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I am a member of the Sevenoaks and District
Motor Club. Over the last 4 years I have done a
number of Sprints. These along with Hillclimbs
are events run against the clock at locations
such as motor racing tracks, airfields, private
estates etc. Cars are grouped together depending
on their engines sizes and level of
modifications. The events typically cost from
£45 to £85 and you normally get 2 practise
runs and 2 timed runs, sometimes 3. You can
enter with a standard road legal car. All you
need is a ~£25 license, a crash helmet and some
flame retardant overalls at ~£80 so it is a
fairly cheap way to get into competitive
motorsport.
The engine size splits are up to 1.4 litres,
1.4 to 2 litre and over 2 litres. There are
other rules for turbo powered cars and diesels.
Then you have the modification levels starting
with road going production (Class A) where
you can do a certain amount of changes to your
engine and suspension but must retain most of
the interior. Then you have modified production
(Class C) which is for cars that do not have to
be road registered. They can be fully stripped
out and you can do pretty much what you want to
the engine as long as you retain the original
block. There are other classes for single
seaters, kit cars, rally cars etc.
I have competed in a standard Visa GTi and ZX
16v in the standard/road going 1.4 to 2 litre class A2. I
run the ex group N Visa GTi in the modified
production class 1.4 to 2 litre C7. I originally
used it for 2 sprints in 2002 with its 1.6 8v
115bhp engine before changing this to a 1.9 16v
~170bhp from a BX 16v. It then went off the road
for 2 years until 2005 when I competed a number
of times with faily good results including a
couple of 2nd places in class and a best of 24th
overall. For 2006 the handling, grip and brakes
have all been modified in the pursuit of class
wins.
Results
| Date |
Location |
Class |
Car |
Pos
Class |
Pos
Overall |
|
2001
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 11/03/01 |
Lydden |
A2 |
Visa
GTi 1.6 |
4/5 |
61/83 |
|
20/05/01
|
Hethel |
A2 |
Visa
GTi 1.6 |
4/4 |
|
|
2002
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 06/05/02 |
Lydden |
A2 |
ZX 16v |
3/4 |
43/53 |
|
19/05/02
|
Hethel |
D10 |
Visa GTi
1.6 |
5/6 |
95/102 |
| 26/05/02 |
North
Weald |
D10 |
Visa GTi
1.6 |
4/5 |
25/61 |
| 29/06/02 |
Goodwood |
A2 |
ZX 16v |
Crash |
|
| 26/08/02 |
Wethersfield |
D10 |
Visa GTi
16v |
3/7 |
71/94 |
| 20/10/02 |
North
Weald |
D10 |
Visa GTi
16v |
2/5 |
|
|
2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 10/08/03 |
North
Weald |
A2 |
ZX 16v |
2/9 |
47/65 |
|
2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 08/08/04 |
North
Weald |
A2 |
ZX 16v |
6/11 |
57/66 |
|
2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 10/04/05 |
North
Weald |
C7 (~D10) |
Golf GTi
16v |
2/6 |
28/58 |
| 07/05/05 |
Snetterton |
C7 |
Visa GTi
16v |
2/5 |
68/94 |
| 08/05/05 |
Debden |
C7 |
Visa GTi
16v |
2/4 |
|
| 16/06/05 |
Abingdon |
C7 |
Visa GTi
16v |
5/10 |
80/142
|
| 21/08/05 |
North
Weald |
C7 |
Visa GTi
16v |
4/13 |
26/69
|
| 24/09/05 |
Longleat |
C7 |
Visa GTi
16v |
11/13 |
|
| 02/10/05 |
Debden |
C7 |
Visa GTi
16v |
3/6 |
|
| 29/10/05 |
Lydden |
C7 |
Visa GTi
16v |
4/10 |
24/71
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 02/04/06 |
North
Weald |
C7 |
Visa GTi
16v |
3/4 |
22/52 |
| 23/04/06 |
Longcross |
C7 |
Visa GTi
16v |
4/10 |
28/121 |
| 14/05/06 |
Debden |
C7 |
Visa GTi
16v |
1/4 |
37/101 |
| 10/06/06 |
Abingdon |
C7 |
Visa GTi
16v |
3/11 |
75/144 |
| 17/06/06 |
Lydden |
C7 |
Visa GTi
16v |
4/6 |
63/102 |
| 01/07/06 |
Castle Combe |
C3 (~C7) |
Visa GTi
16v |
13/17 |
97/162 |
| 19/08/06 |
Goodwood |
C7 |
Visa GTi 16v |
2/6 |
32/55 |
| 20/08/06 |
North Weald |
C8 |
Lotus Sunbeam |
6/7 |
22/61 |
| 23/09/06 |
Longleat |
C7 |
Visa GTi 16v |
3/5 |
|
| 01/10/06 |
Debden |
C7 |
Visa GTi 16v |
1/4 |
21/94 |
| 07/10/06 |
Lydden |
C7 |
Visa GTi 16v |
5/8 |
38/61 |
| 28/10/06 |
Lydden |
C7 |
Visa GTi 16v |
7/10 |
23/68 |
|
2007
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|
|
|
|
|
| 19/05/07 |
Goodwood |
7 |
Visa GTi 16v |
3/6 |
32/82 |
| 09/06/07 |
Abingdon |
7 |
Visa GTi 16v |
2/5 |
59/134 |
| 15/06/07 |
Debden |
7 |
Visa GTi 16v |
1/10 |
19/76 |
| 26/08/07 |
North Weald |
7 |
Visa GTi 16v |
1/8 |
11/56 |
| 26/08/07 |
North Weald |
8 |
Lotus Sunbeam |
6/9 |
20/56 |
| 06/10/07 |
Lydden |
7 |
Visa GTi 16v |
4/9 |
35/58 |
| 07/10/07 |
Debden |
7 |
Visa GTi 16v |
1/8 |
32/94 |
| 27/10/07 |
Lydden |
7 |
Visa GTi 16v |
3/6 |
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