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Nippon challenge at DTM 2nd 3rd and 4th Sept 2011

Following the success or the Nippon challenge at the recent FIA F2 meeting on Brands Hatch GP circuit, MSVR have asked Red Dragon race and track club series organiser Steve Vince to put a grid of his successful Nippon challenge series cars on the D.T.M meeting on the 2nd,3rd and 4th of Sept.
The Nippon challenge is open to all makes of Japanese cars of different power, we have classes from 150bhp to 500 bhp and cars ranging from Toyota,Honda,Subaru,Nissan,Mitsubishi and Suzuki to name a few.

for more information on this and any other Red Dragon events please contact Steve Vince on 01646601908 or got to the clubs web site: www.reddragonraceandtrackclub.com

Spaces left to race if you have a Japanese sports car eligible to race in the Red Dragon Nippon Challenge, a fantastic once in a life time chance to race on the full GP circuit at Brands Hatch one practice and two races on this fabulous circuit on the weekend commencing the 22 July please contact Steve Vince for more details on 01646601908 or email Stephenzebra@aol.com.
this is set to be a massive weekend on one of the best circuits our fair Isle has to offer, dont miss out you wont get this chance again!
anything Japanese can enter have a look at the Red Dragon Race and Track clubs site also for details on NIPPON CHALLENGE,SUBARU CUP, FUCH`S TITAN MR2 RACING SERIES,HYUNDAI COUPE CUP, BUDDYCLUB CIVIC CUP……..www.reddragonraceandtrackclub.com

FUCHS TITAN MR2 Racing Series
Castle Combe was the venue for rounds 3 & 4 of the FUCHS TITAN MR2 Racing series on 30th May, 2011.
Qualifying
35 drivers lined up on a wet circuit for qualifying, Jason Jesse and Aaron Pullan found conditions not to their liking and attacked the barriers, Dave Pittard proved to be the wet master or the day from Mat Smith and Richard Avery to 5 were as follows…
1) David Pittard
2) Mat Smith
3) Richard Avery
4) Ralph Budd
5) Charlotte Burridge
6) Steve Hennessy
Race 1
With the circuit still wet and still raining, Dave Pittard lead off the line from Mat Smith and Richard Avery, Richard moved up to 2nd place but lost control and spun backwards into the barrier losing him a few places, so another win for Pittard from Mat Smith and Mark Woods.
Race 2
With a drying track now for this race and almost the last race of the day the grid was formed up ready with Dave Pittard on pole again and true to his form all day he left the start line and pole never to be seen again by the grid, he finished a full 4 seconds ahead of Aaron Pullan who was 5 seconds ahead of 3rd place Jonny White, unfortunately front row starter Matt Smith had a mechanical / car fire after an off the track moment, this also covering part of the circuit in oil, thus causing quite a few cars to spin off.
1) Dave Pittard
2) Aaron Pullan
3) Jonny White
4) Ralph Budd
5) Jon Winter
The Red Dragon Race & Track Club Promoted series next visits the New Snetterton 300 circuit on 26/6/2011
With the Red Dragons NIPPON CHALLENGE also at this event.

Vaughan Fletcher @Castle Combe 30th May 2011
Nippon Challenge “First Line” Japanese Race Day
“Super GT” Subaru Impreza

Pre Race:

It’s been a while since we were last out with the Nippon Challenge series, but following a chat with organiser Steve Vince at the pre-season event at Silverstone, and given the chance to run at one of Vaughan’s favourite tracks, it was too good an opportunity to pass up.

Since our last outing at Brands Hatch for the series final rounds in October last year, the car has undergone a number of changes to further enhance the handling and in our opinion the looks of the car.

With a wide arch kit giving the car a more aggressive appearance, we’ve increased the track with some new 8×18” wheels, and had new front hubs developed to engineer out the problems associated with the standard hubs, which are notoriously weak.

With a routine fluid change before the trip, everything was ready for the race.

Race Day:

Bank Holiday Monday’s at Castle Combe are something of legend, as the support for the circuit is far reaching and huge crowds flock to watch the racers compete.

With a full compliment of additional races, the paddock was brimming with cars from all of the attending series.

However the biblical rain that was falling from the skies was making the tarmac of Combe take on a more aquatic nature!

Qualifying:

Very Wet

From a possible grid of 42, the Nippon Challenge came up trumps with 34 cars, covering every class from GT150 up to Super GT and the Subaru Cup.

The ever popular Swift of Andy McLennan was out looking to add his wins tally from the opener at Silverstone and the last race at Brands, and with a couple of unknowns in the mix, it would be interesting to see how things played out.

Super GT class was made up of the following:

01. Jonathan Blake Mazda MX150r

16. Vaughan Fletcher Subaru Impreza RA

50. Yaser Almagrhrabi Daihatsu Charade Gti
96. Jason Langan Suzuki Swift Gti
97. Andy McLennan Suzuki Swift Gti

For qualifying it was decided we would try out the Toyo’s R888’s which were mounted on the new Revolution “Millennium 2” alloys. Given the opportunity to see how these faired in the wet, we took the gamble in the hope that we wouldn’t be disappointed. How wrong we were!

All too soon it became apparent that in heavy rain, the 888’s don’t cut the mustard. It wasn’t possible to get any heat in the tyres (as the data after the session showed) and the grip was non existent.

With the Impreza’s “understeer” handling bias magnified in the appalling conditions, and not being able to get the power down coming out of the corners, it wasn’t long before the car neatly pirouetted on track. 6.0 6.0 5.9!

With a sea of red flags, the session was called to an early close, and with only 4 laps carried out, it would be anyone’s guess as to what the grid would look like.

With the results in we had:

Qualified 1st in class

Qualified 1^st overall

Fastest lap: 1.34.917sec on lap 4 of 4

Pole Vaughan Fletcher

2^nd Yaser Almaghrbi

3^rd Eliot Dunmore

Race 1

Very Wet

Following qualifying it was obvious we needed to swap to “full wets” for the race, so the wheels were swapped over and the suspension re-set to get the best possible set up for the conditions, which showed no signs of improving.

Starting from 1st place on the inside of the grid we needed a good start, to out run the chasing pack. The weather and short qualifying session had played into the hands of the GT150 and GT200 cars, and they were right up near the front ready to charge.

With the red lights out, Vaughan took a good start, but the silver Subaru of Kevin Middleton had sliced his way through from the 2^nd row to overhaul Eliot Dunmore in his GT200 Celica and Yaser in his SGT Daihatsu.

Stewart “Viper” Hutchinson also capitalised with a great start and followed the Impreza of Middleton through the pack to hold 3^rd and then on to 2^nd place by lap 2.

Hutchinson was then in the Impreza’s mirrors for the rest of the race looking for any mistake to use to his advantage, but that wasn’t to be.

Finished 1st in class

Finished 1st overall

Fastest lap: 1.32.231 on lap 8 of 8

1^st Vaughan Fletcher

2^nd Stewart Hutchinson

3^rd Yaser Almagrhrabi

Race 2

Drying

Keeping an eye on the weather, it was decided that we would switch back to the 888’s for race 2, as there was a dry line forming on track. If we were to continue with the full wets, these would pay the price and soon become over heated and start to fall apart.

Starting again from 1st place on the inside of the grid, the drying circuit would be ideal for the rapid FWD cars that were all around.

All things came together for the start of race 2, and Vaughan pulled out a good lead up to Quarry,

Eliot Dunmore in his Celica came through from the 2^nd row of the grid to tuck in behind Vaughan and take 2^nd place off Hutchinson in his JDM DC2 Integra.

A lap later Stewart returned the favour and re-took 2^nd place to hold position until the end of the race, and Yaser in the 3 cylinder Daihatsu put in a great performance to claw back his lost positions to claim 3^rd and close out the top 3.

Behind were some great drives from the likes of Paul Hughes in his DC5 Integra who came through from 11^th to finish 4^th and 1^st in class. Candidate for drive of the day had to be Kevin Middleton in the X-Spec Impreza, who having started from the back of the grid, came through to finish 5^th overall and 1^st in class, passing both other “Cup” Impreza’s in the process.

With the chequered flag dropped:

Finished 1st in class

Finished 1st overall

Fastest lap: 1.17.047 sec on lap 7 of 9

1^st Vaughan Fletcher

2^nd Stewart Hutchinson

3^rd Yaser Almagrhrabi

Summary

The weather was the ultimate winner, but we were really pleased to come away with overall and class wins in both races.

Thanks also go to all of our sponsors, who make this possible, and in particular ScoobyClinic for the car preparation.

Words: Jonathan Fletcher

Pictures: Simon Cooke

“First Line” Japanese Race Day

Preview:

Following the last event at Brands Hatch, the Nippon Challenge road show rolled into Wiltshire and to the circuit which is Castle Combe. Showing no signs of slowing down, this popular race series is bucking the trend of low grid numbers and providing close racing for the club racer.

With a full grid last time out here in 2010, the promise of a “Japanese Race Day” was expected to draw in both the competitors and the crowds, although the torrential rain was out to spoil the fun. With rivers in place of tarmac, the conditions would be challenging for all involved.

Race Day:

With rain looking like being the only weather on the cards for the day, it was going to be an “interesting” days racing.

All classes were well represented and the day looked like providing some close class battles.

Super GT

The ever popular Swift of Andy McLennan was out looking to add his 2011 wins tally from Silverstone and Brands, and with the addition of a second “Hellier Motorsport” Swift, driven by Jason Langan and Yaser Almagrhrabi in his Daihatsu Charade GTi, a close battle could be expected.

However McLennan’s more reliable Swift of late, has seen him busy taking the scalps of the more powerful but heavier machinery. With this in mind we would be likely to see him near the front of the pack nipping at the heels of his rivals.

Vaughan Fletcher was back out to race at one of his favourite circuits, and would be expecting a hard time from the super quick McLennan, Hughes and the Subaru Cup contingency.

GT300

With no GT300’s at Brands, it was a welcome return for the class at Combe.

Paul Hughes was returning to more familiar territory by putting his DC5 Integra through its paces. In the GT300 class, he would be leading the charge for the Buddy Club brigade, and fellow Honda driver Anthony Allit rounded off the class with his CTR.

GT250

Stewart Hutchinson in his impressive JDM DC2 Honda Integra and Lee Bennett-Neil in his similarly matched UK spec DC2 would be aiming to be the N/A “thorn” in the sides of the turbo’d Toyota’s and Nissan Pulsar in the GT250 class.

Lee Bennett-Neal with his green Integra has been having a good season to date, but not having raced at Combe before, and up against some worthy opponents he would have to pedal hard.

Following his early retirement at Silverstone, the now repaired Nissan Pulsar of Adam Lockwood has found a new home in GT250, and will be hopeful of better results.

GT200

With an almost even mix of Celica’s and Civics in GT200, it would be a Honda v Toyota battle for class spoils, and it would no doubt create one of the biggest battles of the day with such closely matched competition. With a good turn out again for the BCCC, front runner Paul Cowland would be looking to add to his silverware collection, whilst fending off the chasing pack.

GT150

The MR2’s in GT150 were taking advantage of running in both the “Nippon Challenge” and the “Fuchs Titan Race MR2 Racing Series” at Combe. A case of double your pleasure, double your fun! The only non MR2 in class was the Hyundai Coupe of Steve Harman.

Subaru Cup

Following a stint in the “Tengudo Motorsport” Impreza, Karen Philips was back racing in her own Impreza, and having spent some time familiarising herself with the circuit during the recent “Japfest” event she would be fighting for the top step in the SC.

Joining in the fun for Combe, would be Richard Senter, (Karen’s partner) in the “Tengudo Motorsport” Impreza. Team principal Martin White secured a 3^rd in class at Brands Hatch and 4^th overall with the Subaru, so the #29 Subaru is capable of producing the goods. Hopefully there would be no team orders between drivers!

Kevin Middleton rounded off the class, and was out again in the X-Spec Impreza, having taken the step to move from his GT150 MX5 earlier this year.

Qualifying:

With only 4 laps possible due to the appalling weather and number of on track incidents, the grid was probably going to be one of the most mixed up of recent times.

Any more waved red flags, and it was in danger of being mistaken for a Spanish bull fight instead of a motor race!

Richard in car #29 paid a visit to the tyre wall, but thankfully any damage incurred was soon rectified by the team at “Tengudo”. Another driver thankful of a good team to back him up was Paul Hughes, who was in the worst possible situation when he collided with one of his teams Civic Cup racers and damaged the radiator of his Integra. Thankfully for him he was able to be repaired and out for race 1.

The conditions had played into the hands of the lower power classes, with GT150 cars placed much higher than we have come to expect, with 3 MR2’s in the top 10.

Pole: Vaughan Fletcher Subaru Impreza SGT

2^nd: Yaser Almagrhrabi Daihatsu Charade GTi SGT

3^rd: Eliot Dunmore Toyota Celica GT200

4^th: Kevin Middleton Subaru Impreza SC

5^th: Paul Cowland Honda Civic GT200

6^th: Charlotte Burridge Toyota MR2 Mk1 GT150

7^th: Dave Hemingway Toyota MR2 Mk1 GT150

8^th: Stewart Hutchinson JDM Honda Integra DC2 GT250

9^th: Richard Avery Toyota MR2 Mk1 GT150

10^th: Ross Stoner Toyota Celica GT200

Race 1

With both the turbo’d GT250 class Toyota’s of Nick Reed and Rob Jefferies out, the grid numbers were back up to 34 with the additions of Anthony Allit in the GT300 Civic Type R and Alok B Iyengar in his GT200 Celica, who had both missed qualifying.

With the red lights out, Fletcher held position to hold onto his lead from pole position. The silver Subaru of Kevin Middleton used his 4wd to great effect and sliced his way through from the 2^nd row to overhaul 3^rd placed Dunmore in his GT200 Celica and 2^nd placed Yaser in his SGT Daihatsu.

Stewart “Viper” Hutchinson also capitalised with a great start and followed the Impreza of Middleton through the pack to hold 3^rd.

By lap 2 Hutchinson and Yaser had dispatched the Impreza of Middleton and sat in 2^nd and 3^rd respectively until the chequered flag dropped.

Despite the text book start Middleton began to drop back down the field until on lap 4 a visit to the gravel at “Quarry” signalled the end of his race.

Further down the field, cars were still struggling for grip, and both remaining Impreza Cup cars found themselves in difficulty.

Anthony Allitt paid a visit to the pit wall on lap 3 which meant the driver from Neath was back in the paddock sooner than expected.

The GT150 and GT200 cars showed that they could have their day, with places throughout the top ten.

1^st: Vaughan Fletcher SGT

2^nd: Stewart Hutchinson GT250

3^rd: Yaser Almagrhrabi SGT

4^th: Eliot Dunmore GT200

5^th: David Hemingway GT150

6^th: Richard Avery GT150

Fastest lap: Vaughan Fletcher 1:32.231 on lap 8 of 8

DNF

07 Kevin Middleton

25 Anthony Allitt

Class Wins:

SGT Vaughan Fletcher

GT300 Paul Hughes

GT250 Stewart Hutchinson

GT200 Eliot Dunmore

GT150 David Hemingway

SC Karen Philips

Race 2

The drying circuit for race 2 would be ideal for the rapid FWD cars that were at the head of the field.

Both Allitt and Middleton had got their respective cars out for the start for Race 2, although the grid was down 6 of the MR2’s.

With lights out, it was a clean get a way, with Fletcher leading the way up “Avon Rise”.

Eliot Dunmore in his Celica came through from the 2^nd row of the grid to tuck in behind Fletcher in his Subaru and take 2^nd place off Hutchinson in his JDM DC2 Integra.

A lap later Stewart returned the favour and re-took 2^nd place to hold position until the end of the race, and Yaser in the 3 cylinder Daihatsu put in a great performance to claw back his lost positions to claim 3^rd and close out the top 3.

McLennan was on a storming drive to drive from up from 10^th to 4^th by lap 6, but a tussle with Yaser for 3^rd resulted in the Swift paying a visit to the grass and dropping him back to 7^th overall.

Paul Hughes in his GT300 DC5 Integra came up through the field from 11^th to finish 4^th overall and 1^st in class.

Candidate for drive of the day however had to be Kevin Middleton in the X-Spec Impreza, who having started from the back of the grid, came through to finish 5^th overall and 1^st in class, passing both other “Cup” Impreza’s in the process and leaving them in his wake.

1^st: Vaughan Fletcher SGT

2^nd: Stewart Hutchinson GT250

3^rd: Yaser Almagrhrabi SGT

4^th: Paul Hughes GT300

5^th: Kevin Middleton SC

6^th: Eliot Dunmore GT200

Fastest lap: Vaughan Fletcher 1:17.047 on lap 7 of 9

DNF

11 Adam Lockwood

94 Andy Howell

Class Wins:

SGT Vaughan Fletcher

GT300 Paul Hughes

GT250 Stewart Hutchinson

GT200 Eliot Dunmore

GT150 David Hemingway

SC Kevin Middleton

Despite the weather, the racing was honest, with some great battles throughout the field.

Words: Jonathan Fletcher
Pictures: Lance Wittenberg

Red Dragon Race & Track Club presents a sponsorship deal!

Steve Vince the coordinator of the club has announced a sponsorship deal for new Toyota Drivers interested in racing in the Nippon Challenge for the first time in 2011. “we have been very successful with our series for the Toyota MR2 MK1 race cars and with some additional sponsorship, I have put a fantastic deal together for other new Toyota cars and drivers!”

so if your the owner of a Toyota MK2 MR2 , MRS or Roadster or any of the Celica range , Supra range, Corolla etc we can help you with cheaper racing in 2011.

The sponsorship is for new drivers entering the Nippon Challenge for the first time in 2011 it comes in the form of reduced race entries and free race tyres!

for more information contact

Steve Vince :01646601908
email: Stephenzebra@aol.com

Organised by The Red Dragon Race and Track club, the series promoter Steve Vince set up the NIPPON CHALLENGE to run along side his successful MR2 Racing series.
Set up in 2008, it is the only MSA affiliated club dedicated to Japanese and Asian racing cars such as Honda, Toyota, Subaru, Mitsubishi, Nissan ,Hyundai and Proton, so what ever the car, what ever the performance there will be a place to race it in the NIPPON CHALLENGE!
The class structure is based on weight and BHP to allow a multitude of cars of varying types to compete on track together.
We have seen Integras , Civics ,MR2 turbos, 350zs, 200sx, Swifts, Evos and Impretzas to name a few, with Honda 2000s and 300bhp Nissan Pulsars on the way for 2011, and to add to the mix Asian brands are being allowed in 2011 such as Hyundai and Proton.

Two new competitions are being introduced for this season, the “Hyundai Coupe Cup”.

and the” Buddy Club Civic Club”.

Both offering affordable options to start out racing with cars costing as little as £3900 ready to race!
So the club looks forward to many more years of exiting motor sport with the cars from the far east at its core.

for contacts and information please visit:

www.reddragonraceandtrackclub.com
www.nipponchallenge.co.uk
www.subarucup.com

tel Steve Vince: 01646 601908

race dates for 2011

March 14th (meet & greet)…Silverstone

May 1st………………………….Brands Hatch

May 30th………………………..Castle Combe

June 26th………………………..Snetterton 300

July 17th…………………………Cadwell Park

Aug 29th………………………….Rockingham

Sept 18th………………………….Mallory Park

Oct 16th……………………………Donnington Park

The Red Dragon race and track club organisers of one of the 2010`s UK motor sports biggest success stories the “MR2 MK1 Racing series”,have announced their racing calender for 2011.
Steve Vince the promoter of the series says he is amazed at the interest shown for 2011, the registrations are coming in fast, Steve Vince puts the series success down to his original format of “cheap as chips racing!”
He used a great base car, the Toyota MR2 MK1, a 1600cc 125bhp RWD sports car, which apart from safety items that are required for circuit racing, the cars are kept standard.
This gives us very close racing and drivers skills coming through, no cheque book racing here! If you want to build your own car you can have one ready to race for £2500.00, second hand race cars from £3000,00, or newly built cars ready to race from £4000.00.

Race calender daters for 2011

March 14th (meet and greet) Silverstone ,all welcome to come and view!
May 1st…Brands Hatch
May 30th..Castle Combe
June 26th..Snetterton 300
July 17th…Cadwell Park
August 29th.Rockingham
Sept 18th..Mallory Park
Oct 16th…Donnington Park

for further details please contact:
Steve Vince tel 01646601908
www.reddragonraceandtrackclub.com
www.mr2racing.com

The weather for Sunday’s meeting at Snetterton was a lot better than the previous day which was mostly wet and horrible, being dull and grey in the morning before cheering up in the afternoon.   As is often the case with Snetterton, there was a strong wind blowing across the track.

The Itchy Feet OSS (Open Sportscar Series) Championship was out first, with pole being taken by Jim Hutchinson in his Nissan engined Jade, but it was Tony Sinclair who, like the previous day, took the top step of the podium with in his Jade.   Graham Cole made it a Jade 1-2-3 with his third position.   Itchy Feet sell Motorhomes in case you were wondering!

The Fiat Racing Challenge provided a somewhat depleted grid, with Paul Copeland taking Punto honours, ahead of the two McMahon Puntos, Barry seven seconds off the lead, and just a second ahead of Arthur.    Mark Snelling was the leading Uno Roger Esp 30 seconds behind him.  Seven finishers in all.

The BRSCC F3 series were out next, everyone was watching the weather and debating whether to go for a fully dry or a compromised setup in case of rain.     Alex Craven was on pole once again, but it was 2009 champ Chris Needham who took the lead.    Craven incurred a startline penalty which initially brought out a black flag, but this was changed during the race to a 10 second penalty.  A spin early on cost him dearly as to win he would need 10 seconds of clear air between him and whoever was 2nd.    In the end it was Chris Needham who took the win, with Mark Terry closing to just under a second behind the leader.  Craven was classified third 11 seconds adrift (after penalty applied).   Mark Harrison had an exciting dice with Alf Skeels in their Dallara F301′s, positions changing several times before Harrison pulled away.  Mark said that he wished he’d gone for a fully dry setup afterwards – although the skies did look black and threatening…

The Toyota MR2 series took several goes at getting their first race underway, with a red flag following shortly after the flags went out.    A bumper entry of over 35 closely matches cars, many novices, meant that accidents are always a possibility.    The race was reduced to 12 minutes after the 2nd red flag.   Pole sitter and regular pace setter Alex Gassman lost out with Arron Pullan and Adam Lockwood leapfrogging him on the opening lap.   The same trio took the same positions in race two, which was thankfully free of startline drama.

The Dunlop TVR Challenge Cars were sharing a grid with the Quaife Intermarque League of silhouette cars.   The TVR’s were headed by a number of ex-Tuscan Challenge racers, with some race cars derived from road car origins close behind, although they were not quite a match for the Silhouette cars which at first glance look like road cars on steroids, but are really purpose built race cars which happen to wear a fibreglass body which looks like an Audi TT, BMW Z4 amongst others.

Steve Hall took the race win with his Audi TT, with Keith White’s BMW Z4 and Mick Robertson’s VW Corrado 2nd and 3rd.   Hugh Marshall was first TVR home with Graham Walden and Jamie Golby behind.     Race two was again headed by Hall, with Chris Brickhurst’s Peugeot 206 2nd and Dean Cook in his TVR Tuscan taking third overall.

Vaughan Fletcher’s Subaru Impreza took pole and two race wins in the Nippon Challenge.    Ian Froggatt, in another Impreza that was wearing a novice cross, took a well deserved 2nd on the grid despite a somewhat wild qualifying session which saw a couple of offs at the end of the Revett Straight, but he lost out during the first race after the Nissan 350Z of Steve Burke and Paul Hughes Honda Integra took 2nd and 3rd.

Race two was a shorter affair as the race was red flagged due to a heavy rain and a couple of offs.  Fletcher took the win, with Steward Hutchinson’s Honda Integra 2nd and Darren Hughes’ Impreza third.

The Porsche 924 series (which includes a class for Boxsters) put on a healthy display of cars, with David Clark and Sean Cooper taking Boxster honours apiece, with Jayson Flegg and Andrew Hannington claiming spoils for the 924 class.

Formula Acadamy were the big no-show, the debut event for this series designed for youngsters was cancelled after a problem with fire extinguisher certification.    They hope to make their debut at Silverstone on the weekend of the 26/27 June.

The gap in the timetable was partly filled with a hastily arranged 924 non-championship race, with reversed grids and the Boxster class starting 20 seconds after the 924s.   It didn’t take long for the Boxsters to sycthe their way through the field with the win going to David Clarke hotly pursued by Richard Sykes.   Andrew Hannington took 924 honours.

Photography: Norwich Photo

The Nippon Challenge is the only UK multi-marque race series for Japanese performance cars, run by the only MSA affiliated club dedicated to Japanese car racing. Whatever model or make of Japanese car be it sports or saloon, you can race it here. Started in 2008 the series has a growing following of spectators and drivers alike. If the idea of an RX7 fighting door to door with an Evo, Impreza, Skyline or Integra rocks your world then this is the se

ries for you.

Class structure is based on BHP at the flywheel with a minimum weight for

each class. The classes are: GT500, GT300, GT250, GT200 and GT150. The Super GT class is for highly modified or ultra-lightweight cars. Models raced to date include: Mazda RX7/MX5, Nissan 200SX/350Z, Honda Integra/Civic/CRX/Accord, Subaru Impreza, Mitsubishi Evo/FTO, Toyota MR2. 2010 promises Nissan Skylines, Honda NSX and S2000 and there are others currently being built. There is no more exciting series in which to race a Japanese car then the Nippon Challenge.

2010 Race Calendar

Mar 4 – Silverstone – Test/launch day

Apr 18 -Mallory Park – 15 min practice + 2 x 15 min races

May 30 – Snetterton – 15 min practice + 2 x 15 min races

Jun 20 – Castle Combe – 15 min practice + 2 x 15 min races

Jul 17 – Lydden Hill – 15 min practice + 2 x 15 min races

Aug 22 – Cadwell Park – 15 min practice

+ 2 x 15 min races

Sep 19 – Mallory Park – 15

min practice + 2 x 15 min races

Oct 24 – Brands Hatch – 15 min practice + 2 x 15 min races

For more details contact Steve Vince on 01646 601908 or email stephenzebra@aol.com

Also please visit www.nipponchallenge.co.uk