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Updated start to the season

We have a change to the start of our racing season, predictably with the current UK lockdown in place. We had planned to start the season at Silverstone on 27-28 March, however this is not possible just yet. Rounds 1 & 2 were then due on 10-11 April, but again this would be tricky, with no overnight stays permitted. Championship rounds 1&2 will therefore be held at Silverstone International on April 24-25, with separate races and each class doing a qualification and a race on... Read More

Provisional 2021 calendar

After the unique challenges of 2020, we're already looking forward to 2021 and the Mini 7 Racing Club season. Here's a run down of the provisional 2021 calendar;   Date: 27-28 March Event: Winter Rounds 1-3 Circuit: Silverstone International (Cancelled) Date: 10-11 April Event: 2021 Rounds 1-2, the season opener. Circuit: Croft (Cancelled)     Date: 24-25 April Event: 2021 Rounds 1-2, BARC Spring championships Circuit:... Read More

CASTLE COMBE RECAP

RAIN STOPS PLAY Heavy flooding halts Castle Combe double-header Severe weather from ‘Storm Alex’ swept across the UK at the weekend, with persistent rain eventually causing the Autumn Classic meeting to be cancelled on Sunday morning due to a waterlogged track, and Round 9 in the M7RC’s National Challenge left ‘on hold’. However, despite damp and gloomy conditions on the Saturday, the Round 8 races went ahead, former BTCC champion Andrew Jordan opening out a clear advantage to... Read More

Pit & Paddock newsletter Issue #8

The latest edition of the M7RC's Pit & Paddock newsletter, including a preview for Rounds 8 & 9 at Castle Combe on 3-4 October, and race report from Rounds 6 & 7 at the Snetterton 300 meeting on 19-20 September, is available to view here: 20_pit&paddock_issue 8_v1

SNETTERTON RECAP

SAVIOURS AT SNETTERTON Mini 7 Racing Club season continues to lift the spirits Appreciative motorsport fans were treated to another superb weekend of Mini racing action on 19-20 September in sunny East Anglia, with separate double-headers for Rounds 6 and 7 in the National Mini Challenges producing four equally entertaining battles around the longer 300 Snetterton circuit. The Se7ens and S-Class cars were out together first on Saturday mid-afternoon, reigning champion Jeff Smith taking a... Read More

Snetterton live coverage

We return to Snetterton, Norfolk, this weekend (19th-20th September) for rounds 6 and 7 of the 2020 Mini 7 Racing Club season. COVID19 restrictions mean that it'll be a closed-doors event, but thanks to MED Engineering, we're going to stream live footage of Sunday's two races. There will be one Mini Se7en/S-Class race and one Mini Miglia/Libre race on Saturday and the same on Sunday. If you're not already a follower of our Facebook page, please head on over and give it a like, and... Read More

BRANDS HATCH GP RECAP

BLISTERING BRANDS Scorching temperatures were matched by the on-track Mini action at the Brands Hatch TOCA meeting on 8-9 August In a treble-header triumph, the Mini 7 Racing Club were once again star performers on the support bill to the British Touring Car Championship, with all three races producing sizzling performances from full-to-bursting grids. In the top-tier Mini Miglias, local ace Aaron Smith came away with a pair of overall wins to strengthen his points lead, while on his series... Read More

Welcome to the new website

Hello and welcome in to our revamped club website. With the online world increasingly dominated by social media, things have very much changed over the past few years, so here's an update to hopefully follow those trends. The previous user login sections have gone, in favour of an easy-access bare bones of what we think is most important to club members during the season - namely who's achieved the fastest laps, how many points you've scored and how to find the latest tech updates and... Read More