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The MG Car Club is the
most active one make race organising Club in the UK. The Race Meetings,
organised by the Main Club, take place at Silverstone, Cadwell Park,
Oulton Park, Snetterton, and Castle Combe.
There are seven national MG Car Club race championships catering
for all MG models.
Race Championships:
- MGCC MG Trophy (MGZR 190, MGTF, Standard
MG ZR 160 and Standard MGF)
- MGCC Peter Best Insurance Challenge
- MGCC Drayton Manor Park MG Metro Cup
- MGCC MG Midget Challenge in association
with Lenham Sports Cars and Cornwall Surveying
- MGCC Strata 21 BCV8 Championship
- MGCC Thoroughbred Sport
Car Championship sponsored by Zero Exhausts
- MGCC Cockshoot Cup Championship
Each Championship has its own Championship
Administrator and a Driver's Group who determine their own race
schedules and technical regulations. Championship rounds are run
mostly at MG Car Club meetings with invitation events at other Club's
meetings.
MG
Car Club MG Trophy
For current MG models, infour classes; Purpose-built 190bhp MG ZR
race cars running on race tyres and a class for the former MGF Cup
race cars, on race tyres, with updated bodywork to bring them up
to the latest MGTF outline. New for 2007 will be classes for MG
ZR 160s and a class for any road-going MGF or MGTF, the latter two
on road tyres. There are "Arrive and Drive" packages in
conjunction with Peter Young at Creative Media Communications (07974
725574) for the MG ZR 190 or Contact Malcolm Gammons (01462 490049)
for details of the MG ZR 160. For Championship Regulations please
contact Steve Carr, MG Car Club, Kimber House, PO Box 251, Abingdon,
Oxon, OX14 1FF. Tel:01235 555552. E-mail: pmacwaters@ontel.com
MG
Car Club Peter Best Insurance Challenge
The Peter Best Insurance Challenge is the only series that caters
for all MGs ranging from T-Types through to Midgets, MGBs, MGCs
to MGFs. There are classes for race modified, modified and road
going cars. Contact Maggie Yeadon, MG Car Club, Kimber House, PO
Box 251, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 1FF. Tel:01235 555552. E-mail: maggieyeadon@mgcc.co.uk
MG Car Club MG Midget Challenge in association with
Lenham Sports Cars and Cornwall Surveying
The Midget Challenge caters for the ever green post-war Midgets
and Austin Healey Sprites racing in three classes, for full race
modified cars, modified cars and road going cars. Contact: Larry
Quinn, 1 Dalewood, Thorpe Bay, Essex, SS3 8UP Tel: 01702 582560.
MG
Car Club Strata 21 BCV8 Championship
The Club's long established BCV8 Championship is the premier series
for MGB and MGC racing, offering classes for the fully modified
V8s to road going cars. Contact: Pam McCarthy - Coordinator, Woodlands,
26 Wellesford Close, Banstead, Surrey, SM7 2HL. Tel 01737 356730. E-Mail: pam@mccarthymotorsport.co.uk
MG
Car Club Thoroughbred Sports Car Championship, sponsored by Zero Exhaust Systems.
This series has a list of eligible cars that
compete in engine capacity classes. Regular entries competing against
the strong MGB classes include E Type Jaguars, Aston Martins, Triumph
TR series and Morgans. Contact: Pam McCarthy, Woodlands, 26 Wellesford
Close, Banstead, Surrey, SM7 2HL. Tel 01737 356730. E-Mail: pam@mccarthymotorsport.co.uk
MG Car Club Cockshoot Cup Championship
The Cockshoot Cup Championship, run by the North Western Centre
of the Club, has a competitor base and rounds centered on the North-West.
The entry is predominantly Midget, MGB and Austin Healey Sprite
in three Classes. Contact: Paul Goodman, 36 Deva Close, Poynton,
Stockport, Cheshire, SK12 1HH Tel: 01625 876300. E-Mail: paul.goodman7@ntlworld.com
MG Car Club Drayton Manor Park Metro Cup
Low cost racing is offered by the Metro Cup which caters for the
road going MG Metros to the faster Metro Turbos encompasing the
Rover 100 and Metro GTa. Contact: Jean Ellis, Goodwood, Green Lane,
Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, LN10 6QE. Tel: 01526 354052, E-Mail:
jeanellismg@hotmail.co.uk
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