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Endurance Racing at Castle Combe 23rd/24th July

Endurance racing comes to the Castle Combe circuit over the weekend of July 23 and 24 when the Britcar MSA British Endurance championship rolls up with its Ferraris, Porsches and other exotica.

Backed up by a full supporting programme, Sunday's two hour encounter features pit stops and driver changes just like at the Le Mans 24 hours and three circuit champions looking to make their mark.

Chippenham's Kyle Tilley, the reigning Castle Combe Formula Ford Pre '90 class champion, is 2nd in class and 3rd overall in the championship in the Topcats Racing Marcos Mantis. The 7.2 liter V8 Chevrolet powered machine is capable of 190 mph and Tilley is eager to try it on his home track. He said: "Compared to our rivals of the car lacks a bit in modern technologies such as traction control and ABS, but at least I can say is just me doing the driving and not a computer."

Nigel Mustill of Salisbury, the special circuit GT champion in 1989 and 1990, will be looking for a repeat of his victory on the track of Wiltshire in the opening session of Easter in the Sports Department and Charles Saunders Food Open race GT. Driving the unique Aquila CR1, a Danish built V8 powered sports racing car, Mustill also put the car on pole position at the Spa Francorchamps circuit last time out and will be hoping for a repeat of those feats.

The third circuit champion in the 'enduro' is Duncan Cameron, in a Ferrari 430 GT3, run by M Tech who took him to the 2007 Castle Combe GT title in a 360 Challenge.

Providing plenty of substance and excitement in support are the circuit's own three championships for saloon cars, sports and GTs and Formula Ford, all of which race on both days. With the last three wins in his pocket, the man to beat in the Castle Combe Formula Ford 1600 championship is Rob Hall in the Swift SC10, built and run next door to the circuit by the Swift Cooper team. His nearest opponent is likely to be Steven Jensen from Saltford in the Spectrum 011 run by the Gloucester based Kevin Mills Racing team, although the returning Felix Fisher from Bridgwater could be a problem, especially as outright pace is more important to him than points, given his only occasional appearances in the championship this year.

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