Forthcoming UK Events
| Date | Event | Location |
| 06-08.07.2012 | Formula 1 British Grand Prix | Silverstone (Arena GP) |
| 01-03.06.2012 | British Drift Championship | Norfolk Arena |
| 23-24.06.2012 | MG Live 2012 | Silverstone |
| 25-26.08.2012 | FIA World Endurance Championship | Silverstone |
The 2012 Season Starts Here
The last week has seen a flurry of activity as championships big and small held their annual media days and opening tests, with some already even getting down to racing proper. The British Touring Car Championship heads strongly into a new all-turbo generation and this year boasts 10 models from nine different marques on its 24-car grid, including the technicolour liveried return of the MG name.
The BTCC season opener hits Brands Hatch on 1st April, followed a week later by the first rounds of the British GT Championship and the British F3 International Series at Oulton Park. While some single-seater formulae have struggled in recent times - Formula Renault postponing its UK series due to poor entries - British F3 continues to attract young talent. With recent champions including the Scuderia Toro Rosso pairing of Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne, its status as a stepping-stone to Formula 1 is hard to dispute.
Read more...05 - Club Membership, Championship Registration
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- Category: Going Racing
- Monday, 20 March 2006
A few loose ends to tie up today. First off, I need to register with the championship in which I will race. Each championship has a coordinator, or organising body through which you can register to race. Fees vary between championships and can range from next to nothing, up to hundreds of pounds. The coordinator can be contacted in many cases through the series web site and this is true of Dave Abbott, the coordinator for Formula Jedi. The forms are fairly simple, requiring personal details and some information about the vehicle you intend to race. Some extra information may be taken for publicity use during the season, such as your racing history or that of your car.
Entry into championships is usually also subject to being a member of its organising club. There are many clubs which regularly organise race meetings, some specialising in specific types of motorsport or vehicles, such as the Historic Sports Car Club (HSCC) or Vintage Sports-Car Club (VSCC), or more general motorsport such as the British Racing Drivers Club (BRDC), British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) or British Racing and Sports Car Club (BRSCC). It is the latter of these which runs the Formula Jedi Championship so I am required to become a 'Racing Member' at a cost of £150. Non-racing and Junior BRSCC memberships are available at much lower prices and this price includes a one-off joining fee of £15.
With cheques in the post for the membership and registration, the admin work is complete until I need to register for my race entry. This can be done for a full season at once or, as in my case, for individual rounds.
