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lead and held on until the end, superbly winning their first C1 Endurance race by 11 seconds from Emax in P2. TOF Racing’s Stephen Glynn and John Gladman also celebrated their first-ever podium finish in third place.

Trojon’s #508 team continued its winning streak at Brands Hatch, starting from pole position and battling with WRC Developments for the lead in the opening stages of the race, both cars frequently swapping the lead. After a rollover by MOARwin Motorsport caused a 20-minute safety car delay, Trojon fell back gradually and opted to pit at one-third distance, while WRC continued on and made their first stop just past the 90-minute mark. After the final scheduled stops were made, Trojon #508 maintained their lead to the finish, with WRC finishing over 40 seconds behind in second place. Quattro Formaggio secured third place after recovering from an early puncture, while JWB and Patrick Watts Racing completed the top five.

Croft had an action-packed weekend with two three-hour races in Yorkshire marking the closing stages of C1 Racing Club’s debut season under the BRSCC. JW Bird Motorsport took an early lead in Race 1, with Emax Motorsport and Quattro Formaggio trailing behind. The top five remained static until the first pit stops, where Emax and then JW Bird regained the lead respectively, the pair followed by Scuderia Pollo Rosso, Team Trojon, and CSC Racing. The second hour had a slight shake-up in the order, and Emax emerged victorious with James and Jake Little winning their first race of the year. JW Bird then led early in race two, with Emax and Ardcor Modelmakers in pursuit. Emax again took over out in front through their overcut strategy and both leading team cars held on to claim both first and second place, followed by JW Bird in third.

At the season finale on the return leg to Snetterton, there was no stopping Emax’s runaway form that had been present at Croft. The entry was healthy with 55 cars turning out and driving talent including newly-crowned BTCC champion Tom Ingram, and after starting on the front row alongside JW Bird’s #347 car, the Emax #346 machine ended up trading the lead between the two of them and Trojon’s #319 team. However, despite four safety cars, Emax made it home first again courtesy of the Littles, with JW Bird in 2nd and Trojan’s #508 sister car in third. The top two then swapped P1 with the Trojon pair again in race two, but nothing could stop James and Jake from clinching their fourth win in a row again from JW Bird, with #508 taking another P3 for Trojan to close out an incredible 2022!

2022 saw the birth of a major new club racing partnership between the BRSCC and the Silverlake C1 Endurance Series. Over the winter of 2021, the BRSCC joined forces with Robin Welsh’s C1 Racing Club, one of the UK’s most popular and best supported endurance series. The entire series, including the incredible annual C1 24 Hours held on the Silverstone GP circuit, would run on BRSCC race weekends and there was plenty of excitement and anticipation from both parties as the new season dawned. Let Scott Woodwiss talk you through a brilliant season’s racing.

Left: Night-time racing is a unique experience, and rarely found in club racing

Middle, right: The calm before the storm at Donington Park

Middle, left: There was plenty of interest and big grids. The series’ low cost, combined with tremendous entertainment, is an attractive propositon

Bottom: The 24-hour enduro at Silverstone gets underway