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tult's flRsI 13 DRtVtRElite Motorsport has unveiledSpanish Formula 4 graduate JavierSagrera Pont as its first driver in BRDC

British F3 for 2021, when it will makeits debut in single-seaters. AustralianBart Horsten has also revealed he wi[[contest a second season of British F3,

with Hitech GP. The 18-year-oldcompeted with Lanan Racing [astseason and secured a best finish ofsecond at the Silverstone finale.

SIANI.TY T() CARRTRA CUPFormer British GT racer Micah

Stanley has become the first driverofficially confirmed for the porsche

Carrera Cup GB this year Stanleydrove for the Academy MotorsportAston l,4aftin GT4 squad in 2019,having previously raced in theEuropean GT4 Series. He makes theswitch to Porsches with leadingCarrera Cup squad Redline Racing.

AI{()THTR Mil RAI.I.Y DII.AYThe Snetterton Rally, due tohave been the next round in theMotorsport News Circuit Rally

Championship later this month,has become the latest event to bepostponed. Organisers are stillhopeful that the Lee Holland Stagesat Anglesey will go ahead on 7 March,followed by an event at DoningtonPark on 21 N4arch. A reserve date of24 April has been announced forthe Anglesey event, in case thatone is postponed too.

TARRII-I-Y I() RACT MATOAFormer Sport Specials classchampion Martin Farrelly is set tomake a return to racing this seasonin the MaTda category. Farrelly,

who won Class B of Sport Specialsin 2017, has also previousty racedin the [4R2 championship. His

MaTda (below) will be run by TMC

Race Engineering. "The N4a7da

championship provides a fun andchallenging race series with the carsbeing rear-wheel drive, lightweightand powerful enough to provide agood adrenaline rush," said Farrelly.

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HSCC's Brands Hatch Super prixevent scoops RAC Historic AwardHrsToRtcs

The Historic Sports Car Club,s BrandsHatch Super Prix event has been awardedthe Royal Automobile Club's Historiccompetitive event of the year for zozo.

The Super Prix was one of the firsthistoric race meetings to run in theUK last season after Motorsport UK,ssuspension of event permits was liftedin July. After uncertainty surroundingwhether or not the meeting would be ableto go ahead, organisers were praised forthe quality of the event that took place.

'Against the odds, we managed to put onan event that was open to the public, andthis is down to the cooperation betweenJonathan Palmer, MotorSport Vision andour team," said HSCC CEO Andv Dee-

Crowne. "We're delighted this wasrecognised bv our peers in the industry.

"We didn't know it was going to goahead seven days before the meeting.We had to take a huge leap of faith but,with support from MSI who also tooka huge leap of faith, it worked.,,

The lormula Junior, 7os and HistoricRoad Sports, Historic Formula Ford zoooand Historic Touring Car grids all attractedentries in the 3os. The Historic EnduranceRallying Organisation's Novice Trial andThruxton Historic were other nominees.

The GT & Sports Car Cup was alsorecognised in the RAC's Historic Awards,securing the race series title. FormulaJunior and the Historic Racing DriversCIub Jack Sears Trophy were finalists.sTEP['tE{V Lte{0Rt5}i

Micro car class for CMMC Tin TopsTIN TOFS

The Tin Tops series run by theSouthern branch of the Classicand Modern Motorsport Clubis introducing a'micro car'ciass this season in an attemptto boost numbers so il canrun as a standalone grid.

Rather than takingcompetitors away from popularseries such as the Ct Challengeand EnduroKa, organisersintend for the new T4 ciassto present an opportunityfor those drivers to take partin additional sprint races.particularly those based in the

south-east, and who arereluctant to travel too far.

"We want to get Tin Topsto have their own autonontous6gid again," explained CMMCSouthern's Rod Birley. "We,velumped them in with SuperSaloons on a number ofoccasions, and drivers of lhclower-powered cars weren,tquite so happv about doingthat for understandablereasons. We said to the guysto come up with some ideasto improve grid numbers.',

This led to the suggestionof a class for cars such as theCitroen Cr, Ford Ka and peugeot

ro7. Talks were then held withother clubs running seriesdedicated to these machines.

"These clubs areoversubscribed in some cases,"continued Birley. "We've hadsome interest in the Lyddenround because none of the otherclubs go there and it could be ahoot. If you can't get a full teamtogether and you're not able togo to Anglesey and Croft, butcan do an event at Lydden, itgivcs you that opportunity.We're putting these races on fora bit of fun and enjoyment andyou can dip in and out."S'iEPHEI'I LICii*RiSH

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