Formula BMW Championship Europe

September 5, 2008 Ardigo (KZ1), Goudant (KZ2) and Moller Madsen (KF3) in pole position

In spite of threatening weather throughout the day, it was a dry track on which this afternoon’s qualifying practice sessions were held at Varennes-sur-Allier in France where 3 major karting titles were being contested. These were the KZ1 World Cup (the principal class of gearbox kart racing), the KZ2 European Championship (the second division of gearbox karting) and the finale of the KF3 European ...

August 4, 2008 Challenging Hungaroring for Millroy

Ollie Millroy had a challenging Hungarian outing after twice being hit by a fellow competitor in the ninth and tenth round of the Formula BMW Europe Championship. The Claygate ‘rookie’ headed out to Budapest full of confidence after solid performances in his last three races but didn’t come away with the results he was looking for.

July 25, 2008 Thompson to test Formula Renault

Top Irish karter Gary Thompson is heading to China shortly for a Formula Renault test ahead of a proposed full time move to cars in 2009. Thompson is ready to call time on his karting career after injury and illness wrecked his first full season in international KF2.

June 27, 2008 Milroy prepares for his first race at Silverstone GP

Ollie Millroy will be geared up for his first UK race when he appears in front of a sellout crowd of 150,000 people at next weekend’s British Formula One Grand Prix. The 18 year-old from Claygate, Surrey is competing in the Formula BMW Europe Championship which runs alongside seven European F1 and GP2 races.

April 24, 2008 Millroy ready for FMBW Europe challenge

It’s been a while since Ollie’s last competitive outing but with less than a week to go to the opening two rounds of the FBMW Europe championship in Barcelona, it can’t come quick enough.

March 31, 2008 Millroy selected to join MSA British Race Academy

From an original list of 65 applicants, Ollie Millroy has been selected by the judges to be one of four drivers on the 2008 MSA British Race Academy Programme. The Claygate teenager, who will contest the Formula BMW Championship Europe this year, joins Jack Clarke (Formula Palmer Audi), James Cole (British Formula Ford) and Rupert Svendsen-Cook (FBMW).