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preview: Rounds 13&14 SNETTERTON SEPT 10-11, 2016 WORDS: Richard Williamson

In what has been another action-packed season, the mega Mini racing circus visits Snetterton for the penultimate rounds of its 50th Anniversary campaign, and we may well see both Se7en and Miglia titles decided in Norfolk over the weekend MINI SE7EN + S-CLASS With appropriately seven victories to his credit so far this season, young Welsh racer Ashley Davies looks on course for his first major Quick Links

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title, having already served notice of his talent with the top Novice award in 2011. Last time here for a wet November meeting, Davies scored a hat-trick of class wins, so

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Mini se7en Records should be coming into this meeting full of confidence. A clash last time out at Oulton Park has left it all to do for second- and third-placed challengers respectively, Lewis Selby and Max Hunter but, like Davies, both have won this season so it is still all to play for among the top spots. Spencer Wanstall has also raised a few eyebrows on his way to fourth in the standings but awaits a debut win, while others who know how to finish among the trophy positions are Charlie Budd, Graeme Davis, Andrew Deviny and Kieren McDonald. Current reigning Miglia champion, and onetime Se7en champion too, Kane Astin scored a first and second last time out and may well be Quick Links

giving Se7ens another bash alongside his Miglia campaign. It is well worth keeping an eye on the S-Class battle too, the #700-andabove numbered cars currently led on points by Josh Collins, and this season has seen no less than five category winners to highlight the budget formula’s appeal.

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Lap record: Andrew Deviny Ave. 72.84 mph Time: 2:26.720

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Mini MIGLIA Records Lap record: Rupert Deeth Time: 2:13.413 Ave. 80.11 mph set on 10 May 2015

MINI MIGLIA (+ MINI INVITATION) for a long while has one driver managed to dominate a Mini racing series, but Shayne Deegan’s full debut season has been nothing short of brilliant.

and will need more of these to maintain an outside chance, while third placed Rupert Deeth has been runner-up on no less than six occasions, and no doubt the 2014 champion will be looking to redress the score. Of the rest, Kane Astin’s championship defence has The current Stock Hatch champion’s switch from Citroen faltered somewhat to leave him well Saxo to Mini Miglia, albeit adrift, while the both front-wheel drive, has produced 10-out-of-12 winners’ two non-Deegan victories have garlands, not to mention a fallen to former sought after drive in the Clio champion Bill Cup. Meanwhile, driving the Sollis in a rare long successful Peter Baldwinappearance on tended Miglia, Deegan could the full Brands have the title wrapped up GP circuit, and at the weekend depending Rob Howard, on what his closest rivals can also at Brands on score. Sam Summerhayes lies the shorter Indy in second on points despite only making the podium twice layout. Others

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who may be able to derail the runaway leader’s form are Dan Wheeler, James Coulson and Aaron Smith, while locally based Tony Le May knows Snetterton like the back of his hand.

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Davies Direct MINI SE7EN: RACE 1 lifying on the Saturday morning was not much fun in un-seasonally wet conditions – except perhaps for any ‘rainmasters’ among the 21-car entry! As expected, points leader going into the weekend, Ashley Davies grabbed a spot on the front row, but had to settle for second alongside… Kane Astin, out once again in the car of Paul Thompson he raced at Brands in July.

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Max Hunter lined up third alongside Spencer Wanstall on row 2, with Lewis Selby. Back on the fourth row. Further back, James Bull needed a tow after pulling off along Lakeside, while come racetime Tom Sanderson and Andrew Deviny were missing from the grid. The 19 cars all got away ok to head into the first corner and soon Davies was out in front from Astin in second. We lost the first of six retirements after two laps, both Tim Stanbridge (in his first Se7en race for nearly 2 decades, although

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he has raced Historics and Mini-7 Classic more recently) and Charlie Budd trundling into the pitlane. Steve Trench was next to go on his fourth lap, retiring at Knickerbrook, followed at the same time by Malcolm Keat who dumped his car in the Druids gravel, which required a safety car whilst the marshals dragged him clear of harm. On the restart it was all to change within a couple of dramatic laps, firstly Lewis Selby and Max Hunter came together at Cascades, the latter ending up off the road at Island and going no • Archive • Contacts

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further, while further back Bull’s S-Class race ended in the pitlane. Meanwhile, Astin was through into the lead with Selby further demoting Davies down the order, but then Davies fought back to retake the lead once more and Astin dropped to third, which is how they crossed the line after 9 laps and just over 21 minutes on the clock. Graeme Davis and Quick Links

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Gareth Hunt called on their experience to leapfrog Spencer Wanstall for fourth and fifth (on the road) in the last couple of laps, while Ian Briscall’s switch to Se7ens this year from Miglias last season saw him put in a good climb up the order from 18th on the grid to 7th, just ahead of top novice Leon Window and Julian Proctor, then another gap to Dom Burger ahead

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of the leading S-Class of Josh Collins, followed by the final S-Class pairing of Julian Affleck and Andy Dickinson. Post-race, the incident between Hunter and Selby was reviewed by the Clerk of the Course, and the latter was excluded from the result, elevating everyone behind the winner up one place. MINI SE7EN ROUND 11 RESULT 1 2 3 4 5 6

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Race Report Round 11 Oulton Park August 20, 2016

deegan reigns in rain

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MINI MIGLIA: RACE 1 Miglias’ qualifying session was somewhat drier than the Se7ens’, but there were no real surprises as Shayne Deegan took pole position by 0.062s from Rupert Deeth in a 10-car field. Reigning champion, Kane Astin set third quickest time but would be absent from the grid after pulling off with engine maladies midsession. With showers re-appearing before the start, the field set off cautiously but Deegan Quick Links

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was soon in front and initially tailed by James Coulson before Deeth moved back into second after a slow start. Sam Summerhayes also joined in the leading chase before Deeth then spun down the order on lap 6 as the weather deteriorated further to the point where the safety car was sent out, the race then being curtailed after 18+ minutes and 8 laps with no sign of improvement from the skies. Deegan was thus declared the winner ahead of Summerhayes and Coulson,

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with Deeth salvaging fourth just ahead of Niven Burge, Rob Howard and Michael Green, with Gary Warburton and Jim Burrows (S-Class) completing a 100% starters/finishers record. MINI MIGLIA ROUND 11 RESULT 1 2 3 4 5 6

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Race Report Round 12 Oulton Park August 20, 2016

astin adds interest

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Dav

MINI SE7EN: RACE 2 ies sat on pole for this one with Wanstall alongside, then Hunter and Astin lined up behind, and Selby back on row 5. Deviny and Sanderson had effected repairs from the morning to take part although we had now lost Stanbridge and Trench so it was still 19 cars again.

fortune allowed Astin through into a brief lead before Selby and Hunter also claimed a slice of the limelight. This three-way battle continued right to the flag, with Astin timing it right to be in front by the merest 0.008s from Selby who in turn edged out Hunter. The battle for fourth came home several seconds down the road, Budd, Hunt and Deviny completing the Those ominous clouds leaderboard, with Sanderson were hovering to make track not far behind these after conditions tricky, but that another good run in the didn’t deter Davies who led top half. Wanstall had been with aplomb for the first half in the top-six but dropped of the race. However, even back after an off somewhere, before the onset of rain, there came a slight change in engine while Burger was the leading novice on this occasion after tone to signal all was not Window pulled in to retire well under the bonnet of #3, after six laps, joining Briscall and what tuned out to be a who was parked at Cascades fractured crank dropped the erstwhile leader steadily down after six laps and Davis who the order, although somehow was left on the startline before calling it a day after four laps. he kept going. This change of Quick Links

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Davies was classified 10th for 11 points, just in front of Collins who secured an S-Class double, with Keat, Affleck, Bull and Dickinson providing an entertaining battle for 12th place, and Proctor bringing up the tail but his car running somewhat off its pace from earlier in the day. Interestingly, despite the inclement conditions on the day, Selby still managed to squeeze in a new lap record, 0.157s quicker than the previous set in 2015 by Hunter. MINI SE7EN ROUND 12 RESULT 1 2 3 4 5 6

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Race Report Round 12 Oulton Park August 20, 2016

double bubble Deegan

Ast

MINI MIGLIA: RACE 2 in was again absent from the grid, while Coulson was forced to start from the pitlane at the last minute, and with the schedule running behind, the race was reduced to 8 laps. From the off Deeth was on a charge to try and wrest the lead from Deegan, but within two laps the contest was effectively over as Deeth found himself spinning off the road at Brittons to go no further. Thereafter, Deegan simply romped away as he pleased, the rest simply unable to keep pace, and with it came Quick Links

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a new lap record too. With Deeth out of the picture, it was left to Summerhayes to lead the forlorn chase but still an impressive second all the same. Arguably, third-placed Howard may have been closer had he and Burge not collided with each other at the start, and he was bringing the gap down to Summerhayes each lap before he ran out of laps. Green always seems to go well at Oulton and he came away with a welcome fourth ahead of Burge in fifth, then Warburton sixth. That left Coulson a lap down after his delayed start, along with Burrows a lap down too.

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AMENDED - PROVISIONAL POINTS after 12 scoring rounds 2016 DUNLOP MINI SE7EN CHALLENGE supported by MINI SPARES Pos

Driver

Pts Best 13

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 36 37 38

3 18 46 9 10 5 24 19 95 27 7 785 37 69 28 47 84 38 17 13 21 723 15 779 771 791 700 60 63 52 780 2 49 34 52 792 89 14

Ashley DAVIES Lewis SELBY Max HUNTER Spencer WANSTALL Charlie BUDD Graeme DAVIS Andrew DEVINY Tom SANDERSON Julian PROCTOR Leon Oli WINDOW Kieren MCDONALD Josh COLLINS Gareth HUNT Steve TRENCH Dom BURGER Daniel BUDD Robert PEARSON Steven HOPPER Ian BRISCALL Kane ASTIN Tina COOPER James BULL Steve BAKER Andy DICKINSON Julian AFFLECK Shaun TARLTON Justin COOPER Malcolm KEAT Dave ROBINSON Nathan BURGE Zack BOOTH Darren THOMAS Ross BILLISON Anthony TOWEY Nathan BURGE Kevin Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;SHEA Tom HARTWELL Lee BRISCALL

ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns

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

17 18 20 16 6 1 15 12 10 13 19 11

ns ns ns ns ns w

15 12

14 8

1 6 8

1 9 7

ns ns

ns ns ns ns ns

ns ns

1 1

20 0 19 18 11 17 13 1 6 7 12 1 16 1 3 10 15 5

20 0 19 14 15 17 18 0 5 1 13 6 12 9 2 10 11 3

0 1

8 1

4 0

4 9 0

1 7 0

1 14

1 8

1 0 w

16 1 w

20 15 1 1 19 18 1 17 8 12 w 9

20 17 16 0 18 1 19 15 13 12 w 11

13 1 14 16

1 5 1 1

10 7 5

9 8 7

1 19

19 20

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

18 13 16 17 15 8 11 1 2 6 10 5 14

6 1 4

3 12 2

w 0 1

w 0 4

20 1

1 1

14 5

20 18 19 17 1 16 0 1 13 1 14 1 1 1 1 1 15 9

20 18 19 1 16 14 0 17 12 8 15 7 0 9 1 1 1 6

11 12 3 10

0 11 3 10

4 8

2 5

1 6 1 5

1 2 13 4

20 -0 1 16 1 18 0 0 13 14

11 19 18 13 17 1 15 14 5 1

11 17 1 12

10 16 0 12

15 19

1 20

9 10

6 8

204 163 152 149 134 133 130 116 110 97 92 88 83 83 73 65 61 57 52 50 36 34 33 33 29 29 25 25 23 22 21 19 18 15 14 12 8 8

Total

39 40 41 42 43

33 765 54 71 747 39 12 11 711

James CUTHBERTSON Simon MARTIN Lewis FOX Simon JONES Kelvin EDGAR Andy MILLER Paul THOMPSON Tim STANBRIDGE Ian DEVINY

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Invitation Leon WIGHTMAN

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2 2

1 1

[14]

[13]

[14]

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32 32 32 32 27 27 27 27 33 33 21 21 Entered Practiced 0 0 21 21 30 30 26 26 26 26 33 33 21 21 Started 0 0 21 20 27 25 25 23 25 25 31 30 19 19 Finished 0 0 17 16 19 20 18 18 17 21 21 23 12 16 Castle Combe 28 March FL: na Pole: na Spax Improver: na Castle Combe 28 March FL: na Pole: na Spax Improver: na x Meeting Abandoned/Postponed before qualifying; rescheduled for 29-30 May Castle Combe 29-30 May FL: K McDonald Pole: C Budd Spax Improver: A Davies (+14) Castle Combe 29-30 May FL: M Hunter Pole: K McDonald Spax Improver: A Davies (+15) Brands Hatch GP 16-17 April FL: M Hunter Pole: M Hunter Spax Improver: S Tarlton (+9) #21 ran as 11 Brands Hatch GP 16-17 April FL: M Hunter Pole: M Hunter Spax Improver: D Thomas (+8) #21 ran as 11 Cadwell Park 14-15 May FL: A Davies Pole: C Budd Spax Improver: L Selby (+18) #145 ran as 45 Cadwell Park 14-15 May FL: A Deviny (rec) Pole: A Deviny Spax Improver: M Hunter (+21) #145 ran as 45 Donington Park 18-19 June FL: S Wanstall Pole: A Deviny Spax Improver: J Bull (+10) #145 ran as 45, #89 ran as 189, #780 ran as 700 Donington Park 18-19 June FL: S Wanstall Pole: A Davies Spax Improver: L Window (+11) #145 ran as 45, #89 ran as 189, #780 ran as 700 Brands Hatch 16-17 July FL: A Davies Pole: C Budd Spax Improver: K Astin (+22) #13 ran as 12 (first race only) Brands Hatch 16-17 July FL: L Selby Pole: M Hunter Spax Improver: J Bull (+11) Oulton Park 20 August FL: M Hunter Pole: K Astin Spax Improver: I Briscall (+12) #13 ran as 12 #18 excluded (-0 penalty zero may be used as a dropped score from final total â&#x20AC;&#x201C; see SR.4.2.3) Oulton Park 20 August FL: L Selby (rec) Pole: A Davies Spax Improver: L Selby (+7) #13 ran as 12

* Invitation not eligible for Challenge points

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Best 13

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

785 723 791 779 771 700 792 780 765 747 711

Josh COLLINS James BULL Shaun TARLTON Andy DICKINSON Julian AFFLECK Justin COOPER Kevin Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;SHEA Zack BOOTH Simon MARTIN Kelvin EDGAR Ian DEVINY

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10 1

1 1 10 8 0 6

1 w

8 0 10 1 0 1

8 5

10 5

8 6

6 10

1 5 10

10 5 8

10 1

10 6

6 8

5 8

92 46 38 36 35 27 21 11 7 1 0

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Driver

Pts Best 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

27 785 28 723 14 33 765

Leon Oli WINDOW Josh COLLINS Dom BURGER James BULL Lee BRISCALL James CUTHBERTSON Simon MARTIN

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3 2 4 1

4 3 2 1

3 1 2 1

1 3 2 0

4 3 1 2

5 4 3 2

3 5 4 2

5 2 4 3

1 1 1 4 5 3 2

6 5 1 4 1 3 2

4 2 3 1

1 3 4 2

40 34 31 23 6 6 4

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PROVISIONAL POINTS after 12 scoring rounds 2016 DUNLOP MINI MIGLIA CHALLENGE supported by MINI SPARES Pos

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Pts Best 13

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

50 85 23 88 47 21 72 49 83 1 20 80 69 797 55 28 77 53 29 13 12

Shayne DEEGAN Sam SUMMERHAYES Rupert DEETH Dan WHEELER James COULSON Aaron SMITH Rob HOWARD Gary WARBURTON Colin PEACOCK Kane ASTIN Mark SIMS Bill SOLLIS Tony LE MAY Jim BURROWS Michael GREEN Bob HUMPHREYS Tristen KNIGHT Niven BURGE Dave DREW Phil HARVEY Paul THOMPSON

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nc nc nc nc nc

241 127 116 122 113

Invitation Damon ASTIN Ian FRASER Stuart GILBY David USHER Phil HARVEY

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20 15 14 17 16 18

20 15 19 18 17 16

11 13 19

13 14 1

1 12 11

ns ns

9 12 10

20 7 18 14 12 17 13 1 15 19 8 16 11 w w 6 9 1 w 10

1 13 19 15 1 17 1 8 16 18 10 20 12 w w 9 14 0 w 11

[1]

[0]

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

20 17 11 13 10 12 15 7 8 19 9 18 16 6

20 14 19 17 13 16 18 10 12 w 11

20 14 19 17 16 15 18 10 12 w 11

1 15 19 18 16 0 20 9 0 1 12

20 15 19 17 12 1 11 10 0 16 13

20 19 17

20 19 1

15 13

18 15

12 14

13 17

10 13 14 1

9 14 0 18

16 w

[17] [11] [8]

[18] [0] [1]

202 180 176 161 146 131 130 120 106 104 88 72 68 65 55 55 50 47 36 21 17

Total

Entered Practiced Started Finished

0 0 0

13 13 12

13 13 10

18 18 15

18 16 13

15 15 15

15 10 15

11 11 11

20 18 15

20 16 13

10 9 9

10 9 8

x Castle Combe 28 March FL: n/a Pole: n/a x Castle Combe 28 March FL: n/a Pole: n/a x Meeting Abandoned/Postponed before qualifying; rescheduled for 29-30 May 1 Castle Combe 29-30 May FL: S Deegan Pole: S Deegan 2 Castle Combe 29-30 May FL: S Deegan (rec) Pole: S Deegan 3 Brands Hatch GP 16-17 April FL: S Deegan Pole: S Deegan #47 ran as 7, 69 as 6, 28 as 8, 49 as 91 4 Brands Hatch GP 16-17 April FL: R Deeth Pole: S Deegan #47 ran as 7, 69 as 6, 28 as 8, 49 as 91 5 Cadwell Park 14-15 May FL: S Deegan Pole: S Deegan 6 Cadwell Park 14-15 May FL: B Sollis (rec) Pole: S Deegan 7 Donington Park 18-19 June FL: S Deegan (rec) Pole: R Deeth 8 Donington Park 18-19 June FL: S Deegan Pole: S Deegan 9 Brands Hatch 16-17 July FL: S Deegan Pole: S Deegan 10 Brands Hatch 16-17 July FL: S Deegan Pole: S Deegan 11 Oulton Park 20 August FL R Deeth Pole: S Deegan 12 Oulton Park 20 August FL: S Deegan (rec) Pole: S Deegan * Invitation + Mini-7 Classic not eligible for Challenge points

Spax Improver: n/a Spax Improver: n/a Spax Improver: G Warburton (+4) Spax Improver: A Smith (+3) Spax Improver: J Coulson (+4) Spax Improver: T Le May (+6) Spax Improver: A Smith (+7) Spax Improver: D Drew (+5) Spax Improver: S Summerhayes (+3) Spax Improver: S Summerhayes (+3) Spax Improver: J Burrows (+7) Spax Improver: K Astin (+12) Spax Improver: S Summerhayes (+3) Spax Improver: M Green (+3)

2016 MINI MIGLIA S-CLASS Pos

Driver

Pts Best 13

797

Jim BURROWS

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Snetterton 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years ago

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The M7RC history books reveal many Snetterton meets over the years…

he 12-round 2006 Dunlop2006 10 Years backed Ago Challenges began on April Fools’ Day, with qualifying on the Saturday and racing on Sunday 2 April. A healthy 30 cars graced the Se7en entry in its 40th Anniversary season, 26 starting and only five dropping by the wayside in 12 laps. Max Hunter won what was arguably the spectators’ race of the day, nipping past poleman Andrew Deviny on the last lap to win by 0.796s, and the top five covered by just 1.981s in the order of Paul Thompson, Geoff Letts and Niven Burge, the latter setting the quickest lap. Kane Astin completed the top six, with the likes of Paul Clark, Damon Astin, Graeme Davis, Paul Spark, Anthony Towey, Steve Baker, Darren Thomas, Tristen Knight

Se7ens early lead battle Photo: M7RC Archive (Pitlane)

(debuting the new S-Class formula), Philip Gillibrand, Malcolm Keat, Kelvin Edgar, Dick Hunter, James Coulson, Ian Deviny and Andy Miller still involved a decade later. In the Miglias, Tim Sims proved the quickest of 20 starters, also leaving it late to take victory after starting the last lap in fourth, ahead of James Hall (in the Baldwin car) and Bill Sollis, while poleman Kelly

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Sims leads Hall in Miglias Photo: M7RC Archive (P itlane)

Hunter and Deviny side by side Photo: M7RC Archive (Pitlane)

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Rogers and Hall clashed near the end, leaving Rogers to salvage sixth place behind Colin Peacock and Tony Le May. Of the rest, Mark Sims, Paul Simmonds, Phil Harvey and Michael Green have been on entry lists in recent seasons.

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Snetterton 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years ago Manser won twice in Se7ens… Image: M7RC Archive / Ferret (M Harvey)

1996

20 Year here were s Ago four visits to the 1.952-mile Snetterton circuit, with round 4-of-12 of the Unipart-DCM National Challenge coming on 2 June at the BRSCC-hosted ‘Rover Race Day’. In the Se7ens’ race, Phil Manser benefitted from a red flag at 9 laps, edging Dave Percival on countback by 0.27s, with Shaun King, Matt Hayman, Rob Selby and Steve Bell all within a whisker! Polesitter Rob Cullum had to settle for seventh and a new lap record, but was still ahead of established frontrunners Dave Braggins, Tim Sims, James Hayman and Dave Banwell among the 30-car grid. The Miglias went the full 12

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laps and gave Stewart Drake victory once early leader Peter Baldwin’s gearlever broke, the winner however having started from pole and set a lap record. Richard Wager and Jonathan Lloyd entertained with a dingdong battle for second, ahead of Myk Cable, Steve Young and Gordon Pocock. Joining Baldwin on the DNF list were Bill Sollis and Ian Curley, seven of the 22 starters dropping out. The ninth round on 1 September was a BRSCC ‘OneMake Raceday’. The 21-car Miglia grid went first and over 10 laps champion-elect Drake again took victory, by now driving with great confidence to demote both Sollis and Curley to the lesser podium

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positions, the latter lowering the lap record to 1:23.59. Chris Lewis was right on their tails, then came Wayne Grayer and Lloyd to complete the top half dozen. Baldwin had been on pole but retired, as did Mike Jackson, while Cable was excluded for a black flag infringement. With the meeting behind schedule the Se7ens only got 8 laps, but that was plenty of time for another cracking affair, champion-to-be Manser just nicking it with a last lap draft past Selby (new lap record of 1:31.67) to hang on by 0.10s, and Percival, King, Tim Sims and Matt Hayman right in their shadows. The 28 starters also included Banwell, Mark Sims, Tim Stanbridge and

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Snetterton 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years ago Richard Wager for the runnerup spot. Bell was the best Se7en in fifth overall, 0.67s in front of Braggins then James Hayman and Percival from the 18 starters. An equally precipitous 10 laps at the penultimate round on 17 November gave Andy Hack’s Miglia overall victory by just 0.83s, including fastest lap. Second place ultimately helped Wayne Grayer to a 2-point titlewinning margin over Abbott who was fourth Hack, Abbott and Grayer in Winter Miglias behind Mike Image: M7RC Archive / Ferret (M Harvey) Jackson. Similarly, Nick Paddy. debut James Hayman’s s glia Mi The Winter Series was a win for second-in-class …as did Drake in Harvey) (M t rre Fe / ive 6-round affair book-ending the Martin ch Ar behind brother M7RC National calendar, round 3 held Wager’s Matt aided his on 27 October at one of the Miglia by 1-point advantage BRSCC’s ‘Winter Championship’ nearly 4 secs including fastest lap, over Braggins in the Se7ens’ final meetings. A decidedly wet leaving poleman Graham Ford scores, Bell taking third place and 10-lapper produced a stunning to edge out David Abbott and quickest lap on the day.

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Snetterton 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years ago 1986 30 Years Ago

Dave Goodridge’s Se7en smokes a rear tyre

Photo: I Fraser Collection (Goody)

Club mag from Spring ‘86 Image: M7RC Archive

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n the 15-round unsponsored National Challenge, just the one visit on 13 April, for the BARC-hosted third round. A relatively small 14 cars contested the 20th Anniversary 850cc Se7ens race, won by Steve Mole by a comfortable 4.8s once poleman Gary Hall dropped out from the lead with engine woes, likewise champion-elect Chris Tyrrell. The leaderboard was completed by Peter Kavanagh in second from Graham Penn in third, Derek Miller, Ralph Budd and Ron Phillips, with Alan Jackson and Bill Sollis further back. Graeme Davis and Tina Cooper were among the non-starters. Perhaps the biggest talking point however was newcomer Nicholas ScottFell who misread the starting procedure and proceeded to

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race from last on the grid on the warm-up lap, realising his error as he sped onto the starting straight with cars pulling up in front, then attempting to drive back down the grid as the starter dropped the flag! That was his only appearance… A three-way dice for the lead in the 1-litre Miglias had the crowd rapt, pole position man Chris Lewis finally grabbing the 10 points ahead of brother, Jonathan and eventual champion Russell Grady, the latter with a new fastest lap on the 1.917-mile circuit. Filling out the top places some way back were Graham Chivers, John Bailey and David Morris, while also in the 18-car entry were cousins Keith and Peter Calver, Richard Colburn, Gerald Dale and Myk Cable.

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Snetterton 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years ago 1976 40 Years Ago

Miglias do battle Photo: E Groves Collection (H Barker)

n the first season of huge Leyland Cars backing, no less than 11 races took place on the 1.917-mile layout, two apiece for the three 18-round National Challenges, a trio of TEAC (Southern) Mini 7 rounds and a pair of non-points invites. BL’s headline act, the 1275 GTs went first on 28 March (BRSCC) for their opening round. On the support bill to the monster Shellsport Formula 5000 series, 14 cars took the start and after 10 laps it was reigning Miglia champion Alan Curnow who took the win by 1 sec ahead of poleman Glyn Swift, and eventual champion Roger Saunders in third, followed by Malcolm Leggate, Terry Harmer (on-theroad winner of the very first Formula Mini-7 race in 1966, but

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in a 998cc special saloon Mini) and Peter Jopp sixth. The southern-based Mini 7 series run by the Thames Estuary Automobile Club (TEAC for short) had its second round on 9 May, the 19-car entry led after 12 laps by Jim Mancey from Bob Addison and Martin Moorhead, all three sharing the fastest lap too! A week later on the 16 May (BARC) saw the Mini 850s/ Se7ens appear for round 5 of the Nationals, the entry big enough to warrant a final and consolation. In the main race, polesitter Addison dropped out, leaving Chris Tyrrell to gradually pull away by 10.8s after 8 laps, although second placed Terry Pudwell matched Tyrrell’s lap record of 1:28.6. Graham ‘Gramps’ Woskett took the final

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podium spot ahead of Hugo Shipley and Martins Goodall and Moorhead. Five non-qualifiers joined the Forward Trust 1000 Special Saloon grid, David Lapworth the leading 850 in 11th overall from Derek Hawkins and (Mrs) Denny Hulford. There were no points on offer for BARC’s Mini 7 invite race on 13 June, 1972 champion Reg Armstrong leading an 8-car field all the way from pole position, Hawkins and Gus Bost the next pair along. A BRSCC-run meeting on 27 June was National round 8 for the Mini 1000s/Miglias, and in record-breaking summer temperatures it was obviously too much for several cars which wilted in the heat. This didn’t deter Mike Curnow who finished the 10 laps with a whopping 19 secs gap to next along, Geoff Robson. Third went to Phil Spurling ahead of David Abbott, Eric Groves and Peter Morris, while Derek May’s fine pole position start ended with clutch failure. John Hazell had been in a strong second before he too dropped out, but had the consolation of sharing fastest lap with Curnow. A second non-championship bash on 4 July came courtesy of the Romford Enthusiasts’ Car Club, and drew half a dozen Minis to the special saloon grid. Andy Devine’s 1000 was second

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Snetterton 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years ago overall, a lap down on the winning 2.3-litre Vaxhall Firenza, while Tony Hyatt was the leading 850, two laps down. Round 5 of the TEAC series convened on 15 August, Moorhead, Roy Finlay and Mancey taking the top spots. Norman Finn (he of Fastest Lap trophy title) was fourth, while also among the 20 starters was the late Frank Gillibrand, whom the current-day ‘Original Spirit of the M7RC’ award is named after. The BRSCC hosted round 13 of the National 850 Challenge on 30 August, for 10 laps on the BBC Radio 1-supported meeting. Champion-elect Graham Wenham scored a narrow 0.2s victory over Julian Cutler in absolutely soaking conditions, so much so that points leader up until then Chris Tyrrell (having been automatically placed on pole due to a shortage of timekeepers) fell right down to the tail of the 24 starters after a muddy off. Richard Hamlyn

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meanwhile kept it on the tarmac to rise from the back to third ahead of Pudwell, Graham Larrington and Colin Fisher. It was two-for-the-price-ofone on 5 September for a 750 Motor Club meeting, as both the 1275 GTs and 1000s undertook their National rounds 14 and 15 respectively. Out of nine cars, Paul Taft dominated the 10-lap GT race, leading from pole and setting fastest lap on his way to a 23 secs victory. Alan Curnow, Saunders and Jim Burrows gave chase as one, clear of Leggate and Jopp, with future tin-top legend Steve Soper retiring due to the season-long problem of

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loose wheels. Mike Curnow went one better than his brother to win the Mini 1000s (and ultimately the title), but by a tiny margin of just 0.4s from Steve Harris, the latter setting off from pole and recording fastest lap in a fantastic lead-swapping duel that lasted all race. Title challenger Ian Briggs completed the podium ahead of May, Groves and Rick Cutting. The penultimate TEAC Mini 7 round drew 20 starters for 12 laps on 31 October, Addison taking victory to help secure the title, with Vanson and Fisher joining him on the winner’s rostrum.

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Snetterton 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years ago

he original 2.711966 mile long Norfolk 50 Years venue played Ago host to a third of the inaugural 6-round Formula Mini-7 championship for 850cc Minis, the 4th round on 12 June run as a M7C meeting and the 5th round on 3 July by the 750 MC. Eight cars entered for the first of these, joining a grid of Free Formula saloons for 8 laps. The race was won overall by a Fiat FM7 ran in mixed saloon races Image: M7RC Archive Abarth 850T, but a titanic battle among the FM-7s eventually tipped the nod to Mac Ross FM7s had their own class ahead of class pole position man, alongside two others for overRichard Bromley. Bob Fox had and under 1500cc saloons. been in the mix but dropped out A 10-lapper this time was to record his only DNF in a titlewon overall by a Lotus Ford winning campaign. This left John Anglia, but in another show of Burrow to take third ahead of the formula’s early potential, Geoff Gilkes, Graham Elwell and according to Motoring News “… John Lyon. there was plenty of fast, hairy, Three weeks later and nine tyre-smoking driving from the

Mini 7 brigade…”. Fox took his fourth series win, establishing a new lap record of 2:15.8 (an average of 71.84 mph!) ahead of Ross, with Gordon Line in third, Gilkes fourth and Mick Walker fifth, with Peter M Roberts, AJ Worrall and Lyon also joining in the fun.

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Know your rival Mini 7 Racing Club drivers

Mini Se7en 2 Darren Thomas 3 Ashley Davies 5 Graeme Davis 7 Kieren McDonald 9 Spencer Wanstall 10 Charlie Budd 15 Steve Baker 17 Ian Briscall 18 Lewis Selby 19 Tom Sanderson 21 Tina Cooper 24 Andrew Deviny 27 Leon Oli Window 28 Dom Burger 34 Anthony Towey 37 Gareth Hunt 38 Steven Hopper 39 Andy Miller 45 Leon Wightman 46 Max Hunter 47 Daniel Budd 49 Ross Billison 52 Nathan Burge 54 Lewis Fox 60 Malcolm Keat 63 Dave Robinson 69 Steve Trench 71 Simon Jones 84 Robert Pearson 89 Tom Hartwell 95 Julian Proctor

Mini Miglia 1 Kane Astin 12 Paul Thompson 13 Phil Harvey 20 Mark Sims 21 Aaron Smith 23 Rupert Deeth 28 Bob Humphreys 29 Dave Drew 47 James Coulson 49 Gary Warburton 50 Shayne Deegan 53 Niven Burge 55 Michael Green 69 Tony Le May 72 Rob Howard 77 Tristen Knight 80 Bill Sollis 83 Colin Peacock 85 Sam Summerhayes 88 Dan Wheeler

Mini Se7en s class 700 Justin Cooper 711 Ian Deviny 723 James Bull 747 Kevin Edgar 771 Julian Affleck 779 Andy Dickinson 780 Zack Booth 785 Josh Collins 791 Shaun Tarlton 792 Kevin O’Shea

Invitation 113 Phil Harvey 122 David Usher 241 Damon Astin

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As of Round 3 it’s , lead of the Se7ens Paul Spark in the Donny and placed having won at Rockingham races. strongly in both ent from the threestatem It’s a strong who will be looking time champion, in on the board to put early points consecutive title. pursuit of his fourth

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Roll of Honour The Champions YEAR Mini Se7en Mini Miglia

2016 ? ? 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

1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966

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Chris Tyrell Russell Grady Russell Grady Mike Fry Chris Gould Mike Fry Chris Gould Chris Lewis Gerald Dale Chris Lewis Gary Hall Chris Hampshire Jonathan Lewis Roland Nix Patrick Watts Phil Spurling Steve Hall Phil Spurling Martin Goodall Paul Gaymer Graham Wenham Mike Curnow Graham Wenham Alan Curnow Chris Tyrell Russell Dell Mick Moss Phil Spurling Reg Armstrong Mick Osborne Graham Wenham Len Brammer Len Brammer Mick Osborne Paul Gaymer Mick Osborne Bob Fox Bob Fox

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