CATERHAMFOUR-HOUR ENDURANCE RACE PLANNED
Road sport ,270 rand310r cars will be eligible
The British Racing and Sports Car Club will run a special Caterham endurance race at Silverstone at the start of this season.
The four-hour Caterham Motorsport Team Enduro will take place on the National circuit on March 16 and is open to Roadsport, 270R and 310R competitors.
Drivers will be graded based on their finishing position in past seasons and each team’s driver grading total will have to match a pre-determined score to help ensure parity.
“We wanted to give them an opportunity to get rid of the winter rust,” said BRSCC chairman Peter Daly. “It’s something we’ve been looking to do for a few years. It’s an opportunity for them to race their new cars as a lot of drivers would be moving up to the next series.”
The club wanted to organise something special as it’s the first time Caterhams have visited the Silverstone National circuit for almost 10 years. The first round of the Caterham championships also take place there three weeks later, meaning the endurance race is a perfect testing opportunity.
There will also be races for nonCaterhams, with Daly believing the success of the Plum Pudding event – where 26 drivers took part in the Saloon Car contests – shows there’s a market for races outside of the main season.
“We’re also running open saloon car and sports car races for members of any club,” said Daly. “It’s an opportunity for any racer to get their car out of the garage and give it a bit of a shakedown.”