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With the opening championship rounds abandoned last month, the Mini Seven Racing Club circus thus kicks off its 50th Anniversary season on the circuit where it all began half a century ago. A pair of races on the full Grand Prix track mixes both Se7ens and Miglias in what should be an action-packed weekend!

MINI SE7EN & S CLASS Entry levels in the 1.0-litre formula have almost soared to the heights of the RoverSport-backed 1990s; Quick Links

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And what an entry it is too, with seemingly every registered driver keen to have a run out on the majestic GP layout, last tried by the M7RC 13 years ago. Last season’s runner-up, Gloucestershire’s Darren Thomas looks a firm favourite after his double victory here last season on the Indy circuit, with young Welsh hotshoe Ashley Davies a winner here too in 2014. Reigning champ Paul Spark is a potential late entry if he’s managed to replace the

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now sold title-winning car, while other former title winners include Andrew Deviny, Max Hunter and Tina Cooper. There are a crop of novices too, all deciding that Mini Se7en is the ideal beginner’s category, with several plumping for the budget-tuned 1275cc S-Class, which itself is marking its 10th anniversary and has undergone a revamp over the winter too - look out for the green windscreen headers and door squares with race numbers in the #700s. Should be a belter!

MINI Se7en Records Lap record: James Hall Time. 1:53.771 Ave: set 28 September 2003 on 2.6082-mile circuit MORE INFO: For half a century, the Mini Se7en Challenge for The Bob Fox Trophy has been providing great motor racing at an affordable price. Much may have changed since the first ever 850cc Formula Mini-7 race at Brands in April 1966, but the now 1-litre Mini Se7ens still provide superb entertainment for driver and spectator alike, and can stick to the tarmac like the proverbial go-kart! The milder-tuned S-Class offers a more standard, budgettuned introduction too.

TECH SPEC: Engines: 998cc modified A-Series (S-Class: Std 1275cc, limited mods) 0-60mph: 6.6 seconds (S-Class: 7.5 seconds) Top speed: 110 mph (S-Class: 105 mph) Transmission: 4-speed manual, ratios/final drive free (S-Class: 4-speed, standard) Tyres: Dunlop 500L x 10” CR70 (dries) or CR65 treaded (wets) Wheels: 5J x 10” alloys Fuel: Unleaded or Super Unleaded Car: from £6000 (S-Class: from £4000) Costs: from £4600 per season (S-Class: from £3400 per season)

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TECH SPEC: Engines: 1293cc modified A-Series 0-60mph: 4.5 seconds Top speed: 125 mph Transmission: 4-speed manual, 3.9:1 final drive Tyres: Dunlop 160/490 x 10” slicks (dries) or treaded (wets) Wheels: Any 10” diameter x maximum 7” rims Fuel: Unleaded or Super Unleaded Car: from £8000 Costs: from £6000 per season

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MORE INFO: The Se7ens’ younger but more powerful Mini Miglia siblings first graced UK circuits in 1969/70, and have consistently been providing bang-for-buck tin-top action for decades, all trying to win The Peter Collins Trophy. Widely regarded by racing

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afficionados as mini Touring Cars, these once 1-litre machines nowadays run larger capacity 1.3-litre engines and pack a mean punch. If grid space allows, the M7RC may also invoke its Invitational category to allow for classic race Minis or a run-what-yerbrung A-Series-powered Mini pick ‘n’ mix!

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MINI MIGLIA (& INVITATION) ugh the junior formula compared to Se7ens, the more powerful Mini Miglias head into their 47th championship season with one of the most experienced line-ups seen in years.

Heading the list is current champion Kane Astin, also a former Se7en titleist, but he will face strong opposition from the likes of 2014 champ Rupert Deeth, and former Saxo racer Shayne Deegan in the successful Baldwin Motorsport machine, the latter carrying the ‘golden’ #50 on his car. All three Cambridgeshire drivers will need to keep an eye out though for two Kent-

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based Brands specialists, Aaron Smith and returning multi-Mini champion, Bill Sollis. Other previous winners in the slick-tyred, twin-choke 1.3-litre category include Dan Wheeler, Tony Le May and Colin Peacock. Either way, expect close-quarter action throughout, especially when the leaders come up to lap the slower Se7ens around the 2.433-mile track.

Finally, look out for the Owens Motorsport/SBM entry of Rob Howard, as one lucky raffle winner could be racing for the team at the Brands Mini Festival in July for just £20! Tickets are available in the M7RC paddock, or see full details on www.mini7.co.uk

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Mini Se7en News new merchandise range for 2016

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he Mini 7 Racing Club is pleased to announce a new licencing arrangement. Joining other famous motor sport brands, Dunlop and Honda, the club has teamed up with Dread to create a new, exciting range of merchandising from baseball caps to waterproof track side suits.

Alongside the items featuring the contemporary club logo, there are also some alternative products celebrating the original club logo.

The plan is to keep the range fresh by adding new products and deleting the less popular items as we go forward.

Mike and Alan will carry a few of the items at the circuits, but for the broadest range we would encourage you to think about placing all your orders from the website.

Thanks to this arrangement, we can now look forward to a smarter, more Mini 7 branded, paddock in 2016.

Finally, a big thank you to Dan Wheeler for his support for the club in launching this new range.

Please take a look in the next few days, the range is now available to browse and purchase online. http://www.dread.cc/shop/category/mini_7/

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he Mini 7 Racing Club has been invited to participate in the Coventry MotoFest to be held on the weekend of June 4th and 5th 2016. You can read a bit more detail on the event on their website The event, growing in popularity,

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has ambitions to become a full blown street racing venue in future years. In 2016 the BARC will organise a sprint event on its one mile circuit, with three to four runs for each driver each day.

It will be a multi-class event and the organisers are looking for around five to six cars across our three formulae. There is no entry fee to consider at this stage, and there may be flexibility to accept more than five to six if it proves popular.

Please email Colin on colinmpeacock@hotmail.co.uk if you want to participate. At this stage we need firm commitments only please, not ‘maybes’. https://coventrymotofest.com

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Special 50 stickers A2Z Minis has very kindly designed a special commemorative sticker to celebrate the club’s 50th anniversary.

The stickers have been donated to the club by Rohith de Silva and his team. They will be available to buy throughout the season from Mike and Alan Jackson at the Mini 7 Club stand.

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Brands Hatch 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years ago

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

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here were two 2006 10 Years National Challenge Ago visits to Brands, round 2 of 12 coming on 30 April.

In the Mini Se7en race, reigning champion Paul Thompson started as he meant to go on by securing pole position, and then fought off a number of rivals before the red flag was flown and the result counted back to 8 laps. In second, Andrew Deviny had been within 0.662s at the time and had set a new lap record, with Damon Astin, Geoff Letts, Max Hunter and Paul Clark holding the top spots. Both Niven Burge and Kane Astin were deemed not to be running when the red flag was shown, so dropped to the DNF list, while others still racing today included Dick Hunter, Graeme Davis, Paul Spark, leading novice and S-Class Tristen Knight, Anthony Towey, James Coulson, Darren Thomas, Malcolm Keat and Red flag stoppage involved Niv Burge Photo: M7RC Archive (Pitlane)

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Paul Thompson won in Se7ens Photo: M7RC Archive (Pitlane)

Phil Lee. The restart went the full 10 laps, and Andy Hack came through to take victory by a scant 0.140s after terrific scrap with James Hall (new fastest lap), champion-elect Bill Sollis and poleman Kelly Rogers, with the unrelated Tim and Mark Sims completing the top half dozen. Further back Tony Le May took 10th and Phil Harvey’s S-Class 14th.

Miglia win to Andy Hack Photo: M7RC Archive (P itlane)

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The 19-car Miglia grid also had a red flag after an opening lap shunt involving Colin Peacock, Ralph Saunders and

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An off day for Colin Peacock Photo: M7RC Archive (Pitlane)

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Brands Hatch 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years ago

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he M7RC’s first visit of the year to Brands was at the BRSCC’s ‘Eurocar Extravaganza’ on 12 May, for rounds 3 of 12 for the National Challenges on the Indy circuit.

In the opening 10-lapper for 1-litre Mini Se7ens, Dave Braggins took advantage when poleman Matt Hayman retired to the pitlane on the parade lap with a duff plug. However he was made to work for his narrow 0.31s victory, with Tim Sims setting fastest lap in second and champion to be Phil Manser in third right on his tail. Dave Banwell, Shaun King and Rob Cullum rounded out the scoreboard, with Mark Sims

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and Steven Hopper further back among the maximum 30-car grid. Top novice on the day was Steve Puddiphatt.

The 1.3-litre Miglias also had a full grid of 30, and Stewart Drake gave intention of his title-winning season with an impressive display from pole position to beat Bill Sollis (fastest lap), Peter Baldwin and Richard Wager, with Mike Jackson and Wayne Grayer in the top six. Of note further down the order were Miglia champs of future and past, Ians Gunn and Curley and Myk Cable, with the likes of Bob Humphreys, Gerald Dale and Phil Harvey still around the M7RC paddock today.

Leading novice on this occasion was Daniel Eady.

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Brands Hatch 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years ago Chris Lewis leads Russell Grady in Miglias Photo: M+A Jackson Collection

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he 15-round National Challenge went to Brands twice, the first (round 4) over the 26/27 April weekend for the ‘500 Car Grand Prix Circuit Races’ hosted by the BHRC, and the third year running the full GP circuit had been on the M7RC calendar.

Both classes had their own, slightly damp, 7-lap races, poleman Chris Tyrrell triumphing by 2.0s from Gary

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Hall (fastest lap) on his way to a second 850cc Mini Se7en title. Steve Mole had been in the three-way tussle but dropped out, leaving Peter Brown in third from Ron Philips, Derek Miller and Dave Goodridge, while familiar names among the 20 starters were Graeme Davis in eighth, and Bill Sollis and novice of the year Alan Jackson both DNFs. The 1000cc bash initially saw reigning Se7en champion,

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and Miglia champion-elect Russell Grady leading from pole but he spun on the opening lap, taking out Gerald Dale and handing Chris Lewis a clear lead. However, a new lap record saw Grady chase back to take the lead with a lap to go but Lewis countered on the final corner to win by a 1/10th! Dick Robinson was over 10s back in third from Danny Allpress, David Brookes and Rob McIntyre, with 16 of the 23 starters finishing.

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busy old season with new Leyland backing, and no less than 13 separate visits to Brands for the three Mini formulae (850, 1000, 1275GT).

However, the first of two National rounds (4 of 18) for Mini 850 (nee Se7en) was on 25 April and organised by the Rochester MC. A 24-car entry vied for 20 grid spaces on the 1.2036mile circuit, and after 10 laps Chris Tyrrell held sway by the margin of just 1976 40 Years 0.2s from season Ago champ Graham Wenham (pole position) with Graham ‘Gramps’ Woskett in third. In fourth, future F3 racer Terry Pudwell set the fastest lap ahead of Julian Cutler and Hugo Shipley, and only one car retired.

The BRSCC were in charge of the ‘Allied Polymers Race Day’ on 2 May, the first of three National Mini 1000 (nee Miglia) events at Brands, round 4 of 18. With

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Original winner on 2 May, later excluded Photo: A Seekings Collection

several engine tuners keen to prove their A-Series prowess, the 38-car entry was such that a consolation race was laid on too. This was narrowly won by Paul Perera from Peter Morris and Colin Beckwith after polesitter Kevin Johnston dropped out.

The main race was a little more heated, an early clash seeing Wessex Kentreds teammates Mike Curnow (Longman) and Steve Harris off into the tyres at

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Paddock Bend and the Swiftune car of pole position man Alan Seekings taking the flag in front after 10 laps. However, a protest led to the original winner being excluded, which handed the 10 points to Phil Spurling’s Oselli machine from Derek May (fastest lap) and Ian Briggs (Wessex Kentreds/Harris), with Andy Devine (Swiftune), Tom Hurn’s Gunk-liveried car and David Abbott completing the top six.

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Brands Hatch 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years ago 1966 50 Years Ago

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his is the event that started it all half a century ago, on Sunday 17 April 1966 for round 1 of 6. The inaugural 850cc Formula Mini-7 race was run as a joint venture between the 750 Motor Club and a ‘racing’ section of the then named Mini 7 Club.

The programme showed 13 entries and there is an element of uncertainty of how many actually took the start for the 10-lapper around the 1.24-mile

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track, but what is certain that the overall victory fell to Terry Harmer in a 998cc Cooper special saloon which had been added to the grid. Only after the race did it become evident that the real Formula Mini-7 winner was champion-to-be Bob Fox in his Team 848 car, by 1.6s from pole position man Gordon Line.

Completing the class podium was Richard Bromley while the remaining finishers were Brian Balcombe and Viv Church

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(Trident) who had a good dice for fourth, followed by Ray Cox and R Cottrell. Harmer’s special saloon was credited with fastest lap, but unofficially it is thought that the FM-7 lap record of 1:07.6 (66.04 mph) was set by Roy Bourne in a second Trident entry, that is before he suffered a monumental off at Clearways in which he narrowly avoided serious injury when an advertising pole smashed through the windscreen!

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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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1 Rupert Deeth 4 Colin Peacock 11 Kane Astin 12 Paul Thompson 20 Mark Sims 21 Aaron Smith 27 Ian Fraser 28 Bob Humphreys 29 Dave Drew 31 Phil Dale 44 Paul Clark 48 Ian Briscall 49 Gary Warburton 50 Daniel Wheeler 53 Niven Burge 55 Michael Green 69 Tony Le May 72 Rob Howard 77 Tristen Knight 85 Sam Summerhayes 99 Mark Cowan

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111 Jonathan Lewis 118 Ian Curley 157 William Ward 113 Phil Harvey 184 Steve Jones 241 Damon Astin

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Roll of Honour The Champions YEAR Mini Se7en Mini Miglia

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2015 Paul Spark 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

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Club Contacts CHAIRMAN Nick Cooke E: nick.cooke@mini7.co.uk COMMERCIAL MANAGER Colin Peacock E: colin.peacock@mini7.co.uk TREASURER Jeffrey Parish E: jeffrey.parish@mini7.co.uk CHAMPIONSHIP CO-ORDINATOR Richard Williamson E: richard.williamson@mini7.co.uk COMPETITION MANAGER Mike Jackson E: mike.jackson@mini7.co.uk Membership Secretary Jacquie Martin E: membership@mini7.co.uk

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