The 750 Motor Club made their first visit of the season to Snetterton in Norfolk in may for a two-day meeting. We were there for the first day of competition which included something for all tastes. For saloon fans there was the Armed Forces Challenge, Tegiwa Type-R Trophy and Tegiwa Roadsports, sports cars had the Locost Trophy and Sports 1000 while single seater fans could enjoy the Formula Vee. Each would have qualifying and racing on the same day.

As the name suggests the Armed Forces Race Challenge is for members of the armed forces competing under the banner of four teams, RAF Motorsports, British Army Motorsports, Royal Navy Motorsports and Royal Marines. Each race is 40 minutes in duration with a mandatory one-minute pit-stop where a driver change can be made but is not required. On pole for both races was Paul Cook in his BMW E46 M3 with Adam Dewis alongside in his Vauxhall Astra Coupe. It was Cook who took two wins from the day in dominant form. The Tegiwa Type-R Challenge is for identical Honda Civic Type-R cars with minimal modifications made for racing, apart from safety requirements and is a new low cost formula. For its first season the challenge had attracted some quality drivers to the grid. It was former BMW Champion Adam Shepherd who took pole with multiple Champion in saloon cars Lee Deegan alongside him on the front row. It was two wins in the fifteen minute races for pole man Shepherd with Deegan chasing him to the flag on both occasions. The Tegiwa Roadsports is for production sports and saloon cars and saw a large 48 car grid for the 45-minute race. It was John Munro who took pole driving his Lotus Elise S2 with the BMW E46 M3 of Andy Marsden in second. It was a win for Munro with a winning margin of over a minute with the BMW’s of Matthew Weymouth and Mardsen second and third.

The Demon Tweeks Yokohama Locost Championship is for identical home build chassis with Ford 1.3 engines and control Yokohama tyres with regular 40 car grids. It was Andrew Tait who took pole for the first of the three 15-minute races. Race one saw Martin West take the win by just 0.08 seconds from Craig Land as Tait dropped to fourth. Race two saw a win for Land just 0.06 seconds ahead of West with Tait in third. The third race was an even closer affair as just 0.8 seconds covering the top five home as Land took a second win just 0.01 seconds ahead of West. The Rymax Lubricants Sports 1000 is for open top sports cars running the same spec 1000cc motorcycle engines with semi-slick tyres that can produce lap times equivalent to a BTCC car. Taking pole for the first 20-minute race was Ryan Yarrow in his Spire GT3s who went on to win the first race by just 0.4 seconds from Viktor Neumann in his Mittell MT-53. The second race was another close one with Michael Roots taking the win in a Mittell MT-53 by just 0.2 seconds from Neumann.

The Heritage Parts Formula Vee Championship saw a healthy 36 car grid for the two races. Formula Vee is a low cost entry single-seat formula with chassis running the engine and gearbox from a VW Beetle. It was James Harridge who took pole in his Maverick with Craig Pollard in his Bears GRC in second. In the first 15-minute race it was a win for Harridge while race two was won by Daniel Hands driving an AHS Dominator 2 three seconds clear of Harridge in second.

Further information on the 750 motor club can be found by visiting https://www.750mc.co.uk/

Galleries

Type-R Trophy – https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3074131792854292&type=3

Armed Forces Challenge – https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3070268243240647&type=3

Formula Vee – https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3070295203237951&type=3

Locost Championship – https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3073376992929772&type=3

Sports 1000 – https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3074115316189273&type=3

Roadsports – https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3074092626191542&type=3

 

Gary Malkin