Croft Circuit welcomes back Darlington and District Motor Club (DDMC) and its annual Battle of Britain race meeting next weekend (23/24 August).

The popular two-day event will showcase a wide variety of racing with sports cars, single seaters and sidecars set to be in action across the North Yorkshire track.

The meeting will host rounds 11 and 12 of the well-supported Northern Saloon and Sports Car Championship (NSSCC), which is run by the local motor club and boasts bumper entries.

The series, which is designed for saloon or sports cars pits the likes of Lotus Elises, Subaru Impreza WRX STIs, Honda Civic Type Rs and Mazda MX5s against each other across the 2.1-mile circuit fresh from the previous rounds at Cadwell Park earlier this month with over 40 cars expected to line up on the grid.

Heading to Croft, Stevie McNabb leads the championship in the Honda Civic followed by Stephen Reece and Alex Prentice as they race twice over 15 minutes.

Round six of the highly competitive Focus Cup Championship will also be contested at the same meeting on the Saturday. Drivers will battle it out in either a Ford Focus Mk2.5 or Mk3.5 which are the vehicles of choice for the competitive series and is sure to offer some close racing.

A strong Scottish contingent of championships will head south of the border to compete over the weekend. The Scottish Legends Car Championships will be in action while the Scottish Classic Sports and Saloon Championship and Modsports also take to the circuit twice on Sunday.

The series will see a variety of classic motors built before the end of 1989 go wheel to wheel for the honours, while the Scottish Mini Cooper Cup will also compete twice on Sunday.

Sidecars will once again take to the track at Croft when the FRSA F2 British Sidecar and FSRA Pre Injection British Sidecar Championships compete over both days. It will be their second visit of the season to the track after they opened their campaign at the circuit back in March and the penultimate rounds of the year for them.

The British Clubman’s Register Championship – celebrating its 60th anniversary – will race three times over the weekend bringing their range of single-seater machines to display for fans.

The headline Battle of Britain Trophy Race will take place at 5.30pm on Sunday and will see drivers from across a range of disciplines go head-to-head in a 15-minute race for the honours. It is only open to drivers who have already competed at the event and follows a tradition going back to the 1960s.

On track action gets underway at 9.30am on Saturday with a series of practice and qualifying events before race one at 11.40am starting with the Focus Cup. Sunday’s racing starts at 9.50am.

Ticket prices are £17 for adults with children aged 15 and under admitted FREE, there is FREE car parking and FREE paddock access. For further information, please contact Croft Circuit on 01325 721815 or you can book your tickets online now at: www.croftcircuit.co.uk.