{"id":5338,"date":"2013-07-30T14:17:46","date_gmt":"2013-07-30T13:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/?p=5338"},"modified":"2013-08-01T14:34:34","modified_gmt":"2013-08-01T13:34:34","slug":"acorn-infinity-motorsport-secures-first-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/acorn-infinity-motorsport-secures-first-place\/5338","title":{"rendered":"Acorn Infinity Motorsport secures first place"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Acorn Infinity Motorsport team celebrated a first place podium finish during the latest round of the 2013 British Drift Championship held at Middlesbrough\u2019s Teesside Autodrome, with Mark Lappage beating a strong field of 47 drivers in tough humid conditions.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>With two drivers (Mark Lappage and Steve \u2018Baggsy\u2019 Biagioni) now racing in the ultimate \u2018Super Professional\u2019 class, the A.I.M. team is up against the very best level of competition. The standard of drifting in 2013 has also risen further with significant investment in car development putting even greater demands on the performance of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findatyre.ie\/\">tyres<\/a>.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/acorn-infinity-motorsport-secures-first-place\/5338\/infinity2-5\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5339\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5339\" alt=\"Infinity2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Infinity2.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Infinity2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Infinity2-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mark Lappage was racing against some of the U.K.\u2019s top drifters but finally came through in the final against Mark Huxley in his V8 Volvo. Despite suffering from gearbox problems all weekend, Baggsy defeated reigning champion Paul Smith, followed by Shane Lynch before finally being edged out by his teammate in an all-Infinity duel.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Lappage said that: \u201cWithout the support of Infinity Tyres this victory would not have been possible. In the extreme heat the tyres performed superbly. The team have come a long way in a short space of time and to be on top of the podium after just over a year shows the strength of the team internally and rewards the faith that Infinity has shown in us. With two rounds still to go, we will be pushing for more points and a charge up the leader board\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Tom Edwards, European Marketing Manager for Infinity Tyres, added that: \u201cIt\u2019s great that the team managed a first place podium finish in only its first season at \u2018Super Pro\u2019 level. 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