Current list of 2016 Championship registrations as at 1st April (honest) 2016
Sorted as Race numbers 13th April
Reminder of the 2016 classes….
Full 2016 calendar and individual race meeting 
The 2016 Monoposto Provisional Championship calendar has now been released.
Thanks are due to Douglas McLay for negotiating the calendar.
UPDATE… By the numbers….
Some key points to note with the 2016 calendar:
- We hope to have 16 rounds at 8 race meetings, some single day and some all weekend meetings, run once again by MSVR.
- Assuming all 16 planned rounds take place, the Championship will be decided by the best 14 scores for each driver. Thus this is once again the number of Championship rounds that officially take place in the year minus 2 – as per our regs.
- Our annual non championship trip to Spa Francorchamps (24- 26 June) was our first confirmed date of 2016 and we will be sharing the grid with a pair of rounds of the F3Cup Championship as in previous years.
- F3Cup will be racing at the same meeting as Monoposto for some of the UK events but are not sharing our grids.
- For the Oulton Park Easter Monday opening rounds MSVR plan to offer an optional Monoposto exclusive practice session open to all classes.
- Brands Hatch GP will be a single day meeting.
PROVISIONAL 2016 Monoposto Championship calendar
1. 28 March (Easter Monday) Oulton Park – Twin Header
2. 1 May – Cadwell Park – Double or Twin Header
3. 14/15 May – Brands Hatch Indy – Double Header
4. 28/29 May Silverstone National – Double Header
5. 24/25/26 June – Spa-Francorchamps (non-championship meeting) ( F3 Cup to share the grid with Monoposto) – Double Header
6. 23 July – Brands Hatch GP – Twin Header
7 13/14 August – Donington Park – Double Header
8. 10/11 September – Silverstone GP- 2 day Twin or possible Double Header
9. 8/9 October – Snetterton 300 – Double Header
FYI… F3Cup Provisional Calendar
23/24 April – Donington Park National
*14/15 May – Brands Hatch Indy
24/25/26 June – Spa Francorchamps (sharing grid with Monoposto)
16 July – Oulton Park International
27/28 August – Brands Hatch GP
*10/11 September – Silverstone GP
*8/9 October – Snetterton 300
The dates for the Tiedeman Trophy Championship have yet to be confirmed. We hope to run 10 rounds over 5 single day meetings in 2016.
The registration form for the 2016 Championship
Our Season wide race entry form should be available shortly.
Reminder that 2016 regulations can be seen at:
http://www.monoposto.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Monoposto-2016-Regulations-DRAFT-A6a-for-Website.pdf
DRAFT 2016 Monoposto Regulations published.
DRAFT 2016 Tiedeman Regulations published
DRAFT Monoposto 2016 Yearbook published…… Hi Res Version
2016 Calendar to follow
2016 Monoposto Racing Club provisional calendar
| 1-2 | 28 March | MSVR | Oulton Park | Entry Form |
| 3-4 | TBC April | MSVR | Cadwell Park | Entry Form |
| 5-6 | 14/15 May | MSVR | Brands Hatch Indy | Entry Form |
| 7-8 | 28/29 May | MSVR | Silverstone National | Entry Form |
| NC | 24/25/26 June | Roadbook | Spa-Francorchamps | Entry Form |
| 9-10 | 23 July | MSVR | Brands Hatch GP | Entry Form |
| 11-12 | 13/14 August | MSVR | Donington Park | Entry Form |
| 13-14 | 10/11 September | MSVR | Silverstone GP | Entry Form |
| 15-16 | 8/9 October | MSVR | Snetterton 300 | Entry Form |
April date TBC and Tiedeman Trophy dates to follow.
Full listing available on StartLine
These awards will be presented at the combined AGM and Awards Dinner on 30th January 2016
MSA Online licence service now available for 2016 renewals
If you are in the category that requires a medical (or Stress ECG) AND these items are still ‘in date’ then you can apply NOW online… Don’t delay thus allowing your ‘MOT’ to run out requiring you to get a new one!
AGM
Monoposto Racing Club Limited 2015 Accounts
MRC AGM 30th January 2016 Agenda
Anyone with an interest in Monoposto is invited to attend the afternoon AGM and informal discussion that follows.
Only registered 2016 members may vote on the formal proceedings of the club as listed in the agenda.
The composition of the Board will be changing for 2016 and I am requested to ask if there are any advance topics/questions members might like discussed on the 30th?
Awards Dinner Tickets
This list will be regularly updated to allow people to spot any errors.
2016 Mono Awards Dinner Ticket order
Reminder of our 2015 award recipients…
Attached plan shows the listing being sent to the hotel.
This should reflect all the requests people have made.
The special dietary request people all have notes attached to their details and these have been confirmed with them over this weekend.
These are branded with the Monoposto logo and you can have your name or team name on them as well if you would like.
These warm but lightweight jackets would be an ideal Christmas gift for that hard-to-buy-for person. Or if you are that hard-to-buy-for person, feel free to tell someone else you’d like one!
Seen here expertly modelled by Treasurer Tony Cotton:
- Jacket Specifications:
- Inner storm flap
- 2 zip closing side pockets
- Shaped longer back panel
- Outer-layer: 93% Polyester, 7% Elastane
- Mid-Layer: TPU waterproof, breathable and windproof membrane
- Inner-Layer: Microfleece for extra warmth
Mono Jacket Order Form if you would like to order one.
Rachel Lovett
Office & Event Administrator
rachel@mac1901.co.uk
01886 812211 ext 4
Copied below:
MotorSport Vision Racing (MSVR), the organisers of F3 Cup, are pleased to announce a revised class structure for 2016, which will provide more accessibility to the world of Formula 3 racing.
The new class, to be called F3 Open, will allow drivers to compete in a Formula 3 chassis manufactured after 1st January 2005 (including the latest 2012 models) but with a ‘stock’ normally aspirated 2000cc engine*. As with the current classes, drivers will be required to run control Pirelli tyres and Sunoco fuel, with free ride height. In its inaugural year, the class will not be eligible for the overall title but will have its own bespoke prize package.
Technical details will be released in the coming weeks but the new class is intended to reduce the expense of F3 engine maintenance. F3-specific engines can require costly rebuilds after a number of hours running, which has been a hindrance to drivers looking to move up to this level of single seater racing.
MSVR’s Race Operations Manager David Scott said, “In the five seasons MSVR has administered F3 Cup, a number of drivers have raised the issue of engine maintenance costs. With F3 Cup being the only dedicated Formula 3 category in the UK we feel it is important, now more than ever before, to enable as many people as possible to sample the thrill of high-level single seater racing, whatever their budget. The new F3 Open class will provide an even lower cost option to race these amazing machines on the UK’s best circuits.”
A second change to the class structure will see the older cars of the Cup Class joining the Trophy Class, as the newer 2008-2011 chassis, introduced for the 2015 season, gain popularity. The class structure will thus comprise:
– Cup Class for cars from 2005-2011
– Trophy Class for cars from 1997-2004
– Masters Class for cars from 1981-1996
– F3 Open Class for cars from 2005 onwards running ‘stock’ 2000cc normally aspirated engines* (details to be confirmed)
As in previous years, cars which do not fall into the criteria above will be permitted to run in the Invitation Class at the organisers’ discretion.
A superb 2016 calendar is in the planning and will be available shortly. The UK’s premier circuits will once again feature, including Brands Hatch, Donington Park and Silverstone.
*Engine type and specification at the organisers’ discretion
For those who don’t use FACEBOOK… here is a summary of some recent posts that may be of interest (2016 calendar, Awards Dinner, 2015 Champions, Spa 2016). Recent Facebook postings 13th Oct
OR… ‘Like’ Monoposto at www.facebook.com/Monopostoracing and see them all happen live.
The Monoposto AGM and the 2015 Awards Ceremony with Dinner & Disco will take place on Saturday 30th January 2016.
Following the reserves we had on the grid at last years event, we have booked the bigger circuit (County Suite) allowing for many more starters. This suite has better garages, a private entrance and is directly attached to the Hotel thus saving getting your race suit wet if it is raining.
Your Clerk of Course for this meeting is Terry Clark and after his super summer BBQ at Brands Hatch this should be another event ‘not to miss’!
This years disco comes highly rated on the recommendation of the noisiest party loving team in the paddock ( clue: 4 letters, begins in A, has something to do with an ex bread van and a chicken)
2016 Mono Awards Dinner Ticket order
Staverton Park
Staverton, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 6JT
AGM: All Welcome – Warwick Suite
- Coffee/Tea/Biscuits 2.00 pm
- AGM 2.30 pm
- Followed by Informal Discussion Forum
Dinner & Awards Presentation: Ticket Only (£41.00)
County Suite (the larger suite attached to the hotel, not the golf club)
- Drinks 6.30 pm
- Evening Dinner 7.30 pm
- Awards Presentation 9.30 pm
- Disco 10.00 pm – 00.00 am
Dress: Black Tie, or Lounge Suit for men.
Hotel Rooms
The room rate with bed and breakfast is:
- £72 (single occupancy)
- £86 (double occupancy)
Please make your room booking and room payment with the hotel directly,
quoting: Monoposto Racing Club.
Tel: (+44) 01327 302001
Web: http://www.deverevenues.co.uk/en/venues/staverton-park
Entry form – MSVR Monoposto Indy 14-15.11.15
Part of the DUO F4 Winter series meeting
NOT a Mono event…. entries to MSVR @ BRANDS HATCH PLEASE.
NEWS…. AVIT HOST END OF SEASON AND BIRTHDAY PARTY IN GARAGE 37 ON SATURDAY EVENING.... NEW
To celebrate a great season for AVIT, the 1800 Championship for Matt, Birthdays for Matt and Ewen and a 1st or 2nd in the Tideman Championship (Geoff might have an input in this!) for Ewen….. Avit will be hosting a party in garage 37 from 5.00pm on Saturday. So load up your trucks ‘n’ trailers and then get on down to garage 37!
Garage 38 (and the space behind it) will be kept clear as a cut through to allow Mono to get from the front of the garages to the assembly area.
NEWS… MONO HAS GARAGES AT DONINGTON...NEWS… SCRUTINEERING WILL BE IN THE GARAGES….NEWS
Timetable – Donington 7 November 2015 – Issue 3
Final Instructions – Donington 7th November 2015
Trophies
Overall 1-2-3 trophies will be presented on the podium following each race. Tideman ‘Champion of Donington’ trophies will be presented at the Mono Hub following the final race.
BRSCC meeting
£275 for 1 x Quali and 2 x Races. ALL ONE DAY
Entries to Rachel at MAC… Entry Form
Tiedeman Donington Entry List v6
Current Tiedeman points table
Donington Weather Forecast
DONINGTON PARK – BRSCC WINTER RACE DAY
The BRSCC Midlands Centre will run the one day Winter Race Day on the Donington Park National circuit. The meeting will feature:
MSA British Dunlop Endurance Championship
Britcar Dunlop Endurance Sports & Touring Championship
BRSCC Fiesta Junior Winter Series
Monoposto Tiedeman Trophy
British Superkart Racing Club Championships
07 Nov 2015
Updated 11.00 2nd Nov 2015
MSVR organised event… See HERE for official documents.
SR’s Issue ONE 10.10.15 OP International
Oulton Park Timetable Issue THREE – 10 October
Sign On
Available Friday 4 – 6 pm
Parking up.
Our parking up man will be Tim.. don’t think he will be very challenged with only Mono and GTCup!
Podiums and Presentations.
We will have photo opportunities on the podium for each class after each race using the ‘dummy’ trophies. The podium is located between the entry end of the pitlane and the parc ferme… so nice and handy for friends and family to get photos.
The full presentation with the real trophies will take place back at the Mono Hub soon after our last race (so between 5.00 and 5.15pm). A great chance to say farewell to everyone (unless you are attending the Tiedeman final rounds at Donington) after a great year of racing and to give a big THANK YOU to my team who have made it all possible.
Safety car
Hope we really don’t need any of these, but after the issues at Donington (both from the officials side and the drivers side) plus the recent problems in MSA Formula, expect the topic of safety car procedures to come up at our briefings – reminder, you do NOT overtake until past the line on a restart.
Exclusive Practice
20 min exclusive Mono practice negotiated with MSVR.
This is 20 mins practice on the morning of Saturday 10th October (well we only race on the Saturday!) for £80.
It is ONLY one session for Mono so it will be ‘1st come .. ‘ (41 slots available) in terms of bookings TO RACHEL please.
No forms, just make sure Rachel knows if you want to enter this session.
It will be mixed Mono. So if you don’t want to run with classes you don’t race with, please don’t enter – your normal race day will continue as planned.
Scrutineering
Oulton Park represents the final rounds of the 2015 Monoposto Championship (the Tiedeman Trophy Championship wraps up in 7th November at Donington) and there is all to play for in several classes with numerous possible champions still mathematically possible. I am personally delighted we have reached this stage without significant eligibility or judicial elements clouding the championship and in keeping with other championships I have raced in, we will be sealing some engines for possible detailed inspection in the period following the different final rounds (sealing on the day, inspections by arrangement to follow) so that fairness continues to be seen to be done..
In addition, Championship Reg 5.13.3 regarding using a single set of slick tyres in 2000 and Classic will be in action at Oulton where we certainly hope this lovely weather will still be around. Tyres will be marked at scrutineering…. Steven Connor.
Weather forecast
Last updated 5.0 pm 6th October 2015
Spaces still available!
Final Instructions – Mallory Park 26th September 2015
Timetable – Mallory Park 26 September 2015 – Issue 2
Tickets/Passes have been posted out by Rachel… N.B. this is a BRSCC meeting so you do need to attend with the BRSCC tickets not the MSVR passes.
I take a risk here…Weather forecast looks good FORECAST
NOW PUBLISHED Paddock Plan Timetable Final Instructions SRs MSVR Mono GP Draft Regs
“Competitors are invited to sign on in Race Administration on Friday between 16:00 & 18:00”
OK. maybe we won’t need the full 58 car capacity….. but we have got a paddock location by the electric points.
‘Bert will be the Mono ‘at circuit’ coordinator for this event…. Steven Connor racing! (is there a trophy for being last?)
MSVR are running a non-championship entry for Monoposto at the Silverstone GP meeting in September. Fofor this rmat is a 15 minute qualifying session, followed by two 15 minute races. Entry fee £ 400 (no extras like club membership etc)
MSVR are handling the entry rather than Mono / MAC. Entry from here Entry form – MSVR Mono GP 12-13 09 15
Quali and 2 races will all be on Saturday 12th Sept.
This is a Libre race… just about any 2 litre single seater that complies with MSA noise and safety regs is eligible to put in an entry with MSVR.
CONFIRMED… THIS WILL BE HAPPENING!…… ENTER NOW!
Entries to date:
| Kevin Couling | Renault Tatuus RC97 |
| Kevan McLurg | Dallara |
| Cian Carey | Formula Renault |
| Kyle Cutts | Speads RM05 |
| Mark Smith | Dallara F395 |
| Steven Connor | Van Diemen RF82 |
| Russ Giles | Dallara |
| Mike Hatton | Dallara |
Last Edited 10th Sept 09:32