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Speedworks Motorsport is delighted to confirm the selection of five exceptionally talented young drivers to compete in the 2026 BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship under its “Rising Stars” driver-development programme. In no particular order, the drivers are:
Max Fenton Benjy Douglas Daniel Hartley Lewis Islin Eden Spanswick
Together, this group marks the next wave of emerging talent selected to drive for Speedworks
in one of Britain’s most competitive junior tin-top series.
Unprecedented Interest in the Rising Stars Programme
The announcement follows an extraordinary level of interest in the 2026 Speedworks Rising Star intake, with over 85 expressions of interest received for just a handful of available places. This overwhelming response highlights the strength of the BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship as a platform and underlines the reputation of Speedworks Motorsport as one of the UK’s leading driver development teams.
“We’ve been absolutely blown away by the number of young drivers and families who reached out
about the Rising Stars programme,” said Danny Buxton, Speedworks Head of Motorsport.
“To see over 85 expressions of interest for our 2026 intake is incredible — it shows just how
much appetite there is for a structured, professional route into professional racing. We’re proud
of what the Fiesta Junior Championship has become and even prouder that Speedworks can
play such a key role in shaping the future of young British talent.”
The Rising Stars
Max Fenton
After a promising karting career, Max stepped into the Fiesta Junior category at the beginning of the current season, showing plenty of raw pace and huge potential ahead of an exciting 2026. His race-craft is exemplary and with a few tweaks through the winter, will be one to watch next season.
Benjy Douglas
Benjy Douglas is an exciting young prospect in British junior motorsport — combining natural pace, determination, and technical understanding with a mature approach to racing. After developing his skills through online racing, grassroots karting and club-level competition, Benjy now steps into the Rising Stars spotlight, with several excellent performances in 2025.
Daniel Hartley
A driver just out of karting, who combines technical understanding with composure behind the wheel. Daniel has demonstrated a strong work-ethic, attention to data and a mature approach beyond his years, making him a great fit for the Rising Star programme.
Lewis Islin
Lewis comes into the team having turned heads winning the Fiesta Junior Scholarship ahead of the 2025 season. With his blend of raw speed, consistency and a winner’s mindset. His trajectory and professional presentation mark him out as a clear contender for future titles.
Eden Spanswick
Eden is already showing the attributes of a future front-runner with his podium finishes in the FJC. Having made a huge step forward in 2025, and with some winter development both on and off the track; Eden will be looking to add many more visits to the rostrum next season.
The Rising Stars Programme – Structure & Commitment
Speedworks is proud to deliver a comprehensive driver development framework designed to prepare young racers for the transition to professional touring-car and GT competition. The programme includes:
Integration with Speedworks’ engineering, data-analysis resources — the same professional infrastructure that underpins our front-line campaigns.
Structured coaching covering race-craft, vehicle setup, fitness, media and sponsorship communication.
Simulator tracking, on-track testing, performance review cycles and a year-round training plan — not just race weekends.
Support for drivers and their families around career planning, education balance, sponsor
engagement and brand development.
As announced, the Fiesta Junior Championship becomes the home of Speedworks’ Junior Team from 2026, providing a direct pathway from grassroots racing into the professional tin-top and GT world.
Paul McErlean, BRSCC Chief Operating Officer said: “The Fiesta Junior Championship has established itself as a leading programme for young drivers beginning their professional car racing careers, and the addition of the Speedworks Motorsport ‘Rising Stars’ programme further enhances what the paddock has to offer. We’re pleased to see the 2026 line-up confirmed and look forward to another strong year of competition.“
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Mission Motorsport and the British Racing & Sports Car Club (BRSCC) are proud to present 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 this weekend, 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.
Let’s look down the entry list to see who to watch out for, and once again it’s a packed out entry with more than 50 teams descending on Wales this weekend for what has been aptly described by some as the “club racer’s Le Mans”. Naturally, the top class of Class D will boast the favourites to win the race outright, with contenders likely to be the Fraser Nash entered Audi TT, DKS Motorsport’s Caterham 7, two entries from former winners Rob Boston Racing with a pair of Lotus Elises, with a third Elise from ES Motorsports too. Plus, regulars Brake Dancer Racing also bring their battle-tested Mazda RX-8 into the foray as well.
Class C is looking like its most competitive for several years with a bulk of entries ready to do battle over 12 hours. The BMWs of Patron Racing and Takona Racing Division are expected to be up there towards the front, as will the Racegraft BMW 1 Series and paddock favourites Flying Haggis Racing in their Honda Civic. Also watch out for Tequila Racing too, another regular ROR team in their Mazda MX-5, along with the Mk3s from Paul Sheard Racing.
In Class B, there’s an Italian squad in Merlu Motorsport in their Mazda MX-5, while another fan favourite in Puretrack Racing has returned with their Renault Clio once again set to be adorned with a military inspired livery for ROR once more. Brake Dancer Racing’s quintet of drivers will also pilot their Mazda MX-5 in this event too, while TrackScotland’s MINI is back too, as is a firm favourite in the paddock. The DC Lomas Racing FIAT Panda captured many hearts in 2024, despite an accident in the final moments curtailing their race short, but it’s certainly going to be another car many look out for.
The other two classes are again dedicated to popular club level endurance series – the BMW 116 Trophy and the C1 Endurance Series, both of which are going to enjoy their own internal race within a race. In the C1 ranks regular front running teams Silverlake and WRC Developments will almost certainly be ready to stake their claim, but a dark horse will certainly be Sunbelt Rentals whose driver line-up features a certain Jake Hill, 2024 BTCC champion. You can also watch for Flying Felix Racing, Ugga Dugga Racing, Radiation Racing and TrackScotland among others.
As for the BMW 116 class, there’s a trio of Matabooboo Racing entries, a pair from Anthony Seddon Racing, military representation courtesy of Army Sports Car Racing, RAF Motorsport, Royal Navy Motorsport and Royal Engineers Motorsport, and a pair of cars from YGDRASIL too. This class always tends to be one of the most competitive, so be sure to watch out for it.
This weekend marks the final outing of the year for the BRSCC’s popular ClubSport Trophy series, and what better way to round out 2025 than at Anglesey Circuit in Wales for the now annual support race to the incredible Race of Remembrance. It’s been well supported in previous iterations, and the 2025 edition is no different.
In the top class of Class A, there’s ClubSport regulars bidding for glory again like Phiroze Bilimoria’s VW Scirocco and the Lotus Exige of Lloyd and Neil Huggins, plus fellow VW racers Ben Walkingshaw and Rob Andrade, Matt Adams in his Puretrack Renault Megane, Graham Price in another Megane and other interesting entrants like the Mk1 Ford Focus RS of Matt Jones and Stuart Wright.
For Class B, a quartet of cars will do battle here – Will Abraham and Scott Jeffs’ MINI, the Honda Civic of Trevor Hancock and Brian Watson, Darren Jukes’ BMW Z4, and another Honda Civic in the hands of Rob Phillips and Angus Eddowes. Class C also has a rather compact entry of five cars too, including Ben Taylor’s Mazda MX-5 Mk4 and Garry Wardle’s MINI Challenge R56, but a very curious entry is Ian Cooper and Fraser Gillan in a Daewoo Nexia. Not quite a car you see racing very often!
Over in Class D, Michael Sanford & Andrew Gilligan pitch their Mazda MX-5 Mk3 against the MINI of Martin Smith & Julian Hamer, and Mark Jones in his Renault Clio, but it’s Class E where the real competition is with some of the lowest powered cars making up a large number of the field. They include Citroen C1s, BMW 116 Trophy cars, Daniel & Steven Cogswell’s Nissan Almera, a number of Mazda MX-5s and even Phil & Matt Adcock’s BMW Compact that’s been a previous class winner in ClubSport too. This will certainly be the healthiest and most competitive class battle on track.
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Ladies and gentlemen, we have our 2026 BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship Scholarship winner – DANIEL TAKYI!
After an extremely difficult final decision by our judges once the final shootout had been concluded, in the end Daniel was the driver who stood out from the six finalists left. What an exceptional performance by Daniel all the way through from start to finish.
Daniel will now go on to enjoy a season’s worth of Fiesta Junior racing in 2026 courtesy of a prize package worth in excess of £60,000, giving him an incredible launch pad for the next step in his racing career.
To all of those that made the final six but sadly missed out, you were all exceptionally outstanding and this was by far the toughest decision of the entire competition, considering just how staggering the level of talent was on display again this year. All of you should be very proud of what you’ve achieved this weekend, and we’re certain we’ll see some of you on the Fiesta Junior grid very soon too.
A very big thank you has to go to our expert panel of judges – Josh Cook, Jack Mitchell, Charles Rainford, Aiden Moffat and Jade Edwards – along with all of our team members, volunteers, partners and sponsors that played their part in making the 2026 Scholarship another incredible success. And of course, a big thanks to every one of our competitors and their families for attending, taking part and supporting throughout the three days. We really hope you’ve enjoyed every second of it.
For now, there’s reason to celebrate, as Daniel Takyi now joins Daniella Sutton and Lewis Islin as the third Fiesta Junior Championship Scholarship winner. Congratulations, Daniel! 🏁🏆👏🏼
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Want to make sure you don’t miss a moment of this year’s BRSCC Formula Ford Festival? Use the links below to keep up with everything happening at Brands Hatch this weekend!
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50 years. That’s a long time. Of course it is. But that’s just how long we’ve been enjoying one of the world’s best and most loved single seater contests at the rapid little Kent speedbowl that is the Brands Hatch Indy circuit. It’s incredible to think just how long an event like this has continued and remains as popular and well supported as ever. But then when October comes around, the leaves begin to fall and the temperatures start to drop a little, it not only signifies Autumn, but also another very important season – Festival season. Welcome to the 54th running of the BRSCC’s annual blue-riband event – the Formula Ford Festival.
For those new to the event, a quick history lesson. Conceived as a crazy idea in a pub (as all the best ideas usually are) back in 1972, the first Formula Ford Festival was held at Snetterton circuit in Norfolk and won by Ian Taylor in a Dulon chassis. Since then, the event lasted until 1976 before making the switch to Brands Hatch where it’s remained to this day and while the Festival is more synonymous with running here, it never forgets its roots.
Over those 50 years at Brands Hatch, actual motorsport legends have come and gone and passed through this event (winner or not) on their way to stardom. The winners list is almost a who’s who of motorsport – Jenson Button, Mark Webber, Johnny Herbert, Derek Daly, Eddie Ir-vine, Nick Tandy, Jan Magnussen, Julian Bailey, the late Roland Ratzenberger and Anthony Da-vidson are just some of the alumni that are featured on the roll of honour. But even then, there’s others who couldn’t take the top step but still used the Festival as a key stepping stone. Think Michael Schumacher, Mika Hakkinen, Damon Hill, Nigel Mansell, Allan McNish, Kimi Raikkonen, Alain Menu, Mark Blundell, Andy Wallace – the list goes on.
These days, the Festival is more of a high-profile club event for the best that the Formula Ford scene has to offer in the country. While it doesn’t offer the same pathways up the ladder as be-fore, there’s still something magical about the Festival and winning it feels just as special as it did all those years ago in its heyday, when entries would soar into the high 100s and even getting close to 200 at times.
The format of the Festival is simple – qualifying and compete in one of the designated heats you’re assigned to. Make it into a progression spot, and you move on to the semi finals. Do the same again on Sunday and you could be lining up on the 30 car Grand Final grid, taking your shot at writing your name on the Neil Shanahan Trophy. Recent finals such as 2021, 2023 and last year have all been modern classics and produce some of the best racing you’ll find all sea-son. So, with that in mind – who are the contenders to watch?…
Last year’s top two, Joshua Smith and Chris Middlehurst, are not set to return at the time of writ-ing, but those who finished third to sixth are all back for more. Luke Cooper scored a popular po-dium in 2024 and has just wrapped up the Castle Combe Formula Ford title, meaning he will cer-tainly be on strong form. Hugh Esterson (brother of 2022 victor Max) did well to claim fourth last year and the young American will be hoping he can go better to try and match his sibling’s achievements. Morgan Quinn has been one of the front runners of this year’s United Formula Ford Championship (and defending champion) and will certainly want the speed to improve on fourth, while two time Festival winner Rory Smith will have a point to prove after a tumultuous 2024 edition. Fifth was the best he could manage, but he’ll have only one goal in mind – Festival win number three.
That said, there’s two more former winners who you would only count out at your peril. Joey Fos-ter put in a storming wet weather drive in last year’s Final to go from 22nd on the grid to fighting for victory, only for a misjudgement to send him spinning and out of the race. With three Festival titles under his belt (two “main” and one Kent Festival), Joey’s as quick as ever and never in doubt to content. And neither is Niall Murray. Having missed out 12 months ago, the Irishman is back to prove why he’s still one of the best Formula Ford drivers of modern times. When he and his Team DOLAN car are working in perfect harmony, Niall can only be described as ominously quick. If that’s the case this time, all of his rivals should start praying…
Who else could be in the mix? Jason Smyth, son of veteran Formula Ford racer Neville, leads the United Formula Ford standings at a canter at the time of writing, with Tom Nippers in second place trying to keep in touch. Both have been blindingly quick throughout the year, and Jason has already won at Brands Hatch this season to claim the Champion of Brands title – a sign of what’s to come? Also, Oldfield Motorsport may be without last year’s winner Smith, but Spencer Shinner will lead their three car assault on the Festival after he impressed many last year and will want to build further.
Jordan Dempsey, a former National Formula Ford champion, is another that can’t resist the lure of the Festival and returns with a B-M Racing Medina Sport, just like Rory Smith, to try and grab his first victory here – with a car like that underneath him, he’s another to watch out for. Two more in-triguing names make an appearance on the entry list, too. Alex Walker, who narrowly missed out on a National title himself, also makes a return courtesy of a Wayne Poole Racing Van Diemen, eager to try to add his name onto the Roll of Hour, while Felix Fisher decides to bring his Castle Combe talents to Kent this year as well. Considering that he and Luke Cooper are essentially perennial rivals in Wiltshire, don’t be surprised to see the pair wheel to wheel again here. And watch out for Callum Baxter, one of last year’s Team Canada Scholarship drivers that’s entering again as part of a three-car Graham Brunton Racing effort.
That’s just a selection of some of the top talents featuring this year, meaning that on paper there’s definitely the potential for 2025 to produce another “modern classic”. Whether its blue skies and late afternoon sunshine, or a repeat of 2024’s wet weather antics, the Grand Final awaits those who can make it all the way.
We musn’t forget that there are in fact two finals taking place at this event. Alongside the main race, there’s also the Historic Final for cars built between 1998 and 1967 to compete for too, with the winner presented with the prestigious Brian Jones Memorial Trophy in honour of the late, great “Voice of Brands Hatch”. Just looking at some of the entries amongst the classic ranks is just as mouthwatering here, too. Top talents like Tom Hawkins (two-time Super Classic Pre’99 class winner), Stephen O’Connor, the evergreen Rick Morris, 2023 winner Richard Higgins, Will Liston, Andy Charsley, Gaius Ghinn, Cam Jackson, Tom Brown, Oliver Roberts and Callum Grant all bidding for victory. All of them will have to try and surpass defending winner Darwin Smith, who will be keen to become the first two-time winner of this race. You can even look out for BRSCC chairman and keen Formula Fordster Peter Daly in this line-up too!
So, find yourself a spot in the grandstand or around the grass banks, settle in and watch some of the best single seater racing you’ll find all season right here this weekend. But while you do, there’s just one question that needs to be answered – who’s your money on to go all the way and write their name on the Neil Shanahan Trophy? Let the battle for the 2025 BRSCC Formula Ford Festival commence…
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While the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch is always dominated by the main event, the support timetable is also packed full of excting championships and series and the 2025 edition is no exception. With three grids looking to settle their titles and provisionally crown new champions, the other three contests will purely be about bragging rights and trophies, meaning the action is guaranteed to be intense.
The stage is set – after its best and most successful season to date so far, the final round of the 2025 BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship is ready to line up one more time to conclude the campaign. The backdrop? The legendary Formula Ford Festival which this championship has fre-quented many times before and last did so in 2023. With a full field of junior-spec Mk7 Ford Fies-ta race cars Kent-bound and an exciting title showdown in prospect, this is going to be one grid of 14 to 17 year old future stars not to be missed.
So, who’s in contention for the championship? With just two races left to run, on dropped scores it’s Isaac Doble that’s leading the way by 16 points. The younger brother of BTCC star Mikey, Isaac had a steady start to his first season of car racing, but a first win at Snetterton in July boosted his confidence and another three later, he’s now ready to bid for the title as well as top Rookie Cup honours. His main rival is sophomore driver Thomas Merritt, also with four wins to his name after a straight run through early summer, especially the hat-trick clean sweep scored at Anglesey. A wise head on young shoulders, Thomas will play it smart to ensure he has the best chance of coming out on top.
Dara McInerney has been another impressive rookie this season, especially running as an inde-pendent outfit and taking two wins at Snetterton mid season. A run of rough luck in recent rounds has been a blow to his title chances, but third on drops 20 points ahead of Archie Davies means he could be in a comfortable enough position retain that championship podium spot. As for Da-vies (another sophomore driver), fourth looks pretty set here too and he’s another driver to have stood on the top step this year, further proving just how competitive the championship currently is.
Lewis Islin began the season as the BRSCC’s latest Fiesta Junior Scholarship winner and has lived up to that title since the very first round when he scored a podium on his debut weekend. While it may not have been the smoothest rookie year results wise, Lewis has remained com-posed, focused and determined to score well, and he’ll wish to bookend the year back in the top three. He’s ahead of Jack Burgess in 6th, another driver who was an early title prospect after winning both times in the Snetterton opener but faded backwards and missed the previous round at Donington. He’ll wish for a silver lining to a season that started with such promise.
2023 Scholarship winner Daniella Sutton has shown real grit, determination and progress in her second season, even coming close to a first podium on more than one occasion, while Isaac Doi-ble’s cousin Chris is another driver to claim a win this season after taking two at Donington. Chris being the cousin of Isaac, there’s definitely some healthy family rivalry amongst the Doble clan right now. Also watch for Eden Spanswick too, driving the ex-Jacob Hodgkiss title contending car from 2024 and hitting his stride with two podiums within the last few races.
Up and down the grid you’ll find plenty of young talents bidding to make their mark, especially those aiming to return for 2026 and even some making their debuts this weekend. All of this com-bined marks 2025 as the most competitive and successful FJC season in recent years. Let’s see which of our title contenders comes out on top!
A fast, exciting and intense season of racing has so far defined the AIRTEC Motorsport Fiesta ST240 Championship in 2025, and it all comes to a head this weekend at Brands Hatch amidst this year’s Formula Ford Festival. These turbocharged tin-tops are not only the best next stepping stone for graduating Fiesta Juniors, but also a stepping stone to touring cars and beyond for many aspiring drivers.
Defending champion Alastair Kellett looks on course to retain his title both overall and in Pro class, with Brands Hatch set to provisionally crown him for a second time (subject to official con-firmation, and providing all is well). It took him until Anglesey to win a race, but when he did, he went on to win eight of the last twelve races, and has a lead of almost 70 points on dropped scores. A third Fiesta title and his second in ST240s looks set to be heading back to Ireland.
Trying his best to stop that from happening is fellow Irishman Gary Miller, who was in command of the points standings to begin with but had some bad fortune mixed with chasing Kellett more often than not. Second place outright and in Pro looks set to be his, but he will still have to run a trouble free weekend to not lose vital points at this late stage. In third is FJC graduate George Foxlow, who has run a busy campaign combining ST240s with racing in the Fiesta ST150 Chal-lenge too. His schedule this weekend will be packed, but his pace is undeniable having become a constant contender for podiums, top fives and victories. Expect him to be pushing at the front.
Zach Lucas’ fortunes are something of an enigma. Typically, he’ll begin a season strong and be a contender at the top of the standings, before his form dips around mid season. There’s no deny-ing he’s a constant threat and has two wins from this year, but it’s the consistency that has let him down, and his disaster Donington round saw him score nothing. It also means he has no dropped scores to rely on, so Brands Hatch will have to be trouble-free for him. Fifth in Pro class in Con-nor Blackburn, who has also had a few up and down fortunes, but has also shown flashes of great pace and he too will wish that Brands Hatch gives him a solid end of the season.
In Am class, there’s no question that Jason O’Connell has been the man everyone has been chasing – even if its his first season in the championship. Showing pace that has seen him claim outright pole positions and even contending for race wins against the Pro drivers, O’Connell is on course to be a deserved Am winner – could he end the year standing on the top step? While O’Connell looks uncatchable out front, there’s still a scrap for second in Am to resolve behind him. Luke Warr is just three points ahead of Maggie Webster, both of which have had their share of misfortunes and will want to bounce back after a difficult Donington. Daniel Robinson isn’t too far away in fourth place, hoping to end his first campaign out of ST150s on a high, while Harry Hayes completes the top five.
It’s time for the curtain to close on the 2025 Vinyl Detail Fiesta ST150 Challenge and what better place to round out the season than Brands Hatch in Kent on the Indy circuit, as part of the leg-endary Formula Ford Festival! This season has been super competitive and been thoroughly en-tertaining to watch throughout, and now there’s a title battle to settle and bragging rights to score. With just two races remaining to run, it’s all to play for.
Having dovetailed his ST150 campaign with a season in the Fiesta ST240 Championship too, George Foxlow has been one of the busiest drivers in club motorsport this season – but that hasn’t stopped the former Fiesta Junior man from rising to the top of the standings. Having found a run of five race wins in a row recently before scoring well at Silverstone last time, George car-ries a nine point lead into Brands Hatch over fellow young gun Dillon Davis, who has two victo-ries to his name. Dillon has managed to score in all but one race so far, near matching Foxlow’s consistency ahead of him. It will be close at the top and both will really need results and fortunes to go their way.
Sam Watkins is also in with a shout to cause an upset, as he’s just two points away from Davis in third and also twice a race winner in 2025. A former BRSCC Fiesta champion himself, Watkins is always a threat at the head of an ST150 field and could overhaul the 11 point gap to Foxlow in front. That means a three-way fight going into Brands Hatch which could get spicy given the chance. Outgoing champion Michael Blackburn will be hoping for a silver lining to finish his sea-son, and the recent few races have been kind to him as he hasn’t finished lower than third in the last five. While retaining #1 is out of reach, he will at least go down fighting.
Further back in fourth some 85 points behind the top four, Mark Blunt holds the final top five spot in points but could be under threat if he’s given trouble by both Robbie Harrison or Sophie King-horn, both young chargers that have impressed on more than one occasion throughout this year. Harrison is yet to score a podium but has come close, while Kinghorn has one to her name from Cadwell Park, and would love to finish her first ST150 Challenge season with at least one more.
Amongst many of the regulars, there’s some intriguing names making their first appearances on the grid this weekend too. They include Simon Ricketts, the ex-Mazda racer getting back on track and representing his successful SIM Motorsport business to test himself in front wheel drive. One prominent name to watch has to be William Kellett, a former Fiesta champion in Ireland and son of defending ST240 champ Alastair. William has always been formidable whenever he’s raced in the UK and his ST150 Challenge debut should be no different.
To honour the landmark of the Formula Ford Festival reaching the 50th edition to be run at Brands Hatch since the switch from Snetterton for 1976, this weekend the BRSCC will be running a spe-cial pair of feature races for Formula Ford built before 1982. Supported by Geoff Page Engineer-ing, the title sponsor for the Super Classic Pre ‘99 Formula Ford Championship, these races will take fans and drivers back to some of the glory days of the category, when it held its rightful place as the premier junior single seater platform on the road to motorsport stardom.
To show just good of an entry that’s present here, the line-up for the pair of feature races will see no fewer than eleven different chassis manufacturers, truly showcasing just how varied the For-mula Ford scene was during the early years when anyone and everyone tried their luck at build-ing the fastest car possible for the category. The best performing driver across the two races will also be the recipient of the John Webb Memorial Cup, created and named in honour of the leg-endary man himself who not only oversaw Brands Hatch in its glory years, but was also instru-mental in Formula Ford’s creation and resounding success over the years.
Notable names in the field include the evergreen veteran of FF1600 that is Rick Morris. Regard-less of age, Rick is never a driver you ever count out when he gets behidn the wheel and his Royale RP29 is just as quick as it ever was in his hands. Considering he even made the overall Formula Ford Festival Grand Final last year in a car of this vintage (1981), it proves that he will be one of the favourties to succeed. Another driver to watch will be Ben Powney, dovetailing his Fes-tival entry and his Super Classic Pre ‘99 season by taking to the wheel of his 1971 Jamun T3. He engaged in some fierce battles with Super Classic A class winner Tom Hawkins all season, so be sure to watch for him as a contender.
Also in the mix is certain to be Cameron Jackson in what will certainly be one of the oldest cars in the field – a Winkelmann. Cameron is another driver that is formidable in historic machinery and will definitely be a contender for victory or at least running at the front. You can also look through the entry for regulars from the Super Classic Pre ‘99 Championship including Oliver Buckton, Colin Williams, Oliver Chapman, Alan Slater, Matthew Sturmer and Jonathan Nash. All of which will be familiar with each other and hoping to place well.
This pair of races is only set to add to the Festival fever and help many fans wind back the clock to a time when Formula Ford was THE place to be to make it as a racing driver. Enjoy this retro rewind, FF1600 style – it’s time to relive the glory years of the category in the only way we know how!
For the final time in 2025, the BRSCC’s new Fix A Wheel Production Cup takes to the track for its last two races of the season, and they’ll be a special occasion seeing as they take place there this weekend on the support timetable for the legendary Formula Ford Festival! Racing on the shorter Brands Hatch Indy circuit, this will mean plenty of back and forth battles amongst the con-tenders, which are once again a strong mix of hot hatches up and down the grid.
This exciting new-for-2025 series has provided a home for a vast variety of clubman-level race cars to compete against one another in a BHP/Tonne class-based structure within 15-minute race durations. To allow each class to remain attractive and ultra-competitive, the BHP/Tonne differ-ence between the most/least powerful cars in each has been set realistically to allow class wins to be achieved by any car/driver within each class.
Rich Hockley’s Honda Civic will be the sole Class A car in the field and looks likely to be favourite for victory in both races, but given Brands Hatch Indy’s short and sharp nature, some of the more nimbler cars in the classes below could also give him a run for his money and threaten. That could definitely be the case with Class B as Jack Watts’ Ford Fiesta ST150, Matt Hollier’s Re-nault Clio and Martyn & Barrie Culley’s pair of SEAT Leons will all be on the hunt to try and win their class and even trouble Rich out in front.
Class C will be a straight face-off between David Mycock’s Renault Clio and the MINI Cooper of Elliott Walker, the latter having won its class here several months in a wet ClubSport Trophy race. Also making up the entry will be Dan Cogswell in his wonderfully unique Nissan Almera GTi liver-ied to mimic the Nissan Primera BTCC Super Touring cars of the late 1990s. All three will be pushing to finish well and do so trouble free.
Also on the grid, as they have been all season, will be contenders from the new Silverlake DS3 Cup, a new single make category based on the sporty Citroen DS3 1.6VTi (MY2010-15). Former CityCar Cup champion Elliot Lettis will be the favourite on paper to succeed having taken a hand-ful of wins in class already, but also watch out for Theo Longman and Henry Swanson too, two drivers that have also been rapid aboard the new DS3s.
The Classic and Modern Motorsport Club has brought an eclectic mix of Super Saloons and Tin Tops for their final two races of the season.
In the Super Saloons, local driver Rod Birley from West Kingsdown has enjoyed four outright wins and five class victories this year in his Escort WRC. He’ll be eager to add to that tally but faces strong opposition from the rapid Renault Clio Turbo of 90-year-old Tony Skelton from Can-terbury. Another likely front-runner is Mike Thurley from Dereham with his Mk1 Ford Escort. Mike took two second-place finishes at Lydden earlier this year and almost won a Modified Ford race here last month, only to spin on oil dropped by another car.
Clive Haynsford from Gravesend is another to watch—his Mazda RX-8 rotary turbo is a crowd favourite, often spitting flames from the exhaust. Other notable entries include Lee Cleugh (Audi TT), Colin Claxton (Mk1 Ford Escort Turbo), Steve Dann (VW Polo Turbo), Dominic Ryan (Ford Fiesta Turbo), and Ken Hunt (VW Golf). A late addition to the grid is Martin Reynolds from Wisbech, a prolific Ford racer bringing his potent Mk2 Ford Escort, which will certainly be in con-tention for overall honours.
In the Tin Tops, four drivers look set to challenge for victory. Sam Haywood scored an outright win at Silverstone last month in his Renault Megane Turbo, but the tighter Brands Hatch layout could play to the strengths of the Hondas driven by Graham Richardson and Neal Gardiner. Terry Wal-ler has found strong pace with his Ford Fiesta, though reliability has been his Achilles heel. Ex-pect another close duel between Rick Skelsey and Ian Seale, whose near-identical Fiestas pro-duced thrilling wheel-to-wheel racing over both Silverstone contests.
Should the weather turn wet, the Tin Tops could well mix it with the faster Super Saloons—either way, spectators can look forward to excellent action and plenty of inter-class battles.
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For the final time in 2025, the British Racing & Sports Car Club and its North Western Centre heads to Oulton Park in Cheshire to help close out another magnificent season with a day of racing to settle a few scores – and championship crowns. With an epic Fun Cup Championship finale in store across their final two races, plus more action guaranteed from both ClubSport Trophy and the combined Metro Cup & Classic VW grid, it’s sure to be a thriller to wrap up our Cheshire activities.
Saturday could prove to be the most dramatic and exciting day of the season for the Fun Cup Endurance Championship – not only because it’s the finale to decide who wins the title, but also due to a stellar entry with some 30 teams taking to Oulton Park to enjoy the occasion too. This will mean a busy circuit in qualifying and the pair of races ahead (a 1 hour “sprint” followed by a final 3 hours to round off the season). The title fight is nicely poised and given the tone that’s been set all the way through, this one will be a nailbiter.
Going into the final two races, defending champions Olympian-GRD are still top of the standings – just. Having not won a race since round four, their early dominant form has helped them remain P1, but their main rivals have caught up no end. In fact with two wins and a second place in the last four races, former champs UVio/ Hofmann’s Motorsport continue to be perennial rivals to Olympian and are just three points back going to Oulton Park. You can guarantee these two will be at each other’s throats from start to finish on track, and given how dramatically it ended on the last lap last year, literally anything could happen…
VapeClub with EDF Motorsports are slightly back in third place 16 points off the top, but not totally out of it. A couple of strong results and others going in their favour could see them spring a surprise if Olympian and UVio falter. Axiametrics looks comfortable enough in fourth, while fifth is to be contested between Greenheath and Red River Sport, ahead of PLR Racing, Team Pacific and Sheradize UK. With many more solid squads up and down the field, expect this Fun Cup finale to be just as entertaining as ever!
Heading back to Oulton Park for the first time in a while, the SW Motorsports ClubSport Trophy is ready to enjoy one final outing of their “regular” season in 2025 this weekend, before the special “ROR ClubSport” race takes place at this year’s Race of Remembrance at Anglesey once more. As ever there’s a bumper field of over 30 entries ready to do battle on the International circuit in Cheshire, all looking for class glory respectively.
Class A is almost Volkswagen central, with several all bidding for class honours on Saturday. Some of the initial favourites include Phiroze Bilimoria, Roman Grendel and Ben Walkingshaw in Sciroccos, while the rest of the VWs are all Golfs including David Cox, Mike Parsons, Chris Coomer, Adam Marshall and Rob Andrade in Golfs. They’ll be joined by the ever formidable Shane Kelly in the Morgan Plus Four, and also the Mazda MX-5 of Alex Wilkinson-Hughes. Class B will feature more VAG machinery with no less than four Audi TTs on the grid for Alistair Lindsay, Oliver Devine-King, Nick Brady and Rory Pickles, joined by numerous other German and Japanese machines including Mark Jones’ Honda Civic Type R, Darren & Joseph Jukes’ BMW Z4, and Theo Millward’s BMW E36 among others.
For Class C, it will simply be a one-on-one duel between Garry Wardle’s MINI Cooper and Andrew Stephens’ Honda Civic Type R, meaning that will be a fascinating battle between them on track. There’s going to be a five way dance set for Class D, with Dan Kennard’s BMW, David Shead’s Renault Clio, Jonathan Hobbs’ Peugeot 106 Rallye, Cavan Taylor’s Clio and the MINI Cooper of Martin Smith ready to scrap for class honours too, and with them all in hot hatches, that will be a proper battleground to watch.
Finally in Class E, a pair of Citroen DS3 Cup cars will line up here in the hands of Stephen Oates and Mike Collinge in one, and Rob Chalmers and Bailey Coupe-McGuffie. They’ll be against Ben Amorim-Draper’s Mazda MX-5, Gary Hobbs’ Hyundai Coupe and Christian White’s MINI Cooper. They’ll be sure to put on a great show on track too.
Sharing a grid for the final time in the 2025, the Hickford Construction MG Metro Cup and Ricci Concept Classic VW Cup will bring an excellent retro mix of machines together on track at Oulton Park, as they sign off their seasons before hibernating for the winter. In the Classic VWs, favourites here are certain to be Nick Sanderson’s SEAT Leon SuperCup, Simon Tomlinson’s VW Golf, Tim Evans’ Audi TT, up against Donald Dewar’s Mk1 Golf, Steven Watson’s Scirocco and Paul Dunningham’s Audi A3.
In the Metro Cup, Jack Ashton is hoping to sign, seal and deliver the title in fine style, but he knows that despite the pace that he’s carried all season, that his main rivals will keep him honest. 20 points ahead going into the final two races with Matthew Simpson second and Tim Shooter in third a further eleven back, all three will be pushing hard for strong results. The likes of Jon Moore and Dick Trevett are also likely to be challenging towards the front too.
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It’s time to close the show for several championships this weekend as the British Racing & Sports Car Club returns to Silverstone once more for the Nankang Tyre Finals Weekend, where champions are set to be provisionally crowned. With plenty more incredible racing guaranteed as the contenders take to the International circuit and the Wing complex to round out their seasons, there’s action abound from Mazda MX-5s, BMWs, CityCars, Fords, Minis and MGs – variety to satisfy all those in attendance!
The Kent Models Mazda MX-5 Championship comes to its conclusion for the 2025 season this weekend on Silverstone’s International circuit, where one man’s quest for the title will reach its final chapter. With a healthy entry for the finale ready to take to the track one last time, the Mk1s are ready to do what they do best – race hard, race fast and put on a great show.
So – let’s start with what seems to be the inevitable. The near unstoppable Ali Bray practically has one hand on the title already, after he maintained his unprecedented 100% win streak at Croft last time out. While he didn’t cross the line first in all three (he was promoted to the race one win after a time penalty for Steve Foden), the record is still unblemished – 20 wins from 20 races. This weekend is all but certain to see Bray provisionally collect the title, but while he’s not chasing it – remaining unbeaten will be in the back of his mind. If he can achieve it, it will be the season he was nothing short of invincible.
Main rival Steve Foden will chase him all the way but looks resigned to second place, which is no mean feat considering how tough this championship is. As a former champion himself, Foden knows what it takes and his season has been a strong one too. Finishing every race and never leaving the podium, his silverware collection is getting heavy and while he’d love to take a win before the season closes, he knows it’ll be tough with Bray standing in his way. As for third place, it looks to be going the way of Neil Chisnall, who has enjoyed a breakout season this year and managed to break into the podium places in races. He’s on course for his best ever season finish and would love to end it on a high.
Fourth and fifth also appear to be on the cards for Adam Craig and Richard Wootten, with Craig managing to rise this high despite being yet to score a podium this season while Wootten’s pace has risen in 2025 to help him place regularly in the top five. Both can be proud of the progress made this year. Outside of the top five, Harry Storer could sneak up on Wootten and pinch his top five spot if he outscores him enough, while Andrey Abaluev looks on course to pick up the Masters crown as well as seventh in the overall standings after an impressive first year too. James Seale is top rookie in eighth ahead of Thomas Walker, while veteran Paul Tucker has also been consistent enough to make a top ten spot too.
The battle for the Clapham North Mazda MX-5 Clubman Championship will be resolved this weekend, as the paddock descends on Silverstone, the Wing complex and the International circuit to contest the final event of the season. It’s tight at the top of the standings with just two races left to run, and it’s going to be fascinating to see who comes out as (provisional) champion.
Going into Silverstone, it’s an eight point swing on dropped scores between Jack Warry and Jordan Pimley. Even though Pimley has more wins than Warry, he has also racked up more penalty points over the course of the season too, leaving with the task of trying to out score Jack as much as possible over the course of the day. Form would suggest Pimley is favourite, but with Warry in front on points, it’s Jordan doing the chasing. As for Jack, Croft was a chance to rebound onto the podium after a rough two events prior, and he had been a long time leader on total scores before Oulton Park and Cadwell Park. This is his best shot at the title yet and he will want to make sure he grabs it with both hands and completes the job.
Jake Paice is 22 points off in third place and while his task is not impossible, it is looking pretty tricky considering he’ll really need results to go his way in order to pull off an upset title run. 2025 has certainly been the season he came of age with wins at Brands Hatch and Cadwell along the way, and ending the year on the championship podium at least would be an achievement in its own. Outgoing champ Jonny Greensmith has had a rocky second half of the year but is still fourth in points going to Silverstone. Considering he was never off the podium in the first six races and even won at Snetterton, he may be disappointed with not making the top three, but it’s guaranteed he will go down swinging and hoping for silverware to wrap up a mixed season.
Paul Simard is on course to take the Rookie Trophy honours as well as a top five place and has even placed on the podium as high as second a couple of times, proving he will be one to watch in 2026 if he’s back next year. Kevin Bird holds sixth ahead of Thomas Greenwood, with Andi Istrate, Matt Flowers and Matt Crozier completing the top ten heading to Silverstone.
There’s one final weekend left to settle the fate of the titles in the Clapham North Mazda MX-5 SuperCup, and on the Silverstone International circuit, the Pro, Club and Masters title are all due to be (provisionally) decided. With four races set to take place this weekend including the postponed third race from Cadwell Park, there’s plenty of chances for fortunes to swing one way or the other.
In the Pro class, Will Blackwell-Chambers guns for his second SuperCup title after capturing his first in 2022. A 36 point gap separates him and second placed Thomas Langford, fresh from his first win in a Mk3 back at Croft last time and one that somewhat felt overdue given that he’d been on pace since the very first race. Blackwell-Chambers has taken eight wins thus far and will know he needs to rack up more to get the job done. His task might be made more difficult by last year’s champion Aidan Hills making another cameo appearance this weekend and looking to upset the applecart by stealing some points for himself.
Ollie Hall previously led the standings for a while and now finds himself third in Pro almost 60 points off the top. A podium place in the championship looks to be on the cards for him, but he won’t hesitate to get amongst the leaders if the opportunity arises. Alistair Dendy has also been one of the top stars in Pro this year and looks set to wrap up fourth place, so long as he too can keep himself out of trouble and give Misty Racing a reason to end the year on a high.
With Jack Harding not present, the returning George Grant will certainly be on course to pick a top five in the championship this year, the Clapham North man ready to end his latest SuperCup season in his best ever position in the standings. Also in Pro class this weekend are two from Hills Motorsport, with returnee Kamal Kalsi and Dan Parrans-Smith joining team boss Aidan on the grid too.
The battle for the Club class is also closer than it first seemed before dropped scores. While rookie sensation Sam Middleton has been at the top for the entirety of the season so far, now with dropped scores coming into place, it’s a lot closer. Jim Barratt is only 25 points away, and that’s a deficit that could definitely be reduced given that Middleton has virtually no more dropped scores to fall back on. Barratt could sneak up here and snatch it from under his nose. Chris Ginn holds third place ahead of Clive Powles and Steve Kite, but also watch out for Max Brown to be a strong contender too.
As for Masters, Dendy looks comfortable out in front and set to claim that crown, with Barratt, Ginn, Clive Powles and George Grant currently in the top five.
It all comes down to the final races of the season once again for the Nankang Tyre BMW SuperCup on the Silverstone International circuit, and for the first time both the Compact Cup and 1 Series classes will be decided on track this weekend. Both look set to go right down to the final race, with excitement guaranteed in both.
Millie Hart has controlled the top of the 1 Series class standings ever since the beginning of the season, and she goes to Silverstone 42 points ahead of Simon Waterfall. Simon has managed to find winning ways in recent meetings and surely goes into the weekend as the in-form man. However, his task of closing the gap to Hart is a behemoth of its own, and while not impossible, is going to take a LOT of good fortune to make it happen. Aydan Hassan was the most recent winner with two victories last time at Croft and looks set to own third place in the standings come the end of the weekend, but he too has the potential to take points away from the title contenders as well. Thorburn Astin and Chris Stretton complete the top five, Astin another proven race winner in the class while Stretton has had his own teething troubles but still scored when he could.
Over in the Compact Cup class, however, it is much closer and set to be quite the fascinating three way showdown. Defending champion Connor Grady has a slender six point lead over second placed Gareth Claydon, with only another six points back to Joe Doble in third. Between them, the three drivers have gone back and forth sharing all the victories this season so far, and while both Grady and Claydon have been here before, so too has Doble but he is yet to claim a title for himself and will want to correct that. All three will be going all out to ensure they claim the provisional title.
Outside of the title fight, Max Noble and Mike Doble make up the rest of the top five separated by ten points, with Adam Wright just four back in sixth behind them. Paul Mousell, Matt Kendall, Keith Towers and Ethan Woods make up the rest of the top ten, all of whom have had their flashes of brilliance and will want to end 2025 on as much of a high as possible.
The season finale for the Nankang Tyre CityCar Cup and Student Motorsport competition sees the championship conclude on the Silverstone International circuit as the contenders prepare for one last dance in 2025. It’s incredibly close at the top with as many as five drivers in contention to provisionally claim the title in the overall standings – which means this could be a particularly spicy end of the year given how competitive the field is.
At the top, Alistair May heads the standings by just eight points from Ben Spencer in second place, followed by defending champion Stuart Bliss in third, Richard Jepp in fourth, and Andrew Dyer in fifth. May’s consistency paired with two wins from Silverstone National and Croft have helped him rise to the top and there’s every chance he can stay there come the end of the weekend. However, the competition has been stiff since the beginning of the season and remaining in P1 will be tricky.
Spencer has been by far the standout Rookie, already with three wins to his name this season and now an unlikely title contender – could he take his Corolla WRC-liveried Toyota Aygo to an unprecedented championship victory in his very first year? Then there’s Stuart Bliss. Last year’s champ switched to Boston College Racing 1 to spearhead their Student Motorsport charge, but he’s only won twice and hasn’t done so since Oulton Park! Being 12 points off the top, he’ll really need to race hard to make sure he comes out on top. Jepp is only two points behind Bliss with Stuart’s teammate Andrew Dyer another two back in fifth, meaning this trio could very well change places several times by the end of the weekend. Both took a victory each last time at Croft and are also in good form. This could be a real bun fight for the title all the way to the final lap.
Outside the top five, top names to look out for include Brady Pollock, Alex Foden, Chris Mackenzie, Philip House, Joe Moss, Alex Jackson, Haydn Payne, Chris Parkes and so many more. Such has been the breadth of competition up and down the field, that several drivers are always in contention for top fives and podiums, so don’t be surprised to see many of these names appearing up and down the timing sheets.
As for the Student Motorsport contest, Boston College Racing has both of its cars on top of the table with team 1 (Bliss) ahead of team 2 (Dyer) by eight points. Northbrook Racing 1 (Jepp) is hot on their heels to in third a further two points away, meaning a three way showdown for the accolade this weekend too. Other teams from the likes of West Suffolk College, Sussex Motorsports, Nescot College Racing, City College Norwich and more will also be fighting hard for good results, but all eyes are certainly set to be squarely on the top three at the head of this segment of the field.
For the final time this year, the MG Cockshoot Cup is taking to the track to conclude its first full season under the BRSCC banner. Silverstone’s International circuit is the venue, almost full circle from just over 12 months ago when the 2024 campaign finished on the National.
For Class A, Leon Wignall will be looking to lead the line as he prepares to do battle against class mates Mark Bellamy and James Johnson. All in their MG ZRs in class, Bellamy leads the standings here by five from Wignall and Johnson who are tied, so this could be a fascinating three way scrap for the class honours in the end.
Class C has just about all of the regular front runners, which include the Midgets of David Morrison and Keith Egar, the MGFs of Christopher Greenbank and Eliza Seville, and Karl Green in his ZS. All of them will be just as competitive as each other, and none of them will give an inch especially as Egar looks to try and claim the class by the end of the weekend. Finally in Class F, Phil Rigby will be delighted that he’s not the only one competing as Laura Farrow returns in his fluorescent yellow MGF to do battle against Phil’s blue example.
Making what will be their final appearance of 2025 and on a BRSCC timetable this year to boot, the epic Modified Ford Series has produced another exceptional turnout, with their finale sponsored this weekend by both M74 Trailer Centre and Crossways Garage Bromley. This series is heaven on earth for Ford fans, as many of all shapes, sizes and specs turn out to bring the noise, the spectacle and some great racing.
Amongst this weekend’s stellar entry is one driver who has actually just captured championship silverware of his own just last weekend. Tom Ovenden swaps his MINI Challenge JCW race car (in which he won the title at Brands Hatch) for his Mk1 Escort RSR and will be a definite favourite going into this weekend. Others that are sure to be on the pace as usual include Dave Cockell’s Escort Cosworth, James Allen’s Focus RS, Jason Davies’ Sierra Sapphire Cosworth, Lloyd Jamieson’s Escort Maxi Cosworth, and Josh Payton’s Cortina.
Also appearing on the timetable this weekend to help close out their 2025 campaign too are the magnificent pocket rockets of the Mini 7 Racing Club. Both Se7ens and Miglias are out in for one final time this year, and given their reputation and ultra-close action on track, so their races are certain to put on an amazing show for all in attendance. In the Miglias, Rupert Deeth leads Kane Astin and Aaron Smith on dropped scores with all three covered by just three points and just as formidable as each other. Phil Harvey is in a more comfortable position in the Libre category, fourty points clear of Julian Proctor in second place ahead of Ian Fraser, James Lindridge and Huw Turner.
Over with the Se7ens, it’s Ross Billison holding a ten point lead over Damien Harrington in second place, the points leader hoping to add more wins to his six on this 2025 tally thus far. Spencer Wanstall holds third going into this weekend with Glen Woodbridge in fourth and Daniel Munro in fifth. Olly Birkett heads the Se7en-S division by ten points from Joel Wren in second place, with Bertie Woollard a slightly distant third from Matt Ayres and Callum Perfect.
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As September draws to a close, the BRSCC makes its way back to the home of British motorsport this weekend as the Silverstone National circuit calls once more for another action-packed Autumn Race Weekend in store. This will be one of the first crucial weekends that sees championships and titles provisionally wrapped up, with more campaigns drawing to a close while others take one step closer towards conclusion.
While other championships around it will be winding down this weekend, there’s still two events to go in the 2025 Vinyl Detail Fiesta ST150 Challenge, and Silverstone’s National circuit is up first to set the stage for October’s Brands Hatch finale. With just four races left to run, that means results will be more crucial than ever and every single point is going to matter if those in contention for the title want to stay there.
Right now it’s George Foxlow who controls the points lead, the Fiesta Junior graduate firmly commanding the rest of the field last time out at Cadwell Park with three wins, pole and a fastest lap. Going to Silverstone, the momentum will be with him and given his success contending at the top of the Fiesta ST240 standings as well, his form will certainly carry him well this weekend. It’s also looking mighty close for second place behind him between Dillon Davis and Sam Watkins, both on 498 points each. Davis has gotten here despite not winning a single race yet, while Watkins has a DNF and DNS to his name but two victories, although he hasn’t won since Mallory Park. Seeing which one breaks the deadlock ahead of Brands Hatch will be fascinating.
Defending champion Michael Blackburn has a mountain to climb if he wants to keep the chances of retaining the title and will need everything to go right this weekend to prevent it slopping before Brands Hatch. He at least has a clear gap to fifth placed Robbie Harrison of 30 points, with Harrison himself enjoying an excellent first season and hoping to finish it strong. He’s yet to score a first podium, so perhaps Silverstone could be that turning point where takes a first step onto the rostrum.
The rest of the top ten could also change around, especially when dropped scores come into play for Brands Hatch. Mark Blunt holds sixth ahead of the now absent Max Buxton who is enjoying life in the BTCC right now. This means that not only will Blunt be able to push on, but also allow the likes of Sophie Kinghorn, Aiden Vickers and Jade Goodwin the chance to also gain at least one more place in the standings.
It’s the final event of the season for the Demon Tweeks Audi TT Cup Racing Championship in 2025 and after a season long duel at the top of the standings, it all comes to a head this weekend at Silverstone on the National circuit. Where better than the home of British motorsport to pull down the curtain on another Audi TT season, with a one on one showdown set for the title this weekend.
That showdown will be between Matt Luff and Andrew Rogerson, with last year’s vice champion Luff looking for the upgrade this time and to claim the #1. No fewer than seven wins have put him in a prime position to wrap things up provisionally this weekend (subject to official confirmation), and this weekend could simply be a case of banking the points he needs to get the job done. As for Rogerson, all he can do is try and outdrive Luff and score as much as possible in order to stay in the hunt. Rogerson has had a breakout year in 2025, taking his first four victories in Audis this year at Donington and last time at Brands Hatch, so expect him to want to finish strong.
Jordan Stilp lies in third place, an early title contender that has had to deal with two DNFs and a non-start within the last five races, Despite dropped scores helping him place where he is, a title shot is all but out of reach now, and he too will be looking to end the season on a high. Charlie Budd is fourth on dropped scores and will be aiming for more podium finishes, while there’s a tight scrap for fifth set to be had between 4G Racing teammates Ross Makar and Sam Meagher, and Jonathan Williams. Between them, they’re just separated by just five points after drops are accounted for, meaning this could be a really tight ending to their battle.
Others who are sure to stand out within the field include Joe Weaver, Patrick Booth in another of the 4G Racing cars, Oliver Devine-King, Ben Taylor, Ryan Edgecumbe making a welcome return, and Luke Jennings. All of the above have had flashes of brilliance at times and will be keen to make their mark once last time before the curtain falls on the season.
Bringing the longest race of the weekend at Silverstone on the National circuit, this weekend marks the finale of the PBS Brakes SuperSport Endurance Cup for another season. After plenty of battles across two-hour encounters up and down the UK, the home of British motorsport once again serves as the perfect venue to close out the 2025 season.
As has been the case all season, Pro-A will almost certainly be won by a BMW. Which one in terms of the race victory remains to be decided, with Chris Murphy’s E36 M3 likely to be one of the favourites here. Up against him to make life difficult will be the E46 M3s of Aldo Riti and the pairing of Antony Unitt & Karl Jones – but there’s also an additional new element: a non-BMW! Mark Jones and Craig Fleming wheel out their TSR Performance run Audi TT to challenge Munich’s best – we wonder how it will stack up…
Jamie Hadley will be the sole representative this time for Pro-B, hoping that his VW Golf is able to not only run trouble-free, but even pick off one or two of the faster cars in the field and finish high overall too. For Pro-C, it will be a straight-up duel between the Lotus Exige of Neil & Lloyd Huggins and the BMW of Michael and Bailey Edwards – some inter-family rivalry ready to take place here which should be fascinating to watch.
Clubman-A has the regular front-running suspects, with Alessandro Ballesteros’ Audi TT ready to go up against another piloted by Thomas Stephen Moore and Jeremy Sussex, while the Mazda MX-5 of Bruce Robinson is ready to make sure it doesn’t go down without a fight either. A fun trio of cars takes to Clubman-B for the finale, with another Audi TT in the hands of Alistair Lindsay squaring off against a pair of Mazdas – the RX-8 of Brake Dancer Racing’s Wes Payne, Daryl Cresswell and Paul Hearnden, and the MX-5 of Morgan Sparrow.
Finally in Clubman-C, the defending overall champions David Drinkwater and Adam Read prepare to sign off in style once more, with their regular competition back to try and stop them one more time. That would be Brake Dancer Racing’s Mk1 MX-5 for Tim Steel and Harry Eyre, and Puretrack Racing’s Renault Clio for James Millar and Reece Lindsay.
Also watch out for the welcome return of outgoing Pro-B champion Julian McBride who makes his first start since being sidelined thanks to an accident. His 3.0-litre BMW M3 won’t score any points, but could trouble for overall honours given the chance. Steve Glynn and Christian Harrity’s Renault Clio also joins them as Invitation class.
The first season for the BRSCC’s blooming Fix A Wheel Production Cup is almost at an end, and this weekend marks the first ever visit for the series to Silverstone, the home of British motorsport. With the National circuit as its playground this time, another brilliantly varied field is ready to rumble for another pair of encounters this weekend.
Class A will have some strong familiar contenders, with the BMW M3 of Jasver Sapra an instant favourite for victory from the outset. He’ll have some usual suspects to deal with such as the Renault Clios of Robert Buckland and Nick Gwinnett, plus the Honda Civic of Rich Hockley for company too. Class B sees Martyn and Barrie Culley bring their seasoned pair of SEAT Leons out to play, but with plenty of contenders to deal with here too. They include Tate Taverner’s Honda Civic Type R, David Richardson and Morgan Wroot’s Audi TT, and Colin Dunn’s Renault Clio.
It’s Clio central in Class C with Frank Pettitt and David Mycock in their 182s against Gerard Merriman in his Clio Cup racer, making them very different prospects to battle against each other. Each of them know what it’s like to taste victory, so be sure to watch this three way dance with great interest. Class D is also set to be a one-on-one too, with Mac Macarthy’s Ford Fiesta up against Kelton Martin in his BMW 325 Compact. Also keep an eye on Class E further down the field, where two Mazdas will face off – Jonathan Christie-Rundle’s Mk1 MX-5 and James Eastham’s RX-8
Plus, there’s a healthy contingent in the blossoming Silverlake DS3 Cup, where no fewer than eight cars will take to the grid this weekend. Along with regulars such as Silverlake’s Allen Prebble, Stefan Oates, Theo Longman, Ralph Budd and more, Martin Piccolo also joins the fun for his first taste of a Citroen DS3 competitively.
On the same grid as the Production Cup for the first time, the teutonic hot hatches of the Ricci Concept Classic VW Cup will ensure a busy track for all involved, as they’ll be enjoying their own races whilst navigating traffic through the rest of the pack at the same time. This series brings together a wide variety of classic and modern VAG Group cars on one grid together – not just Volkswagens, but also Audis, SEATs and even Skodas compete together, always making it an eclectic and enticing grid.
Familiar names and machines that will certainly be gunning for victories this weekend, include Ken Lark’s VW Corrado, Nick Sanderson’s SEAT Leon Supercopa, Tony Hunter in his bright yellow SEAT, Paul Dunningham in one of three Audi A3s, Carey Lewis’ Mk5 Golf and Donald Dewar’s mighty little Mk1 Golf. On top of this, Andrew Butcher gets his turn at the wheel of Dawn’s Mk5, and Paul Roddison brings his rather unique Skoda Octavia VRS out to play too.
Back out for their second outing of the 2025 season, we’re delighted to see a solid entry for the second ever set of races for Classic Mini Racing UK. This series is built by and for true Mini racing enthusiasts. Focusing on post-1976 Minis that defined an era, these aren’t stripped-down modern machines; they’re pure, old-school racers, powered by the legendary A+ engine block and a classic 4-speed gearbox. The regulations are crafted to ensure a level playing field, so it’s driver skill—not deep pockets—that will determine who crosses the finish line first.
No fewer than 16 classic Minis will line up at Silverstone this weekend, showing that the fledgling series is already beginning to attract new names off the back of its successful Brands Hatch debut. Ralph Budd took the honours that weekend with two victories, while Mini racing stalwarts David and Nevan Kirkpatrick also picked up silverware with podiums too. All three are back out in force along with fellow Brands returnees Chris Didcott, Suzy Inch and Dave Rees. Also watch for George Fraser Ker and former Fiesta champion Jamie White too, the JRW Motorsport getting back behind the wheel for some fun.
It’s not just classic Minis that are on the timetable this weekend – we’ve also got some modern ones too in the form of the VERTU MINI Challenge Trophy, where an older generation of the MINI Cooper R50 provides a cost-effective, stable and exciting platform for entry-level racing on the MINI Challenge ladder. This grid is typically full of young, prospective talents making their first steps into senior racing, and thus many stars of the future could be born here.
Alex Keens has a commanding lead out in front heading to Silverstone with two events left on the calendar, 59 points clear of second placed Gabe Fairbrother, but P2 could change hands should Fiesta Junior alumni Alfie Garford have anything to say about it. There’s also only a single point between Joshua Wilby and Ashley Gregory too, so there’s potential for plenty of fireworks up and down this grid. Also keep an eye out for fellow Fiesta Junior graduates Jenson Mason and Henry Foote on the entry list too.
There’s a very full and competitive entry in store for another of this weekend’s guest formulae, as the Adrian Flux MGOC Championship descends on Silverstone for their final rounds of the season, and what a line-up they have packed full of contemporary MG ZRs mixed with a sprinkling of classics for good measure. Incredibly, there’s a near 40 car entry heading to Northamptonshire, meaning this will be by far one of the busiest and intense grids to watch this weekend.
Jim Baynam and David Amphlett will go head to head for the Classic title with just four points between them, Anthony Bate will look set to confirm himself as winner in Class B, Mark Baker will have to defend his six point lead over Simon Kendrick in Class F, and Jake McDermid has a healthy gap to family member Steve in Class Z, 26 points ahead as Silverstone approaches. Throw in some fast drivers also making a one-off appearance this weekend too, and it has all the ingredients to be wonderfully unpredictable up and down the order.
Finally, one more guest series will be ready to provide some entertainment at Silverstone as well, as the Classic & Modern Motorsport Club’s Southern division gets ready to unleash its Super Saloons, Tin Tops and Intermarques Silhouettes. With three rather different series all on the same timetable, it only adds further to the spectacle.
The Intermarques Silhouettes bring National Hot Rod style spaceframe races cars to the “big circuits” as opposed to the short ovals, with body shapes resembling Mercedes SLKs, Ginetta G40s, Vauxhall Tigras and Ford Fiestas among others, bring cars that really look, sound and race the part for fans to enjoy. The Super Saloons will feature big bangers and high horsepower machines like Rod Birley’s evergreen Ford Escort WRC, Clive Haynsford’s flame spitting Mazda RX-8, and Alex Sidwell’s Holden Commmodore V8 Supercar, while the tintops have a wonderful mix of Ford Fiesta ST150s and Renault Meganes to further add to the flavour.
