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REGISTRATIONS FOR 2025 ARE OPEN
We have opened registrations for the MG Cup early due to high demand. Simply click on the link
In 2024 we were the biggest MG Rover race series with high driving standards, policed regulations, control tires and above all a great paddock atmosphere making the Cup the first choice of competitors.
2025 calendar
March 29th & 30th Brands Hatch Indy
April 19th Cadwell Park
June 7th & 8th Silverstone GP
July 5th & 6th Donington
July 12th & 13th Zandvoort (optional)
August 2nd Oulton Park
September 6th & 7th Snetterton
October 5th Silverstone National MG Challenge
So, if you want to join the expanding grid get in touch joinus@mgcup.com
MG CHALLANGE – WINNERS SIVLERSTONE 5TH OCTOBER
Race winners
1st – Jordan Spencer (with Rosie Spencer) – MG B GT V8
2nd – Luke Spencer – MG B GT V8
3rd – Stuart Emmett & Dan Ludlow – MG ZR190
Handicap winners
1st – Peter Burchill – MG ZS180
2nd – Dale Reet – MG ZR170
3rd – Archie Styant – MG ZR170
RACE REPORT MG CHALLANGE SILVERSTONE 5TH OCTOBER
Adding variety to the afternoon was a 40-minute MG Challenge Handicap race for Equipe BCV8 and Equipe MG Cup runners, The opening laps featured an all V8 MGB trio lapping together at speed, Jordan Spencer heading the car shared by James and Jonathan Wheeler and that of Steve Wells, the trio seldom more than a second part.
The Wheeler car was the first to falter, pitting for several laps, Jordan Spencer finally getting a couple of seconds advantage over Wells with Luke Spencer now third, Wells the first to make his compulsory pitstop going in at the end of lap 15. The leader was in three laps later, a lap after the third placed car had pitted – the MG ZR190 shared by Stuart Emmett and Dan Ludlow that had superbly worked its way through from the back of the grid.
Spencer emerged behind Wells but closed in and was past into Becketts on lap 26, only for Wells to immediate fight back, then lose the lead again at Copse before coming to a halt at Luffield. Jordan Spencer rattled off the remaining laps to win from Luke Spencer, the Emmett and Ludlow ZR190 first of the MG Cup runners home in third, Oliver Wardle fourth in his MGB GT V8.
“That was such a good battle early on,” said Jordan Spencer. “I was expecting Steve Wells to just blast past me at any point but I somehow kept him at bay! Our transponder wasn’t working properly so I was looking to ease off and I had the pit wall telling me to push harder!”
The Handicap race produced a great result with Peter Burchill taking the honors in his ZS180 from Dale Reet and a superb third place for Archie Styant in their ZR170s. ” I am absolutely chuffed to bits” said Peter after the race. Peter’s win also earned him a cash prize of £250 from our partners at Drivenfi “This is a total but very welcome suprise” added Peter.
BCV8 / MG CUP CHALLANGE – SILVERSTONE 5TH OCTOBER
This weekend sees the Super Sprint event at Silverstone for Equipe Classic Racing, and they have laid on a 40 minute pit stop race for competitors of BCV8 and MG Cup. Competitors from both series competing in this handicap race with a cash prize thanks to DrivenFi. A real mix of cars thunderous V8’s vs nimble ZR’s.
If you like the sound of this get in contact for next season as with have a calendar confirmed including all premier circuits in the UK evenly spaced, a optional European round and a invitational end of season race at the Super Sprint. Making the MG Cup the place to race your MG Rover in 2025. Joinus@mgcup.com
MGF IN BUILD FOR 2025 SEASON
We look forward to welcoming Pete Davies to the series and the car is coming together, Pete will be one of 4 novices who are set to join us next season.
If you would like more information on the series drop us a DM or joinus@mgcup.com
EQUIPE MG CUP CALENDER 2025
We can confirm the MG Cup date for 2025, including a European round. As a series with have seen numbers of cars and drivers increase this year, and that is thanks to our drivers, who make the series such a success.
Registrations will open in November so that’s make 2025 even better. If you race an MG or Rover what are your plans for next season?
EQUIPE CLASSIC RACING 2025 CALENDAR
We have our best calendar ever for 2025. Premium circuits, great dates and good spacing between events. We have retained the high points of Silverstone and Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuits.
A slighter later start in March gives everyone more preparation time and two days at Donington will give us a new feature event – watch this space.
We have split up this years long summer break with a new race at Oulton Park in August and brought the September Snetterton meeting two weeks earlier. We feel the balance of dates and timing gives a fantastic season ahead topped off with our ever popular European visit to the spectacular Zandvoort F1 Circuit in July.
There will be some new grids, revised grids and some new innovative features soon to be announced – we cannot wait !
Our 2024 season finale is the Super Sprint at Silverstone in 10 days – come and join us.
SNETTERTON RACE REPORT ROUND 11 & 12
It was a race a day for a strong Equipe MG cup entry of 24 cars, and on Saturday it took a restart to get the action finally underway. James Blake led them away in his invitation class ZR190, but at the end of the first lap he was side-by-side with Jake Fraser-Burns in his slick-shod ZR190, and Fraser-Burns was into the lead early in lap two and from then on opened a gap to the rest.
Blake chased hard but couldn’t catch the rapid leader so had to settle for second, Simon Byrne claiming third in his ZS. Fergus Campbell claimed fourth from Dan Ludlow, while the battle for sixth was a highlight, Cal Moore claiming the spot with Archie Styant and Stuart Emmett right with him at the end.
“That was a tense battle early on, I think the slick tyres just gave me the advantage over the race distance,” said race-winner Fraser-Burns. “It was a good fun race, you have to bring the slicks in and manage the gap.”
Sunday’s race followed a similar script at the front, Blake leading away only to lose out to Fraser-Burns on the second lap, Byrne once more running third. The lead trio spread out over the 20-minutes and opened a gap to the rest to finish in that order, but there was plenty going on further down the top ten.
For much of the middle part of the race Cal Moore’s ZR170 headed a five-car train of ZRs, his pursuers trading places lap by lap. Moore held onto fourth until the final lap, losing out to Andy Firth and Dan Ludlow to come home seventh, Styant right with him on the run to the flag.
“It was the same script as yesterday but that was a lot of fun,” said Fraser-Burns. “I just had to push hard and again the slicks were good, enjoyed that!”
CHANGE OF CLASS TO D MGZR190 ON SLICKS
Rhys sat out of Snetterton due to converting his car to a class D. Rhys will be out at Silverstone in the car giving it a shack down.
What are you doing next season with 5 classes we are the place to race your MG Rover.
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