The 45th year of the Adrian Flux MG Owners Club championship finished in fantastic style at Silverstone at the end of last month, with a magnificent entry of 39 classic and modern MGs taking to the home of British motorsport.

Championship organiser Jim Baynam has had the task in recent years of balancing organising the series and racing his MGB in the championship. After a season long battle, the Englishman and his well traveled MG not only chalked up the Class A prize, Baynam claimed the overall crown for the first time in seven years and with it his sixth overall accolade – a record breaking milestone for the club championship.

As a stalwart of the series – Jim has raced his car every year since 1981 in the championship, and after over 500 races and 150 outright and class wins in the MGOC championship, Jim has decided that this would be his final year of full-time competition.

“After 45 years I have decided to ease off my racing commitments in 2026. I’m not hanging up my helmet just yet and will do a few selected rounds but my energy will be largely directed towards running the championship and bringing in a new generation of competitors and MG lovers”.

Jake McDermid tried to keep the McDermid name on the overall champion roster, but after an exhilarating season, he will be pleased to pick up Class Z. Previous overall champion Simon Kendrick became Class F champion, while Anthony Bate in his popular Maestro went home to Cornwall as 2025 Class B Champion.

The 45th anniversary season has been a breakthrough year for the championship, with competitive and fun racing in each and every class – with the 2025 highlight coming at Thruxton in the summer, when the Hampshire venue hosted the biggest grid of 42 cars at the Retro meeting in June.

To keep up to date with the MG Owners Club Race Championship – head to www.mgocchampionship.co.uk or contact Jim on raceteam@mgownersclub.co.uk regarding news on 2026