Colin Peach

Peter Needham 2011 Historic Champion	Paul Street 2011 Pinto Champion	Rob Oldershaw 2011 Duratec Champion

Sports 2000 Pinto Championship

The Pinto championship as you would expect from the title is for Sports 2000 cars using the Ford Pinto engine as the power plant. This is the engine that has been propelling Sports 2000?s for the last 30 years and the championship is a fabulous starting point for novice and experienced drivers into Sports 2000 racing. Cars on average start from around £10,000 to £15,000, running costs are very low at around £3000 per season which includes entry fees, tyres and petrol.Grids are rarely below 30 and if the track allows above 40, this means there is always someone to race against.To keep costs down we only have 8 championship rounds with the best 7 counting towards the championship.We have 3 age related classes Historic (1977 to 1982), Class B (1983 to 1986) and Class A (1987 onwards) and at our own award ceremony at the end of the days racing we award a trophy to the top 3 in each class and laurels to the class winners. The top 5 in each class have trophies awarded to them at our D&D at the end of the season.Only the best circuits are visited such as Silverstone GP, Thruxton, Brands Hatch GP, Donington Park and Oulton International.With over half of the Pinto grid being ex novice drivers it is an ideal entry for those who have never raced before and we welcome such drivers, our competitors are always on hand to help.Race length is 20 min qualifying and a 25 min race.For some of the larger tracks such as Brands GP and Silverstone GP the Pinto cars can join the Duratec race for just £100 entry fee.

Sports 2000 Historic Championship

Historic anything always seems to attract an enthusiastic following and Sports 2000 is no exception. These early Sports 2000 cars (1977-1982) especially the iconic Lola T492 closely resemble the Group 6 cars of the 70's but in looks only! Affordable and fun, that sums up these cars, no doubt the cost to run a Group 6 car in just one race will cover a whole season in a Sports 2000. Also an early S2 will also be eligible for the Pinto Championship with reduced entry fee if you do both.

Sports 2000 Duratec Championship

After 30 years of service the Pinto has been now been replaced with the Ford Duratec engine which produces about 200bhp in standard trim.The whole concept of Sports 2000 Duratec was to get new cars made once again and to that end it has been very successful.Introduced just a few years ago the manufacturers have now latched on to the fact that our budget formula has a global base.Already we have Lola, Juno, Van Diemen, Motus, RAY and Carbir as well as new models from the Gunn and MCR and the latest recruit March.Variety has always been a feature of Sports 2000 and the new generation is clearly no different.These new cars are allowed a sequential gearbox and alloy calipers plus a spec wing.The cost of new cars varies from about £25,000 to the priced capped maximum of £42,000.There are 2 classes, Class A for new purpose built Sports 2000 cars and the Derek Bell Trophy for drivers over the age of 50.Running costs are no higher than the Pinto championship cars due mainly to the non stressed standard engine which requires no annual rebuild.We limit the championship to 8 rounds with the best 7 counting towards the championship..The top 5 in each class have trophies awarded to them at our D&D at the end of the season.Typical race lengths are 15 min un timed practice, 30 min qualifying and a 30 min race.The minimum license is grade B and represents a step up from the Pinto championship as the competition is greater, the cars are faster and more fun to drive.Despite new cars and high profile the emphasis is still on fun, affordable close racing and represents the very best in CLUB RACING.We aim to keep it club racing where talent gets you to the front and not your cheque book.We have outlawed professional drivers and works teams as the championship really is for club racers.Like the Pinto championship only the best circuits are visited, the 2010 calendar includes the great tracks as Silverstone GP, Brands Hatch GP, and Oulton International.

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