Sponsored by Mr Tyre Motorsport, for just a single day’s racing, the British Racing & Sports Car Club doubles up with race meetings this weekend, as it prepares to host a little one day thrash around the 1.2 mile speed bowl that is the Brands Hatch Indy circuit in Kent . With an excellent little variety of tin-tops, saloons, classic Minis and endurance racing, there should be something here for everyone to enjoy.
The Demon Tweeks Audi TT Cup Racing Championship rolls into Brands Hatch, the circuit where the championship all started back in 2023, for the latest installment of the 2025 season. These rapid turbocharged Teutonic coupes will once again revel in this circuit’s naturally fast and challenging layout despite the short length, and with an intriguing championship battle also in play, it’s almost guaranteed to be exciting.
Last year’s vice champ Matt Luff has currently built a strong 80 point lead on total scores right now and will be looking to further build on that, especially after taking two more wins last time out at Croft. He now has a comfortable margin to play with, although he can’t ease off as dropped scores will come into play soon and they could certainly make all the difference. In second, Andrew Rogerson has been having a stellar first campaign in Audis this year including capturing his first wins earlier in the season, and has also capitalised on the misfortunes of others. Be sure to keep an eye on him in contention for victory.
Jordan Stilp started his Croft event in great fashion with a win, before mechanical problems put him out of race two and the day, pushing him back to third but back again this weekend with a car that should be back up to full strength again. He’s ahead of Sam Meagher and Charlie Budd in the top five, the pair currently separated by ten points and visitors to the podium this season, so they very well could be dark horses to take home a trophy or two.
With Ross Makar listed as absent, sixth place could be up for grabs for Jonathan Williams, on a high after scoring his first podium finish in Audi’s last time out at Croft. There will also be opportunities for the likes of Patrick Booth, James Blake, Luke Jennings and Oliver Devine-King too, all in or just shy of the top ten and keen to score more big points hauls and move a little higher up the table.
Rolling into Kent for the next long-distance test of the year around essentially the shortest circuit they’ll race on all season, the PBS Brakes SuperSport Endurance Cup is ready to rumble once again. After the slightly smaller entry than usual last time at Croft, a near 30 car entry is in place around the Brands Hatch Indy circuit, with all six classes primed to do battle and lots of variety in the field.
As you’d expect, Pro-A is once again a BMW benefit, with many of the regular contenders back in it again this weekend. Chris Murphy continues to lead over the William Lynch/ Ryan Hooker duo by almost 30 points, but with both that car and the top of Parkes, Hudson and Evans both missing this weekend, this will be a prime chance for Murphy to streak ahead. He’ll expect competition from Aldo Riti, Antony Unitt & John Stack, and the M2 of Stephen Kent and Peter Moulsdale.
Lee Collins’ strong Croft performance helped him move into the Pro-B lead, but it’s going to be tougher this time at Brands with the Andre & Jake Severs SEAT back in action, along with the BMW of the formidable Nigel Greensall alongside David Gooding. In Pro-C, Ricky Coomber has a clear shot at the class lead, and while his Honda Civic FN2 will be scoring here, he will also be piloting a DC5 Integra in the invitation class, swapping cars with co-driver Mark Simmons at pit stops. The Neil/ Lloyd Huggins Lotus Elise is back on track too, as will Michael Edwards in a BMW, and Matthias Radestock in another Lotus.
Clubman-A will be a firm fight between four cars and a scrap between Renault and Audi. Puretrack’s Renault Megane with Matt Dennis and Matt Adams and the Clio of Steve Glynn & Thomas Kerridge will represent the French marque, up against the Teutonic TTs of Alessandro Ballesteros and the pairing of Thomas Stephen Moore and Jeremy Sussex. Clubman-B, meanwhile, is due to be another duel between Alistair Lindsay’s Audi TT and the trio of Wes Payne, Daryl Cresswell and Paul Hearnden, but joined by a welcome return for George Grant of Clapham North in his MX-5 shared with team boss Rob Boston.
Finally in Clubman-C, defending overall champs and class winners Adam Read and David Drinkwater suffered a rare defeat at Croft after an accident forced them out of contention and laps down, leaving Puretrack Racing to take a class win with their Clio. They have two cars out in force this weekend to try and battle hard, against Drinkwater and Read’s BMW, and Brake Dancer Racing’s Mazda MX-5 for Allan Curtis and Tim Steel.
Providing some excellent support on this day of racing will be the Classic & Modern Motorsport’s Southern division with their Super Saloons and Tin Tops on track for some exciting action. This grid is always packed full with variety of machines and this outing is going to be no exception, with an wonderful mix of fast saloon cars and nimble hot hatches dicing amongst each other.
In the Super Saloons, keep an eye on usual suspects such as Rod Birley’s evergreen Ford Escort WRC, Clive Haynsford’s flame spitting Mazda RX-8, and the booming Holden Commodore V8 Supercars of Alex Sidwell and Andy Woods-Dean, while in the Tin-Tops, it’ll be regulars such as Neal Gardiner, Ian Seale, Sam Haywood, Steve Walden and Terry Waller that are almost certainly going to be in the mix in their collective of Honda Civics, Ford Fiestas, Renault Meganes and BMWs.
Making a highly anticipated debut at Brands Hatch, the new Classic Mini Racing series conducts its first ever races with a superb mix of cars across both Class 1 and Open Class. Designed as a new place to race the iconic original Mini, following on from approaches and feedback from existing classic Mini racing teams and drivers, the new series is certain put a smile on everyone’s face on track, as these micro machines are always certain to provide a great spectacle.
Chris Didcott, Kate Fraser Ker and Mark Davies will be the three contenders in the Open Class all day, while most of the battles are sure to come from Class 1, with the likes of experienced names such as Steve Rideout, David and Nevan Kirkpatrick, Ralph Budd, Dave Rees and Suzy Inchsure to be in the mix. This is sure to be a superb debut, and we can’t wait to watch it play out!
The Home of British Motorsport prepares to once again be the home of the British Racing & Sports Car Club, as Silverstone’s National circuit plays host to another action-packed Summer Race Weekend in store. There’s healthy grids to be expected across the board, with Fun Cup Endurance and ClubSport Trophy bringing the long distance factor, and the likes of Fiestas, CityCars, BMWs and more providing top sprint action.
Last time out in the Fun Cup Endurance Championship double header at Croft, something happened which up until now many would have thought to be impossible – defending champions Olympian-GRD didn’t win a race. Instead it was former champions UVio/ Hofmann’s Motorsport and Sheradize that shared the spoils across the day in Yorkshire. Those results have helped close the gap to Olympian to just five points with UVio in the driving seat to challenge. This is an old rivalry that’s played out for the last few seasons, and it could be about to truly re-ignite over this four hour race.
Alongside the top two, there forty points now separating third down to eighth, which has real potential to change around a lot of some hit problems during the race on Saturday. Currently, consistency from Axiametics places them in P3 ahead of Vapeclub with EDF, Sheradize UK, Red River Sport, Greenheath and PLR Racing. All of them have shown time and time again that not only can they hang at the front, but they can be in contention for victories consistently. In a field that’s set to exceed 20+ cars once again, the National circuit will lend itself to close, side-by-side battles and lots of entertainment.
The BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship is riding on the crest of a wave right now off the back of its biggest ever entry last time out at Snetterton with 29 cars. Now firmly cemented as one of the best supported and most competitive junior championships in the UK, this year’s crop of talented youngsters heads to Silverstone for the first time this season, on the short and fast National layout that’s guaranteed to produce stellar racing.
Out in front, it’s Thomas Merritt who holds the current points lead even though his Snetterton weekend last time out didn’t quite give him all the results he wanted. His best was a third place in race three, but he still heads the table by 16 going to Silverstone. Being one of the strongest sophomore drivers in the field, Merritt is gunning for the title this year and is giving himself his best shot.Hot on his heels is Dara McInerney, who is fresh from two victories at Snetterton and will want to keep up that momentum going forwards into the home of British motorsport. Now he’ll have some new found confidence, he’ll be pushing to give Merritt and co a hard time all weekend and bidding to add to that win tally.
Archie Davies and Issac Doble are tied for third place and both have a win apiece in their results thus far, so Silverstone will be the opportunity for either one to break the deadlock. While Davies’ form has been slightly mixed recently while Doble has found something of a purple patch with podiums from four of the last five races, so perhaps his form is turning compared to Archie’s. Jack Burgess was early championship leader, but now goes to Silverstone in fifth, not helped by a DNF in race one from Snetterton. There’s still three events plus the dropped scores factor to come, so Jack’s not totally out of contention and can still be in this at the end.
The rest of the top features a crop of talented names all vying for position, including both of our FJC Scholarship winners. 2024 scholar Daniella Sutton is having an incredible sophomore year herself and came agonizingly close to her first podium at Snetterton, only to be denied by a mistake at Riches corner that dropped her back. 2025 winner Lewis Islin is also looking solid, but hoping for a return to the form that scored him podiums early in the season, but on the whole is doing a superb job in his first year of racing. Chris Doble is on a high from his best weekend to date at Snetterton, while first full seasons for Oliver Heron and Max Fenton currently place them in the top ten.
This grid of Juniors is as strong as its ever been and on a circuit like Silverstone National, they could have the potential to be one of the show stealers of the weekend.
If there’s one thing that the Fiestas are in the AIRTEC Motorsport Fiesta ST240 Championship, it’s fast. Especially on circuits that will bring the best out of them, such as Silverstone. With its long straights, the National circuit at the home of British motorsport is certainly going to be the perfect place to unleash all 240bhp contained in these turbo rockets, as the championship now firmly progresses into the second half of the campaign.
Staying on course to defend his overall and Pro class crown, Alastair Kellett has been able to extend a lead on total points, helped by an excellent Snetterton meeting last time out. With two wins and a second place adding to his tally, Kellett wants a double title and is on the right course to make it happen. Silverstone hasn’t always been the happiest hunting ground for him, but perhaps this time it’ll be different. Fellow Irishman Gary Miller, an early points leader, has a deficit to make up overall but should be closer on dropped scores in second. He hasn’t won since Oulton Park in May, but staying in the lead group has helped him retain solid points scoring.
In an impressive third is Fiesta Junior graduate George Foxlow, already a race winner from Anglesey and now a consistent front running presence in the field. Being only 16 points off Miller in second, there’s every chance he’ll close that gap or even move past him by the end of the weekend, dovetailing his ST240 exploits with the Vinyl Detail Fiesta ST150 Challenge too. Zach Lucas is fourth, a regular title contender and race winner, but he’s again having a slightly inconsistent season. In contention for the win on some occasions, further back on others, Zach needs to get back to regular podiums and victories to be in the mix.
Overall in fifth is where we find Am class leader Jason O’Connell, whose pace has been phenomenal enough to even take overall pole positions in recent meetings. With two outright second places at Anglesey under his belt too, his efforts to become Am class winner this season are going better than even he expected. He has a substantial lead over second placed Luke Warr, with Maggie Webster in third still despite a mixed Snetterton weekend.
Others to watch in the field in Pro class will include young guns like Connor Blackburn, James Pope, Morgan Kidd and Joseph Knight, while Simon Horrobin brings the experience too. Dan Robinson will also be a name to monitor in Am class, the former ST150 racer enjoying his step up to the turbos.
Venturing to Silverstone to keep the second half of their season progressing in 2025, the Nankang Tyre BMW SuperCup rolls into the home of British motorsport on the National circuit for the next chapter in this year’s campaign. Both the 1 Series and Compact Cup classes are being fiercely contested, and Silverstone is only certain to add to the excitement across this weekend’s three races.
It’s still Millie Hart in control of the 1 Series class thanks to early results, and it’s the consistent scoring on the podium each time that has really helped her to build the points lead she currently enjoys, even if she’s only had the one victory. Millie sits 52 points ahead of second placed Simon Waterfall, who could have been closer had a DNF at the Snetterton opener not cost him points. Nevertheless, he’s the nearest challenger and has been getting stronger with every race in the 1 Series and could be in prime position when dropped scores come into play.
Aydan Hassan has third place in class, another regular podium finisher who is improving and getting faster every weekend, while Thorburn Astin is tearing up the table in fourth with five win in a row leaving him unbeaten since Oulton Park in May. He’ll be waiting for dropped scores to kick in, but could be in prime position when they do. Also watch out for David Meadows and Chris Stretton too.
After Steven Dailly’s cameo appearance at Snetterton that netted him a pair of wins, the Compact Cup class will see its regular front runners take over again in the battle for victory. Managing to still score two podiums behind Dailly, points leader Joe Doble continues at the top of the pile. He’s almost 30 points ahead of Max Noble in second place, a beacon of consistency having finished every race and both in and around the top five. Then comes Connor Grady in third place, the defending champion with a little catching up to do, but still has the pace to win races as he has done three times this year. It’s not going to be easy, but he’ll be up to the task.
Ten points separate Keith Towers in fourth and Mike Doble (father of Joe) in a battle for best outside the top three. Keith has been another consistent points scorer, while Mike has also scored plenty of solid results but has been fighting back from an early DNF at Snetterton in April. There’s still more time for back and forth between these two and Silverstone could be that flash point. Others to watch for include Ethan Woods, Adam Wright, Tim Seaford and Paul Mousell, while former champ Gareth Claydon missed Snetterton and is back to make up ground, especially after winning again at Donington.
It’s no surprise that going to Silverstone this weekend for the latest round of the Nankang Tyre CityCar Cup, featuring the Student Motorsport competition, has a bumper entry – and this one is special. This weekend marks one of the biggest grids the championship has ever featured, and with 40+ cars in attendance, such is the size that an A/B/C group system is being used to give everyone two races.
It’s getting very close at the top – Stuart Bliss still leads the championship, no surprises there. But it’s the margin that’s the talking point here. While in the past he’s enjoyed a substantial gap at the top, this time it’s just three points to second placed Alistair May, who is using all of his C1 Endurance experience to run towards the front and has barely escaped the top five all season. Bliss will be gunning for that second title, but he needs his 2024 form to return to better secure it.
Richard Jepp is third, another top SM driver that is hoping to try and retain the crown for Northbrook Racing. While no race win has been forthcoming yet, there’s a good chance it could come here given Silverstone’s fast and high speed nature on this layout. Ben Spencer has been by far the best of the rookies having already taken pole positions and two wins, so watch for him to add to his impressive streak so far. And rounding off the top five, Alex Foden is also enjoying a stellar season with a podium finish last time at Snetterton, his confidence will be up this weekend too.
Behind the top five, look for the likes of Christopher Mackenzie, Philip House, Chris Parkes, Alex Jackson and Brady Pollock all in the top ten right now. Mackenzie has two wins to his name this year, but missing Oulton Park means he’ll have to rely on dropped scores to stay in contention at the top.
Boston College Racing 1 still lead the Student Motorsport contest at this stage thanks to Bliss with Northbrook Racing 1 also still on their tail. Sussex Motorsport, West Suffolk College ME’s group of teams and the second Boston and Northbrook teams will also be hoping to score well and be competitive all weekend long.
The Silverstone National circuit is one of the best venues to race a Formula Ford, and this weekend the Geoff Page Engineering Super Classic Formula Ford Pre ‘99 Championship visits the home of British motorsport. With fine action expected across all four classes, this weekend sees the biggest entry of the season to date with no fewer than 26 cars expected to line up in Northamptonshire this weekend.
Super Classic A class is especially packed for this weekend’s event. Along with the usual suspects at the top of the table such as points leader Tom Hawkins, Neil Hunt, the returning Ben Powney and Vincent Jay amongst other regulars, there’s some interesting cameos in the class this time including a returning Gaius Ghinn, David Townsend, Paul Mason and Alex Ames, a previous race winner in this championship before.
For Super Classic B, Oliver Roberts has to be a favourite and looking to rebound from his mechanical issues at Oulton Park last time out. Chris Stones is another who can always be counted on for a good performance, while Jaap Blijleven gets another crack at the championship after his weekend was curtailed early at Oulton after he too had issues that stopped him racing. Koen Baretta will be present in class too, as will the likes of Mathew Smith and Don Boyack.
Super Classic C is particularly well populated this time, even if the majority of the entries are guests for this event. In terms of points scorers, Colin Williams and Stuart Kestenbaum will certainly want to keep it competitive between each other, but their guest contenders are certainly going to make things interesting. They include Graham Payne, Alan Fincham, Simon Langman, Martin O’Connell and Andy Gosling who are all hoping for a great day’s racing.
There’s also a good trio in Super Classic D, for the oldest cars in the field, with George Townsend, Ian Jeary and Julian Stokes ready to scrap amongst themselves for the honours. This will be a fascinating day of Formula Ford racing, and it sure to provide plenty of wheel-to-wheel action from start to finish.
The SW Motorsports ClubSport Trophy rolls back into town for its next installment of the 2025 season, and it’s back to Silverstone for the second time this season. First time out it was on the full GP circuit, but now it’s on the shorter, sharper and faster National circuit – and they’re bringing a stacked grid with them too. No less than 40 cars are set to compete, making it another typical packed ClubSport grid yet again.
Once again, usual suspects are back in the top category of Class A – these will certainly be the main cars in the mix for overall victory and are sure to be ones to watch. They include Phiroze Bilimoria and Roman Grendel in VW Sciroccos, VW Golfs for David Cox, Adam Marshall, Mike Parsons, Richard Clarke and Julian Daniel, and Shane Kelly’s Morgan. So far there’s been some great back and forths at every event, so this could be another one that goes down to the wire.
Class B is going to be mainly the home of Audi TTs and BMW Z4s, again the typical cars that get involved in ClubSport on a regular basis. On the Audi front, Graham Price and Brian Rose share one, Alistair Lindsay and Jason Pelosi drive another two between them, and another three come in the form of Paul Savage, Rory Pickles and Nick Brady. With the Z4s, watch out for the likes of Kieran Power, Adam Radford, Darren and Joseph Jukes, Steve Wood, and Chris Murphy. Also appearing here are Honda Civics from Kristian Goodall and Mark Jones, Nick Watling’s Ford Fiesta, Stephen Harrison’s Honda S2000 and Kevin Stirling’s Renault Clio.
Over in Class C, a quartet of cars are ready to go to battle. Chris Mayhew brings his Clio Cup Car, Trevor Algar prepares to share his BMW with the one and only Wil Arif, the Nowobilski pair are back too with their BMW Z4, and Craig Emmerson’s BMW 330. There’s plenty of competition set to take place in Class D, especially with the likes of the return of the Butterworths Craig and Gary in their new Renault Clio up against former class winner Jonathan Hobbs’ Peugeot 106 Rallye, Steven Watson in his Puretrack prepared Clio, more BMW Z4s for Paul Mercer and Dan Kennard, Tom Kirton in a Hills Motorsport Mazda MX-5 and Martin Smith’s MINI Cooper.
There’s also only one representative in Class E, but it’s a notable one. A Silverlake DS3 Cup cars in the hands of its coordinator Andrew Payne and Henry Swanson, the latter fresh from racing one at Cadwell Park last weekend, is in the field to compete and raise further awareness of the new series. We’ll be intrigued to see how it compares!
Making its one and only visit to the “Nurburgring of the North”, the British Racing & Sports Car Club heads north once again to the mighty twists and turns of Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire this weekend. Sponsored by Clapham North, there will be plenty of battles on Cadwell’s winding corners and rollercoaster elevation changes, with Mazdas, VWs, Fiestas, Modified Fords, MGs, Production Cup and Northern Saloons and Sports take centre stage.
There’s now just three events left in the Kent Models Mazda MX-5 Championship for 2025, and it’s the same big story that has dominated the entire season to date – the continued domination of the top step by points leader Ali Bray. Cadwell will be his next test, and another opportunity for his rivals to stop his win streak. A 41 point advantage on total scores going to Cadwell Park sees him have a comfortable enough cushion at this stage, but he knows he cannot let his foot up off the gas one moment.
Steve Foden remains his nearest rival, the former champion keeping hot on Bray’s tail and coming closer than most to denying him a victory. There’s every chance he could move up a step or two this weekend, but it will mainly be about applying enough pressure to force a mistake. Neil Chisnall finds himself in an excellent third going to Cadwell, and even though he only has a single podium from Brands Hatch, it’s consistent scoring in every race that’s helped him rise up the table with a comfortable gap back to fourth place. That’s held by Masters lead Andrey Abaluev, who’s having an incredible first season in the championship in last season’s title winning car and continues to get stronger race by race. Former MX-5 Clubman champ Harry Storer completes the top five 28 points behind, but another who just keeps on banking points when others can’t.
One driver not present at Cadwell is Adam Sparrow, the double vice-champion recently announcing that he won’t be able to complete the season and will be name and a face missed on the grid for sure. His current 6th place will be under threat from the likes of Adam Craig, Richard Wootten, Paul Tucker and Pete Smith, who will all be looking to score well and move up the table. Plus, for one weekend only. It’s the return of a favourite face from recent seasons – Luke Pullen. Having been plying his craft racing MX-5s in the USA this year, Luke makes a one-off return to where it all started in the hope of chasing silverware.
Going into Cadwell Park this weekend, this could be a critical event for the Clapham North Mazda MX-5 Clubman Championship for the title race. After the table took a little bit of a switcharound at the top after Oulton Park, it now means that every single result is going to be vital in order to stay in the hunt. Both races here could have the potential to really be a turning point for someone.
Jordan Pimley goes to Cadwell Park on top, after taking both wins at Oulton last time and carrying a 17 point lead to Lincolnshire this weekend. He’s taken at least one win at all but one circuit this season, and his form in this full-time season is suggesting he’s taking over as current favourite for the title. Whether or not Cadwell will back this up remains to be seen. Behind in second, Jake Paice has quietly been getting on with it, scoring a win at Brands and a constant in the top five, keeping him in the hunt and sure to give the rest of the contenders some trouble if they slip up or find themselves off form at any stage. Then there’s defending champion Jonny Greensmith, who has rarely been off the podium this year but has had an up-and-down couple of weekends recently at Donington Park and Oulton Park. Nonetheless, he’s still in the hunt and definitely not out with dropped scores still to come into play. A good weekend here will do him no harm whatsoever and firmly contain him in the title fight.
The one driver with work to do the most is Jack Warry, who struggled somewhat at Oulton Park and wasn’t helped by a DNF in race two which has dropped him to fourth on total scores. Again like Greensmith, he’s not out of the picture and getting back to scoring big points and the podium this weekend will help him bounce back from his Oulton slip. Paul Simard is top of the Rookie Trophy in fifth and has been on superb form recently with three podiums on the bounce and could be a dark horse to score a victory if there’s a window of opportunity.
The rest of the top ten has plenty of potential to switch around more, with Matt Crozier best of the quintet in sixth ahead of Kevin Bird, Thomas Greenwood, Nick Le Doyen and William Breame. They may not have been in the spotlight at the head of the field, but they’ve kept on scoring and banking points to stay ahead of those that have their own troubles and slip-ups. Don’t be surprised if any of them pop up in the top five at some stage.
It’s time for the Clapham North Mazda MX-5 SuperCup to really kick into gear as Cadwell Park welcomes the paddock for the next installment in the 2025 season. There’s still plenty to play for in both Pro and Club Classes, and on this circuit winding twists and turns, there’s every chance a surprise or two could pop up if anyone makes one wrong move – and that could be key for championship chances.
Last time out at Oulton Park, while the victories went to Jack Harding and Aidan Hills (neither present this time), the results behind them went in favour of Will Blackwell-Chambers, who has now managed to summit the Pro class points again after dropping back earlier in the season with a DNF at Brands Hatch. But now that he’s back on top, his focus will be absolutely clear – keep that lead and go forwards to claim a second Pro title. Cadwell will be his next test, but he’ll be keen to pass it with flying colours. He now has a 35 point advantage over Thomas Langford, who is yet to win in his first season of SuperCup but has been phenomenal in getting up to speed as a front-runner, and a maiden top step visit must only be a matter of when rather than if.
Behind them on their tail are Ollie Hall and Alistair Dendy, Hall a long time points leader in Pro before dropping off the podium at Oulton saw him fall back down to third place. That said, he’s only nine points off Langford in second place and could easily get back ahead if he can play to Cadwell’s strengths and score ahead of the top two. Dendy is still in touch, too – 21 points off on dropped scores always there to pick up an occasional podium should the opportunity arise. Alistair will be hoping Cadwell will produce more of them. George Grant also returns after being absent at Oulton and will be a welcome sight once more.
In Club class, Sam Middleton had an odd off weekend at Oulton suffering two DNFs, but retained his points lead albeit cut down to 30 points. Jim Barratt is his closest challenger, with Chris Ginn, Bruce Robinson and Graham Rumsey also set to be chasing down the class leader whilst also enjoying their own battles. There could be some pretty interesting back-and-forths here!
Heading to another circuit at which they enjoy plenty of popularity, the Vinyl Detail Fiesta ST150 Challenge goes to Cadwell Park with a fascinating battle at the head of the standings. With this being one of the more competitive seasons in recent years, the ST150s will revel once again on Cadwell Park’s unique layout and setting with plenty of top tin-top action promised.
At the top of the table, it’s a battle between young guns George Foxlow and Dillon Davis. Foxlow took the points victories behind guest Ethan Rogers both times at Oulton Park last time out and is now locked into a duel with Davis for supremacy. Dillon too has a win from Oulton Park, and these appears to be the main contenders at the head of the field. Also in there too is Sam Watkins, a former Fiesta champion that would love to clinch another title and only has a handful of points to make up to be amongst the top two, especially with two victories scored so far.
Now absent thanks to his graduation to the BTCC, Max Buxton in fourth isn’t set to be present any longer in the championship, and of course we wish him the very best of luck for his touring car adventure going forward. That means those behind will be moving up ahead of him at this event, with Mark Blunt looking to progress into fourth place, whilst also still seeking his first win. Also ready to progress up the table will be Velocity Racing’s Robbie Harrison, defending champion Michael Blackburn (who has more work to do after a race two DNF at Oulton) and Aiden Vickers, while Jade Goodwin will be on a high after scoring some of the best result of her ST150 career to date.
Another name to watch for around the top ten will be Sophie Kinghorn, whose pair of non-finishes have given her points total and championship position a hit, but she’s shown more than once this season that she’s got the talent to mix it with the front runners. If she can stay out of trouble, Cadwell Park’s twists and turns (which are similar to her native Knockhill circuit in Scotland) could play to her benefit.
Back out on track again for another outing in its inaugural season, the Fix A Wheel Production Cup makes its first ever stop at Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire to bring plenty of multi-class hot hatch and production car action around this incredible winding circuit. While the field may be a little smaller compared to previous rounds, it’s definitely not short on quality.
Class A should mostly be a fascinating hot hatch showdown between Renault Clios. Matthew Hollier, Nick Gwinnett and Robert Buckland will put their Renault up against the Civic of Rich Hockley and the Audi TT of Garage 23’s Tim Evans. Between these five, they should be the pace setters this weekend. Trying to stay with them will be Morgan Wroot in his Audi TT, the sole representative in Class B on this occasion.
There looks set to be a fun little battle in Class C with the sole Mazda MX-5 Mk4 Trophy entry of Bruce Hadfield ready for duty this time. He’ll be up against Simon Sheridan’s bright blue Honda Civic EK and David Mycock in another of the Clios, another class that could prove to be quite unpredictable. A sole entry from Class E is also present, with Dale Edwards once again wheeling out his Peugeot 206 GTi to size himself up against the competition.
And along with that, there’s also presence from the Silverlake DS3 Cup, with a sole car this time for Henry Swanson as he looks to gain more confidence and speed whilst also hoping to keep up with the other Production Cup contenders.
It may only be their third outing of the year, but the MG Cockshoot Cup is venturing north to one of its “home” circuits, as Cadwell Park comes calling for this grid for all things classic and modern MGs. This weekend’s entry is looking mighty impressive, with just shy of 20 cars ready to rumble in Lincolnshire.
Alongside guest drivers Josh Addison and Cal Moore, Class A will feature all of the usual suspects thus far with Leon Wignall, Thomas Stanfield, Mark Bellamy and James Johnson all ready for battle. This class is the battleground for MG ZRs and ZSs to fight it out amongst themselves in a true modern British hot hatch scrap on track.
In the more classic-orientated Class B, Martin Richardson’s MGB will uphold honours here as the sole entry, but will hope that he can find some mates on track to race with throughout the course of the weekend. Some of them may come from Class C, the best supported class of the event with no less than eight cars present this time. Keith Egar is back in his MG Midget, as is Peter Bramble in his MGB, along with Paul Wignall and Karl Green in their ZSs, Eliza Seville and Christopher Greenbank in their MGFs and more, meaning this lot are likely to be front runners in the pack.
And in Class F, Phil Rigby will be delighted that he has some class mates to race with this time! He’s joined at Cadwell Park by Laura Farrow and guest Greg Elgood, meaning this could be an interesting battle between the three.
Back on track for another intense combined grid race, the Ricci Concept Classic VW Cup and Hickford Construction MG Metro Cup will grace Cadwell Park with another exceptional retro tin top and hot hatch contest in store from both entries. In the VWs, there’s another excellent mixture of retro and modern VAG group cars, many of whom are familiar names and machines. They include Ken Lark’s VW Corrado, Nick Sanderson’s SEAT Supercopa, Simon Tomlinson returning in his ex-VW Cup Golf. There’s also Audis out in force too, with Pinnacle Racing’s trio of A3s and TTs from Paul Hoggins and Tim Evans.
With the Metros, it’s no surprise who’s favourite going into this one – Jack Ashton. The man who has run away with most of the Metro Cup wins over the last 12 months is continuing his charge at the head of the field and hoping to maintain his advantage. He knows with two different series on track together at the same time that racing room will be at a premium, but if he can create a gap quickly enough, then he will certainly be the outstanding favourite to win. His nearest competition is once again certain to be the likes of Mike Williams, Matthew Simpson, Dick Trevett, Tim Shooter and Phil Goodwin, all with plenty of experience and keen to try and knock Ashton off the top spot.
Once again sporting one of the best looking and sounding grids of the weekend, the Modified Ford Series makes its way to Cadwell Park for their latest round of the season, supported this weekend by James Allen Interiors. James is also one of this weekend’s contenders in his Focus RS, hoping for a turnaround in fortunes after mechanical problems last time at Croft. He will be in the hunt for victory on a grid that’s full of rapid Blue Ovals that will have to tackle this incredible rollercoaster of a circuit in Lincolnshire.
Along with James Allen’s Focus, there could be several notable contenders gunning for victory. They include Andy Robinson’s booming Falcon AU V8 SuperCar Dave Cockell’s Escort Cosworth, Simon Light’s V8 powered Capri, Lloyd Jamieson’s Escort Cosworth Maxi and Paul Nevill’s Escort RS2000. Other cars that are certain to turn heads will be Robert Lewis and AJ Howe’s Focuses (the latter being an estate car!), plus a number of Pumas of various specs, Pip Finney’s XR2i Fiesta, and a couple of Escort Mk1 RSRs for Ben Purnell and Chris Harrison.
DDMC Northern Saloon and Sports Car Championship
The season has now passed the halfway mark but we still have everything to fight for. There are currently four drivers with point totals ranging from 160 to 170 ( prior to dropped scores) this season. Stevie McNab is currently sitting at the top of the championship table with 170 points.
August is a busy month for our championship with Cadwell Park on 9th & 10th of August and then DDMC organised event at Croft on 23rd & 24th August at our Battle of Britain meeting. The final two rounds for this year are again with BRSCC but this time at Donington.
As you can see from our grid that we have a very eclectic mix of cars, from the Mazda MX5’s to BMW M3 and then kit cars including Caterham’s & Westfield’s and a very quick Eclipse driven by Paul Collingwood.
Two driver’s are making the long journey from Scotland to join us this weekend. They are class E driver Damien McKay in his Westfield and current championship leader Stevie McNab in class C driving a Honda Civic.
The NSSCC champion for the last two years Stephen Reece is aiming for a third championship win in his beautifully presented Lotus. He is being challenged very closely by Alex Prentice driving his VW Golf.
Thank you to the marshals and officials of the meeting; NSSCC hope you all enjoy our racing and enjoy your day.
Entries are now OPEN for the 2025 BRSCC Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch on October 25/26!
We’re gearing up for another thrilling edition of one of the world’s most iconic single-seater events, with a packed grid of Kent-engined Formula Fords ready to battle for the Neil Shanahan Trophy and the Brian Jones Memorial Trophy for the Historic Final.
As always, a mix of cars and talent from across the generations will come together to fight it out on the legendary Brands Hatch Indy circuit.
This year’s entry fee is £415.00, and the entry process remains the same as in previous editions – full details below.
In addition, to mark 50 years of the Festival racing at Brands Hatch, the weekend will also feature a special pair of Pre-’82 FF1600 Feature Races. These standalone races are open to eligible cars from the era and offer drivers another chance to take centre stage during Festival weekend. Entry fee for these races is £385.00, and…
🔻 Drivers entering both the Pre-’82 races and the Festival will receive a £200 discount on the combined total – meaning you’ll pay just £600.00 to enter both. Seperate registration for the Pre ’82 races is required alongside the Festival on RaceHub, and you will need to contact BRSCC directly in order for the £200 discount to be applied.
How to enter via RaceHub:
1️⃣ New to RaceHub?
Visit the link below, register for an account, click Join Today, select FFF Membership (free of charge) and complete the form.
2️⃣ Already registered?
Log in, go to Race Series, select BRSCC Formula Ford Festival, and complete your entry details – including your car’s full name (e.g. Van Diemen RF82, Ray GR20).
3️⃣ Once registered, head to Race Entries, select the 2025 Formula Ford Festival, and submit your entry by paying either the £50 deposit or the full entry fee.
Race numbers are first-come, first-served, so the sooner you enter, the better chance you have of securing your preferred number.
Testing is booked separately via Brands Hatch/MSV – check their website or contact them directly for availability.
Join us this October and take your shot at Formula Ford glory. Whether you’re chasing the main Festival title or reliving the golden years in a Pre-’82 classic, this is your chance to be part of something special.
The British Racing & Sports Car Club (BRSCC) is delighted to confirm that the Caterham Graduates Racing Club (CGRC) will be joining its championship portfolio from the start of the 2026 season.
Formed in 1998, CGRC has grown into one of the largest and most respected single-make race clubs in the UK. Its blend of highly competitive, class-based racing and a strong paddock community has made it a standout in British club motorsport for over 25 years.
The CGRC offers two main Caterham-based classes: Sigma 135, which includes a variety of upgraded Roadsport, Academy and 270R-spec cars producing around 135bhp, and Sigma 150, based on the more powerful 310R-spec cars and former Sigmax machinery, running at around 150bhp. This structure allows a broad range of cars and budgets to compete competitively, with a strong emphasis on driving skill, fairness, and progression.
The move to BRSCC marks a new chapter for CGRC, providing an opportunity to further develop its championship with support that complements the club’s strong foundations. By working together, both organisations aim to enhance the competitor experience while CGRC retains full control over its direction and ethos.
Paul McErlean, BRSCC’s Chief Operations Officer, commented:
“We’re genuinely thrilled to welcome CGRC into the BRSCC family. Their ethos, competitive structure, and community spirit align perfectly with how we operate as a club. We’ve admired what the CGRC team has built over the years, and we’re excited to work together on the next phase of their journey — offering tailored support that aligns with CGRC’s long-term ambitions, while continuing to showcase some of the best Caterham racing in the UK.”
Matthew Willoughby, Chairman of the Caterham Graduates Racing Club, added:
“After many successful years with BARC, we felt the time was right to explore a new direction that could help us further support our members and build on the strengths of the CGRC. From our very first conversations, it was clear that the BRSCC shares our values around community, competition, and continuity. We’re looking forward to this new chapter and what we can achieve together from 2026 onwards.”
For more information on how to get involved with the Caterham Graduates Racing Club, visit www.cgrc.uk.
Instead of the hot weather experienced in recent weeks, the BRSCC’s July visit trip to Snetterton mainly saw typical British summer conditions – rain. Nevertheless, a fine timetable of races filled with Citroen C1s, Fiestas, BMWs, CityCars and another variety packed ClubSport Trophy grid all took to the 300 circuit and produced another exceptional two days of club motorsport on track.
Dominating the timetable on both days with a three hour race on each, the Silverlake C1 Endurance Series put on two enthralling races, each winding up with late drama that decided the result of the race both times. Baycon Racing were drawn onto pole position after qualifying, but both the #421 Alpha-Trojon car and then Red Sky Racing both took turns in the lead as the early pit stops began to filter through. In total, no fewer than eight different teams took throughout the course of the race, but in the closing stages the advantage once again swung towards the Trojon team out in front.
But with a downpour going into the last hour of the race, further drama occurred when with just two laps to go, a rare error from Alpha-Trojon saw them run out of fuel and retire from the lead. This handed WRC Developments a very popular victory, with Baycon Racing picking up second less than 30 seconds behind them. PMF Racing with CSR was third ahead of RABsport Racing and Red Sky in the top five.
The wet weather continued into Sunday’s second three hour race of the weekend, where Kellamity Racing started on pole after the post-qualifying draw. Kellamity had four laps in the lead from the start before duelling with Silverlake early on. In fact Silverlake were in contention throughout most of the race and led three times throughout the encounter, but different pit strategies meant that they weren’t able to take the flag first in the end.
That would fall to WRC Developments once again, who again left it late to move up to P1 as they would only lead the final five laps to the flag. Nonetheless, victory is victory and WRC doubled up in fine style while pole sitters Kellamity Racing drove a fine race to pick up second place 12 seconds, while Silverlake still managed to claim third place after a hard fought race. Baycon Racing took fourth, while a trouble-hit Trojon Motorsport team could only manage rounding off the top five on this occasion.
There was a landmark moment in the BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship at Snetterton, as the paddock welcomed a record breaking 29 cars for a trio of races in rather mixed weather conditions across both days. With the championship also looking competitive heading back to Norfolk, it was always going to be busy on track and especially at the head of the field.
Isaac Doble opened the weekend with a hard-fought maiden victory in Saturday’s opener, leading early from pole and fending off challenges from Archie Davies and his cousin Chris Doble in a tense battle as the lead pack grew to six cars. Regaining control mid-race, Isaac managed to edge clear and took the win by 1.1 seconds from Chris, while Dara McInerney climbed from the second group to steal third after a late scrap with Davies and Thomas Merritt, who completed the top five. Jack Burgess had looked quick early on but dropped back with left-front damage, and 2025 Scholarship winner Lewis Islin was forced to retire late on with a right-rear issue.
McInerney struck back in race two with a composed drive to victory, moving into the lead before the end of lap one and steadily pulling away with a string of fastest laps to win by 1.8 seconds. Isaac Doble stayed in touch but a small error on the final lap invited pressure from Davies, who came up just 0.164 seconds short as Isaac held on to second. Chris Doble remained close in fourth throughout, while Daniella Sutton delivered another strong showing to complete the top five after running well in the lead group.
The final race on Sunday saw McInerney double up in tricky wet conditions, overcoming an early lead battle between the Doble pair that saw Chris initially take control before a mid-race safety car bunched the pack. At the restart, McInerney pounced with a decisive move into Riches to snatch the lead and gradually pulled clear to seal his second win of the weekend. Chris Doble held onto second after a tight scrap with Sutton, who briefly looked set for a podium before running wide and slipping back, allowing Thomas Merritt to take third ahead of Isaac Doble and a resurgent Jack Burgess in fifth.
Zach Lucas claimed victory in a damp opening race of the AIRTEC Motorsport Fiesta ST240 Championship at Snetterton, fending off a remarkable comeback from Alastair Kellett in the closing stages. Kellett dropped to 14th after an early off but charged back through the field with a series of fastest laps, climbing to second by lap eight and finishing just 0.9 seconds behind Lucas at the flag. Connor Blackburn grabbed third with a late move on early leader Rob Foxlow, who slipped to fourth ahead of Morgan Kidd, while Jason O’Connell took a composed Am class win in sixth overall, joined on the class podium by Luke Warr and Dan Robinson.
Kellett hit back in race two with a controlled drive from the front, beating pole-sitter Lucas off the line and holding off George Foxlow across the race distance to take victory by 1.4 seconds. Foxlow kept the pressure on with several fastest laps, but Kellett maintained a steady gap to seal the win. Gary Miller battled his way through a fierce midfield fight to finish third, just ahead of Am winner O’Connell, who secured fourth overall with a decisive late pass on Lucas after the latter ran wide on the final lap and dropped to sixth behind David Nye. Luke Warr and Maggie Webster completed the Am class podium.
The final race delivered a spectacular finish as Kellett stormed from 10th on the grid to snatch a dramatic victory in a last-lap drag race to the line, edging George Foxlow by just 0.1 seconds. On a damp track, the lead changed hands several times in a gripping battle that saw Zach Lucas lead early on before being shuffled back to third. Joseph Knight and Morgan Kidd rounded out the top five in a tightly packed lead group, with less than seven tenths covering the top four at the flag. Jason O’Connell continued his dominance in the Am class with another win in sixth overall, while Dan Robinson and Maggie Webster again completed the Am podium.
Thorburn Astin dominated the opening race of the Nankang Tyre BMW SuperCup Championship at Snetterton, converting 1 Series class pole into a commanding lights-to-flag win. After fending off a three-wide challenge from Simon Waterfall and Danny Wilkinson into Riches, Astin gradually pulled clear as light rain set in, building a gap of 9.8 seconds by the flag. Waterfall and Millie Hart completed the podium, while Aydan Hassan just edged Wilkinson for fourth. In the Compact Cup class, Steven Dailly made the perfect start from pole and controlled the race throughout, holding firm under pressure to win by 1.9 seconds. Reigning champion Connor Grady took second ahead of Joe Doble, with Max Noble and Paul Mousell completing the top five.
Astin completed a dominant double in race two, again leading every lap of the 1 Series contest and winning unchallenged by 8.9 seconds. Aydan Hassan slotted into second early on and held firm under pressure, while Millie Hart moved up to third with a clean pass on Waterfall and stayed there to the finish. The Compact Cup class followed a similar pattern to race one, as Dailly maintained his unbeaten form with another calm and measured drive at the front. Joe Doble and Grady swapped places in the early laps but couldn’t close the gap to the five-time champion, who held on to win by a second. Doble and Grady again completed the podium, with Noble and Mousell once more in fourth and fifth.
Chris Mackenzie mastered the wet conditions to win the opening Nankang Tyre CityCar Cup race of the weekend at Snetterton, hitting the front on lap two after an early scrap with Stuart Bliss and Ben Spencer before pulling clear to win by over five seconds. Alistair May climbed through the field to take second, while Alex Foden completed the podium. Bliss and Spencer rounded out the top five after a tight midfield battle. In the Student Motorsport Challenge, Bliss secured class honours for Boston College, followed by Alex Jackson for Sussex Motorsport and Richard Jepp for Northbrook Racing.
Race two saw Ben Spencer come out on top in a thrilling battle, taking the win despite intense pressure throughout. Alistair May led early from pole but Spencer hit the front on lap two and held on to win by just 0.217 seconds. Bliss claimed third, with Jepp and Brady Pollock completing a five-car lead pack that finished within just over a second of each other. Bliss also made it two class wins from two in the Student Motorsport Challenge for Boston College, with Jepp second for Northbrook Racing and Pollock third for West Suffolk College BP.
Josh Files delivered a dominant performance in a wet SW Motorsports ClubSport Trophy race at Snetterton, taking overall victory and Class B honours in emphatic style. After briefly losing the lead off the line to pole-sitter Shane Kelly’s Morgan, Files reclaimed it immediately at Wilson Hairpin and never looked back, building a huge advantage before the pit stops. A smooth stop saw him rejoin still comfortably clear, eventually crossing the line over 38 seconds ahead of the field. Richard Clarke brought his VW Golf home second overall to win Class A, with Kelly completing the podium.
Alistair Lindsay and Nick Brady rounded out the top five. Other class winners included Ryszard and Krzysztof Nowobilski in Class C (BMW Z4), Joshua Hilton in Class D (BMW E36 Compact), and Craig Ferns and James Dermott in Class E (BMW E36 Compact).
On a blazing hot day in Cheshire, the BRSCC produced another superb day of club racing at Oulton Park on the full International circuit as championship battles crossed over the halfway stage of their campaigns. With a mix of single seaters, spec series and multi-class racing – from Formula Fords to Mazda MX-5s, Fiestas and the Production Cup – the on-track action matched the scorching weather!
The Kent Models Mazda MX-5 Championship headed to Oulton Park to find out if there was anyone that could knock points leader Ali Bray off the top step of the podium, having taken all twelve wins in 2025 so far.
This trend looked set to continue after Bray took pole in qualifying, and from the front row, he led the pack from the start of race one with initial pressure from both Steve Foden and Adam Sparrow in the opening minutes. However, despite initial attempts to pass, the second and third placed men settled into a battle of their own, allowing Bray to edge clear by a few car lengths..
By the time their scrap had settled down, Bray was already a couple of seconds up the road, and was able to take the chequered flag and his 13th win of the season as a result. For second place, Sparrow made a late challenge at Lodge corner on the final lap, but Foden held his line and the position to take runner up spot with Sparrow completing the podium. Thomas Walker was best of the rookie drivers with fourth place ahead of Adam Craig in fifth.
Bray then resisted another Turn 1 challenge from Foden in race two, again holding him off and bunching up the lead group and allowing Sparrow to squeeze past Foden briefly. Steve managed to quickly repass, but again this battling allowed Bray to get away up the road. Despite Foden trying to break away and chase after him, Ali had the race under control again and made it 14 wins from 14 at the flag. Foden took another P2 while Sparrow retired on the final lap, losing him critical points. Therefore, Thomas Walker beat Adam Craig to the final podium spot with Neil Chisnall completing the top five.
The Clapham North Mazda MX-5 Clubman Championship has a title battle that’s heating up at the top and Oulton Park continued to add to that with a pair of races full of action. Jordan Pimley ended up best of the title contenders in qualifying with pole position, while Jack Warry couldn’t better seventh fastest and Jonny Greensmith was down in 11th.
Pimley got away cleanly to lead race one from the outset, chased by Paul Simard and Jake Paice in the opening couple of laps. Then the race was neutralised behind the safety car after Lyr Jacobs and Joshua Peyro tangled at Shell Oils Hairpin. The clear up took the remaining duration of the race and thus finished under yellows, with Pimley claiming the win from Simard in second place ahead of Paice, Harry Deane and Martin Tolley in the top five.
Race two began in near identical fashion as Pimley again got a great launch and quickly gapped the rest of the pack. Simard made a pass for second on Jake Paice for second early on with James Seale following him past shortly after, all three part of a large group chasing Pimley that included Greensmith and Warry in the fight too. Greensmith managed to get to third briefly before a tangle with Seale at Old Hall pushed him down the order, and amongst it all Warry was caught up and forced to retire, the championship leader recording a DNF. Simard took second ahead with Paice also retaining third, followed by guest Seale, and Deane in fifth.
In incredibly warm temperatures, the Clapham North Mazda MX-5 SuperCup managed to beat the heat in an exciting pair of races that saw twists in both the Pro and Club class title fights, as the second half of the season began on a hot Summer’s day in July.
Both making more cameo appearances this season, Jack Harding and defending champion Aidan Hills locked out the front row for race one, leaving the likes of Ollie Hall and Will Blackwell-Chambers to line up behind them. Immediately, the front row pair, Blackwell-Chambers and Thomas Langford created a breakaway leading quartet and ended up dicing with each other, Hills and Harding trading the lead at the front. At one stage, Harding was shuffled back to third when both Hills and then Blackwell-Chambers squeezed past, but a mistake at Knickerbrook moments later put Harding back in the lead. The safety car was then called shortly after, when Am points leader Sam Middleton ended up in the barriers, marking his first major mistake this season.
The race order remained as it was to the flag, and while Hills was initially promoted to the win due to a track limits penalty for Harding, the penalty was rescinded post race and Harding was reinstated as victor. Blackwell-Chambers took third ahead of Langford and young guest driver Cian Geraghty, while Middleton’s retirement gave Max Brown a Club class win ahead of Jim Barratt and Charlie Todd.
Harding got the jump again for race two, but a stack up at Knickerbrook following a side by side with Hills changed the complexion of the lead group slightly. Blackwell-Chambers ended up fading back a little, leaving Pro points leader Ollie Hall to tussle with Langford for third. Ahead of them, Hills took the lead just past half distance and continued in front to the flag to win, with Harding just holding off Langford for second and Hall picking up fourth ahead of a distant Blackwell-Chambers. Max Brown took another Club class win, followed by Charlie Todd and guest driver Eric Boulton.
Basking in the summer sunshine at Oulton Park – a historic home for this championship – the Geoff Page Engineering Super Classic Pre ‘99 Formula Ford Championship enjoyed another pair of excellent races, with drama hitting in the closing stages of race one.
Front row men Tom Hawkins and Oliver Roberts drag raced to the first corner, with Hawkins getting himself in front. For the majority of the race, it was these two that set the pace with Andrew Schofield running a distant third behind them. Schofield had a spin at Druids with just over five minutes to go, and then Stones also spun at Island Bend, giving Nigel Dolan third in their place.
Then Hawkins’ car ground to a halt at Brittens Chicane from the lead before moments later it was Roberts that was out at Cascades, all in a matter of moments. Dolan went on to take a surprise win ahead of Schofield and Stones on the podium, followed by an excellent fourth overall for Grace Parkington, and Neil Hunt in fifth. Dolan (SCA), Schofield (SCB) and Parkington (SCC) were all class winners respectively too.
While Roberts’ car was done for the day, thankfully Hawkins was able to get back out for race two and wasted no time in carving his way through the field in the opening laps. Dolan lost the lead to Schofield at the front of the field on the opening lap while Hawkins moved up to seventh by the end of lap one. Quickly picking off the cars in front of him one by one, the lead was his with less than six minutes to go with a move on Schofield.
Running away with it to the flag, Hawkins completed an excellent “back to front” performanceto win overall and take SCA class honours, with SCB winner Schofield holding second, followed by Matthew Chisholm in third, Nigel Dolan in fourth and Colin Williams in third. Along with Hawkins and Schofield, Williams also won his class in SCC.
The latest rounds of the Vinyl Detail Fiesta ST150 Challenge at Oulton Park saw some of the championship’s young guns shine throughout the day, starting in qualifying with returning guest Ethan Rogers picking up pole position ahead of George Foxlow, Dillon Davis and Robbie Harrison. One notable absence was championship leader Max Buxton who was not present at Oulton Park, with SBR team boss Sam Beckett taking over the car in another guest entry.
Rogers held on to the lead ahead of Foxlow from the start, while defending champion Michael Blackburn got a fast getaway to climb to third in the opening corners. This trio plus Dillon Davis would pull away in the leading group, leaving Sam Watkins and Beckett to scrap over the final top five spot a few seconds back. The quartet would remain as they were for the remainder of the race with Rogers taking the win on his Fiesta return ahead of Foxlow, who claimed maximum championship points in second due to Rogers’ guest status. Blackburn claimed a valuable third ahead of Davis, while a scuffle between Watkins, Beckett and Sophie Kinghorn on the penultimate lap ended up with Watkins in fifth, while Kinghorn was pitched into the gravel at Lodge.
Rogers got the jump on the field again as race two started with with Foxlow and Davis close behind. Davis picked up a track limits penalty halfway through, while an issue for Blackburn saw him drop out in the closing stages too. All the way through this, Rogers soaked up pressure from the chasing pair, completing his cameo appearance in the championship with another victory. Foxlow and Davis made up the podium spots, followed by Watkins and Beckett in the top five.
Another colourful, variety-packed field took to the track in the latest Fix A Wheel Production Cup rounds at Oulton Park, which again included entries from the new Silverlake DS3 Cup and also the first official appearance for the Mazda MX-5 Mk4 Trophy.
Race one required two starts, after the first saw pole sitter Johnathan Mee’s Lotus fail to get away from the line when the lights went out, before Jas Sapra’s BMW skated off the road at Shell Oils Hairpin forcing the red flag. In a stroke of luck for Mee, he was able to start from pole again on take two, and this time launched cleanly to slot in behind early leader Tim Evans in his Audi TT. Before long, the Lotus caught and passed Evans’ Audi as its pace began to fade, driving on to claim victory at the flag. Evans still took second ahead of fellow TT driver Paul Hoggins, followed by the Renault Clios of Colin Dunn and David Mycock.
Theo Longman took the DS3 Cup win after Aaron Chalk was demoted thanks to a penalty, with Jared Coulson picking up third place. Ben Taylor was a dominant MX-5 Mk4 Trophy winner, clear ahead of Alex Wilkinson-Hughes and Bruce Robinson.
Race two initially played out much like race one had – Evans leading the way from the front row, Mee giving chase and the Lotus eventually finding a way past to hit the front. However, this time it was mechanical issues for Evans that forced him out late in the race, allowing Mee’s Lotus to drive on to another comfortable win. The Honda Civic of Lewis Barker held off Robert Buckland’s Clio to take second overall, with Dunn and Hoggins rounding out the top five.
Aaron Chalk was delighted to take (and this time keep) his first Silverlake DS3 Cup win ahead of Longman and Coulson, while Taylor again claimed MX-5 Mk4 honours from Wilkinson-Hughes and Robinson.
In dry and mostly sunny conditions, the BRSCC enjoyed two days of excellent club motorsport on the fast and challenging Croft circuit in North Yorkshire, with a very healthy mix of sprint and endurance racing on the timetable. With Fun Cup and SuperSport Endurance for long-distance fans, and Fords and Audis for sprint fans, it was entertainment guaranteed from start to finish.
The blazing sun beat down on the Fun Cup Endurance Championship contenders as they began the first of their two races over the Croft weekend, with a one-hour sprint kicking off racing action for the event. Multi-time champions UVio/ Hofmann’s Motorsport got the luck of the grid draw with pole position for the sprint, but they were beaten to the lead at Turn 1 by fellow former champs Sheradize UK, with the pair joined by FF Corse in a leading trio. FF Corse took their turn in the lead a couple of laps in, before a charging Vapeclub w/ EDF took over while UVio made their first stop.
Vapeclub held the lead through the first pit stop window, with UVio slotting into second ahead of Sheradize. Throughout the second stint, it was defending champions Olympian-GRD making moves up the field to run as high as second at one point. After the second round of stops, UVio were back in front and went on to take their first Fun Cup win in two years, while Vapeclub picked up an excellent second place ahead of Sheradize in third, with Olympian wrapping up fourth ahead of GCI Racing.
Team Disruptive led through Clervaux from the outset of race two, but it wasn’t long before Vapeclub worked their way to the front, while race one winners UVio carved through from the back of the field. FF Corse and Red River Sport were the first frontrunners to stop in the opening pit window, while the first safety car appeared just after it closed with Vapeclub still in front from Disruptive and UVio. Disruptive quickly took the lead when racing resumed at the end of the first hour.
Drama befell championship leaders Olympian-GRD as their car slowed to a crawl and was forced to pit, ending their chances of victory. UVio moved up to the lead before half distance, before a second safety car was called during the third pit window. On the restart, Vapeclub were nerfed out of the lead by the BERT team after a misjudgement in braking, leaving Red River Sport in front ahead of a quartet that included UVio, Sheradize and GCI Racing.
Sheradize took the lead from Red River Sport as the penultimate pit window began, but fell behind UVio after the stops and then found themselves battling with GCI and Vapeclub over P2. A third safety car appeared after an off for the #97 car, leading to a mass of final stops when the window opened. UVio led on the restart, but Sheradize quickly took it back and soon GCI were on their tail too. UVio made a late attack at the start of the final lap to no avail, and as Sheradize took their first win in their comeback season, GCI almost stole second from UVio in a drag race to the line. An enjoyable late battle for fourth went to PLR Racing ahead of Greenheath.
The Demon Tweeks Audi TT Cup Racing Championship visited Croft for the kick-off to the second half of their season, with points leader Matt Luff hoping to extend his advantage further at the top of the standings. After pole position in qualifying, Luff was in good shape but was made to fight for victory from the outset of race one.
Front row mate Jordan Stilp beat him to the first corner in the sunshine of race one, with Luff glued to his tail. Luff tried every which way to make a move throughout the 15 minutes, but Stilp’s pace and steadfast defence were enough to keep the car behind at bay for the duration. With no change up front, Stilp clinched his second win of the season with Luff settling for a strong second, and Andrew Rogerson enjoying a comfortable third ahead of Charlie Budd and Sam Meagher.
Stilp picked up where he’d left off the next day, leading the opening stages with Luff close behind once more. But early in the second half of the race, mechanical issues forced Stilp to stop at the Sunny In/Out corners and retire, handing Luff a free pass to the lead. He went on to take victory, with Rogerson picking up another solid second place and Meagher claiming an excellent third. A tantalising three-car battle for fourth went the way of Charlie Budd ahead of Ryan Edgecumbe.
Jonathan Williams benefitted from the partially reversed grid for race three to jump to the lead from the outset, but Rogerson passed him within the first couple of laps. Luff also picked up second place before chasing down and passing Rogerson in the final minutes. A second win of the day went Luff’s way, with Rogerson happy with second and Williams delighted with his first outright TT Cup podium in third. Strong drives from Paul Luti and Meagher helped them complete the top five.
A thunderous collective of Fords of all shapes and sizes made the trip to Yorkshire to contest the latest rounds of the Modified Ford Series, with Andy Robinson’s booming Ford Falcon AU V8 Supercar attracting all of the attention. After James Allen’s Focus was forced to miss the start due to rear wheel issues, Robinson began race one alone on the front row and immediately leapt to the lead, while the rapid Escort Cosworth of Dave Cockell charged through the field. Taking seconds per lap out of the lead, Cockell caught the Falcon just before half distance and swept past, driving on to claim the win by almost seven seconds. Paul Nevill’s Escort took third from Kevin Whyte’s Fiesta ST150 and David Guthrie’s Fiesta.
Mechanical issues forced Cockell to the sidelines for race two, leaving Robinson to tear away from the start and never look back. Unchallenged throughout, Robinson’s Falcon was victorious by 18 seconds from Nevill and Ben Purnell’s Mk1 Escort RSR, with Whyte taking fourth in the Fiesta. A last lap tangle in the fight for fifth helped Stefan Marsh claim the final top five spot in his Focus.
The PBS Brakes SuperSport Endurance Cup ventured north to Croft to begin the second part of their 2025 campaign, and although it was a smaller field than usual, it certainly wasn’t short on quality as drivers and teams looked to score more points towards the overall and class title battles.
BMWs dominated the head of the field, with the M2 of Stephen Kent and Peter Moulsdale leading from pole, but under pressure from the M3 of Aldo Riti and Kevin Clarke, which quickly took over in the opening minutes. Further back, drama struck Clubman-C and overall championship leaders Adam Read and David Drinkwater, after they spun their BMW Compact at the Complex and were forced out of contention with damage. They continued, but had fallen victim to a rare error for the duo.
The Riti/Clarke M3 was one of the first to pit when the window opened, as both the Moulsdale/Kent M2 and Lee Collins’ Caterham took turns in front before their stops. Just before half distance, the M2 pitted with an issue just as Collins made his first pit call. William Lynch and Ryan Hooker’s orange M3 had its time in the lead during the second half, but the race was neutralised just before the final 15 minutes after a car stopped outside the final hairpin. The Lynch/Hooker BMW reclaimed the lead on the restart and held on for overall victory.
The Riti/Clarke M3 expired with just two laps to go, allowing the Caterham of Collins to take second overall, with Chris Murphy’s BMW third, followed by the Moulsdale/Kent M2 and Alessandro Ballesteros in his Audi TT. Lynch and Hooker were Pro-A winners, with fellow class toppers being Collins (Pro-B), Ballesteros (Clubman-A), the trio of Wes Payne, Daryl Creswell and Paul Hearnden in their Mazda RX-8 (Clubman-B), and the Puretrack Renault Clio of James Millar and Mark Curran (Clubman-C).
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.
