BTCC Round 5 @ Oulton Park 2013 (9049548513)

Aaron Mason (born 20 September 1979) is a British

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who last competed in the

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with

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. He is a two-time champion of the Volkswagen Racing Cup GB. He made his

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debut in

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, replacing

James Kaye James Kaye (born 18 February 1964 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire) is a British auto racing driver. He has been a stalwart competitor of Hondas in various championships since 1995, and has had 2 lengthy spells in the BTCC. He won the BTCC indepe ...

at AmDTuning.com for the

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round.

Career

In 2009, Mason, born in

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, entered the

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, driving a

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for AWM Motorsport; he finished on the podium once out of his 13 races, and was classified third in the championship. He remained in the series for 2010, but slipped to fifth place, despite winning three races, and taking a further podium. He remained in the series for 2011 and 2012, finishing third both years, with four victories. He entered the series again in 2013, driving a

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, and took four victories early in the season; his total tally of 15 made him the most successful driver in the history of the series. In June 2013, it was announced that Mason would be driving for AmDTuning.com in the

round of the

, as regular driver

had business commitments that prevented him from competing in the event. He took third place in the

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in the first race (21st overall), but overrevved the engine in the second, and was unable to race in the final round of the day.

Shaun Hollamby Shaun Hollamby (born 4 December 1965 in Pembury, Kent) is a British auto racing driver and race team owner. He is the managing director of AmD Tuning, a performance tuning company and motor racing team based in West Thurrock, Essex. He also cu ...

, the team boss of AmDTuning.com, praised his performance, stating "He did a brilliant job when you consider he was thrown in at the deep end and there was a lot for him to get used to in a short amount of time." Following the race, he returned to the VW Racing Cup, and took the title in the final round, with his fifth victory of the season.

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races) (* signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)

Complete British GT Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Porsche Supercup results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

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