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.