too. Martin, who was born in burton and raised in tamworth, has returned to the area with his american wife nicole and has set up home in south. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Being able to race their bentley is a dream come true for me. Plowman raced on the circuit bugatti with formula renault in 2006. Leading international cruise company, imagine cruising, has joined gt racer and actor kelvin fletcher and martin plowman for the 2019 british gt championship. Derbyshire racing driver martin plowman returning home after a.

Kelvin fletcher official site of british gt championship. Tamworth racing driver martin plowman humble despite. Martin plowman confirmed for may indy double with foyt. Introducing non contact racing on a budget pro grand uk. Behind the visors is a brand new behind the scenes minidocumentary series following the lives of professional racing driver martin plowman and former emmerdale star kelvin fletcher a. Click on the site to see martin plowmans career results at that track glossary. In todays final round of the 2019 british gt championship, pro racer martin plowman and his am teammate, kelvin fletcher, of strictly come.

British gt driver martin plowman see what our special guest martin plowman has to say about driving a pro grand or 3. In 2008, kingdom racing made history as the first faithvision team to ever compete in the indianapolis 500 mile race. Tamworth driver martin plowman surprises kelvin fletcher. Colin braun core completes 2016 driver lineup colin braun. Graduate to the irl in 2011, moved to alms in 2012, and stayed there in 20. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for martin plowman on. Here, wec championship winning driver martin plowman tells us about his. The celebrity racer forcing critics to take him seriously.

In his spare time, you can find mark watching gogglebox and caring for 16 alpacas, 5 ducks, and a dog. In april, i didnt think i was going to drive this year. Tamworth racing driver martin plowman is to team up with former emmerdale star kelvin fletcher to make a challenge on the british gt4 proam title in 2018. British professional racing driver, martin plowman, becomes a celebrity patron of leading national charity anxiety uk. Unique perspectives on the daily sports topics that matter most.

To date, we have three full seasons of indycar and nine years of race performance with indycar drivers davey hamilton, simon pagenaud, sage karam, townsend bell and martin plowman. Having personal experience of anxiety, martin is passionate about supporting the charitys efforts to increase awareness and access to support for those experiencing anxiety, stress and anxiety based depression. He reached a peak in 20 when he won the fia world endurance championship title in the lmp2 class. Martin plowman racing driver ultratek racing linkedin. From the moment he first stepped into a kart at the age of eight, martin plowman showed race winning prowess. Hear how our celebrity patron and british gt racing driver martin plowman manages his anxiety. Exindycar racer martin plowman tests btcc vauxhall btcc.

Foyt racing is providing another young driver a shot at his first indianapolis 500 in the teams second car, as englishman martin plowman has been confirmed in the teams no. In 2017, martin moved back to the united kingdom to both race in british gt and become a driver coach with ultratek racing. Former indycar racer martin plowman tested a power maxed racing vauxhall astra at donington park last week. Most importantly, marks biggest priority is his family, and they are the reason he strives so hard to grow kep. Velocity is a new breed of track day company offering the chance to race real racing cars on the uks finest circuits, tutored by le mans winner martin plowman and.