Race Reports 2026

Oulton Park April 12th

Qualifying

The Cockshoot Cup Championship for 2026 started at Oulton Park on April 12th. Qualifying took place on a wet track after overnight rain. Quickest driver was David Coulthard back in his ZR190 after racing the MGF Cup Car in recent years. Alongside David on the front row was Mark Bellamy in his Class A MG ZR170. Third and fourth quickest were Chris Greenbank driving his MGF and Karl Green in the powerful MG ZS. Next up were Jimmie Johnson’s Class A ZR 170 and Laura Farrow’s MGF. Defending champion Keith Egar was back on row four in his MG Midget with Helen Waddington’s MG ZR170 alongside. The grid was completed by Eliza Seville in another ZR170, Phil Rigby’s MGF now in Class C, Leon Wignall giving the MG3 a debut and new driver Stanley Dixon in a Class F MGF.

Race One

The track had dried by the time that the competitors lined up for race one. When the red lights went out Keith Egar made an amazing start to lead the race out of Old Hall Corner. Chris Greenbank gave chase, taking the lead to win the race setting fastest lap in doing so. Keith didn’t give up claiming second in class C and the race. David Coulthard slotted the ZR190 into third from Karl Green in a dice which would last the whole race with Karl slipping ahead to take third in class C from David in fourth. Laura Farrow finished fifth in her first race using slick tyres. Class A leader throughout the race was Mark Bellamy, but Jimmie Johnson was very close to him at the chequered flag. Helen Waddington was also closing taking third in Class and Eliza Seville was fourth after a brief pit visit. Stanley Dixon was improving his lap time on every tour, but was forced into retirement with a clutch problem. Leo Wignall was pleased with the handling of the MG 3 but a missed gear change resulted in retirement. The driver of the race was awarded to Chris Greenbank for his fastest lap which was very close to the lap record.

Race Two

A mid-afternoon sharp shower worried the drivers, but at race time the track was dry again. Leon and Stanley were non-starters. Once again Keith got the drop on Chris at the start and held on for a couple of laps. Chris was a man on a mission and flew past to take a second win with Keith taking second. Once again David Coulthard was ahead of Karl Green and held on to third for several laps. The extra power of the ZS enabled Karl to slip past and take third from David. Laura Farrow was again fifth. Sixth in class C was Phil Rigby who had a good day bedding in his new race engine in “The Brat”. This time Jimmie Johnson took the lead in class A from Mark Bellamy. The gap between the two varied lap by lap but Jimmie held on by a very small margin to reverse the race one result. Eliza Seville had a trouble free race this time to finish third in class from Helen Waddington in fourth. David Coulthard was awarded driver of the race for his pole position and a solid return to front wheel drive racing.

The Vicky Peters Trophies are awarded at Oulton Park for the best aggregate performances. Chris Greenbank won the Class C trophy from his two wins. In Class A Mark Bellamy and Jimmy Johnson had a win and second place each so the time gaps came into play with Mark winning the Vicky Peters Trophy on aggregate time.