IN THE HEADLINES
MORE CMMC MEETINGS
The new Classic and Modern Motorsport Club intends to double its number of official meetings in 2019 and learn lessons from poor grid numbers at Snetterton last month. This was the second meeting the club has held in its inaugural season, after its Mallory Park date in June. Plans are in place to hold at least four events next year, with visits to Cadwell Park and Lydden Hill planned.
ROSS BUILDS NEW CAR
Graham Ross clinched the MG Trophy championship at Snetterton in a new car, having built it over the past three weeks. He bought a new bodyshell from friend and fellow competitor Colin Robertson following a crash at the previous round at Oulton Park.
DAYTONA FOR MINI CHAMP
Mini Challenge Cooper Pro class champion Kyle Reid will compete in the Daytona 24 Hours support race courtesy of his title victory this season. Reid clinched the Mini crown at the final round at Rockingham last weekend and in the process won the Sunoco 240 Challenge. He will contest the Michelin Pilot Challenge four-hour endurance race in a Gt4-spec car on January 25.
WATKINS GLOVE MISHAP
Stephen Watkins was unable to convert his dominant MG Midget and Sprite qualifying pace at Snetterton into strong race results last weekend after misplacing his gloves meant he had to start the opening race from the pitlane. He recovered to fourth, despite a misfire, but then retired in the second race as the problem reappeared.
CHADWICK’S RACE RETURN
Former Ginetta GT5 Challenge champion Ollie Chadwick made a return to the GT4 Supercup at Brands Hatch last weekend – two years on from his one-off weekend in the series at Silverstone. He took eighth and ninth before he blotted his copybook when he was disqualified in the final race for ignoring a black/orange flag for bonnet damage.
TRIBUTES FOR DOOLEY
Officials and competitors at the British Racing and Sports Car Club Oulton Park meeting came together last weekend to pay tribute to Tom Dooley. The former BRSCC North Western Centre chairman and coordinator of the Northern segment of the Formula Ford 1600 series died last year, and his ashes were spread along the start-finish line at the Cheshire circuit.