NEXT EVENT: OULTON PARK

21 JULY 2018

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OULTON PARK JCW RACE 2 REPORT

Despite leading the championship from the first round, it had been a long wait for a victory for Ant Whorton-Eales before the second JCW race at Oulton Park.

OULTON PARK JCW RACE 1 REPORT

Rob Smith celebrated his second successive MINI CHALLENGE JCW victory after successfully converting his pole position into a narrow victory in race one at Oulton…

OULTON PARK JCW QUALIFYING REPORT

Rob Smith left it late to snatch pole position in a challenging qualifying session at Oulton Park, which kick-started the annual northern edition of the MINI Festival.

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: OLLIE PIDGLEY

Ollie is new to the MINI CHALLENGE but is most certainly not new to Racing. At just 20 years old he has a wealth of racing experience which is used to his advantage in the MINI CHALLENGE.

ETHAN PITT INTERVIEW

We interviewed Ethan Pitt during the first round of the Cooper Pro class at Donington Park in April.

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...

2018 DRIVER STANDINGS

POSITION	NO.#	DRIVER	POINTS
1	#10	Ant Whorton-Eales	314
2	#19	Jordan Collard	281
3	#27	Nathan Harrison	266
4	#37	Rob Smith	236
5	#42	Henry Neal	204
6	#39	Lewis Brown	199
7	#116	David Robinson	196
8	#0	Lawrence Davey	165
9	#117	Jac Maybin	164
10	#126	Luke Reade	153

POSITION	NO.#	DRIVER	POINTS
1	#16	Alex Nevill	350
2	#46	Andy Godfrey	302
3	#51	Gary Papworth	258
4	#54	Adrian Norman	257
5	#63	Darryl Brown	224
6	#50	Neal Clarke	222
7	#22	Elspeth Rodgers	190
8	#4	Keir McConomy	179
9	#888	Wai Kong Yai	69

POSITION	NO.#	DRIVER	POINTS
1	#20	Kyle Reid	351
2	#91	Robbie Dalgleish	285
3	#9	Simon Walton	279
4	#19	Jacob Andrews	246
5	#56	Richard Newman	223
6	#85	Toby Goodman	203
7	#47	James Goodall	199
8	#12	Stuart Mclaren	167
9	#82	Lydia Walmsley	162
10	#36	Mark Cornell	139

POSITION	NO.#	DRIVER	POINTS
1	#30	Will Fairclough	307
2	#24	Rob Austin	295
3	#444	Andy Montgomery	248
4	#8	Kevin Owen	226
5	#5	Chloe Hewitt	208
6	#21	Jono Davis	205
7	#666	Sami Bowler	163
8	#90	Alan Lee	150
9	#53	Andy Langley	141
10	#53	Neil Brown	56

FULL DRIVER STANDINGS

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OULTON PARK JCW RACE 2 REPORT - MINI CHALLENGE

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