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Clio Cup Drivers

No. 4 - Dave Newsham (M)
Team Pyro
Personal details DOB – 07/07/67 Origin – GBR (Carmarthen) Lives – Inverness Marital Status – Married Occupation – Managing Director Clio Cup Team – Team Pyro Sponsors – Norscott Vending Services, One Estates, HSPC, Fairways Leisure, Solution X, Alps Colours – Red/White Titles 2004 Scottish Legends Rookie champion 2004 National Legends Winter champion 2000 North of Scotland Kart Club champion – Rotax Max 2000 North of Scotland Kart Club champion – TKM Interesting facts... Dave is racing as #4 which is the same number which led Phil Glew to victory in 2009 He owns two companies – Norscott Vending Services (www.norscottvending.co.uk) and Norscott Luxury Motorhome Holidays (www.norscottluxurymotorhomes.com). Dave has represented Scotland in the Karting Inter-Nations Cup. He is married to Jackie with two children, Kristian and Callum and has a cocker spaniel called Skye. Whenever he can, Dave will drive to each track in his motorhome bringing along the family. To get to Thruxton though is a total of 550 miles one way! Career History 2009 - ELF Renault Clio Cup, finishing 5th overall with 5 podiums and a race win at Silverstone National. 2008 - Two races in ELF Renault Clio Cup, finishing 3rd in his first race at Brands Hatch. UK Legends Championship, finishing 2nd overall with 12 race wins and seven fastest laps. Missed some races to race in Clio Cup. 2007 - National Legends Championship, 3rd overall with 10 wins and eight fastest laps. World Legends Final, Infinion USA, finishing 5th overall. World Legends Points, finishing 4th overall. 2006 - National Legends Championship, finishing 2nd overall with 17 wins and 12 fastest laps. World Legends Points, finishing 4th overall. 2005 - National Legends Championship, finishing 5th overall. 2004 - Scottish Legends Championship, finishing 3rd overall and Rookie champion with four race wins and nine fastest laps. One National Legends meeting, taking a race win and two fastest laps. National Winter Weekend champion with two wins and three fastest laps. 2002 - Scottish Karting Championship, finishing 3rd overall in Rotax Max. 2000 - Scottish Karting Championship, finishing 2nd overall in Rotax Max. 1997 - Scottish Karting Championship, finishing 3rd overall in TKM. Early Career - Competed in schoolboy grasstrack motorcycling at age 7, raced for Barrow-in-Furness at age 16 in Speedway and competed in club karting in Scotland where he won two club titles.

No. 4 - Dave Newsham (M)

Team Pyro

Personal details
DOB – 07/07/67
Origin – GBR (Carmarthen)
Lives – Inverness
Marital Status – Married
Occupation – Managing Director

Clio Cup
Team – Team Pyro
Sponsors – Norscott Vending Services, One Estates, HSPC, Fairways Leisure, Solution X, Alps
Colours – Red/White

Titles

2004 Scottish Legends Rookie champion
2004 National Legends Winter champion
2000 North of Scotland Kart Club champion – Rotax Max
2000 North of Scotland Kart Club champion – TKM

Interesting facts...

Dave is racing as #4 which is the same number which led Phil Glew to victory in 2009
He owns two companies – Norscott Vending Services (www.norscottvending.co.uk) and Norscott Luxury Motorhome Holidays (www.norscottluxurymotorhomes.com).
Dave has represented Scotland in the Karting Inter-Nations Cup.
He is married to Jackie with two children, Kristian and Callum and has a cocker spaniel called Skye. Whenever he can, Dave will drive to each track in his motorhome bringing along the family. To get to Thruxton though is a total of 550 miles one way!

Career History
2009 - ELF Renault Clio Cup, finishing 5th overall with 5 podiums and a race win at Silverstone National.
2008 - Two races in ELF Renault Clio Cup, finishing 3rd in his first race at Brands Hatch. UK Legends Championship, finishing 2nd overall with 12 race wins and seven fastest laps. Missed some races to race in Clio Cup.
2007 - National Legends Championship, 3rd overall with 10 wins and eight fastest laps. World Legends Final, Infinion USA, finishing 5th overall. World Legends Points, finishing 4th overall.
2006 - National Legends Championship, finishing 2nd overall with 17 wins and 12 fastest laps. World Legends Points, finishing 4th overall.
2005 - National Legends Championship, finishing 5th overall.
2004 - Scottish Legends Championship, finishing 3rd overall and Rookie champion with four race wins and nine fastest laps. One National Legends meeting, taking a race win and two fastest laps. National Winter Weekend champion with two wins and three fastest laps.
2002 - Scottish Karting Championship, finishing 3rd overall in Rotax Max.
2000 - Scottish Karting Championship, finishing 2nd overall in Rotax Max.
1997 - Scottish Karting Championship, finishing 3rd overall in TKM.
Early Career - Competed in schoolboy grasstrack motorcycling at age 7, raced for Barrow-in-Furness at age 16 in Speedway and competed in club karting in Scotland where he won two club titles.