Turbo Dynamics Gurston Down Championship after July Meetings

Jul 12, 2025

 

The 2025 Turbo Dynamics Gurston Down Championship is now more than half way through and things have significantly changed since earlier in the year.

There were some good performances in each of the twelve rounds completed. The early August meeting, with four more rounds will probably bring some m ore claity to the linkely contenders at the later August meeting.

The current leader is Clive Skipper in the Caterham 231.65 points. But the points margin is very small. Clive’s lead over Tim Pitfield is just over 3 points. Jim White is third by just 0.01 points.

Take a look at the table, there are many drivers with a chance of taking the Championship or being one of the top three.

The current top ten table looks like this:

Name

Points

1

 Clive Skipper – Catheram 7

231.65

2

 Tim Pitfield – DJ Firecat

228.56

3

 Jum White – Mini

228.55

4

 John Davey – MG Midget

223.21

5

 Stuart Lugger – Formula Ford

222.90

6

 Ben Bonfield – Jedi

222.54

7

 Neil Turner – Mini

219.72

8

 David Nutland – Mini

209.00

9

 Martin Watson

201.43

10

 Daniel Reed – Honda Civic

200.92

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Online Cleaning Technology BARC SW Top Ten Challenge after July

Jul 12, 2025

The 2025 Online Cleaning Technology BARC SW Top Ten Challenge has got off to an interesting start and things have moved on since the last report.

The first six rounds saw some great performances and changes in the leader board after almost every run. With just four rounds remaining and drops scores to be accounted for, it may well be down to the last weekend at the end of August.

The current leader is Ben Bonfield in the Jedi, leads with 51 points.

Second is Mark Crookall with 40 points. His maiden Challenge win on Sunday 6th July puts him in a great place for the rest of the season.

Third is Terry Graves in the Gould on 35 points.

The current top ten table looks like this:

Name

Points

1

 Ben Bonfield – Jedi

51

2

 Mark Crookall – OMS PT

40

3

 Terry Graves – Gould

35

4

 Nic Mann – Manic Beattie

30

5

 Steve Holland – Force

27

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Competition Car Log Books Valid Until 31st December 2025

Jul 11, 2025

There are some important changes to Competition Car Log Books at the end of 2025.

All Competition Car Log Books will expire on the 31st December 2025. So you will need to get a Vehicle Passport for the 2026 season. These can be obtained from any MSUK scrutineer who can issue Vehicle Passports. For more information, check the NCRs or contact one of our scrutineering team at one of our next meetings.

Vehicle Passports expire on the date shown on each individual passport.

The relevant parts of the NCRs are Ch.7 App.1 Art.1.7 and Art.1.8, a summary of which can be found below in the attached document.

NCR Ch.7 App.1 – Competition Car Log Books and Vehicle Passports

 

 

SPECTATOR INFORMATION – Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th July 2025

Jul 4, 2025

Gates open at 08:15 both days, with practice starting around 08:30 and timed runs after lunch around 13:30.

Tickets are available on the gate, cash and cards accepted.

The weather forecast suggests it will be warm, please remember to bring any sunscreen, hats etc. The restaurant will have cold drinks available too.

 

 

COMPETITOR INFORMATION – FRIDAY ARRIVALS

Jul 3, 2025

Competitors are reminded that there is no access to the course or paddock areas before 12:30 on Friday 4th July. This is so we are able to prepare the course and paddocks for this weekends events.

The restaurant will be serving dinner on Friday and Saturday evening as well and breakfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday.

The July meeting has a full entry with around 150 cars. There will be a drivers briefing on Saturday morning prior to starting practice.

Please make sure you have read the Final Instructions which can be found here or in our online entry system.