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Revolution
August 2019
The official magazine of
“FORMULA ONE IS THE
ULTIMATE GOAL”
BRITAIN’S W SERIES CHAMPION JAMIE CHADWICK
TAKES A GIANT STEP TOWARDS F1
ENDURING APPEAL CORNWALL INSIDE HQ
MOTORSPORT
THE RISE OF MONTH ON TRACK
AFFORDABLE WITH OUR
RACING WITH EVENT PREVIEW SAFETY TEAM
ENDUROKA
PLUS + ENHANCED + WHAT’S ON + NEWS + RESULTS
CEO’s MESSAGE
THE REVOLUTION
“Every competitor has directly
benefitted from their work without
even knowing it. It’s a fascinating
insight into the often unseen work of
Motorsport UK”
W
elcome to the August edition of in the six different categories (GT, Touring Car, F4,
Revolution. Fresh from a busy July Drift, Karting Slalom and Digital Motorsport) at the
the UK continues to host a series of inaugural games, to be held in Rome later this year
headline events, whether it’s DTM (31 October - 1 November). Applications are open
and the W Series at Brands Hatch or the opening until the end of August, so don’t miss your chance
round of the 2019/2020 FIA World Endurance to represent the UK.
Championship at Silverstone. There’s plenty more
In this issue we also focus on the growing success
to come, too, as we settle into the second half of
of the EnduroKA championship. The series offers
the year.
friendly, affordable endurance racing, with cars
“With the W Series championship under her belt, often owned by groups of friends, and is a great
it seems Jamie Chadwick is closer to Formula One way to get on track without spending a fortune.
than any other woman has been for many years,”
Lastly, this month’s Inside HQ shines a light on
writes Vicky Parrott as she catches up with the
the work of Motorsport UK’s Safety Team. Every
five British W Series contenders we met in issue
competitor has directly benefitted from their work
one. 21-year- old Jamie has been a member of our
without even knowing it. It’s a fascinating insight
Academy competitor development pathway since
into the often unseen work of Motorsport UK.
2015 and it’s great to see her talents recognised
on the world stage. Incidentally, we are recruiting I hope you enjoy this issue, but as always, we’d
for a Competitor Pathway Manager, just one of the love to hear your feedback. Email media@
many exciting opportunities currently available at motorsportuk.org with your comments and story
Motorsport UK. Turn to page 59 for a more detailed ideas.
look at this unique role and our other vacancies. Best wishes,
Following on from our British W Series success, Hugh Chambers
the FIA Motorsport Games also provides us with CEO, Motorsport UK
another platform to promote the best of British
motorsport. We’re building a ‘Team UK’ to compete
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CONTENTS
From the high-level success of the
Brits in W Series, to the affordable
racing thrills of EnduroKA. Welcome
to Revolution.
44
Enhanced
18 27 36
Inside HQ
34
W Series EnduroKA
First Timer
Latest News - page 6+
06 Championship
Results
Latest results across the
different types of motorsport
50 goverened by Motorsport UK
+
Forthcoming Events + National Court +
Member Directory + Career Opportunities
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UP TO SPEED LATEST NEWS
FIA MOTORSPORT GAMES 2019
– YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU!
Motorsport UK is seeking teams and drivers to represent the UK at the forthcoming FIA
Motorsport Games, to be held at Italy’s ACI Vallelunga Circuit 31 October - 03 November.
The governing body is seeking
representatives across all six categories;
GT, Touring Car, F4, Drift, Karting Slalom
(youth category) and Digital Motorsport
(E-Sports).
The event will see drivers compete
for their country, with each nation
permitted one entry in each category.
Team GB will compete for Gold, Silver
and Bronze medals, with every medal
contributing towards an overall medal
table.
If you are interested in being
considered for selection, please send
your completed entry form with an
outline of your experience and why
you believe you would be the best
selection to represent the UK to
race@motorsportuk.org as soon as
possible.
Entry forms are available on the
FIA website and all drivers must be
the holder of a British passport and
relevant international competition
licence (excluding kart and e-sports
disciplines). Please send completed
entries, excluding the payment
at this stage, direct to
race@motorsportuk.org no later than
midday on Friday 30th August.
Participants will be responsible for
their entries and all associated costs
including travel and accommodation.
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LATESTNEWS
GRÖNHOLM NAMED
WRGB ‘RALLY LEGEND’
Whether it is ‘Flying Finns’, ‘Super Swedes’ or In eight years at the top level, Grönholm
charismatic Norwegians like Petter Solberg, amassed an impressive record of two
the rallying history books are littered with Drivers’ crowns, five Manufacturers’ titles, 30
the heroic exploits of Nordic drivers. Over wins and 61 podiums.
the ages, Markku Alén, Björn Waldegård, Ari
“The history books don’t lie – those are
Vatanen, Hannu Mikkola, Stig Blomqvist,
remarkable achievements and Marcus
Timo Salonen, Juha Kankkunen, Tommi
is truly worthy of his legendary status,”
Mäkinen and Solberg have all been crowned
said Hugh Chambers, CEO of Motorsport
World Rally Champion but, when it comes
UK, organiser of Wales Rally GB. “We
to racking up WRC victories, none of those
are delighted that Marcus will be our
greats can match the achievements of
guest of honour at this year’s World
Marcus Grönholm.
Championship event and I know the British
Despite not being signed up as a front-line fans will welcome him back. This will be
factory driver until his early 30s, Grönholm a very special year for the event as we
stockpiled no fewer than 30 WRC rally are celebrating the 75th running of Rally
victories between 2000 and 2007 – a tally GB – Marcus is a major part of that history
only surpassed more recently by Sébastien and we are all looking forward to sharing
Loeb and Sébastien Ogier. memories with him come October.”
Two of those famous wins came in Britain, Full details of the route for the 2019 Wales
first with Peugeot in 2001 and then with Rally GB can be found at www.walesrallygb.
Ford in 2006 – and now ‘Magic Marcus’, the com. Tickets for all 22 special stages are
last Finn to win the title, will return to these on sale, with adult admission starting from
shores this autumn as the ‘Official Rally just £15. Moreover, there are considerable
Legend’ of the 2019 Wales Rally GB (3-6 savings for all booking now and thus taking
October). advantage of current early bird offers.
“It is very nice to be invited to be the official
legend and I’m looking forward to being
back in the atmosphere once again,” said
Grönholm, who retired from full-time driving
at the end of the 2007 season, though he
“The history books don’t
has made three one-off appearances since. lie – those are remarkable
“I haven’t been to Wales for many, many
years but I have lots of good memories of
achievements and Marcus
the event. I won my first championship there is truly worthy of his
[when finishing second behind Richard
Burns in 2000] and we had a great party
legendary status”
afterwards, and I also stopped my career on
Rally GB – it was my last real WRC rally.”
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2019 WALES RALLY GB:
OFFICIAL RALLY LEGEND
MARCUS GRÖNHOLM
Born: Kauniainen, Finland on 5 February 1968
Lives: Helsinki, Finland
Career highlights:
1991 Finnish Rally Champion (Group N)
1994 Finnish Rally Champion (Group A)
1996 Finnish Rally Champion (Group A)
1997 Finnish Rally Champion (Group A)
1998 Finnish Rally Champion (Group A)
2000 FIA World Rally Champion
2001 Network Q Rally of Great Britain winner
2002 FIA World Rally Champion
2006 Wales Rally GB winner
2006 FIA World Rally Championship runner-up
2007 FIA World Rally Championship runner-up
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ENTRIES OPEN FOR
WALES RALLY GB
With little more six weeks remaining until the thrilling WRC title fight
arrives on these shores, official entries to this autumn’s Wales Rally GB
(3-6 October) are open.
Entries for the shorter two-day WRGB The 2019 route offers competitors all
National Rally – based right in the heart the classic Welsh forest stages plus some
the WRC Service Park on the Llandudno exciting new additions included to create
seafront – which shadows the main extra interest. The Ceremonial Start takes
four-day event into the legendary Welsh place on Liverpool’s historic Pier Head,
forests on Friday and Saturday will be part of the Liverpool Maritime Mercantile
accepted on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. City UNESCO World Heritage Site on
This concurrent event offers enthusiastic Thursday afternoon with the opening
amateurs an extraordinary opportunity speed test following swiftly afterwards at
to compete alongside their World the Oulton Park circuit near Chester.
Championship heroes.
There’s also a new Saturday evening
From all perspectives, Wales Rally GB has test set on the Colwyn Bay Promenade –
always been one of the classic rounds another new crowd-pleaser on the 2019
on the WRC calendar attracting top class schedule.
entries from right around the world. This
year’s International event breaks new
ground, too, living up to Visit Wales’ very
pertinent ‘Year of Discovery’.
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RESCUE-RACER NEEDS YOU
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concussion in motorsport and could lead to major changes in the medical management
of drivers in the UK and beyond.
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Officer for British Grand Prix. when drivers can safely return to
competition.
RESCUE-RACER is formed of two
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again a bumper entry from all over the in 2008 and a display of the Aston Cornwall Motorsport Month begins
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The website provides a link to the clubs organising each of the events with details for
competitors and spectators. The website also details additional events taking place during
the week including motorsport films at local cinemas, visits from motorsport celebrities and
other mid-week activities.
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LEADING THE
WAYW Series champion Jamie Chadwick and her fellow Brit racers
tell Vicky Parrott how their campaigns have gone and what
they’ve taken from the inaugural all-female race season
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W Series got off to a divisive
start. The single-seat formula
is open only to women with
race experience, and everything about it is
designed to reward the drivers’ skill. From
“W Series has been incredible,” says Chadwick.
“I can’t really put it into words. I knew it’d be
a great year and there was potential for it to
be big, but I wasn’t expecting this. I’ve never
seen this place [Brands Hatch] like this. I’ve
“Formula
One is the
the knock-out style selection process to the
way the engineers and the 18 Tatuus T-318
never felt the attention of the crowd like this
and that really is credit to the W Series. As a
ultimate goal
Formula 3 cars are swapped between drivers platform goes – the stuff that I’ve been able but I want to
be there on
each race, to the way all costs are covered to go on to do - it’s been by far my best year
- it’s set up to be a test of talent rather than yet.”
budget.
Sounds good to us, even though it has faced
She wasn’t kidding about the crowds, either.
Functioning as a support series for the DTM,
merit”
criticism for the gender-exclusivity at its core. W Series has seen attendance to Brands
Hatch double for the German touring car
And as 21-year-old Jamie Chadwick lifted
race weekend in 2019, pulling in 12,000 race
the cup for the inaugural championship win
goers compared to last year’s 6000.
at Brands Hatch this month, while stood
alongside fellow Brit driver and race winner And judging by the number of them clustered
Alice Powell, even that spiky political issue around the W Series cars and drivers, the
seems to have been shrugged off by the super-macho DTM races at Brands over the
successes of the maiden season. race weekend were the secondary concern for
a huge portion of the crowd.
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The five British women in the series – four of the championship it was what we needed to
whom finished in the top 12 and will receive do.”
automatic re-entry to next year’s series
Chadwick’s also happy to admit that she
should they want it – are responsible for
believes she can do even better than she
much of that home support, of course.
has this season. “There’s a lot of room
But W Series has also been full of the sort for improvement in me this year. Okay,
of teeth-sucking, awe-inspiring overtaking Hockenheim was an example where I had
manoeuvres that make motorsport emotive a slightly easier experience than the other
and addictive. Brands isn’t an easy track to races, but the level of competition has been
overtake on, but there was some supremely really high. Where I’ve been best is my
ballsy passing from Alice Powell, Emma consistency.”
Kimilainen and Beitske Visser during the final
So, is Chadwick going to use her ticket to
race.
next year’s W Series? “We’ll see. It’s definitely
All are consistently high performing drivers an option. There’ll be a lot of hard work over
in the series and all three snuck past pole- the winter and obviously it’ll be good to go
sitter Chadwick during the 30-minute round to Williams and see what the potential can
as she took a cautious tack, and a typically be for the future. I may go back into the MRF
mature approach to focusing on sealing the Challenge, too.”
championship instead of risking it in the
It was announced back in May of this year
name of an individual race win. Which is
that Chadwick would join the Williams racing
probably why Chadwick declared the Brands
academy in the role of development driver.
Hatch race “the most stressful 30 minutes of
This involves becoming immersed in the
my life. It wasn’t a pretty race but in terms of
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20COVERSTORY
team, spending time on the simulator and hope I can do it with Aston again next year. I
“I’M OVER essentially dipping a toe into the Formula just want to keep doing it for the rest of my
THE MOON One waters. life, really.”
WITH Interestingly, as Chadwick points out, “you In the meantime, W Series looks set to evolve
COMING do need superlicence points for any official
testing in a Formula One car and I don’t have
quickly. It’s likely that the six-race season
will extend to include at least two more race
THIRD enough. So, while I’m not yet certain whether weekends, and it’s also likely that there will
AND I’LL I’ll do W Series next year, the fact that you’ll
get superlicence points for next year’s season
be two races per meeting rather than one.
Those superlicence points will also give it
DEFINITELY could be a big incentive.” even more credibility as a potential stepping
BE BACK Understandably, she isn’t committing to
stone to Formula One, WEC and more, too.
NEXT YEAR. anything while she waits to see what doors Unanimously, when asked what they’d like
W SERIES might open for her. It certainly seems likely
that they will, not only through the Williams
for next season, all of the Brit drivers told us
that more time in the car and more race time
HAS connection but potentially also through her was critical. The idea of a reverse grid setup
ABSOLUTELY ties to Aston Martin, with whom she won is also under consideration; it was trialled
BEEN A the GT4 class alongside Alex Brundle at the
Nurburgring 24hr this year.
at Assen this year and resulted in exciting
racing and a chance to shine for those who’ve
POSITIVE “W Series aside, the Nurburgring has been lingered lower down the grid rankings.
FOR ME” the highlight of my year. Big time. I love
Jessica Hawkins is a 20-year-old with less
that place so much. You learn so much – it’s
experience than many of the girls in W
obviously such a different discipline. I really
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‘‘ “W Series has been
Series. She won the British Open Karting
Championship, came second overall in her
class in the 2017 Mini Challenge and has
full of the sort of experience in stunt driving, but a lack of
funding has prevented her from doing more
until W Series came along.
teeth-sucking, awe- “I was actually sceptical of W Series at first,”
Hawkins admits, “but I looked into it further
inspiring overtaking and changed my mind. I never would have
had a chance to drive an F3 car otherwise,
manoeuvres that
and I’ve had to be adaptable in ways I never
imagined, with a new engineer and car
every race. I’ve worked with some amazing
make motorsport
people and driven some amazing tracks,
and the reverse grid race was a big boost in
confidence for me, too. Honestly, the racing’s
addictive” been second to none, and the reason there
are no women at the top is because there are
less of us trying to do it and we haven’t had
the opportunity to show what we can do. W
Series changes that.”
While Hawkins has been a consistent mid-
field warrior, Chadwick isn’t the only Brit
who’s really shone during the inaugural
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W Series. Alice Powell, 26, won her first and had the biggest media presence of the
championship in Formula Renault in 2010 drivers in the W Series. Between the 2015
and has dabbled in various series since, British GT4 championship win in 2015 and
including Formula 3 and GP3, but has also the win at the Nurburgring 24hr this year, as
struggled with funding. In W Series, she’s well as being a British Formula 3 race winner
earned herself a reputation for being a in 2018 and winner of the MRF Winter Series
ruthless overtaker. Were it not for two no- in 2018/19, you could argue that she barely
fault DNFs earlier in the season she likely needed the W Series to cement her place in
would have been challenging Chadwick for motorsport. She’d disagree.
the championship at Brands. As it is, the
“I know I’ve got a reputation for having
third place she took overall – and the win at
the most experience, but I don’t at all. I’ve
Brands Hatch - is testament to how well she’s
done two years of single seaters, albeit just
done in the four races that she did get to
recently and I also started racing relatively
complete.
late while my closest rival has a much
“I’m over the moon with coming third and greater CV than me.”
I’ll definitely be back next year. W Series
When we did ask all the Brit drivers in the
has absolutely been a positive for me. I’ve
W Series whether there should be a limit
learned how to drive an F3 car again – it’s not
on how much experience an entrant can
like riding a bike. And I didn’t expect it to be
have, all agreed that no such limit should
this big. It’s taken us all by surprise just how
be introduced. There are some rumblings
positive the whole thing has been.”
between them of whether the winner should
But while Powell’s season earned her be allowed to re-enter, but otherwise the girls
$125,000 of prize money and a lot of are clearly happy in each other’s company
speculation as to where she might go in regardless of the on-track competitiveness.
addition to W Series, Chadwick has certainly
“We’ve been lucky with this first year that
been the star driver. With two wins and three
it’s a really good group, and it’s nice that
pole positions, she has been consistent in her
everyone’s good at splitting the on- and off-
qualifying pace as well as her race craft.
track stuff. Beitske and I hate losing to each
Chadwick was already well established other but we can still sit down and have a
23COVERSTORY
conversation at the end of the day.” doesn’t beat her to it then Chadwick or the
“With the Now, with the Williams relationship officially series’ second-place finisher, Beitske VIsser,
also look dead set for some high profile
W Series established and the W Series championship
under her belt, it seems Chadwick is closer to
career moves in the near future.
championship Formula One than any other woman has been
for many years.
But there are subtler benefits that the
women in the series speak of. They effervesce
under her “Obviously Formula One is the ultimate goal,” about the unexpectedly high levels of media
belt, it seems she says, “but I want to be there on merit. exposure that they’ve all benefitted from
and, more than that, about the strength and
I don’t want to fast track my way in. I don’t
Chadwick want to say I want to be in F1 next year depth of the competition. The discovery of a
global network of like-minded women with
is closer to because it’s not realistic. Maybe in three or
four years, but I just want to complete the
the same ambitions, that they had little or
Formula One process in the best possible way.” no knowledge or relationship with just a
than any other Chadwick is clearly the golden girl of the
W Series, but it’s Powell who’s been first
woman has to announce another seat. This is the acid
been for many test of W Series, which is designed to be a
springboard to boost its protagonists into top
years” flight motorsport.
With the hangovers barely passed from
the Brands Hatch celebrations, it’s as yet
unknown just where the W Series class of
2019 might find themselves. Yet Powell has
already confirmed that she’ll race an Acura
NSX GT3 car alongside Katherine Legge
at the Virginia International Raceway as
part of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar
Championship. It’ll be her first race in the
States and her second endurance event, and
it’s a clear sign of much more to come for her.
So that’s a tentative tick in the box for the
W Series’ priority number one, and if Alice
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“I knew it’d be
a great year
and there was
potential for
it to be big,
but I wasn’t
expecting this”
Chadwick and Motorsport UK
year ago. It’s evoked a confidence-inspiring Having graduated from Motorsport The programmes are primarily
comradeship that wasn’t there before. UK’s Academy, W Series champion workshop-based, but they cover all
Jamie Chadwick is now a member aspects of a racing driver’s toolkit,
And beyond the lessons, the media coverage, of the elite programme, Team UK. including fitness and nutrition,
and the acquaintance of a whole swathe of A handpicked group of 12 of the media training, sponsorship and
women racers that now share track space most promising young rally and psychology, as well as driving
and race experiences alike, there’s another racing drivers in the country, Team technique.
vital aspect to W Series that Powell summed UK is the pinnacle of Motorsport
up perfectly at the Brands Hatch finale: “W With close relationships with
UK’s talent development pathway.
Series is 100 per cent a game changer. The leading motorsport organisations
amount of young girls I’ve seen today who Members receive bespoke one- such as AP Racing, Xtrac
have come along and told me that they want on-one performance management Transmissions, Cooper Tires and
to start karting, or they already kart and now programmes as they progress Prodrive, the schemes can also
aspire to W Series and beyond. That is what towards the sport’s top levels. call on the guidance of numerous
it’s all about.” We couldn’t have put it better The young drivers work with industry experts. Former Team
ourselves. Motorsport UK Level Four-qualified UK members include Formula E
Performance Managers, who and Aston Martin Racing factory
provide ongoing coaching, support, driver Alex Lynn, WRC rally winner
advice and guidance. Elfyn Evans and FIA Formula 2
Championship race winner Oliver
The Academy and Team UK
Rowland.
programmes both take holistic
approaches to talent development.
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ENDURING
APPEAL
The new EnduroKA series promises all the excitement of
endurance racing in an affordable package. Having competed
in all three rounds so far, Matt Bird has the lowdown.
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Photography: Lloyd Horgan
Who among us hasn’t dreamt, at one time or So how has it come about? After all, the
another, of endurance racing glory? At Spa- 70bhp KA - now out of production for more “There are
Francorchamps, Le Mans or the Nurburgring,
battling through the night and against the
than a decade - wouldn’t strike many as a
natural racer. MotorSport Vision Racing’s no engine
elements to victory in one of the toughest
motorsport disciplines out there. Quite a
Stuart Garland, EnduroKA series manager,
is the man to speak to. Like all the best
modifications
few of us, surely. The challenge of speed
with consistency, working to a strategy,
ideas, its origins are remarkably simple: “The
idea came about following a conversation
allowed,
teamwork and dealing with back-markers is about the KA’s sporting heritage and ability resulting
where the appeal of endurance racing lies. between MSV and Burton Power during
These are the demands placed, as the name
one of their joint track days. The initial idea in perhaps
might suggest, on those who compete
in EnduroKA, MotorSport Vision Racing’s
was for sprint races, but this quickly made
way for endurance, as typically more drivers
the quietest
new-for-2019 low-cost series. Endurance
make it more fun.” Can’t argue with that, can
you?
grid of 25
combustion-
motorsport by its very nature is a relatively
costly form of racing; more time running Moreover, while some may scoff at the
means more consumables (for both car and
driver), plus an increased risk of incident,
words ‘KA’ and ‘sporting ability’ appearing
in the same sentence, a few points of note:
engined race
all pushing costs up. The aim of EnduroKA,
however, is to deliver all the excitement of
the Ford KA Rally Cup was created in 1998
with backing from Ford. Plus, don’t forget
cars you’ve
endurance racing, while using Ford’s iconic the KA shares much of its underpinnings ever heard”
city car to minimise the outlay. Grids of with the Mk4 Fiesta and Puma, two cars that
almost 30 cars in every one of the inaugural have been praised for their nimble chassis
season’s three rounds thus far suggest the for almost 25 years. Thoroughbreds like the
concept is a good one. Puma S1600 rally car are a testament to
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that, so perhaps the notion of a KA on circuit So that’s the premise, and a very interesting
is not as daft as it might first seem. one at that, but how do you get from city
slicker KA to track tearaway? In keeping with
Garland adds: “EnduroKA is designed to be
the philosophy of the series it’s a relatively
safe, cost effective and fun team racing. The
inexpensive process to undertake. In the
emphasis is on fun, in a clean yet competitive
grand scheme of motorsport, it’s something
racing environment. A mix of race lengths
of a bargain. Every car on the grid is a
keeps teams and drivers on their toes, while
1.3-litre, Mk1 KA, produced between 2002
the choice of circuits ensures the best
and 2008 (these being the years of the
possible motorsport experience.”
‘‘
facelifted KA, when the ancient Endura-E
engine had been replaced by the more
modern Duratec). There are no mechanical
IT’S NOT JUST THE ECSTASY OF modifications allowed, resulting in perhaps
the quietest grid of 25 combustion-engined
RACING; IT’S THE CAMARADERIE race cars you’ve ever heard. Mandatory
EnduroKA modifications are the roll cage,
AND SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT polyurethane suspensions bushes, uprated
THAT COMES FROM DOING IT AS
A GROUP OF FRIENDS
‘‘ dampers, a control set of springs, new brake
pads and alloy wheels with Toyo tyres
(originally steels were allowed, but wheel
cracking issues have forced in the alloys).
The only other modification available to
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teams, not required but advisable, are the I’m a member of the PistonHeads team.
braided brake lines. All in, those parts will With half the season gone we’re on course “In the dry
cost £2500 (excluding fitting) from series to spend just over £3000 each (based
sponsors Graves Motorsport, Burton Power on a team of six), which includes the car the car just
and PolleySport. Naturally a chunk of that
(£995) is on the roll cage, but the rest is
purchase, forecast use of fuel, tyres and
service items and a crash contingency points and
pleasingly cheap as race cars go because
the KA is so small and light. Tyres, for
(heaven forbid), albeit not transport,
accommodation and the like for events.
goes (albeit
instance, are £60 each, fitted, and the entire
spring kit is £144.
Don’t forget, too, that selling the car should
recoup around £5000 of that outlay.
slowly), with
You can’t go racing with that alone, of Doesn’t sound an awful lot, does it? And enormous
course, although you’ll only need another
£2500 or so for bits like a race seat and
take it from me: with a little success the
cost of racing in EnduroKA seems even
grip and
harness, data logger, transponder, fire
extinguisher, refuelling Tuff Jugs, rain light
more reasonable, team PistonHeads having
finished third in two of the three events so
remarkable
and so on. All that remains is deciding how far. It’s been a fascinating few months for braking
best to livery your Blue Oval endurance our little Ford. We were keen to be involved
racing starlet. Entrance fees for the entire with the series because our readers are power”
year - or to put it another way, for 36 hours very fond of grassroots motorsport. Most
of endurance racing at Donington Park, EnduroKA competitors spent a few hundred
Snetterton, Oulton Park, Cadwell Park and pounds on their donor car, but we pushed
Brands Hatch, plus four sprint races at the the boat out for a 20,000-mile minter at
latter - total £5650. £1200. The logic of racing a lesser used
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“While
car so as to avoid mechanical maladies been entirely drama-free, which is somewhat
has proved wise, too, our KA having now to be expected with a mix of driving abilities
70bhp KAs taken more than a full day’s worth of flat
out running (including testing) without
and the awful conditions at Oulton Park last
time out, but there can’t be many single-
circling near- complaint. It’s had an oil change after each
race, but otherwise the only requirement has
make series in which a loose wing will be all
the damage you have to show for more than
silently for been fuel. And a bit of gaffer tape for a wing
rubbed loose…
20 hours of racing.
Furthermore, it means being a part of the
hours isn’t There are very explicit instructions in the
briefing of every EnduroKA race that rubbing
racing is superb fun, too. While 70bhp KAs
circling near-silently for hours isn’t the most
the most most certainly is not racing, the PistonHeads riveting of spectator sports, it’s absorbing to
car having only suffered the minor damage be involved in. The reward that comes from
riveting of on the last lap at Donington. More damage single-make motorsport, knowing that any
means more money means fewer people extra speed comes from you as the driver and
spectator wanting to be involved, so it’s in everyone’s not the car, is unique. Plus the concentration
sports, it’s
interests to keep it clean. By and large, required to be consistently near your fastest
blissfully, the racing has been respectful, when stints last up to two hours, and the
absorbing fair and enjoyable, a high percentage of the
starting grid making it to the chequered
thrill of the sprint finish, working out fuel
allocation and driving to the limit to nab
to be flag each time - even for the 12 Heures
du Norfolk, at Snetterton. It’s a reflection,
those last couple of places after hundreds of
laps (the five-hour race at Oulton Park last
involved in” really, of the paddock atmosphere, where all
EnduroKA entrants are keen to help each
month was won by just three hundredths of a
second).
other out in the first season and make the
The KAs make fantastic little race cars, those
racing close yet competitive. Things haven’t
famed Ford dynamics only helped further
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by Toyo, Bilstein and Powerflex. In the dry the while mindful, of course, that there are
the car just points and goes (albeit slowly), still hours to go and your mates are driving
with enormous grip and remarkable braking next…
power. The rain makes things more difficult,
In fact, that’s what makes EnduroKA such
of course, the front tyres prone to locking,
superb fun. Because it’s not just the ecstasy
although the forgiving nature of the chassis
of racing; it’s the camaraderie and sense of
means any mistimed inputs through bends
achievement that comes from doing it as
aren’t punished unreasonably. It’s a lovely
a group of friends, all of you contributing
little car to try and master during a race, all
as mechanics, pit crew and team managers,
as well as drivers. When you’ve been there
from the start, browsing potential donor cars
on eBay, brewing tea for the DIY driveway
build, buying everyone bacon rolls before
scrutineering and then seeing that humble
commuter car finish a 12-hour endurance
race, it’s nothing but sheer joy. Of course,
spending thousands of pounds to turn an
old Ford supermini into a race car will make
precious little sense to many, but for those
captivated by motorsport and desperate to
experience the emotional rollercoaster that
is endurance racing, EnduroKA is the perfect
place to start.
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FIRSTTIMER
FIRST TIMER
ANDREW HUNTER
In the first race…
“I was seven seconds a lap slower than the car in front of
me. By the second race, I had that down to one second”
Andrew Hunter came close to making Knockhill, to watch racing and from that days at Knockhill. Andrew chose the
his motorsport debut many years ago. He moment on I wanted to be involved in Scottish Motor Racing Club’s Fiesta ST
was 20 years old and held down a steady motorsport.” Now in his thirties and on Championship, a low-cost series for
job, and having decided he wanted to a more stable financial footing, Andrew identical Ford hatchbacks with minimal
compete in rallying’s Peugeot 205 Ecosse has finally made the leap. He says racing performance modifications allowed.
Challenge, he even bought a 205 GTi ranks among the most exciting things he
“Early in 2018 I purchased a standard
donor car. But when his budget ran dry has ever done.
road-going Fiesta ST for £1500 and
before the build was complete, Andrew
“I decided to look at circuit racing spent the following year getting it ready
was forced to sell the car and put his
rather than rallying so I wouldn’t have to race. Most of the work I did myself -
rallying plans on hold.
to convince somebody to come along if you’re at all handy with tools it isn’t
“I’ve loved cars and motorsport for and be my co-driver,” he comments. a problem. My total spend to prepare
as long as I can remember,” he says. The sum total of his circuit driving the car and buy all my kit, get my
“Anything with an engine. My father experience was a spot of arrive-and- competition licence and so on was no
used to take me to our local circuit, drive karting and one or two experience more than £6000.”
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FIRSTTIMER
Patrician Media
The Scottish Fiesta ST Championship is a
seven round series based almost entirely
“I had to start this journey from
square one; I didn’t know anybody in
“I’ve loved cars
at Knockhill, using the circuit in both motorsport. But everybody I’ve spoken to, and motorsport
clockwise and anticlockwise directions,
with one away-day visit to Kirkistown in
be it at the Scottish Motor Racing Club
or the other drivers, have all been so
for as long as I can
Northern Ireland. Andrew signed up for helpful. I’ve got one more race weekend remember. Anything
the fourth round of the year at Knockhill
in June, had his car ready with not a
planned this year and before the 2020
season starts I’m going to get some
with an engine”
moment to spare and eventually found driver tuition. The thrill of racing is like
himself sat on a racing grid for the very nothing else.” It was a long wait, says
first time. Andrew, but absolutely worth it.
Naturally, he was nervous. “Waiting
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for the lights to go out was the most
nerve-wracking thing. But once the race
started I got into the zone and forgot
about all that.” Andrew admits he’d
underestimated the pace of the rest of
the field. He says the speed the other
drivers were carrying through bends
came as a shock, but he got to the end
of that first race with his car and his
confidence intact.
“The timing sheets said I was seven
seconds a lap slower than the car in
front of me. By the end of the second
race of the weekend, I had that down to
one second.
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TRACK
ACTION
There are over 120 licensed motorsport venues across the
UK and Motorsport UK Safety Engineer, Dan Carter, has
been to nearly every single one. If you’ve ever competed in
a race, speed or kart event, then you are a direct beneficiary
of the work of Dan and the Motorsport UK Safety Team.
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Let’s start with a bit about yourself, Dan – what’s Current venues must meet best practice guidelines
your motorsport background? to ensure they are always improving, whereas new
I grew up close to Brands Hatch, so I went to venues are judged to criteria set by the FIA.
motorsport events with my parents from a very young During a track inspection, elements such as the
age. I’ve owned motocross bikes, karts and cars but track surface, the verges, run off areas and lines of
never competed in motorsport. protection will be checked. It’s worth noting that the
I’ve always been fairly mechanically minded, so when inspection is purely track-based and doesn’t consider
I finished college I went to Kingston University to toilets or catering facilities, for example.
study mechanical engineering. Throughout university
Out of approximately 120 licensed motorsport
I volunteered as a Scrutineer, which gave me hands-
venues, we aim to conduct approximately 50
on experience and the chance to attend world
inspections a year, which works out to be about one
championship events.
per week. So far this year we have completed 40 and
When I graduated from university I worked as a aim to inspect each venue every three years.
Technical Delegate for the FIA’s International Karting
Commission, the CIK. I travelled all over the world What are the main challenges involved?
to European, Asia Pacific and World Championship The recent closed roads legislation has presented its
events. own unique challenges as new motorsport events can
After a few years as a Technical Delegate I also pop up on any public road. Purpose built motorsport
started to conduct homologation inspections for the venues typically have built in spectator areas,
CIK-FIA. This included visiting manufacturers around marshal posts and run-offs, whereas a public road is
Europe and even further field such as India, Brazil lacking these basic requirements.
and Argentina. In 2013 I think I took 62 flights in a We must also be mindful that many venues are used
year! for non-Motorsport UK events, such as motorbike
As part of working with the CIK-FIA I attended the racing. These events will also have certain criteria
Kart Technical Working Group and the Kart Research that the circuit must meet so its all about the venue
Working Group along with members of the FIA finding a compromise to suit all needs.
Institute. Through these meetings I was introduced to Ensuring that venues continue to improve may not
Andy Mellor and my role then expanded into helping sound very challenging, but working with venues that
the FIA Institute with various projects, such as the are struggling financially and ensuring that the little
World Accident Database. resource they have available is used to the greatest
I Joined Motorsport UK in 2016 as a member of the benefit is certainly a daily challenge.
Technical Team and just over a year later moved into
What’s the value to our members?
the Safety Team.
Our track licences are a way of reassuring members
What do you do? that motorsport venues are of a high quality and as
The great part of my role is that it involves all safe as they can be.
disciplines, but can be broken down into three main We have a duty of care to our members, whether
responsibilities: they’re competitors, marshals, officials or spectators,
Track licencing and inspections to ensure that the venues they attend are safe and
Accident recording and analysis maintained to a high standard. We’re always looking
Insurance Case Administration, both Personal to improve safety standards and work with venues to
Accident and Liability Claims ensure they’re doing all they can.
The latter two subjects are fairly sensitive, so we’ll
focus on Track Licencing for this article. In ensuring
high safety standards at motorsport venues, we
licence all race, speed and kart tracks across the UK.
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31 August
Woodpecker Stages
Ludlow, Shropshire
The ever-popular Woodpecker Stages
returns in 2019 with 44 miles of some
of the most challenging gravel roads
in the country. The penultimate round
of this year’s BTRDA championship, the
Woodpecker attracts many of the quickest
national drivers competing today in the
latest WRC machinery, as well as a full
roster of historic rally machines. The
event is based at Ludlow Racecourse in
Shropshire with stages across the Welsh 31 August-1 September
border in Radnor (often visited by Britain’s Bo’ness Revival
round of the World Rally Championship) West Lothian, Scotland
and Haye Park.
The Bo’ness hillclimb holds the distinction of being the oldest motor
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racing venue in Scotland. Many of Britain’s top drivers competed
here in period, among them Jim Clark, Sir Stirling Moss and Sir
Jackie Stewart. The annual Bo’ness Revival sees the hillclimb course
put to good use once again in celebration of Scotland’s motorsport
heritage. This year, the event will pay tribute to double Formula One
world champion Clark, Scotland’s first F1 title winner, 60 years after
he made his one and only competitive appearance at Bo’ness.
5-8 September
European Finals
Santa Pod, Bedfordshire
The FIA European Drag Racing
Championship reaches its conclusion at
Santa Pod in September for what promises
to be the highlight of the Bedfordshire
venue’s 2019 calendar. The ear-splitting
300mph Top Fuel dragsters will be in full
voice, along with more than 20 supporting
classes on both four wheels and two.
There’ll be jet-car demonstrations on the
drag strip, too, plus monster truck and stunt
displays away from the quarter-mile, while
for those brave enough there’ll even be
a two-seat dragster giving exhilarating
passenger rides.
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13-15 September
Goodwood Revival
Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex
There is no better evocation anywhere in the world of the early years of motor racing than the
Goodwood Revival. Now in its 21st year, the three-day meeting is one of historic motor racing’s
halo events. Highlights include the St Mary’s Trophy for Sixties touring cars and the RAC TT
Celebration, where many of the world’s most valuable historic racing cars go wheel-to-wheel.
The Revival attracts some of the biggest names in motorsport, too, with Juan Pablo Montoya
and Jeff Gordon set to make their debut appearances this year.
14-15 September
British GT Championship
Donington Park, Leicestershire
This year’s British GT title will be
decided at the season finale at
Donington Park. Following a closely-
fought campaign in which no fewer
than six different driver pairings
have emerged as race winners, just
six points separate the leading title
protagonists. With two race wins
apiece, Adam Balon and Phil Keen
of Barwell Motorsport and Graham
Davidson and Jonny Adam of TF Sport
go into the two-hour race knowing
victory will secure the 2019 title. The
British Formula 3 Championship will
reach its conclusion at Donington
Park on the same weekend.
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