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  1. BRSCC ROLLS IN TO SNETTERTON FOR ANOTHER SUMMER STORMER

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    The BRSCC 2025 Snetterton Summer Race Weekend is set to deliver two full days of fast-paced action on the full Snetterton 300 circuit. With a packed schedule featuring a variety of endurance battles, sprint showdowns, and one-make contests, this weekend promises something for every type of motorsport fan. As the summer sun shines down on one of the UK’s most versatile racing venues, expect fierce competition, bold overtakes, and crucial championship moments.

    The headline act for both days of racing will be a pair of three hour races for the Silverlake C1 Endurance Series, with over 30 teams taking to the Norfolk circuit each time for the next chapter in their epic long distance campaign this season. This series always produces plenty of excellent battles and offers cost-effective endurance racing that’s a true mix of pace, strategy and teamwork. This weekend is a double header, meaning teams get two opportunities to try and reach the top step of the podium.

    As you’d expect, all the regular teams that compete in C1 Endurance are out in force for both encounters, so expect them to be challenging for victory. Serial winners Alpha Trojon’s pair of cars will of course be in attendance and looking to add to their trophy cabinet, but as usual there’s plenty of squads looking to deny them first place. Perennial rivals Emax Motorsport are out in force, as are series sponsors Silverlake, BPC Motorsport, Red Sky Racing, Baycon Racing w/ Liqui Moly, RABsport and WRC Developments. All of them are certain to want to make their mark.

    This weekend at Snetterton, the BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship rolls back into town for its second outing on the Norfolk circuit, the first coming right at the start of the season in April. The grid returns with its biggest entry yet as no less than 29 young stars will take to the 300 circuit for what’s sure to be a weekend full of close, tight and exciting junior racing up and down the grid.

    With eight races run and coming off the back of the previous triple header at Anglesey last time out, Thomas Merritt’s exceptional hat-trick of wins catapulted him to the top of the standings as the championship crosses half way stage of the season this weekend. Having now won four in a row after also succeeding at Mallory Park, Thomas will need to be on his a-game to stay at the head of such a large and competitive grid. Former points leader Jack Burgess will be hoping to rebound after a tough Anglesey, now finding himself 44 points off the top in second place and keen to repeat his April form here where he took two wins. Archie Davies sits third at this stage having also won at Mallory Park, just over twenty points back from Burgess in second and keen to take to the podium a few more times.

    Dara McInerney and 2025 FJC Scholarship winner Lewis Islin, both the top two rookies in the championship, are locked in a fight for fourth place just eight points apart. While both have also taken to the podium more than one this season too, they’ve always had a presence in the lead group from the beginning and will keep their fingers crossed they can make more progress. Isaac Doble is sixth, the younger brother of BTCC star Mikey hoping his great form at Anglesey can be replicated again, while 2024 Scholarship winner Daniella Sutton is enjoying a super sophomore season sitting seventh in the standings right now. Having begun to score top fives, perhaps a first podium is in the offing soon? Max Fenton has ensured Tensport Performance’s first FJC campaign has been rather fruitful so far as he heads to Snetterton in eighth in points, while Chris Doble (another member of the Doble racing family) is ninth ahead of Bobby Holmes, who is second of the Independent drivers behind McInerney.

    Outside the top ten, there’s more drivers who are ones to watch. Callie Clifford continues to build on a strong first season last year, with Eden Spanswick and Oliver Heron also showing great moments already. Heron in particular was a front-runner at Mallory Park and will be keen to get back in the mix. Watch out for the likes of Aaron Beattie, Harry Lindley, Jack Sant and Hayden Gray who are also sophomore drivers too, while more of this year’s excellent Rookie crop will want to make progress.

    Having missed the last two meetings due to exams, Lewis Turkington makes a welcome return to the grid this weekend back at Snetterton, while Benjy Douglas becomes the latest driver to make his FJC debut. With every single driver that’s raced so far this season out on track this weekend, plus Benjy, this 29 strong entry could very well be the show stealer this weekend.

    The Ford Fiesta action will be in full force this weekend as the AIRTEC Motorsport Fiesta ST240 Championship makes its second trip east to Snetterton’s full 300 circuit in Norfolk, where the season now officially crosses over the half way stage in 2025. So far there’s been no shortage of excitement drama and big talking pointts from the opening three events, and with both Pro and Am classes still very much up for grabs along with the overall crown, what could a return to Snetterton produce?

    Despite still leading the championship leaving the previous round at Anglesey, Pro points topper Gary Miller didn’t manage to add to his win tally in Wales. Instead, he had a trio of podiums and now goes back to Snetterton with both he and Kellett level on points. This is down to Kellett taking his first pair of victories at Anglesey, the defending champion getting back to winning ways for the first time this season and still in the hunt to claim a second title. Anglesey also saw a breakthrough first win for Fiesta Junior graduate George Foxlow, the youngster doing double duty in ST240 and the ST150 Challenge this year and making the most of all the track time. A first win in Wales leaves him 46 points behind the top two on total scores, meaning he could be closer on drops.

    Zach Lucas holds fourth overall and in Pro, once again mimicking his trend of previous seasons of starting strong but then fading back into the pack and a little, unable to keep up the momentum. He only has six points to make on Foxlow to move to third place, so plenty of opportunities to get firmly into contention. Fifth overall is where you find the Am class leader Jason O’Connell, a first season racer that has taken to ST240s instantaneously and even collected an outright second place at Anglesey, proving his strong pace.

    Sean Reynolds heads the second half of the overall top ten table, ahead of Connor Blackburn in seventh place, while Luke Warr is eighth and second best of the Am drivers closely followed by Maggie Webster in their battle for the Am podium places. Simon Horrobin currently holds the final top ten spot in the main table, but will be determined to do better after a less than satisfactory Anglesey meeting that saw him struggling for good results.

    Others to also watch in the Pro class will include former champion David Nye, Joseph Knight and Morgan Kidd, while Am runners to also watch will be Harry Hayes and Marco Ricci.

    Heading back to where the season began back in April, the Nankang Tyre BMW SuperCup is ready to have a second crack at the Snetterton 300 circuit in Norfolk, with both the 1 Series and Compact Cup class runners keen to get back on track after plenty of action at Donington Park last time out. This weekend takes the championship over the half way point of the 2025 season, meaning results are going to become more and more crucial with every passing race going forwards.

    The 1 Series class still sees rookie Millie Hart topping the class points having consistently finished on the podium. She has also benefited from the misfortunes of others in her class too, confirming that scoring as well as possible can go a long way towards a title charge. Moving into second after a great pair of results at Donington Park was Simon Waterfall, taking the fight to Thorburn Astin and claiming an excellent brace of second place finishes. He only has a ten point advantage over third placed Aydan Hassan, who dropped points after a DNF in race one at Donington and will be hoping for a solid rebound. Astin, meanwhile, is up to fourth after his two wins, while Danny Wilkinson missed Donington after an incident at Oulton Park, but is expected to line up again this weekend.

    Moving across to the Compact Cup class, currently it’s Joe Doble that’s in command in the standings, having taken four wins so far this season but only able to clinch a pair of third places come Donington’s conclusion. He still leads with a 23 point advantage over second placed Max Noble, who has been a beacon of consistency throughout 2025 thus far and has rarely finished outside the top five to date. In fact, Max has only picked up just one podium, but benefitted from others hitting trouble to hold P2.

    Gareth Claydon put himself back to victory lane with a win in race one to his delight and relief, and that means he’s 20 points off second place. It’s been a very strong start to the season for the 2023 champion, and had he not retired from Oulton race two, he could even be up there with Doble at the top of the table. Speaking of champions, defending #1 Connor Grady is just one point behind Claydon, and he too would be up there with Doble had he not DNF’d from Oulton too or been handed nine championship penalty points. Rounding off the top five, Keith Towers is having a solid comeback to BMWs, finishing every race and scoring well to be in this position right now.

    In the rest of the top ten, Rod Langham has been steadily getting quicker and scoring better across the first three events and will hope for more progress this weekend at Snetterton, as well as being top Masters driver right now. Ethan Woods’ first Compact Cup adventure currently has him seventh and scoring some impressive results, including just missing out on the top three at Oulton in race two. Could Snetterton produce his first podium finish? Mike Doble, father of Joe, has been a constant top five presence but also had a DNF at Oulton and is trying to claw back points and places in the table before dropped scores come into play later, while Xabier Ross has been another Masters driver trying to make his mark and is in the middle of a six point swing between himself, Doble ahead and 10th placed Adam Wright which could go any way between them come the end of the event.

    Whilst the rest of the grid features the usual suspects from this season, there’s also another familiar addition. Making what’s now quickly becoming an annual cameo back on the grid, former five time Compact Cup champion Steven Dailly can’t resist the lure of the BMW paddock and is on the grid again for Snetterton. What impact will he have from the outset, and will the points leaders feel the effect of him on the grid?

    Yet again producing another bumper, near sell-out grid on the return visit to Snetterton in Norfolk this weekend, the Nankang Tyre CityCar Cup Championship (featuring the Student Motorsport contest) prepares to reach the mid-point in the 2025 season, with both title fights proving to be much more competitive and closer than some may have expected in the beginning.

    The statement that Stuart Bliss is leading the overall standings is nothing new. He does – but the competition is making it tougher for him to win a second title. After just seven races, Bliss is only in front by just four points from second placed Richard Jepp, the Boston College driver having only taken just two victories so far. That means the rest of the pack have caught up, and are finding ways to prevent him from running away with it like he did last year. Jepp himself as done a super job to remain consistent and strong to be P2 right now, even if he is yet to win a race outright in 2025. It must be close, but this year’s field is particularly competitive so he still has a tough task ahead.

    Alistair May is enjoying a very strong first full season in CityCar, using all of his C1 Endurance experience in these cars to again be a regular top five finisher and sit third in points going back to Snetterton. He’s only five behind Jepp in second too, meaning the dynamic at the top of the standings has the potential to change a lot this weekend. Next is Ben Spencer, by far the most impressive of the Rookies this season in fourth overall and fresh off the back of taking his first win at Anglesey last time. If he keeps this form up, he’ll want more. Rounding off the top five is Alex Foden, a surprise package near the top five and hoping that a podium finish isn’t too far away either.

    The rest of the top ten has some very interesting names that may feel they should be higher had it not been for one or two mishaps along the way. Chris Mackenzie, who has a win from Snetterton, missed Oulton Park and thus has ground to make up, but did well to score a trio of fourth places at Anglesey. Andrew Dyer is another with contrasting fortunes – top fives at Snetterton in April, then a DNF at Oulton, followed by two wins at Anglesey, he will want to climb higher from seventh in the second Boston College car. Chris Parkes also has some work to do from eighth in the second Quattro Formaggio car, Phil House will want to be in the mix in the Gen 2 Peugeot, and Alex Jackson is second best of the Rookie racers in tenth, but will want to find more pace.

    As for the Student Motorsport contest, it’s tight at the top there too. Boston College 1 leads by just three points from three time defending champions Team Northbrook Racing 1, and they have a clear gap to third placed Boston College 2. There’s also two points between the pair of Sussex Motorsports team cars, with team one ahead of team two at this stage, while West Suffolk College’s BP team car is sixth ahead of the second Northbrook Racing car.

    It’s time for the SW Motorsports ClubSport Trophy to saddle up and get back on track in 2025 once again, as the series prepares to make a visit this weekend to the Snetterton 300 circuit in Norfolk. As usual, there’s another excellent mix and variety of production-based clubman race cars, ready to tackle another 45-minute pit-stop “mini-endurance” race.

    Class A, housing the fastest cars up the maximum of 235bhp per tonne, features many names and car familiar to regular followers of ClubSport Trophy. Expect another exciting battle out front between the likes of Phiroze Bilimoria’s VW Scirocco, Shane Kelly’s Morgan, Adam Marshall’s VW Golf, James Alford’s Honda Civic and David Cox’s VW Golf he will share with David Jones. Also in class will be Chris Earle in his Civic, Richard Clarke’s Mk7 Golf, the MINI of Sam Weller and Richard Goodall, and the Renault Megane of Graham Price and Brian Rose from Puretrack.

    Class B cars can and do sometimes get into the mix for the overall victory, and there’s a few candidates here that could manage that if fortunes go their way. Alistair Lindsay’s Audi TT is one, former TCR champion Josh Files is another in his Honda Civic, and two more TTs courtesy of Rory Pickles and Nick Brady could also be contenders. Be sure to watch out for the usual phalanx of BMW Z4s in this class, plus others such as Stephen Harrison’s Honda S2000 and the Ford Fiesta of Nick Watling and Jack Wheeler.

    It’s a small affair in Class C as provided they stay out of trouble, the BMW Z4 of Ryszard Elliott-Nowobilski and Krzysztof Nowobilski should take a fairly straightforward class win here. Jonathan Hobbs will be hoping to take his Peugeot 106 Rallye to more success to emulate his Brands Hatch win in Class D, but will have a pair of BMW Compacts to contend with courtesy of Dan Rowson and Joshua Hilton. Also in class to go for victory will be Colin Hughes in another Z4 and Barny Francis in his aero-enhanced Mazda RX-8.

    Finishing off the classes, Class E, is almost entirely the domain of BMWs, with more Compacts present thanks to Finley Edwards in one and the duo of Craig Ferns and James Dermott in another. There’s also the BMW 318 of Will and Charles Hopkins, while a special addition to the class is one of the new Silverlake DS3 Cup cars with CityCar teammates Haydn Payne and Brady Pollock sharing the drive in a bid to showcase the new series as the perfect next step.

    Written by Scott Woodwiss

  2. BRITISH GT & GINETTA CROSS HALFWAY STAGE OF 2025 AT SNETTERTON

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    2025’s British GT Championship appears finely poised ahead of Rounds 6 and 7 at Snetterton where 50 points are up for grabs across Sunday’s two sprint races.

    Just four points separate GT3’s top three crews after Giacomo Petrobelli and Jonny Adam scored a dominant overall victory at Spa-Francorchamps. Ravi Ramyead and Charlie Robertson, meanwhile, claimed their second win of the campaign to reduce Marc Warren and Jack Brown’s GT4 advantage.

    The championship’s one-hour format often lends itself to frenetic races and unusual results in Norfolk where GT3 victory could be considered a poisoned chalice. Indeed, not since 2015 have drivers won at Snetterton en route to the title (Adam and Andrew Howard).

    GT3 (written by Tom Hornsby)

    GT3’s 2025 campaign has rapidly transformed into a blockbuster title battle.

    2 Seas’ Charles Dawson and Kiern Jewiss piled up the maximum 75 points over the first two races but have scored just 14 across the next three. By contrast, Giacomo Petrobelli and Jonny Adam recovered from their non-score on the opening weekend to move within two, thanks in no small part to theirs and Blackthorn’s first victory together at Spa.

    Consistency has also played a huge part in Morgan Tillbrook and Marvin Kirchhöfer’s assault. Optimum’s McLaren is just a point further back in third despite not yet winning a race. Its and Blackthorn’s chances of doing so at Snetterton will be compromised on Sunday morning by the extra Compensation Time accrued for finishing one-two in Belgium, potentially opening the door for Dawson and Jewiss to reassert themselves.

    Hugo Cook has also scored in all five races so far and completed Spa’s podium alongside Rob Collard to move up to fourth in the drivers’ standings. Yes, Compensation Time will hinder their chances in Race 1, but Snetterton has always been a happy hunting ground for Barwell’s Lamborghini Huracan which has won there on eight occasions since its debut in 2016.

    Its most recent came courtesy of Alex Martin and Sandy Mitchell who are paired together again this weekend. Martin has slipped to joint fifth in the standings alongside Kevin Tse and Maximilian Götz, who also won at Snetterton 12 months ago but failed to score at Spa after dominating Oulton. Both entries therefore require a big weekend if they’re to feature in the championship run in.

    Meanwhile, class victory and an excellent fifth overall at Spa has seen Beechdean’s Andrew Howard and Tom Wood once more nose ahead of Johnny Ip in the Silver-Am standings. Jay Bridger again joins the latter this weekend.

    One change concerns Optimum’s second McLaren where Carl Cavers now partners Callum Macleod. And Team Parker’s Porsche returns after missing Spa.

     

     

    GT4 (written by Tom Hornsby)

    Just two crews, Marc Warren/Jack Brown and Ravi Ramyead/Charlie Robertson, have won a GT4 race this year. And that domination is, unsurprisingly, also reflected in the drivers’ standings, albeit where Century’s two DNFs leave Optimum’s McLaren duo 27.5 points clear with four races remaining.

    It’s unlikely but, mathematically at least, Warren and Brown can therefore clinch the title on Sunday. They will need to win both races and rely on Ramyead/Robertson non-scoring, the exact same scenario as played out at Oulton back in May. Should lightning strike twice, it would be the earliest-ever conclusion to the GT4 title fight, while Brown would become the class’ first two-time champion.

    But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. After all, the BMW pairing bounced back into contention at Spa where their rivals finished outside of the podium places for the first time this year. True, the subsequent pitstop penalty now hinders Ramyead and Robertson in Snetterton’s first race, but they are at least still part of the championship conversation.

    The same combinations of drivers, teams and cars – albeit minus Warren – also shared a victory apiece at Snetterton last year, while Brown is aiming for a fourth win there in as many seasons. All signs therefore point to another battle between 2025’s standout contenders.

    The scrap for Silver honours provides another sub-plot between Optimum and Century. 9.5 points might separate Harry George and Luca Hopkinson from Chris Salkeld and Branden Templeton in the overall standings, but the two crews are locked together in the class championship on 107.5. And neither has Compensation Time to consider on Sunday morning.

    In terms of pure pace, Mahiki’s Josh Miller and Jack Mitchell should not be discounted and especially in qualifying. Lowly championship positions are certainly not representative of either driver’s speed or potential. Indeed, they comfortably bagged pole position together at Spa and will be favourites to do so again for both races in Norfolk.

    Snetterton is not an Endurance Cup event but Jolt Racing’s Rupert Williams and John Ingram have opted to race regardless, while Team Parker’s Jon Currie and Phil keen will be eager to build on their season-best third place at Spa.

    GINETTA GT ACADEMY (written by Ginetta)
    An exciting championship battle is shaping up in the Ginetta GT Academy as we cross the halfway point of a thrilling 2025 season this weekend at Snetterton.

    Only 40 points separate Jamie Caudle, James Nicholas (both E3 Sport) and Charlie Digby (MDD Racing) at the top of the GTA standings after a brilliant first three rounds of the season, in which the talented trio have shared the race victories across the eight races to date.

    Caudle is the driver to beat currently, having followed up a maiden Ginetta win in the Donington Park opener with further successes at Silverstone and Oulton Park. He’s backed up those three victories with superb consistency, finishing every race on the class podium so far.

    Nicholas is the in-form driver at present, having impressively secured three wins from the last five races and taken double pole positions in each of the last two weekends. He’ll be confident of further success this weekend, having taken a hat-trick of top three finishes at Snetterton last year.

    Digby has returned to Ginetta racing this season for the first time since 2018, and he enjoyed a dream start to his debut GT Championship campaign with two wins in the Donington Park opener. He’s notched up seven podiums in eight races and will be targeting a return to the top step.

    Alex Deighton (Paradine by Xentek) has been the closest challenger to the top three so far this season, impressing in his first Ginetta season with two GTA class podium finishes. Louis Darling (MDD Racing) has been on the cusp of a maiden podium, finishing fourth in class on three occasions.

    Peter Thompson (W2R) was a rookie class podium finisher last season and has a maiden GTA rostrum in his sights, while Paul Livesey (MDD Racing) is one to watch having secured a GTA class victory during the 2024 campaign.

    The hotly-contested GTA class also features W2R pair Lucie Hodgson and Ben Cooke. Making her championship debut this weekend meanwhile will be former Ginetta GT5 racer Lexie Belk (Privateer).

    Some of the standout performances of the 2025 season so far have come from the leading talents in the rookie class for car-racing newcomers, with Sam Shrimpton, Joe Edge (both W2R) and Shiv Sapra (Paradine by Xentek) having all made an impact at the front of the field.

    Shrimpton, the latest winner of the coveted PalmerSport Ginetta Race Scholarship, has taken class victories in five of the eight races so far. Those wins, combined with three further podium finishes, have secured him a strong lead at the top of the class points standings.

    Edge became the first rookie to finish in the overall top three this season back at Silverstone, a result that earned him a maiden class victory too. Sapra finished third overall last time out meanwhile and has picked up a couple of wins of his own.

    Allan Wright (W2R) moved up to second in the points standings with a podium hat-trick at Oulton Park. A breakthrough victory will be his next target, likewise Damien Duffy (W2R) who has taken a podium finish in each of the last two weekends.

    GINETTA GT CHAMPIONSHIP (written by Ginetta)
    Archie Clark is the driver to beat as the second half of the 2025 Protyre Motorsport Ginetta GT Championship season gets underway this weekend at Snetterton.

    The championship has entered a new era this year with the introduction of the V8-powered Ginetta G56 GTP8, which is producing the fastest ever one-make Ginetta racing, as well as a new race format featuring a 20-minute sprint and a 40-minute endurance run with a mandatory pitstop.

    Clark (MDD Racing) has enjoyed a phenomenal first season in the GT Championship so far, winning the first four races in a row and adding another podium finish last time out at Oulton Park. Those results have built the Ginetta Junior graduate a healthy advantage at the top of the points standings.

    His closest competitor in the headline PRO class is Robert Cronin (Elite Motorsport). Tackling his first season of Ginetta competition, the Irishman has three class podium finishes under his belt and celebrated a memorable first overall Ginetta victory in the opening Oulton race.

    Two drivers targeting their maiden Ginetta wins this weekend will be Hadley Simpson (Xentek Motorsport) and Jack Collins (E3 Sport). The Ginetta newcomers have proven their credentials with three PRO podiums so far plus overall pole positions at Silverstone and Oulton respectively.

    Other potential contenders for race victories include reigning champion Mckenzie Douglass (Fox Motorsport), who has three class podiums in four races since returning to the grid, and Silverstone podium-finisher Cameron Pratt-Thompson (SVG Motorsport).

    The leading PRO-AM class contenders have been excelling at the sharp end of the grid this year. Harry Gamble (Elite Motorsport) and Nick White (Raceway Motorsport) have finished in the overall top three multiple times, with Gamble winning outright at Oulton Park.

    Gamble and White have both finished on the PRO-AM podium in every race so far this season, while Alex Duncan (Xentek Motorsport) has secured three consecutive class podiums and is targeting a first win in his maiden Ginetta campaign.

    The stars of the show in the AM class have been Luke Shaw (Raceway Motorsport) and Ali Juffali (Elite Motorsport), with the talented duo equally sharing the class wins three apiece so far. On top of that, they’ve both got into the thick of the front-running action with overall top five finishes.

    Colin White (CWS) celebrated a landmark moment last time out with his 150th class podium finish in Ginetta racing. He’ll hope to add to that tally this weekend, while Dominic Paul (Triple M Motorsport) and Emma Tomlinson (DTO) will be aiming to return to the rostrum for the first time since the Donington Park opener.

    Amy Tomlinson (Raceway Motorsport) celebrated her first podium of 2025 at Oulton Park, while former British GT racer James Townsend (SVG Motorsport) and Fox Motorsport duo James Rolling and Oliver Fordham are targeting their first trophies of the campaign.

    GINETTA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP (written by Ginetta)

    Rocco Coronel leads the way as the landmark 20th anniversary season of the Ginetta Junior Championship continues this weekend at Snetterton.

    Coronel (R Racing) has enjoyed a phenomenal start to his rookie season, recording the second longest winning streak in Ginetta Junior history with seven consecutive race victories, and narrowly missing out on an eighth. Those successes have built the Red Bull Junior Team ace an impressive lead at the top of the points standings.

    The driver to end Coronel’s winning run in the final race at Oulton Park last time out was Fred Green (Elite Motorsport). The current Ginetta Junior Scholarship winner scored his deserved maiden win by just 0.003s, the smallest winning margin in championship history, to add to a handful of second place finishes prior.

    The first race-winner of the season back at Donington Park was Alfie Slater meanwhile, who has gone on to pick up two more podiums since. He’s part of a strong line-up from reigning champions R Racing that also includes Red Bull Junior Team driver Scott Kin Lindblom and Max Cuthbert, who both stood on the podium at Oulton.

    Green’s win at Oulton Park was a first of the season for former champions Elite Motorsport. They will be targeting more success this weekend with a talented entry of their own, which features multiple 2024 race-winner Colin Cronin and Joseph Smith, a double podium-finisher at Silverstone in April.

    Rookie stars George Proudford-Nalder (MDD Racing) and Freddie Lloyd (Fox Motorsport) are ones to watch this weekend, having both put together an impressive run of performances recently. Proudford-Nalder scored a maiden overall podium finish last time out, while Lloyd has a best result of fourth overall so far.

    A breakthrough season for the Pace Performance team has seen their drivers Torrin Byrne and Ethan Lennon both starring at the head of the field. Byrne scored a maiden podium at Donington Park and first pole position at Silverstone, while Lennon has been knocking on the door of the podium with a trio of top six finishes.

    Ethan Carney is another driver to have celebrated a breakthrough podium finish this year. He’s been joined in the hotly-contested midfield pack by his Elite Motorsport team-mates Emillio Del Grosso and Revie Lake, as well as the likes of Felix Livesey (MDD Racing), Henry Cameron (Fox Motorsport) and R Racing duo Jarrett Clark and Felipe Reijs.

    There are three new teams on the Junior grid this season; MKH Racing have scored top ten results with Raul Zunzarren and Harry Bartle, as have Performance One Motorsport with Noah Young, while Tim Gray Motorsport have shown great progression with a four-strong entry of Josh Watts, Joshua Henry, Matthew Chiwara and Katrina EE.

    Two drivers will be making their championship debuts this weekend meanwhile, as Andrew Robinson joins the grid with returning race-winning squad E3 Sport, and Max Murray enters with newcomers ProjectR.

  3. BRSCC VISITS CROFT FOR SUMMER THRILLS IN YORKSHIRE

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    The BRSCC 2025 Croft Summer Race Weekend is set to bring the heat to the North East, with two days of non-stop racing action on the challenging Croft Circuit in North Yorkshire. Known for its mix of fast straights, tight hairpins, and technical chicanes, Croft is a track where precision, bravery, and strategy come together to create thrilling racing. With four standout championships on the billing, this weekend promises a perfect mix of endurance, sprint, and classic tin-top action.

    The Fun Cup Endurance Championship has again provided another entertaining spectacle so far in 2025, but through all of it, one thing has remained the same – Team Olympian on the top step of the podium. Now on an unprecedented five race win streak (started at the final race of the year where they secured the 2024 title), Olympian top the table as the season crosses half distance this weekend. Five on the bounce was impressive enough – but with a one hour sprint race followed by a three-hour main event, is it even conceivable to think they could make it seven, and remain unbeaten in 2025 so far?

    Behind them, there’s a great spread of teams that could very much changes places completely by the time the meeting is done. From second downwards, the squads of Axiametrics, UVio/ Hofmann’s Motorsport, VapeClub with EDF, Red River Sport, Greenheath and PLR Racing will all be hoping for that perfect blend of speed, consistency and making the most of the mandatory pit windows to form the best possible strategy. In Fun Cup racing, nothing is ever certain – even if you’re the team that’s won five races in a row – so let’s see what occurs in Yorkshire this time.

    The Demon Tweeks Audi TT Cup Racing Championship is back in action this weekend at Croft, as the Teutonic tin-tops make their way to Yorkshire with the second half of the season in swing now. No strangers to this circuit from past encounters, the TTs certainly know how to put on a good show around here and will be looking to produce more of the same on their 2025 visit.

    Matt Luff looks to be in the driving seat for the championship battle, with five wins allowing last year’s vice champion to be in control on top of the points thus far. With a 20 point cushion prior to dropped scores, which will be key once they become a factor. He will be keen to grab more victories to add to the tally and further strengthen his hold on the rest of the field. Giving chase is Jordan Stilp, an experienced hand with a first Audi win under his belt back at Oulton Park, but unable to replicate it since then. He keeps Luff honest at this stage, and this weekend is another chance to get back to that top step of the podium.

    Ross Makar is third despite yet to win a race in 2025, proving that solid consistent scoring while others stumble can get you very far in a championship season – maybe it’s only a matter of time before he too claims a P1. Andrew Rogerson will be on a high after scoring his first two TT wins at Donington Park last time and will hope to replicate it, while Sam Meagher ensures two 4G Racing cars are in the top five, joining teammate Makar in the leading group and looking for more progress. Others in the top ten who can also make impacts include Charles Budd, Oliver Devine-King, Sam Heading, Ben Taylor and James Blake.

    The second part of the PBS Brakes SuperSport Endurance Cup continues at Croft this weekend, with the BRSCC’s competitive 2-hour club level long distance championship heading back to Yorkshire once again. While the field entered is a little smaller than usual, let that not take away from the quality on the grid still present as key class contenders look to remain in play for their respective titles both overall and in class.

    Pro-A is once again another lockout of BMWs, with just about all of the main contenders present once again. Chris Murphy leads the class at this stage, but knows that he will yet again have very testing competition from the teams of Peter Moulsdale and Stephen Kent in their M2, Harry Barton’s M3, William Lynch’s M3 and the trio of Tom Evans, Ben Hudson and David Drinkwater in yet another M3.

    Pro-B and Pro-C will have single representatives this time out, with Lee Collins’ Caterham in the former and James Alford’s Audi TT in the latter. Both will be looking to make it to the end trouble-free and back more valuable points towards their personal campaigns. Clubman-A is going to house a three way dance between the Audi TT of Alessandro Ballesteros, the Honda Civic of Jeremy Evans and Philip Hart, and the Mazda MX-5 Mk3 of Bruce Robinson and Paul Sheard, which is certain to be a fascinating contest.

    Clubman-B will be a one-on-one contest between the Audi TT of Alistair Lindsay and the trio of Wes Payne, Daryl Cresswell and Paul Hearnden in their Mazda RX-8, while defending Clubman-C and overall champions Adam Read & David Drinkwater put their BMW Compact back again against the Puretrack entered Renault Clio of Matt Dennis, James Millar and Mark Curran.

    Bringing another excellent mix of classic and retro Blue Oval machines, the Modified Ford Series is back on track at another BRSCC event after a couple of away days in recent weeks. Everywhere it goes, the series produces superb looking and varied Fords across all classes, and that’s definitely the case again this weekend.

    Just looking at the entry list for Croft’s, there’s some rather mouth-watering prospects to look out for. They include no less than four Escort Cosworths from Dave Cockell, Allister McMillan, Mick Head and Scott Tollan, Mike Thurley’s Escort Mk1 Zakspeed, and a special treat as Andy Robinson brings one of his booming AU Falcon V8 Supercars out to play on the Yorkshire circuit. With the usual array of additional Escorts, Fiestas, Focuses and more, expect the Modified Fords to once again put on a great spectacle.

    Written by Scott Woodwiss

  4. OULTON PARK PREPARES FOR A ONE-DAY BRSCC SCORCHER

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    Sponsored by Clapham North, the BRSCC 2025 Oulton Park NW Centre Race Day is set to bring the Island Circuit alive with a thrilling mix of single-seater duels, hot hatch battles, and high-stakes one-make racing. With five fiercely competitive championships on the schedule, this one-day motorsport spectacle promises a non-stop stream of action, overtakes, and title-deciding moments as the 2025 season reaches a crucial stage.

    The Kent Models Mazda MX-5 Championship has seen an incredible story play out so far in 2025, and Oulton Park sees the second half of the season begin in earnest. While there’s been plenty of incredible battles at the head of the field, the main headline has consistently been stolen by just one man – Ali Bray.

    From the beginning of the 2025 season, Ali has managed to remain unshakeable from the top step of the podium. No matter what took place in any of the races so far, Bray always found a way to get back to the front and to be in P1 by the time the chequered flag fell. At this point, his rivals are scratching their heads wondering just what they need to do in order to end his win streak, which currently sits at twelve from twelve races. Today could be a chance to go 14 from 14, if Ali can live up to his new “Houdini” nickname.

    Best contenders to try and stop him will undoubtedly be Steve Foden, Adam Sparrow, Neil Chisnall and Richard Wootten, all of whom have firmly formed part of the leading group this season. Their dices have been pure entertainment, and Foden has come the closest to knocking Bray off his perch on multiple occasions, finishing on the podium in every single race. One driver looking for a trouble free weekend will be Sparrow, after retiring from the first race at Donington last time and dropping points – expect him to rebound strong.

    Also watch out for the likes of Masters points leader Andrey Abaluev, Paul Tucker, Adam Craig and Pete Smith too, all currently found within the top ten in the standings and hoping to score well in order to maintain their spots.

    A packed grid is descending on Oulton Park for the Clapham North Mazda MX-5 Clubman Championship this Saturday, with more than 30 cars set to be present on the grid. As their second half of the 2025 campaign begins, it’s been mighty competitive at the front and no less than four drivers currently in firm contention for the title.

    Jack Warry has three wins and podiums in every single race so far this year and currently leads on total scores (before drops), bidding for his first championship title. Oulton holds fond memories for Jack as it was here he previously clinched his first outright race wins. Currently chasing him 37 points back is Jordan Pimley, a former vice-champion himself also with three wins this year but trying to reclaim points after a rough weekend early on at Brands Hatch. It will certainly be key for him to try and win again.

    Defending champion Jonny Greensmith suffered a setback in the second race at Donington, meaning he slipped to third just a point behind Pimley at this stage. Dropped scores are still yet to come into play, so don’t count him out for one moment – he’s still very much a firm contender to retain his title. Jake Paice could be the outside bet, also with a win to his name this year from Brands Hatch and ever a dark horse to steal a podium wherever possible. He’s only seven behind Greensmith and eight behind Pimley, so watch the battle for P2 in standings rumble all day. William Breame completes the top five, making steady progress and at least managing to consistently bank decent points in every race – he could also spring a surprise or two if given a chance.

    The rest of the top ten also houses drivers that can certainly get near the front if either fortunes go their way or they take their opportunities. Matt Crozier, Paul Simard (the top driver in the Rookie Trophy), Kevin Bird, Thomas Greenwood and Nick Le Doyen will all have their fingers crossed for a clean and fruitful day on track at Oulton, and there’s a good chance one of them could get amongst it.

    Ever a competitive and challenging contest to win, the Clapham North Mazda MX-5 SuperCup continues its 2025 campaign on Saturday at Oulton Park, a circuit that’s a firm favourite with drivers up and down the grid and one that could certainly play a key part in eventually deciding which way the fate of the Pro and Club classes will go this season.

    Pro class is so far shaping up for what could turn out to be a bit of a grandstand finish come the end of the season. Ollie Hall still leads the way even without a win to his name so far this season, 23 points ahead of second placed Alistair Dendy, but climbing back up the table quickly is Will Blackwell-Chambers, still seen by many as the firm favourite all things being well. Will has six wins and has been on the podium in every race he’s finished this year, but a sole DNF has left him climbing back up the order. Oulton is another chance to get closer again.

    Thomas Langford’s first SuperCup season is going great and he’s on the verge of a first win in the championship – he just needs that little bit extra to achieve it and it will certainly aid his current fourth place in Pro. Fifth placed George Grant is not present at the time of writing, but two drivers who will be are certain to be favourites to win too – Jack Harding and defending two time champ Aidan Hills. Harding claimed all three wins at Donington Park last time out, while Aidan picked up a single win on his cameo appearance at Brands Hatch. Expect both to be at the front.

    Over in Club class, it’s still rookie Sam Middleton firmly in control having only failed to take a class win twice all year. It’s all in his hands right now and it’ll be tough to shake him off the top of the table, but that won’t stop his rivals trying. Jim Barratt is heading up the pursuers in second place, the ex-BMW Compact Cup racer himself almost 50 points ahead of Steve Kite in third, followed by Christopher Ginn and Clive Powles.

    The Geoff Page Engineering Super Classic Pre ‘99 Formula Ford Championship rolls into one of its favourite venues, as Oulton Park in Cheshire plays host to the next event on the calendar. With another excellent grid of retro Formula Fords hitting the track with cars representing all four classes, it’s going to be another exciting day of racing in store for our contenders.

    Super Classic A will see Tom Hawkins look to take a big step towards retaining his class title, especially as main rival Ben Powney is not present on the entry list at the time of writing. That doesn’t mean his class mates won’t try and stop him, with Vincent Jay, Neil Hunt and Nigel Dolan back again, plus a first appearance of the year by Matthew Chisholm too.

    Unquestionably, Super Classic B brings the largest number of cars to this weekend’s grid once more. Defending class winner and current leader Chris Stones has a points lead to defend from second placed Oliver Roberts, whose recent form could mean he makes some inroads into Chris’s current points lead. Andrew Schofield and Bernard Leclercq are the nearest challengers in points that are in attendance, but also watch out for returning former champion Jaap Blijleven from the Netherlands. The ex-KLM pilot is a welcome addition back on the grid on Saturday.

    Scott Guthrie is back in Super Classic C, his first appearance of the year and taking most of the current top three in class to see how he stacks up. That means Colin Williams and Murron Parkington (first and third respectively) will need to be on their best form to try and beat him, with Grace Parkington also making a welcome return too. Also present is the sole Super Classic D entry, as Ian Wood makes his season debut too.

    Heading to a circuit which is synonymous with the history of the championship, it’s time for the Vinyl Detail Fiesta ST150 Challenge to make its first visit of the year to the iconic Oulton Park circuit, ready for another key day in the title race.

    So fair it’s advantage Max Buxton after three events, as the campaign crosses the halfway stage of 2025 this weekend. Four wins have characterised his season so far and he holds a 25 point lead over second placed Dillon Davis, who has also taken a sole win at Mallory Park this season and is helping the younger drivers lead the charge this year against the more experienced hands. Sam Watkins, a former Fiesta champion himself, sits third just a sole point behind David and will want to add to his tally of two victories in an attempt to leapfrog him.

    Another young gun impressing is George Foxlow, also dovetailing this season with racing in the AIRTEC Motorsport Fiesta ST240 Championship. Yet to pick up an ST150 win but coming close on more than one occasion, its clear it’s only a matter of when rather than if he stands on the top step. Mark Blunt holds the final top five place, also still chasing his first win, while Sophie Kinghorn is one of the sensations of the year up in sixth. She’s using all her experience racing Scottish Fiestas to quick establish herself in the front running group already.

    Robbie Harrison and Aiden Vickers are seventh and eighth respectively, while defending champion Michael Blackbuurn currently languishes in ninth. A victory last time at Anglesey certainly helped turn his season in the right direction, but he’s got a lot of work to do in the second half to get closer to the top of the table. Gary Cooper completes the top ten, enjoying a consistent first season in ST150s.

    Back for a second visit to Oulton Park’s sweeps, dips and elevation changes in Cheshire, the BRSCC’s new Fix A Wheel Production Cup is ready to produce another exceptional grid full of clubman race cars to duel against each other in their latest pair of races. With both the Silverlake DS3 Cup and Mazda MX-5 Mk4 Trophy also joining in the fun, it’s going to be fun watching these two contests unfold on Saturday.

    Class A will see Jasver Sapra put his BMW M3 against Tim Evans’ Audi TT and Robert Buckland’s Renault Clio, the latter of the three having already tasted racing success previously at Donington Park last time out after taking victory. It’s also going to be a fun contest in Class B, with cars such as Colin Dunn’s Clio, Lewis Barker’s Honda Civic, the Audi TTs of David Richardson and Paul Hoggins, and Johnathan Mee’s Lotus Elise featuring here.

    In Class C, we find three MX-5 Mk4 Trophy cars to be piloted by Ben Taylor, Bruce Hadfield and Alex Wilkinson-Hughes, and they’re sure to provide some great competition for fellow class mates Simon Sheridan (Honda Civic EK), Gerard Merriman (Renault Clio) and David Mycock (also a Renault Clio). Fix A Wheel’s very own prepares to run in Class D this Saturday to go up against Mac McCarthy’s Ford Fiesta ST150, while Class E will be a one-on-one duel between the Peugeot 206 GTis of James Eastham and Dale Edwards.

    Duncan Stone’s Citroen C1 is the sole Class F runner this time, but of course not the only Citroen on the grid. There will be three cars competing in the Silverlake DS3 Cup too, as Aaron Chalk, Theo Longman and Stefan Oates ready to battle it out for supremacy.

    Written by Scott Woodwiss

  5. BRSCC & MISSION MOTORSPORT LAUNCH RACE OF REMEMBRANCE 2025

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    Mission Motorsport and the British Racing & Sports Car Club (BRSCC) are proud to confirm the return of the Race of Remembrance for 2025 – continuing a unique tradition that blends motorsport with meaningful support for the Armed Forces community.

    Now a firm fixture on the UK racing calendar, Race of Remembrance is a special 12-hour endurance event held at Anglesey Circuit in Wales on the coast of the Irish Sea, centred around a poignant Remembrance Sunday service in the pitlane. More than just a race, the event raises crucial funds to support service leavers, veterans, and their families through Mission Motorsport’s life-changing programmes, allowing them to rehabilitate and retrain into the automotive and motorsport industries.

    Set to take place 7-9 November 2025, the format will follow tradition: the race begins Saturday afternoon, pauses overnight, restarts Sunday morning, and breaks again for the all–important Remembrance Sunday service in pitlane before completing the remainder of the 12 hours.

    Alongside the main event, mainstays of the weekend will be back including Saturday’s special ROR ClubSport Trophy support race, Supercar Saturday which provides on-track experiences for veterans, service leavers, their families and marshals to enjoy, and the jovial Biathlon of Foolishness prior to the start of the main event. All of the above bring a fun and light-hearted vibe in support of a serious cause.

    Thanks to growing support, the event continues to generate vital funding – with every penny raised beyond fixed costs going directly to Mission Motorsport. The BRSCC is once again honoured and privileged to play its part in organising and managing the event and looks forward to another packed grid and a memorable weekend.

    Entries for 2025 are now OPEN! Secure your place with a £700 deposit, with full entry priced at £2,900 per car – visit the BRSCC RaceHub via the link below to secure your place today on the grid for one of the best events in the UK motorsport calendar!

    P.S. Garages at ROR will be allocated to the first 44 entries secured via paid deposits, and will be done so on a “first come, first serve” basis. Last year’s event produced over 50 entries and is anticipated to be just as popular, so the sooner you pay your deposit, the better chance you’ll have of securing garage space. Don’t delay – act now!

    ENTER 2025 RACE OF REMEMBRANCE – https://racehub.brscc.co.uk/

  6. A FUN DAY’S RACING AT OULTON FOR BRSCC

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    Another entertaining and action filled day of racing took place at Oulton Park in Cheshire this past weekend, as the British Racing & Sports Car Club made another visit to the North West in 2025. While the Silverlake C1 Endurance Series dominated the day, the rest of the timetable was full of exciting sprint races that also gave trackside spectators a great show.

    The Silverlake C1 Endurance Series were back on track just over a month removed from the centrepiece race of the season, the returning BRSCC 24 Hours on the Silverstone GP circuit. That weekend, Trojon Motorsport’s Alpha-Trojon crew picked up victory once more, and they continued the feel-good factor with fastest time in a damp qualifying session, before the random top 10 draw put them eighth on the grid while MDA drew pole for the race.

    Melboard Racing leapt into the lead from the front row and held it for the opening few laps until they were one of the first teams to make a mandatory pit stop as soon as the window opened. As more teams made their first stop, the lead changed hands several times until AF Racing held it for a number of laps, helped by a safety car being called just before lap 30. In fact, AF Racing wouldn’t make their first stop until lap 46, handing P1 to Alpha-Trojon.

    More stops cycled through, and by lap 72 Alpha-Trojon were back in front, but now with their teammates Trojon Motorsport in #323 right on their tail. The two cars were barely separated by a second in the closing stages, kept tight by a second safety car late in the race. Despite a brief swap of places with just a couple of laps remaining, Alpha-Trojon retook the lead and clinched victory as they led a team one-two across the line. Melboard Racing were tipped for a great result pre-race and scored an excellent third place, with Preptech taking fourth and Silverlake completing the top five.

    Retro hot hatches and tin-tops made up a superb combined grid for the Ricci Concept Classic VW Cup and Hickford Construction MG Metro Cup for another pair of races in 2025 at Oulton. Paul Hoggins’ Audi TT enjoyed an early battle in race one with Tony Absolom before the latter’s VW Golf Mk2 expired after just three laps. Unchallenged until the flag, Hoggins took a commanding win ahead of Tony Hunter’s SEAT Leon Cupra R, with Dawn Butcher’s Mk5 Golf picking up the final podium place in Classic VW. The story of race two was undoubtedly the charge through the field from Tim Evans’s Audi TT, after an issue denied him from taking his spot on pole for race one. He powered his way to the lead and won by just over 2 seconds, from Hoggins in second and Hunter in third.

     

     

    For the Metros, one man was in command from start to finish as expected – Jack Ashton. Having missed the previous round at Snetterton, Ashton took pole by seven tenths before winning race one by seven seconds and the second by six. The rest of the top five behind him was a duplicate in both races – Mike Williams took a pair of second places, Matthew Simpson a pair of thirds, and the top five also completed by Tim Shooter and Phil Goodwin.

     

    Making a rare visit across the Irish Sea to mainland UK, we were delighted to welcome the SEAT Supercup Ireland on to the timetable for the first time for the next pair of races in their 2025 season at Oulton Park. Race one saw drama before the cars even made it to Old Hall for the first time, when second row mates Rod McGovern and David Maguire Sr tangled off the start and put both out for the rest of the day. On the restart, guest driver Niall Murray (standing in for an absent Barry English) picked up the win in race one by three seconds ahead of David Maguire Jr, Max Turley, Victor Cullen and Mark Turley. Murray then doubled up later in the day with another win in race two, this time eight seconds ahead of Adrian McNally in second, followed by Paul Parr, David Maguire Jr and Max Turley in the top five.

    Multi-class sprint racing also featured on the timetable courtesy of the Darlington & District Motor Club’s Northern Saloon & Sports Car Club, competing at one of their regular venues once again. Race one was stopped after five laps due to an incident and a result declared, giving victory to the VW Beetle racer of Matty Cobb just 0.7 seconds ahead of second placed Paul Collingwood in his Eclipse SL1, while Bill Addison’s Caterham completed the overall podium ahead of Scott Hubel’s Peugeot 205T16R and Damien McKay’s Westfield.

    Thankfully, race two was able to run its course without dramas, allowing Cobb to thoroughly demolish the opposition. By the chequered flag, Cobb was victorious by more than a minute from Hubel’s Peugeot, followed by McKay’s Westfield ahead of Alex Prentice’s VW Golf and Chris Huntley in his Subaru Impreza.

    Written by Scott Woodwiss

  7. BRSCC TAKES C1 ENDURANCE AND SPRINTS TO OULTON PARK

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    The BRSCC 2025 Oulton Park Summer Race Day is set to bring a fresh wave of motorsport action to the iconic Island layout. With a mix of endurance racing, classic tin-top showdowns, and guest series adding variety to the grid, this one-day event promises a non-stop schedule of excitement, drama, and unpredictable moments.

    Dominating the day’s track action will be the latest round of the Silverlake C1 Endurance Series, one of the best loved UK endurance series in club motorsport and ready to take to the track again after several weeks off. Many teams will have needed that time to recover after the intense long distance test that was the BRSCC 24 Hours just over a month ago on the Silverstone GP circuit, and it’s a rare opportunity for the series to race not just at Oulton Park, but on the Island layout too.

    24 Hour winners Trojon Motorsport bring both of their team cars and look to add another win to their tally after victory in the centrepiece event. They will head to Oulton naturally as favourites, but there will be many other squads looking to get the better of them by the end of the day, such as their perennial rivals at Emax Motorsport, BPC Motorsport, series sponsors Silverlake, Red Sky Racing, CSC Racing and Routec Motorsport to name a few.

    Making their third outing of the year on a combined grid, the Ricci Concept Classic VW Cup and Hickford Construction MG Metro Cup will be ready to put on another exciting display of retro tin-top racing over the course of the day with both respective contests looking just as fascinating as each other. In the VWs, some of the expected front runners will be Ken Lark’s powerful Corrado, Nick Sanderson’s SEAT Leon Supercopa back in action, Tony Absolom’s pocket rocket Mk2 Golf and Garage 23 boss Tim Evans in his Audi TT. All of them have a great chance at scoring a win.

     

     

    As for the MG Metros, Jack Ashton is back after missing the previous round at Snetterton and after dominating in typical fashion at the Brands Hatch opener, he’s expected to be the name everyone will be chasing from start to finish. Hoping to keep him company and challenge for victory will be the likes of Mike Williams, Tim Shooter, Dick Trevett and Matthew Simpson among others.

    Two guest series are set to provide further entertainment across the day at Oulton Park on the timetable. Making the trip across from the Emerald Isle, we’re delighted to host the latest rounds of the SEAT SuperCup Ireland at Oulton Park, one of the most competitive tin-top championship currently racing across the Irish Sea. Heading to Oulton this weekend, Max Turley leads the standings by 23 points from Victor Cullen, having taken three wins from the first four events.. Paul Parr, Barry English and defending champ Dave Maguire complete the top five, but amongst the entry this weekend, look out for one name very familiar to BRSCC circles – two time Formula Ford Festival winner and National Formula Ford champ Niall Murray, getting back behind the wheel to showcase his skills in a SEAT.

    Also guesting on the Oulton timetable, we also welcome the Darlington & District Motor Club’s Northern Saloon & Sports Car Championship, a grid that is never short on quantity, quality and variety of cars featured. This is only their third outing of the season on track too, and fresh off the back of the previous rounds at Mallory Park which produced some fine action for all in attendance.

    Expected front runners and challengers for victory are certainly going to be the rapid VW Beetle racer of Matty Cobb, Bill Addison’s Caterham, defending champion Stephen Reece in his Lotus Elise, Damien McKay’s Westfield and the Ford Sierra Sapphire 4×4 of Daniel and Stephen Kell. Enjoy the incredible mix of cars on this grid as they battle amongst each other both in class and overall.

    Written by Scott Woodwiss

  8. BRSCC LIGHTS UP THE WELSH COAST IN ANGLESEY THRILLER

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    The British Racing & Sports Car Club enjoyed an early summer visit to the Welsh coast by the Irish sea, as Anglesey Circuit/ Trac Mon marked the next stop on the 2025 tour schedule. With a pair of Fun Cup Endurance Championship races, a multitude of Ford-based championships and even historic Formula 3 cars, action was guaranteed from the first lights out to the final chequered flag as the Club went racing by the ocean once again!

    The usual double header for the Fun Cup Endurance Championship saw a unique record broken by the end of Saturday’s running, but not before two typically action-packed three hour encounters. Red River Sport leapt to the lead past race one pole sitters Signature RV at the start, but the Morpheus #110 car took the lead on just the second lap and then battled with Team Pacific as they traded turns in P1, the pair running together until their first scheduled stops. Former champions Sheradize UK worked their way into the lead just before the hour mark.

    Morpheus ‘#110 suffered mechanical issues after their second pit stop that put them out of contention, while at the front Sheradize had to deal with the defending champion Olympian-GRD team car in hot pursuit in second place. The pair stayed in status quo all the way towards the final window, where a drive through penalty for Olympian after an earlier unsafe release was balanced out by a slow final stop for Sheradize. This ended up promoting Olympian to a lead they would not lose, taking their third win of the season and their fourth in a row, with Sheradize trailing home in second place.

    An epic back and forth fight for third between VapeClub-EDF and UVio/ Hofmann’s Motorsport trading places and even tangling at one point as the two cars scrapped for the final podium spot. In the end VapeClub took the podium spot two seconds ahead of UVio, with PLR Racing completing the top five.

    Both Sheradize and PLR were taken out of contention seconds into the start of race two in the early evening twilight, thanks to a multi-car incident at The Banking. UVio initially led the restart after a brief safety car, but they slowed at the Rocket complex and had to pit with problems, leaving Demon Tweeks 2, Axiametrics and Greenheath to scrap amongst themselves early on. Team Pacific joined them before long, as they ended up racing with the Olympian car to the end of the first stint, after they’d dropped back in the beginning. Another safety car was called just after the first pit window after Seed Data’s car pulled off on the pit straight smoking heavily.

    After more shuffling around through another pit window and errors for some teams, Signature RV found themselves leading at half distance from a charging Olympian with Team FFs in third. But Signature’s lead was short lived after a right front suspension failure left them tumbling down the order, and leaving Olympian in the lead once more. From here, they completed the final pit stops to score a record breaking fifth win in a row in Fun Cup Endurance, clear of second placed Morpheus. Axiametrics duelled with Greenheath over the final laps, with Racelogic completing the top five.

    Three races from the BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship provided some of the best racing of the entire weekend at Anglesey, as the young stars of the future made their first visit back to Wales for several seasons. After pole position in qualifying, Thomas Merritt set out his stall early with the lead ahead of Archie Davies, Dara McInerney and Isaac Doble. This quartet would run together for the entire 15 minutes, Davies locked onto Merritt’s tail for the duration and almost made a successful pass in the final minutes but to no avail. Merritt picked up his second win of the season from Davies and McInerney on the podium, followed by Isaac Doble in fourth and 2024 Scholarship winner Daniella Sutton in fifth.

    Despite an issue for Callie Clifford forcing a red flag and a restart to race two, Merritt picked up another great launch on the second attempt, which served him well as a safety car was called to recover Oscar Homerstone’s stranded car at Rocket. With a short shootout on the restart in the final minutes, Merritt again fended off advances from second placed Davies to clinch a second win of the event, while Isaac Doble made a crucial pass on Sutton at Rocket to pick up third place. Sutton remained in fourth ahead of 2025 Scholarshop winner Lewis Islin.

    Merritt looked for the hat-trick in race three, but again had to defend hard from Davies and Doble trying to pass in the opening corners. However, Doble was able to escape to chase for the lead, leaving Davies to scrap with McInerney, Islin and Jack Burgess for the final podium race with some terrific clean, wheel to wheel racing between the group. While Merritt completed a well-earned clean sweep of victories ahead of Doble, the sensational fight for third in the closing stages went the way of Jack Burgess from Davies and McInerney. Fantastic battles and racecraft shown all weekend from the Juniors in a fine display of racing!

    The AIRTEC Motorsport Fiesta ST240 Championship’s visit to Anglesey began with a rather pleasant surprise – Am points leader Jason O’Connell putting in a storming lap to claim an outright pole for race one alongside defending champion Alastair Kellett, but it was the champ that beat him off the line and took the lead from the outset. Once in front, he would never be headed and finally clinched his first win of the season in Pro class and outright, with O’Connell less than a second back in P2 overall and victory in Am class. Gary Miller, Zach Lucas and George Foxlow completed the overall top five, while Daniel Robinson and Luke Warr took to the Am podium too.

    Not content with just one victory from Anglesey, Kellett returned to the track the next day and did it again in race two – but not without working for it. Miller tried to apply race long pressure but was unable to shake his fellow Irishman from top spot as Kellett picked up win number two, while O’Connell passed Lucas in the closing stages to take third place and another Am win, and Foxlow completed the top five overall. Luke Warr and Maggie Webster also wrapped up the Am top three.

    However, Kellett’s hope of a hat-trick evaporated after he spun out three corners into race three, leaving his 2024 title winning car in the hands of George Foxlow to lead the race. Commanding from the front and never looking back, Fiesta Junior graduate Foxlow led every single lap to clinch his first ST240 win, followed by Am hat-trick hero O’Connell, Miller and Luke Warr, while Kellett put in a champion’s drive to recover to fifth at the flag. Webster also completed the top three in Am behind O’Connell and Warr.

    Going back to a circuit that is much loved by many in the paddock, the Vinyl Detail Fiesta ST150 Challenge touched back down at Anglesey with another competitive grid in store for their trio of races all weekend. Race one required two starts after the first saw three cars tangle off the line, but second time around it was championship leader Max Buxton who leapt to the lead from pole in the opening laps, before a duel with Sam Watkins brought several other cars into the front group. Eventually, they scrapped behind Buxton, giving him the victory while Dillon Davis picked up second from Watkins, while Michael Blackburn and Billy Blockley wrapped up the top five finishers.

    Buxton repeated his start in race two to lead again, but Davis mounted his own challenge at one thirds distance to grab the lead. Buxton quickly grabbed the place back and resisted further pressure as the minutes ticked down. The battles brought Watkins into play in the final laps, and another failed attempt left Davis under attack from Watkins and Blockley on the penultimate lap. Watkins ambitiously tried to dive inside Davis at Rocket on the final lap to no avail, dropping him off the podium to fourth, as Buxton took his second win of the event from Davis and Blockley. Blackburn came home in fifth.

    Blackburn then benefitted from a partially reversed top ten to head the field from pole in race three, and he escaped while the rest of the pack jostled for positions on the opening lap. Watkins and David ended up giving chase behind him, and Watkins was on Blackburn’s bumper going into the race’s final third. Despite Watkins getting close to passing several times, the defending champion finally grabbed his first win of the season, with Davis, Blockley and Buxton trailing behind.

    Single seater at Anglesey action came courtesy of the Geoff Page Engineering Super Classic Pre ‘99 Formula Ford Championship, back to a circuit that the entire paddock was keen to return after missing out last season. Tom Hawkins took pole by over a second but was forced to start from pit lane, leaving front row man Ben Powney to battle with Oliver Roberts for victory from the outset. Roberts squeezed Powney to the edge of the road in his move for the lead at Target, and then resisted pressure later in the race to pick up overall and Super Classic B victory from Powney (Super Classic A winner). Hawkins charged through to 3rd from pit lane, taking fourth overall from Chris Stones (SCB), with Andrew Schofield (SCB) completing the top five. Colin Williams and Nigel Grant took Super Classic C and D honours respectively.

    The top three from race one instantly kicked off a race long battle in race two, Powney and Roberts swapping places in the early laps while Hawkins watched on in third. Roberts eventually escaped and created a gap to clinch a second win of the weekend, as well SBC victory. Hawkins was left to get the better of Powney for SCA honours on the penultimate lap and second overall, while Schofield and Stones completed the top five, and Williams took the SCC win (Nigel Grant was a non-starter in SCD).

    Battle lines drawn for race three, Hawkins leapt to the lead while Roberts had to fend off Powney, Schofield and co on the opening lap behind. Powney slowed with a problem midway through and officially dropped out of contention, leaving Hawkins to coast to a three second victory from Roberts in second and Stones in third. Nigel Dolan picked up fourth, while Mathew Smith headed a fantastic multi-car battled in mid-pack.

    A near-capacity entry for the Nankang Tyre CityCar Cup Championship featuring Student Motorsport made the trip to Anglesey, an impressive feat for such a remote circuit in a unique location as the coast of the Irish Sea. The Boston College Racing pair of Stuart Bliss and Andrew Dyer headed the field from the front row as race one got underway with Dyer in front, joined by Chris Mackenzie and Richard Jepp in the lead group as the rest of the mammoth field jostled for position behind. The leaders stayed together for the entire race, with Dyer picking up the victory while Jepp stole second from Bliss on the final lap, demoting the defending champion to 3rd ahead of Mackenzie and Pollock. Dyer’s win also gave Boston College the SM win from Northbrook’s Jepp and Boston’s Bliss.

    Dyer retained the lead from pole as race two began on Sunday, but immediately got the push from Jepp to help the top two quickly break away. It took until Jepp to make a serious attempt to pass Dyer at Rocket which ultimately failed, leaving him under pressure from third placed Bliss behind. It didn’t take long for the pair to catch back up to Dyer, but neither of them could mount a challenge. Dyer collected a second win from Jepp and Bliss, again completing a SM top three lockout, followed by Mackenzie and Alistair May.

    Mixing up the top ten for race three, Ben Spencer found himself on pole as a result and starting at his best chance of a first CityCar race win. A clean start helped his cause, and he did well to resist the initial lap one attention from behind. He then tried to escape as the likes of May, Brady Pollock, Mackenzie and Chris Parkes argued over 2nd backwards, and Spencer and May ended up in a race of their own, but late battles helped Ben get away. He clinched that first CityCar win, trailed home by Pollock and May on the podium ahead of Mackenzie and Jepp. Pollock took the SM win for West Suffolk College BP, with Jepp second for Northbrook and Dyer third for Boston.

    Adding a unique spectacle to the weekend’s event at Anglesey, the 500 Owners Association Historic F3 field turned out a wonderful selection of historic junior single seaters to really put on a show for all in attendance. George Shackleton led home a Cooper 1-2-3-4 in the first race, victorious in his Mk XI ahead of Peter de la Roche’s Mk IX in second, followed by Hamish Cameron-Everleigh’s Mk8, James Wilson’s Mk10 and the Martin F3 500 of Alex Wilson in the top five.

    Later in the day, de la Roche managed to get his own back with victory in the second race aheaf of Wilson and Finlay Mackintosh’ Cooper Mk11, with Andy Raynor’s Cooper 500 Mk VIII and Stuart Wright’s Mk XI completing the top five.

    Written by Scott Woodwiss

  9. CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLES INTENSIFY AS BRSCC DOMINATES DONINGTON

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    On a summer weekend that had its share of both rain and sunshine, the British Racing & Sports Car Club delivered an impeccable two days of club motorsport at Donington Park on the full GP circuit. From Mazda MX-5s and Audi TTs, to BMWs, endurance, MGs and more, every race produced incredible entertainment, big talking points and took many attending championships and series either to or past the halfway stage of the 2025 season.

    One of the show stealers of the weekend was unquestionably the Kent Models Mazda MX-5 Championship, which produced three absolute barnstormer races as Ali Bray attempted to yet again keep his 100% win record in 2025 alive. As the rain fell as race one began, Bray grabbed the lead from pole while Adam Sparrow barely made it meters off the line before pulling up and out of the race. Steve Foden stuck to him like glue for the entire race and even traded the lead a couple of times, but Bray’s excellent defence held him off and saw him rack up a tenth win of the year by 0.6 seconds. Steve Bartlett took a second podium of the season with third, ahead of Neil Chisnall and Adam Craig.

    Moving into Sunday, race two became an instant all-time classic in championship history. Not only was Bray again put under pressure by multiple drivers, but attention was also taken by the incredible drive through the field from the back by Sparrow after his race one DNF. While Bray was initially chased by Foden, Craig and Bartlett, Sparrow was into the top five before half distance. What followed in the second half was ten minutes of some of THE best BRSCC MX-5 racing ever seen, as Bray constantly held back a constant barrage of attacks from the cars behind. Amazingly, Sparrow managed to work his way into the lead in the final minutes, but couldn’t hold it as both Foden and Bray both got turns back in the lead as the final lap approached.

    Just before it began, Sparrow ended up rubbing wheels with Bray at Goddards hairpin, sending him onto two wheels but carrying on unscathed. After one final lap of desperate battling, Bray yet again emerged victorious from Sparrow and Foden, the trio met post-race with a round of applause for their efforts. Michael Green and Thomas Walker were fourth and fifth at the flag, and there was still one race to go…

    Bray cleanly led away race three as before with Sparrow and Foden again giving chase. Initially it was Sparrow that went with Bray in the opening laps and leaving Foden trailing, but as the race went on, the three cars came back together with all three drivers taking turns and no telling who was coming out on top. On the final lap, it looked as though Foden had done just enough to finally break the win streak, but he locked up and ran wide into Goddards hairpin.Bray instantly capitalised and on the drag race to the line, he snatched victory by 0.058 seconds to continue unbeaten in 2025. Sparrow took the final podium in third ahead of Chisnall and Craig, but the question still remains – can ANYONE beat Ali Bray?

    The Clapham North Mazda MX-5 Clubman Championship brought its own entertainment and action across its two races at Donington Park, with championship leader Jack Warry keen to extend his advantage at the top of the points.

    Rain from the race prior had dampened the circuit before race one, but Warry still got the better of front row man Jordan Pimley at the start to lead into Redgate for the first time. Moments later he was shuffled back to third behind Pimley and Martin Tolley, but Jack pushed hard and battled his way back to the front before half distance, with Pimley, Tolley and Jonny Greensmith still on his tail. By the end, Warry and Pimley were in a race of their own, and despite a last gasp effort from Pimley to steal the win on the line, Warry held on by a mere 0.085 seconds to pick up the win. Behind them, the scramble for third place went Jake Paice’s way, as he got the better of Greensmith and Tolly in the end to claim a podium finish.

    Thankfully the circuit had dried out somewhat for race two, where Pimley got the better start initially before the red flag was thrown after an incident at the top of the hill at Hollywood. Second time around, Warry was wiser and defended from Pimley to retain P1 from pole, before Jordan was shuffled back to fifth by the end of the opening lap. Warry led throughout the opening half of the race with first Greensmith and then Paice taking turns to pursue him. Then Warry ran wide at Coppice and over the wet grass, dropping him outside of the top five with little time left. Paice briefly led before he went off at the Old Hairpin, promoting Pimley back to the front.

    Pimley drove on to claim race two victory, but it was all change on the final corner after contact between Tolley and Greensmith sent the latter spinning off, allowing a recovering Warry to inherit a valuable second place. Tolley crossed the line third but was disqualified for causing a collision, helping Paul Simard take his first podium in his place ahead of Kevin Bird and Jake Paice, who struggled back to a top five.

    Producing its biggest entry of the season thus far, the Clapham North Mazda MX-5 SuperCup once again welcomed back some familiar faces to Donington Park as well as some brand new ones making their championship debuts. One of the returnees was Brands Hatch race winner Jack Harding, who immediately laid down the marker for everyone else by taking pole in qualifying.

    Race one saw Harding chased by Will Blackwell-Chambers for the entire race, the pair never separated by more than barely a second between them as they circulated lap after lap. Despite the heavy attention in the damp conditions, Harding took his second win of the season with WB-C a second behind at the flag. Thomas Langford had to break free from a multi-car scrap for third place before breaking away to take the podium finish, while Club class winner Sam Middleton put in another impressive performance to finish fourth overall ahead of Ollie Hall and Alistair Dendy. Jim Barratt and Max Brown also took to the Club podium after a track limits penalty for Charlie Todd demoted him.

    A dry circuit for race two on Sunday further aided Harding’s cause, putting on a carbon copy of race one with Blackwell-Chambers in his wheel tracks from start to finish once again. Harding drove to his second win of the event in very much a repeat of race one as Blackwell-Chambers collected another second place. Also just like race one, Langford had to battle his way through the same group of cars to take third, with Hall fourth and Club class winner Middleton in fifth. Sam was followed on the podium in class once again by Barratt in second and Brown in third.

    Jim Barratt found himself on pole in the race three partially reversed grid draw, and being so far down in the top ten is what led to Blackwell-Chambers running wide at Redgate and pebble dashing his windscreen. Harding, meanwhile, didn’t need much time to get back to the head of the field, doing so at the beginning of lap two and he would end up leading from a pursuing Langford in second place all the way to the flag, making it a hat-trick for Harding for the weekend. Blackwell-Chambers had to deal with main points rivals Hall and Dendy throughout the second half of the race to eventually claim third place, while Middleton survived an off to complete the Club class clean sweep. Barratt again took second, with Steve Kite rounding off the class podium.

    The Demon Tweeks Audi TT Cup Racing Championship became a somewhat emotional affair over the course of the weekend at Donington Park, as a first time winner was crowned as well as the championship leader grabbing crucial points to help him extend his advantage, while his rivals found themselves tripping over each other around him.

    Luff’s pole in qualifying helped him lead race one from the outset, but that didn’t last long after a challenge from Sam Heading in the opening laps ended when the pair tangled exiting Goddards hairpin early in the race, with Jordan Stilp also caught up in the incident too. With all three delayed, it allowed Andrew Rogerson to hit the front and never look back. On genuine pace, Rogerson held his own in the lead and took an emotional and popular first win, with Stilp’s slightly damaged car picking up second ahead of a first podium for Charlie Budd in third.

    Rogerson wasted no time in race two to not only go back to the lead from pole, but keep Stilp at bay on genuine pace and it would be these two drivers that again took to the podium in the same order. While Rogerson took a second career Audi TT win, Heading looked on course for third place behind them, but a five second penalty for track limits handed the place to Ross Makar instead. Budd took fourth ahead of Luff in fifth.

    Sam Meagher found himself on pole for race three, but would lose the lead to Luff by the end of the opening lap, a position that the championship leader wouldn’t relinquish for the duration of the race. A mid race safety car for a car off in the gravel at the Craner Curves bunched the pack together again, but Luff controlled the field on restart and resisted initial pressure from Ben Taylor to collect the win. Luff quickly escaped and held on to win, with Rogerson taking Taylor for second before the flag while Stilp and Meagher completed the top five.

    The Nankang Tyre BMW SuperCup returned for its third outing of 2025 at Donington Park with great racing expected across both the 1 Series and Compact Cup classes. Both classes would now start a row apart from each other with the 1 Series cars setting off ten seconds before the Compacts, truly defining two separate races in one across the field.

    Race one saw a lead battle in the 1 Series between Thorburn Astin and Simon Waterfall that latest for the entire race, the two cars barely separated from each other for the entire 15 minutes. The pair would stay in this order with Astin taking the win, while third placed looked on course to go to guest Martin Tolley before he pulled up with a mechanical issue. Millie Hart took the place instead, taking to the final podium spot. In the Compact Cup class, former champion Gareth Claydon managed to resist race long pressure from both defending champ Connor Grady and Joe Doble, with Mike Doble and Adam Wright completing the top five.

    Waterfall briefly snatched the 1 Series lead at the start of race two, but resistance from Astin allowed him to reclaim it before lap one was done. Back in front, Astin again commanded the pace and led for the remainder of the 15 minutes, taking his second win of the day from Waterfall and Hart – a carbon copy of the race one top three. Over in the compacts, Grady managed to get away from a fight for second between Joe Doble and Claydon to pick up the victory, while that P2 battle eventually fell to Claydon who pulled away by a couple of seconds.

    Present at Donington Park for their third outing of the season, the new BRSCC Pro Sports Sprint Series produced another excellent variety filled entry of cars, although a common theme at the head of the field was a gaggle of fast BMWs. However, bucking the trend was Luke Woodhouse’s VW Golf GTi Clubsport, which took pole and ended up leading Jas Sapra’s BMW throughout the entirety of race one. He clinched the victory ahead of Sapra, with the BMWs of Klaas Kooiker, Peter Moulsdale and John Cockerton completing the top five outright.

    Race two saw a very intense lead fight between the front group, with Sapra grabbing the lead early but pressured by Kooiker, Woodhouse and the SEAT of David Lawrence. Eventually Woodhouse worked his way to the head of the pack and used the clear air to begin pulling away, leaving the trio behind to decide the podium spots. Woodhouse’s pace was more than enough to give him a second win of the day, with Kooiker second from Sapra, Oliver Faller and Lawrence in the top five.

    Along with victories for Woodhouse (Class C), Kooiker (Class A) and both Peter Moulsdale and Stephen Kent sharing their BMW M2 (Class B), other class wins went the way of Lee Collins’ Caterham and the Renault Clio Cup car of Dave Tyson and Jared Coulson (Class F).

    Kicking off the entire meeting’s action on Saturday at Donington Park, the SW Motorsports ClubSport Trophy brought a field at near capacity for the latest 45-minute pit stop encounter, with the front of the field very much looking like something of a Volkswagen benefit. Julian Daniel and Phiroze Bilimoria, both with one win each in 2025, took up the front row together with Daniel on pole.

    Daniel ended up squeezed out wide at the start by Adam Marshall’s fast starting Golf, and he would lead the opening laps with Daniel trying to chase him down. Rain arrived a few minutes in making conditions tricky for many on track. A safety car was called right around the pit window which bunched things up as many made their mandatory stops in the window while it happened, but Daniel held the lead once the stops had been completed from Richard Clarke’s Renault Clio and Andrew Bond’s Honda Civic. Another safety car was scrambled after Elliot Walker’s MINI stopped at Starkeys, and on the restart it was up to Daniel to maintain the lead and wrap up the win. More rain fell in the final minutes, but the drama came on the final lap when Daniel ran wide at McLeans and lost places to Clarke and Alistair Lindsay’s Audi. It only took him a couple of corners to quickly get back ahead of both to snatch back the win. Clarke was second with Rory Pickles’ Audi TT completing the top three, followed by the Honda Civics of James Alford and Andrew Bond.

    Alongside Daniel (Class A) and Clarke (Class B), other class wins throughout the field went to Craig Emmerson’s BMW 330 (Class C), Dan Rowson’s BMW Compact (Class D) and Richard Sutherland’s BMW Compact (Class E).

    The two-hour PBS Brakes SuperSport Endurance Cup race at Donington Park produced another intriguing spectacle as nearly 30 cars took to the grid across all six featured classes, as the championship crossed the halfway point in the 2025 season.

    A Pro-B class car took overall pole as Martin Gadsby and Ian Jones stuck their BMW Compact fastest of all in qualifying. They quickly managed to build up a lead of almost ten seconds in five laps, and they held on until they made their first mandatory pit stop. This would give the lead to the BMW E90 of Dave Griffin, and incredibly the pace he had underneath him was able to help build what would turn out to be an assailable lead.

    Even though Griffin’s second stop came late in the window, he still rejoined 24 seconds ahead of second placed Chris Murphy’s BMW, and Griffin went on to extend his lead by a few more seconds to eventually take the flag by almost 30 seconds from eventual P2 finishers Peter Moulsdale and Stephen Kent, followed home by Murphy in third, Andrew and Chris Etheridge in their M3, and Alessandro Ballesteros in his Audi TT.

    A bumper field turned out for the third Fix A Wheel Production Cup meeting of the season at Donington Park, with just shy of 30 entries taking to the GP circuit including six of the new Silverlake DS3 Cup cars in the field too. With this round bringing the biggest grid to date, the racing was certain to be fun and exciting.

    Rich Hockley’s Honda Civic was in command from the very start, charging away from pole position with Jas Sapra’s E36 M3 and getting involved in a super fight in the opening stages. The pair remained together until the final minutes when a spin for Sapra at McLeans dropped him out of the race before the flag. He wasn’t the only front runner to hit trouble, as Hockley suffered issues of his own and retired on the final lap, handing victory instead to Robert Buckland’s Renault Clio. Victory came ahead of Paul Hoggins’ Audi TT, Oliver Barsby’s Honda Civic, Colin Dunn’s Clio and David Richardson’s TT.

    Hoggins initially got the better of Buckland at the start of race two as the Audi and Renault initially battled with the Civic of Barsby in the opening laps, with Dunn and Ben Taylor’s Mk4 Mazda MX-5 also giving chase. Dunn made it up to third past Barsby and tried chasing the top two, but the leaders remained status quo until the chequered flag – Buckland took his second win ahead of Hoggins and Dunn, with Barsby and Richardson completely the top five.

    The Silverlake DS3 Cup also featured on the Production Cup grid once again with six cars making up the group for the third outing of the year. Silverlake’s very own Allen Prebble marked his debut in the series in fine style with the win ahead of Ralph Budd and Theo Longman on the podium, followed by Stefan Oates and Dave Tyson in the top five. Prebble was unable to take the start of race two, leaving Longman to collect the DS3 win in race two, ahead of Tyson, Oates and Jake Brook.

    A pair of rather intriguing and entertaining races came from the MG Cockshoot Cup as they contested their second event of 2025, and a solid field of classic and modern machinery took to Donington Park’s GP circuit.

    Initially, it looked as though dominant Oulton Park winner Keith Egar was going to dominate once again with his MG Midget, but soon enough was closed down and passed by Paul Wignall in his powerful ZS. Once through, Wignall never looked back and charged to his first win of the season, almost 20 seconds ahead of Egar, Karl Green’s ZS, David Morrison and Peter Bramble’s MGB in the top five. Mark Bellamy won Class A after Leon Wignall dropped out late, Martin Richardson took Class B and Phil Rigby was trouble free in Class F.

    The second race wasn’t quite as straightforward for Paul Wignall, as he found himself duelling with the MGF of Christopher Greenbank. The two cars seems relatively evenly matched early on, but Greenbank edged away bit by bit as the race progressed. At the chequered flag, Greenback was the victor, but was denied his moment to celebrate post race after his car ground to a halt on the post-race cooldown lap. Wignall took second from Egar, Green and Eliza Seville’s MGF, while Leon Wignall survived this time and won Class A, along with other class wins for Richardson and Rigby.

    Written by Scott Woodwiss

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