BRSCC READY FOR FIRST OULTON PARK OUTING OF 2025
The British Racing & Sports Car Club and its North Western Centre kick off the region’s racing activities for 2025 on Saturday, as the Club makes the first visit of the year to Oulton Park in Cheshire. Along with three championships and series making their second appearance of the year, a brand new series and an established contest both make their full season debuts with the club too this weekend.
The main event of the day will be the second PBS Brakes SuperSport Endurance Cup two-hour encounter of the season, after the championship kicked off last month on the Silverstone GP circuit. Defending champions Adam Read and David Drinkwater won their class in round one and are already one of the main contenders for the overall crown from the outset. Once again, several BMWs dominate the top class of Pro-A, but Silverstone outright winner Julian McBride will be gunning for another victory in his Pro-B class M3. Also expect the rest of the classes to be populated with a super mix of MINIs, Honda Civics, Renault Clios, Mazda MX-5s, Audi TTs and more.
The Demon Tweeks Audi TT Cup Racing Championship began at Silverstone with three exceptional battles at the head of the field, with 2024 vice champion Matt Luff in control at the head of the standings as the paddock heads to Cheshire. Standouts to challenge Luff after pushing him hard at Silverstone include Sam Heading, Jordan Stilp, Andrew Rogerson and Will Stacey, the latter of the four looking to rebound after his engine blew in race two of the opening weekend. The TTs have quickly become one of the most competitive tin-top contests in UK club motorsport, and Oulton should produce another excellent day of racing for the Audis.
After a superb debut at Silverstone, the new BRSCC Pro Sports Sprint series now goes on to Oulton Park to carry on its momentum. David May’s Ginetta looks set to be one of the leading contenders, but could be pressed hard by Lee Collins in his Caterham, especially around Oulton’s sweeping twists and turns. Other high-powered machines on the grid sure to impress include Luke Woodhouse’ VW Golf Clubsport, the Audi TT of Thomas Stephen Moore, David Lawrence’s SEAT Leon Cupra, and Billy Blockley in another Ginetta.
Another new series that makes its highly anticipated debut this weekend is the Fix A Wheel Production Cup, bringing all the fun of the ever popular ClubSport Trophy series but in a sprint format. The premise is around attracting a range of production based clubman race cars, and this first grid has produced an excellent mix that mainly contains a vast array of hot hatches. From Honda Civics and MINI Coopers, to Renault Clios, Peugeot 206s and a Fiesta ST150, there’s sure to be plenty of back and forth scraps on track between the classes. And that’s not all on this grid, either…
Amongst the Production Cup grid, you’ll find the first batch of cars completed to contest the new Silverlake DS3 Cup, bridging the gap between entry level tin-tops like CityCar Cup and faster championships such as the Audi TT Cup and Fiesta ST240s. For Oulton Park, six DS3 Cup cars will take to the grid with drivers including former CityCar Cup champion Elliot Lettis, Stefan Oates, Fix A Wheel’s Jared Coulson and more. These cars certainly look the part and will definitely enjoy mixing it amongst the Production Cup contenders.
After appearing at Silverstone last September ahead of an announcement not long after, the BRSCC welcomes the MG Cockshoot Cup for its first appearance on a BRSCC event since joining the Club’s formulae roster at the end of last season. A long standing championship giving a home to MG models of varying ages and models. From classics such as MGBs and MG Midgets, to more contemporary machines such as ZRs, ZSs and MGFs, there’s a place on the grid for all of them. Leon Wignall carries the number 1 as defending champion, and will be keen to defend it this season.
Written by Scott Woodwiss
