BRSCC FIESTAS

With roots stretching back nearly 40 years, the British Racing & Sports Car Club’s Fiesta Championship currently comprises classes for the past four generations of the UK’S best-selling car. The Mk6 ST sets the outright pace – its two-litre engine boasting around 160bhp – while last year’s overall champion, Jamie White, came from the 140bhp Zetec S class for 1600cc Mk7 models.

Annual budgets can hit £25,000 for an arrive-anddrive package with an established team, including an allowance for the damage that’s inevitable in such a competitive environment. But privateers are capable of winning on less than half of that.

Track time is plentiful, with 22 races of 20 minutes’ duration across eight weekends.

“I don’t think you can get much cheaper for that kind of experience,” reckons former British Touring Car driver David Nye, a three-time class champion in three different cars. “It’s well-scrutineered and there’s a lot of help in the paddock – it’s not insular.”

New tyre supplier MRF is offering a prize drive in India to the champion, while the series has enjoyed an hour-long highlights package after each meeting on Motorsport.tv.

The championship has a track record of producing tin-top stars of the future, with past title winners including Gordon Shedden and Colin Turkington.