Team Ecosse is a Scottish-based racing team, formed in 1996 to compete in the Internet Amiga F1GP Championship. After a hiatus that lasted several years, the team returned to action in 2005, competing in the V8Thunder online championship, using Papyrus' NASCAR Racing 2003 Season simulation.

The team has had a great deal of success at V8Thunder, with many race wins and championships. In the Winter 2006 season, David West was crowned Lites champion and Team Ecosse won the Lites team championship for the second time. This feat was surpassed in the Winter 2007 season, with Derek Howe winning the Inters title, Team Ecosse winning the team championship in both Trucks and Inters, and Steve Smith winning rookie honours in Inters and Trophy.

In 2007, beginning to look beyond oval racing, the team was restructured into two divisions - stock car and open wheel. A touring car division was added in 2008 as the team became more willing to embrace different racing disciplines.

The team is now over thirteen years old. The team currently races at V8Thunder, Race2Play, BeRacing and ICS. In the past the team has competed online at PRS, Gentlemens Racing Club and NTRL, and Amiga F1GP and GP2 offline racing leagues.

Picture courtesy of Davey Zoutenbier

Team Ecosse will field two Chevrolet Corvette's C6-R racers, to be driven by Davey Zoutenbier and Gino Martens. Both drivers are looking forward to the first race for Team Ecosse at Brno.

Davey said: "I'm really looking forward to jump in the car at Brno after I've tested the car earlier on Laguna Seca where we are still to drive in BeGTCC. The car felt good from the first moment, and I believe we can score some points this weekend. And about my team mate? He's a good driver, and focused to get good results this weekend. He had a good career in NASCAR so I know he can deal with the power of the car, and with that come that he's no stranger for me as I drove against him in the V8Thunder Inters and Trucks series."

Gino had no time to tell how he's feeling about this new team and car for the upcoming race, as he was fitting his seat in the C6-R.

Further on is announced that Davey Zoutenbier will drive the first car of the team under number 18, and his teammate Gino Martens will take place in the 07 car.

08-06-2009 - Gentlemens Racing Club
Division 2 of Season 6 concluded tonight at the famous Monte Carlo street circuit. As has been the case for much of the season, it was another tough event for the RWD Team Ecosse cars. In the opening race, Erik was pick of the bunch, finishing 9th, with Alan and Paul 14th and 16th, respectively. A disappointing race, but that was nothing compared to the feature, which saw all three drivers retire within the first seven laps!

The end of season standings saw Erik finish as the best-placed Team Ecosse driver, in 11th place. Alan was four places behind him, with Paul and Richard outside the Top 30. The team standings saw Team Ecosse - BMW in 7th place, quite a drop from last season's runner-up spot. Having said that, it was still the best RWD outfit. Team Ecosse - Lexus were 21st, the mid-season switch away from the Renault Megane bringing no change in results.

A frustrating season for the team, then, with Alan and Erik already announcing they will not be returning to the series.

Picture courtesy of Alan Strang