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COOPER PRO CLASS CHAMPION, KYLE REID ALSO WINS SUNOCO 240 CHALLENGE

Kyle Reid will race at Daytona International Speedway after winning prestigious the Sunoco 240 Challenge.

MINI CHALLENGE FEATURED IN COOPER WORLD

Read this month’s Cooper World magazine which features the action from Brands Hatch MINI Festival with the JCWs and Coopers.

ROCKINGHAM COOPER S WEEKEND REPORT

Read about the weekend’s racing by the Cooper S class and who would take the Class win for the season as we visited Rockingham for the last time.

INFORMATION

2018 MINI CHALLENGE BROCHURE

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2018 COOPER CLASSES CALENDAR

View the 2018 Cooper Am, Pro & Cooper S Calendar

FEATURED DRIVERS

CATCHING UP WITH: TOBY GOODMAN

We interviewed Toby Goodman, who is new to the MINI CHALLENGE this season. We sat down with him at the first round at Donington to find out about his background and thoughts on the season ahead.

CATCHING UP WITH: ELSPETH RODGERS

We sat down with Elspeth Rodgers as she begins her first season in the MINI CHALLENGE to find out more about her and her thoughts on the season ahead.

Scotsman Callum King will switch to Eurotech Racing for his third season in the MINI CHALLENGE JCW Class this year. King has gradually gained in pace across his first two JCW campaigns, and last year scored finishes inside the top 10 despite a difficult season with mechanical issues and being forced to skip rounds due to unforeseen circumstan

CATCHING UP WITH: ANDY MONTGOMERY

Andy – an IT Project Manager from Yorkshire – is continuing into his second season in the MINI CHALLENGE Cooper S class with the Mad4MINI Motorsport team this year. Last season was successful, finishing third in class with his R53 MINI.

CATCHING UP WITH: GEORGE SUTTON

George Sutton is returning to MINI CHALLENGE in 2018 after a successful first season in the JCW Class, finishing 8th in the championship amongst some very experienced and talented drivers.

CATCHING UP WITH: ANDY GODFREY

We caught up with Cooper Am driver, Andy Godfrey as he gives us his thoughts on the 2017 season and the MINI CHALLENGE.

Catching up with: Stuart Gibbs

Catching up with Stuart Gibbs, Stuart starting racing in the MINI CHALLENGE in 2017 with a JCW prepared and run by ExcelR8. Stuart is just 47 years old and lives in Weston Super Mare and has been married twice. Stuart served in the Army for 14 years and has been...

Catching up with: Jono Davis

Catching up with: Jono Davis Age: 21 From: Market Deeping, Peterborough. Jono starting racing in the MINI CHALLENGE in 2016 with an R53 prepared by AReeve Motorsport. Doing a full season to get a taster of racing MINIs, and producing some good results. Previously...

Catching up with: Calum King

Catching up with: Calum King Age: 25 From: Aberdeen The King family have become MINI CHALLENGE regulars across the last two seasons, running with the ES Motorsport team. Youngest member, Calum, joined the championship from Scottish club racing, and...

Catching up with: Keith Issatt

Catching up with: Keith Issatt A MINI CHALLENGE regular for over a decade, Keith Issatt recalls why he got started in motor racing, and why he keeps coming back to MINI racing. What got you started in the sport? “My wife bought a basic Cooper for the road and I took...

2018 DRIVER STANDINGS

POSITION	NO.#	DRIVER	POINTS
1	#10	Ant Whorton-Eales	794
2	#27	Nathan Harrison	685
3	#19	Jordan Collard	638
4	#37	Rob Smith	565
5	#42	Henry Neal	451
6	#116	David Robinson	393
7	#39	Lewis Brown	377
8	#117	Jac Maybin	374
9	#0	Lawrence Davey	372
10	#126	Luke Reade	367

POSITION	NO.#	DRIVER	POINTS
1	#16	Alex Nevill	882
2	#46	Andy Godfrey	848
3	#51	Gary Papworth	706
4	#54	Adrian Norman	659
5	#50	Neal Clarke	542
6	#4	Keir McConomy	533
7	#63	Darryl Brown	455
8	#22	Elspeth Rodgers	279
9	#888	Wai Kong Yai	69

POSITION	NO.#	DRIVER	POINTS
1	#20	Kyle Reid	874
2	#91	Robbie Dalgleish	738
3	#85	Toby Goodman	658
4	#9	Simon Walton	603
5	#19	Jacob Andrews	603
6	#56	Richard Newman	598
7	#47	James Goodall	483
8	#36	Mark Cornell	431
9	#82	Lydia Walmsley	413
10	#7	Charlie Cooper	328

POSITION	NO.#	DRIVER	POINTS
1	#30	Will Fairclough	817
2	#24	Rob Austin	678
3	#21	Jono Davis	606
4	#5	Chloe Hewitt	577
5	#666	Sami Bowler	450
6	#444	Andy Montgomery	427
7	#90	Alan Lee	423
8	#53	Andy Langley	372
9	#8	Kevin Owen	361
10	#53	Neil Brown	89

FULL DRIVER STANDINGS

SOCIAL MEDIA

MINI CHALLENGE UK with MotorsportDays.com.

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TASTER DAYS: 02 & 03 November @ Silverstone

We are delighted to announce that this year the MINI CHALLENGE will be attending the MotorsportDays Silverstone Wing Event on the 2 and 3 November in order for you to find out more about racing in the MINI CHALLENGE.

We will be holding taster sessions where you can sample all/any classes of car to help you decide which class would be best for you to race in 2019. Please note that this event is not a corporate event or social day, it is designed for people looking to race.

Each booking is for 1 session of 15 minutes each. You may book for more than one class.

The classes are as follows:
Cooper Am Class Session - £150
Cooper Pro Class Session - £150
Cooper S Class Session - £200
265 Bhp JCW Class Session - £300

Road License required for all classes, except JCW Class which requires Race National B and a Road License.

If you go ahead and enter the full 2019 season, we will refund the cost of 50% of your booking against your 2019 entry fee.

To reserve your place, please PM us, or email chloe@minichallenge.co.uk

Life is not a rehearsal, you only live once, so do it now, race MINI !

The MINI CHALLENGE UK is proud to work in partnership with:

MINI
Dunlop
Powerflex
Scorpion Exhausts
Manic Motorsport Ltd
Damico Engines Ltd
Corbeau Seats UK
Mintex Racing
Credo Asset Finance
Forge Motorsport
Alcon Specialist Brakes & Clutches
Quaife Engineering
Ryan Motorsport Insurance
HEL Performance
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Under the Microscope: George Sutton Racing

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Under the Microscope: OX4 Racing

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Under the Microscope: MINI UK VIP Team

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