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Caterham Graduates Racing Club to leave BARC at the end of season

The British Automobile Racing Club can today (August 4) confirm that the Caterham Graduates Racing Club will move onto new pastures at the end of the 2025 season.

Ben Taylor, BARC Chief Executive, said: “We are naturally disappointed that Caterham Graduates have decided to leave BARC for next season.

“It has been a long and successful partnership between us and it seems a shame to bring that to an end when things are currently going really well.

“Nonetheless we wish the club every success in the future and look forward to ending this season on a high.”

Dutch delight as BARC delivers weekend to remember at Zandvoort

The British Automobile Racing Club kicked off the second half of the 2025 season in style this past weekend (July 26/27) as a number of championships made their mark at Zandvoort in the Netherlands.

Making a second visit in as many years to the home of the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, a number of single-make categories not only took centre stage but also delivered a blockbuster show – with plenty of thrilling wheel-to-wheel moments putting fans on the edge of their seats.

Spoils were shared in the Wera Tools F4 British Championship certified by FIA however it was Fionn McLaughlin that ultimately ended up as the big winner as he managed to extend his advantage at the top of the standings.

The Hitech TGR driver’s chief title rival Martin Molnár was victorious in a frenetic opener however McLaughlin went on to crucially outscore the Virtuosi Racing driver in the remaining two, somewhat chaotic, contests.

Fortec Motorsport’s Ary Bansal became the tenth different winner of the season as he reigned supreme in race two before Red Bull Junior McLaughlin came to the fore in a frenetic finale, winning for the third time this year whilst Molnár failed to finish.

Caterham Motorsport had a significant presence at the Dutch track and it proved to be a family affair in the Bilstein Caterham Roadsport Championship as Charlie Harris and William Harris each claimed a hard-fought win apiece.

Over in the Edge Caterham Seven 270R Championship, Louis Darling staked his claim as a force to be reckoned with as he marched towards a brace of race wins. Darling had to play second fiddle to Ben Wheatley in race one but after that he wasn’t to be stopped in races two and three.

Remarkably, Darling’s first win in race two came after a breathtaking run to the chequered flag which resulted in him pipping Nick Sampson to top spot by just 0.003 seconds.

Taylor O’Flanagan underlined why he remains the driver to beat in the Vertex Caterham Seven 310R Championship as he produced a flawless performance to snare pole position in qualifying and then go on to win all three races.

Rounding out the Caterham Motorsport action were a trio of races from the Dutch Barn Vodka Caterham Seven Championship UK – all of which were staggeringly decided by less than a tenth of a second.

Race one saw Matthew Armstrong get the better of Aaron Head by 0.030 seconds before Harry Senior came out on top of a back-and-forth battle with Harry Cook to win race two by 0.041 seconds. Armstrong then beat Senior to first place by 0.092 seconds in race three.

Also in action over the course of the weekend was the P4 Emergency Lighting Caterham Graduates Championship. Amalgamating the Sigma 135 and Sigma 150 classes together, those watching at the track and online were able to savour a bumper 39-car grid battle it out for supremacy.

James Emson and Max Haynes emerged as the class of the field as they both took a win apiece, doing so in some fashion too as they both broke clear of the chasing pack and scrapped amongst themselves for outright honours.

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

Watch all of the action back on the official BARC YouTube channel HERE.

Going Dutch – BARC heads overseas for second half of 2025

After a short summer break, the circuit racing calendar for the British Automobile Racing Club kick-starts this weekend for the second half of the 2025 calendar. Restarting the racing action will be a trip to the Netherlands for an overseas holiday weekend at the coastal Zandvoort Circuit.

British F4 head from one Grand Prix circuit in the form of Silverstone to another in Zandvoort. The upcoming experience will help prepare the young-guns as they climb the single-seater ladder. The Dutch round will also provide a learning opportunity for the Caterham Motorsport classes and the Caterham Graduates Racing Championship to experience the thrill of competition on European soil.

When is the next BARC weekend?
This weekend – 26-27 July

Where are the events being held?

Zandvoort Circuit
Address: Burgemeester van Alphenstraat 108, 2041 JA Zandvoort, Netherlands

What is racing this weekend?

Out on track this weekend are the Wera Tools F4 British Championship, Vertex Caterham Seven 310R, Dutch Barn Vodka Caterham Seven Championship, EDGE Caterham Seven 270R Championship, Blistein Caterham Roadsport Championship and P4 Emergency Lighting Caterham Graduates Racing Championship

How can I watch from the UK?

We have you covered. Both days from the Dutch adventure will be live streamed so you won’t miss a second of the racing action across all the classes. Make sure you subscribe to the BARC YouTube Channel – www.youtube.com/@britishautomobileracingclub

What time are things happening on track?

Qualifying begins on track at 09:00 local time on Saturday with racing beginning at 12:55. On Sunday we get off to an early start with racing beginning at 09:00 local time and running throughout the day.

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://livetiming.getraceresults.com/zandvoort#screen-results
Timetable*: https://www.barc.net/event/barc-race-meeting-zandvoort-july-26-27/
Live Stream: www.youtube.com/@britishautomobileracingclub

* Subject to adjustments prior and during the race meeting

BARC entertains the masses on full-throttle weekend at Croft

The British Automobile Racing Club took centre stage at Croft Circuit this past weekend (June 14/15) for two action-packed days of full-throttle entertainment, headlined by the TCR UK Championship.

Making the first of two Club visits in three weeks to the North Yorkshire venue, an enthusiastic crowd flocked through the gates to witness an abundance of thrills and spills from a host of different categories.

Topping the bill was the TCR UK Championship and it was a meeting that arguably belonged to title contender Adam Shepherd in his Cupra Leon VZ TCR machine, for both the right and the wrong reasons.

From the moment he hit the track, Shepherd was the driver to beat and he duly romped to pole position in qualifying before then converting his front row start into a flawless lights-to-flag victory in race one.

Shepherd also took the chequered flag first in the reverse grid second race however he would be excluded post-race after being deemed to be at fault for contact with Steve Laidlaw at Tower Bend. His exclusion thus promoted Callum Newsham up to top spot.

Not to be deterred, Shepherd bounced back in style in the final contest of the weekend as he came out on top of a chaotic finale to triumph for a second time and with it, strengthen his challenge for the coveted crown.

Over in the Milltek Civic Cup, which is a touted as a one-make feeder series to TCR UK, Liam McGill and Alistair Camp walked away from Croft with a share of the spoils.

McGill struck first as he translated pole position into a peerless victory in race one however Camp was quick to strike back in race two as he guided his Honda Civic Type R to the chequered flag, albeit just seven tenths of a second ahead of Josh Bromley.

Race one victor McGill had to settle for third as Camp triumphed although it wasn’t long before he was back on the top step of the podium as he dominated proceedings in race three, beating Jake Hewlett and Camp by more than five seconds.

Elsewhere, the P4 Emergency Lighting Caterham Graduates Championship wrote the latest chapter in its 2025 campaign as both the Sigma 135 Class and Sigma 150 Class staged three races apiece.

Despite both grids being stacked with race-winning drivers, both categories saw clean sweeps recorded as David Rooke charged to a hat-trick of race wins in the Sigma 135 ranks while reigning Sigma 150 champion Jamie Ellwood also tallied three wins out of three.

There were more twists and turns in the Junior Saloon Car Championship as Oliver Kerr threw his name into the ring as a title contender as the talented teenager claimed an impressive brace of race wins.

Having scored his first win of the season last time out at Silverstone, Kerr continued his rich vein of form of Croft as he snared pole position in an ultra-competitive qualifying session before being the star of the show in races one and two.

Kerr’s dominance came to an end in a captivating third and final encounter as championship leader Wilf Butler reminded everyone why he remains the driver to beat by charging to a commanding victory, with rivals Josh Selvadorai and Kerr finishing in his wheel tracks.

Rounding out the weekend’s action at the BARC-operated venue were two races from the Track Action Racing Club, which boasted another ultra-competitive grid of eclectic cars that went wheel-to-wheel.

Despite the diverse range of drivers and machines, three names ultimately stood head and shoulders above the rest; Shaun Goverd in his Citroen AX, Paul Roddison in his Skoda Octavia and Shaun Deacon in his Peugeot 106.

Goverd proved to be the cream of the crop as he produced a flawless performance as he first powered his AX to pole position before then getting the better of Roddison and Deacon in both races to triumph twice.

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

You can also watch all of the action back via the BARC’s official YouTube channel, HERE.

British F4, Britcar Endurance and Caterham Graduates star at Silverstone

Silverstone provided the setting for a trio of British Automobile Racing Club categories to continue their 2025 campaigns this past bank holiday weekend (May 2-3) – delivering an abundance of entertainment in the process.

Hot on the heels of a captivating season-opener at Donington Park, the Wera Tools F4 British Championship certified by FIA was back in action as the single-seater series took centre stage at the Home of British Motor Racing for Rounds 4, 5 and 6.

Rodin Motorsport’s James Piszcyk smashed his own lap record in qualifying to clinch pole position and he duly converted it into a lights-to-flag victory in race one ahead of Hitech TGR’s Fionn McLaughlin and Virtuosi Racing’s Martin Molnár.

Race two saw Adam Al Azhari then write his name into the history books as he emerged victorious in the championship’s 300th race. Making an opportune move at Vale to slip past the top-two on the opening lap, Al Azhari was perfection personified once out front and went on to triumph in style.

The weekend’s third and final contest then saw Piszcyk return to the summit of the podium as he made it three wins from three races for Rodin Motorsport; delivering a near carbon-copy performance to that he delivered the day previous.

Elsewhere, the Britcar Endurance Championship made its second appearance of the season at Silverstone with a scintillating 90-minute contest that had battles running right the way through its 32-car field.

Like they did at the start of April, the Toro Verde GT duo of Steve Gambrell and Dan Lloyd proved too much for the opposition as they piloted their Porsche 991.2 to the chequered flag by almost half a minute.

Claiming runners-up spoils was AMSPEED’s Ash Muldoon and James Kellett in a Porsche 991 Cup while Bonamy Grimes and Johnny Mowlem finished third in their FF Corse with Red River Sport Ferrari 488 Challenge EVO.

Rounding out the weekend’s action around the 3.66-mile Grand Prix circuit were two races from the P4 Emergency Lighting Caterham Graduates Championship – which boasted a staggering 60-car entry list.

Renowned for producing races that are decided by the smallest of margins, the opening encounter saw reigning champion Jamie Ellwood manage to break clear of the chasing pack late on to beat Ben Winrow and Paul Goldstein by more than a second.

Race two proved to be much closer however as Max Haynes beat Ben Winrow to top spot by a staggering 0.043s. Stephen Clark finished a further two tenths of a second back in third place whilst Ellwood and Harry Cramer completed the top-five.

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

North Western Centre makes full-throttle start to season at Oulton Park

The British Automobile Racing Club’s North Western Centre enjoyed a full-throttle start to the 2025 season at Oulton Park this past Saturday (April 12) as three different categories took centre stage on the famed International layout.

As momentum for the new campaign continues to build around the country, it was the turn of the Club’s North Western Centre at the weekend as both the CNC Heads Sports/Saloon Car Championship and OT Coupe Cup with Toyo Tires made their first appearances of the year.

For the CNC Heads Sports/Saloon Car Championship – which is the centre’s flagship series – competitors were undoubtedly chomping at the bit to hit the track given the fact that a bumper 47-car entry list was confirmed for the opening two rounds.

Such was the enormity of the grid, organisers opted to double the amount of races on the day, amalgamating those in Class A, B and G together for two races and those in Class C, D, E and F together for a further two races.

Simon Allaway proved to be in a league of his own in the two Class A, B & G contests as he made the perfect start to the new season by powering his Lotus Esprit V8 to a commanding brace of victories.

Race one saw Allaway quickly make his escape from the chasing pack and he ultimately never looked back, taking the chequered flag by more than 20 seconds ahead of Bod Buckby and Ben Roberts. In race two, his winning margin was to be eight seconds at the end.

Over in Class C, D, E and F, Chris Roberts showed similar levels of dominance as he too claimed a clean sweep of front-running results – winning both races by more than ten seconds in his sensational BMW M4.

There was plenty of edge-of-the-seat entertainment when it came to the OT Coupe Cup with Toyo Tires, with the budget-conscious tin top series serving up two frenetic bouts around the picturesque 2.692-mile circuit.

With last year’s victor Daniel Munro moving onto new pastures, all bets were off when it came to the battle for supremacy at the front of the field – although three drivers staked their claim with exemplary performances.

Nathan Williams underlined his credentials as one to watch as he fended off the race-long advances of Adam Jones to win the season-opener before Jones turned the tables in race two to open his account for the season.

While both Williams and Jones claimed a win apiece, Max Papworth demonstrated that he will undoubtedly stand on the top step of the podium in the near future as he tallied a pair of top-three finishes.

Rounding out the North Western Centre’s race day at Oulton Park was the P4 Emergency Lighting Caterham Graduates Championship, which was back in action after competing at Donington Park last month.

In the Sigma 150 Class, it didn’t take reigning champion Jamie Ellwood long to pick up where he left off last season as he bagged two wins from two races. Max Haynes, Stephen Clark, Harry Cramer and Ben Winrow all scooped podium finishes behind the charging Ellwood.

The Sigma 135 Class – which had almost 40 entries – saw spoils shared as Giles Derry and Tom McEwing maintained their strong starts to the season by tallying a win apiece.

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

BARC kicks off 2025 season in style at Donington Park

The British Automobile Racing Club lifted the curtain on its 2025 season in sensational style this past weekend (March 22-23) as a number of championships battled changeable conditions at Donington Park.

TCR UK Championship

It was the dawn of a new era for TCR UK as the championship competed under the BARC banner for the very first time – and it saw two of its most experienced drivers take centre stage as they laid down their markers as credible title contenders.

Adam Shepherd and Callum Newsham entered the new campaign as ones to watch and they duly lived up to all expectations, with Shepherd striking first as he hustled his Cupra to pole position in qualifying.

Shepherd converted his front-row start into a dominant lights-to-flag victory in the opener. Despite having to deal with early pressure from the chasing pack – which was led by the Laidlaw duo – and a safety car interruption, the Capture Motorsport driver was wheel-perfect on his way to top spot.

Race two would see Shepherd double his tally for the weekend as he came through the field on a drying track to win the reverse grid encounter. On a damp track, the grid was split between wet and dry tyres, providing an intriguing spectacle.

Steve Laidlaw rolled the dice to stay on wets and led much of the race however all eyes were on the slick-shod Shepherd and Newsham as they charged forward. Shepherd would ultimately close down a gap of 12 seconds to snatch the win on the penultimate lap ahead of the aforementioned duo.

Newsham was able to end Shepherd’s run of success with a dominant victory in the final race of the weekend – which took several attempts to run. Making a demon start, the Scotsman was never headed as he beat Finn Leslie and Shepherd to the chequered flag.

Milltek Sport Civic Cup

Alongside TCR UK, the Milltek Sport Civic Cup also made its BARC debut under the flightpath of East Midlands airport with two highly entertaining races setting the stall out for what promises to be a season to remember.

Home to the pocket-rocket Honda Civic, the one-make series is billed as a feeder category for TCR UK and has seen a number of promising drivers rise up the ranks in recent years.

At Donington Park, Alistair Camp and former TCR UK champion Lewis Kent underlined their credentials as the leading lights to look out for as they claimed a win apiece around the 1.979-mile National circuit.

Camp snatched pole position by the slender margin on 0.052s in qualifying and duly converted it into victory in race one, pulling clear of Kent and Liam McGill to open his account for the campaign.

Race two proved to be a much closer affair with just six tenths of a second covering the top-three at the finish. This time it was Kent that came out on top as he edged out Harvey Caton and Camp to triumph.

Classic Touring Car Racing Club

Variety was the spice of life when it came to the Classic Touring Car Racing Club as bumper grids of vintage tin top machines went wheel-to-wheel; putting those in attendance and watching online on the edge of their seats.

The Everard Pre-66 Touring Cars rolled back the years with two enthralling encounters, both of which were won by Michael Cullen. The Ford Lotus Cortina driver comfortably beat Oliver Law in race one but had a tougher time of things in race two as he faced competition from Piers Grange.

Cullen came oh-so close to extending his winning streak to the amalgamated Shell Oils Group 1 Touring Cars, Trackhub.uk Pre-93 Touring Cars, Burty Pre-03 Touring Cars and Super Tourers Series contests.

Swapping his Ford Lotus Cortina for a BMW E30 M3, Cullen finished half a second away from Ian Bower in race one while William Davison completed the podium. Nobody would ultimately come close to Bower in race two as he scarpered out front to win by more than 14 seconds.

Bower was a winner in one of the two PRG Trailers Classic Thunder and Rikki Cann Aston Martin Specialist Historic Thunder Saloons races too, with last year’s inaugural champion Colin Voyce claiming the spoils in race two.

Rounding out the Classic Touring Car Racing Club entertainment were two races from the Burton Power Blue Oval Saloon Series. A haven for Fast Fords, the weekend arguably belonged to Andy Robinson as he clinched a clean sweep in his Ford Falcon.

Junior Saloon Car Championship

The Junior Saloon Car Championship lifted the curtain on a brand-new season with three breathtaking contests delivering three different race winners.

Home to the next generation of racing talent, the budget-conscious series has been a staple of the junior racing pyramid for more than a decade and this year’s edition looks to be as competitive as ever.

With a grid made up of second and third-year racers, as well as promising rookies, the single-make category had everyone enthralled and it was Josh Selvadorai that struck first as he bagged pole position in qualifying.

His moment in victory lane would have to wait though as Wilf Butler scored bragging rights in the opening contest as he triumphed ahead of fellow returnees Luca Masarati and Lewis Stannard.

Selvadorai was imperious in race two though as he pulled out a gap of more than seven seconds to beat Butler, with Masarati a few seconds further adrift in third place.

The weekend’s third and final bout went the way of Stannard as he pulled off a sublime number of overtakes to go from fifth to first. Following him to the chequered flag was Masarati and Oliver Kerr.

P4 Emergency Lighting Caterham Graduates Championship

Some of the biggest and smallest winning margins of the weekend came in the ultra-competitive P4 Emergency Lighting Caterham Graduates Championship – which staged two races for its Sigma 135 Class and two for its Sigma 150 Class.

In the Sigma 135s, nobody was stopping Adam Kene as he stamped his authority on the early championship battle with two exemplary performances.

His first victory saw him triumph by almost 16 seconds ahead of Tom McEwing and Stephen Merritt while win number two saw the same three drivers finish on the podium, although this time the gap was capped at six seconds.

Over in the Sigma 150s, Will Stilwell trounced the opposition to win by more than ten seconds in race one. Things however were much closer when it came to race two.

Paul Goldstein – a double Caterham champion last year – emerged victorious from a captivating contest that saw him eventual beat Max Haynes to the chequered flag by just 0.006s. Stephen Clark was a further four tenths back in third.

Adrian Flux Insurance MG Owners Club Championship

The McDermid family had plenty to celebrate on Sunday night as they reigned supreme in the opening rounds of the Adrian Flux Insurance MG Owners Club Championship.

Entering the year as the defending champion, Steve McDermid was wheel-perfect in his MG ZR – which had the number one adorning his window – as he claimed a brace of race wins ahead of his son, Jake McDermid.

There was very little to separate the McDermid duo however behind, Lee Sullivan could only manage to be the best of the rest as he netted a brace of third-place finishes.

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

You can also re-watch all the action via the British Automobile Racing Club YouTube channel, HERE.

Event Information: BARC Season-Opener at Donington Park

Spring is almost upon us, heralding the start of a new motorsport season. Excitement and anticipation fills the air with a packed 2025 British Automobile Racing Club calendar of events getting underway this weekend (22/23 March) with six different championships kicking-off the season.

Donington Park hosts the inaugural timetable, with the two–mile National layout in use for the action this weekend. With so much going on this season – we thought it would be useful to bring together all the important information, so you know what is happening on the BARC calendar this weekend.

When is the next race meeting?
The next event will be held on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd March

Where is it being held?
Donington Park – National Circuit
Address: Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2BN

What is racing this weekend?
TCR UK, Milltek Civic Cup, Adrian Flux MG Owners Club Championship, Classic Touring Car Racing Club classes, Junior Saloon Car Championship and P4 Emergency Lighting Caterham Graduates Championship.

How can I watch?
All of the BARC race weekends will be broadcast live and for free on our YouTube Channel [Link YouTube channel text]. The uninterrupted coverage will feature all the on track drama with commentary, analysis and features throughout the day with over 10 hours across the day with coverage starting just ahead of the first race on Saturday.

For those who want to soak up the on-track action in person – tickets are available on the day from ÂŁ22 or from the Donington Park website from ÂŁ19 with gates opening at 07:30 each day.

What time are things happening on track?

Track action begins just after 09:00 on both days. On Saturday qualifying heads the order in the morning and just after 13:00, we go green with the first race – the opening round of the TCR UK championship with an afternoon of track action to follow. A packed, full day of racing is billed for Sunday with short, sharp races until early evening.

Do you have any more information?

We have a few other handy links that might be useful to help you enjoy your weekend.
Live Timing and Commentary: https://bit.ly/3XMYRzv
Timetable*: https://bit.ly/41YzMUF
Event Information: https://bit.ly/4iKMPP8

* Subject to adjustments prior and during the race meeting

Enjoy the racing. It’s good to be back!

Caterham contingent sign off 2024 season in style at Donington Park

Donington Park provided the backdrop to a thrilling penultimate event of the season for the British Automobile Racing Club this past weekend (October 19/20) as both Caterham Motorsport and the Caterham Graduates Racing Club closed out their 2024 campaigns in thrilling fashion.

More than 50 drivers bid farewell to their novice stickers as the final round of the Caterham Academy Championship provided plenty of entertainment. In the Green Group, Brian Thornton reigned supreme while White Group champion Paul Ogglesby signed off with yet another win.

Not content with staging one race each, both groups amalgamated together for the Autumn Trophy race later on Sunday however nobody could stop Ogglesby from triumphing as he beat Dean Burden and Alex Coombes to the chequered flag by more than six seconds. 

Earlier in the year Bruno van Dyke had been one to watch in the Academy although for the season finale he was invited to step up into the Bilstein Caterham Roadsport Championship – which is the next step up from the Academy on the Caterham Motorsport ladder. 

Grabbing the opportunity with both hands, van Dyke was in a league of his own as he romped to an impressive brace of wins. Two top-four finishes for Paul Goldstein proved enough for him to be crowned champion.

With Ben Timmons having secured an unassailable lead in the Mission Motorsport Caterham Seven 270R Championship prior to the finale, the bragging rights of race wins were on the line under the flightpath of East Midlands airport – and the 32-car field didn’t disappoint. 

Charlie Lower was perfection personified across races one and two as he cruised to victory however his chances of completing his hat-trick ended on lap four of the finale when he was forced to retire; which opened the door for Ben Wheatley to triumph. 

The destiny of the Motul Caterham Seven 310R Championship went down to the wire with Harry Cook capturing the coveted crown ahead of Taylor O’Flanagan after the pair went head-to-head across three captivating contests.

 

O’Flanagan entered the weekend leading the standings after dropped scores were applied however he could only watch on as Cook charged to all three wins and in-doing so, turned the tables to walk away as the new champion.

Over in the Vertex Caterham Seven UK Championship, less than half a second covered the top two in each of the final three races of the season. William Smith was the first to stand on the top step of the podium before Harry Senior came to the fore in race two.

After missing out in each of the previous two bouts, Samuel Smith finally had his moment out front as he closed proceedings with a hard-fought victory in race three ahead of Matthew Armstrong and Paul Donkin. 

Also in attendance at the Leicestershire venue was the SIM Motorsport Caterham Graduates Championship, with its two classes – the Sigma 135s and Sigma 150s – serving up plenty of edge-of-the-seat moments. 

Jamie Ellwood capped off a memorable year in which he was crowned Sigma 150 champion by winning the opening encounter of the Sigma 135 Class before Giles Derry pipped Megan Bruce to top spot in a thrilling finale. 

Paul Goldstein was crowned champion after a superb charge from the back of the grid in the finale. The title marked the second coveted prize he won over the course of the weekend, having earlier bagged Roadsport honours. 

In the Sigma 150 category, Jack Barlow was wheel-perfect as he clinched a dominant double over Will Stillwell. 

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

BARC TV: What’s On This Weekend – October 19/20

Donington Park will welcome the British Automobile Racing Club this weekend (October 19/20) for an action-packed two days of track action that will be headlined by Caterham Motorsport.

Bringing the curtain down on their 2024 campaign, the Caterham contingent will be out in full forces with races from its Academy, 270R Seven, 310R Seven, Roadsport and Seven UK Championship’s.

In addition, the Caterham Graduates Racing Club will also be in attendance to add further spice to the entertainment.

Make sure you don’t miss any of the on-track entertainment by using the key timings and links below:

Saturday 19th October | 14:05 | WATCH HERE
Sunday 20th October | 09:15 | WATCH HERE

To find out more information on this weekend’s race meeting at Donington Park, including the official entry lists and timetable, CLICK HERE.

Don’t miss any future BARC LIVE events by subscribing to our YouTube channel HERE.

All-out action at Anglesey as BARC delights fans in North Wales

The British Automobile Racing Club made its one and only trip of the year to North Wales this past weekend (September 7/8) as a number of championships took centre stage at Anglesey Circuit.

Organised and run by the Club’s North West Centre, the two-day meeting produced an unmissable spectacle of blockbuster wheel-to-wheel action – with a number of drivers ramping up their pursuits of being crowned champion in their respective categories.

In the Junior Saloon Car Championship, Harry Smith strengthened his title charge with a virtuoso performance as he reigned supreme in style. Pacing the opposition to claim pole position in qualifying, Smith was perfection personified across the opening two races.

Despite coming under pressure at times, the second-year racer didn’t put a wheel wrong and cruised to a pair of lights-to-flag wins whilst his championship rivals filled the remaining spots on the podium.

Smith was also in the fight for overall honours in the weekend’s final contest however the trio of Josh Selvadorai, James Sherrington and Jonathan Moore proved difficult to beat – with Selvadorai ultimately coming out on top.

The North West Centre’s flagship category, the CNC Heads Sports/Saloon Car Championship wrote the latest chapter of its 2024 story with a trio of races to entertain those that were in attendance.

Showcasing a variety of different cars across multiple classes, Jim Hutchinson proved to be the toast of the field as he dominated the meeting in his Ford Escort RSR, scoring a hat-trick of race wins.

No less than seven races were staged by the SIM Motorsport Caterham Graduates Championship over the course of the weekend, four of which were for the Sigma 135s while the remaining three were for the Sigma 150s.

Variety proved to be the spice of life when it came to the Sigma 135 class as three different drivers stood on the top step of the podium. Paul Goldstein kicked off proceedings with a hard-fought victory in race one before Theo Theato and Adam Kene came to the fore, the latter winning twice.

Things were somewhat more dominant when it came to the Sigma 150 class as Jamie Ellwood served up a clinical display to win all three races. Will Stillwell, Max Haynes and Matthew Willoughby were his closest challengers as they featured on the remaining podium spots.

The Track Action Racing Club concluded the weekend’s entertainment around the picturesque with Paul Roddison – a previous winner of the coveted BARC President’s Cup – triumphing twice in his Volkswagen Scirocco.

Roddison was the benchmark from the get-go however he did have to withstand pressure from the hard-charging Tim Evans in his Audi TT at times.

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

Caterham contingent battle it out around Cadwell Park

Cadwell Park provided the setting for an action-packed two days of British Automobile Racing Club entertainment this past weekend (July 13/14) as Caterham Motorsport and the Caterham Graduates Racing Club took centre stage to deliver all-out entertainment. 

First-time racers continued their motor racing journeys in the latest round of the Caterham Academy Championship, with one race being staged for the White Group and another for the Green Group.

In the White Group, David Hall fended off the advances of Scott Helme to prevail by more than three seconds while James Hall was unstoppable in the Green Group as he halted Bruno van Dyke’s winning streak to take the chequered flag by more than ten seconds. 

Ben Timmons was perfection personified in the Mission Motorsport Caterham Seven 270R Championship as he strengthened his title challenge by clinching a sensational hat-trick of race wins. 

Timmons entered the weekend as the driver to beat and he duly lived up to all expectations as he bounced back from narrowly missing out on pole position to take a victory clean sweep. Ben Wheatley, Lyonel Tollemache, James Emson and Stephen Merritt all tallied podiums behind him.  

Spoils were shared in the Motul Caterham Seven 310R Championship as Harry Cook and Tom Wyllys both stood on the top step of the podium, Cook doing so twice as he came oh-so close to winning all three races like Timmons.

Cook beat Taylor O’Flanagan to the chequered flag in a pulsating opener before Wyllys then gave it everything he had to try and overhaul the race one winner in the second bout. While he was unable to do so on that occasion, he did finally triumph in the weekend’s finale. 

Over in the Bilstein Caterham Roadsport Championship, only two of the three scheduled races were run, with the spoils of battle going the way of Adam Kene and Paul Goldstein. 

The Sim Motorsport Caterham Graduates Racing Club was also in attendance over the course of the weekend at Cadwell Park and they too didn’t disappoint when it came to delivering wheel-to-wheel thrills.

In the Sigma 135 Class, Jamie Winrow was in a league of his own in races one and two as he led home Goldstein however the tables would turn in race three as the latter would take victory ahead of Tom McEwing and Alaric Barney.

Meanwhile, the Sigma 150 Class saw three different drivers stand on the top step of the podium; underlining just how competitive the one-make series has been since the opening round of the campaign. 

Jamie Ellwood kicked off proceedings by claiming a narrow victory ahead of reigning champion Harry Senior in a tense first race before the current title holder then had his moment in the sun as he edged out Henry Heaton in race two; Heaton would be then be the star of race three.

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