With circuit racing largely taking a pause, this weekend our spotlight turns to focus on a number of speed and rally events, including those you can contest using your own road car!

Let’s get you ‘Up to Speed’, Platinum Jubilee style:

Around the Clubs

The Aston Martin Owners Club will be running a Surrey drive Touring Assembly, in addition to hillclimb events for the Classic & Vintage MRC Of Jersey and BARC at Westmount and Harewood respectively. The Yorkshire Wolds Motor Cub are running the 2nd Rallye East Yorkshire Targa over the bank holiday weekend.

Be sure to check out the grassroots events happening near you over the weekend at our website: https://www.motorsportuk.org/events/find-events/

British Rallycross Championship – Mondello Park

The British Rallycross Championship is set for an exciting weekend ahead as it heads to Mondello Park for the first time since 2017 alongside the Irish Rallycross Championship.

To add to the excitement, former Motorsport UK Champion Christopher Evans will be returning to action for the double header in Ireland. Evans was crowned champion in 2006 in his Opel Astra and will now be making a return to the championship in a Citroen C4.

Motorsport UK Academy athlete Patrick O’Donovan will be looking to secure more points this weekend to move him further on in the lead of the championship after a stellar performance at Pembrey Circuit in South Wales.

Follow the action: https://www.facebook.com/5NationsBRX/

British Hillclimb Championship – Shelsley Walsh 

This weekend marks the first of two trips in 2022 for the British Hillclimb Championship to the oldest motorsport venue still in its original configuration – Shelsley Walsh.

Exactly 1000 yards from start to finish and only 12 feet wide in some places, this short, sharp circuit is a crowd-pleaser, and a real test of a drivers concentration, skill and agility. Among the entries are defending champion Wallace Menzies in his Gould GR59-M and current points leader Alex Summers.

For tickets to the ‘Best of British’ hillclimb event, click here: https://www.shelsleywalsh.com/tickets

British Sprint Championship – Pembrey

The British Sprint Championship will be heading to Pembrey this weekend for the fourth round of their championship. Having celebrated its 50th anniversary back in 2020, the championship is still going strong with 20 competitors currently registered.

British Autotest Championship – Loughborough Car Club

The British Autotest Championship is back for the fourth round of their championship being held by the Loughborough Car Club, with reigning champion Alistair Moffatt aiming to continue his fight for the championship again this year.