Four thrilling Mini races were the highlight of the BARC-run Snetterton weekend in mid-May, with winning margins amazingly as small as 15 thousands of a second! Saturday’s action kicked off with the first of the Mini Se7en and S-Class encounters, and out in front it boiled down to a straight fight between pole man Mike Jordan and series leader Joe Thompson, the tin-top old stager getting the nod by little more than a car’s length from the youthful charger, with Spencer Wanstall not quite... Read More
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Snetterton – 13/14th May
It's almost time to go racing once again, as we return to the Snetterton 300 Circuit in Norfolk. We'll have two qualifying sessions on Saturday morning, two races in the afternoon, then two further races on Sunday. Almost 60 cars will contest four different racing classes, and we'll be joined by the MINI Challenge, Caterhams, BMWs, MGs and more. Mini Miglia
Aaron Smith currently leads the standings in the Mini Miglia championship, with three podiums, a win and fastest lap from four... Read More
Grand Prix Gladiators
The full Silverstone Grand Prix circuit played host to the opening rounds in the Mini racing calendar on 18-19 March, with packed grids on both days and action right throughout the field. With points on offer for both the main National and Winter Challenges, a highly competitive 57-car entry turned out for this BRSCC-run meeting on the 3.6604-mile track. In Saturday afternoon’s opener the watching audience – both trackside and via livestream – were treated to a pulsating 7-car... Read More
Miglia and Libre diffs back in stock
Good news - the club has sourced a fresh new batch of Quaife ATB differentials, as used in the Mini Miglia and Mini Libre series. These are available exclusively for drivers of these classes only, and can be ordered via Mike Jackson. The price has increased slightly to £520 plus P&P. Please email Mike for more info - thejackson7@hotmail.com
Seats and harnesses – Zandvoort update
We return to Zandvoort on 14-16 July, and it's going to be an unforgettable weekend of Mini racing action. To clarify the seat requirements for the race weekend at Zandvoort this year, the following information will apply; Seats The seat must be FIA homologated and should have a label displaying the homologation number and, either a date of manufacture or a “not valid after” date. The three current seat standards are: 8855-1999, 8862-2009 and 8855-2021 The requirement is that... Read More
Opening Rounds – 18/19 March Silverstone
The British Racing & Sports Car Club 2023 season kicks off with a bang, featuring four Mini 7 Racing Club races, alongside MX5s, Clubsport Trophy and Modified Ford Series. We will be competing on the Full GP Circuit, based by the former F1 pit garages, and tickets are available from £17 in advance here: www.silverstone.co.uk/events/brscc-mazda-mx-endurance-championship/prices
Provisional 2022 Champions Crowned
Congratulations to our provisional 2022 champions! After a hard-fought 16-round season from March to October, for the majority of titles, it went down to the very last weekend at Silverstone. Our championship finishers; Mini Miglia 1st - Rupert Deeth, 246 points 2nd - Aaron Smith, 245 points 3rd - Andrew Jordan, 232 points Mini Libre 1st - Richard Colburn, 102 points 2nd - Dan Lewis, 79 points 3rd - Les Stanton, 77 points Mini Se7en 1st - Connor... Read More
Brands Hatch Preview
With four races completed in the 7-round Winter Mini Challenge, this weekend’s grand finale looks set to be a nail-biting climax as a multitude of drivers are all in with a chance of winning overall series honours plus the separate ‘0-Plate’ trophies for the three races across Saturday and Sunday, not to mention the Mini 7 Racing Club’s long-standing Sevenoaks Cups for all points tallied at Brands Hatch in a season. So with all four Mini classes running together off the same grid the... Read More
2023 Calendar Announced – Featuring BTCC!
As the dust settles from the championship finale at Silverstone in October, when three titles went down to the very last race, plans are already in place for 2023. Next year will see club racers contest 17-rounds of the Mini Spares-supported National championship, from March to October, plus seven Winter rounds, four of which form part of the main season. Within the club there are four individual classes to suit different budgets and experience, and entry numbers traditionally hover... Read More
COASTAL COMMAND
In early September the Mini 7 Racing Club paid a long-overdue inaugural visit to the wonderfully scenic Trac Môn circuit, nestled on Anglesey off of North Wales, and once there produced some epic performances during the penultimate National rounds Series leader in the 1.3-litre Miglias going into the Welsh weekend, Rupert Deeth maintained his points advantage despite Andrew Jordan twice heading him past the chequered flag, light rain beginning to fall towards the end of Saturday’s opener... Read More
