The ambitious Darlington
and District Motor Club bring the curtain down on a summer of car racing when
they play host to the final meeting of the season at
And with a total of 17 action
packed races over the weekend for single seaters, sports and saloon cars, a
number of championships are set to be decided around the North’s only permanent
international motorsport venue.
The
impressive Formula Palmer Audi Championship makes a rare visit to Croft for the
final three races of the series and will feature some stars of
tomorrow. Included amongst the entry list is 17 year old Alex Brundle whose
father is ex F1 star and now television commentator, Martin Brundle. The title
however, will be decided between series leader Tim Bridgman from Stansted and
Sheffield’s Stefan Wilson, brother of Indy Car ace
Justin. Bridgman holds a healthy advantage over the 18 year old Yorkshireman but
having won at
Donington
Park
last time out,
Wilson
will be looking for a repeat
performance if he's to remain in with a chance of the crown.
Local hopes lie with
Whitby
’s Derrick Collin, now in his
fourth season in the series and whose experience is such that he has more FPA
races under his belt than any other driver in the field. And with drivers from
Italy
,
Russia
and
Cyprus
in
action, it will be a truly international flavour to the season’s finale.
The other single seater offering
at Croft will be the Monoposto cars who will have a race for all four classes
each day. Catering for 1200cc, 1600cc, 1800cc and 2000cc versions, local drivers
include Chris Lewis from Bedale,
Newcastle
’s Neil Gregory and Mick
Kinghorn and
Harrogate driver Richard Snuggs all in the
2000cc class.
The popular bike-engined Legends
will also be in action as will drivers in the competitive Northern Saloon and
Sports Car Championship which will see the season long battle resolved in the
remaining classes.
Predominantly contested by local
drivers, Class B is headed by Ingleby Barwick driver David Botterill in his
Porsche and
Darlington’s David Cox is looking to improve
his score in Class C in his 2000cc Peugeot 205. Fellow townsman Paul Moss heads
Class E in his Citroen and in Class H,
Richmond
driver Brian Morris will be
hoping to consolidate his title in his Datsun 240Z.
Qualifying commences on Saturday
at
9.30am with the first of eight
races starting at
1.30pm and on
Sunday, the first of the remaining nine races gets underway at 12.50. Adult
admission is just £10.00 on both days with accompanied children aged 15 and
under admitted FREE on both days.
For more
information please contact Claire Jones at Croft Circuit on 01325 721815.
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