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Trophy Round 4 Race 1 Report: Life of Bryan, and All That Jas
Bryan Bransom and Jasver Sapra, in the Simon Green Motorsport BMW E46, took a hard-fought win in Race 1,fending off the Ginetta G56A of Mark Lee and Owen Hizzey. There was a failure for Nigel Greensall’s BMW E36 on the way to the grid, and it was pushed into the...
Trophy Silverstone GP Preview and Mid-season Round-up
It’s tight at the top of the points table as the Championship reaches mid-season, and the Class 2 Team BRIT BMW240i of Paralympians Chris Overend and James Whitley heads the overall standings with 178 points, taking in four class wins out of six races, and a clean...
Praga Race 2: Broadbent and Mutch Take Championship Lead After a Commanding Win in Wet Conditions
Goldie 2.0 followed its Silverstone National fastest lap time on Saturday with a well-fought and ultimately fairly comfortable win. The privateer teams, RAW Motorsports (2nd) and the University of Wolverhampton Racing (3rd), completed a successful Round with their...
Praga Race 1: University of Wolverhampton Racing Take First
Round 4, Race 1 of the Praga Cup 2022 at Silverstone saw a debut win for the student-led University racing team after a dramatic one-hour endurance race. Skilled driving and tactical car management won the race, when a pit stop by the UWR team with a tyre pressure...
Trophy Round 3 Race 2: A Win Double for Lee and Lucky
It was a textbook win in Race 2 for Lee Frost and Lucky Khera in the Race Lab BMW E46, while two significant opponents made early retirements. Khera took the start this time, and led away from pole, though behind him there was frantic action as the Ginetta G56s,...
Trophy Round 3 Race 1: Invitees Frost and Khera RSVP With a Win
Lee Frost and Lucky Khera love to race, whatever and wherever, and they kicked-off the Jubilee Trophy event with a win in their Race Lab BMW E46. Early-summer had reverted to April-like conditions for the morning’s qualifying session, and on a tricky track, Frost’s...
Praga Race 2: Guests Take the Honours
This time it sticks! Praga Guest Drivers Jimmy Broadbent and Gordie Mutch won the second race at Snetterton in their Fanatec Praga Team R1, bouncing back from Saturday’s disappointment which saw their win chalked off during post-race scrutineering. Rob Wheldon with...
Praga Race 1: The Sun Shines on Praga Cup as Team Mittell Cars Take One-Two At Snetterton
Despite Jimmy Broadbent taking the chequered flag first at Snetterton, Mittell Cars’ Scott Mittell and Charles Hall took top points from the first Praga Cup race of the weekend. Post-race penalties raised them from third to first place with the sister Mittell R1...
Trophy Round 2 Race 2: Successful Weekend for Bransom and Sapra
They won Race 1 of the Trophy Championship, and throughout the weekend they had graced the podium in other championships, so a win in Race 2 sealed a successful weekend for Jas Sapra and Brian Bransom. Sapra’s BMW led away from the rolling start, pursued by the...
Trophy Round 2 Race 1: Victory for Bransom and Sapra in a Busy Weekend
The Invitation entry BMW E36 Niall Bradley won on the road, but attracted a penalty for pitting out of sequence, and was then disqualified due to a technical infringement, leaving friends and occasional rivals Jas Sapra and Brian Bransom to take the honours in Sapra’s...
Praga Race 3: Foster and Lacey Take Top Step at Oulton Park as Broadbent and Mutch Celebrate Second
Round Two of the Praga Cup came to Cheshire on Saturday 2nd April with Tommy Foster and Miles Lacey winning an eventful race at Oulton Park. After starting on pole, following a blistering qualifying lap from Foster (1:31.278), the duo - running under Idola Motorsport...
Praga Race 2: Mittell and RAW dominate race 2 on a successful first Round of the all-new Praga Cup
Mittell Cars’ Charles Hall and Scott Mittell had a storming race in changeable conditions on the Silverstone GP circuit. In winning from the back of the grid, Charles Hall also celebrated, receiving Praga’s ‘Driver of the Day’ as a result. After a slight off in...
Praga Race 1: Arden, RAW and Tim Gray Motorsport take the Silverstone spoils at first-ever Praga Cup race
Arden Motorsport’s Alexander Connor and Tom Canning won an exciting and action-packed opening race at the inaugural Praga Cup UK race on the Silverstone Grand Prix track. Praga Guest Drivers and sim-stars, Jimmy Broadbent and Gordie Mutch, finished fourth on the back...
Trophy Round 1 Race 2: Surprise Win For Newcomer Dubois
First-timer Sebastien Dubois, in the Motus One Ginetta G55, took a surprise win in the second Britcar Trophy Championship race at Silverstone. A Safety Car period in the late stages of the pit-stop window threw a curved ball into the proceedings, seemingly falling in...
Trophy Round 1 Race 1: Lee and Hizzey Win From Bumper Grid
The new partnership of Mark Lee and Owen Hizzey, driving the SVG-run Ginetta G56A, took the win in the opening race of the Britcar Trophy Championship on Silverstone’s GP configuration, from a bumper grid of 51 starters. Lee was a prolific top-three finisher in last...
Preview of Round 1
The Britcar Trophy Championship has enjoyed year-on-year growth, and is set for record grids as it enters it’s third season. Aimed at the one-make and high-end club racer wanting a longer race format, it has made a home for Renault Clios, with their own dedicated...
Thanks to our Sponsors
As the first weekend of the season approaches, we must take a moment to thank our championship sponsors to whom we owe our gratitude for their continuing support: VBox Motorsport - the quickest way to go faster G F Williams & Co - gemstone specialists of Hatton...
BARC Confirms Extensive Live Stream Schedule for 2022
The British Automobile Racing Club is delighted to announce that it will continue its partnership with leading sports production company 247.TV for the 2022 season, with no fewer than 15 race meetings set to be streamed live and online. Showcasing the exhilarating,...
Ben Collins and Jay Morton Aim for Top Gear in Inaugural Praga Cup UK
Friday 25th February, Prague/Manchester - Praga Cars UK confirms that Ben Collins, the former Stig from BBC Top Gear and now Hollywood stunt driver, and Jay Morton, adventurer and explorer, and ex-SAS soldier, have re-signed with Praga for 2022. Ben and Jay will...
Callum Noble joins Thorney Motorsport for Trophy
The Thorney Motorsport team are no strangers to Britcar, being staunch supporters of the Silverstone 24hr events in the past, running a Vauxhall VX220 and BMW E92 M3, and memorably being instrumental in getting the notorious Top Gear BMW to the grid and the finish...
C1 Julian Daniel Steps up to Ginetta G40 for Trophy Grid
C1 racing club winner and regular front-runner in 2021, Julian Daniel has swapped front wheel drive for rear for the first time this season, joining the Britcar Trophy in a Ginetta G40. Julian, who is raising awareness for the charity Parkinsons UK, has signed with...
TSR Performance are back!
The South West- based VAG tuner returns for the 2022 Britcar Endurance Trophy Championship, campaigning up to five VW Golfs in the highly-competitive Class 3. The team, assisted again by Cheshire-based Triple R and Assured Vehicle Repair Centre, this season are tasked...
MacG Racing’s Mazda Returns
Alongside their British Endurance Championship campaign, MacG Racing will be chasing down the Trophy Championship in their RX87 FD. Josh Tomlinson will be joining Jonny MacGregor for the full season, as they look to build on the 2021 season, and in particular the...
Junior Saloon Champion Charlie Hand to Join the Trophy Grid
Westbourne Motorsport continues to nurture young talent, and their major support for the Clio class in the Britcar Trophy Championship allows them to place their proteges into an endurance format for further skills development. Charlie Hand clinched the Junior Saloon...
MSUK Academy Drivers Aim to land Westbourne with Trophy Success
Westbourne Motorsport are a well-known and respected team who cover multiple aspects of British racing, from junior formulae through to historic competition, and, with their considerable experience in Renault Clio racing in the recent past, have been major supporters...
Chandler Motorsport Golf Enters for Second Season
Chandler Motorsport is a family run team who are now entering Britcar for the second year running. After a pretty successful first season, scoring multiple podiums and a race win, they are looking to have an even better season in 2022! Team assistant manager and...
The Event Team Join as Hospitality Providers
The British Endurance Championship can confirm that they have appointed The Event Team as hospitality providers for the 2022 season. The Event Team bring 27 years of award-winning experience in top-level event management and hospitality globally over a wide range of...
Kester’s Fiesta Returns for a Third Season
With continued support from SBD Motorsport, Kester Cook has signed-up for a third season in the Britcar Trophy Championship in his Ford Fiesta, though we will be seeing some changes to the popular "Kester Fiesta" for the 2022 season, as he explains: "I'm looking...
Praga Factory Car Driver Announcement
Praga Cars announces today that rising Scottish racing star Gordon Mutch Racing is the latest driver confirmed for The Praga Cup 2022 and will be paired for a full season with popular YouTuber - and 2021 Britcar Endurance Rookie of the Year - Jimmy Broadbent....
Alford to Fight for Trophy Title in 2022
James Alford made his mark in his first visit to Britcar Trophy at the end of last season, a lone drive in the pair of non-championship Brands Hatch Into the Night races bringing a class win and a class podium. Spurred by this success, the erstwhile 116i Trophy and...
Buttkicker Britcar Endurance PPR eSeries Champions Crowned after Final Race
After a thrilling final race we have our two champions. Luke Whitehead was crowned Pro-Champion while Tony Draper claimed the Sim title, with both winning their respective classes in what was an action-packed Silverstone event. On the short International layout it was...
Team BRIT back to Britcar for the Fourth Consecutive Year
Team BRIT has announced its formal entry into the Britcar Trophy Championship for the fourth consecutive year. Following yet another year of sustained growth, the all-disabled team will field two cars in the Championship. The team aims to become the first ever...
SVG Motorsport Expand for 2022 Britcar Trophy Campaign
SVG Motorsport had a successful 2021 in the Britcar Trophy Championship, claiming the runner-up spot in Classes 1 and 2, and the team are expanding for 2022, looking for further success. As well as being busy running the discrete Ginetta G40 Class in the championship,...
Buttkicker Britcar Endurance PPR eSeries Round 4 Report – Brands Hatch
Luke Whitehead drove superbly to win at Brands Hatch putting one hand on the trophy going into the last round. While in Class Two, Tony Draper recovered from a first lap spin to take victory in what was a closely fought battle. Whitehead qualified pole and led the two...
Buttkicker Britcar Endurance PPR eSeries Round 3 Report – Thruxton
The Britcar E-series returned this weekend for it's third round, hosted at Thruxton. It was the Morgan of Isaac Raine that came out on top of what was a brilliant race on the fastest UK racetrack. This was meant to be the fourth round but technical gremlins meant the...
Britcar Into the Night Report Race 2 Report: Home Win After Penalties
Local hero Steve Rothery took his Peugeot 308 to a popular win in Sunday evening's race after penalties curtailed some of the front running contenders. That's not to say he lucked-in though, the Dartford driver was always in the picture from the get-go of the...
Britcar Into the Night Report Race 1 Report: Valluga Victory
Ian Humphries and Benji Hetherington, in the Valluga Racing Porsche 718, claimed victory in the Saturday evening Into the Night race. The two Endurance-spec Valluga Porsches, with Carl Cavers and Sean Doyle in the team's other car, had signalled notice of intent in...
Partners RACELOGIC Award Championship Winners
The Motorsport Days Live show at Silverstone last weekend saw the award of VBOX HD2 systems, from Britcar partners RACELOGIC, to the overall winners of both our Endurance and Trophy Championships. Lead photo shows Trophy winners Simon Baker and Ollie Reuben with Jon...
Ginetta G40 Cup to join Britcar Trophy Grids
Britcar Trophy are pleased to announce that there will be a separate class for the Ginetta G40 Cup cars and the Class will aim to provide drivers with a cost effective, fun environment to go racing, with the emphasis on competing with likeminded individuals whilst...
Buttkicker Britcar Endurance PPR eSeries Round 2 Report
The second round of the Britcar Buttkicker E-series was held at Silverstone on Saturday. Cody Pryde won a brilliant race where in a lot of cases, battles went down to the final corner. Tony Draper drove another dominant race, winning his class convincingly. Morgan...
Endurance Category Overall Results
Britcar is delighted to announce and congratulate our worthy 2021 Endurance category champions. It was a close-run thing, with the Overall and Class 3 and 4 titles going down to the last race. Simon Baker, Ollie Reuben and Kevin Clarke in Simon's BMW 1 Series run by...
Trophy Race 1 Report: Maiden Win For Mark Lee
"Up to now he's always been the bridesmaid" said commentator Tony Coales of Mark Lee's impressive run of second places, but in Race 1 Lee, in the SVG Motorsport Ginetta G56A, at last graced the top step of the podium. Earlier rain had turned to drizzle when...
Trophy Race 2 Report: Baker and Reuben Take the Win and The Title
After the debacle in Race 1, Simon Baker and Ollie Reuben, in the Woodrow BMW 1M, took a close win, sealing the Overall and Class titles. The race was foreshortened to 45 minutes, and the Redgate gravel didn't claim any first-lap victims this time, it was a clean...
Endurance Race 2 Report: Scaramanga and Powell Seal the Title With a Win
A win was essential to ensure the overall Endurance title, and Dave Scaramanga and Will Powell claimed the race win and the championship in the Motus One with Moorgate Finance McLaren as the sun set over the 2021 season. Delays through the day had challenged the...
Praga Race Report: Sim Racers Star as Champions Crowned
The season came to a close in dramatic fashion at Donington as once again the Pragas locked out the podium spots in both races. The new pairing of Jimmy Broadbent and Gordie Mutch were the stars on the day, taking their first brace of wins in the wonderful 'Goldie'....
Endurance Race 1 Report: Pirouetting Pragas, Penalties and Points … and MacG Win
Lone driver Jonny MacGregor, driving his self-built Taranis, claimed the win in a fraught encounter, after the on-the-road winner, title contenders Dave Scaramanga and Will Powell, in the Motus One McLaren, were awarded a 30-second post-race penalty for an...
Final Chance for Praga and Endurance Points
It's finals day for the Britcar Endurance Championship here at Donington Park, and both categories see the title race go down to the wire. Praga The inaugural championship for the Praga category reaches an exciting conclusion, and based on the results so far, could be...
British Endurance Championship 2022
The Britcar organisation is delighted to announce that it will be running the Motorsport UK-sanctioned British Endurance Championship in 2022. Britcar has a rich history of top- end club-level endurance racing dating back over 20 years, with innovative formats and the...
Trophy Close as Final Points Races Near
The battle for the overall Britcar Endurance Trophy Championship will go down to the wire at Donington Park, with just 10 points separating the top three contenders. Topping the table with 293 points is Simon Baker's Class 1 BMW 1M, and with regular co-driver Kevin...
Buttkicker Britcar Endurance PPR eSeries Round 1 Report
Britcar's E-series returns for 2021 with a new look thanks to PPR Esports and and new title sponser, ButtKicker. With five events planned for October and November, it was Donnington Park GP that started the season off with Luke Whitehead winning out a close class one...