By on Tue 29 Sep 2009
THE UK car scrappage scheme has been extended by Lord Mandelson to include an additional 100,000 cars.The move, announced by the Business, Innovation and Skills Secretary at the Labour Party Conference today (Tues 29), already been welcomed by industry chi
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By on Fri 25 Sep 2009
RONNIE Moore is officially back as manager of Rotherham United - and former Millers skipper Jimmy Mullen will be his assistant.The Advertiser can confirm the news after speaking to chief operating officer Paul Douglas.In a dramatic week at the club, 5
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By on Thu 17 Sep 2009
YEARS of hard graft have propelled Russell Downing to a lucrative professional contact and into the big league of cycling.The 31-year-old is one of the first riders to clinch a place on the new British professional cycling outfit Team Sky, created by the T
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By on Thu 17 Sep 2009
JUBILANT Aston Hall snatched the Division One title on a nervy and dramatic final day—but even though Whiston Parish Church have to settle for second place it still means there will be SEVEN Rotherham teams in the Premier Division next year.The title
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By on Thu 17 Sep 2009
ROTHERHAM’S Paul Harrison will look to dump the tag of stock car racing’s nearly man in the dirt tomorrow night.Harrison joins fellow Rotherham racers Peter Falding and Mark Gilbank on the World Final grid in front of 10,000 fans at King’
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By on Thu 17 Sep 2009
STAND-IN skipper Ben Prescott played a heroic role against Plymouth and then said: “Our season starts here.”The Scottish prop put in a terrific shift—as did all the pack—to tear Albion apart at times and was left nursing a swollen e
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By on Tue 15 Sep 2009
THE R32 is dead, long live the R!The bad news: Volkswagen have done what many initially feared and dropped their 3.2-litre V6 from the new Golf line-up.The good news: the car set to replace it, the 2-litre TSI-engined Golf R, is the fastest Golf ever.Unvei
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By on Thu 10 Sep 2009
BIKE racer Karl Harris has been axed by Hydrex Honda after a string of disappointing results in the British Superbike Championship.Despite lying fourth in the standings, the Aston rider trails team-mate Stuart Easton by 137.5pts and has found himself langu
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By on Thu 10 Sep 2009
THE wraps have finally come off McLaren Automotive's first mainstream sports car—Britain's answer to Ferrari's race-bred supercars.The snappily named McLaren MP4-12C will see the Woking-based outfit begin a sustained assault on the likes of Ferrari,
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By on Wed 26 Aug 2009
MINIs 50th anniversary celebrations have continued with the release of these images of its latest concept—the MINI Coupe.Exactly fifty years since the first ever Mini was revealed to the general public, images of the stunning new MINI Coupe Concept a
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By on Thu 20 Aug 2009
FORMER F1 and Le Mans racer Johnny Herbert has been signed to drive the Honda Civic Type-R for the final three rounds of the British Touring Car Championship season. The Ex-F1 ace will race for Team Dynamics who have won the championship twice with Honda i
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By on Thu 13 Aug 2009
PORSCHE'S go anywhere fast in any conditions coupe, the 911 Turbo, is set to benefit from changes that will boost power and efficiency.The latest version of the all-wheel-drive rocketship will be unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show between September 15 an
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By on Thu 13 Aug 2009
A PETROL-headed IN-GEAR reader is preparing to prove his mettle as a wheelman after winning the opportunity to get on track.Clive Bussey, from Laughton, will be heading onto the hallowed tarmac of Oulton Park for a high-octane morning of race car driving,
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By on Mon 10 Aug 2009
MAZDA are trimming weight in the pursuit of performance with their new MX-5 Superlight.Making its debut at September's Frankfurt Motor Show (15 to 27), the Superlight sees the world's best selling two-seater sports car, has been on a diet with the knock-on
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By on Tue 04 Aug 2009
Just what exactly do you like about driving your classic along a great road? Is it the involvement, the feel of the controls, or the great sounds and smells? Well all of these will be celebrated as to mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Preston
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By on Fri 31 Jul 2009
HAVE you ever fancied yourself as a match for Lewis Hamilton or Jenson Button? Ever watched on the telly and wondered what it would be like to get on track and see how good your car handling skills really are?Well, this week we are giving you the chance to