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2 wins at Brands, 4th in Championship
Going into the final rounds at Brands with a mathematical chance of the title was a good way to end the season for Lawrence and the Smart Motorsport team. Lawrence needed the first 3 to slip up but this was going to be a tall order.
On Saturday Lawrence scored 7th in the first race and 12th in race 2 after being knocked into the gravel. The final was held in terrible rain storms and Lawrence took the GetANewVan.com car to a dominating victory winning by 8.7 seconds.
Sunday saw Lawrence finish 6th in race 1, 7th in race 2 after a brake failure while going for the lead and another win in the final by 0.026s.
1st win of the year at Mallory Park,
6th overall podium!
What a consistent day for the Nathan Anthony LTD backed Smart Motorsport car.
Race 1 Lawrence picked up the lead from the start. Lawrence lost the lead with 3 laps to go but stayed close by in 2nd. Lawrence couldn’t find a way past the leader but as they came out the hairpin 3 wide something had to give way and Lawrence and Lee Fitzpatrick made contact and hit the Armco wall. Lawrence bounced out to finish 4th.
Race 2 saw Lawrence start from the back of the pack and finished 4th.
The final saw the closest finish this year. Lawrence started at the back of the pack and by lap 3 was in 3rd place and picked up the lead on lap 4. Lawrence was passed by Steve Treherne on the last lap but on the last corner Lawrence drove round the outside to take the win by 0.009s.
This saw Lawrence finish 2nd overall and close the gap to the top 3 in the championship
4th podium of the year at Croft
What a mixed weekend at Croft. The car was involved in a very heavy shunt at the first corner in race 1 on Saturday. Smart Motorsport did a fantastic job getting the car repaired but Lawrence had a lot of work to do starting from the Pit lane in race 2. An oil leak and a small engine fire kept Lawrence busy but a 5th place was a good result. Lawrence scored 5th in the final.
Sunday was better with 4th, 4th and 5th with the spare engine in, and this secured 2nd overall. With 4 podiums from 8 meetings, Lawrence is 4th in the championship.
2nd overall at Oulton Park
Lawrence opted for the wets in race 1 as the track was damp, starting from 12th on the grid this gamble paid off as at the end of lap 1 Lawrence was up to 4th. The safety car was deployed and this enabled the track to dry completely. As the race got underway the car didn’t handle and Lawrence managed to wrestle it home in 3rd.
Race 2 was dry and after starting 7th Lawrence had a race long which saw a 2nd place finish for Lawrence.
After 2 solid heat finishes Lawrence had a lot of work to do from the back of the grid. With one of his electric starts he found himself in 4th after the 3rd turn and the safety car was deployed. Lawrence lost grip on the car as it had started to rain and ran wide on the last lap but still finished 4th.
Mondello Park
After an excellent outing at Brands Hatch, Lawrence and the Smart Motorsport team went to Mondello Park full of confidence. After a wet practice Lawrence was 2nd fastest. Just 0.07 off of the fastest time and 2.1 seconds in front of 3rd. However all 6 races over the weekend were dry and Saturday saw the following results. Race 1 ended on lap 4 due to a front suspension failure. Race 2 Lawrence finished 6th and the final ended on lap 5 due to an engine failure.
Sunday was a better day, although Lawrence was running with the slightly slower spare engine he managed to get 6th, 5th,5th. This has dropped Lawrence down to 4th in the championship, but with 33 races left of the season there is a long way to go yet.
Lawrence stars at the Custom and Tuning show at Elmia, Sweden.
Lawrence spent the Easter break at Elmia, Sweden performing as part of the Terry Grant Stunt Team.
This was the first time that Lawrence had done this so he was thrown in the deep end, having to perform 12 shows over 4 days.
It was a successful weekend and one that could see him do a few more shows in the future.
To watch Lawrence in action click here
2009 starts with 2 overall Podiums
Brands Hatch hosted the first round of the 2009 Legends Cars season. Lawrence walked away with 6 very strong finishes in his Smart Motorsport machine. Saturday saw Lawrence finish 3rd, 4th and 2nd, finishing 2nd overall. Sunday’s races were very close with Lawrence finishing 4th, 4th and 4th, finishing 3rd overall. This strong points haul has put Lawrence 2nd in the Championship.
Lawrence’s 2009 Legends Car
Smart Motorsport has unveiled Lawrence’s 2009 car and colour scheme. The sponsors for this year are:- Nathan Anthony LTD, Caldyne Building Contractors and Blue Lizard Signs.

2008 News
2008 has seen Lawrence finish 2nd In the Legends Cars Pro World Points Championship, 4th in the Legends Cars UK National Championship, 3rd in the Legends Cars Welsh Cup and 8th in Legends Cars World final.
After a successful trip to Las Vegas Lawrence finished 8th in the Legends Cars World Finals. Lawrence qualified 13th for his heat and finished in 3rd in the heat. Lawrence started 10th for the World Finals and after running 4th for 3 laps he got tangled with another driver and when the safety car came out on lap 6 Lawrence was in 12th. Lawrence made it up to 6th and on the last lap was knocked off the circuit to finish 8th.
Lawrence wants to thank Martin at Smart Motorsport, Paul at Mower Mate and John at E.J Cocker & Son for their help getting the car ready and making the trip happen. Also thank you to Bullet Race Engines for the engine.

Lawrence wins overall day at Brands Hatch on 2/11/08. Lawrence had a fantastic weekend at Brands Hatch on the weekend of 1st and 2nd November. Lawrence suffered a front suspension failure in the first race and recovered from a clash in the second race on Saturday.
Lawrence's 6 races saw the following results. DNF, 4th, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 2nd.
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For full Legends Racing info go to legendsracinguk.com
2009 Results
Brands Hatch
Race 1: 3rd
Race 2: 4th
Final: 2nd
2nd overall with 515 points
Brands Hatch
Race 1: 4th
Race 2: 4th
Final: 4th
3rd overall with 480 points
Mondello Park
Race 1: DNF Ball Joint failure
Race 2: 6th
Final: DNF Engine Failure
14th overall with 150 points
Mondello Park
Race 1: 6th
Race 2: 5th
Final: 5th
4th overall with 440 points
Cadwell Park
Race 1: 6th
Race2: 9th Was running 4th but was spun off on the last lap
Final: 5th Was running 3rd on last lap but went off on oil
5th Overall with 400 points
Oulton Park
Race 1: 3rd
Race 2: 2nd
Final: 4th
2nd overall with 515 points
Croft
Race 1: DNF Suffered accident damage in turn 1
Race 2: 5th Had a major oil leak and a small engine fire
Final: 5th
11th overall with 305 points
Croft
Race 1: 4th
Race 2: 4th
Final: 5th Had a major vibration from steering.
2nd overall with 470 points
Anglesey
Race 1: 6th
Race 2: 5th
Final: 12th Was spun on lap 1 and suffered damage to the steering
6th overall with 370 points
Anglesey
Race 1: 5th
Race 2: 2nd
Final: 4th
2nd overall with 495 points
Mallory Park
Race 1: 4th Was running 2nd on last lap but contact was made with another car and hit the wall.
Race 2: 4th
Final: 1st
2nd overall with 520 points
Pembrey
Race 1: 6th Was spun on turn 1 and dropped to last place.
Race2: 5th
Final: 5th
4th overall with 440 points
Pembrey
Race 1: 3rd
Race2: 3rd
Final: 5th
2nd overall with 490 points
Brands Hatch
Race 1: 7th
Race 2: 12th Was involved in a 2nd corner incident.
Final: 1st
6th overall with 410 points
Brands Hatch
Race 1: 6th
Race 2: 7th Lost brakes while going for the lead and throttle stuck open on final lap.
Final: 1st
4th overall with 470 points
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