300 EVENT 10 2020 17 TH & 18 TH OCT OFFICIAL PROGRAMME www.750mc.co.uk PERMIT NUMBERS TIMETABLE MEETING PREVIEW by James Winstanley INTERCLUB 116871 INTERCLUB ENDURANCE 116873 In the last few seasons, an autumnal October visit to Snetterton’s 300 circuit has tended to mark a weekend of SATURDAY RACE MEETING OFFICIALS championship finals action; rounding out the year’s racing for various 750 Motor Club formulae. On the third visit to the PRACTICE (ALL 15 MINUTE SESSIONS, EXCEPT 2 - 25MINS & 6 - 20MINS) SCRUTINEER TIME popular Norfolk circuit for the Club in 2020 however, only ZAMP Helmets Sports 1000, RLM Racing Bikesports and MOTORSPORT UK STEWARD 1 Raceparts Historic 750 Formula Championship N/A 9.00 Raceparts 750 Formula will see a champion crowned at the end of the weekend, whilst events at Silverstone National and 2 Tegiwa Roadsports Series N/A 9.25 TONY WATTS Donington Park next month will round out proceedings in this unusual racing season. 3 ZAMP Helmets Sports 1000 Championship N/A 9.55 CLUB STEWARDS 4 PBS Brakes Hot Hatch Championship N/A 10.20 MIKE DIXON, BRIAN HEMMINGS The Raceparts-back Historic 750 Formula Series will conclude its 2020 series of races this weekend, and kicks off the 5 RLM Racing Bikesports Championship N/A 10.40 timetable here on Saturday with a ‘Scratch’ race that will be followed by an exciting ‘handicap’ race later in the day, 6 Swallow Hill Homes F1000 Championship N/A 11.05 SENIOR CLERK OF THE COURSE / 7 Raceparts 750 Formula Championship N/A 11.25 RACE DIRECTOR: where various new drivers are set to join the burgeoning Austin Seven class for this weekend’s action. Championship BERNARD COTTRELL stalwart Peter Bove (Darvi Mk4/5) comes into the final weekend for 750 Formula with a useful margin at the top of the RACES DURATION TIME CLERKS OF THE COURSE points table, however he’ll need to ensure solid points in the bag at Snetterton to fend off a duo of champions – both 1 Raceparts Historic 750 Formula Championship “Scratch Race” 15mins 11.50 RICHARD BEARD, LYNNE SPURR Mark Glover (Racekits Falcon) and Chris Gough (CGR Evo2) are within reach behind. 2 RLM Racing Bikesports Championship 20mins 12.20 3 PBS Brakes Hot Hatch Championship 15mins 12.55 ASSISTANT CLERK OF THE COURSE It’s still all to play for in the RLM Racing Bikesports Championship; Charles Hall heads up Class A ahead of Martin Brooks LUNCHBREAK BOB HONEYSETT whilst Michael Chen tops Class B ahead of Richard Wells. Look out also for a couple of drivers making their first 2020 4 ZAMP Helmets Sports 1000 Championship 20mins 2.10 appearance in the formula – RLM boss Richard Webb in Leon Morrell’s Radical SR3, and former Bikesports racer Richard 5 Tegiwa Roadsports Series 45mins 2.40 CHIEF SCRUTINEER 6 Raceparts Historic 750 Formula Championship “Handicap Race” 15mins 3.40 BOB BLACKMORE Wise making a welcome reappearance in Team Mittell’s impressive central-seat MC-41R. 7 Swallow Hill Homes F1000 Championship 15mins 4.10 SCRUTINEERS Expect a thrilling finale to the ZAMP Helmets Sports 1000 Championship across the weekend, where a Spire Sportscars 8 Raceparts 750 Formula Championship 15mins 4.40 ROGER LOOKER, WALLY CASS, 9 RLM Racing Bikesports Championship 20mins 5.10 showdown between Richard Morris and Ryan Yarrow looks set to hand one of the relative formula newcomers the 2020 10 PBS Brakes Hot Hatch Championship 15mins 5.45 STEVE SPURR title. The pair have shared the six victories on offer this season equally between them, whilst behind there is a Mittell SECRETARY OF THE MEETING MC-53 battle between Sports 1000 rookies Victor Neumann and Michael Roots to be next in line in the final points tally. SUNDAY GILES GROOMBRIDGE PRACTICE (ALL 15 MINUTE SESSIONS, EXCEPT 8 & 10 - 30 MINS ) SCRUTINEER TIME Completing the bike-engine power at this meeting, the Swallow Hill Homes F1000 Championship this year sees Dan 8 Untimed Practice (Closed Wheel) N/A 9.00 RACE ADMINISTRATION Clowes heading up the points coming into the penultimate meeting of the year, ahead of an impressive season so far for JAMES WINSTANLEY, ANNE ROTHBERG 9 BMWCCR Championship N/A 9.40 novice Jack Tomalin. Clowes took one of the victories on offer for the championship’s visit to Snetterton 300 last year, but 10 Tegiwa Club Enduro Championship N/A 10.00 COVID-19 OFFICER don’t discount defending champion Matthew Booth or returnee Rob Welham in this weekend’s three outings. JAMES WINSTANLEY RACES DURATION TIME It’s tight at the top of the table in the BMW Car Club Racing Championship, where despite ending one of his home races SAFETY CAR 11 Swallow Hill Homes F1000 Championship 15mins 10.40 at Brands Hatch on his side in the gravel after a gentle Paddock Hill excursion, it is Class 6 driver Kevin Denwood (E46 12 Raceparts 750 Formula Championship 15mins 11.10 STUART BRINE 325ti Compact) who tops the overall table as well as in class before drop scores are taken into account. Class M2 trio 13 BMWCCR Championship 20mins 11.40 CHIEF TIMEKEEPER 14 ZAMP Helmets Sports 1000 Championship 20mins 12.15 Steven Schweikhardt, Graham Crowhurst and Paul Cook fill the next three places whilst Clive Watson and Michael TERRY STEVENS LUNCHBREAK Pensavalle lead the Cup and M1 classes respectively. 15 Tegiwa Club Enduro Championship 120mins 1.45 TIMEKEEPERS The sole BMW in the PBS Brakes Hot Hatch Championship also heads up the points; where E36 Compact driver David 16 BMWCCR Championship 20mins 3.55 AVRIL STEVENS, PAUL ARCH Drinkwater looks in a strong position to defend his 2019 championship title in his modest Class C machine and after four 17 Swallow Hill Homes F1000 Championship 15mins 4.30 CHIEF MARSHAL wins so far this year. He’ll need to be mindful of Class B leader Phil Wright (Civic EP3) and Class A’s Gary Prebble (Civic EG) PETER HARDING not to mention possible wet weather that favours his front-wheel-drive rivals, as the championship heads to a CHIEF INCIDENT OFFICER questionably dry November conclusion at Silverstone. SIMON CHAPMAN Rob Baker and Carl Swift (Seat Leon Eurocup) head up the Class A points in the TEGIWA Club Enduro Championship, SAFEGUARDING OFFICER however with an identical win and second place so far this season the overall title points are shared with their Area NICKY EMMERSON Motorsport team-mate and Class C leader Andy Baylie (Honda Civic EP3 Type R). Class B sees a three-way tie so far on RACE RESCUE UNITS points; with Colin Gillespie (BMW 135i) and his ML Motorsport team equalling Area’s Luke Handley (VW Golf) and Chris 750 MOTOR CLUB Freeman/Jonathan Munday (Civic EP3). COMMENTATORS All this weekend’s races are Expect to see some of the Enduro cars out for Saturdays TEGIWA Roadsports Series race as well; with a 45-minute outing streamed live online - head to CLICK IAN SOWMAN, MATT SUCKLING, HERE JOSHUA BARRETT and a capacity grid of mixed sports and saloon cars. Former PBMW champion Liam Crilly was straight to the top step of 750mc.co.uk/live the Class B podium when he debuted his BMW Z4 Coupe last time out in Roadsports at Silverstone, and look out also for MARSHALS 750 MOTOR CLUB, BMMC & FRIENDS the return of Class A’s David Gardner/Chris Mills and Farard Darver in the their BMW M3s. 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