Colin Blair
Encyclopedia
Colin Blair was a British auto racing
driver best known for his short time driving in the British Touring Car Championship
. After working for a recruitment company, he didn't start in motor sport until the age of thirty-nine.
RS500. In 1999 he drove a class A Ford Escort in the Ford Saloon Car Challenge, where he finished the season in second place. He stepped up to the BTCC in 2000, with an independent Nissan Primera
GT. This was the last year of the Super Touring era and there was a very small field of driving, with no more than eleven class A cars starting at one time. Blair only raced in selected rounds, sharing the car with David Leslie
. He finished the season second in the independents championship behind the only other Indy driver Matt Neal
, and eleventh in the over-all drivers championship. In 2001 he drove in the production class BTCC with GA Janspeed Racing in a Alfa Romeo 156
with team mate Gavin Pyper
, finishing in eighteenth place.
Auto racing
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driver best known for his short time driving in the British Touring Car Championship
British Touring Car Championship
The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...
. After working for a recruitment company, he didn't start in motor sport until the age of thirty-nine.
Racing career
He spent two years in 1997 and 1998, racing in the Scottish Road saloon car champion with a class A Ford SierraFord Sierra
The Ford Sierra is a large family car that was built by Ford Europe from 1982 until 1993. It was designed by Uwe Bahnsen, Robert Lutz and Patrick le Quément. The code used during development was "Project Toni"....
RS500. In 1999 he drove a class A Ford Escort in the Ford Saloon Car Challenge, where he finished the season in second place. He stepped up to the BTCC in 2000, with an independent Nissan Primera
Nissan Primera
The Nissan Primera is a medium sized family car produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan for the Japanese domestic and European markets.-Nissan Primera P10 :...
GT. This was the last year of the Super Touring era and there was a very small field of driving, with no more than eleven class A cars starting at one time. Blair only raced in selected rounds, sharing the car with David Leslie
David Leslie (racing driver)
David Leslie was a racing driver. He was most associated with the British Touring Car Championship, in which he was runner-up in 1999. He was particularly noted for his development skill, helping both Honda and Nissan become BTCC race winners...
. He finished the season second in the independents championship behind the only other Indy driver Matt Neal
Matt Neal
Matthew Neal is a British motor racing driver. He won the British Touring Car Championship in 2005, 2006 and 2011. He has also won a European Touring Car Championship race. He is 6' 6" tall, making him almost entirely unable to race single-seaters...
, and eleventh in the over-all drivers championship. In 2001 he drove in the production class BTCC with GA Janspeed Racing in a Alfa Romeo 156
Alfa Romeo 156
The Alfa Romeo 156 is a compact executive car introduced by Italian automaker Alfa Romeo at the 1997 Frankfurt Motor Show as the replacement for the Alfa Romeo 155...
with team mate Gavin Pyper
Gavin Pyper
Gavin Pyper is a British motor racing driver, currently contesting the Renault Clio Cup in the UK, for Mardi Gras Motorsport.-Racing career:...
, finishing in eighteenth place.