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Renault
Sport UK’s pre-registration initiative continues to thrive with the total number
of drivers intending to be on the grid in 2008 across its three championships
passing three figures. The ELF Renault Clio Cup has the most pre-registered
entries at 44, with the Formula Renault UK with Michelin Championship
attracting 37 and the Formula Renault BARC Championship 38, making a total of
115 potential drivers.
The
early interest in the championships means that all three have the potential to
be over-subscribed. When registration opens in January, the Formula Renault UK
Championship will have a limit of 32 entries, while the ELF Renault Clio Cup and
Formula Renault BARC Championship will be limited to 36.
Singleton leads the
way in Formula Renault UK
Multiple
champion team Manor Competition is intending to return to a four-car line-up in
2008, with Mark Burdett Motorsport, Apotex Scorpio Motorsport and Hitech Junior
all announcing their intention to enter three cars. Russell Racing and Hillspeed
have both pre-registered two cars, with Hillspeed listing 2007 Formula Renault
UK Winter Cup champion Richard Singleton (Conwy) as one of its
trio.
Mark
Burdett Motorsport, Russell Racing and Hillspeed also have plans to continue in
the Formula Renault BARC Championship. Hillspeed lists Ahmad Al Harthy
(Hathersage) and Menasheh Idafar (London) as two of its four cars, while Mark
Burdett Motorsport and Russell Racing have three and two cars
respectively.
Welsh
racer Ash Davies (Conwy) with Taro Motorsport, Rossi (Blackburn) with Worswick
Engineering and Lee Dwyer (Huddersfield) with SSS Motorsport have all
pre-registered for the FR2000 Class, Rossi as part of a potential two-car team.
Vitulli Racing and Melvyn Marshall Racing have each pre-registered one
space.
Pearson
Engineering Services have two cars pre-registered in the FR2000 Class and one in
Club Class, listing reigning BARC Class champion Ian Pearson (Didcot) and his
dad Bob as two of its three drivers. Also in Club Class are John Whitbourn
(Burgess Hill) and returning drivers Fraser Smart (Kilsyth) and Adrian Dixon
(Harpenden).
TCR out to reclaim
Clio Cup title
Clio Cup
pre-registrations have continued to flood in, led by former champion team Total
Control Racing with four cars, Alex MacDowall continuing with Lee Brookes’
squad. Mardi Gras Motorsport, a former champion team in the Renault Sport Spider
Cup with triple FIA World Touring Car champion Andy Priaulx, also plans to run
four cars.
Stancombe
Vehicle Engineering has pre-registered three cars, while PT Sport’s Pete Felix
(Hatton), PH Motorsport’s Phil House (Harrogate) and Dewsport with Solutions
Racing’s Alex Dew (Oxford) all plan to enter as independents. Chloe Edwards
(Maidenhead), daughter of 2000 Clio Cup champion Jim Edwards Jnr who finished
fourth overall last season, is another to pre-register as a single-car
entry.
Commenting
on the continued interest in all three series, Championship Manager Simon North
said: “I’m delighted that all three championships are receiving recognition from
new and existing teams – we have never seen such interest at this stage in
recent memory.
“Given
the fact that entries are limited for each series and we have passed those
limits in pre-registration, teams and drivers should try to prepare as early as
possible for when registration opens in January at the Autosport
Show.”
The
pre-registration process will close on Friday, 14th December.
Registrations will be accepted from 09.00 on Thursday, 10th January
at the Renault Sport UK stand at the Autosport Show. Registration forms will be
sent to everyone who has pre-registered prior to this date.
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