MR2 CHALLENGE - BRANDS HATCH, KENT SUNDAY 13th
AUGUST 2006
The day started off nice and early with some of the South East gang meeting up at the
Dartford services for a spot of breakfast. After the cars
and drivers were sufficiently fuelled up we made our way over the Dartford
crossing and down the M20 to Brands Hatch for
the MR2 Challenge.
Alan Scott from the drivers club had very kindly arranged for many of us to buy race day
tickets from him which included the use of his company’s Grandstand hospitality
suite.
Practice started at 10am and the pouring rain didn’t seem to deter any of the drivers
there were quite a few good lap times being made!
Before the afternoon’ racing started we all took a walk around the paddock and checked out
the cars.
I personally find it quite amazing that you can race on such a small budget. Some
of the drivers actually drive to each race in their cars take the road plates
off, race their cars and hopefully drive back home at the end of the day! There
are of course drivers at the other end of the spectrum that have brand new
trucks and trailers and all the facilities you could dream of.
The beauty of the challenge it doesn’t matter how you get there because once the cars are
out on the track it’s anybodies race, the engines are very strictly scrutinized so
the racing is down to driver ability.
The MR2 Challenge race was close
with some great tight racing. It was fantastic to see so many MK1s out
on the track. Unfortunately a MK2 just made it over the line before the first Mk1.
The MK1 had the MK2 on every corner but the 2 litre engine of the MK2 just
proved too much for the MK1 on the straight.
Everybody
had a great time, and many thanks to Alan Scott again for being our superb host on the day.
Pete Kyte.(South East co-organiser)
MR2s in the very wet paddock.
They’re off! Going into the first corner.
Whoops! Nothing that Jinxy and Kev can’t fix I’m sure!
One of Kevin Poole’s cars this one was the fastest MK1 on the track.
Not bad for 167,000 miles!
See you all at Brands Next Year!
Pete.
