The annual Mini Festival at Brands Hatch in Kent celebrated its 10th Anniversary in early August and a landmark feature were the inaugural stand-alone races for Mini-7 S-Class which were arguably the star performers of the meeting. With qualifying done-and-dusted on the Saturday, the 1275cc S-Class feeder series kicked off the race action on Sunday morning, and from ‘lights out’ it was anybody’s prize as up to half-a-dozen cars vied for the lead. After multiple changes in the running... Read More
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Donington Park Preview
We head to Donington Park this weekend (9-10 July) for Rounds 9-10 of the 2022 championship. We're in high spirits, with almost 60 cars booked in, hugely competitive grids and all championship titles still very much up for grabs. Mini Miglia Having twice taken the Miglia title, Cambridgeshire-based Rupert Deeth holds a slim margin in the 2022 points race in his quest for a third and has so far recorded a trio of victories from the eight races so far. Running him close are Aaron Smith... Read More
Castle Combe Summer Spectacular!
A return to Castle Combe in Wiltshire after a year’s hiatus certainly lived up to the host club’s ‘Summer Spectacular’ billing, with four excellent Mini races and a Mini grid walk served up to further treat the ice cream-toting fans The Miglia & Libre ‘big hitters’ were first up on a gloriously sunny and hot Saturday afternoon, with reigning champion Andrew Jordan straight on the title pace despite having missed the previous two meetings. However, a red flag interlude called... Read More
Cadwell Park preview
We head to Cadwell Park this weekend (21-22nd May) for rounds five and six. The Lincolnshire venue always brings out the best from the Mini 7 Racing Club roadshow, with non-stop lights-to-flag action, set against a captivating backdrop. MINI MIGLIA Three-time National champion Aaron Smith heads the points standings after four rounds, and comes to Cadwell with a win and three runner-up slots already chalked up in the 1.3-litre performance-packed class. However, a brace of victories from... Read More
Superb Snetterton
The Mini 7 Racing Club’s visit to East Anglia in mid-April produced another sizzling weekend of action, with four superb races in glorious conditions on Snetterton’s longer 300 circuit The form book was well and truly set in the opening Se7en/S-Class race on Saturday afternoon, with polesitter Mike Jordan making it three-from-three ahead of Connor O’Brien and Joe Thompson. Having rolled out of the lead in the previous Silverstone round, Spencer Wanstall was back in the hunt in a... Read More
STARTLING SILVERSTONE
A brand new season of Mini racing kicked off at Silverstone in late March, with four terrific races streamed live to huge online audiences. Packed grids and non-stop action were highlights of the opening Mini racing weekend at Silverstone on 26-27 March, rounds 1 & 2 in both the main Dunlop ‘National’ and also ‘0-Plate’ Winter Challenges. Following Saturday qualifying in near-summertime conditions, Sunday morning was rather grey and cooler for the first Miglia/Libre race, but... Read More
Silverstone season opener – 26/27 March
Two weeks on from the opening event of the 2022 season, the British Automobile Racing Club is back at Silverstone for another action-packed weekend – this time around the International layout of the Northamptonshire venue.
We'll be joining the Classic Touring Car Racing Club with four high octane Mini races, rounds one and two of the 2022 championship. Tickets are available from £16 and can be purchased in advance from the Silverstone tickets store.
Schedule Saturday will feature... Read More
10 top tips to save money this season
Motorsport is inherently expensive, it always has been, but since 1966 we’ve been proudly flying the flag for affordability. The cost of race entry fees, new tyres, engine builds, safety gear and purchasing a car is inevitable. However, we’re fortunate to have bumper grids of cars, reducing the cost to drivers, as circuits typically charge per minute of race time, regardless of the number of entries. For tyres we’re lucky to be supported by our long-term friends at Dunlop, making... Read More
Mini Se7en for sale
Looking to join us this year but don't have your car ready yet? Adam Gould is selling his JPS-inspired Mini Se7en and all the bits. The car was previously campaigned by Leon Wightman to good success, and is the perfect starting point for anyone wishing to race in our original race series, going strong since 1966. The advert: "Mini Se7en 998cc complete package ready to race in 2022! Engine just rebuilt with new rings and dyno'd (Dyno sheet available). Car mechanically sound and... Read More
Three M7RC drivers make Autosport top 50!
Congratulations to Michael Winkworth, Andrew Jordan and Endaf Owens for making the top 50 in Autosport's 2021 National Driver Rankings. The rankings are based upon the number of wins a driver has taken during the season with each victory treated equally, regardless of the category. Michael took 12 S-Class wins to finish 21st in the UK, Andrew 26th and Endaf in 48th, both of whom also compete in historic classes. Click here to see the full list.
