1996 F1 champ Damon Hill to race again, in a VW Scirocco

1996 F1 champ Damon Hill to race again, in a VW Scirocco

Damon Hill, the 1996 F1 champion turned pundit, will race for the first time since 1999 when he gets behind the wheel of the Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup car. The event, a DTM support race, will be at Brands Hatch on May 18-19.

Hill, who became champion driving the famous Rothmans-liveried, Renault-powered Williams, will be joined by a group of his junior racing rivals for the Scirocco race. They are Mark Blundell, Perry McCarthy, Martin Donnelly and Julian Bailey (the rat pack), along with David Brabham. McCarthy organised the race reunion to raise funds for Damon Hill’s Halow charity.

“Perry, Julian and I are coming out of retirement for this race, so we are sure to be pretty rusty. But it promises to be a great weekend for all friends and family to get together and a great way to draw attention to the aims and objectives of the charity. I am looking forward to it,” Hill said.

If Damon needs some tips on the VW, he’s welcome to call our Harvinder, who has recent track experience in the racing Scirocco :)

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Danny Tan

Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.

 

Comments

  • Dr. M on May 10, 2012 at 11:52 am

    Harvinder who? Ha…win de?

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  • i love to see DTM race come in to Sepang & we all can see all the german’s marque compete their technology in the race..

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  • pauline tan on May 10, 2012 at 12:21 pm

    scirocco or megane rs??

    hhmmmm

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  • icecube on May 10, 2012 at 2:57 pm

    I wish Danny’s tips serve only as a joke for this posting….rusty or not , Damon Hill is a living legend in modern F1,Mika is the others,just to name a few

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    • Danny Tan (Member) on May 10, 2012 at 2:59 pm

      Joking only la :) He’ll probably lap us after two laps!

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  • mondeoman on May 10, 2012 at 3:56 pm

    bro..

    how come you miss out the news of the newly launched 2012 ford mondeo 2.0L… 240ps..

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  • mondeoman on May 11, 2012 at 7:47 am

    a junior s60…

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