JPR Motorsport

Team O BR/Perrys were drawn fourth on the grid, after the random ballet and had charged into the lead by the end of lap one. It was Eugene O Brien and Neil Walker who paired up in the 221 car for this race and they dominated from the start. Having set the fastest time in qualifying, with a 1.36.143, it was clear that they were going to be a serious contender for the race win and indeed first place was where the pair finished, a whole lap ahead of the second place Team Ram.

They also set the fastest lap of the race, with a staggering 1.25.286.

Meanwhile, in car 245 Team Ram, Austin Kinsella, who interrupted a holiday in Denmark for the race and flew to Snetterton in time for qualifying, partnered Richard Ince, as the team were minus regulars Mark Owen and Austin Reynolds.

After recording tenth fastest time in qualifying, with a 1.38.791, Team Ram were drawn twenty ninth on the grid, with Austin taking the first stint. He took advantage of the wet weather conditions and quickly moved through the field to hand over to Richard in sixth place, during the first pit stop. As other front runners struggled with the changeable conditions and encountered troubles of their own, a combination of consistent lap times and quick pit stops, found the team in third place at the halfway point.

They then pushed their way into second place after three hours and Richard completed the final stint in that position, a lap clear of the third placed Trucks 2 Go car, to register the team’s best result of the season so far.

From sixth on the grid, Alistair Stenhouse in the Prestige Motorsport car 41, managed to stay in the top six on the extremely wet track, during the first stint.

Their first pit stop was quick and Steven Darbey took over to force the car into second place, where the pair stayed for the next few hours and even increased the gap to over a minute from the third place team.

After a few tussles with some cars further down the field, disaster struck fifty minutes from the end, when a collision with car 152 West Norfolk Racing, resulted in car 41 spearing off at Corum and collecting a puncture on the way.

After hobbling into the pits, an awesomely fast tyre change saw them back out behind the safety car and in fourth position. They were now behind Phil Martindale in car 210 of Trucks 2 Go, with fourteen minutes remaining and a nine second gap.

"It looked as though we were destined to finish in fourth place, until Phil Martindale was given a stop and go penalty for an earlier incident under the safety car and so we managed to salvage our third spot in what was an amazingly fast and furious race," said Alistair.

In car 101, Team Norsound s Dan Jones and Alex Ashby were joined by Nick Pascoe, who replaced regular Lance Robson.

As race day provided heavy rain and a slippery track, Alex was putting in the best times thanks to his karting experience, so the team decided it was time for him to take his first ever start in the Fun Cup.

They drew eighteenth on the grid and by the end of the first stint, Alex had climbed into ninth place. When Dan took over for the second stint, the rain had stopped and the lap times were coming down. When Nick took over for the third stint, the track had dried and the team were storming through the field.

Dan had a fantastic battle with Tim Wheeldon in the Credit Crunch car number 103, during his fourth stint and they swapped places several times.

However, after this, they messed up a driver change and although they were still in tenth place, they were a lap behind the leaders in the fifth stint. Luckily for the team, a safety car was deployed and a great drive from Nick meant that they unlapped themselves and were now back in contention.

Alex took the last stint, as Team Norsound realised that they only had to pass Maverick Motorsport, car 146, to win the Highest Placed JPR Rental Team trophy. But, Maverick Motorsport were twenty five seconds ahead with at least ten cars in between. Alex picked off the slower cars one by one and about thirty minutes into the stint he had charged past the 146 car of Maverick Motorsport, to finish in seventh place and take home the trophy for Highest Placed JPR Rental Team for the third time this season.

Nathan Luckey, David Harrison and Mark Gillam, in car 99, Team Tasman, achieved their best ever result with a fifth place. However, the team would not have even made it to the start line, were it not for the superb efforts of the team to repair the rear chassis and suspension mount that came adrift during qualifying, in the two hours before the start of the race.

Mark Gillam, who filled in for regular Peter Burridge, had a great opening stint, moving through the field from twenty seventh up to ninth. The team emerged in third, after a great pit stop where Mark practically dived out of the car, and David Harrison, following strict instructions not to ruin Mark s efforts, continued with a few places lost, but the team stayed in the top ten.

For the majority of the remaining time, Team Tasman, had a trouble free race, reaching fifth place with one hour to go. However, fear gripped the team when Nathan Luckey was issued a stop and go penalty for speeding in the pit lane. Fortunately the team were sufficiently ahead of the following cars to keep the place and win the trophy for Team of the Day .

27 August 2008 - Pembrey 5th and 6th September 2008 - Provisional Timetable

Friday 5th September

Sign on: From 08.00 onwards (teams can sign on all day)

Fun Cup testing available from 09.00 to 17.00. Open and closed wheel sessions every twenty minutes.

Lunch 12.30 - 13.30

All private teams must book their car(s) in with Roxie, by Monday 1st September.

Saturday 6th September

Sign on: 07.35

Scrutineering: 07.40 - 08.10

Qualifying: 09.00 - 10.00

Race: 11.50 – 17.50

20 August 2008 - Accommodation for the Pembrey Race

For information about accommodation for the Pembrey race, please call Roxie on 01538 306921.

11 August 2008 - Snetterton 23rd and 24th August 2008 - Provisional Timetable

Saturday 23rd August

Sign on: From 8am (in the venue area)

Noise testing: From 8am over the back of the fuel pump area

Exclusive Fun Cup testing: 14.30 - 16.30

Sunday 24th August

Sign on: 07.30

Scrutineering: 07.35 - 08.15

Qualifying: 09.00 - 10.00

Race: 12.05 - 16.05

07 August 2008 - Spa 25 Hours 12th and 13th July - Motors TV Coverage

Please find below the Motors TV schedule, for the 1 hour Fun Cup special, which covers Spa 25 hours:

Sat August 16th: 4pm

Sun August 17th: 10pm

Tuesday August 19th: 4pm

Wednesday August 20th: 2am

Friday 22nd August: 3pm

28 July 2008 - Spa 25 Hours 12th and 13th July - Sky Sports TV Coverage on Raceworld

PART ONE - RACEWORLD EPISODE 33

14th August: 7pm Sky Sports Xtra and 10pm

Sky Sports Xtra

15th August: 5am (Sky Sports 1)

PART TWO - RACEWORLD EPISODE 34

21st August: 7pm Sky Sports Xtra and 10pm

Sky Sports Xtra

22nd August: 3am Sky Sports 1, 10am Sky Sports 2, Midday Sky Sports 3, 3.30pm Sky Sports 3

23rd August: 6am Sky Sports Xtra

22 July 2008 - Track Day at Oulton Park - 30th July 2008.

We have a Fun Cup car available for hire for half a day at a cost of £500 plus vat. This time will be split with another driver throughout the day. If you are interested, please contact Roxie on 01538 306921. You will need an ordinary driving licence maximum. No race licence is required.

22 July 2008 - World Cup Round and 14 Lap Sprint - 31st October to 2nd November

This year s Fun Cup World final will take place from October 31st to November 1st at the famous German Grand Prix circuit - the Nurburgring. In addition, this meeting will count as the final event for the Belgian, Italian and German Fun Cup championship.

On Sunday 2nd November, for the first time in Fun Cup history, there will be a 14 lap sprint around the Nordschleife circuit.

The World Cup Final - Saturday 1st November

This is a 6 hour race, split into two halves. Drivers will compete in the first half of the race for 3 hours and then stop for a 2 hour lunch break. After this time, they will line-up on the grid in the order that they finished before the lunch break and then continue with the final 3 hours of the race.

Provisional Timetable

Friday 31st October

Qualifying: 17.00 - 18.50 (110 min)

Saturday 1st November

Fun Cup World Final Part 1: 09.00 - 12.00 (180 min)

Fun Cup World Final Part 2: 15.00 - 18.00 (180 min)

Licence Grade

Please note, you can take part in this race with a national B race licence, but there may be a fee to pay on the day.

14 Lap Sprint Race - Sunday 2nd November

Provisional Timetable

Provisional timetable is yet to be confirmed.

Licence Grade

There can only be a maximum of two drivers for this event. It is possible to take part with just one driver. For this event, the driver(s) must have a minimum of a national A race licence. The drivers for each race can be different.

Nordschleife Training

There will be a special training course offered before the event, where experienced instructors will teach drivers how to handle the difficulties of the "Green Hell". More information will follow regarding this.

The Race

There will be no qualifying for this race. Fun Cup cars will be competing against other series of cars. Further details to follow, as and when we receive them.

Refuelling For Both Events

This will be done with a dump can outside your pit garage, as it is in a normal UK race.

Catering

Three tickets per team for the Saturday night Paddock Party and prize giving ceremony, will be included in the entry fee and distributed during sign on.

A catering service will also be offered from Friday to Sunday as follows:

Friday: Lunch

Dinner (Paddock Party)

Saturday: Breakfast

Lunch

Afternoon Tea

Dinner

Sunday: Breakfast

Lunch

Please email roxie@funcup.co.uk for more information.

Race Options

Private teams can take part in both races, just the World Cup round, or the just the 14 lap sprint race.

Entry Into Both Races

Places are limited for both events.For informaion on entry please contact roxie@funcup.co.uk, or call 01538 306921.

19 July 2008 - Spa 2008 Pictures

Pictures from Spa 2008 can be viewed on the picture galleries section of www.funcup.co.uk. Thank you to Pete Sharpe, Max Freeman and Mark Jones for supplying many of the pictures.

19 July 2008 - British History Made at Spa 25 Hours

A fleet of twenty-one British cars crossed the channel to Belgium last weekend, to take on a total of one hundred and thirty three Fun Cup teams from Belgium, France, Italy, Spain and Germany. However, it was car 131 with drivers Steve Harris, Paul Rose, Franck Pelle and Gilles Debrus, of JPR Frenchstone, who stole the show, with a phenomenal overall victory, to finally shatter the Belgians run of invincibility and take the honour for Britain.

On 12th and 13th July, the phenomenon of the 25 hour race began, around what is arguably one of the world s most famous circuits. Set in the beautiful Ardennes forest in Belgium, it is considered one of the most challenging race tracks in the world and is famous for it s unpredictable weather, which surprisingly produced no rain for the race.

Many believe that the circuit demonstrates the importance of driver skill, more than any other in the world. Fun Cup teams from across Europe flock to the event to battle for their country s honour. With twists and turns such as the famous Eau Rouge, which launches drivers steeply uphill, combined with the high speed left hand turn of Blanchimont and not forgetting the epic Raidillon, Les Combes, Stavelot and La Source, it is no surprise that there is always a staggering amount of Fun Cup teams competing.

The pace of the UK teams was confirmed from the start, when Chris Hart in car 210 of Trucks 2 Go, set a 3.08.196, which was enough to seal a front row grid start, in 2nd place. Cuisine de France/SPAR was close behind with a 13th place for the UK, followed by Team RAM in 23rd place.

JPR Frenchstone dominated from the start, with Franck Pelle taking the first stint. After starting 25th on the grid, he was in the lead after a mere thirty-four minutes of racing, in front of a massive 35,000 spectators. In fact, the early pace of the front runners gave no indication of a 25 hour race, but more that of a ten lap sprint. In fact, this was the case from the green light to the chequered flag.

First place was where the team stayed, until the following morning, when Steve Harris, who was three laps ahead by this time, was forced off the circuit by two fellow competitors. He smacked into the barrier at Blanchimont and was forced to pit, losing a massive six minutes, while the mechanics worked frantically to replace the rear wheel and repair the rear suspension.

Franck Pelle took over and rejoined the track a sickening four seconds behind the Belgian 129 Astur car, driven by Pierre Piron, Alain Delrez, Jean-Francois Olivier and Vincent Vosse, who are highly regarded as Belgium s dream team . In fact, Vosse had planned to leave the circuit on Saturday for his annual holiday, but had to postpone it when the team came under threat from JPR Frenchstone in the first hour of the race.

After losing 3rd place overall last year, on the last lap, the JPR Frenchstone team were on a mission and it was not long before Pelle had stormed into the lead again.

Last year we lead for around twelve hours, but it was cruelly snatched away from us due to gearbox trouble. Vincent Vosse in the 129 car is a professional driver and has raced Le Mans and FIA GT amongst other high profile series, he is regarded as one of the best in Belgium - they were all extremely serious about winning, but we wanted it badly , informed Franck Pelle.

After more than twenty three hours of racing, the Belgian guest driver for JPR Frenchstone, 24 year old Gilles Debrus, handed over to Paul Rose with a one lap lead over the Astur car, for the final stint of the 25 hour race.

Victory seemed inevitable and there was a sense of British pride floating around the JPR Frenchstone pit garage, until disaster stuck and Rose had to pit with only three laps to go. Having lost a rear wheel stud earlier in the race, a second wheel stud had broken off, but at this late stage, there was nothing that the mechanics could do, so Rose left the pits with only two wheel studs holding the wheel to the car.

It was a tense time for the JPR Frenchstone team, but Rose managed to cross the line still a lap ahead of the 2nd placed Astur car, despite the wheel trouble. In 3rd place it was team VW total, with the Belgian s Bertrand Baguette, Ruben Maes, Gregory Servais and Benoit Galand behind the wheel.

British pride took over the podium as God Save the Queen boomed over the tannoy and Steve Harris, Paul Rose, Franck Pelle and Gilles Debrus made history, with the first ever win at Spa 25 hours for a British car. Since the famous race began in 1999, never has any team other than the Belgian s taken victory. Finally, Belgian supremacy is no longer.

We are so happy to have made history here this weekend. We have been trying to win this race since the event started in 2002. Last year we were devastated to have been so close yet so far, but this year it was our time! This was the big one for us and as a team we were so passionate about winning it! Thank you to Big Rick, Arran and the rest of the pit crew. Finally, we did it! revealed Steve Harris.

Franck Pelle also set the fastest lap of the race with a staggering 3:06.359 on lap six.

In 2nd place for the UK was JPR Motorsport car 102, who finished in an extraordinary 12th place, in their first ever Spa race. The team consisted of Fun Cup regulars Mark Burton and Graham Pattle, along with James Sumsion and Ben Lack, who are competing in their first Fun Cup season this year in a JPR Motorsport rental car.

Having qualified 54th, James Sumsion braved the start of the race and pushed his team into 46th place. However, they were struck with two punctures, which forced them back to 122nd, after only an hour and a half of racing. After rejoining the circuit, with a new wheel, the strategy was to stay out of trouble and so, they slowly crept back up the field with consistent, steady laps.

Luckily, their progress was not halted too much when Sumsion was handed a stop and go penalty for driving through the red light in the pit lane and they managed to hold onto their strong finish on the podium.

In 3rd UK position, finishing 27th overall, it was Mark Owen, Austin Reynolds and Richard Ince for Team Ram, car 245. The team have been strong contenders in the UK races this year and proved that they are on form for 2008, taking the final UK podium spot.

Final Results (top 15 overall)

1. Rose-Harris-Pelle-Debrus (JPR Motorsport) 411 laps

2. Piron-Delrez-Olivier-Vosse (Astur Car) minus 1 lap

3. Baguette-Maes-Servais-Galand (Team VW Total) minus 3 laps

4. Marie-Aparici-Lombard-De Murard-Lemonnier (Orhes Marie Racing) minus 4 laps

5. Pulinx-Soulet-Verbist-Dumarey-Fumal (MPM) minus 6 laps

6. Nava-Gressens-Vanhakendover-Colman (Cornelis Racing Quick) minus 7 laps

7. Bentchikou-Roosens-Van Impe-Estievenart-Leenders (Arabian Sun Horses) minus 8 laps

8. Detre-Henrotte-Vroman-Mathieu (Contact)

9. Heider-Scheiff-Gazon-Haugg-Toussaint (Black Panther)

10. Eburderie-Guyard-Pascal-Martin (Tetris) minus 10 laps

11. Poussel-Dufour-Goudchaux (Over Drive / JEF Competition)

12. Lack-Palle-Burton-Sumsion (JPR Motorsport) minus 10 laps

13. Cabirou-Tranier-Tranier-Faure-Guillaume (Defournoux/Optic 2000)

14. Albanese-Pellegrinelli-Galdini-Cefis (Fun Girasole 3)

15. Robin-Robin-Bonnet-Faurie (Defournoux-Groupe Dirob) minus 11 laps

19 July 2008 - World Cup Round, Nurburgring, 1st and 2nd November, 2008

This year the world cup round will take place at the Nurburgring. On Saturday 1st November there will be a 6 hour race, which will be split into two sections. Teams will begin by racing for 3 hours and then stopping to take a 2 hour lunch break, followed by the final 3 hours of the race. On Sunday 2nd November, for the first time in Fun Cup history, there will be a 14 lap sprint race!

If you wish to enter this race, please do so ASAP to avoid any disappointment, as there are only eight places left.

If you require any further information, please call Roxie on 01538 306921.

07 July 2008 - Fun Cup Office Closed

The Fun Cup office will be closed until 16th July due to our 25 hour race at Spa.

20 June 2008 - Anglesey International 14th June 2008 - Sky Sports TV Coverage on Raceworld

Race World - episode 29 17/07/08 - 19:00 - Sky Sports Xtra

17/07/08 - 22:00 - Sky Sports Xtra

18/07/08 - 01:00 - Sky Sports 2 Digital

18/07/08 - 03:00 - Sky Sports 1 Digital

18/07/08 - 07:00 - Sky Sports 3 Digital

18/07/08 - 12:00 - Sky Sports 3 Digital

18/07/08 - 16:00 - Sky Sports 3 Digital

19/07/08 - 02:30 - Sky Sports 3 Digital

19/07/08 - 06:00 - Sky Sports 2 Digital

20 June 2008 - Anglesey International 14th June, Race Report, Round 4, 5 Hours

It was Anglesey International circuit that played host to the Fun Cup for round four of the series last weekend. Fun Cup UK took a fleet of twenty eight cars to compete at one of the UK s most picturesque circuits, in glorious sunshine.

After spending the whole of Friday s testing working on the horrendous understeer on car 131, it was JPR Frenchstone who eventually snatched victory.

The trio of Steve Harris, Franck Pelle and Paul Rose were drawn 8th on the grid from the random ballot. Franck Pelle took the start and forced his way into the lead by the end of lap two. Although the car s handling was far from ideal, it seemed to be better than most, working great in fast corners, but suffering massive understeer in many of the slow ones.

The race was fairly trouble free for the trio, who maintained a place at the front for the majority of the five hour race, although several safety cars removed their comfortable lead on more than one occasion. Their first place did come under threat momentarily during the final two laps, when Steve Harris was forced to deal with a throttle sticking wide open. However, he managed to reach the chequered flag in one piece to take the victory.

The number 1 car of Neil Plimmer and Geoff Fawcett were back on form for Team Honeywell in Saturday s race. The duo ran at the front for the first two hours, trading places with JPR Frenchstone, until a rogue misfire throughout the third stint pushed them back. Neil Plimmer maintained 2nd position on track and handed over to Geoff for the final hour, with a twenty-five second deficit.

As the misfire problem had cured itself, Geoff drove a storming final stint to slash JPR Frenchstone s advantage to six tenths of a second at the flag. A fantastic team effort saw Honeywell back on a regular podium position after their disasters at Croft three weeks previously.

Andrew Martindale replaced brother Phil in Trucks 2 Go, car 210, to pair up with Chris Hart for the race. Phil, who was nursing a broken shoulder, had to endure the race as a spectator. The pair ran a fairly trouble free race and mixed with the front runners for the duration. A bad placing behind the safety car lost them some valuable time, but it didn t deter them and after double stinting for the two final sessions, Chris Hart brought the car home in 3rd place.

Car 103, Credit Crunch Racing, finished 9th in what was only their fourth Fun Cup race. Tim Wheeldon and Nigel Griffiths were delighted with their result, considering their lack of experience and were awarded the Team of the Day Trophy.

Tim took the first stint, having being drawn 5th on the grid and settled into the race with a respectable middle placing. Nigel s first time out saw him having a great battle with car 221, Team O BR/Perrys and car 14, Matrix.

During their third and fourth stints some great pit stops helped them to move towards the top ten and when Nigel took over for the final fifty minute stint, the team had battled their way to seventh place and eventually crossed the line in 9th.

Dan Jones, Alex Ashby and Lance Robson finished in 5th place and took home the Highest Placed JPR Rental Team trophy, once again, for Team Wintun. The trio is proving to be extremely consistent for 2008, in what is their first year as team mates.

The fastest lap was set by Team RAM in car 245, with an impressive 1:46.805.

16 June 2008 - Anglesey International - 14th June 2008 - Race Results

Congratulations to the winners Steve Harris, Paul Rose and Franck Pelle in the 131 JPR Frenchstone car. In 2nd place it was Neil Plimmer and Geoff Fawcett, racing for Team Honeywell in car 1. Chris Hart and Andrew Martindale finished 3rd in car 210 for team Trucks 2 Go.

The highest placed JPR Rental drivers were Team Wintun driven by Alex Ashby, Dan Jones and Lance Robson. The trio finished 5th in car 101.

Credit Crunch racing in car 103 won the Team of the Day trophy. Drivers Tim Wheeldon and Nigel Griffiths took home their first ever Fun Cup trophy and were delighted to finish in 9th place.

Race report and pictures to follow.

16 June 2008 - Motors TV Schedule - First One Hour Fun Cup Special

Please find below the Motors TV UK schedule for our first 1-hour special of the year. This will feature coverage from Mondello, Croft and Anglesey:

Saturday 5th July: 1pm

Sunday 6th July: 2am

Monday 7th July: 3am

Tuesday 8th July: 1pm & 7pm

Wednesday 9th July: 11pm

In addition to being broadcast to 6.6 million households in the UK, the programme will also be given coverage on the Motors TV European network, available to a further 22 million households, across 40 countries.

06 June 2008 - Anglesey International - Drivers Brieifng

There will be two briefings at Anglesey International on Saturday 14th June. The first will be for all new drivers at 9 am and the main briefing will be held at 11.30 am. All drivers MUST attend the main brieifng.

Room is to be advised.

03 June 2008 - Spa 25 hour Race, July 10th - 13th 2008 - Timetable

Thursday 10.07

Setting up in the paddock from 08.00

Sign on in the F1 building from 09.00 to 20.00

Testing

13.15 - 16.15: Fun Cup (435,60 euros including vat).

(All JPR Motorsport rental drivers MUST book their car in with Roxie if they wish to take part in this testing. The deadline for this is Monday 7th July. Please email roxie@funcup.co.uk for a booking form).

Scrutineering

09.00 - 13.00: Fun Cup scrutineering in pit garages

16.15 - 20.00: Fun Cup scrutineering in pit garages

Friday 11.07

07.00 - 09.40: Sign On in the F1 building

08.00 - 11.30: Fun Cup scrutineering (F1 pitlane)

Drivers briefing in the F1 building

09.50: British Fun Cup drivers

11.40 - 13.20: Fun Cup qualifying 1

16.45 - 18.00: Fun Cup qualifying 2

Saturday 12.07

15.40 - 16.30: Grid set-up for Fun Cup

16.30 - 16.50: Fun Cup parade

17.00: Fun Cup race starts

Sunday 13.07

18.00 Fun Cup race finishes

28 May 2008 - Spa 25 hours, July 12th and 13th 2008, Hire Seats Available

We have hire seats available for Spa 25 hours on 12th and 13th July 2008. If you are interested, or know of anyone who would like further information, please call Paul on 01538 306921 ASAP.

28 May 2008 - Fun Cup UK Photographs 2008

Digital files of photographs from each round of the Fun Cup UK season (excluding Mondello Park) are available by email, or post and CD for the following rates:

Each £20.00

3 Files and above £10.00 each

10 Files and above £5.00 each

CD and postage £3.00

Email free. Please email Jeremy Adams at mail@jemadams.com

23 May 2008 - Anglesey International 13th and 14th June - Timetable

Friday 13th June

Fun Cup UK has exclusive hire of the circuit from 10.00 - 17.00.

Lunch is 13.00 - 14.00.

To book testing please email roxie@funcup.co.uk. All testing must be booked through Roxie and not the circuit.

Saturday 14th June

08.45 - 09.30 Sign on

08.50 - 09.30 Scrutiny

10.00 - 11.00 Qualifying

11.35 - 12.15 Lunch

12.30 - 17.30 Race

21 May 2008 - Mondello Park 26th April - Photographs

Photographs from Mondello Park can be seen on www.thphoto.net

21 May 2008 - Croft 17th and 18th May, Race Reports, Rounds 2 and 3, 2 x 3 Hours.

Race One

It was Eugene O Brien and Neil Walker, who took the victory for Team O BR/Perrys, car 221, in the first three hour race. Having being drawn 14th out of twenty-nine starters, Eugene made a flying start and was soon in the lead. However, the team was given a five second stop-go penalty for a few on track incidents, which was taken during Neil s stint. But, this did not deter him and he too had a superb session. As the race continued, Neil particularly, gained more confidence, which culminated in the team taking their first win of the season. They also set the fastest lap of the race, which was a 1:41.148.

Car 131, JPR-Frenchstone, took the 2nd spot on the podium, having being drawn from the random grid ballot on the last row. Steve Harris, Franck Pelle and Paul Rose drove consistently and stayed out of trouble to ensure their podium finish.

Race one, saw the 210 car of Trucks 2 Go drawn out of the random grid ballot towards the back of the pack. They managed to avoid the carnage of the incident at the start of the race, which consumed at least five cars, before turn one at Clervaux. This meant that Chris Hart, who drove for the first stint, managed to gain a staggering sixteen places before the end of the first lap. When the first mandatory pit stop window arrived, he handed over to team mate Phil Martindale in 4th place. The remainder of the race saw the duo stay out of trouble and although they were lacking in power out of the corners, they eventually finished on the final step of the podium in 3rd place.

It was Mark Owen and Richard Ince who were awarded the Team of the Day trophy. They were drawn 23rd on the grid, but managed to push hard throughout the race and finished in a strong 5th place. They also set the third fastest lap of the race with a 1:41.878, which was the icing on the cake for Team RAM, who had an excellent days racing.

Team Wintun s Dan Jones, Alex Ashby and Lance Robson won the Highest Placed JPR Rental Team trophies and just missed out on a podium finish, with a 4th place, in car 101. Fun Cup regular Dan, teamed up with Fun Cup scholarship finalist Alex for the second time this season, whilst Lance was new to the team, having competed in the Fun Cup between 2002 to 2004.

Race Two

With the grid reversed, based on race one s results, car 221, Team O BR/Perry s found themselves near the back of the pack. However, Eugene soon stormed towards the front and when Neil took over, he followed suit, setting regular lap times in the 1:41 bracket.

The end of the race was a tense period for the Team O BR/Perry s pit crew, as they watched Eugene battle for the lead, with Paul Rose in the JPR-Frenchstone car 131. The pair fought nose to tail when Paul lost out to Eugene, as they entered the chicane side by side, with neither driver giving way, resulting in contact and Paul hitting the tyres, whilst Eugene had to run onto the grass. This effectively ended JPR-Frenchstone s race as they had to pit due to steering damage, whilst Eugene managed to maintain his position.

Neil took over for the last stint from Eugene and held onto the team s thirty second lead, crossing the finish line in first place. Overall, the two wins made Neil s comeback after a twelve month break, more than memorable. The team also set the fastest lap once again, with a phenomenal 1.40.939.

In car 210, Trucks 2 Go, Phil Martindale and Chris Hart were on the pace in the morning warm up, after adjusting the car s jetting. With the grid reversed, they started near the back again, but quickly charged through the pack into 6th place, eventually reaching the leaders, where they had a great battle with JPR-Frenchstone for over an hour.

The collision between Team O BR/Perrys and JRR-Frenchstone meant that Trucks 2 Go were handed 2nd place and it was here they stayed until the chequered flag was waved.

Car 214, Team Tiger s Ben Beighton and Chloe Noyce, finished in 3rd place, which was their first ever podium position. This was a fantastic result for the pair who have teamed up for the 2008 season, having raced in separate teams last year.

Car 101, Team Wintun, received their second trophy of the weekend. Dan Jones, Alex Ashby and Lance Robson were awarded Team of the Day , having finished in 7th place.

JPR Motorsport car 111, won Highest Placed JPR Rental Team. Father and son Bruno and Gilles Debrus travelled from Belgium to compete at Croft and had a brilliant race to finish in 4th.

20 May 2008 - Croft 17th and 18th May - Photographs

Please visit www.jemadams.com to view pictures from Croft. To buy pictures from these rounds, please visit www.photoboxgallery.com/jemadams. Alternatively, if you wish to purchase files of pictures from Croft, please email Jeremy Adams at ja@230v.co.uk.

20 May 2008 - Croft 17th and 18th May - Sky Sports TV Coverage on Raceworld

Thurs 5th June - 6.30pm (Sky Sports 2), 10pm (Sky Sports Xtra)

Friday 6th June - 2am (Sky Sports 1), Midday (Sky Sports 3), 4pm (Sky Sports 3)

20 May 2008 - TOMA Fund - Croft 18th May

Thank you to everyone who donated to the TOMA Fund on Sunday and to all those who helped make it such a special day in Jordan Thompson s memory and for his friends and family.

The total amount raised has not yet been finalised, but as soon as we are informed, we will post it on the latest news.

ITV North East local news were also at Croft on Sunday to film the fund raising for the TOMA fund during our grid walk. This was featured on the 6pm news yesterday (19th May). To see the feature please visit http://www.itvlocal.com/tynetees, click on local news, then latest news bulletin and select the North. After this, click on the bulletin dated Monday 19/05/08 and skip forward to around 16 minutes and 40 seconds.

14 May 2008 - Croft - Saturday 17th May - Drivers Briefing

There will be a briefing for all Fun Cup racers new to the 2008 season on Saturday 17th May. This will take place in the Media Centre. The main briefing, which ALL drivers MUST attend, will take place at 11.30 am on Saturday 17th May, in the Media Centre again.

13 May 2008 - Croft Entry Packs

When you arrive at Croft circuit, please collect your entry packs containing your circuit entry tickets, car park passes and hospitality wristbands (if ordered) from Roxie.

13 May 2008 - Croft Timetable - 17th and 18th May, 2008

Friday 16th May

Exclusive testing: 13.00 - 15.00 (to be booked with Fun Cup UK)

Extra testing can be booked with the circuit on the day. This will take place after the exclusive testing. Please note that that the circuit will be closed on Friday morning.

Saturday 17th May

Sign on: 08.10 - 09.10

Scrutineering: 08.15 - 09.15

Qualifying: 09.50 - 10.50

Race one: 15.00 - 18.00

Sunday 18th May:

All cars on the grid at 11.00

Warm up: 12.00 - 12.20

Race two: 14.00 - 17.00

02 May 2008 - Mondello Park 26th April, Race Report, Round 1, 6 Hours.

Team Honeywell, who were 2nd fastest in qualifying, were drawn 23rd on the grid. It was Neil Plimmer who started and made solid progress throughout the first hour and at the close of the first pit-stop window the team were in 2nd position. They exchanged the race lead with car 131, JPR-Frenchstone, during the next 4 hours and pitted simultaneously at the last pit-stop window. When trying to leave the pits, Honeywell s Geoff Fawcett was frustratingly unable to find any gears! He eventually found just 4th and limped away. Unable to challenge for the potential win, he drove an outstanding final stint and maintained 2nd position to the chequered flag, with just one gear, behind car 131, JPR-Frenchstone, who took the win.

Car 104, Track Torque Racing, started on the last row of the grid alongside the other Track Torque Racing car 106! Adrian Wood, drove the first stint and managed to push from 30th to 7th and although the car sustained substantial front bodywork damage, the mechanicals were unaffected. Sean Lockyear took over for the 2nd hour in 9th place due to the extra time taken during the pit stop to replace the bonnet, but soon moved to 5th. It was Tim Hartland who drove the 3rd hour and maintained the strong position. Safety car usage compromised the next two stints, though Track Torque s strategic decisions on refuelling made the best of the situation. The rotation of the 3 drivers continued with Tim Hartland driving the last hour stint. The team had pushed hard to work their way into 3rd place by this point. Tim chased down the Honeywell car, which was known to be suffering gearbox problems, but was unable to close the gap before the chequered flag and so, it was a well deserved 3rd place for Track Torque Racing.

Car 110, JPR Motorsport, were awarded the highest placed JPR Rental team trophy. The team consisted of Ben Lack, James Sumsion and Natalie Maillet, who were racing together as a team for the first time in the Fun Cup. Natalie is an extremely experienced Fun Cup racer from Belgium, whilst Ben and James had never raced together, or even in the Fun Cup before. Congratulations to the trio who finished an impressive 5th overall.

Maverick Motorsport, car 146, took a strong finish after the 6 hours, with drivers Dominic Jackson, Simon Acton and Chris Weatherill storming into 6th place by the chequered flag. They had only met as a team the day before the race! A brilliant result! Car 221, Team O BR/Perrys placed the fastest lap of the race with a 2.02.067. It was Eugene O Brien who set a phenomenal race pace with this lap record.

30 April 2008 - Mondello Park Pictures

If any teams have any pictures that they would like adding to the picture gallery section of the website, please email them to roxie@funcup.co.uk.

30 April 2008 - Race Licence Signatures

If any drivers need their licence upgrade card signing after any of the Fun Cup races, please hand them to Roxie and she will return them to you at the end of each race.

30 April 2008 - Mondello Park Race Report - Round 1, 6 hours.

Congratulations to the top three teams. In first place it was car 131 JPR-Frenchstone, driven by Steve Harris, Franck Pelle and Paul Rose. Neil Plimmer and Geoff Fawcett finished in second place for Team Honeywell in car number 1. Car 104, Track Torque Racing, finished in third, driven by Adrian Wood, Tim Hartland and Sean Lockyear.

Team of the day was awarded to car 146, JPR Motorsport, driven by Simon Acton, Dominic Jackson and Chris Weatherill.

The highest placed JPR Motorsport Rental Team was won by Ben Lack, Natalie Malliet and James Sumsion.

Race reports to follow.

29 April 2008 - TV Coverage Information

Sky Sports have managed to negotiate some additional coverage for this year s Fun Cup on Motors TV. This will be on top of the Sky Sports programmes that we already have.

Motors TV will show 3 x 1 hour bespoke Fun Cup programmes:

Prog 1: Mondello, Croft & Anglesey - airs from Saturday July 5th.

Prog 2: Spa 25 Hours - airs from Saturday August 16th.

Prog 3: Snetterton, Pembrey & Oulton - airs from Saturday November 1st.

We ll update you with all the transmission times when they re available later in the year.

28 April 2008 - Mondello Park, 2008 - TV Covergae

Highlights from the Mondello Park round of the Fun Cup will appear in the Raceworld programme on Sky Sports Television. The provisional schedule is as follows:-

Thursday 22nd May

6.00pm - Sky Sports 3

10.00pm - Sky Sports Xtra

Friday 23rd May

1.00am - Sky Sports 2

5.00am - Sky Sports 1

9.30am - Sky Sports 3

Midday - Sky Sports 3

Saturday 24th May

6.00am - Sky Sports Xtra

10.00am - Sky Sports Xtra

Sunday 25th May

4.00am - Sky Sports Xtra

22 April 2008 - Mondello Park

All drivers MUST attend a drivers briefing on Saturday 26th April at 8.30 am. Any people who will be passengers in a twin-seater Fun Cup car MUST also attend this briefing. The venue for the briefing will be posted on the board outside the Fun Cup awning.

After the exclusive testing finishes on Friday 25th, could all cars please be positioned in front of the pit garages with all drivers next to the cars in race overalls. At this point, the sky crew will do a pit lane walk and film each team next to the car. This process should only take around 20 minutes, so I will be grateful if all Team Managers can arrange their cars and teams immediately after the exclusive testing finishes.

31 March 2008 - Donington Park Track Day - 14th April, 2008

We will be holding a track day at Donington Park on 14th April, 2008, for anyone who wishes to test a Fun Cup car. No race licence is required at this track day. All you will need to take part is a normal driving licence and a crash helmet (we can provide this if necessary). If you would like to take part, please call Roxie/Paul ASAP, so that we can reserve your space.

22 February 2008 - On-Board Camera Kits

Fun Cup UK is now an official distributor of Goldstar on-board cameras. This means that we can offer on-board camera kits, which are designed for Fun Cup cars, with all of the necessary memory to record for 8 hours. The quality is to an extremely high standard and suitable for TV (broadcast quality). This is a fantastic opportunity to impress your sponsors and it is also very simple to download the footage. If you download the footage after each race, or when you return home and hand it to/post it to the TV crew, they will use all good footage on the Fun Cup programmes featured on Sky Sports and Motor s TV.

The camera kits are available to hire for £140 per race/venue. This rate will be discounted for all JPR rental teams/drivers, please contact the office to discuss.

Alternatively, you could purchase a complete kit including a card reader for £850.

If you would like a brochure please email your address to roxie@funcup.co.uk.

14 February 2008 - Accommodation for the Anglesey International Race

Accommodation can be found 5 - 20 minutes away, for the race at Anglesey International. Details can be found below:

Bull Hotel: 01248 722119

Holland Arms Hotel: 01248 421651

Victoria Hotel: 01248 712309

25 January 2008 - Oulton Park Int. - Track Day - 29th Feb, 2008

If you would like to test a Fun Cup car at Oulton Park International circuit on Friday 29th February, please ring Paul, or Roxie, on 01538 306921 asap to reserve your space. We can offer half hour sessions, full hour sessions, full morning/full afternoon sessions, or a whole day in the car. All you need is a driving licence!

25 January 2008 - Mondello Park - Fun Cup Car Transport Available

If any teams require transport to Mondello Park for their Fun Cup car, Martindale Motorsport have 3 spaces available on their transporter. Please contact Phil Martindale on 07973823798, for further information.

08 January 2008 - Autosport Show

As usual, we will have a Fun Cup stand at the Autosport show (NEC) this year. The show opens this Thursday (Jan 10th) and finishes on Sunday. If you are attending the show, please do come and see us. We will be in hall 10, on stand number 10207.

03 January 2008 - 2008 Provisional Fun Cup UK Calendar

Check out the race calendar section of our website to view the provisional dates for 2008.

21 December 2007 - 2007 Fun Cup Season Review DVD

I am happy to inform you all that the 2007 Fun Cup season review DVD is now out. The DVD is £12 including VAT, which is chargeable to all teams and drivers (plus postage, if you would like it posting).

If you would like a DVD posting, please send an email with your address on to roxie@funcup.co.uk. Alternatively, you may purchase one from us at the Autosport show if you will be attending. We will be in hall 10, stand number 10207.

26 November 2007 - FUN CUP SCHOLARSHIP WINNER

Congratulations to Karl Chard on becoming the 2007 Fun Cup Scholarship winner! The 20 year old travelled from Bournemouth to the final of the scholarship, at Darlington s Croft circuit.

In order to win the prestigious prize, the 15 finalists had to take to the track in a Fun Cup competition car for an out-lap, a fast lap, a flying lap and an in-lap. The results were extremely close, but it was Karl Chard who produced the fastest flying lap to take the victory with a 1:47.42.

A special mention also goes to Simon Acton in 2nd place, Craig Brown in 3rd and Alex Ashby and Martin Denson who finished in joint 4th position.

19 November 2007 - 19 November 2007 - Motors TV - Season Review Coverage

There will be extra Fun Cup coverage on Motors TV, which will be a Fun Cup season review.

The dates are as follows:

7pm - 8pm Sun 18th Nov

3am - 4am Mon 19th Nov

2am - 3am Tue 20th Nov

1.30pm - 2.30pm Thr 22nd Nov

7.30pm - 8.30pm Thr 22nd Nov

22 October 2007 - TV Coverage - Snetterton, Brands Hatch and Oulton Park

Raceworld Episode 45, featuring UFC Snetterton:

8th Nov: 7.00am (Sky Sports Xtra), 6.30pm (Sky Sports Xtra)

9th Nov: 4.00am (Sky Sports 3), 10.00am (Sky Sports 2)

Raceworld Episode 46, featuring UFC Brands:

15th Nov: 10.00pm (Sky Sports 2)

16th Nov: 4.00am (Sky Sports 3), Midday (Sky Sports 3), 3.00pm (Sky Sports 3)

Raceworld Episode 49, featuring UFC Oulton Park:

6th Dec: 7.00pm (Sky Sports 3), Midnight (Sky Sports 3)

7th Dec: 8.00am (Sky Sports Xtra), 4.00pm (Sky Sports 3)

9th Dec: 3.00am (Sky Sports Xtra)

22 October 2007 - End of Season Party

A big thankyou to everyone who attended the end of season party on Saturday and helped make it such a fantastic night. It was a brilliant end to the 2007 season and we would like to thank those of you that have sent such lovely emails to tell us how much you enjoyed the night.

12 October 2007 - Oulton Park Race Report

A THRILLING END TO THE SEASON

The camaraderie, the atmosphere and not to mention the grid girls, made Oulton Park one of the most fantastic events of the 2007 Uniroyal Fun Cup season. The sun was shining, the girls were smiling, and the men most definitely had a spring in their step!

The Fun Cup was extremely proud to be raising money for Cancer Research UK at the event and is delighted to reveal that £660.50 was raised.

It was O Brien who started the race for car 221 and was drawn 2nd on the grid after the random ballot to decide grid positions. Immediately, he charged to the front and pulled out a 10 second lead, but this was soon ruined when a safety car was deployed onto the track and the front running cars all re-bunched.

However, once the safety car pulled back into the pits, O Brien quickly roared ahead with a 20 second lead, before handing over to Ritter after 40 minutes, when the 1st pit stop arrived. Ritter double stinted and flew even further into the lead, placing the 221 car into a sensational 35 second lead.

After a glorious 2 hours for Ritter, a safety car stint crushed his hard work and his lead was now a sickening 7 seconds. The 221 car of Team O BR/Perrys put pressure on themselves with a slow pit stop, when it was time for Ritter to swap seats with O Brien again. They loaded the car with fuel and had to jump start it.

1st place was up for grabs again and O Brien rejoined the track to battle it out with Paul Rose in the 131 JPR Motorsport Contitech car. The two cars were fractions of a second between each other and scrapped for the lead all round the circuit, but O Brien managed to eventually slip away and extend the gap to 9 seconds.

However, a spanner was thrown into the works when their 4th gear kept slipping into neutral at Old Hall and Cascade. When Ritter took over from O Brien for his final stint, he struggled to get to grips with this dilemma and found himself being rapidly hunted down by Rose in the 131 JPR Motorpsort Contitech car. With a mere 5 minutes left in the penultimate stint, Rose charged into the lead for the 131 car, before handing over to Harris for the final stint.

From here, there was a great battle for the victory, with O Brien now in the 221 car and running with a lighter fuel load and Harris a measly 1.5 seconds ahead after the pit stop.

O Brien was clearly on a mission and took advantage of his lighter fuel load by putting in some storming 2:04.06 laps.

In the meantime, car 195, Scarab Racing, driven by Bram de Groot and Phil de Groot King, were having a fantastic race having started 18th on the grid from row 9.

It was de Groot who started the race and brought the car back in 10th spot after the 1st 40 minute stint. De Groot King then continued the chase and made up a further 3 places for the Scarab Racing Team and handed back to de Groot, who held his position on the track for his 2nd stint. However, panic set in, as de Groot pitted for de Groot King to take over, when the door refused to shut, costing them valuable seconds and resulting in them losing 4 places in the pits.

From then on, the pair were storming round the track, each with something to prove and between them, reached 6th place, with a speedy pit stop helping them along the way.

But, there was a frantic, unscheduled stop for the pair, when de Groot was shown the black and orange flag, as his door was still refusing to shut properly. This only added fuel to his fire and he returned to the track after his stop-go penalty, where he ousted the 6th placed team and moved up to 5th.

De Groot King swiftly took over for the last 40 minute stint where he was able to surge past the JPR Motorsport 101 car and was then handed 3rd spot when the 190 car in front, lost out due to contact with Team Faxtastic.

So, it was car 221 Team O Brien/Perrys driven by Eugene O Brien and Joachim Ritter, who took the victory by 9 seconds. In 2nd place were Paul Rose, Steve Harris and Franck Pelle in the 131 JPR Motorsport Contitech car. Finishing in 3rd and taking their highest ever finish, were car 195 Scarab Racing, driven by Bram de Groot and Phil de Groot King.

In car 108, JPR Motorsport, the rental drivers Ian Dyke and Eddie Cole took full advantage of their pole position and drove an absolutely fantastic race, to finish in 5th. The dynamic duo were absolutely delighted with their result. It was their highest placed finish and they also won the trophy for the highest placed JPR Rental team.

Team Synetrix, car 207, were one position short of the podium in 4th place. Drivers Mark Burton, Grahame Pattle and Anthony Gribbin had a superb race and took home the Team of the Day trophy.

28 September 2007 - Changes to Driver Entries

Please note that if you have any driver changes, you must inform Roxie before the race. Otherwise, your driver entries will be incorrect with the circuit and it may result in the new driver being unable to race.

17 September 2007 - Motors TV - Extended Coverage Times

The Uniroyal Fun Cup will have extra TV coverage on Motors TV this year. The timetable is as follows:

Programme 1 - Croft and Mondello Park

Thursday 20th September: 15.00

Programme 2 - Spa 25 hours

Saturday 22nd September: 13.00 and 02.00

Monday 24th September: 20.00

Tuesday 25th September: 13.00

Thursday 27th September: 18.00 and 03.00

Saturday 29th September: 01.00

Sunday 30th September: 18.30

We have not yet had confirmation of the times for programme 3, which will cover Snetterton, Brands Hatch and Oulton Park.

12 September 2007 - Spa 25 2007 - Rescheduled TV Coverage for Spa Part 2

Tonight s 2nd part of the Spa 25 hour coverage, has been rescheduled by Sky TV, due to technical difficulties. The new viewing times are as follows:

20th September: 6pm (Sky Sports 2) 21st September: 1.30am (Sky Sports 2) and 8am (Sky Sports 2)

03 September 2007 - 2007, Brands Hatch Race Report, Round 6

Eugene O Brien and team mate for the race, Peter Seldon, took the victory in the Uniroyal Fun Cup race at Brands Hatch this weekend, in a 3 hour 10 minute race.

The massive 31 car line-up demonstrated the strength of the Fun Cup and the grid, drawn from a random ballot, saw car 221 of O Brien and Seldon placed 7th for Team O BR/Perrys. Immediately, they motored their way through the field to head the chasers and after 10 minutes of racing, they stormed into the lead.

30 minutes after the green lights, the 1st pit stop arrived and it was car 210, Trucks 2 Go, who emerged in 2nd spot. Having started 8th on the grid, Chris Hart had taken the start for the team and pushed his way through the chasing pack, to the front.

Meanwhile, having been drawn 17th on the grid, car 227, Team Faxtastic, driven by Adrian Mardlin and Rob Croyden, were charging through the field. It was Mardlin that drove the 1st half hour stint for the team and quickly hustled his way past the other cars, to reach 5th position.

Unfortunately, a stint following the safety car pushed the team back down to 10th. However, they made another charge and worked their way back up, where Mardlin seized his chance and took 1st spot.

In car 221, O Brien was in 2nd and putting immense pressure on Mardlin, with some extremely fast times - during the penultimate stint, he managed to overtake him and edged into the lead.

Car 221 retained their lead for the final 40 minute stint of the race and so, it was O Brien and Seldon that sealed the victory for Team O BR/Perrys. In 2nd place, it was Mardlin and Croyden in car 227, for Team Faxtastic. Car 210, Team Trucks 2 Go, took the final podium spot in 3rd, driven by Phil Martindale and Chris Hart.

In car 111, JPR Triple-Won, had the luxury of a pole position and used this to their advantage. The duo of Andrei Bgatov and Mike Whitaker left their mark, as they were the 1st ever team to be awarded with Team of the Day and highest placed JPR Rental team trophies - double joy for the pair, who finished 10th.

16 August 2007 - 2007 Spa - TV Coverage

Raceworld episode 36, featuring Spa part 1:

Thursday 6th September: 6.30pm (Sky Sports 3), 10 pm (Sky Sports 2).

Friday 7th September: 8am (Sky Sports 2), 2pm (Sky Sports 1).

Raceworld episode 37, featuring Spa part 2:

Wednesday 12th September: 6pm (Sky Sports Xtra), 10pm (Sky Sports 3).

Thursday 13th September: 2am (Sky Sports 2), 8am (Sky Sports 3).

Please note that, as usual, this will be split across two back-to-back shows (half an hour in each show).

Also, this year, all Fun Cup rounds will receive extra coverage on Motors TV, in three special one-hour programmes:

Prog 1 - Croft and Mondello Park.

Prog 2 - Spa 25 hours.

Prog 3 - Snetterton, Brands Hatch and Oulton park.

Once the air dates for these are available, they will be issued on the latest news section of our website.

13 August 2007 - Fun Cup Pictures

Photographs from the Fun Cup races can be viewed on the picture galleries link of our website. You can, also, purchase pictures, if you click on our photogallery link. Here, you will be able to buy pictures in various sizes and finishes on our photobox site - you can even buy a mug with a picture of your team/car on it!

If there are any pictures that are not on the photobox site, but are on our website and you would like them adding onto our photobox site, please ring Roxie on 01538 306921.

Also, we have hundreds of pictures from each round. So, if you would like any new pictures of your team/car adding to our photobox site, then please ring Roxie. If you choose to do this, we can send you various proofs to choose from and your favourites will then be added to our photobox site. However, we will have to delete the current pictures of your team/car when we place the new pictures on the photobox site, due to space restrictions.

Please note that we will not be able to add new pictures of cars that failed to display the mandatory stickers.

13 August 2007 - Fun Cup Scholarship

We are running our superb competition for the second year, called the Fun Cup Scholarship. The lucky winner will compete in the Fun Cup for the complete 2008 UK season for FREE! To find out more about it click on the link to the website www.funcup-scholarship.co.uk

08 August 2007 - 2007, Snetterton Race Report, Round 5

The Uniroyal Fun Cup moved to Snetterton this weekend for the 5th round of the series. It was a 4 hour race, which saw Eugene O Brien, storm to victory with new team mate for the race, Joachim Ritter. The win was even more impressive for the team, as it was Ritter s first ever race in any series.

The grid draw, taken from a random ballot, saw O Brien and Ritter s 221 car pulled out 2nd on the grid, with the other favourites to win all placed behind them. It was the massively experienced O Brien who took the start and immediately pulled away, whilst the competition of Abbey Motorsport, JPR Motorsport, Prestige Wheels, Trucks 2 Go and Random Racing all scrapped for 2nd place, swapping positions at literally every corner.

The 1st pit window arrived after 40 minutes and by this time, O Brien was a massive 40 seconds ahead of the 2nd placed Abbey Motorsport, who had managed to pull away from the chasing pack. O Brien carried out a quick pit stop and handed over to Ritter, who rejoined the pack, still with a big lead. Impressively, he did not falter under the pressure of his 1st ever race stint and continued the phenomenal race pace that O Brien had set earlier. Behind Ritter, the highly successful V de V racers, Adrian Mardlin and Rob Croyden were driving a superb race, having started from near the back of the grid, the pair had flown through the 26 car pack and were now in 2nd place, catching Ritter by 2 seconds per lap.

After the 2nd pit window, O Brien held the lead and was still being chased by the super quick 227 car of Mardlin and Croyden. However, a safety car was deployed, which heated up the race, as it closed the gap between the front-runners and by the end of the 3rd pit window, the gap had been reduced to an incredible 7 seconds between the top 4 teams, after 2 hours of racing.

However, there was a massive blow for O Brien, when he was given a stop and go penalty, which cut his lead from the new 2nd placed 210 car of Trucks 2 Go, as car 227 of Mardlin and Croyden had to make an unscheduled pit stop, which had cost them their 2nd place.

The 2nd to last pit stop arrived and O Brien pitted to hand over to Ritter, but it soon became apparent that a victory for the pair was not going to be as easy as it seemed, when the 3rd placed, car 131, JPR Motorsport Contitech, driven by Paul Rose and Steve Harris, pitted at the same time and carried out an extremely fast stop, to rejoin the track in the lead with Ritter in 2nd. It was Rose who took over from Harris and he was pulling away from Ritter at an average of 2 seconds per lap. Car 210, Trucks 2 Go, were also pushing hard in 3rd place and driver Chris Hart caught and overtook Ritter, pushing the 221 car into 3rd spot.

However, disaster struck for the JPR Motorsport Contitech car during the final pit window, when the team retired from the race with a loss of oil pressure. This meant that Phil Martindale took the lead for car 210, Trucks 2 Go. However, O Brien was in the 221 car for the final stint and was clearly on a mission, having led the race for so long, he was hungry for the win. He put in some storming laps and managed to catch and overtake Martindale to take the lead, as Martindale was suffering from a loss of engine power.

The chequered flag was waved 4 hours after the start and it was O Brien and Ritter that eventually took the win, after the highly eventful race. In 2nd place, it was Team Honeywell s Plimmer and Fawcett and in 3rd position, Martindale and Hart took the final podium spot for team Trucks 2 Go.

Congratulations to the highest placed JPR Rental team. Drivers Garry Wardle, Ian White and Dominic O Donnell finished 12th. Well done also to Pete Griffin, John Dormer and Michael Holloway, who took home the Team of the Day trophy, after a strong finish in 7th.

31 July 2007 - Spa Race Report

To read the race report from Spa 2007, please visit http://www.funcup.co.uk/spa2007.asp

18 June 2007 - 2007, Mondello Park Race Report, Rounds 1 and 2

Mondello Park was a brilliant weekend, which provided gorgeous sunshine for both races. Thankyou all for your emails and phone calls to tell us how much you enjoyed it.

Race 1

A massive congratulations to car 210, Trucks 2 Go, drivers Chris Hart and Phil Martindale drove consistently throughout the 3 hour race, to take a 3 second victory ahead car 92 - Abbey Motorsport. Team mates Mark Gillam and Mark Coleing, pushed hard throughout the race to finish 2nd.

A special mention goes to Circuitguides.com. Drivers Les Charneca and Chris Patmore brought the 211 car home in 3rd place. They were delighted with their result, as it was their first ever podium position! Well done!

The highest placed JPR Rental trophy was won by car 146, Ian White, Garry Wardle and Dominic O Donnell. It was Dominic s first ever race in the Fun Cup with his new team mates - a great result for the trio. Team of the Day was awarded to Team Synetrix. Congratulations to Mark Burton, Graham Pattle and Anthony Gribbin.

Race 2 It was the familiar faces in car 1, Team Honeywell, on the top step of the podium. Neil Plimmer and Geoff Fawcett were delighted with their victory after the 3 hour race and had plenty of support from their sponsors, who were at Mondello Park.

In 2nd place, a mere 0.5 seconds behind the winners, it was the father and son team of Ian and Mark Connell.

Another special mention goes to car 109, Team Whirleybird, who took 3rd place. This was a brilliant result for Paul Dobbing, Massimo Vignali and Tim Hartland, who were all delighted with their first ever podium position. Congratulations to Team Whirlybird.

The highest placed JPR Rental Team was car 88. The drivers consisted of an all Irish team of journalists and 2 of the 3 had never driven a Fun Cup car before the weekend. They were fast and furious throughout race 1 and drove fantastically in race 2 to finish 8th overall and win highest placed JPR Rental Team. Congratulations to drivers Leo Nulty, Jenny Ryan and Hugh Maguire.

Team of the Day was awarded to Landspeed Racing Tensaura. Well done to Ted Reddick and Bryn Griffiths, who finished in 7th.

25 May 2007 - 2007, Croft Race Report, Rounds 1 and 2

Race 1 provided excellent entertainment for all spectators: in fact, there were 12 different leaders at various stages during the race. However, it was 190, Cuisine de France SPAR, who prevailed as the winners after the 3-hour race. A massive congratulations to the team. It was a first ever win for the family driven car of Ian Connell, Marc Connell, Richard Connell and non-family team member, Peter Cate!

In 2nd place, a mere 1.5 seconds behind the winners, was car 221, Team O BR/Perrys, which was a great accomplishment for drivers Eugene O Brien and Neil Walker, as it was the first race in their new car.

In 3rd place, was the JPR Motorsport Contitech car.

A big well done to car 110, Team Scholarship. Scholarship winner Richard Poynton, top 10 finalist Carl Kropacz and Scholarship co-organiser Dan Jones, drove brilliantly in their 1st ever outing, to win the highest placed JPR Rental Team trophy.

Car 109 WASP finished in 8th place to win team of the day. Well done to Massimo Vignalli and Tim Hartland, who drove brilliantly, with support form Paul Dobbing and Pete Shaw.

Sunday was an extremely close race. It was a photo finish that saw 131, JPR Motorsport Contitech take the victory, a mere half-second ahead of car 92, Abbey Motorsport, driven by Mark Gillam and Nick Pascoe.

In 3rd place, it was another podium spot for Team O BR/Perrys - an excellent weekend for the team.

Congratulations to car 146, JPR Motorsport. Drivers Gary Wardle, Jason Wilkinson and Ian White, drove a strong race, to win Team of the Day.

The highest placed JPR Rental Team was won by Dan Jones, his 2nd trophy of the weekend and Paul Luti, who had won 2 races the previous day, in the Drayton Manor Metro Championship. Well done to the pair!

14 March 2007 - Have You Registered

The start of the 2007 season will soon be upon us, so for any teams who have not yet registered, it is now time to do so. Once you have registered we will be able to keep you updated with the latest news etc.

02 February 2007 - 2007 Race Dates

Rounds 1 & 2: Croft, 5th & 6th May.

Rounds 3 & 4: Mondello Park, 9th & 10th June.

Round 5: Spa 25 Hour, 7th, 8th & 9th July.

Round 6: Snetterton, 4th August.

Round 7: Brands Hatch, 1st September.

Round 8: Oulton Park Int, 6th October.

Round 9: Mugello, Italy,(World Cup) 24/25 November.

01 January 2007 - Fire Extinguishers

Plumbed in fire extinguishers must be fitted. If you require one please call Paul on 01538 306921. He has sorted a deal with a manufacturer for £79 plus VAT and postage.

07 October 2006 - Oulton Park Thriller

Cheshire provided a picturesque backdrop to the final round of this year s hugely successful Uniroyal Fun Cup. And while 2006 has seen some of the closest racing in the series five year history, this one will take some beating. Countless lead changes, dramatic retirements, safety cars and a thrilling five-car sprint for the flag during the closing laps: Oulton Park had it all.

RSR s Rob Croydon and Adrian Mardlin set the pace during qualifying, but this series is anything but predictable and the random grid draw saw them starting dead last on the grid. Meanwhile, the JPR2 rental car drew pole position, with Polyphonic Speed starting alongside. However, it was the JPR 1 machine of Steve Harris, Paul Rose and Brian Heerey, which stormed into an early lead from third on the grid.

And while four teams - Cuisine De France/Spar, JPR 2, Wings FST and Polyphonic Speed did their best to keep the leaders honest, there were some spectacular charges through the field as the likes of Abbey Motorsport and Random Racing made good early progress from lowly grid positions. There was also an explosive, but short-lived debut from GT driver, Ian Flux, who climbed from 18th to 9th in the opening laps, before his JPR4 rental car ground to an early retirement.

However, nobody was making better progress than JPR 3 (grid 19) - driven by the vastly experienced Eugene O Brien - and RSR (grid 24), who were up to 4th and 5th as early as lap seven. By the time the first round of mandatory pit-stops approached, JPR3 had climbed up to second place and with the safety car deployed as the ten-minute window opened, most of the field dived into the pitlane in a simultaneous frenzy of refuelling and driver changeovers.

That only served to mix the order up further, as RSR moved from 4th to 1st, Cuisine De France/Spar re-emerged in 2nd and the opportunistic Team Honeywell shot up from 10th to 3rd. Conversely, JPR1 and JPR3 dropped to 4th and 6th respectively, with Abbey Motorsport sandwiched firmly between them.

It didn t stay like that for long though, as the luckless Cuisine De France/Spar plummeted down the order after picking up a rear puncture. Then at mid-distance, a mistake from the race leaders sent them grass-tracking. That resulted in an unscheduled stop for RSR, who then hit further problems to drop out of contention.

Meanwhile, Honeywell and JPR1 ran nose-to-tail in a terrific dice for the lead. Having dropped behind JPR1 in the previous stint, Honeywell set about closing a ten-second lead before the two teams pitted together. Honeywell got the jump and led briefly, before JPR1 reclaimed the position a lap or so later.

Having already interjected more times in this race alone than it had all season, the safety car made one final appearance during the final stint, as the marshals recovered two spinners. That left us with a thrilling forty-minute dash for the flag, as the top five of JPR1, Honeywell, JPR3, Prestige Motorsport and Trucks 2 Go - ran absolutely together.

JPR3 s Neil Walker was piling the pressure onto race leader, Brian Heerey - in JPR1 - when the cars clipped each other and Walker ran off the road, dropping several places. That gave JPR1 some breathing space, but there was still an almighty battle for second as Prestige - driven by "Silver Fox", Alistair Stenhouse and birthday boy, Stephen Darby - had to bravely fend off Trucks 2 Go, Honeywell and JPR3.

Often running three-abreast into Druids, the quartet had the crowd on their feet for half and hour. And there was one more twist in the tail, as the Trucks 2 Go car cut out with just over a lap left to run. As JPR1 took their first UK victory of the year, it was Prestige that stormed to their first every podium, with the irrepressible Neil Plimmer and Geoff Fawcett finishing third and thus maintaining their excellent record of never having been off the podium in 2006. JPR3 took fourth, Trucks 2 Go recovered to fifth and Abbey Motorsport rounded out the top six.

So, after four hours of great racing; the top three had all crossed the line within three seconds of one another. A fitting climax to what s been the best season of competition so far.

26 September 2006 - Brands Hatch Race Report

HONEYWELL S HAT TRICK

Following the awesome challenge of the Spa 25 hour race, the Uniroyal Fun Cup returned to home shores for the sixth race of the season. And a bustling grid of 26 cars arrived at Brands Hatch for a three-hour race which proved to be as close and competitive as we ve come to expect from Europe s most popular endurance racing series.

The morning s one-hour qualifying session had been rain-affected and, with the promise of heavy showers during the afternoon, several teams had opted to run full wet tyres. However, the circuit had dried by the time the cars were being called onto the circuit, leaving others to opt for a dry set-up. It was a gamble that paid off, because thankfully, the rain held off until after the race had finished.

The random grid draw saw the JPR4 rental car of Lajos Varga and Richard Martin claiming pole position, alongside Phil Martindale and Mike Knowlson in Martindale Racing. However, it was the Chad 1 car of Rob Garofall and Simon Phillips which charged past both front-row starters to claim an early lead. Making their series debut, experienced saloon racers, Eugene O Brien and Neil Walker, ran fourth in JPR 2, while the Hyside Motorcycles car made another blistering start; charging from 16th to 5th, by the end of lap two.

With mandatory pit-stop windows every thirty minutes, frenetic driver-changes were a real feature of the race and the respective efforts of the RSR, JPR 1 and Team Honeywell crews, certainly helped to move their drivers up the order.

Indeed, by the one-hour mark, Neil Plimmer and Geoff Fawcett s Honeywell car had moved into the lead - just five seconds clear of Hyside. Further back, the JPR 1 machine of Paul Rose, Steve Harris and Brian Heerey led a tight four-way battle for third, with RSR, Cuisine De France/Spar and Martindale Racing in hot pursuit.

As the race wore on, it became apparent that the two leaders were in a class of their own and they remained evenly matched, with Hyside edging ahead at the two-hour mark, despite some handling issues which were the result of a first-lap knock. But, going into the closing stages, Fawcett pulled off a decisive overtaking move to put Honeywell back ahead.

Incredibly, after almost three hours of racing, only a couple of seconds split the two cars as the chequered flag drew near. But that changed in an instant, as JPR 1 and Hyside made contact at Druids with just a few laps remaining. The JPR 1 car - which had been running fourth and was trying to unlap itself - ended its race in the gravel. Hyside then received a Stop Go Penalty for overtaking under safety car conditions. It was good news for Rob Croydon and Adrian Mardlin, as RSR moved into second and claimed a long-overdue maiden podium.

But there was no stopping a jubilant team Honeywell, who drove a faultless race to claim their third victory of the season.

Meanwhile, Hyside recovered to finish third, ahead of the Random Racing car of Chloe Noyce, Adam Rodgers and David Grady - who continue to impress in their debut season. Nick Pascoe and David Litchfield finished fifth for Abbey Motorsport, ahead of team of the day, JPR 2 and best rental team; JPR 4.

The final event of the season - a four-hour race - will take place at Oulton Park on October 7th. A number of rental drives are still available - contact series director, Paul Rose, for further information.

For more information on the Uniroyal Fun Cup, visit www.funcup.co.uk or ring Paul Rose on 01538 306921.

BRANDS HATCH RESULTS

1 TEAM HONEYWELL

2 RSR

3 HYSIDE MOTORCYCLES

FASTEST LAP

58.669s JPR 2

05 August 2006 - Mechanics

We are always on the look-out for mechanics who are interested in motorsport. They need to be hard working, enthusiastic and able to work as part of a team. The work involves weekends away at various race circuits across the UK and Europe. If you are interested in getting involved contact Paul on 01538 306921.

18 July 2006 - Spa Results

Congratulations to JPR 1 for a UK win at the prestigious Spa 25 hour race. Having qualified 19th, the foursome of Frank Pelle, Peter Cook, Steve Harris and Paul Rose drove a fantastic race to finish 7th overall and 1st for the UK.

Having taken the lead in the first stint, an unfortunate pit stop left them 2 minutes behind and in 29th place. However, the team were extremely determined and worked hard to move their way back to the front of the field. Indeed, it was here they stayed. A fantastic achievement for the team.

In second place were Cuisine de France, who drove brilliantly for the 25hours and kept themselves at the front throughout. Congratulations to Peter Cate, Marc Connell and Ian Connell for a well deserved, hard earned 2nd place.

Well done to Team Hyside who finished the 25 hours in 3rd place. Drivers Martin Small, Mark Coleing, Nick Pascoe and David Litchfield stayed out of trouble to gain their 3rd position.

18 July 2006 - Spa Final Results

1. Dubois-Maillet-De Keijser-De Keijser-Dubois (Belgian -Ultra Team)

2. Dupon-Puype-Qvick (Belgian -Dupon Puype)

3. Barbary-Charlier-Jamar-Brugmans (Belgian -Autobinche)

4. Capocci-Gressens-Feltes-Linnertz (Belgian-Colson Racing)

5. Matoul-Serexhe-Moszkowicz-Geoffroy (Belgian -City FM)

6. Decultot-Bonnel-Mathon (French -MV Racing Castrol)

7. Rose-Harris-Cook-Pelle (British -JPR 1)

8. Heymann-Perdieus-Perdieus-Sluys (Belgian -Perdieus Motorsport)

9. Connell-Connell-Cate (British -Cuisine de France)

10. Knauff-Servais-Houbben-Duculot (Belgian -Ball Events)

11. Rivière-Patier-Rivière-Delarue (French -Team Direct)

12. De Keijser-Olivier-Colman-Dallemagne (Belgian -Pequignet Allure)

13. Jacob-Jacob-Lemma-Ianetta (French -FEK-Zolplan) à 7 tours

14. Grenier-Grenier-Rigaux-Mongenot (French -Evorace Compétition 3)

15. Nava-Paques-Systermans-Vanhakendover (Belgian -Cornelis Racing Quick)

16. Dohmann-Gebhardt-Scholzen-Godet (German/Belgian-Uniroyal Presse 1)

17. Courrier-Wittman-Hébert-Lanctuit (Belgian/French-LO Racing)

18. Stoll-Weibel-Rizzoli-Toussaint-Schief-Haugg (German/Belgian-Stoll Motorsport))

19. Delorme-Chioetto-Rebman-Hivert-Thirion (French -Delorme Automobiles)

20. Alloin-Alloin-Pechard-Gaunot (French -A3 Compétition 1)

29 June 2006 - Rockingham Race Report

Beaver Racing and Scarab Racing shared the front-row for the 4-hour race and there was action from the offset as the latter was involved in a dramatic first-corner misunderstanding with the unfortunate JPR 4 rental car.

That left the Uniroyal Tyres car to storm into an early lead from fourth on the grid, though it was quickly joined by JPR 2 and Random Racing - both having made excellent starts from row four. A terrific race ensued as the trio drafted past one another on countless occasions for a full thirty minutes.

Snetterton winners, Team Hyside, cruised up to the back of the top three as the first mandatory pit stop window loomed. There was also a terrific battle for fifth, involving JPR 1, Team Honeywell and Prestige Motorsport. Sadly, the latter fell out of contention when Alistair Stenhouse crashed at the chicane.

At the one-hour mark, Hyside were up to second - right behind JPR 2. With the Uniroyal Tyres car falling back, Adrian Mardlin and Rob Croydon moved into third for RSR, having climbed from the back of the grid. Random Racing slipped to fourth, ahead of double-race winners, Team Honeywell.

As the race progressed, Team Hyside were able to squeeze past JPR 2 and then gradually began stretching their lead - aided by the lack of safety car periods and some slick work in the pits.

For the second time this season, RSR retired from a podium position and there was also misfortune for JPR1, who dropped back with a throttle problem and the BASF Ultra Team, who had been on course for their first top 5 finish, until an electrical problem put them out.

As the top two edged clear, attention turned to an entertaining battle for the final place on the podium between Team Honeywell, Random Racing and JPR 1. Unfortunately, the latter lost several laps when the luckless Brian Heerey had to pit with throttle problems and, despite a late charge from Random, it was Neil Plimmer and Geoff Fawcett who took third - maintaining their record of having finished on the podium in every race this year.

26 June 2006 - Highest Placed JPR Rental Team - Rockingham

David Smith, Kim Adams and Danny Stephenson worked fantastically together, having never driven as a trio before, finishing in 6th place and winning the trophy for highest placed JPR Rental Team.

26 June 2006 - Team of the Day - Rockingham

Congratulations to Circuitguides.com who drove a brilliant race to finish in fifth place. Drivers Ted Reddick and Keith Wood drove consistently and kept themselves at the front of the field.

24 May 2006 - Highest Placed JPR Rental Teams - Croft

Saturday s highest placed JPR Rental Team was awarded to the BASF Ultra Team, driven by Ian White, David Byers and James Tipping. Congratulations to the trio who battled hard to take eighth place.

Sunday s race paved the way for a new highest placed JPR Rental Team. Having never met before the race weekend, Mike Knowlson, Steve Savage and Chris Milner made an excellent effort to finish in seventh place. Congratulations!

24 May 2006 - Croft Results

Congratulations to Team Honeywell on their double victory at Croft on the 20th/21st May. Unfazed by the rain, drivers Neil Plimmer and Geoff Fawcett drove brilliantly to win Saturdays three hour race by six seconds. The team were delighted, having finished on the podium numerous times, but never before taking a race win: The story of the weekend.

Commenting on the successful weekend, Team Honeywell s Neil Plimmer said: "Geoff s race pace this weekend was awesome. But, without a doubt, our victories are also down to our fantastic pit crew and strategies they ran this weekend".

In second place was the JPR 4 Rental car, driven by Ally McKever and the experienced Steve Harris. A special well done to Ally, who had never driven the car before the weekend and drove superbly to finish in second place.

JPR Motorsport 2 pushed hard and drove consistently to finish in third. Well done to drivers Nick Pascoe and David Litchfield.

Sundays race two saw the grid reversed, resulting in Team Honeywell starting from the back of the grid. Undeterred, they picked their way through the field to the front of the pack. With clever strategies from the team and awesome pitstops they went on to take their second victory, seven seconds ahead of the second placed team.

It was drivers Phil Martindale and Chris Hart who took a well earned second place, staying out of trouble and keeping on the pace in the pouring rain. Well done to the team.

Congratulations also to Chad Motorsport 2, who drove excellently all weekend and finished in third. Drivers Steven Kane and Ortho Barnes were leading the pack in both races for some time and were unlucky not to have a win.

24 May 2006 - Team of the Day - Croft

Saturday s race resulted in an impressive drive from Scarab racing. This year they are a new team and Croft was only their second race together. They came through the awful weather conditions to finishly safely in fourth place. An excellent drive from the team. Congratulations to drivers Bram DeGroot, Wes Evans and Phil DeGroot-King for winning Team of the Day.

Sunday s team of the day were experienced drivers Frank Pelle and Peter Cook. They finished fourth in the Uniroyal Tyres car, having only raced in the series once before, a few years ago. A superb drive from the pair, who were also in first place for several stints in the race.

12 April 2006 - Highest Placed JPR Rental Team - Snetterton

Congratulations to the JPR rental drivers in car 103. Neil Walker, Peter Griffin and John Dormer won the trophy for highest placed JPR rental drivers, finishing in an excellent 8th place.

10 April 2006 - Team of the Day - Snetterton

Congratulations to Random Racing, who finished an impressive 6th in their first ever race. Drivers Adam Rodgers, David Grady and Chloe Noyce have all come straight from karting to compete in the Fun Cup.

10 April 2006 - Snetterton Results

From fourth on the grid, it was RSR 1 who took full advantage of the dry conditions and dominated the start, gaining a 10 second lead over the second placed team of JPR 1.

However, a misjudged overtaking manoeuvre from RSR 1 ended their hopes of victory, when they hit another car, bringing their race to an abrupt end.

A few hours in and Team Hyside s Mark Coleing and Martin Small were emerging as the new leaders, having started 24th on the grid and reaching 6th place within a few laps, it was clear they were on a mission. But the JPR 1 car was still pushing hard in 2nd place.

More than four hours later came the final pit stop. With Hyside s Martin Small taking the wheel for the final stint, it was here that a great battle emerged between him and JPR 1 s Steve Harris.

Having chased the lead for the entire 5 hours, JPR 1 found themselves at the front, an amazing 0.1 seconds ahead of Team Hyside, when they passed the start finish straight on the last lap. Turn one and the lead changed again, when Hyside s Martin Small slipped through to take the lead at Riches. Harris only hope for JPR 1 was to get close enough at Sears to slipstream him down the Revitt straight. With the pressure on, Harris entered the corner with too much speed, leaving Small to escape.

The final gap was an incredible 1.8 seconds after five hours of racing. It couldn t have been closer. Congratulations to Mark Coleing and Martin Small, who took their first ever victory. JPR 1 took second place and Team Honeywell drove a consistent, trouble free race, to take third and set the fastest lap (1.25.4), which was almost a second faster than any other team. So, congratulations too, to Neil Plimmer and Geoff Fawcett.

02 March 2006 - Teams protected web page

There is now a secure page on the website for teams only, which you will be able to enter with a password. All registered teams will be sent a letter with details of this page and password.

17 February 2006 - 17 February 2006 - Re-fuelling and Fire-extinguishers

The person doing the refuelling and the person holding the fire extinguisher must wear an FIA spec fire resistant balaclava and gloves.

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