NEXT EVENT: ROCKINGHAM

28 – 29 APRIL 2018

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DONINGTON PARK COOPER CLASS RACE REPORT

Find out about all the action at the first weekend for the Cooper Am/Pro & Cooper S classes as they headed to Donington Park.

TEAM DYNAMICS RETURN TO THE MINI JCW CHALLENGE

GS Yuasa Battery Sales UK Ltd are pleased to announce that their GS battery brand will sponsor Henry and Will Neal in the JCW Championship.

OULTON PARK TV COVERAGE TIMES

Find out about when the MINI CHALLENGE coverage from Outlon park for the first round of the JCW championship will be aired on Channel 4 and Motors TV.

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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: 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...

Catching up with: Henry Neal

Will Neal will become the newest member of the Neal racing dynasty to join the MINI CHALLENGE when he lines up on the Cooper Class grid at Donington Park this weekend. Will is the youngest son of three-time British Touring Car champion Matt Neal, and the second member...

2018 DRIVER STANDINGS

POSITION	NO.#	DRIVER	POINTS
1	#10	Ant Whorton-Eales	11
2	#19	Jordan Collard	11
3	#27	Nathan Harrison	8
4	#116	David Robinson	4
5	#0	Lawrence Davey	3
6	#126	Luke Reade	2
7	#42	Henry Neal	2
8	#45	Calum King	1
9	#3	Ollie Pidgley	0
10	#87	Paul Bell	0

POSITION	NO.#	DRIVER	POINTS
1	#16	Alex Nevill	68
2	#51	Gary Papworth	53
3	#46	Andy Godfrey	52
4	#54	Adrian Norman	52
5	#50	Neal Clarke	46
6	#63	Darryl Brown	41
7	#888	Wai Kong Yai	39
8	#4	Keir McConomy	33
9	#22	Elspeth Rodgers	30

POSITION	NO.#	DRIVER	POINTS
1	#20	Kyle Reid	65
2	#9	Simon Walton	60
3	#23	Ethan Pitt	53
4	#91	Robert Dalgleish	43
5	#85	Toby Goodman	43
6	#19	Jacob Andrews	40
7	#12	Rory Cuff	32
8	#56	Richard Newman	32
9	#47	James Goodall	31
10	#12	Stuart Mclaren	28

POSITION	NO.#	DRIVER	POINTS
1	#30	Will Fairclough	64
2	#24	Rob Austin	58
3	#33	Stu Lane	54
4	#8	Kevin Owen	53
5	#5	Chloe Hewitt	40
6	#444	Andy Montgomery	38
7	#666	Sami Bowler	32
8	#53	Neil Brown	30
9	#44	Neil Ginley	28
10	#606	Tim Bill	14

FULL DRIVER STANDINGS

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MINI CHALLENGE UK

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DRIVER BIOGRAPHY: We interviewed Cooper Am driver, Elspeth Ellie Rodgers to find out about her first season with the MINI CHALLENGE UK. ... See MoreSee Less

CATCHING UP WITH: ELSPETH RODGERS - MINI CHALLENGE

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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.

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MINI CHALLENGE UK

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NEWS: Our drivers are First, Second and Third in the Sunoco UK 240 Challenge in this weeks to-be-released figures! www.sunocochallenge.com/results/
Well done to Kyle Reid, Ant Whorton-Eales and Jordan Collard

Sunoco are proud to be involved in the fund raising to find a cure for Parkinson’s disease. Drivers competing in the 240 Challenge are invited to make a donation to a great cause.
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NEWS: Our drivers are First, Second and Third in the Sunoco UK 240 Challenge in this weeks to-be-released figures! http://www.sunocochallenge.com/results/
Well done to Kyle Reid, Ant Whorton-Eales and Jordan Collard

Sunoco are proud to be involved in the fund raising to find a cure for Parkinson’s disease. Drivers competing in the 240 Challenge are invited to make a donation to a great cause.
https://fundraise.michaeljfox.org/tf-2018/Team/View/59661/2018-Sunoco-Whelen-Challenge

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