Classic Mini Rally Car

Classic Rallying at it's best through the Goodwood Forest Stage

This piece was created using Watercolours and a photo taken by Chris Collier at Goodwood. In the picture you can see a Classic Mini Rally Car. In 1964 a Morris Mini Cooper S won the prestigious Monte Carlo Rally. The Mini went on to dominate Rallying through the sixties and also proved to be a very capable touring car.
The picture measures 8 inches by 6 inches.

Colin Turkington

Turkington jumping the curb through the old Esses at Snetterton

This is a watercolour piece of a photo taken by Michael Barrett. In the picture you can see Colin Turkington racing his 2009 championship winning BMW 320si at Snetterton. The picture has also been hand signed by Turkington himself.
Colin Turkington started in the British Touring Car Championship in 2002 in the Team Atomic Kitten MG with a best finish of third at Croft. In 2003 he switched to West Surrey Racing (WSR). The switched paid dividends with Colin scoring his first win at Brands Hatch. He stayed with WSR until 2005 which saw him join VX Racing. This was only a brief stint away with Turkington rejoining WSR the next season. Colin had steadily been improving starting with a championship finish of 14th in 2002 to 6th in 2005. Turkington's greatest achievement came in 2009 when he won the British Touring Car Championship. After this he had brief spells in the World Touring Car Championship and the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship. This year Colin is back in the British Touring Cars with WSR in a NGTC spec BMW 125i M Sport and currently runs 4th overall after a double race win at Knockhill.
The picture measures 8 inches by 7 inches.

Mat Jackson

Jackson two-wheeling through Murrays

This is a watercolour painting of Mat Jackson in his S2000 Airwaves Ford Focus. I created this piece from a photo taken by Michael Barrett.
Mat Jackson's first experience of the British Touring Car Championship was in the production class in 2001. He ran with GR Team in a ford focus finishing fourth in class. However after this he struggled for funds but came back to motor racing in 2005 in the SEAT Cupra Championship. He finished second in his first year with an incredible record of 8 race wins, 8 poles and 8 fastest laps. In his second year in SEATs he won the championship. In 2007 Jackson moved into Touring Cars with a family run team in a BMW 320si and in 2008 Jackson finished second in the championship. The next year he move to Racing Silverline and raced in a Chevrolet Lacetti.In 2010 he made the switch to Motorbase and is still currently at the team.
The painting measures 12 inches by 8 inches.

Jason Plato

Plato screaming up Hailwood Hill

This is a watercolour piece of Jason Plato in his Supertouring Renault Laguna. I painted this piece from a photo taken by Tony Harrison at Brands Hatch in 1999. The painting has been hand signed by Jason.
Jason Plato started in karts and then moved into Formula Renault GB in which he raced in 1990, 1991 and 1995. In 1991 Plato won the Formula Renault Eurocup. He then competed in British F3 in 1992. 1996 saw Plato move into the Renault Spider Cup and in 1997 he was given the chance to drive for Williams in the British Touring Car Championship. Plato won the drive ahead of Gianni Morbidelli and Jean-Christophe Boullion. Jason took pole in the first three races. In 2000 he moved to Vauxhall and the move proved dividends in 2001 when he won the British Touring Car Championship. In 2002 he moved to ASCAR, in which he finished third in the championship. The next year saw him help train drivers with SEAT and in 2004 he rejoined the BTCC with SEAT. He stayed with SEAT until they pulled out of the BTCC in 2009. For 2009 he raced in a Chevrolet Lacetti run by RML and in 2010 RML became a manufacturer team. 2010 also saw Plato win the BTCC for the second time. In 2012 Plato moved to Triple 8 and MG and still races with that team this year, 2013. Jason Plato has also raced in the Bathurst 1000. He is also known for his work on Fifth Gear.
The painting measures 8 inches by 6 inches.

Árón Smith

Smith flying through Clearways

This is a watercolour picture of Árón Smith created from a photo taken by Ashley Bryant of Bryant Photography. The picture was taken at the first round of the British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch Indy.
Árón Smith started in Karts but made his first appearance on the Touring Car Package in 2007 with the Renault Clio Cup. He finished 13th in Championship. The next year he improved on this finishing 9th but 2009 saw Árón finish an impressive 4th taking one win at Donnington Park. In 2010 Smith joined the Clio Cup Italia but came back to the UK Championship in 2011 finishing 2nd. Árón also completed one round of the British Touring Car Championship with Triple 8 scoring one point in the process. In 2012 Smith signed for Redstone Racing and notched up his first win in Touring Cars at the last round of the season. He finished 8th in the championship. This year Árón Smith is still with Motorbase, or Airwaves Racing and currently sits 8th in the championship.
The picture measures 8 inches by 6 inches.

Matt Neal

Matt Neal exiting Paddock Hill Bend

This watercolour painting was created using a photo taken by Tony Harrison. The photo was taken on the 30th of August 1999 at the iconic Brands Hatch circuit. The painting has been signed by Matt himself.
Matt Neal first started out in the British Touring Cars in 1991 driving a BMW M3 with Pyramid Motorsport. He then joined his father's team, Team Dynamics in 1992 but moved over to Mazda in 1993 only to have his season cut short with a massive crash at Silverstone. After this he rejoined Team Dynamics in 1994 and stayed there until 2001. In this stint he pulled off an amazing feat by winning a race at Donnington Park, 1999, at a time when manufacturers played centre stage. In 2001 he made a brief appearance in BTCC only to move over to the European Touring Car Championship. In 2002 he made a come back with Egg Sport finishing third in the championship and this position was matched in 2003 with Honda Racing. In 2004 he rejoined Team Dynamics, which now had Halfords Sponsorship. This season proved to be less fruitful than the two seasons beforehand finshing 5th overall but in 2005 and 2006 he won the British Touring Car Championship seeing off Yvan Muller in 2005 and Jason Plato in 2006. Matt then finished 4th in 2007 not starting 2 rounds and in 2008 moved to VX Racing for a two year spell. Again after this he rejoined Team Dynamics, or Honda Racing, which proved dividends in 2011 when he again won the British Touring Car Championship for the third time. Matt is still racing with Team Dynamics this season in 2013 and currently heads the championship.
The painting measures 8 inches by 6 inches.

John McGuinness

McGuinnes Riding around Brands Hatch Indy

This is a watercolour painting of a photo taken by Ashley Bryant of Bryant Photography. The photo was taken at the first round of the British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch Indy.
John McGuinness is mainly a Isle of Man TT rider winning 20 TT races in just 17 TTs contested so far in his career.
The painting measures 8 inches by 6 inches.

Andrew Jordan

Jordan through Murrays

This is a painting done in watercolours of Andrew Jordan in the Pirtek Honda Civic at Snetterton in 2012. The painting has been signed by Andrew himself.
Andrew Jordan came up from a rallycross background becoming the BTRDA Junior Rallycross Champion in 2004 and then in 2005 he won not only the BTRDA Junior Rallycross series but the BTRDA Rallycross, the Super Series Junior and the Ginetta Winter series aswell. In 2006 he competed in the British Rallycross Supercar Series becoming the youngest driver to compete and win a race in the series and in 2007 he was the runner up in that category. Also in 2006 he competed in some of the races in the SEATCupra Championship and in 2007 entered  in the Renault Clio Championship. In 2008 he made the step up into the British Touring Car Championship with Eurotech racing with his father as his team mate. 2009 saw Jordan move into a works team with VX Racing but in 2010 moved back to a family run team under the name of Pirtek Racing. He won the Independents Championship in 2012 and currently is running second in the 2013 British Touring Car Championship.
The painting measures 8 inches by 6 inches.

Gordon Shedden

Gordon Shedden around Druids

This is a watercolour painting created from a photo taken by Michael Barrett. In the painting you can see Gordon Shedden in his Championship winning Honda Yuasa Racing Civic. The photo was taken at the first round of the British Touring Car Championship in 2012 at Brands Hatch Indy. The painting is signed by Gordon Shedden.
Gordon Shedden started his British Touring Car career in 2001 in a Ford Focus in the Production class. Then there was a gap until 2006 where Shedden did not feature in the Touring cars instead racing in the SEAT Cupra Championship in 2003 and 2004 and the Porsche GB Championship in 2005. In 2006 he took his first win at Oulton Park. Shedden raced for Team Halfords from 2006 until 2008 finishing 3rd overall in the championship in 2007. In 2009 Shedden started the first round with Team dynamics but was replaced by James Thompson and Johnny Herbert for the rest of the season. Shedden signed for Clyde Valley Racing before Snetterton and raced a bio-ethanol SEAT Leon for the remainder of the season. In 2010 Shedden signed for Honda Racing and in 2012 he had his greatest season winning the British Touring Car Championship.

The painting measures 8 inches by 6 inches.