Mini 7 Racing Club Newsletter - Issue 7, 2015

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preview: Rounds 13&14 Silverstone September 19-20, 2015 WORDS: Richard Williamson

The Mini Seven Racing Club chalks up two notable landmarks as it closes its 2015 championship season at Silverstone, the first a race debut on the newer International circuit layout, and secondly by celebrating 50 years of racing competition.

MINI SE7EN & S CLASS It couldn’t be closer at the top of the 1.0-litre table, with no less than four drivers in contention for the coveted Bob Fox Trophy heading Quick Links

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into the final two rounds. Just out in front by two points lies thrice former champion, Midlander Paul Spark who has stealthily been collecting the big scores, including

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Meanwhile, on the same score as Thomas, young Welsh hotshoe Ashley Davies has also found a recent run of form, culminating with a first seasonal victory at Oulton last month, and by the incredibly close margin of just 0.030s! The outside bet is another former champion, Max Hunter, the Bedfordshire-based driver having taken a brace of wins earlier in the season, including an amazing lastto-first-in-one-lap at Rockingham

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in late May. He has most to do however from 13 points further back. Behind this quartet though expect plenty of front-running challenges from the likes of the experienced Graeme Davis, Gareth Hunt, Lewis Selby and outgoing champion Andrew Deviny, while bubbling under among the ‘newcomers’ are Kieren McDonald, Spencer Wanstall, Ross Billison and Charlie Budd. The budget-build S-Class has already been decided, with onetime Winter Series champion Ian Deviny provisionally un-catchable on points.

So, with two races left to decide the four-way title fight, can we predict a likely outcome? Not a chance, as 50 years of regular down-to-the-wire action has taught us. The eventual champion wouldn’t want it any other way!

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MINI MIGLIA (& INVITATION) re is a similar multidriver battle going on in the more powerful 1.3-litre Miglias, although this is for second place overall, as perennial series bridesmaid, Kane Astin from Cambridgeshire has provisionally secured the Peter Collins Trophy a meeting early.

Eight victories, three seconds and a third have left him in an unassailable 40-point lead (after dropped scores), and can head into the final two races with no pressure. Last year’s champion, Rupert Deeth heads the rest, two wins giving him an edge over Dave Drew on the same score, while Sam Summerhayes, Aaron Quick Links

Smith (one win) and Mark Cowan (one win also) are all potential runners-up overall, depending on scoring permutations - you’ll need a calculator! Truncated seasons have left Dan Wheeler, Colin Peacock, Rob Howard and Niven Burge further back in the standings, but they can all be expected to challenge the leaders, while Paul Clark found a welcome turn of pace last time out at Oulton with a strong fourth place.

Look out for his splendid Italian Job-themed bootlid! “Your’e only supposed to blow the ****** doors off!”

There may also be one or two invitation Minis along to bolster the grid too, the best of which will take home a class trophy.

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Chairman’s Chat Words of wisdom from the man at the top.

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he last two rounds of our Championship are fast approaching as I write another Chairman’s chat.

At the last race meeting, the Mini Festival at Oulton Park, we yet again seem to put on a great show.

A pity there was no sign of the FIA Historics at this meeting, but there were plenty of Minis on show in the various paddocks. It was certainly a very hectic meeting for the drivers and mechanics; maybe one day events with two races per formula, is something you would like to air your views at our AGM. Location and date of this, to follow.

Good grid sizes were also evident, with 22 Mini 7 / Mini 7 S Class and 13 Miglias qualifying. It was surprising to see some cars, normally very reliable, having problems after qualifying...... our 2013 and 2014 Mini 7 Champion ~ Andrew Deviny was one example. Also it was ‘sad’ to see the family run car of Gareth Hunt so badly damaged after the second race. Brake failure was given as the reason for making firm contact with Ashley Davies. Saying this, it was also good to see Ashley, one of our younger drivers, standing on the top step of the podium after the first race. I wish a speedy return to all those who suffered race incidents.

In the Miglias, Kane provisionally secured the 2015 Championship.

This has now been confirmed, after Steve Prior, MSA Technical Scrutineer, carried out an engine inspection post engine sealing at Oulton Park. Everything was found to adhere to the regulations... so well

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done Kane........ well deserved!

Now the excitement of the Mini 7 Championship goes down to the line at Silverstone.

It is between triple Champion Paul Spark, Ashley Davies and Darren Thomas.

It couldn’t be any closer, with only two points covering these three drivers.

In the wings, waiting to pounce is Max Hunter. We all know that Max will not ‘give up’. It should be a cracking final round.

We are also hoping that our final round at Silverstone will be an event to remember, not just from the racing point of view. As it is our 50th season of racing, plans are for a hog roast and live band are in progress. This is thanks to the fantastic generosity of Graeme Davis and Socomec.......... so please make sure you are carrying the decals on your cars. Thank you Graeme, this is greatly appreciated. Final arrangements are being organised, but in principal the hog roast will start at around 19.30 in one of the garages in the Wing on Saturday night. This will be after the fun run, which starts at 18.15 around the GP circuit ~ 3.66 miles. More details of this and the registration form are available on our website. I will be walking around........ my days of

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running are over ~ thinks... might put in the folding bike {if allowed}. I wish all the best to Mark Cowan for starting the ball rolling and please, please donate at the hog roast or via the website to the Cystic Fibrosis charity. This is a very worthy cause.

Talking of worthy causes, Amanda Proctor is organising a Macmillan Cancer Support Coffee morning at Silverstone......... if anybody wishes to ‘bake a cake’ or help out serving coffees, please contact Amanda or Val Hunt. Good luck to all who are helping.

See you all at Silverstone

Nick Nick Cooke Chairman M7RC

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MINI SE7EN: RACE 1 er a brilliant start to the race, in the glorious sunshine, Lewis Selby moves up into the lead taking it from Darren Thomas and passing Ashley Davies with a couple of great moves.

a train of cars following him behind, with Graeme Davis moving up into position behind Hunt while C Budd drops down back to 8th place letting Hunter past him to move up the field.

The front three cars of Thomas, Selby and Davies break away slightly with half Despite a good third place a car between each of them. in qualifying Andrew Deviny doesn’t make the starting grid Selby manages to get up alongside Thomas but there’s due to clutch issues, but is just no room to get by, then hopefully back for round 12. a lap later Selby pulls off track On the second lap Thomas to a halt at the barrier with a retakes the lead and tries to broken diff. He was looking on create a gap, but can’t break good form before that. free from the front group.

This now gives Davies the Paul Spark now moving up the field into 4th place in front room he needed to catch up with Thomas, now 2-seconds of Gareth Hunt in 5th and in front, and also bumps Spark Charlie Budd having a good up into 3rd place. run in 6th place, from 8th, Davies soon has the lead keeping Max Hunter at bay behind him. But all the cars are of Thomas down to nothing together with not much space and is putting some real pressure on the leader all the between them at all, leaving way around. Taking and then no room for error. losing the lead with a great Thomas moving to a bumper-to-bumper battle 1-second lead but still with

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going on until the end.

Hunter and Davis are fighting behind for 4th place while Spark has room on either side of him in 3rd.

In midfield Leon Wightman, Kieren McDonald and Steve Trench are all together looking to push infront of each other, but Trench stops halfway round the track with difficulties leaving the two together.

Davies is really pushing hard on the last lap, running sideby-side with Thomas he moves past at the chicane for first place and manages to hold the lead for a photo finish and a 0.03-second victory! The first of the season for him and well deserved.

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MINI MIGLIA: RACE 1 ert Deeth starting in pole position and looking to take his third victory of the season as he won here last year, but Kane Astin only needs to finish once in 7th place to take the championship for 2015 with four races left!

The front three of Deeth, Astin and Aaron Smith get away well and make a lead from 4th placed Rob Howard, while Sam Summerhayes has a great start moving into 6th place already.

The lead group increases to five now as Howard and Summerhayes make progress, with Paul Clark a second behind.

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Mark Sims slows down and eventually rolls back into the pit lane to a halt with a problem.

Deeth is looking well out in front with Astin and Smith battling for 2nd place behind while reeling in Deeth at the same time. Astin manages to get around Deeth and shakes off Smith who also tries to get around Deeth, but there’s just no room this lap.

Mark Cowan is having a hard time from Howard but is defending really well and shakes off several advances.

Astin is starting to open up a gap now from Deeth by 3 car lengths and Smith moves on the inside line and slips by Deeth to take 2nd place from him and the fastest lap.

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Clark slows down and drops to the back of the grid losing his grip from the tyres in the hot sunshine.

Astin takes the win and provisionally the championship very comfortably, while behind it’s a close battle from 2nd to 9th place with just half a car between each, but Smith holds on for 2nd place followed by Deeth.

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MINI SE7EN: RACE 2 ren Thomas takes the pole from Ashley Davies with Graeme Davis lining up in third on the grid. The lead three make a great getaway from the lights and run three-wide into the first corner.

Gareth Hunt makes an even better start and jumps into 3rd place from 5th, with the top five bunched up together.

Ross Billison spins out halfway down the field and has to wait for the traffic to die down before returning to the race half a lap behind now.

Thomas is back out in front leading the race, which has often been the case the past few races now - he’s on great form, followed by Davis and Paul Spark who collides at the chicane with Hunt. Spark is forced sideways and then also hits Davis, causing damage to Spark’s driver’s-side wing Quick Links

which is now hanging on by a thread for the next lap or two - not before streaming various parts off around the track.

Thomas has a good 2-second lead but is being chased by six cars all bumper-to-bumper and all looking for a gap.

Spark challenges Davis on the outside for 2nd place but runs onto the grass and close to the track limits so has to be careful but makes it through, while Davies and Hunt are side-byside now for 4th place - neither willing to give it up.

Kieren McDonald is moving in on Max Hunter for 6th position as the top seven group back up, with Spark reducing the gap on Thomas.

Davis runs too hot into the final corner while chasing Spark and runs wide out into the grass. He avoids the gravel but loses pace, giving Hunt time to catch him up, but not pass, as they touch together.

The rub causes Hunt to drop

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to 4th and Davis down to 6th place but both are still in the race and Hunt is now trying behind Davies for 3rd place while all the group gain time on Thomas out in front.

Adam Smith in the middle of the grid loses control at the chicane on Hislop’s Corner and double barrel-rolls into the barriers. Luckily he gets out of the car unharmed. The same can’t be said for the Mini though, and where it ended up means the red flag is brought out and the race ended early. Thomas takes the win followed by Spark and then Davies in third.

MINI SE7EN ROUND 12 RESULT 1 2 3 4 5

Darren Thomas Paul Spark Ashley Davies Gareth Hunt Max Hunter

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MINI MIGLIA: RACE 2 e Astin on pole for the second race.

Aaron Smith has a great start off the line and takes 2nd from Rupert Deeth, while Dave Drew moves up alongside Deeth as well, and manages to squeeze through on the outside line for 3rd place.

Smith is now up close with Astin but can’t get past, running very close all around the circuit side-by-side with no room for either to get clear of the other.

Drew runs wide and goes a little off-track allowing Deeth to retake position with Mark Cowan following through close behind him. While these three battle for 3rd place Smith Quick Links

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and Astin make a lead for themselves with Smith looking around both sides, but still no letting up from Astin.

Cowan moves around Paul Clark at the hairpin, taking him by surprise, and throwing Drew off the race pace momentarily, giving Peacock the chance to pass and he takes it. A group of five now very close together of Peacock, Clark, Sam Summerhayes and Rob Howard. There’s still no room to breathe with the front nine cars stringed together.

Deeth catches up and gets side-by-side with Smith, swaying across the track for any chance to pass.

Unfortunately they force each other off at the hairpin, leaving them on the sidelines from a

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hard battle but bringing out the safety car. After regrouping the whole grid up the safety car returns to the pits leaving just one final shootout lap for the victory.

Astin, Drew, Clark and Cowan all charge from the restart with Astin impressively holding the lead the whole race for a great win. Drew just beats Cowan to 2nd place from the short 1 lap chase.

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MINI MIGLIA ROUND 12 RESULT 1 2 3 4 5

Kane Astin Dave Drew Mark Cowan Paul Clark Sam Summerhayes

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PROVISIONAL POINTS after Rds 11+12 2015 DUNLOP MINI MIGLIA CHALLENGE supported by MINI SPARES Pos

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

11 1 29 85 21 99 50 4 72 53 55 49 44 20 31 48 69 77 52 28 27 12

Kane ASTIN Rupert DEETH Dave DREW Sam SUMMERHAYES Aaron SMITH Mark COWAN Dan WHEELER Colin PEACOCK Rob HOWARD Niven BURGE Michael GREEN Gary WARBURTON Paul CLARK Mark SIMS Phil DALE Ian BRISCALL Tony LE MAY Tristen KNIGHT Nathan BURGE Bob HUMPHREYS Ian FRASER Paul THOMPSON

nc nc nc

241 113 166

Invitation Damon ASTIN Phil HARVEY Rohith DE SILVA

nc nc nc nc

184 157 118 101

Mini-7 Classic Steve JONES William WARD Ian CURLEY Jonathan LEWIS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Practiced Started Finished Castle Combe Castle Combe Snetterton 300 Snetterton 300 Rockingham Rockingham Brands Hatch Brands Hatch Donington Park Donington Park Oulton Park * #52 ran as 53 Oulton Park * #52 ran as 53

18 20 13 17 14 19 16 15

20 13 16 18 1 17 19 1

12 10

14 12

11 0

15 0

0

0

19 20 1 16 17 10 12 14 18 1 13

1

1

1 15

0 1

11

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19 17 15 12 18 20 14 13 16 10 11

0

20 1 17 14 1 16 19 18 15 12 10 1 8 13 11 9

20 17 18 19 15 12 13 11 14 16 1 7 10 1 9 8

20 18 16 13 19 8 15 1 1 17

20 18 14 15 19 1 1 13 0 17

10 12 14 1 9

8 10 16 11 9

1

12

11 1 1

7 6 0

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19 17 16 13 20 18 1

20 18 17 14 19 7 11

11 15 10 9 0 12

13 15 9 8 12 10

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20 1 19 16 1 18

14 15 w 1 10 12

15 11 w 14 13 17

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w 12

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[11] [10] [0] w

17 14 13 6 April 6 April 9 May 10 May 30 May 31 May 27 June 28 June 25 July 26 July 8 August

17 15 15 16 16 20 20 14 14 13 13 12 15 13 16 16 20 18 13 14 13 13 11 11 11 13 14 14 15 12 14 12 10 FL: S Summerhayes Pole: R Deeth Spax Improver: G Warburton (+4) FL: M Cowan Pole: M Cowan Spax Improver: S Summerhayes (+5) FL: R Deeth Pole: K Astin Spax Improver: R Deeth (+11) FL: R Deeth [rec] Pole: K Astin Spax Improver: R Deeth (+8) FL: R Deeth Pole: K Astin Spax Improver: D Drew (+5) FL: K Astin Pole: R Deeth Spax Improver: S Summerhayes (+7) FL: D Drew Pole: R Deeth Spax Improver: B Humphreys (+8) FL: M Cowan Pole: R Deeth Spax Improver: S Summerhayes (+8) FL: R Deeth Pole: A Smith Spax Improver: S Summerhayes (+4) FL: A Smith Pole: A Smith Spax Improver: S Summerhayes (+4) FL: A Smith [rec] Pole: R Deeth Spax Improver: I Briscall (+3)

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FL: R Deeth

217 177 177 168 162 162 121 115 114 103 95 88 81 68 58 47 31 29 21 18 18 1

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Spax Improver: P Clark (+4)

* Invitation + Mini-7 Classic not eligible for Challenge points

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

35 2 6 46 3 23 1 5 73 49 11 4 37 44 9 52 90 18 7 29 47 60 15 89 91 21 92 39 97 38 93 34 63 54 16

Paul SPARK Darren THOMAS Ashley DAVIES Max HUNTER Graeme DAVIS Jabez DYER Andrew DEVINY Kieren MCDONALD Spencer WANSTALL Ross BILLISON Charlie BUDD Leon WIGHTMAN Gareth HUNT Adam SMITH Steve TRENCH Nathan BURGE Ian DEVINY Lewis SELBY Julian PROCTOR Daniel BUDD Kelvin EDGAR Malcolm KEAT Steve BAKER Tom HARTWELL Shaun TARLTON Tina COOPER Kevin O’SHEA Andy MILLER Jim BURROWS Steven HOPPER Roland PARSLOE Anthony TOWEY David ROBINSON Lewis FOX Julian AFFLECK

18 20 1 15 17 16 19 13 12 6 9 11 14

20 12 11 19 10 18 1 16 1 13 1 9 17

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25 25 23

5 2 2

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1 13 18 20 11 12 19 4 10 15 9 17 1 16 8 1 5

8 1 6 4

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3

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16 20 17 18 13 9 19 10 6 11 12 5 3 8 0 14

18 20 14 1 16 5 1 12 13 1 11 9 8 15 1 17

15 2 1 2

19 2 1 4

4 7 w 2

6 10 w 2

2 1 1 1 1

2 3 7 0 0

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29 28 22

29 26 21

Castle Combe 6 April FL: A Deviny Pole: D Thomas Castle Combe 6 April FL: J Dyer [rec] Pole: D Thomas Snetterton 300 9 May FL: M Hunter Pole: P Spark Snetterton 300 10 May FL: A Deviny [rec] Pole: A Deviny * #92+93 disq @ Rd 3 Snetterton - to count 0 in best scores Rockingham 30 May FL: A Deviny Pole: A Davies Rockingham 31 May FL: M Hunter Pole: A Deviny * #89 disq @ Rd 5 Rockingham - to count 0 in best scores Brands Hatch 27 June FL: P Spark Pole: D Thomas Brands Hatch 28 June FL: D Thomas Pole: D Thomas

19 20 18 15 14 1 17 7 13 1 9 8 1 12 0 10 5 16 3 1

1 20 18 17 16 1 19 9 11 10 14 13 15 12 0 1 6 1 5 1

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29 27 19

29 25 18

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22 19 17

Spax Improver: A Deviny (+23) Spax Improver: R Billison (+9) Spax Improver: J Dyer (+9) Spax Improver: A Smith (+13) Spax Improver: C Budd (+6) Spax Improver: L Wightman (+11) Spax Improver: G Hunt (+9) Spax Improver: G Hunt (+14)

185 183 183 172 154 141 135 135 118 118 111 94 87 87 77 66 62 55 55 42 42 37 35 34 31 22 20 18 14 9 7 6 6 2 1

186 184 173 155 142 139 119 119 112 95 88

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Donington Park Donington Park Oulton Park Oulton Park

25 July 26 July 8 August 8 August

FL: A Deviny Pole: D Thomas FL: D Thomas Pole: G Davis FL: A Davies Pole: D Thomas FL: M Hunter [rec] Pole: D Thomas

Spax Improver: L Selby (+18) Spax Improver: L Wightman (+21) Spax Improver: K O’Shea (+9) Spax Improver: K Edgar (+6)

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Castle Combe 6 April S-Class FL: I Deviny S-Class Pole: S Tarlton Castle Combe 6 April S-Class FL: I Deviny S-Class Pole: I Deviny Snetterton 300 9 May S-Class FL: I Deviny S-Class Pole: I Deviny Snetterton 300 10 May S-Class FL: I Deviny S-Class Pole: I Deviny * #92+93 disq @ Rd 3 Snetterton - to count 0 in best scores Rockingham 30 May S-Class FL: I Deviny S-Class Pole: I Deviny Rockingham 31 May S-Class FL: I Deviny S-Class Pole: I Deviny Brands Hatch 27 June S-Class FL: R Parsloe S-Class Pole: J Burrows Brands Hatch 28 June S-Class FL: J Burrows S-Class Pole: J Burrows Donington Park 25 July S-Class FL: S Tarlton S-Class Pole: S Tarlton Donington Park 26 July S-Class FL: I Deviny S-Class Pole: S Tarlton Oulton Park 8 August S-Class FL: K O’Shea S-Class Pole: K O’Shea Oulton Park 8 August S-Class FL: K O’Shea S-Class Pole: K O’Shea

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Ian DEVINY Shaun TARLTON Kevin O’SHEA James BURROWS Roland PARSLOE

10 8 4 6 5

10 8 4 6 5

10 -0 w -0

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8 10 0 -

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Silverstone 10, 20, 30, 40 years ago

WORDS: Richard Williamson PHOTOS: M7RC Archive

A delve into the M7RC Archive helps us to recap what happened over the decades at Silverstone around this time of year.

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decade ago and the M7RC paid three visits to the Northamptonshire venue. The first was an early season BRDC non-championship warm-up on 19 March, 10 laps around the 1.6390-mile National track. Just 11 cars showed, Sarah Munns Ian Featherstone’s Mig and Lee Jones’ 7 in a combined race best of the Miglias to Photo: M7RC Archive /Pitlane 2005 win by 0.241s from Paul 10 Years season champion Peter pole. Top novice was Lee Jones in Simmonds, and Phil Lee Ago Baldwin getting his 17th, while Hunter set a new lap in third. Fifth overall saw campaign off to a great record of 2:28.738 (77.30 mph).

Paul Brown in one of start, including fastest Onto 23 July, and the Club his Brownspeed customer cars lap, just 0.197s in front of polereceived a non-points invite from take the Se7en class, just 0.223s sitter Kelly Rogers, with Bill Sollis the MG Car Club to celebrate its ahead of Malcolm Holdstock in heading Max Hunter, Colin 75th year, and also to mark 50 sixth, and Rupert Hinde seventh.

Peacock and Tim Sims nearly years of the BMC Competition Polesitter Phil Rudge retired at eight seconds adrift. Also among Department. The 8-lapper on halfway, while Lee and Brown the 21 starters were Ralph the older International layout set Miglia and Se7en fastest laps Saunders, Mark Sims, Simmonds, of 2.490 miles saw 17 Minis join respectively.

Michael Green and Tony Le May. a dozen MG Metro Challenge Just over a month later on 24 The Se7ens clocked up 6 laps cars and which, after an early April saw the Dunlop National red flag/restart, resulted in Challenge open on the full 3.194- just over the 15-minute mark, Hunter improving on his earlier overall victory for Paul Brown in mile GP layout, with big enough finish to take the chequer first, a an ex-Jon Lewis Miglia, 0.308s entries for separate races! The ‘huge’ 6.368s ahead of champion ahead of Mark Chandler, who Miglias went first and completed elect Paul Thompson, and James 7 laps in just over 16 minutes, Winnifrith in an excellent third.

Dave Banwell, Geoff Letts and Gareth Hunt completed the top six. Still racing today among the 31 entries included the likes of Niven Burge, Kane Astin, Graeme Davis, Steven Hopper, Malcolm Keat, Steve Baker, Paul Clark and e Miglia of Phil Rudg the Deviny brothers, Ian and ive /Pitlane Dave Banwell’s 1-litre machine Photo: M7RC Arch Andrew, the latter starting from Photo: M7RC Archive / Pitlane

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Phil Harvey was third in class, fifth overall behind the leading Metros, with Darren Thomas, standing in for Ralph Saunders, sixth. Down in 11th, Paul McGarry got the better of Gareth Hunt in the Se7en category, with Mark Smith next best in 16th.

Of note too, Dave Banwell race tested an early injection version of the proposed S-Class category, due for introduction in 2006.

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mammoth 1995 20 Year six dates s Ago on the calendar, all on the 1.642-mile National layout, highlighted the burgeoning tiein with RoverSport and Unipart, plus the administration clout of the BRDC. However, the first meeting of the season scheduled for 4 March never went ahead due to heavy snow, and was run a fortnight later on the 18 March.

Hosted by the BRDC Marshals’ Club, the Winter Series entry had gone down from 28 to 24 cars, for a combined 10-lapper.

Former Minicrosser Tony Hobbs led home the Miglias from pole position, a comfortable 5.82 s ahead of Phil Harvey followed

by Graham Ford. In sixth overall, Dave Braggins got his Winter Mini Se7en series-winning campaign off to the best start with victory by a scant 0.72s from Kelly Rogers and Dave Banwell.

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Early season combined podium: Holdstock, Simmonds, Munns, Brown, Lee and Hinde Photo: M7RC Archive /Pitlane

Of note further back, Baldwin, Sollis and Drake in Miglia battle future champ’ Paul Photo: M7RC Archive / Ferret Fotographics Thompson in 16th, (M Harvey) just ahead of Richard Williamson…

The following weekend saw the opening races of the 16-round UnipartDCM National Challenges, the BRDC putting on a Best of British Spring Trophy meeting over 25-26 March. In a foretaste of what to expect for the season, and from a huge 36-car Drake setting the fastest lap too. entry, Chris Lewis led Paul Brend had been fifth on home Bill Sollis by a few lengths, the road but was excluded for a but only after poleman Peter light car. In the Se7en class, Mike Baldwin, in Owen Hall’s car, had Jackson opened out a similar dropped out after an early clash 5+s gap after 10 laps, Dave with Richard Wager. Ian Gunn Banwell and Rob Selby joining came next from Graham Penn, him on the podium, with Genny with Stewart Drake and David Cooke in fourth battling with Abbott filling the leaderboard, them throughout. Rob Cullum’s

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Mike Jackson dominated Se7en season Photo: M7RC Archive / Ferret Fotographics (M Harvey)

debut race was impressive, sixth behind Phil Manser and fastest lap marking him out as one to watch for the future. Also in the 33-strong field were Dan Wheeler, Niv Burge and Mark Sims.

It was a double-header for rounds 5+6 on 29 May, another Best of British with F3 headlining.

In Miglia race 1, again Lewis led Sollis across the line in another 10-lap thriller, just 0.16s separating them, with Drake (fastest lap), Baldwin (pole), Ian Curley and Brend giving very close chase. Myk Cable and Jonathan Lloyd were excluded for yellow flag naughties. With the race 2 grid formed from the race 1 result, the tables were turned in favour of Sollis (fastest lap), winning a photo-finish from Lewis by just 0.02! This was after a red-flag and restart

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however over 8 laps. Drake took another third, from Brend and Curley, with Trevor Hancock in sixth improving his first race finish by three positions. An over-subscribed Se7en entry saw 40 cars (5 more than the Migs) vying for just 34 grid spaces for a pair of 10-lap thrashes. Jackson controlled race 1 from the start, setting off from pole and estsablishing a new lap record of 1:17.75 (76.02 mph) to run out 2.24s clear of Shaun King, from Dave Braggins, Banwell, Selby and Cooke. The winning margin in race 2 was slightly larger at 3.72s although this time King set the fastest lap. Banwell, Selby, Niv Burge and Manser led the marauding pack behind the top two.

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Best of British F3, GTs and Rovers on the bill. The Miglia title was going down to the wire and while series runner-up Sollis did all he could by qualifying fastest of 31 cars, and then just edging an entertaining four-way battle over 10 laps, it was not enough to prevent Lewis taking the title with a third place finish sandwiched between fastest lap man Drake, and Curley. In fact, the top two were tied on points but Lewis edged it with seven wins to six! Baldwin nearly caught them all in fifth, while Dave Hancock headed another tremendous half-dozen gaggle for sixth. Already confirmed as champion for the second time, Jackson attempted to finish with a maximum in the Se7ens 10-lapper, but went off trying to wrest the lead off of eventual race winner King on lap 5. Tim

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Silverstone 10, 20, 30, 40 years ago Sims in second set the quickest lap, with Braggins, poleman Steve Bell, Matt Hayman and Curley the next to finish from the 36-car entry.

The Winter series resumed again for its third round on the 28 October, 26 cars present for this combined 10-lapper actually hosted by the Peterborough Motor Club. An early red flag meant a restart and the aggregate result saw polesitter Peter Baldwin, Wayne Grayer (fastest lap) and Jonathan

Lloyd all over each other after a fantastic scrap. In seventh overall, Braggins took a narrow win in the Se7en class from Matt Hayman (pole) and Mark Sims (fastest lap). That bloke R Williamson narrowly missed out on 3 points to Scotsman Jim Boyes after a good 3-to-4 car scrap for 8th in class.

A somewhat damp track greeted 31 entries on 11 November for the fourth-of-six Winter rounds, this time cohosted by the Silverstone RC/

BRDC. As he had done back in early March, Hobbs returned to the top step of the Miglia podium by the small margin of 0.59s from Grayer and Baldwin, the latter’s gamble on slick tyres from pole not quite paying off.

Hobbs set the fastest lap while in the Se7ens Braggins took a clear victory from Bell and Mark Sims again third.

One final footnote of 1995 – Bill Sollis was voted ‘Dish of the Year’ by the Silverstone Lady Marshals!

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and which 1985 saw Tina 30 Years Ago Cooper, Danny Boulton and Tony Stephenson sidelined. The restart was a cakewalk for Russell Grady, Carvell, Allpress and Dave Hancock in Miglias extending his Photo: M+A Jackson Collection advantage to a massive 20+s winning season began with Cooper, Stephenson and Boulton in Mini Se7en by the flag, leaving Nigel a pole position and fastest lap pile-up ‘Boot’ Gaymer, Dave too. The 1000cc Miglia race Photo: M+A Jackson Collection ‘Goody’ Goodridge, was thankfully a lot closer, Dave Banwell, Peter reigning champion and fastest Kavanagh and Alan in qualifying Mike Fry scoring a Fowler in his wake, narrow 0.10s victory over Chris the latter not eligible Lewis, with Bev Comber (fastest so 7th placed Bill Sollis lap) in third from David Carvell, scored the five points.

Dave Hancock and Danny Grady’s 850cc titleAllpress.

he opening meeting of the season, round 1-of-15 in the unsponsored National Challenge, was run by the British Motor Racing Marshals Club (BMRMC) and the only visit by the M7RC that year. There were 18 entries apiece, and in the first of the 10-lap sprints on the then 1.608-mile layout (preBrooklands/Luffield complex), the red flags flew for a huge Mini Se7en smash into Woodcote corner on the opening lap,

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he first of three visits by the M7RC opened the season on 8 March at a Midland Auto Club meet, round 1-of-19 in the National Se7ens, and 1-of-18 in the Miglias.

Champion-to-be for the second time, Graham Wenham (Micktuned) ran out winner of the 850cc Se7en class by a clear 7s after 10 laps on the 1.608-mile layout, including pole and fastest lap. Chris Tyrrell (Calbrook) headed home the rest of the 29 starters from an entry of 37. Jim Mancey (Jimini), Martin Goodall (Dahlemann), Bob Addison and Graham Woskett (Swiftune) came next. The 1-litre Miglias drew a smaller entry of 19 for their event, season champ’ Alan Curnow (Longman/Wessex Kentreds) setting the fastest lap and leaving behind poleman John Hazell to the tune of 11.6s by flagfall, with Phil Spurling (Oselli), Steve Harris, reigning champion Russell Dell (Ripspeed) and Peter Morris completing the top half-dozen.

The British Motor Racing Marshals’ Club hosted National rounds 13 on 16 August, Curnow taking another Miglia victory,

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‘Modded’ Mini Se7en on the grid Photo: A Seekings Collection

again some way clear of second place, Rick Cutting (Becspeed), third John Bradburn (Aldon), then Spurling fourth, Colin Bigmore fifth and Alan Prestbury sixth of the 19 entered. Several frontrunners dropped out including Dell who had just set the fastest race lap of the race before stuffing his car into the sleepers! In Se7ens, a full 30car grid (from 35 entered) saw polesitter Wenham pushed back to second behind future F3 racer Terry Pudwell (Lawrence tuned), but only by a scant 0.6s with Alan Seekings (Swiftune) and Mancey (fastest lap) narrowly losing out in a dramatic last corner dash.

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Bob Vanson and Andy Devine completed the top placings.

Just the Miglias appeared for the Peterborough MC’s 10-lapper on 20 September, round 16 in their National campaign, but combined with several quicker Special Saloons. Having secured the title at the previous Mallory race, Alan Curnow gave his car over to brother Mike, but he had to settle for second behind an on-form Steve Harris who started on class pole and also set fastest Miglia lap on his way to a creditable fifth overall behind the quicker specials. Cutting, Spurling, Bigmore and Paul Perera led the rest of the 13 Migs.

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Mini Se7en 1 Andrew Deviny 2 Darren Thomas 3 Graeme Davis 4 Leon Wightman 5 Kieren McDonald 6 Ashley Davies 7 Julian Proctor 9 Steve Trench 11 Charlie Budd 15 Steve Baker 16 Julian Affleck 18 Lewis Selby 21 Tina Cooper 23 Jabez Dyer 29 Daniel Budd 34 Anthony Towey 35 Paul Spark 37 Gareth Hunt 38 Steven Hopper 39 Andy Miller 44 Adam Smith 46 Max Hunter 47 Kelvin Edgar 49 Ross Billison 52 Nathan Burge 54 Lewis Fox 60 Malcolm Keat 63 Dave Robinson 73 Spencer Wanstall 89 Tom Hartwell

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Kane Astin 2014 Andrew Deviny Rupert Deeth 2013 Andrew Deviny Peter Baldwin 2012 Paul Spark Peter Baldwin 2011 Paul Spark Endaf Owens 2010 Paul Spark Paul Thompson 2009 Kane Astin Andy Hack 2008 Paul Thompson Andy Hack 2007 Max Hunter Andy Hack 2006 Andrew Deviny Bill Sollis 2005 Paul Thompson Peter Baldwin 2004 James Hall Peter Baldwin 2003 Tim Sims Peter Baldwin 2002 Tim Sims Chris Lewis 2001 Tim Sims Peter Baldwin 2000 Dave Braggins Peter Baldwin 1999 Dave Braggins Ian Curley 1998 Matt Hayman Ian Curley 1997 Steve Bell Bill Sollis 1996 Phil Manser Stewart Drake 1995 Mike Jackson Chris Lewis 1994 Ian Curley Chris Lewis 1993 Tina Cooper Ian Gunn 1992 Mike Jackson Myk Cable 1991 Bill Sollis Myk Cable 1990 Bill Sollis Owen Hall 1989 Steve Cooper Myk Cable 1988 Malcolm Joyce Russell Grady 1987 Chris Tyrell Russell Grady 1986 Chris Tyrell Russell Grady

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