Archived News - Current & More Recent (Since 2005)  
    13th June 2011
Tommy Helps Steer RML to 4th at Le Mans
Mike, Tommy and Ben recover from two blown turbos to regain 4th in LMP2, 12th overall, in a thrilling 24 Hours ... more >
 
       
    20th May 2011
The Arrival of Luca James Erdos
Tommy and Sheila are delighted to announce the arrival of Luca James Erdos, born 2:10am on Friday May 20th 2011 ... more >
 
       
    6th May 2011 - Le Mans Series, Round 2, Spa-Francorchamps
RML AD Group forced to withdraw from Spa 1000 kms
A high-speed accident involving Mike Newton and Peugeot driver Pedro Lamy forces the team's withdrawal ... more >
 
       
    12th April 2010 - Le Mans Series, Round 1, Paul Ricard
Third and double points at Ricard
Tommy established an impressive LMP2 lead during his opening triple-stint, but third at the flag was the team's reward ... more >
 
       
    10th April 2010 - Le Mans Series, Round 1, Paul Ricard
Tommy and RML in the running
Fourth wasn't as high as the expectations, but it was a good start to the season's opening round at Paul Ricard ... more >
 
       
    13th September 2009 - Le Mans Series, Silverstone
Long overdue podium for Tommy and RML
A near-perfect end to the season! The revised engine "goes the distance", rewarding Tommy with a richly-deserved 2nd ... more >
 
       
    12th September 2009 - Le Mans Series, Silverstone
Tommy and RML Lola back on top form
For the final race of the year, the RML Lola Mazda is back on top form, and Tommy qualifies third for Round 5 ... more >
 
       
    11th September 2009 - Le Mans Series, Silverstone
Tommy faces a grilling!
Lola hosts a pre-Silverstone debate with Radio Le Mans, and Tommy is one of the invited panellists. (On team website) ... more >
 
       
    26th August 2009 - Le Mans Series, Nürburgring
Resilient in the Face of Adversity
A seventh engine failure of the year means yet another non-finish for the RML AD Group Lola mazda, but it all started so well ... more >
 
       
    22nd August 2009 - Le Mans Series, Nürburgring
Rising to the Challenge in LMP2
Tommy and the RML Lola lead the challenge in the LMP2 class this season, but qualifying didn't go exactly according to plan ... more >
 
       
    15th June 2009 - Le Mans 24 Hours
Disappointing 18th hour retirement for RML
Tommy, Mike and Chris fought through to the 18th hour before engine failure once again ended the team's race hopes ... more >
 
       
    12th June 2009 - Le Mans 24 Hours
Fourth on the Le Mans grid for Tommy
The RML Lola Mazda will line up in a very satisfactory fourth place in LMP2 for the start of the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours ... more >
 
       
    4th June 2009 - Le Mans 24 Hours
Tommy and RML make final preparations for LM24
The full driver line-up was present for RML's final pre-Le Mans shakedown test at Snetterton ... more >
 
       
    6th May 2009 - Le Mans Series, Spa-Francorchamps
Déjà vu for Tommy as engine fails in Spa
For the second race in succession RML's Lola Mazda suffered engine failure after making a promising start to the Spa 1000 Kms ... more >
 
       
    6th April 2009 - Le Mans Series, Barcelona
Tommy leads in Barcelona before engine fails
Tommy fought through to an impressive class lead in Barcelona before catastrophic engine failure ended RML's run ... more >
 
       
    6th November 08
RML announces new engine deal with Mazda AER
Tommy will be racing a Mazda-powered Lola Coupé in 2009, announces RML AD Group ... more >
 
       
    15th September 08
Impressive debut to 4th for Lola Coupé at Silverstone
The team's MG Lola EX265C coupé made an impressive race debut in the final round of the 2008 Le Mans Series ... more >
 
       
    4th September 08
RML unveils Lola Coupé for final round of 2008
In a surprise move, RML announces that the team will contest the final race of 2008 in a new Lola Coupé ... more >
 
       
    17th August 08
Sixth is poor reward for a hard day's work
Tommy and Mike returned to the Le Mans Series hoping to make up for their Le Mans disappointment, but it wasn't to be ... more >
 
       
    15th June 08
Flying finish ends Le Mans 24 Hours for MG Lola
An horrific accident for Mike Newton ended the team's race in this year's Le Mans 24 Hours ... more >
 
       
    12th June 08
Sixth in LMP2 for Le Mans 24 Hours start
RML concentrated on establishing a good race set-up ahead of this weekend's 24 Hours, and sixth in LMP2 was spot-on ... more >
 
       
    31st May 08
Dismal weather curtails Le Mans test
Heavy rain and poor track conditions prevented the extensive running all had hoped for, but Tommy wasn't fazed ... more >
 
       
    12th May 08
Blown turbo curtails strong run at Spa
A blown turbo mid-way through the race destroyed all chances of a good result, but Tommy recovered to sixth at the flag ... more >
 
       
    26th April 08
Tommy and Mike finish fourth again . . . in Monza
Prospects did not look promising after engine failure in practice, but RML pressed on to achieve a strong finish ... more >
 
       
    8th April 08
Tommy "chuffed" by fourth place in Spain
Tommy and co-driver Mike Newton delighted to salvage a very respectable fourth place in the season opener in Barcelona ... more >
 
       
    16th November 07
Tommy and Mike Newton LMP2 Champions!
Tommy and Mike are finally confirmed as Le Mans Series LMP2 Champions 2007... more >
 
       
    17th September 07
"Legal Panel" costs RML Silverstone win
Damage cost Tommy and Mike almost certain victory in the penultimate round of the 2007 Le Mans Series ... more >
 
       
    17th August 07
Pole for Tommy at Spa-Francorchamps
Thomas Erdos topped the LMP2 times in qualifying for Round Four of the 2007 Le Mans Series at Spa in Belgium ... more >
 
       
   
31st August 06
P1 for Tommy and RML in Britain!
Tommy and the RML Team come home victorious in an incident packed race at Donington Park ... more >
 
       
    22st August 06
The LMS comes to Britain
Tommy and the RML Team make their final preparations for the “home event” at Donington Park in Derbyshire ... more >
 
       
   
21st August 06
Fittipaldi/Erdos Finish 7th At Watkins Glen
Tommy and fellow countryman Christian Fittipaldi brought the Cheever Racing Porsche Crawford home in seventh-place despite an early race drive-through penalty ... more >
 
       
   
08th August 06
Tommy In A Cheever Crawford Again
Tommy has confirmed as co-driver alongside Christian Fittipaldi for the Watkins Glen round of the Grand Am Rolex Series ... more >
 
       
   
18th July 06
Frustration and Disbelief for RML
Good luck deserted Tommy in the Le Mans Series when a bizarre brake-pad failure pitched the RML MG Lola out of the LMP2 lead ... more >
 
       
   
04th July 06
Victory at Le Mans
For the second year in a row, Tommy and the RML crew took top honours at Le Mans in the LMP2 class driving the MG Lola EX264 ... more >
 
       
   
09th June 06
Erdos fastest in LMP2 at Le Mans Test Day
Tommy and the RML crew had a very successful test at Le Mans and ended the day with the fastest time in the LMP2 class ... more >
 
       
   
18th May 06
Tommy and RML Foiled by Puncture
Tommy and RML were denied their first win of the 06 Le Mans Series season by a chance puncture in the Spa 1000 Kilometres ... more >
 
       
   
27th April 06
Frustrating First Round For Tommy at Istanbul
Tommy endured an enormously frustrating first outing of the 2006 Season in Round 1 of the Le Mans Endurance Series ... more >
 
       
   
23rd March 06
First Test For Tommy In The New AER Powered Lola
Tommy has been out running at Snetterton recently, with the newly-installed AER two litre turbo engine ... more >
 
       
   
10th March 06
New Season - New Engine
It's a new season and there's a new engine being fitted into the RML MG Lola EX264, the AER 2.0 ltr turbo ... more >
 
       
   
01st February 06
Daytona Race Report 2006
Not quite the race that Tommy had hoped for out in Daytona, but they still made it to the chequered flag ... more >
 
       
   
26th Jan 06
Final Preparations for Daytona
Thomas Erdos is back in the States for another stab at the Daytona 24 Hours - his third year running in a Daytona Proto type .... more >
 
       
   
04th Jan 06
The New Season Begins in Daytona for Tommy
What a great way to kick off the 2006 season, by joining Eddie Cheever Racing for the Daytona 24 Hour race ... more >
 
       
   
16th Nov 05
Message from Istanbul
Thomas scored his first championship win of the season last weekend in the final round of the 2005 Le Mans Endurance Series ... more >
 
       
   
11th Nov 05
Message from Istanbul
Tommy and the RML crew are happy following Friday's first outing at Istanbul and are looking forward to a successful weekend ... more >
 
       
   
05th Nov 05
Tommy on Istanbul - The Decider
Tommy, Mike Newton and the whole RML Team travel to Istanbul where only one thing matters: To win the '05 LMP2 Championship ... more >
 
       
   
04th Sept 05
Round 4 of the Le Mans Endurance Series
The RML MG Lola was the star of LMP2 at the Nürburgring, for the fourth round of the LMES, but that first win still eludes them ... more >
 
       
   
24th August 05
Silverstone 1000 Kilometres
It was back to business as usual for Thomas Erdos for the 1000 kilometre LMES race at Silverstone ... more >
 
       
   
Older news from 2003-2005
For news from before the start of the 2005 season ... more >