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  1. BRSCC BEATS THE HEAT AT SNETTERTON

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    On undoubtedly one of the hottest race weekends we’ve experienced so far, the BRSCC headed back to Snetterton in Norfolk for another superb Summer Race Weekend on the full 300 circuit. Endurance racing was very much the flavour of the meeting with no less than three long distance encounters across the two days, along with plenty of tin-top sprint racing from BMWs, CityCars, Fords and CMMC to add to the entertainment.

    After an incredible Anglesey double header, the Fun Cup Endurance Championship came to town to begin its second half of their season, with double race winners Olympian-GRD hoping to go for the three-peat in Norfolk. They started from the back by default with Skull Club Racing drawn on to pole position alongside Vapeclub with EDF Motorsports, but it was the latter that would be one of the early front runners as UVio/Hofmann’s Motorsport quickly worked their way to the front and enjoyed an early three way scrap with Vapeclub and MJ Tec. While that was occurring, Olympian-GRD climbed up to third after just over half an hour.

    After the first couple of pit windows, both Olympian and Uvio were now locked together in a battle for the lead, but Olympian began to drop back and lost out to PLR Racing and Vapeclub not long after. But by half distance they were back up to second and chasing down leaders UVio, with the next couple of pit windows seeing the top five shuffle around a few times until a definitive order started to become clear heading towards the final hour with Olympian in second behind UVio after duelling with PLR and Vapeclub.

    From what started as a gap of over thirty seconds, Olympian chased down UVio going into and through the final pit window, eventually managing to pass them as UVio exited their final pit stop. Riley Philips drove on to extend his lead and give himself, Simon Rudd and Chris Dovell their third win in a row for Olympian-GRD, followed by Farquini and Fabulous Randaccio in second for UVio and PLR Racing’s Ben Pitch and Neil Plimmer in third. Vapeclub and Greenheath completed the top five.

    Sunday’s long distance epic came courtesy of the three hour Silverlake C1 Endurance Series with just over fourty teams entered for their third outing of the season. After qualifying and then a random draw of the top ten from the session put RABSport Racing on pole alongside AST Suspension UK featuring BTCC stars Josh Cook and Jade Edwards alongside Sylvain Rubio, the latter leading into Riches first time as the race went green. Baycon Racing took over starting lap two, but eventually perennial race winners Alpha-Trojon were into P1 just six minutes in. They then pitted as the pit window opened, allowing AST Suspension UK back to the front.

    After an early safety car just before 30 minutes in, 2022 BTCC champion Tom Ingram put the OPC-PR car into the lead as AST and others began their first stops, and after battling Abbott Racing Motorspor before they too called into pit lane, OPC-PR were classified leaders at the end of hour one from Baycon Racing, Snail Speed Racing, Watt Motorsport and BPC Tyre Buffing. More position shuffling occurred through more stops, with WRC Developments finding themselves leading at one stage just past half distance, while Alpha-Trojon continued to charge back up the order.

    Heading into the final hour, it looked as though Baycon Racing were in the pound seats to take victory, but they were sadly denied after they were forced to pit due to being too short on fuel to make the end of the race. This in turn promoted Alpha-Trojon to yet another win by over a minute with WRC Developments picking up second and while Baycon Racing did take third on a road, a three lap penalty for failing to provide footage promoted BPC Tyre Buffing onto the final podium step ahead of AF Racing and Snail Speed. 

    A trio of races for the Nankang Tyre BMW Compact Cup provided plenty of entertainment of their own across both days, with championship leader Joe Doble looking to extend his lead. A clean start to race one saw Doble effectively run unchallenged from start to finish and take victory, leaving a tussle for second between Gordon Macmillan, Connor Grady and Alex Read which came to a head when Read and Grady both slid off the road at the Brundle/Nelson complex. Both would cross the line second and third respectively, but Read was deemed to have gained an advantage thanks to his grassy moment and was demoted behind Macmillan post-race; Gareth Claydon completed the top five.

    Doble again got the jump to lead race two from pole, again not troubled as he once more led from start to finish to secure victory, although Grady did get to just half a second behind by the flag in second but was unable to pass. Macmillan completed the podium again ahead of Read and Wright in the top five, the latter just beating Claydon to the flag for fifth.

    Ross Stoner took advantage of his front row spot from the random top ten draw for race three and leapt into the lead from lights out with Macmillan, Claydon and Joe Doble, before losing it to Macmillan shortly after. This began a race long chase between the top five as Grady also put himself into the mix, and a scuffle into the Brundle/Nelson complex left Doble bounding over the grass. Macmillan drove on to victory from Stoner in second, while Claydon threw away a podium running off the road at Coram and dropped to sixth behind Doble, Grady and Max Noble.

    Over in the Nankang Tyre CityCar Cup & Student Motorsport Challenge’s pair of races, Stuart Bliss ensured he was still the man to beat with victory in both, but there was plenty going on behind him that provided much entertainment. In race one, Bliss had to overcome a challenge from Brady Pollock who duelled him for the lead briefly before the pair ended up holding firm, Bliss adding another win to his tally with Pollock holding off the invitation Gen 2 development car of Philip House on track. A super five way battle for third (House invisible for trophies etc) ended up going the way of Jack Wheeler, ahead of Josh Jackson and Richard Jepp.

    Another fast start from Bliss gave him the lead of race two from the outset before a lap one incident at Brundle/Nelson forced a safety car that ate into two thirds of the race distance. With just a five minute sprint left on the restart, the on-track top three of Bliss, House and Pollock remained the same to the flag, while fourth backwards saw Joe Moss taking the actual final podium place from Jepp and Elliot Lettis.

    Pollock was also the dominant victor in both races in the Student Motorsport Challenge for West Suffolk College, while other SMC podium finishes went to Wheeler of East Surrey College, Jepp of Northbrook Racing, Jackson or QE Motorsports and Lettis of City College Norwich.

    In the 45-minute SW Motorsports ClubSport Trophy race, it was Volkswagens to the fore (quite literally) as the first four places on the grid in qualifying were taken up by a trio of Golfs and a Scirocco, driven by Jamie Hadley, Rob Andrade, Julian Daniel and Phiroze Bilimora respectively. All four, along with Shane Kelly’s Morgan, were the pace setters from the outset with Hadley and Daniel soon in a battle for the lead and trading places back and forth shortly before the pit window.

    Daniel pitted first followed by Hadley a few minutes later, but the latter’s task was made a lot simpler when a fire on Daniel’s car forced him to pull off the track and retire. This produced the safety car which was beneficial to those which were making their stops late, losing them minimal time. When back underway, Hadley kept the rest at arms’ length to claim the victory, followed by Bilimoria in second and Kelly in third, thanks to a pit stop penalty for Andrade demoting him from P2 on the road to fourth. Nick Watling and Jack Wheeler completed the top five in their Ford Fiesta.

    With Hadley winning Class A and Watling & Wheeler winning Class B, other class victories also went to Callum Bates in his BMW Z4 (Class C), Barney Francis in his Mazda RX-8 (Class D) and Phil & Matt Adcock in their BMW E36 Compact.

    The pair of Modified Ford Series produced yet another incredible grid that wasn’t just strong on numbers, but featured plenty of variety, power and speed up and down the entry. Both races ended up being a back and forth battle between the Mk1 Escort RSRs of Tommy Field and Jack Gadd, especially race one where the pair really were in a race and class of their own. Both ran close to each other in the early stages, but Gadd dropped back to over 13 seconds back by the end as Field picked up the win, followed by Dave Cockell’s Escort Cosworth, Stephen Scott-Dunwoodie’s Sierra RS500 and Piers Grange’s Mk2 Escort in the top five.

    The same front row pair performed the same disappearing act in race two, racing off from the rest of the pack and again enjoying a battle of their own. Just as the day before, Gadd stayed close initially but faded backwards as the 15 minutes ticked on, eventually allowing Field to complete a double just shy of seven seconds ahead of Gadd with the same trio of Cockell in third, Scott-Dunwoodie in fourth and Grange in fifth completing the top five.

    Also in support for the weekend was the combined grid for the Classic & Modern Motorsport Club’s Southern division, with the Super Saloons, Tin Tops and Intermarques Silhouettes all lining up together. Ray Harris’ Ginetta silhouette was victorious in race one and did well to survive a brief challenge from Russell Humphrey’s Vauxhall Tigra before he spun at Nelson from second and had to recover back to P2 in the end. Colin Smith in another Ginetta silhouette, Paul Knight’s Tigra and Martin Reynolds’ Escort Mk2 took the top five spots. After a mid race safety car almost curtailed the end of race two, the race was given an extra final lap on the restart and Harris’ Ginetta completed the double from Humphrey, Smith, Reynolds and Knight.

    Written by Scott Woodwiss

  2. BRSCC KICKS UP THE SPRAY AT OULTON PARK

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    A day at the races for the BRSCC at Oulton Park in Cheshire saw wet and damp conditions from start to finish, making the day’s action a little more interesting for all five championships and series in attendance. Alongside endurance action from SuperSport Endurance Cup, sprints in the rain from Fiesta ST150s, Super Classic Formula Ford, Evolution Trophy and MG Metro Cup also brightened up an overcast and grey Cheshire circuit.

    Just shy of thirty cars, the PBS Brakes SuperSport Endurance Cup visited Oulton Park for the very first time with defending Pro-B class champion Julian McBride’s BMW M3 taking pole in qualifying and leading from the outset with an early first lap safety car aiding his chances. He was eventually chased down and passed by the Aldo Riti/ Kevin Clarke M3 after twelve laps, who then took over in front until they made their first mandatory stop on lap 20. McBride retook the lead for another eight laps until he too pitted, promoting Lee Collins to P1 in his Caterham.

    A second safety car helped Clarke and Riti back to the front, before more scheduled stops cycled the M3s of Peter Moulsdale and then McBride into the lead and then a third safety car in the closing stages lifted the Porsche 996 of Matt Spark to the front of the pack. This gave him a lead of over seven seconds with Moulsdale’s BMW chasing him down in the closing stages, and eventually Spark was caught and passed on the final lap. 

    Moulsdale and Spark were not only first and second overall, but Pro-A and Pro-B class winners respectively, with the overall top five completed by McBride in third, Clubman-A winner Jamie Hadley and Keir McConomy’s BMW 1 Series, while other class winners in the field were Tony Kiss and Ben Gillias in their Morgan Plus Four (Pro-C), Rashan Chigorimbo’s Audi TTCup race car (Clubman-B) and David Drinkwater & Adam Read’s BMW E36 Compact (Clubman-C).

    Vinyl Detail Fiesta ST150 Challenge championship leader Mike Blackburn would only see five racing laps before his day came to an abrupt end in race one. Max Buxton started race one from pole but a poor start dropped him to 11th by the end of the opening lap and left front row mate Daniel Robinson to end up taking a lights-to-flag victory. He was joined by Samuel Watkins and Thomas Ikin on the podium ahead of Dan Wyke in fourth, while Mark Blunt was promoted to a top five in the closing stages when Blackburn ended up hitting the barriers hard and was out for the rest of the day.

    The second race was run in two parts, with Dillon Davis leading at the time of the red flag after four laps ahead of Buxton, Liam Browning, Robinson and Aiden Vickers in the top five. On the restart, the race would only last for another three laps before the red flag was called again with Buxton and Ikin two of the drivers that wouldn’t see the flag. As for Davis, his first ST150 Challenge win was confirmed ahead of Browning in second, followed by Robinson, Blunt and Alec Townley.

    Tom Hawkins picked up where he’d left off by grabbing the respective pole in the Super Classic Pre ‘99 Formula Ford Championship, fastest of the cars in that category while four invitation class cars started just ahead in their own race.

    Focusing on the Super Classic ranks, Hawkins put in a dominant performance to capture the victory in race one as well as top Super Classic A, finishing some ten seconds ahead of Super Classic B winner Jaap Blijleven in second, Paul Mason in third, then Richard Freye and Super Classic D class topper Oliver Buckton in fifth. Paul Britten also took honours in Super Classic C.

    After the second race had to be restarted following an early clash between three of the Invitation class cars, the Super Classic element saw Freye lead the opening couple of laps before Blijleven quickly worked his way to the front and remained there until the finish. Hawkins moved up to P2 with both of the top two again winning their classes (SCB and SCA respectively), followed by Freye, Mason and Ian Schofield. Buckton and Britten were again class winners too.

    Looking back at the results of the multi-category BRSCC Evolution Trophy, Adam Marshall would take the flag first in race one and topped the Classic VW Cup runners, ahead of Robert Buckland in the best of the Finsport Renault Cup cars and Paul Bancroft’s Audi TTCup car in third.

    In race two, it would be Paul Dunningham’s Audi A3 that would cross the line first and also win the CWVC contest, followed by Richard Clarke’s Clio Cup car that won Renault Cup and Marshall’s Golf in third.

    The entry also featured two BRSCC BMW 1 Series SuperCup cars in the hands of Stefan Oates and Chris Coomer respectively.

    After reappearing in the Hickford Construction MG Metro Cup and winning both races at Donington Park, Jack Ashton went to Oulton Park hoping to do the same again in Cheshire. In race one, he was kept in touching distance more this time by Mike Williams, helped by a mid-race safety car and the pair always less than a second apart. By the flag, Ashton was still victorious but only by 0.6 seconds with Robbie Kenning, Matthew Simpson and Dick Trevett in the top five.

    Williams then got a better start to race two to lead the way from the outset, again chased by Ashton as the roles reversed between two drivers. Ashton got as close as 0.035 seconds at the line at the end of lap five to taking the lead, but had to settle for runner up spot as Williams secured the win, ahead of Kenning, Jon Moore and Trevett.

    Written by Scott Woodwiss

  3. BRSCC & TCR UK WEATHERS THE RAIN AT CROFT

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    Wet weather characterised the latest TCR UK race weekend for the British Racing & Sports Car Club at Croft in North Yorkshire, both in the main trio of touring car races and the stacked support timetable across both days. Championship battles took more twists and turns as many series in attendance pressed on into the second half of their seasons.

    There was drama before the first wheel was even turned in the TCR UK Touring Car Championship, when points leader Adam Shepherd was unable to run on Saturday due to mechanical issues and was forced to miss race one. This gave a massive opportunity to defending champion Carl Boardley and Callum Newsham to take a big step forward themselves, which both gladly took. Brad Hutchison led the opening race initially but was closed down by a rapid Newsham, who hounded him for several laps in the bid to force a mistake. Eventually, a pass at Sunny In/Out put Callum in front, leading to his second win of the season with Hutchison bagging P2 and Boardley P3, with Darron Lewis and Steven Laidlaw completing the top five.

    Shepherd was able to start both of Sunday’s races albeit from the back, but he would hit issues early in race two which put him out of contention. The Honda of Brad Thurston led initially, but it didn’t take long for Boardley to press his way through the field, and while he was able to create a gap of a few seconds, this was closed down by the chasing pack led for a while by Darron Lewis. In the final minutes, Hutchison and Newsham both moved their way past Lewis onto the podium for second and third, but couldn’t dethrone Boardley from P1 for his second win of the year; Lewis and Sam Laidlaw rounding off the top five.

    With no let up in the weather, Newsham started race three from pole and was lucky not to throw it away in the gravel at the first corner, but he quickly settled down into a lead he wouldn’t lose leaving Hutchison to deal with Boardley who in turn then had to defend from a fast starting Shepherd from the back of the grid. Through a short safety car, the top four stayed status quo and Newsham charged to a second win of the weekend, with Hutchison in a distant second and Boardley only just keeping Shepherd at bay for third. Darron Lewis was fifth.

    The Milltek Sport Civic Cup managed both of their races at Croft after missing out on one at Oulton Park due to timetable constraints, and championship leader Max Edmundson made the most of his pole position to lead the opening lap by 2.9 seconds, but then spun exiting the Esses on lap two. This forced a race long fight back to eventually retake the lead and win after the race was red flagged with a couple of minutes to go. Edmundson incredibly took the win on countback as he led an AREA Motorsport clean sweep of the first six places, with Josh Files, Liam McGill, Harvey Caton, Lewis Kent and Sam Kirkpatrick.

    Alistair Camp got the better start from the front row of the partially reversed top ten grid and led the opening lap from Will Redford, Kent and Dave Marshall. The adverse weather conditions caused some drivers to slide off the road in the opening corners, forcing an early safety car, and on the restart a soaking wet track would again catch drivers out including championship leader Edmundson. After several cars ended up off the road, the decision was taken to red flag the race, with the countback result giving Camp the win from Kent, Files, Marshall and McGill.

    The trio of BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship races provided some excellent entertainment too despite the less than ideal conditions at times. Archie Davies took a superb first pole position but stalled on the line allowing front row mate Hodgkiss to lead from the outset, before getting out of shape at Clervaux let Jenson O’Neill-Going through. A short safety car kept the leading group bunched but the race was eventually prematurely ended after two cars ended up in the gravel at Clervaux. O’Neill-Going was declared the winner ahead of Hodgkiss, Tommy Harfield, Finn Leslie and Thomas Merritt.

    O’Neill-Going led most of the way in the second race, helped by a mid-race safety car and Hodgkiss retiring after tangling with Alfie Garford at the final hairpin. On the restart after the safety car, Harfield was on his toes and dived inside at Tower to snatch the lead, which he would hold to take his first Fiesta Junior win in fine style. Leslie would also muscle his way past before the flag for second and drop O’Neill-Going to third, ahead of Davies and Ben Doughty.

    Harfield aimed to repeat his winning ways in race three, which began under the safety car due to the weather conditions. He was hounded all race by Leslie who tried every way possible to pass but found no way through, forced to settle for second as Harfield won for the second time. It would end up as the same podium as race two with O’Neill-Going taking third from Jenson Mason and Davies.

    In what’s quickly becoming a battle of youth versus experience in the AIRTEC Motorsport Fiesta ST240 Championship, experience would rule the day as two of the championship’s elder statesmen would share a win each. Alastair Kellett sprinted from pole in race one into a lead he would never lose, the championship leader completing a lights to flag run in a dominant display. Simon Horrobin and John Cooper completed the podium behind him followed by Am class winner Daniel Lewis and Joseph Knight.

    Kellett quickly tried the same disappearing act starting race two and initially succeeded, but was caught by a charging Horrobin in just a few laps, who got as far as third before a safety car and the took second from Cooper not long after the restart. Once he’d caught up to Kellett in front, a mishap at Tower was all the incentive he needed to slip by, driving onto the last lap and the chequered flag to take his second win of the season. Kellett stayed in second ahead of an excellent third for Lucas Hayden, followed by Gary Miller and Am class winner Henry Howarth.

    A pair of races for the Audi TT Cup Racing Championship produced a long awaited first pair of wins for Bradley Burns who had been threatening since the start of the season. Burns overcame the initial challenge from Carl Swift into the first corner in race one and set about dominating from the front, unphased even by a late safety car with a third of the race still to run. Unchallenged on restart, Burns took the flag first ahead of Swift, Matt Luff, Paul Luti and Will Stacey in the top five.

    Race two played out in very much the same fashion, Burns leading from pole but this time not feeling the pressure so much from the cars behind. Consistently lapping quicker than the rest of the pack lap after lap, Burns secured an easy double victory across both races, with a winning margin of just over eight seconds on this occasion ahead of Luff, Swift, Stacey and Luti.  Luff had run in third place for most of the race chasing Swift but was able to take second with an outside pass into Clervaux in the closing minutes.

    Croft also signalled the next stop in the BRSCC’s Mazda MX-5 paddock with all three championships beginning the second half of their respective seasons. The GAZ Shocks Mazda MX-5 Championship points leader Thomas Langford was absent due to work commitments, giving his main rivals a big chance to take a large chunk of points out of his advantage. Luke Pullen initially converted his pole for race one to the lead, but consistent pressure from Adam Sparrow eventually dived inside at Tower on the penultimate lap to finally take a first win of the season, while Ewan Thomas took his first podium finish with third ahead of Levi Aisbett and Neil Chisnall.

    Race two was a simpler affair for Pullen, leading through an early safety car and quickly escaping on restart to leave his rivals to battle over second place downwards. Pullen took his third win of the season, while the scrap behind him was all action with William Chadwick eventually taking his first MX-5 podium ahead of Thomas, Aisbett and Noller.

    Chadwick then made his strongest bid for a maiden win in race three, beating pole man Pullen off the line and leading on the road from start to finish. Adam Sparrow went with him for most of the race and followed Chadwick across the line at the flag, but a five second penalty for track limits demoted him to third and promoted Sparrow to the win ahead of Pullen. Noller and Aisbett completed the top five.

    Saturday provided another opportunity for the in-form Jonathan Greensmith to extend his win streak to five across both of the Downforce Radio Mazda MX-5 Clubman Championship, but in the opening minutes of race one he had to wrestle the lead away from Paul Bateman, the points leader getting the better jump. Once ahead, Greensmith continued to lead until the flag to take win number four from Bateman, while Jordan Head initially lost his third place after a ten second penalty, which was then rescinded to keep him ahead of Rob Greensmith and Simon Waterfall.

    A better start to race two ensured Jonny didn’t lose the lead and was aided by a mid-race safety car for a handful of drivers off the road in the tricky conditions. On the short one lap restart, Greensmith kept his cool to take his fifth win in a row, while Bateman and Jack Warry drag raced to the line for second place which ended in favour of Bateman. The top five was completed by Russell Halley and Dugald Macgregor.

    The beginning of race one for the Clapham North MOT Mazda MX-5 SuperCup wound back the years as Jack Harding leapt to P1 and ended up leading for most of the race. During this time, the scrap for an eventual third place at one point saw Joe Wiggin tapped into a spin and out of the race at the Hairpin by Alex Stott, while ahead Aidan Hills caught and then passed Harding exiting Hawthorn to claim victory. Harding settled for P2 ahead of Griffiths, James Cossins and Patrick Fletcher in Pro class, while Ollie Hall clinched Club class honours from Wilbur Tiley and Aimee Watts.

    Fletcher made the most of Sunday’s wet conditions to lead and command race two from the front, leaving the rest of the field in his wake initially while Harding had to find a way past Jack Brewer for second. Even though Harding was less than two seconds behind at the flag, he was unable to unseat Fletcher from the top spot, while Brewer was delighted with his first SuperCup podium in third ahead of Hills and Cossins. Tiley was Club winner from Jim Barratt and Alex Jones.

    Race two saw Cossins lead a race for the first time in 2024 after a tough start to the season, but Fletcher relieved him of P1 after two laps. The order remained status quo at the front with Fletcher claiming his second win of the weekend from Harding, with Wiggin taking the final podium from Hills and Cossins. Tiley claimed his second Club class victory of the meeting too and finished a superb sixth overall, ahead of Hall and Watts.

    Written by Scott Woodwiss

  4. BRSCC PREPARES FOR ANOTHER SNETTERTON SUMMER SPECTACULAR

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    The summer is in full swing for the British Racing & Sports Car Club and a busy season of racing is continuing at full pace. The Club’s next stop on its whirlwind 2024 tour is a visit back to the long straights and technical infield corners of the Snetterton 300 circuit in Norfolk for its latest Summer Race Weekend. With no less than three endurance races and a whole host of tin-tops packing out the sprint race action, this is certainly a weekend from heaven if you love race cars with roofs!

    Anticipation is high ahead of Saturday’s latest round of the Fun Cup Endurance Championship after the all-action double header at Anglesey just a few weeks ago. The pair of races in Wales saw some of the most exciting and intense battles and racing the championship had seen for a while and is now riding the crest of a wave of popularity and interest. With no less than 23 teams lining up for the four-hour epic on Saturday, expect more of the same with slipstream battles aplenty throughout.

    It’s super close at the top of the points table with defending champions Olympian GRD now just a point ahead of MJ Tec in second, with former multi-title winners UVio/ Hofmann’s Motorsport a further seven back in third. With half the season still to run, it appears as though it’ll be this trio that will battle it out for the championship, but there’s still others who could pose a threat such as Greenheath, Vapeclub with EDF Motorsports, Signature RV and Morpheus Motorsport. Plus, don’t count out the likes of PLR Racing, Axiametrics, Skull Club Racing, Ratters Racing and more to be in the mix for victory.

    Once FunCup Endurance have taken their turn, the long distance baton then get passed over on Sunday to the Silverlake C1 Endurance Series who hit the track for their latest three hour encounter. Their previous outing at Donington Park a few weeks ago was a fabulous occasion with a excellent entry in only their second race of the year, after the unfortunate cancellation of this year’s C1 24 Hours. More than 50 teams ended up racing that day, proving C1 racing is still as popular as ever.

    Another impressive entry graces Norfolk this time with no less than 40+ teams on the entry list this time, including Donington winners Alpha-Trojon. Fellow established teams Emax Motorsport, BPC Motorsport, Amigo Motorsport, Silverlake and WRC Developments are also present too, plus a trio of BTCC stars will also be on track as Josh Cook, Jade Edwards and 2022 champion Tom Ingram all feature on a packed driver list.

    The usual breadth and depth of variety is also present for Sunday’s SW Motorsports ClubSport Trophy 45-minute race is also in abundance too, with 40 cars set to compete at the time of writing. Once again, ClubSport proves its popularity with another exceptional grid of cars competing across all five classes based on power to weight ratio.

    Despite ClubSport Trophy being a series, there’s still a familiar look to the entry with many regular Class A attendees hoping to battle for outright victory. They include the VW Golfs of Rob Andrade, Julian Daniel and Jamie Hadley, Phiroze Bilimoria’s VW Scirocco, Shane Kelly’s Morgan and David May’s Nissan 370Z. All of the above will be the likely contenders to win overall, amongst a sea of various BMWs, MINI Coopers, Honda Civics, Mazda MX-5s, Renault Clios and more.

    On the sprint side of the timetable, the Nankang Tyre BMW Compact Cup has been particularly competitive so far in 2024 with four different race winners in eight races and no less than nine drivers taking at least one podium. These rear wheel drive hot hatches always produced bags of fun and intense competition on track, and Snetterton will write the next chapter in their season with the battle at the top still as close as ever.

    Joe Doble currently leads Connor Grady by just a single point on total scores, with triple Anglesey winner Gordon Macmillan just ten back in third. The picture looks a little different on dropped scores with just over thirty points covering the top seven drivers, meaning this year’s title race is far from definitive at this half way stage. Former five time champion Steven Dailly will also hope for another win to his vast collection, while defending champ Gareth Claydon is just praying for some better fortunes after a tricky start to his title defence. Watch for Max Noble, Alex Read, Ross Stoner and Adam Wright too.

    We’re also reaching the mid-point in this year’s Nankang Tyre CityCar Cup & Student Motorsport Challenge, which has boasted superb grids to date all season and continues to impress with another 30+ car entry. Stuart Bliss is making a strong bid to take the CityCar title this year with five wins from seven and never finishing off the podium once and could prove unstoppable on this return leg to Snetterton. Back in April, he took the hat-trick, so history is on his side.

    Richard Jepp is his main pursuer along with Brady Pollock, Haydn Payne, Toby Owen and Joshua Jackson in the overall standings, while in the Student Motorsport Challenge it’s Jepp’s Team Northbrook Racing squad that remains in command with West Suffolk College in second and the pair of teams from Queen Ethelburga’s in third and fourth. East Surrey College completes the top five, and many of the top SMC teams are also becoming established overall front runners, so expect one or two to be challenging for the overall win.

    Also keep an eye out for the new Gen 2 CityCar Cup race car of Phil House, who gives the Peugeot its third outing this season. Running as an invitation entry and invisible for points and awards, it continues its on-track and racing development. Having finished second on the road both times at Donington last time, the car is already looking fairly impressive.

    There’s another mammoth entry descending on the paddock courtesy of the Modified Ford Series, the much loved contest dedicated to the Blue Oval and its vast array of eligible models. Going to Snetterton off the back of a pair of well-supported rounds at Donington Park. From Escorts and Sierras, to Fiestas, Focuses and even Pumas, this is another grid that’s not short on variety.

    Appearing on the entry are some familiar front runners who are default favourites to contest the outright win, top of which is certainly Dave Cockell’s rapid Escort Cosworth that’s taken several overall victories in recent seasons. Competition on this occasion on paper is due to include Stephen Scott-Dunwoodie’s Sierra RS500 Cosworth, Piers Grange’s Mk2 Escort, Jack Gadd’s Mk1 Escort RSR and Neil Jessop’s Mk1 Escort Zakspeed. There are many more that could spring a surprise while also contending for their respective class wins, so expect plenty of power, noise and colour on this grid from top to tail.

    Also appearing on this weekend’s timetable is a well populated grid courtesy of the Classic & Modern Motorsport Club’s Southern Division. The grid will see a combination of both of their regular series – the Ashstone MEP Super Saloons & Tin Tops and the Hoosier Tyres Intermarque Silhouettes.

    The Super Saloons features a whole host of BMWs along with a Mazda RX-8 and a Holden Commodore V8 SuperCar in the mix, while the Tin Tops bring a whole host of hot hatches to play too. The Intermarque Silhouettes add rapid spaceframe race cars into the mix, with body shapes resembling Ginetta G40s, Vauxhall Tigras and others this weekend such as a BMW Z4, VW Corrado and a Pontiac Coupe.

    Written by Scott Woodwiss

  5. BRSCC READY FOR A SUMMER’S DAY IN THE PARK AT OULTON

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    Making our third visit of the 2024 season so far, the BRSCC is back at Oulton Park on the full International circuit on Saturday, with another fine mix of series and championship competing over the day. SuperSport Endurance Cup brings the longest race of the day for long-distance fans, while Formula Fords, Metros, Fiestas and Evolution Trophy all bring the sprint action in what’s sure to be another great day of entertainment on track.

    The PBS Brakes SuperSport Endurance Cup brings the headline race of the day with two hours of multi-class club endurance racing visiting Oulton Park for the very first time. So far the grids have been impressive in every race they’ve contested and this Saturday’s entry is no different with 32 cars set to line up at the time of writing. With a spread of six classes based on power to weight ratio, pit stops, driver changes and refuelling, there’s plenty of strategy at play over the course of the race.

    All six class leaders are out to defend their respective points leads, with the Mazda MX-5 Mk3 of George Grant, Rob Boston and Abbie Eaton continuing to head the overall table. George is set to run solo at the time of writing and will be hoping to top the class and retain his current advantage. Favourites to win the race outright include the BMW 1 Series of Keir McConomy and Bart Horsten, Matt Spark’s Porsche 996, and the M3s of Kevin Clarke & Aldo Riti, the trio of Tom Evans, Ben Hudson & Matthew Parkes, and Peter Moulsdale & Stephen Kent.

    Tin-top action comes in the form of the Vinyl Detail Fiesta ST150 Challenge with Mike Blackburn currently looking good to take his second title in three years after winning six of the first eight races so far. This included a clean sweep of both races at Anglesey where he was comfortably the fastest driver across the weekend from start to finish and on the championship’s first visit to Oulton Park this season, a circuit that’s always a favourite with most, it’s another chance for him to carry on extending that lead.

    So far in the 2024 season, the wins have been shared by Blackburn and Sam Watkins, with Sam particularly prolific in the partially reversed grid third races on triple headers. Alongside that, this year’s grid has shown to be especially competitive with no less than eleven different podium finishers to date, and Oulton Park could certainly add even more to this tally.

    Fancy some single seaters added into the mix? You’ve got it – Oulton Park also marks the second visit of the season for the Super Classic Pre ‘99 Formula Ford Championship which will transport fans back to the glory days of the much loved Formula Ford category. With this championship’s previous roots set in the prior days of Northern Formula Ford, Oulton Park is always a venue that produces a great spectacle.

    Tom Hawkins is proving to be somewhat unstoppable in the last few races in Super Classic A, having taken wins in the last four across Mallory Park and Donington Park previously. He will continue to hunt down class leader Richard Freye, while Christopher Stones looks set to continue as Super Classic B leader and both Paul Britten and Oliver Buckton will wish to remain in command of Super Classic C and Super Classic D respectively. Also keep an eye out for one or two cameos on the grid, including former regular Northern FF racer Jaap Blijleven of the Netherlands.

    The variety of machines usually present in the dedicated BRSCC Evolution Trophy development series is always a pleasing sight to see, especially as it’s another circuit which the series is yet to have visited since it began last year. On this occasion, cars that are present this time will feature from the Ricci Concept Classic VW Cup, the Finsport Renault Cup and the BMW 1 Series SuperCup.

    The Classic VW Cup features its usual great mix of Volkswagen and VAG Group cars within its line-up, featuring familiar front runners such as Nick Sanderson’s SEAT Leon Supercopa, Paul Bancroft and Paul Hoggins in their pair of Audi TTCup cars, Pinnacle Racing’s trio of Audi A3s and VW Golfs from Donald Dewar and Adam Marshall to name a few.

    The Renault Cup will see David Mycock and Robert Buckland in their Clios joined by the Clio Cup Car of Richard Clarke making a welcome return, while you’ll be seeing double with two BMW 1 Series SuperCup cars on track together this weekend too. Stefan Oates returns in his, joined by Chris Coomer who first sampled the at Croft last season.

    It’s also looking very interesting in the current early battle in the Hickford Construction MG Metro Cup, as current leader Robbie Kenning had to settle for second best in both races at Donington Park. Those races went to Jack Ashton as his cameo appearance netted him a pair of wins, while Kenning failed to finish race two but still managed a second place to take away.

    Now going to Oulton Park, he has both Jon Moore and Dick Trevett snapping at his heels, with Jon yet to have won a race so far but consistently kept on finishing on the podium or in the top five, while Dick took a victory all the way back at Brands Hatch. Also watch for 2023 title contender Mike Williams, who is also a race winner this year from Snetterton and will certainly be hoping to score another.

    Written by Scott Woodwiss

  6. BRSCC & TCR UK LINE UP FOR THE SUMMER AT CROFT

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    The BRSCC gets set to kick off the second half of the TCR UK Touring Car season this weekend, starting with a trip to North Yorkshire and the high speed Croft circuit. With the usual support package of tin-top grids plus a multitude of Mazda MX-5s, this flat and fast venue is certain to produce two more days of exceptional racing as championship battles start to get serious.

    It’s shaping up to be a duel between Adam Shepherd and Carl Boardley in the battle for the TCR UK Touring Car Championship crown as the paddock touches down at Croft this weekend. Both took a win each last time out in an eventful day of racing at Oulton Park and heading to Yorkshire, it’s Shepherd who holds a 28 point lead as the second half of the season begins. Both are currently locked into a fierce rivalry with each other which could continue towards fever pitch across the weekend.

    Callum Newsham has quietly crept up to third place with a single race win under his belt so far, but consistent results have helped him remain in contention when others around him have stumbled throughout. Brad Hutchison will be hoping to climb higher up the table and add to his tally after his Snetterton victory, while Darron Lewis holds sixth overall in the Hyundai as he continues to get quicker and quicker especially after his first outright podium finish at Oulton Park. Rick Kerry also hopes to retain his Gen 1 Cup lead from Will Beech and Mark Smith.

    Max Edmundson took the one and only race win on offer at Oulton Park in the Milltek Sport Civic Cup after race two was voluntarily postponed to another race weekend due to timetable constraints on the day. He will look to extend his championship lead further with a 33 point gap over Josh Files, who came close to victory in Cheshire but was lucky to survive after suffering break problems. At this stage, it’s an Area Motorsport 1-2-3 with Alistair Camp in the FN2 generation Civic currently third but almost 100 points off the top spot at this stage.

    He could also be under threat from Spencer Stevenson in fourth who heads to Croft just seven points back, while there’s a three way battle brewing for fifth between Liam McGill, Lewis Kent and Harvey Caton. Having missed out on a second race at Oulton, the Civic Cup paddock is certainly going to be fired up to get back out there, especially such a competitive field of cars once more.

    The BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship is also back out in force with its young stars having produced plenty of memorable moments and close races on this Yorkshire track too. This year’s championship battle is looking particularly impressive at the front, as Jenson O’Neill-Going leads the way outright by just nine points from Finn Leslie, with Jenson also runaway front runner in the Mk6 class.

    As for the Mk7s, there has been a fine selection of drivers that have been proving their pace since the start of the season, with Jacob Hodgkiss in particular bouncing back from a tough Snetterton to take a win and a podium last time at Oulton. That has elevated him to fourth overall and third in the Mk7 class behind leader Leslie and second placed Jenson Mason. Also be sure to watch for the likes of Alfie Garford, Tommy Harfield, Ben Doughty and co, all of which have been proving their pace and are certain to be in that lead group contesting for victories this weekend.

    If you thought the Juniors were competitive, it appears that their senior counterparts in the AIRTEC Motorsport Fiesta ST240 Championship are already proving that their field is even more so with no less than five different winners from the opening eight races already. Having won half of these races himself already, Alastair Kellett is taking steps to finally take the title he’s narrowly missed out on the past three seasons. Now 19 points in front of Zach Lucas, who has just the one win to his name so far, Alastair will hope the momentum stays with him, especially at a circuit he’s also been victorious at before.

    The other race winners in the season have been Simon Horrobin, John Cooper and Daniel Lewis, showing that a healthy mix of experience and youth is rife on this grid. Horrobin and Cooper are two of the most experienced drivers in the paddock, while Lewis is in his first senior racing season after graduating from Fiesta Juniors. He also sits third in the Am class behind leader Archie Johnson and second placed James Pope with ground to make up after a string of bad luck.

    It’s safe to say the previous pair of races for the Audi TT Cup Racing Championship were rather eventful, especially for former points leader Carl Swift whose day ended merely yards into the first start of race one. As a result, he’s now slipped to seventh, although when looking at the current situation with dropped scores this early on, he still incredibly leads in that standing. This could certainly be a saving grace, but he’ll know that he cannot afford to lose many more points before they start having a more profound effect.

    Oulton Park allowed Matt Luff to take his first pair TTCup race wins and thus the current championship lead on total scores, giving him a comfortable 19 point cushion over Will Stacey in second place with Bradley Burns, top Masters driver Sean Smith and Ross Makar currently in the top five. Burns is still looking for his first win, Smith continues to get quicker with every race weekend that passes, and Makar would also love to get back to winning ways after victories in the inaugural season last year. Also watch for Andrew Dyer, Luke Handley, Richard Forber, Steve Foden and Paul Luti amongst others.

    There’s also the mass ranks of the BRSCC’s Mazda MX-5 paddock joining in the action this weekend at Croft, with all three championships also continuing into the second half of their seasons too. The GAZ Shocks Mazda MX-5 Championship is back in action after an Anglesey meeting that saw domination from Jack Noller, after he wrapped up all three race wins to firmly leap into the title picture.

    He still sits in second place behind season long leader Thomas Langford, who still scored podiums in all three races to minimise the points loss courtesy of Noller’s hat-trick. With a lead of just seven points, Croft could really be a turning point in this year’s battle especially if Noller puts on a repeat performance. Don’t count out Luke Pullen and Adam Sparrow either, as both are now firm cornerstones of the leading group and are always in contention for victory.

    Anglesey was also another interesting development in the Downforce Radio Mazda MX-5 Clubman Championship as Paul Bateman retained his points lead but didn’t take any of the three victories that were on offer. Instead, it was Jonny Greensmith that rolled back the years and claimed a clean sweep in Wales to firmly push himself straight into title contention. On current drop scores he sits third just a point behind second placed Jack Warry, and just like Noller in the MX-5 Championship, if he puts on a repeat performance and is unbeatable in Yorkshire, Greensmith could put himself on course to win another MX-5 crown by the end of the season.

    As for Warry, he’s come into his own in 2024 and taken his first outright race win this year at Oulton Park, so he will certainly keep on pushing to make more top step visits and remain a contender. As for Bateman, his early form of winning several races hasn’t disappeared, but it appears that others have caught up and Paul needs to carry on pushing and getting back to winning ways in order to retain his lead. Nothing less than victory will do for him.

    Over in the Clapham North MOT Mazda MX-5 SuperCup, Pro points leader Aidan Hills had to share the top step at Anglesey with Patrick Fletcher across all three races and while he does lead on total points scored from Joe Wiggin and Fletcher, it is in fact “Patch” that’s in front when you take dropped scores into account. All three are firmly in this title fight, especially after Wiggin’s pair of victories at Oulton Park pushing him into contention. Oliver Allwood’s consistency has helped him up to fourth, while Snetterton winner Tom Griffiths currently completes the top five.

    Anglesey also saw a change in the Club class lead as Ollie Hall managed to take over at the top from long time leader Aimee Watts. A victory and two second places have now catapulted him to P1 by just a single point and now puts this class battle on a knife-edge. Bruce Robinson continues to pursue them in third place ahead of Clive Powles and Alex Jones, while Wilbur Tiley continues on the comeback trail in sixth place as he makes up ground from the Silverstone season opener.

    Written by Scott Woodwiss

  7. ENTRIES OPEN FOR 2024 BRSCC GERRIT VAN KOUWEN ANNIVERSARY FORMULA FORD FESTIVAL

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    After Friday’s exciting announcement, we’re delighted to confirm that entries for the 2024 BRSCC Gerrit Van Kouwen Anniversary Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch on October 19/20 are now OPEN!

    Once again we’re looking forward to another eclectic and competitive mix of Kent-engined Formula Fords of all ages and chassis to do battle on track together for the coveted Neil Shanahan Trophy and the Brian Jones Memorial Trophy for the Historic Final!

    The weekend will also be extra special in celebration of the late, great Gerrit Van Kowuen, honouring 40 years since his incredible Festival victory in 1984 and remembering him after his passing at the beginning of 2024. Our thanks once again go to the Van Kouwen family and Graham Fuller, formerly of Minister Racing Engines, for this collaboration as we look forward to another exciting Festival weekend.

    As in previous years, entries will be processed via the RaceHub online system (linked below), so for those looking to take part this year, here’s what you need to do:

     

    1️⃣ – If you’ve never used the BRSCC RaceHub system before, head to the link in this post, register for an account, then click Join Today once logged in, select FFF Membership (free of charge) and complete the form.

    2️⃣ – Once completed, and also for anyone who already has a BRSCC RaceHub account and a racing membership, select Race Series from the menu on the left, pick BRSCC Formula Ford Festival and complete the registration form. Fill in all the details of your entry and be sure to list your car’s full name including make and model (e.g. Van Diemen RF89, Ray GR19 etc).

    3️⃣ – Now you’re registered, select Race Entries from the left-hand menu, then pick the 2024 BRSCC Formula Ford Festival event. You can place your entry by either paying the deposit of £50.00, or the full amount of £395.00. Be aware that race numbers are on a “first-come, first-serve” basis, so the earlier you enter, the better chance you have of securing your preferred race number.

     

    Please also note that testing is handled via Brands Hatch and MSV, so contact them for details on how to book or visit the MSV and Brands Hatch website for more details. Testing spots typically fill up fast, so make sure you secure yours before they’re full.

    It’s one of the greatest single seater contests in the world and one that every driver that competes wants to win and put their name alongside the greats that came before them, especially with this year’s special theme. Join the grid for the 2024 edition now and take your chance to write your name into the history books!

    🏆 ENTER THE 2024 FF FESTIVAL – https://racehub.brscc.co.uk/

     

  8. A GRAND WEEKEND FOR GINETTA G-FEST AT ANGLESEY

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    Ginetta Cars and the BRSCC took over the picturesque Anglesey circuit in Wales for two days of dedicated racing in this year’s edition of the Ginetta G-Fest, the weekend dedicated to the manufacturers’ trio of championship providing the perfect proving ground for the GT stars of the future.

    Ethan Jeff-Hall’s quest to dominate the weekend’s quartet of Ginetta Junior Championship races and started off well with a lights to flag win from pole in the wet conditions of race one. He charged away in the early stages while his pursuers struggled in the adverse weather to keep up. Henry Joslyn had been his main pursuer, but he had to come back from a grassy moment at The Banking to eventually collect third place, while Jeff-Hall took his first win of the weekend ahead of teammate Marcus Saeter in second. The track was no better for race two later on Saturday, with Jeff-Hall initially pulling away but eventually being reeled in by Saeter who found a way through to collect his second win of the season. Jeff-Hall settled for second and Joslyn captured another podium with third again.

    Sunday provided brighter and drier conditions gave a much better opportunity for Jeff-Hall to dominate from the outset of race three, with his R Racing comrades Saeter and Chase Fernandez swapping places behind him over second place a number of times. Eventually caught by Archie Clark and James Shotton, it was Shotton that pulled off a superb slingshot move to pass both and pick up his first Ginetta Junior podium finish. Jeff-Hall took win number 2 ahead with Saeter once again picking up P2. A hat-trick for Jeff-Hall was completed in the final race of the weekend, taking a large hall of points towards the championship lead. Joslyn would take second place this time ahead of Saeter and a mad scramble for fourth place back at the final corner.

    In the Ginetta GT Academy, many of the front runners in the championship had very up and down fortunes, but one constant was Mike Taylor who ended up clinching all four wins. Race one saw Taylor’s main rivals Luke Shaw, James Nicholas and Harry Gamble all fall out of contention at The Banking on the opening lap, leaivng Taylor to totally command the race out in front from start to finish for win number one of the weekend. Gareth Thomas took second and Jamie Caudle picked up third, a superb result after his car required repairs for a qualifying accident. Race two on Saturday saw Taylor hounded all race by Nicholas after the latter momentarily took the lead at the start, and they remained together all the way to the flag before a photo finish between the pair. Nicholas settled for second with Thomas passing Gamble late on to also steal third.

    Picking up where he left off on Sunday, Taylor’s third race saw him tagged by Nicholas at Rocket after the latter ran wide on corner exit and set off a chain reaction of several cars that eventually forced a red flag and a restart. Taylor was able to restart again from pole and again go lights to flag for his third win of the weekend ahead of Shaw and Gamble. The fourth race only secured the complete clean sweep with Taylor, rounding off his Welsh adventure with a four second winning margin from Thomas and Nicholas.

    There was similar domination (mostly) from Mckenzie Douglass in the Ginetta GT Championship, as he too was the man everyone had to try and best across the quartet of encounters in Wales. In the wet of Saturday, Douglass won the first race by over seven seconds and left an exciting scrap for second between Harry Mangion and top Am driver Nick White, the duel falling in Mangion’s favour. Later in the day, it was an even more dominant lead gap for Douglass, as he won race two by more than twelve seconds ahead of White and Taylor on the outright podium.

    Then on Sunday, Douglass did win race three on the road (by only three seconds when taking the flag), but a ten second penalty for a false start would push him off the podium as the Garlick brothers Luke and Conner ended up one-two on the podium in Luke’s favour. Nick White ended up being promoted to third with the penalised Douglass in fourth. Thankfully race four was a much simpler affair for the championship leader once more, with the four-peat completed ahead of White and Garlick.

    Written by Scott Woodwiss

  9. BRSCC LAUNCHES 2024 GERRIT VAN KOUWEN ANNIVERSARY FORMULA FORD FESTIVAL

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    The British Racing & Sports Car Club is delighted to officially launch this year’s Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch, with the 2024 edition taking on a special theme in honour and celebration of one of its previous champions – the 1984 Festival winner, Dutchman Gerrit Van Kouwen.

     

     

    To mark 40 years since Gerrit’s victory at the BRSCC’s blue riband single seater event and to honour him after his passing at the beginning of this year, the Club has reached an agreement with the Van Kouwen family to brand this year’s event in his name. The title it shall bear for 2024 will be the “BRSCC Gerrit Van Kouwen Anniversary Formula Ford Festival” and is set to take place on the weekend of 19/20 October 2024 on the Indy layout of the famous Brands Hatch circuit in Kent.

    Van Kouwen is seen by many as one of the great winners of the Festival, the Dutchman having tackled the event twice and won on his second attempt in 1984 in commanding fashion at the wheel of a Lola T644E, in one of the most dominant and memorable performances the event has seen during its 50+ year history. Gerrit went on to progress into Formula 3, before a season in the BTCC at the wheel of a Ford Sierra RS500. He was also a true enthusiast of both Formula Ford and the Festival, and attended the event almost every year.

     

     

    The 2024 Festival, the 53rd edition since it first began at Snetterton in 1972, will take on the same familiar race weekend format as in previous years, with Saturday reserved for both qualifying and races for the three heats, before Sunday’s racing activity will showcase the Progression Race, both Semi-Finals, the Historic Final for the Brian Jones Memorial Trophy, the nail-biting Last Chance Race and the all-important Grand Final.

    Gerrit’s life and victory will be remembered and celebrated at this year’s Festival, with the Van Kouwen family agreeing to sponsor all three heats, the semi finals and the Grand Final as well as incorporation of Gerrit’s name into the title of the event. Further plans and developments regarding this year’s Festival will be revealed over the coming weeks and months.

    Suzy van Kouwen, widow of the late Gerrit, spoke of the announcement saying  “Today, the 5th July, would have been Gerrit’s 61st birthday. Unfortunately after his passing in January, we are unable to celebrate today. However, it is an appropriate date to announce with great pride that my family and I will be sponsoring the BRSCC Gerrit van Kouwen Anniversary Formula Ford Festival this year at Brands Hatch, a circuit he loved.

    Whilst it will be very emotional for us, we would like it to be a truly happy celebration, with great racing and fun as he would want, and that his friends, colleagues, marshals, officials, teams, drivers and fans enthusiastically embrace the spirit of the meeting. We look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible.”

     

     

    Scott Woodwiss, Media & Marketing for BRSCC added “As a Formula Ford Festival enthusiast myself, both I and the BRSCC recognise the achievements of Gerrit Van Kouwen both at this event and in Formula Ford in general. To collaborate with the Van Kouwen family along with Graham Fuller formerly of Minister Racing Engines to honour Gerrit and 40 years since he won the Festival in this way, is something we are very proud to have brought together and our thanks and gratitude go out to all involved. 

    This is always a special weekend on the BRSCC calendar for a number of reasons and one that produces fantastic racing and plenty of memories each year, and the Club is greatly looking forward to creating a few more at this season’s 53rd running in October. We anticipate welcoming as many Kent-engined Formula Fords of all ages on the grid as possible to make this another Festival to remember.”

    Entries for this year’s BRSCC Gerrit Van Kouwen Anniversary Formula Ford Festival will open on Monday, 8th July with details on how to enter to be provided in due course.

    EVENT INFO PAGE – https://brscc.co.uk/events/2024-brscc-gerrit-van-kouwen-anniversary-formula-ford-festival

     

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