Category: Features
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The driver turned sim racer turned driver competing for a cause
From the age of 6, James Merrills was destined to race. He grew up karting – spending most of his childhood on the track, but his ultimate goal of vaulting the notorious leap to cars looked all but attainable. Hence Merrills began sim racing competitively in 2018 alongside continuing his karting exploits, in particular in…
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The Birkett Relay Race – Teamwork makes the dream work
The 750 Motor Club’s colossal, annual flagship event, ‘the 69th Birkett 6 hour Relay,’ brought all of the Club’s championships to the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit, situated in the heart of the UK’s ‘Motorsport Valley,’ on the border of Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire. Easily the most famous race track in the country, Silverstone is the host…
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AFRC Rounds 7 & 8 – Championship Decider
Rounds 7 and 8 of the Armed Forces Race Challenge marks the finale weekend of the official drivers championship results being awarded for the season. The single qualifying session and two races took place over one day at the high speed Snetterton Circuit near Thetford in Norfolk, alongside the usual alternative 750 Motor Club championships.…
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AFRC Rounds 5 & 6 – Consistency is key
Rounds 5 and 6 of the Armed Forces Race Challenge would materialise at the famous Donington Park circuit in Leicestershire. A track known for tricky elevation changes, fast sweeping curves and Ayrton Senna’s monstrous first lap charge in the 1993 European Grand Prix. The weekend is rather less of a weekend for the championship as…
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AFRC Rounds 3 & 4 -Highs and Lows
The weekend of the 15th and 16th June 2019 took the 750 Motor Club to the picturesque Welsh coastline of the island of Anglesey. The gusty, narrow and fast Anglesey circuit would be the first time that the Armed Forces Race Challenge (AFRC) visit the circuit. For most in the paddock, a long drive had…
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AFRC Season Opener- Royal Navy Royal Marines Car Racing Team
Our seven cars lined up on the 33 car grid- scattered throughout the pack. Belonging to the Royal Navy Royal Marines Car Racing Team, the cars consisted of mid-engine monsters such as the heavily modified Vauxhall VX220, and small, light and agile hatchbacks including two Mini Cooper’s and a Mk6 Ford Fiesta. The team being…