2005 British Sprint Championship Dates

[mutters]

I'm still trying to work out who the Teaboy is? glad to hear Team Megashed are going to be doing thier stuff, thanks for the email Steve, Best wishes to you all, Jane - Force still in bits!

[Mr Shed]

Jane
Better tell John its now 2005 and nearly Feb!!!, however the Dallara is still in bits too! Who is the Teaboy? I'm still trying to find out as I still seem to be doing all the work!!!!!!!!!

[Steve Wilkinson]

2005 SBD Motorsport British Sprint Championship Regulation Changes

The Loyalty Points Scheme is being modified this year as the scheme as operated in 2004 was thought to be too generous in its award of points. Thus for 2005 it is as follows:
a) 1 point will be awarded for the first 9 events in which a competitor commences a practice run.
b) 2 points will be awarded for all remaining events in which a competitor commences a practice run.

A New Points Scheme is being introduced which is based on 'CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS'. The championship organisers (the BMSA) have prepared and published a set of Championship Record Times for all Categories at each venue. A competitor will get an additional point if they break the Championship Record for their Category in the Top Twelve Run-Off. This scheme will only operate at rounds where the venue has recently held a championship round. Thus Snetterton and Bishopscourt will not be elligible rounds for these points in 2005.

Continuing alongside the Championship is the Foundation Cup for the up and coming drivers. Like Mr Shed! It is only open to competitors who have NOT previously finished in the Top Twelve (Top Ten to 2003). It also precludes any driver of an Over Two Litre Racing or Sports Libre Car. Points are awarded based on the Top Twleve qualifying times of eligible drivers.


2005 SBD Motorsport British Sprint Championship Category Changes

The Category Awards have been expanded to now cover the following:
Modified Production Cars; Sports Libre Cars; Kent Engined FF1600 - New for 2005; Up to 1100cc Racing Cars; 1100 to 1600cc Racing Cars; 1600 to 2000cc Racing Cars - New for 2005; and Over 2000cc Racing Cars - New for 2005.
The Formula Ford Category has been included in response to demand from the many competitors up and down the country and is effectively a National FF1600 Sprint Championship The 1600 to 2000cc Racing car Category has been introduced because of the increasing number of drivers who are no longer elligible for the Foundation Cup. Finally the Over 2000cc Racing Car Category has been included in the Category awards to ensure all classes are treated equally.

Several Category Sponsors have been signed up for the 2005 season, the line-up is as follows:

Connaught Competition Engines - Over 2000cc Racing Car Category
Kent Cams - 1600 to 2000cc Racing Car Category
Tramway Forge - 1100 to 1600cc Racing Car Category
Quantum Cars - Modified Production Car Category
Chelston Motorhomes - Sports Libre Category

Please note that there are still two categories without sponsors - the 1100 Racing Cars and the FF1600 Racing Cars.

For more information or a copy of the Regs contact Championship Co-ordinator Paul Parker by phoning 01275-843478 or emailing britishsprint@paulparker.f9.co.uk
Full details can also be found on the BMSA website at www.britishsprint.org

[Arty B]

Steve

This could sound like a complaint and IT IS NOT. I think you have done a great job with all the data. Had a look at the records list on the site. When you next have some time to idle away it would be nice to know who holds them.


AB

[Steve Wilkinson]

Arty, to tell you the truth I haven't looked at them myself yet! What I'll do is have a quick gander then see what I can come up with!

Now stop being an annoying little ................

[DaveK]

Tony Eyles tested his new Force V6 yesterday @ llandow and came away very impressed with his new toy

It should make an interesting change in the championship to see how a 2.5ltr does against the V8's

Dave

[Steve Wilkinson]

Having checked my files and also having rung Paul Parker I have to report that neither of us retained the data linking the times to who set them!

The Category Records were taken from the results of CHAMPIONSHIP meetings over the past four to five years. The figures in blue have been estimated due to there being no representative time for that Category.

Because there have been NO representative sprints at Snetterton or Bishopscourt we are suspending the Championship Record Points Schemes at those venues. The same will apply at any new venues or where an existing venues changes the layout.

[Steve Wilkinson]

Currently we have 19 registered contender for the British Sprint Championship including 2 drivers of Formula Fords who will be contesting the new category for such cars and I have no doubt at some venues challenging for a run-off slot!

[Steve Wilkinson]

What a cracking meeting!

The Top Twelve kept everyone on edge with four drivers leading within the space of 15 minutes.

Top Twelve Run off:
1 Andrew Platt (2.0 Dallara-Opel F397) 74.47;
2 Tony Wiltshire (2.0 Ralt-Peugeot RT36) 75.07;
3 Stewart Robb (3.5 Pilbeam-DFR MP58) 75.62;
4 Roy Dawson (1.3 DJ Firehawk-Suzuki) 75.71;
5 Terry Holmes (2.0 Reynard-Cosworth SF84) 76.75;
6 Steve Miles (2.0 Van Diemen-Ford RF96) 80.29;
7 John Chacksfield (1.1 OMS-Kawasaki 2000M) 80.66;
8 Graham Porrett (2.0 Reynard-Cosworth SF84) 80.99;
9 Simon Ashby (2.0 Reynard-Millington 883) 80.99;
10 John Sampson (5.0 Quantum Xtreme) 82.18;
11 Martin Dowling (3.5 Reynard-Judd 88D) 83.77;
Steve Broughton (1.3 OMS-Suzuki CF04) DNS - snapped chain.

Ther were just two all new cars present. Steve Broughton in the CF04 he shares with Kim Kingham and Ian Scott with the latest of his Megapins.

Several cars had had a lot of work done on them over the close season:
Martin Dowling and John PAyne had transplanted the Judd engine from John's SPA into Martin's Reynard. Steve Miles had a new aeropackage that seemed to be a little too effecient as it grounded under braking. The Howgate/Woffenden Ralt had had its K Series engine given the QED treatment. John Chacksfield had had his 1100 OMS repainted!

The supporting programme provide the crowd with some entertainment with the Michelin Porsches, Westfield Speed and Midland Speed contestants starring.

The next round in the championship is at Snetterton on the 7th May.

[Steve Wilkinson]

The Motorsport Vision Sprint at Snetterton saw Round 2 of the SBD Motorsport British Sprint Championship. The weather in the morning was great but as the cars were getting ready for the second runs the heavens opened. It rained, hailed and even sleeted! It was also VERY cold! The qualification was therefore all down to the first timed run and we had a bit of a topsy-turvey group in the run-off.
Steve Broughton swept through from sevnth qualification slot to snatch the win as the rain once again swept in between the two runs. Andrew Platt managed to hold onto second and consolidate his championship lead whilst Terry Holmes, who had qualified 11th took a wonderful third. Tony Wiltshire, he of the designer wellies, was fourth. Meanwhile Roger Kilty in his EuroBoss Reynard had looked like an odds on favourite until a quick 360 at Sear dropped him to seventh.
RESULTS:
Rd 2 SBD Motorsport British Sprint Championship
1 Steve Broughton (1.3 OMS-Suzuki CF04) 73.54s;
2 Andrew Platt (2.0 Dallara-Vauxhall F397) 74.46s;
3 Terry Holmes (2.0 Reynard-Ford SF84) 75.49s;
4 Tony Wiltshire (2.0 Ralt-Peugeot RT34) 76.16s;
5 Simon Ashby (2.0 Reynard-Millington 883) 79.38s;
6 Kevin Lealan (2.0 Formula Opel Lotus) 79.43s;
7 Roger Kilty (3.0 Reynard-Cosworth 93D) 79.78s;
8 Martin Dowling (3.5 Reynard-Judd 88D) 80.06s;
9 David Sims (2.0 Ralt-Duratec RT33/34) 81.07s;
10 John Sampson (5.0 Quantum-Rover Xtreme) 81.99s;
11 Phil Lynch (2.0 Ralt-Alfa RT30) 82.33s;
12 John Payne (3.5 Reynard-Judd 88D) 82.35s.

Champ Positions: 1 Andrew Platt 25pts; 2 Tony Wiltshire 22pts; 3 Terry Holmes 20pts; 4= Simon Ashby & Steve Broughton 14pts; 6= Roy Dawson & Stewart Robb 11pts etc.

NEXT Round: 28/05/05 Knockhill

[Anuauto]

Of concern is that the Snetterton web site publicised this sprint but then managed to use the limited space it had to say:
1. The British Sprint Championship contains a Modified Production class (it doesn't and there is currently no Leaders Championship).
2. Modified Production category cars can use non-original blocks/engines (they never have been able to).

[Steve Wilkinson]

Originally Posted by Anuauto

Of concern is that the Snetterton web site publicised this sprint but then managed to use the limited space it had to say:
1. The British Sprint Championship contains a Modified Production class (it doesn't and there is currently no Leaders Championship).
2. Modified Production category cars can use non-original blocks/engines (they never have been able to).

I think the first thing to appreciate is that any publicity from an organisation like MSV should be welcomed. Obviously it is a new venture for them and they will get things wrong.

There is no Leaders Championship within the British Championship due to the additional costs involved plus the lack of interest shown in the last two years it was run.

The British Sprint Championship DOES contain a Modified Production CATEGORY which was won in 2004 by John Sampson who is currently leading it this year.

[Anuauto]

Originally Posted by Steve Wilkinson

The British Sprint Championship DOES contain a Modified Production CATEGORY

Which lumps saloon classes of all capacities in with kit cars of all capacities in an apparent return to the "bad old days" of Modprod, so is hardly relevant for the type of car pictured (even if it had an eligible block!) (and as for road cars...?)

[Steve Wilkinson]

Originally Posted by Anuauto

Which lumps saloon classes of all capacities in with kit cars of all capacities in an apparent return to the "bad old days" of Modprod, so is hardly relevant for the type of car pictured (even if it had an eligible block!) (and as for road cars...?)

There are two reasons why there is just ONE Mod Prod class in the British Sprint Championship:

1) Lack of Entries to run seperate classes for Production based cars and Kit Cars.

and

2) Regional Variations as to what is a Mod Prod (e.g. some areas allow Vauxhall engined Escorts in as Mod Prods!)

As for the Road Cars, again it is numbers. The last time we ran the Sprint Leaders there were so few entered we made a loss.

Any Road Up, what do you drive Anuauto?

[Anuauto]

Originally Posted by Steve Wilkinson

Regional Variations as to what is a Mod Prod (e.g. some areas allow Vauxhall engined Escorts in as Mod Prods!)

? - Modprod is an MSA national category defined in GR's - always has been since introduced in 1991. No regional variations exist, other than different capacity class splits (only in SW) and the separation of saloons,sports cars and kit cars already referred to. The fact that some cars with non-orignal blocks may have run in the category is down not just to lack of eligibility scrutineering but clear hostility of many organisers to any request to enforce what should be clearly understood regulations which some people have spent good money complying with. To be able to look around the paddock at a major venue and see at a glance that every car in a particular Modprod class is not fitted with the original block is a scandal that the Speed event world should be totally ashamed of. It will not be taken seriously until it gets its act together on that aspect and either eases its regs (to allow minor overbore of true original blocks) or enforces them. (A little bird reports the offending vehicle mentioned above was in fact moved to Sports Libre at Snetterton in an all too rare example of application of basic regs!)
As for Roadgoing cars, the belated MSC attempt to write acceptable GRs was flawed by failure to listen to those pointing out the full implications of the minimum production quantities used. Hence few regions use the new Roadgoing GRs. The Sprint Leaders was never going to be viable for road cars under the system adopted so long as one region (now its worse this year, with others moving away from standardisation) was out of step on something as fundamental as List 1a tyres. Most (all?) British Championship Sprints and some Brit Ch Hillclimbs would not be viable without production car entries - and those that abide by the rules in those categories have been getting a raw deal for far too long.