29 SEP 2011 - MOOSE TROPHY

Fancy a last chance to race your FF1600 at Oulton this year - and at a bargain price? Put Saturday 22nd October in your diary now, as MSVR are running a meeting on this date and BRSCC have bought 3 x 20 minute slots. This will be the 2011 running of the Moose Trophy, one of the famed big end of season trophy meetings. All classes will run together, and every FF1600 is eligible, (including historic, pre-74, classic, Irish, Scottish, etc...). The final format is still to be decided depending on the entry level , but it will probably be a 20 minute qualifying session and two 20 minute races.

All are welcome, and we would like to see as many as possible racing on the 22nd October honouring the memory of long time friend and supporter of FF1600 racing in the North West, Colin "Moose" Benn. The entry fee for one hour's track time is only £195 - BRSCC membership is not required, so long as you are a member of a motor club then that is fine.

26 SEP 2011 - FF1600 WINNERS 2011

Many thanks to all of the drivers and teams who have supported the championships during the 2011 season, and of course many congratulations to all of this year's trophy winners:

National Championship: 1st Chris Middlehurst 2nd John Murphy 3rd Abdul Ahmed Triple Crown Championship: 1st Cormac O'Neill 2nd Oliver White 3rd Chris Middlehurst Northern Championship Post-89: 1st Chris Middlehurst 2nd Martin Short 3rd John Murphy Northern Championship Pre-90 1st John Loebell 2nd Nigel Dolan 3rd Ian Parkington Northern Championship Class A: 1st Chris Middlehurst 2nd Martin Short 3rd Jamie Jardine Northern Championship Class B: 1st John Murphy 2nd Nigel Doe 3rd Neil Winn Northern Championship Class C: 1st John Loebell 2nd Jeff Hodgson 3rd Andrew Thomas Northern Championship Class D: 1st Nigel Dolan 2nd John Wilkinson 3rd Mario Sarchet Northern Championship Class E: 1st Steve Cole 2nd Graham Legget 3rd John Swift Champion of Oulton Post-89: 1st Chris Middlehurst 2nd Martin Short 3rd Jamie Jardine Champion of Oulton Pre-90: 1st John Loebell 2nd Nigel Dolan 3rd Ian Parkington Star of Anglesey Post-89: 1st John Murphy 2nd Martin Short 3rd Chris Middlehurst Star of Anglesey Pre-90: 1st John Loebell 2nd Kevin Donnelly 3rd Nigel Dolan

Once again, congratulations go to all the above drivers for their achievements this season and look forward to seeing you again in 2012.

03 SEP 2011 - CHAMPIONS OF OULTON

With one double header meeting at Anglesey left on 24/25 September, the following 2011 championship winners are now confirmed: Overall Pre-90 Championship: John Loebell Post-89 Champion of Oulton: Chris Middlehurst Pre-90 Champion of Oulton: John Loebell Class B Champion: John Murphy Class C Champion: John Loebell Congratulations go to all the above drivers for their achievements this season - the remaining titles will be decided at the final event of the year.

14 AUG 2011 - O’NEILL IS TRIPLE CROWN CHAMPION

Dubliner Cormac O’Neill secured the inaugural Avon Tyres Formula 1600cc Triple Crown title at Brands Hatch. He scored a 3rd and 4th place finish in the double header, and that earned him enough points to overhaul the pre meeting leader Oliver White who came home 4th & 5th.

29 JUL 2011 - BRANDS HATCH TEST DAY

MSV have a test day at Brands Hatch on Friday 12th August, details are as follows: Day (4 x 30 minute sessions) £230.00 AM (2 x 30 minute sessions) £145.00 PM (2 x 30 minute sessions) £170.00

08 MAY 2011 - THE MONGOL RALLY

In July, Dave McArthur will be part of a four man team entering the challenging Mongol rally event. Please see the piece below from Dave about the event, and the money they are endeavouring to raise for charity. On July the 23rd 2011, up to 500 cars will be lapping the famous Goodwood Circuit in Sussex. However, instead of setting lap records, these cars will be doing a lap of honour before starting one of the most epic and perilous adventures of modern times; the Mongol Rally.
The Rally sees cars with a capacity no larger than 1.2 litres, driving from Goodwood, Sussex, across 16,000 miles of mountain ranges, deserts and areas of conflict to Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia. Short of being a great adventure, the Rally is a massive charity event, with all teams raising a minimum of £1000 for a multitude of charities.
Our team, known as “ team mongoladventure” and all 6ft plus in height will be (hopefully) completing the journey in the completely unsuitable Vauxhall Agila, raising money for The Christina Noble Foundation (CNF) and The Meningitis Trust, a charity close to our hearts after the death of a friend to the disease in 2008.

02 MAY 2011 - FREE FF FESTIVAL ENTRY

Motorsport News has once again teamed up with the British Racing and Sports Car Club to offer the best Formula 1600 driver in the country a free entry into the end-of-season showpiece at the 40th running of the Festival. The knockout-style event at Brands Hatch takes place in October and the driver who has accrued the best results over the course of the season will earn an entry into the section of the event for Kent-engined machines. The prize is worth £295. MN will keep a tally of every FF1600 race result over the course of the season and the competitor who scores the most across all of their outings will earn the prize.
BRSCC spokesman Dominic Ostrowski said: “We are delighted that MN has again got involved in this initiative. It is a great incentive and last year’s winner, Jordan Skinner, used the prize to good effect to finish third in the final. It recognises the strength of Kent-engined Formula across the country.”

28 MAR 2011 - SILVERSTONE ENTRY OPE

A reminder to all Formula drivers and teams that entries are now open for the FF1600 Triple Crown and National Championship on the weekend of 9th and 10th April on the Silverstone National Circuit.
Within the National Championship this year we have a concurrently run FF1600 Triple Crown, so you can just major on the three meetings at Silverstone, Donington Park and Brands Hatch and aim for the title of FF1600 Triple Crown Champion.
Or you can add into your schedule Anglesey and Oulton Park and aim for the title of FF1600 National Champion. Or if you are just planning to run in the Northern Championship, Donington Park is part of that championship anyway, so doing the Silverstone rounds next weekend and the Brands Hatch rounds in August would allow you to contest both the Northern Championship and the Triple Crown. There are two other series you can aim for this season as well:
All rounds at Anglesey count towards the Star of Anglesey Series. All rounds at Oulton Park count towards the Champion of Oulton Series. So over the ten remaining race weekends you can follow upto five different championships For race info get in touch with Ian Smith or Matt Hawkins, and for race entries contact Carole Jackson. Their details are on the contacts page on this website.

26 FEB 2011 - OULTON PARK UPDATES (2)

In addition to the update posted on the 20th February, here some more kerb updates at Oulton Park ready for the 2011 season. Mike Mullins has sent a few photos of the new Foulstons/Knickerbrook kerbs. He says, "they are more aggressive than they look on these pictures!"

03 FEB 2011 - ANGLESEY SPRING MEETING

The entry fee is just £175 for one 15 minute qualifying session and two 15 minute races; with the test day on 12 March available for just £100. The meeting is also now the first two rounds of the 2011 Star of Anglesey series.

This year we have a fantastic opportunity to race at the historic Zandvoort circuit, and enjoy an excellent weekend away staying on the Netherlands' coastline. A slot is currently available on a BRSCC run double header meeting at Zandvoort over the weekend of 9/10 July. In response to the strong support shown by the club's Northern FF1600 drivers over many seasons, and particularly during 2010, the BRSCC have offered us the first refusal on going to Zandvoort for a double header, non-championship meeting.

20 FEB 2011 - OULTON PARK UPDATES

The 2011 changes to the Oulton Park circuit are as follows: (courtesy of Mike Mullins)
New kerbs at the entrance to Foulstons (Brittens) and Knicker Brook. These replace the tyres, and are high and aggressive although Knicker Brook isn't so bad as the start of the kerb follows the Fosters track, so it isn't head on. The armco has been moved back on the right hand side between Clay Hill and Water Tower. This was done for the bikes and won't have much affect on FF1600's. The entrance/exit to the circuit from the assembly area has changed. The entrance is slightly narrower and if you exit before the end of a session you don't use the last garage any more, but through a new gate just after it. Parc Ferme hasn't changed.

Cameras are being installed at key areas, but there are no firm decisions on how these will be used yet. Warning lights will be installed at various points, but as they are not on the circuit licence they probably won't be used for race meetings until 2012. Likely to be red, yellow and possibly green lights. They will be used for track days, race school etc, and possibly also test days (TBC). Further details and photos posted when available.