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2009 Legends Cars Championship - Round 5, Cadwell Park
31st May 2009

For round 5 of The 2009 Legends Cars Championship the venue was Cadwell Park in The Lincolnshire Wolds, The circuit is affectionately nicknamed “The Mini-Nurburgring” with it’s blind apexes, blind summits and sharp changes in both gradient & camber it is one of the most exciting and dramatic circuits in the UK and a real challenge for Kärcher Handy Motorsport drivers #11 Simon Belcher and #12 Stephen Treherne.

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2009 Legends Cars Championship - Rounds 3 & 4, Mondello Park 9^th & 10th May 2009 

The Kärcher Handy Motorsport Team made the journey across the Irish Sea for rounds 3 & 4 of the 2009 Legends Cars Championship at Mondello Park, what a hectic weekend stood in wait for them.

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6^th May 2009 - Kärcher Legends from Brands Hatch on TV

See some of the most exciting motor racing on TV, Rounds 1 & 2 of the 2009 on Sky Sports & Motors TV over the next few weeks.

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1st May 2009 – Truckfest 2009

Handy Motorsport drivers Simon Belcher & Stephen Treherne will be in attendance at Truckfest 2009, which has euphemistically been called “Crufts for Trucks”, The show takes place at East of England Showground, Peterborough on 3^rd & 4^th May 2009.

The appearance of The 2009 Legends Cars UK Team Champions at the show is in support of team sponsors Kärcher & their dealers Chemtec, Simon’s number 11 car will be on display and both drivers will be on hand with signed posters.

26th April 2009 - Knockhill

Handy Motorsport driver Simon Belcher made the journey north of the border to Knockhill for the 1^st round of the SMRC Legends Cars Championship and returned with third overall following a very successful weekend at the Scottish circuit.

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31st March 2009 - Brands Hatch

The Wlitshire based Handy Motorsport Team started the season in the 1^st & 2^nd rounds of the 2009 Legends Cars Championship with a successful weekend at Brands Hatch. It was business as usual in the Legends class with four heats & two finals that were packed with the usual ‘Legends’ nose to tail action.

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27 January - NEC Competition Winner

The WINNER of the Karcher K675 pressure washer worth over £390 is Julie Crookes from Chesterfield the winner was drawn by KÄRCHER UK sales manager Mark Moseley.

Over 500 people entered the competition for the fantastic KÄRCHER pressure washer on the Legends Cars stand at the Autosport International Show 2009 the machine was supplied by Handy Motorsports main sponsor KÄRCHER UK.

06 January - Provisional 2009 National Championship Dates

Mar 28/29 Rounds 1/2 Brands Hatch (with BTRA Trucks)
May 9/10 Rounds 3/4 Mondello Park
May 31 Round 5 Cadwell Park
Jun 20 Round 6 Oulton Park
Jul 11/12 Rounds 7/8 Croft
Aug 8/9 Rounds 9/10 Anglesey
Sept 13 Round 11 Mallory Park
Oct 17/18 Rounds 12/13 Pembrey (with BTRA Trucks)
Oct 31/Nov 1 Rounds 14/15 Brands Hatch (with BTRA Trucks)

TBC Winter Series/European Trophy

23 December - New Liveries to Be Unveiled at the Autosport Show

Please make sure you come and say hello to us at the Autosport International Show at the NEC on Thursday 8th - Sunday 11th January

We are launching the new team livery at the show both Simon and Stephen's cars will be on the stand. There will also be a KÄRCHER car in the live action arena.

In the meantime everyone at Handy Motorsport wishes all our sponsors, visitors and all race fans a very happy Christmas and successful 2009. There is another chance to see Simon's win in the final round of the Championship on Motors TV on Boxing Day at 8pm.

7th December - World Finals - Belcher Goes Fourth in Vegas

Simon Belcher has secured fourth place in the 2008 Legends Cars World Championship after taking ninth position in the last ranking event of the season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in America.

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1st November - Belcher Wins Brands Finale

The Handy Motorsport / KÄRCHER team are celebrating once again after Simon Belcher won the final this weekend at Brands Hatch.

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13th October - Team Champions!

The Handy Motorsport / KÄRCHER team are celebrating after securing the Team Championship title at Pembrey over the weekend.

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29th September - Simon and Stephen Close In

Handy Motorsport drivers Stephen Treherne and Simon Belcher had another impressive outing in the Legends Cars Championship at Oulton Park this weekend.

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1st September - Impressive Trip North For KÄRCHER Legends

Handy Motorsport made another long journey this weekend as the Legends Cars championship rolled in Croft Circuit near Richmond in north Yorkshire. Both drivers had a superb day's sport with Stephen taking second overall on the day with Simon in fourth.

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KÄRCHER Team Goes Fourth

The Knockhill Touring Car race meeting was one of the hardest fought the team has been involved in. Legends Cars racing is always hard fought but this meeting in particular was a bruising, physical encounter.

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Simon Closes on Stephen at Donington

Handy Motorsport came away from Donington Park with another healthy points haul which keeps them firmly well inside the top ten of the championship.

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Simon Tests in Clio Cup

Simon Belcher has been taking a serious look at life outside the Legends Cars Championship with a test in a Renault Clio at Mallory Park

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7 July - Mixed Weekend in Wales

The team are just back from Wales. Simon has moved up one place in the table...

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8 June - On the Podium Once again!

Handy Motorsport are again celebrating after taking podium positions both days at Mondello Park in Ireland.

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20 April - The Old One-Two at the Rock

Handy Motorsport are celebrating after taking first and second overall at Rockingham today - it was only the team's second event as a two car outfit!

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03 April - Brace of 1,200s for Rockingham

Handy Motorsport will be running two new 1,200cc engines in the next Legends Cars double header at Rockingham on 19th and 20th April.

Simon Belcher said: "We will be running both cars with brand new 1,200cc air cooled engines at Rockingham following set backs with the team's 1,250cc water cooled engine that I ran at Brands Hatch. It is hoped that the 1,250cc water cooled engine will be run again later in the season after further development with 600 Racing."

Stephen Treherne will again be racing the #12 car.

24 March - Handy Motorsport second after first two rounds at Brands Hatch.

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Old News

The new #12 car will be entered as a 'team car' in the 2008 Championship which means that we can use the experience of several top drivers. Our guest driver at the opening round - Brands Hatch will be multi race winner Stephen Treherne.

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