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Anglesey awaits CNC Heads Sports/Saloon Car Championship

Points leader Simon Allaway heads a 33-car entry at Anglesey this weekend (August 30/31) as the CNC Heads Sports/Saloon Championship heads into its penultimate event of the season.

Unbeaten in all but one round this season, Allaway’s Lotus Esprit V8 has a seven-point advantage over Paul Rotheroe’s Citroen Xsara VTS, with Carl Bennett’s BMW M3 a further five points in arrears, with all three having played their double points jokers.

Class A is the best supported in North Wales, with Ric Wood posing the biggest threat, entered in one of his Ford Capri GAA’s. Ric’s brother Julian is back out again too, with the Kia Optima that he made his CNC Heads debut in a few years back. Garry Wardle is currently second in the class and fourth overall in the Championship, looking for an overall podium in his Audi A3 TCR.

Third in Class is Ryan Nelson, despite missing the latest rounds at Donington Park in his Ginetta G56 GTA. Philip White will hopefully have solved the problems that plagued his BMW 325 at Donington Park, similarly Zack Booth’s Renault Megane R26 which is yet to show its promise. Jason Hennefer’s Fiesta ST180 currently lies fourth in Class and joins Duncan Aukland’s returning Proton Putra and debutant Chris Harrison’s Escort RSR to compete the class.

It’s fairly close at the top of Class B with Bod Buckby’s Caterham leading the way, with a reduced margin of five points after missing Donington too. Jamie Cryer’s Ginetta G20 is his nearest challenger, but fourth in the table Alek Modro and brother Connor could be a threat for the class and the overall podium in their Westfield’s.

Having been close to the overall title himself last year Paul Masters returned to the championship at Donington Park earlier this month, for the first time since the Oulton Park opener. His Caterham should be at the front too, in probably the most competitive class.

Elsewhere, 2023 Champion Ian Bamber was back for the first time since winning his title at Donington Park. His big winged Ginetta G20 had issues however, so will hopefully be on song this weekend. Mark Primett finally got his Banks Lotus Europa working there too, after problem after problem this season. Simon Hutt’s BMW Z4 Silhouette is entered too, provided he has replaced his blown engine.
Bennett’s BMW should consolidate his Class D lead with second placed Chris Roberts absent. Anthony Sullivan‘s Mini JCW was absent from Donington Park, but will be expected to take a class podium, while defending champion Steven Parker and his Ford Fiesta ST can never be discounted.

Jon Madoc-Jones’s BMW 330 had engine issues last time out, which should be solved, while David Jones’ Ford Focus, Simon Graveley’s VW Golf Gti and Andy Tate’s Renault Clio Gen 4 are in the mix too.

Rotheroe has four challengers in Class E. Louie Dobson’s Fiesta ST150 is currently second in Class but will have Nick Haynes’ similar car joining him this weekend. Cavan Taylor’s Renault Clio joins them again, along with Stuart Wright’s Ford Focus and the Bartlett Clio, shared by Georgina and William.

Class F leader Rob Wakelin is fourth in the championship, but his Honda Civic will be on reduced points as only Helen Allen’s Fiesta Zetec S joins him.

Qualifying at Anglesey is scheduled to take place at 11:39 on Saturday morning with race one at 15:00 later that afternoon. Race two is on Sunday morning at 11:37 with the finale at 14:46.

Inaugural Caterham Grand Prix hailed a success

Every now and then a bright idea is formed – a brainchild if you will. How that plan works out in reality is another question altogether. Last weekend at the British Automobile Racing Club meeting at Snetterton, an idea really did turn into reality as Caterham lined-up 26 cars from their usual Roadsport, 270R and 310R roster and put them all together to scrap amongst themselves
 but there was a twist.

Saturday morning at 11:45 local time – the lights went out on the inaugural two-hour Caterham Grand Prix. The race was on, but how did we get to that point? Simon Lambert, Chief Motorsport Officer & Head of Customer Engagement at Caterham Cars – tells us about that penny dropping moment.

“The idea actually came from listening to the qualifying session on the radio for the British Grand Prix last year when I was driving to a friend’s house. They were having a conversation about how long Grand Prixs are – because they are funny length – they are neither sprint nor endurance. I automatically thought how that would work for Caterham. I thought – why not have a Caterham Grand Prix – and my thoughts went racing and it all went from there.”

Usually the Roadsport, 270R and 310R versions of the British sports car are all kept at arms length from each other but last week – they would all fight amongst themselves for the very first time. But the 310R car is a lot quicker than a Roadsport category car you might ask? Well Simon had an answer for that


“We knew we would have to have multiple classes – and then there was the headache of how do you deal with that. The idea of mandatory pit stops came up and different pitstop lengths for the classes. We haven’t been to the 200 layout at Snetterton for years, and that made it difficult to work out how long each class pitstop lengths should be. We only had testing on Friday and Qualifying on Saturday morning to go off and make a decision. We got the spreadsheets out quickly to see how many more seconds to handicap the faster cars with minimum pit stop times and from there we just had to see how it played out on the road.”

The grid lined-up ready for the rolling start on Saturday and featured a mix of two-driver teams and ‘hero’ athletes that were ready to brave it alone and wrestle the rear-wheel-drive rockets from start to finish. As it was a non championship round – everyone could let their hair down, enjoy some seat time and close racing. But as it was a Grand Prix
 there had to be a prize to fight for. As well as podium glory the winning driver or team would receive an extra special something from Caterham. The race was on!

“With it being a Grand Prix we wanted to put up a nice prize for charity. We were at Snetterton for the Academy class anyway so we had the ability in the schedule to add this race on and give it a try. We offered a ÂŁ1,000 prize for the charity of choice for the winner. Everyone enjoys racing – but championships add a bit of pressure – this was just fun. Whoever won everyone was going to be happy for, as a charity was going to benefit.”

Charlie Lower and Henry Senior claimed the inaugural pole, but once the green flag was waved – it was a journey into the unknown. The drivers went wheel-to-wheel in captivating fashion through the two-hour race. Harrison Cavers underlined why he is one of the leading lights in the 270R ranks as he charged to victory, more than 15 seconds ahead of the 310R pairing of James Emson and Edward Drake. Completing the podium was Roadsport racer Scott Helme, who was only ten seconds back in arrears.

Such was the competitiveness of the race that the top three spots saw one car from each championship represented.

“I would have loved it to have been even closer, but yes it showed we weren’t too far off getting everyone fairly equal. A safety car would have helped in the mid part of the race – but to get all three classes on the podium was perfect.”

When the chequered flag dropped, it ended the months of planning and preparation from Simon and the Caterham team – but did it deliver what they hoped?

“It went really well – I am over the moon. It’s been a learning curve for us all including me to organise this event. Everyone had a fantastic time and I have already been asked – when can we do it again, some asking about going even longer
 which I take as a good sign! By the initial feedback everyone had a great race.

For more information on future Caterham events and how to get involved yourself – head to www.caterhamcars.com/en/motorsport

2CV Team Lion reign supreme in 24-hour race at Snetterton

2CV Team Lion underlined their status as one of the most successful Classic 2CV Racing Club outfits to ever grace the track this past weekend (August 22-24) as they claimed a commanding 24-hour race victory at Snetterton.

Regarded as one of the most coveted race meetings on the national motorsport calendar, this year’s edition of the twice around the clock event had it all before it culminated in the trio of Pete Sparrow, David O’Keeffe and Gary Adnitt triumphing.

Boasting an envious record around the Norfolk venue in previous editions of the 24-hour race, the 2CV Team Lion entry laid down an early marker to the rest of the field as they charged to pole position in qualifying.

That front-running form soon translated into the race as they streaked away from the chasing pack as darkness began to fall over the Snetterton 200 layout. Through the night, the P2W Motorsport entry hit the front however Sparrow, O’Keeffe and Adnitt were hot on their heels.

As the sun began to rise in the morning, 2CV Team Lion – who had enjoyed a flawless run of stints overnight – emerged as the pace-setters once more and from there it was about maintaining their advantage to the finish.

Despite suffering an alternator and battery failure with just 30 minutes remaining, 2CV Team Lion were able to hold on and they took the chequered flag one lap ahead of their nearest challengers, Crisis @ Tete Rouge. P2W Motorsport meanwhile completed the podium in third place.

Elsewhere, the leading Citroen C1 outfit was WRC Developments with CB Autoservices whilst Team Apex were comfortable winners among the Mini Grande entrants.

Prior to the Classic 2CV Racing Club going twice around the clock, the moobob Caterham Academy Championship wrote the latest chapter in its 2025 campaign by staging an action-packed 14-lap contest.

As he has done for much of the season, Max Richardson emerged as the driver to beat as he came out on top of an almighty battle with Richard Davies and Kyle Townend to triumph – the top three being separated by less than two seconds at the finish.

The inaugural Caterham Grand Prix – a two-hour race for one or two driver teams with three mandatory pit-stops – proved to be a smash-hit too as 270R, 310R and Roadsport competitors went wheel-to-wheel in captivating fashion.

And such was the competitiveness of the race that the top three spots saw one car from each championship represented.

Harrison Cavers underlined why he is one of the leading lights in the 270R ranks as he charged to victory, more than 15 seconds ahead of the 310R pairing of James Emson and Edward Drake. Completing the podium was Roadsport racer Scott Helme, who was a further ten seconds in arrears.

To view the full classification of results from all sessions at Snetterton, CLICK HERE.

You can also watch every lap back by re-watching the live stream on the British Automobile Racing Club YouTube channel.

Going the extra mile – the MGB with over 550 events to its name
and counting!

Getting to the end of a season is a monumental effort – but imagine doing that for 50 years! Well, one MGB in the British Automobile Racing Club paddock has been strutting its stuff for half a century and has clocked up over 40,000 competition miles.

We caught up with its owner Jim Baynam who knows the full story of this famous old car. In what is his 45th year in the MGOC Championship he is currently the joint leader of the 2025 championship, with the outcome to be decided over the final two meetings of the season at Castle Combe and Silverstone.

“In my younger days I always liked MGB’s and in 1976 I bought an MGC as my everyday road car before moving on to an MBGTGV8. I always enjoyed watching motorsport – I lived in London at the time and had a friend who campaigned a Lola single-seater, and I used to go along and help. At a Thruxton meeting in late 1980 I saw there was a race for MGBs which piqued my interest and I had to go and have a look. There were a number of standard production cars and I thought – “I could do that with my MG.”

Baynam – filled with enthusiasm, was about to start his own motor racing journey. He didn’t know quite how to get started but, just like London buses – two opportunities arrived at once. What were the chances!

“In March 1981 I was all set to have a roll cage fitted in my MGBGTV8 and go racing with that car and had an appointment to have a roll cage fitted. A couple of days before it was due to be fitted I picked up a copy of Autosport and flicked to the classifieds as you used to do, and saw an MGB race car for sale. It had recently completed the Willhire 24 hour race and was now up for sale. I recognised the contact phone number as a Hounslow number which was close to where I lived in Richmond. I rang up and they said “why not pop over now and have a look at it.” It was ready to race and I loved it. Over a beer in the local pub, the deal was quickly done and the next morning I rang up to cancel the roll cage appointment as I was now the owner of a ready to race MGB with the registration number KAE 155E.”

The MGB that Jim purchased in March 1981 is the same car he campaigns in race meetings to this very day. It was converted from a road car into a racer in 1976 and has been raced every year since – making this its 50th year as a competition car.

“I did sell KAE at the end of the 1981 season and it continued to be raced while I raced a Midget for a few years. The Midget gave me valuable experience but I always rather regretted selling the MGB and when the opportunity came to buy it back I just had to do it and I have owned and raced every year since then.

“The car has raced every year since 1976 and has done over 550 events making it one of the most campaigned MGBs in the world. It has done over 40,000 racing miles and been entered in races at Zolder, Mondello Park, Spa, Nurburgring and almost every circuit in the UK from Lydden to Aintree and everywhere in between.”

It has a remarkable history, and has taken Jim to five MG Owner’s Club Championships. But why does Jim himself strap himself in every year?

“I still love the buzz of a race paddock. The thrill of racing never dies and is key to it all. But the people you meet and friendships made over the years are fundamentally important to Club racers like me. I have known some of the guys for over 30 years and always look forward to seeing them at race meetings. I have many great memories of my time racing MGs – one of the highlights came at the recent Thruxton Retro meeting in June this year. Being on a capacity grid of 42 MGs was very special.”

So the big question
 how long does Jim intend to continue racing? Are there any plans to hang up his helmet? Is this goodbye or just au revoir for now Jim?

“I have raced every year since 1981 and have been the championship organiser since 1987. Advancing years makes wearing the organisers hat and a crash helmet on the same day all rather tiring so 2025 will be my last full year of racing. I’m currently leading the championship and it would be nice to bow out of full time racing with another championship win but irrespective of whether that happens or not it will still have been a very satisfying and successful season. Who was it that said “ there’s no fool like an old fool!” I will still enter selected races in 2026 – but will pick and choose which ones and spread them out in between my organising duties. I will be racing for as long as I can. You can’t get rid of me that easily!”

Jim and the rest of the MG Owners’ Club Race Championship will be racing at the Bank Holiday Monday meeting at Castle Combe prior to the final showdown at Silverstone on the 28th September. For more information on the MG Owners Club Race Championship – head to www.mgocchampionship.co.uk or contact Jim on raceteam@mgownersclub.co.uk

How to Watch: Twice around the clock for BARC

Strategy, teamwork, precision and performance – the key ingredients for endurance racing and we have that in spades this weekend. The British Automobile Racing Club long haul weekend and there is lots to talk about. The 2CV 24 Hours is the longest event on the calendar and is one of the most sought after wins in British motorsport.

New for the weekend is the Caterham Grand Prix – a completely new event for the BARC and Caterham. The Grand Prix is a non-championship race and will feature cars from the Roadsport, Seven 270R, or Seven 310R classes.

Three mandatory pit stops and class-specific minimum times will level the playing field – setting up a grandstand finish! You don’t want to miss the moobob Caterham Academy race – with the class of 2025 putting on a show wherever they go this season.

Sit tight, grab the coffee or energy drink – it’s the most demanding event of the summer. Are you ready?

When is the next BARC weekend?
This weekend – 22-24 August

Where are the events being held?

Snetterton
Address: Snetterton Circuit, Norwich, Norfolk, NR16 2JU

What is racing this weekend?

Out on track this weekend: moobob Caterham Academy race kick starts the weekend, followed by the first-ever two-hour Caterham Grand Prix and then the big one
 the 2CV 24 Hours with the Classic 2CV Racing Club.

How can I watch?

A rare sight in UK circuit racing – racing at night. The spirit of endurance, the fight against the elements, each other and the clock. Caterham and 2CV racing is super close and super exciting – you might want to come and experience it for yourself!

Tickets can be purchased here: www.snetterton.co.uk/2025/august/2cv-24hr

If I can’t get to Snetterton or I am outside of the UK?

We have you covered, the Caterham races and 24 Hour 2CV race will streamed LIVE and for free on the BARC Youtube channel – www.youtube.com/@britishautomobileracingclub

Please note coverage will be reduced during the overnight hours – but you will still be able to keep up with the action with live timing and tracking – as you follow your favourite teams.

What time are things happening on track?

Free Practice and Night Qualifying for the 2CVs gets us underway on Friday evening from 18:25 until 21:55. A busy Super Saturday starts at 09:00 with Qualifying for the Caterham Academy, Caterham Grand Prix and 2CV brigade. Racing begins at 11:45 and the 2CV 24 Hours starts at 16:00. Racing continues through the night until 16:00 on Sunday afternoon – where the winners will be crowned.

Do you have any more information?

We have a few other handy links that might be useful to help you enjoy your weekend. Wherever you are!

Live Timing: https://www.tsl-timing.com/event/253421
Timetable*: https://www.barc.net/event/barc-race-meeting-snetterton-200-august-22-24/
Live Coverage: www.youtube.com/@britishautomobileracingclub
2CV Information: https://2cvracing.org.uk
Caterham Motorsport Information: https://caterhamcars.com/en/motorsport

* Subject to adjustments prior and during the race meeting

Are you fueled-up for a full-on weekend of racing?

24 Hours of Deux Chevaux

The big one! When people think of 24 hour events they might think, Le Mans, Daytona, Group C, Hypercars and the like. One of the highlights in the British Automobile Racing Club calendar – the Classic 2CV Racing Club – 2CV 24 Hour. Yes you heard that right!

One of the most demanding and complex race weekends of the year – is also one of excitement, and has a real charm and character about it – the spirit of endurance and mystique of racing into the night. This weekend – 22nd-24th August the BARC and Classic 2CV Racing Club will descend upon Snetterton in Norfolk for the 35th running of this endurance racing classic
 or should we say ‘classique’.

The Classic 2CV Racing Club first held races in 1989 with the first meeting at Mallory Park, and a year later the mad, crazy idea for a 24 hour race was hatched at Mondello Park in Ireland for the 2CV or tin snail as it is affectionately known. It has been held at Mondelo, Anglesey and most recently Snetterton. We caught up with Andrew Bull from the organising team to find out a little bit more about what we can expect this weekend.

“It’s the pinnacle of our calender,” enthused Bull. We have around 20 2CVs ready to take to the start and we will also be joined by guest series from the Citroen C1 and Mini Coopers to swell the grid as well.

“We like to make it a special weekend as well as a real cost effective one. To do the 24 Hour weekend is £3,500 split between the drivers and you get a lot of track time for that. As well as the race, we have Free Practice, Qualifying, Night Qualifying and a Warm-Up to get drivers used to cars and teams, work on set-up and get used to the Snetterton 200 layout.”

Regarding multiple drivers – that’s something we don’t see in the usual BARC calendar – How does it all work if you have multiple drivers in one car?

“Drivers share the driving, depending on the experience. Quicker drivers or more confident drivers go at the start as there is a lot of close racing, while younger ones might do the night stints as their eyesight is better! Each driver can only do two hours in the car and one hour off in a three hour period. Drivers can do a maximum of 14 hours, with no minimum seat time. If a car goes off or has a mechanical failure it can be recovered, but the team will receive an additional three laps, plus the time they lose recovering and fixing things. With one hour to go we take that safety net away, making things very tense for the teams.

“We have 3-4 drivers per car and importantly the car scores the points – so if two championship rivals were in the same car – the race result would give them both the same amount of points. However if you personally set the fastest lap or pole position – those points only go to the driver and that could make the difference come the end of the year.

Something Bull is chasing this year is his first outright title. Andrew has been involved since 1998 – running or preparing cars – but it has only been the last three or four years or so he has got behind the wheel himself. Having won the rookie championship in 2022 – the Crisis @ Tete Rouge driver would love a successful trip to Norfolk when the clock strikes zero on Sunday afternoon.

As well as the tantalising dynamic of the team work and driver stints – what other little things we should be looking out for at Snetterton?

“We have a Pole Position award which is quite special for us. The Graham Harper Trophy is in honour of Graham who was heavily involved in the 2CV racing scene and the trophy is made up with parts from his cars.The winner from the previous year has to fill it up with a gin and tonic of their choice and we do a presentation on the circuit as the award is handed over for the next team to enjoy the trophy and the drink as well!

“We also have a Spirit of the Meeting, Class Awards and UK 2CV Top Six awards and we award them on the podium at Snetterton.

“We also really involve the marshals too. The racing is really close which keeps things interesting for them as well as us. As well as goodie bags, we also buddy all of them up into racing teams so they get to go in team photos, added to WhatsApp channels and all sorts – we want them to feel a part of the meeting as without them it couldn’t happen. In fact our event is like a training ground for marshals as many have done the event to get a signature on their licence to say they have done a 24 hour meeting – enabling them to go on and do Le Mans in France for example.

It’s not just marshals that go onto great things – some famous names have driven in the series on the way up including F1 star George Russell, Triple W Series Champion Jamie Chadwick, Sports car driver Ben Barnicoat as well as famous names such as Mike Lindup from music group Level 42 and BTCC series director Alan Gow, who have all raced in the series in previous years.

It has a real electric atmospheric feel about the place, with everyone welcome to enjoy the event. We don’t get too many night time events in the UK. The paddock is very accessible with the public able to explore the garages and talk to team members and drivers. Although
you might not want to do that when they are changing an engine for example. Although you would only have to wait 10-15 minutes from the car coming in to leaving again! It really is special from start to finish.

If you want to experience some closely fought twice around the clock action? Look no further than the 2CV race on Saturday and Sunday. For more information on the race head to the Classic 2CV Racing Club – www.2cvracing.org.uk/about-the-2cv-24-hour-race/.

Dates announced for 83rd Goodwood Members’ Meeting

Goodwood has announced that the 83rd Members’ Meeting presented by Audrain Motorsport will take place on April 18-19 next year.

The 2026 date continues the trend of the Members’ Meeting being the first big event of the year at West Sussex venue, with the Festival of Speed and Revival following in the preceding months.

Tickets for Goodwood Road & Racing Club Fellowship Members are scheduled to go on sale on August 28.

For more information about the 83rd Members’ Meeting, head to https://www.goodwood.com/motorsport/members-meeting/tickets-and-packages.

Jake Hill and Tom Ingram fly high as BTCC stars in Scotland

The Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship set pulses racing in Scotland this past weekend (August 16/17) as Jake Hill and Tom Ingram scorched their way to the top step of the podium at Knockhill.

Making the annual pilgrimage north of the border for the seventh meeting of the season, the UK’s premier motorsport series delivered a stunning three races in Fife which resulted in two title winners enjoying a share of the spoils.

West Surrey Racing proved to be the cream of the crop during Saturday’s qualifying session as they claimed a remarkable 1-2-3 finish, with Charles Rainford beating Daryl DeLeon and reigning champion Hill to pole position.

After missing the previous round at Croft on medical grounds, Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport’s Hill enjoyed the perfect return to tin top action as he claimed a commanding victory in the first of Sunday’s three races.

Both Rainford and DeLeon enjoyed moments out front however it was Hill that stamped his authority on proceedings as he dispatched both drivers in quick succession and then cruised to a second win of the season.

Pole sitter Rainford was able to maintain his pace up front to clinch second place whilst Team VERTU’s Ingram – who had opted to run the medium tyres – passed team-mate Senna Proctor on the run to the chequered flag.

That pre-planned position switch set up Ingram to claim a sublime victory in race two. Utilising the faster soft tyre, while the BMW pairing of Hill and Rainford were on the medium compound, Ingram charged into the lead in the opening laps and then cleared off into the distance.

As the Hyundai i30 N racer romped to a fourth victory of the year, the NAPA Racing UK duo of Dan Cammish and Ash Sutton battled their way up the order to move into second and third respectively.

While Ingram ticked down the laps out front, Sutton spent the final nine laps chipping away at the gap to Cammish. Then, just as Proctor did for Ingram in race one, the Yorkshireman moved over on the run to the finish line to allow Sutton to claim the extra points for second place.

The BTCC then brought the curtain down in Scotland with another captivating contest and just as he had done at the start of the day, Hill ended it standing on the top step of the podium – this being the seventh time in his career he had done so around Knockhill.

Hill started from the front row alongside DeLeon and by the second lap he had slipped down the inside of his team-mate upon entry into Duffus Dip. That would be the last anyone saw of the rear-wheel-drive ace then as he cruised to victory.

Behind him, Cammish elevated himself up to second place and then once again played the team game to allow Sutton – who had come out on top of an almighty duel with Ingram – to finish ahead of him on the run to the line.

However, due to the yellow flags being waved for the stricken BMW of DeLeon, officials reversed the positions post-race after it was deemed that Sutton took the position from Cammish under yellow flag conditions.

That position swap means that Ingram heads back down south with a 17-point lead at the top of the BTCC Drivers’ Championship. Elsewhere, Alliance Racing/Ford and NAPA Racing UK lead the BTCC Manufacturers/Constructors Championship and BTCC Teams’ Championship respectively.

Three wins from three races for Chris Smiley means he and Restart Racing are out front in the Independents Championship whilst DeLeon holds a slender one-point lead over Rainford in the Jack Sears Trophy.

Adding to the Knockhill spectacle over the course of the weekend were a number of full-throttle races on the TOCA support bill.

Fionn McLaughlin, Adam Al Azhari and Rowan Campbell-Pilling each claimed a win apiece in the Wera Tools F4 British Championship certified by FIA while Will Martin and Sebastian Hopkins were victorious in the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain.

Over in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Great Britain, Jacob Tofts and Tom Bradshaw were the big winners whilst Nathan Edwards, Josh Porter and Max Edmundson reigned supreme in the VERTU MINI CHALLENGE JCW.

To view the full classification of results from all sessions at Knockhill, CLICK HERE.

Croft readies itself for annual Battle of Britain meeting

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 ÂŁ17 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.

How to Watch: BTCC Rollercoaster ride comes to Knockhill

The annual visit to Scotland is here – the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship heads to Knockhill for the short sharp – white knuckle ride of a lap. The picturesque and undulating layout is a favourite for drivers and the passionate Scottish fans – who travel in their droves to see Britain’s premier racing series and supports in action.

All eyes will be on the front duo of Ash Sutton and Tom Ingram who are fighting tooth and nail for the title this season. Sutton is looking for his record breaking fifth crown while Ingram is hoping to double up on his 2022 title success. Other drivers will be hoping to claw back some points in Scotland to keep them in with a chance of the title come Brands Hatch with hard chargers Dan Rowbottom and Dan Cammish leading the pack.

The passionate crowd will be cheering for their home heroes too, with Aiden Moffat, Dexter Patterson and Gordeon Shedden set to receive the biggest support come race day. Triple BTCC champion Shedden has four victories on home soil and would dearly love to add another to his tally for Toyota Gazoo Racing UK this weekend – while Moffat and Patterson will be eyeing their first win in Scotland.

Motorsport eyes from around the world will be on the Power Maxed Racing squad this weekend. The West Midlands based firm received the heart-breaking news that their facility was engulfed with flames last Saturday – with the race transporters the only thing remaining from the unstoppable blaze. Thanks to the incredible support of the BTCC community, the team along with drivers Mikey Dobale and Nick Halstead are set to role out in Cupra Leons provided by other teams. No matter which team fans support – everyone will be willing the PMR team to success at Knockhill after everything they have been through.

When is the next BARC weekend?
This weekend – 16-17 August

Where are the events being held?

Knockhill Circuit
Address: Saline, Dunfermline KY12 9TF

What is racing this weekend?

Out on track this weekend: Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship, Wera Tools F4 British Championship, the VERTU MINI CHALLENGE and the Porsche Sprint Challenge Great Britain

How can I watch?

Wanting to soak up the on-track action in person at Knockhill? Tickets are available on the day or on the Knockhill website from ÂŁ31 for a Saturday ticket or ÂŁ42 for a Sunday ticket – with weekend options available from ÂŁ60. Children under 12 go free with discounts for teens and Seniors.

Tickets can be purchased here: www.knockhill.com/events/british-touring-car-championship

Summer with a Supercat!

We have all done it. Summer holidays
 we are asked to look after cats while our parents, children, friends or neighbours go away on holiday. Some people get to look after cats of a different kind! Big Cats! Britcar Endurance Championship Technical Director David Hornsey was invited to drive the monstrous TWR built Jaguar XJS V12 Supercat during the circuit racing summer break. The event in question was the British Automobile Racing Club supported Goodwood Festival of Speed where David got the chance to make the big cat purrrr!

Ian Waterhouse on BARC TV caught up with the Britcar official at the recent round at Donington Park.

“I worked with TWR [Tom Walkinshaw Racing] for about a year, 18 months – working on chassis development for the Supercat and it was my honour to drive it at the Goodwood for its dynamic launch. The car I drove was the American press car and was the first finished car built and was back in the UK for some media and photography work as well as some events and that was the first time the public saw the car moving.”

88 of the exciting cars will be built to celebrate the 1988 Le Mans win that TWR masterminded with the Jaguar XJR-9 during the Group C era. Hornsey brings us up to speed with the stats and spec of this thunderous car!

“It is a Jaguar XJS underneath – they are all developed from an original car. It keeps some of the original chassis and keeps the original V12 block which has been bored out to 5.6 litres with a supercharger strapped on. Everything else is bespoke and new – other than the door handles! It’s such an experience to drive – for the show they put straight pipes on it to make it louder, but that’s the noise the road car makes, just at a more acceptable volume. Being in that car with 100,000 people watching with flames belching out the exhaust and noise reverberating off the flint wall was incredible. I had Radzi [Chinyanganya] one of the Goodwood presenters, alongside me on one run, and I think it fried his brain as halfway up he stopped talking as he was speechless!”

Going up the famous hill can be quite daunting – what was the weekend like in the car? We heard the car got ushered into the Shootout?

“We started the weekend just doing demo runs and I have been fortunate enough to have done lots of runs up the hill for different manufacturers over the years – so you drive at 70% and show off a bit but you make sure the car is safe. On Saturday morning Goodwood approached us as the car was creating such a buzz on social media they wanted the car to go up the hill more – but the only session available was the timed runs. I had to beg, borrow and steal some overalls, boots and off we went! It’s a lot narrower when you are pushing!”

Did you have a target then of what the car could do or what you wanted it to do?

“Before we went up, I had no idea what time we could get and didn’t really want to know as I wanted to drive it and see what would happen. We got a 58 second run on the first go and that put us fourth or fifth in the road car class which was ok. I thought if than go a little quicker in a few areas I could knock a second or two off and we ended up doing a 55 second run – third in class and beat the Ferrari and Lister Storm GT1 which I was quite pleased with. 11th overall was a really great result out of 20 something cars. It was the most intense minute I have ever had in motorsport!”

BARC enjoys fun in the sun at Convoy in the Park

Big crowds, scorching temperatures and breathtaking wheel-to-wheel action played its part in ensuring the British Automobile Racing Club delivered a sublime weekend of entertainment at this year’s Convoy in the Park.

Regarded as one of the biggest events on the national motorsport calendar, the two-day spectacle saw a number of different championships take centre stage on-track while countless attractions – including show trucks and live music – starred around the venue.

Headlining the on-track entertainment were five colossal contests from the British Tuck Racing Championship, with the super-sized series reaching the midpoint of the 2025 season with its typical dose of thrill and spills.

The battle for supremacy in Division 1 remains as fierce as ever with four different drivers standing on the top step of the podium in Leicestershire. Michael Oliver was the first to strike as he claimed a commanding lights-to-flag victory in race one, having secured pole position in qualifying.

David Jenkins then became the ninth different winner of the season in race two before David Smith and reigning champion Ryan Smith each made their mark, claiming a win apiece. The weekend finished in the same way that it had began, with Oliver cruising to a superb win in a frenetic finale.

Over in Division 2, Jake Evans bounced back from engine troubles at Thruxton to reignite his championship challenge. The MAN TGX driver won four out of five races and could well have made it a clean sweep had it not been for Sami Ojanen tallying his first win of the season.

That wasn’t to be the only truck racing that took place though during the weekend as the coveted International Truck Prix made a welcome return to the schedule for a third successive year.

Boasting an entry list that was packed with high-profile names such as Isle of Man TT legend John McGuinness MBE, spoils were ultimately shared between former BTRC competitors Mark Taylor, Jamie Anderson and Simon Reid.

Elsewhere, the Britcar Endurance Championship wrote the latest chapter of its season with an astonishing 90-minute race that was decided on the very last lap of the race – between team-mates no less.

AmSpeed and their Porsche 991 Cup cars proved to be the class of the field throughout the 65 lap contest with the pairing of Ash Muldoon and James Kellett going head-to-head with their stablemates Dom Malone and Adam Smalley.

With almost the entire field being lapped by the two cars, Muldoon and Kellett ultimately managed to hold off Malone and Smalley to triumph by a little over two seconds at the chequered flag. Completing the podium was the Raceworks Motorsport duo of Chris Bingham and Michael Lyons.

The Junior Saloon Car Championship is poised for a spectacular title run-in over the coming months as Josh Selvadorai enjoyed a near-perfect weekend under the flightpath of East Midlands airport.

Arriving at Donington Park with ground to make up on points leader Wilf Butler, Selvadorai delivered a mesmerising performance behind the wheel to win races one and two. The talented teenager came oh-so close to making it a hat-trick too, however Oliver Kerr managed to hang on.

Simon Allaway’s monstrous Lotus Esprit V8 was the talk of the town as the CNC Heads Sports/Saloon Car Championship arrived at Donington Park and it remained a topic of conversation throughout the meeting as Allaway dominated proceedings.

Allaway swept aside the opposition to snare pole position in qualifying and he then drove off into the distance to win both races by more than 20 seconds – underlining the superiority of his machine.

Over in the Track Action Racing Club, Paul Roddison continued his fine run of form to win twice in his Skoda Octavia whilst Ben Wilkinson narrowly pipped Nathan Williams to victory in the solitary OT Publishing Coupe Cup with Toyo Tires contest.

To view the full classification of results from all sessions at Donington Park, CLICK HERE.

Every lap from the two-day event is also available to watch on demand via the British Automobile Racing Club YouTube channel HERE.