The Motor Racing Spectator

A very rare opportunity to witness a Car Meeting at Mallory Park these days saw The Spectator head to rural Leicestershire. The BRSCC were the organisers for a 10 race meeting that saw a triple header for the Toyo Tires Porsche Championship, 2 races for Monoposto Tiedeman Trophy, Toyota MR2Mk1 Series and a trio of races for assorted Nippon Challenge,Deutsche Marques Cup & Tricolore Trophy runners. A modest entry of 14 cars contested the 3 Porsche races. The Toyo Tires Championship caters for the Boxster plus provides a home for the positively ancient 924 version of the German marque. Despite the relatively small filed, there was some very good racing in all 3 races, all won by Rick Styrin's Boxster but with plenty of action going on behind. Things got a little too lively in Race 3 with an incident at the Hairpin involving James Coleman & Richard Avery bringing out the Safety Car. Post race results saw Coleman excluded plus a 5 place grid penalty for the next round...very...

Autumn is the best time of the year in my opinion for watching motor racing in the UK. Usually it means slightly cooler (and more comfortable!) weather to spectate in plus championships reach their conclusion and there is always an "edge" to most races as vital points are on offer. End of season scores, feuds and grudges can be settled at times too....! Therefore it was off to Donington for the season finale of the British GT Championship with support from BRDC Formula 3, Ginetta GT5 Challenge, Volkswagen Cup, Ginetta Racing Drivers Club and a pair of Saloon & Sportscar Trophy races with entries compiled by weekend organiser the BRSCC. This was my first meeting for 4 weeks...I should have gone to Donington on August 28th for a very good looking BRSCC meeting but alas my car suffered a terminal engine problem the day before and it was an AA Sunday instead. I felt like going to Alcoholics Anonymous rather than the Automobile Association to be honest but thanks to my frien...