NEXT EVENT: DONINGTON

22 – 23 SEPTEMBER 2018

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CADWELL PARK COOPER PRO/AM RACE REPORTS

The Excelr8 guys had been hard at all night fixing up a number of cars that were damaged in testing. 6 half hour sessions certainly excited some more than others.

CADWELL PARK COOPER S RACE REPORTS

Early Saturday morning, after 6 sessions of testing on Friday, meant all were raring to go. Some had a bit of damage and had their cars and engines patched up.

MINI CHALLENGE FEATURED IN COOPER WORLD

Featured in Cooper World this month, read the race reports from the Oulton Park MINI Festival including all classes of the MINI CHALLENGE.

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2018 MINI CHALLENGE BROCHURE

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2018 COOPER CLASSES CALENDAR

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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	693
2	#27	Nathan Harrison	583
3	#19	Jordan Collard	538
4	#37	Rob Smith	496
5	#42	Henry Neal	441
6	#116	David Robinson	393
7	#39	Lewis Brown	343
8	#0	Lawrence Davey	338
9	#117	Jac Maybin	333
10	#126	Luke Reade	325

POSITION	NO.#	DRIVER	POINTS
1	#16	Alex Nevill	722
2	#46	Andy Godfrey	687
3	#51	Gary Papworth	586
4	#54	Adrian Norman	531
5	#4	Keir McConomy	429
6	#50	Neal Clarke	422
7	#63	Darryl Brown	391
8	#22	Elspeth Rodgers	279
9	#888	Wai Kong Yai	69

POSITION	NO.#	DRIVER	POINTS
1	#20	Kyle Reid	721
2	#91	Robbie Dalgleish	630
3	#56	Richard Newman	510
4	#85	Toby Goodman	498
5	#19	Jacob Andrews	498
6	#9	Simon Walton	468
7	#47	James Goodall	380
8	#36	Mark Cornell	351
9	#82	Lydia Walmsley	334
10	#0	Charlie Cooper	240

POSITION	NO.#	DRIVER	POINTS
1	#30	Will Fairclough	682
2	#24	Rob Austin	641
3	#444	Andy Montgomery	483
4	#5	Chloe Hewitt	460
5	#21	Jono Davis	432
6	#8	Kevin Owen	419
7	#666	Sami Bowler	356
8	#90	Alan Lee	318
9	#53	Andy Langley	221
10	#53	Neil Brown	89

FULL DRIVER STANDINGS

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MINI CHALLENGE UK

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RACE WEEKEND: Just 5 days until the MINI CHALLENGE UK JCW Champion will be decided at Donington Park. Ant Whorton-Eales is currently leading the championship with a strong lead ahead of Nathan Harrison.

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WATCH: Emma Walsh talks about her race experience at Brands Hatch in the MINI CHALLENGEEPISODE 3 of "Road To Race" with MINI RACE WEEKEND! Thank you to everyone involved over and over again!! www.excelr8motorsport.com www.instag... ... See MoreSee Less

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