Monoposto Racing Club is very pleased to announce that Cartek Automotive Electronics has agreed to award a new Trophy for the Best Prepared Monoposto Car in any class at each Monoposto Championship Meeting. The criteria for the Cartek Trophy will be more associated with preparation rather than purely appearance and will take into consideration a multitude of factors including hard work, ingenuity, safety, as well as cleanliness and overall appearance. It’s expected that these criteria will enable a variety of winners to be selected during the year, highlighting different approaches to achieving excellence in car preparation. Judging will be done by the Monoposto Eligibility Scrutineer and the Championship Co-ordinator. The award will be made on the first day of each meeting, giving the trophy-winning team the opportunity to showcase their work in the paddock.
| Cartek Trophy | |
| Brands Hatch Indy | – |
| Donington Park | Paul Britten (Van Diemen) |
| Silverstone National | |
| Snetterton 300 | |
| Oulton Park | |
| Brands Hatch GP | |
| Cadwell Park |
The Monoposto SUNBAC Nova Award continues in 2012, and the winning novice drivers will win some race entries for the 2013 season. Marcus Sheard won the 2011 award, with Mat Jordan finishing as runner up.
Each eligible driver, accrues class points towards the Nova Award, subject to number of race starters as per Monoposto regulation 1.6.1. As per Monoposto Class Championships, the best 11 of 13 results will count.
After four rounds Luke Rosewell heads the standings.
| Class | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Total | Pos |
| M16 | Luke Rosewell | 10 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 1 | |||||||||
| M16 | Adrian Heath | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 2 | |||||||||
| MM | Christian Parker | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||
| M16 | Matthew Walters | – | – | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
The Driver of the Day award is given to the driver who makes up the most positions during the race from his or her qualifying position, but who does not feature in a podium position.
One of the awards is sponsored by Eurocontrols, the other by Modense Group.
| Modense Group | Eurocontrols | |
| Brands Hatch Indy | Peter Venn | Craig Hurran |
| Brands Hatch Indy | Peter Venn | Michael Dale |
| Donington Park | Kevin Mason | Mike Reed |
| Donington Park | Peter Venn | Matthew Walters |
| Silverstone National | ||
| Silverstone National | ||
| Snetterton 300 | ||
| Snetterton 300 | ||
| Oulton Park | ||
| Brands Hatch GP | ||
| Brands Hatch GP | ||
| Cadwell Park | ||
| Cadwell Park | ||
F3 Cup have the use of the pit garages for this meeting.
Final Instructions / SUPPLEMENTARY REGS (1) / TIMETABLE / Paddock Plan / Entry List
RESULTS – Mono1800, Mono1600, MotoMono (TSL Timing)
RESULTS – Mono2000, Mono2000 Classic (TSL Timing)
Championship points tables are available as a PDF download.
2012 St.Cross Electronics Mono Championship Points Scores after Rnd 2
The Driver of the Day award is given to the driver who makes up the most positions during the race from his or her qualifying position, but who does not feature in a podium position.
One of the awards is sponsored by Eurocontrols, the other by Modense Group.
| Modense Group | Eurocontrols | |
| Brands Hatch Indy | Peter Venn | Craig Hurran |
| Brands Hatch Indy | Peter Venn | Michael Dale |
| Donington Park | ||
| Donington Park | ||
| Silverstone National | ||
| Silverstone National | ||
| Snetterton 300 | ||
| Snetterton 300 | ||
| Oulton Park | ||
| Brands Hatch GP | ||
| Brands Hatch GP | ||
| Cadwell Park | ||
| Cadwell Park | ||
The Monoposto SUNBAC Nova Award continues in 2012, and the winning novice drivers will win some race entries for the 2013 season. Marcus Sheard won the 2011 award, with Mat Jordan finishing as runner up.
Each eligible driver, accrues class points towards the Nova Award, subject to number of race starters as per Monoposto regulation 1.6.1. As per Monoposto Class Championships, the best 11 of 13 results will count.
After two rounds Luke Rosewell heads the standings, with Adrian Heath just one point behind. Christian Parker is third.
| Class | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Total | Pos |
| M16 | Luke Rosewell | 10 | 7 | 17 | 1 | |||||||||||
| M16 | Adrian Heath | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2 | |||||||||||
| MM | Christian Parker | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Monoposto have the use of the pit garages for this meeting.
TIMETABLE (remember to put clocks back on Saturday night)
PADDOCK PLAN (Ignore as we have GARAGES!)
RESULTS – MotoMono and Mono1800 – TSL Timing
RESULTS – Mono2000, Mono2000 Classic, Mono1600 – TSL Timing
PHOTOS – Round 1 – Norwich Photo
PHOTOS – Round 2 – Norwich Photo
The Monoposto Racing Club have released the 2012 yearbook. This should give all current competitiors and potential new drivers with a significant level of information.
The Yearbook can be downloaded here. It is in a PDF format so should be readable on most devices.
Representatives from Monoposto Racing Club and F3 Cup were at Brands Hatch this Valentine’s Day for the MSVR Media Day.
Cars were on display in the pit lane garages, were given slow laps behind a camera car, and were later permitted to take to the track for 20 minute test sessions.
The track was cold and damp and greasy from not much activity over winter. Not good enough for any setup work, but good enough to serve as a shake down and to sort out the niggles that can waste significant amounts of expensive track time on a more cruicial test day.
Representing Monoposto were:-
Mono2000
– Tony Bishop & Robbie Watts
Mono2000 Classic
– Henry Fryer
Mono1800
– Jim Timms
Mono1600
– Eddie Guest
MotoMono
– Jason Timms
Additionally Simon Davey and MotoMono racer Dax Ward (MD of 2012 title sponsor St. Cross Electronics) were on stage during the press conference talking about Monoposto Racing Club in front of journalists and photographers.
Representing F3 Cup were:
Tristan Cliffe (Dallara F307)
James Cross (Dallara F302/4)
Dave Karaskas (Dallara F301)
James Simons (Dallara F396)
Mark Bailey of Mark Bailey Racing was joined on stage by Aaron Steele, last years F3 Cup Series winner, and Sunoco’s Anders Hildebrand completed the line up.
St. Cross Electronics will be the title sponsor for the Monoposto Racing Club’s championship, which will be called the St. Cross Electronics Mono Championship.
In 2013 the St. Cross Electronics Mono Championship is expected to build on Monoposto’s position as the largest single seater racing championship in theUK, typically attracting entries of more than 50 cars for each round. The Championship will have 13 rounds on leading UK circuits at race meetings organised by Motorsport Vision Racing.
St. Cross Electronics is one ofEurope’s leading cable assembly and cable harness manufacturers. The company’s Managing Director, Dax Ward, who is himself a very competitive Monoposto racer, said: “Our partnership with Monoposto is a great way to further develop the presence that St. Cross Electronics has already successfully built in the motorsport marketplace. Our business in motorsport is rapidly growing, we can be found on British Superbikes through to NASCAR. We are not just a manufacturer, we design and engineer whole projects. One of the greatest attributes about this championship is that individuals can engineer their cars and there are some very good engineers out there racing, from F1 to Aerospace. So this championship really suits our own business ethos.”
Monoposto’s Chairman, Nick Harrison, said: “Monoposto’s championship has gone from strength to strength and we are delighted that St. Cross Electronics has taken the decision to partner with us. We will be working closely with Dax and his colleagues to help them achieve their objectives. In 2012 the St. Cross Mono Championship has arranged a superb race calendar as well as continuing to keep costs as low as possible. With the support of St Cross Electronics and also the help of our race organising partners MSVR we aim to make this season the best yet for our competitors”
Additional Information
St. Cross Electronics
Dax Ward, Managing Director
Tel: 023 8022 7636
Email: dax@st-cross-electronics.co.uk
Web: www.motorsportcables.com
Monoposto Racing Club
Simon Davey, Club Administrator
Tel: 07770 368648
Email: admin@monoposto.co.uk
Web: www.monoposto.co.uk
The Monoposto Annual Awards and Dinner Dance will be held at the Barcelo Hotel Daventry, on Saturday 18th February 2012. As in previous years the Club’s AGM will be held in the afternoon to enable as many Members as possible to attend.
This is the same venue that hosted last year’s very successful event, conveniently situated just off the junction of the M1 and M6 motorways. Ticket prices at £35 are unchanged from last year.
The Annual Awards are an opportunity to review and celebrate the season that’s just passed (one of the most successful in the Club’s history), to congratulate the Winners, and to look forward to 2012.
To get your Dinner Dance tickets please complete and return (post, email, fax) the attached application form. The form also contains more details about timing and hotel rooms.
AGM, Dinner and Awards Presentation : Saturday, 18th February 2012
Barceló Daventry Hotel
Sedgemoor Way,
Daventry,
Northamptonshire,
NN11 0SG
AGM: Charles Room – All Welcome
Coffee/Tea/Biscuits 2.00 pm
AGM 2.30 pm
Followed by Informal Discussion Forum
Dinner & Awards Presentation: Cats Suite – Ticket Only
Drinks 7.00 pm
Evening Dinner 7.30 pm
Awards Presentation 9.30 pm
Disco 10.00 pm – 01.00 am
Monoposto Racing Club mentioned in the December 2011 issue of MSA News (which can be downloaded here)
MRC unveils 2012 plans
The Monoposto Racing Club has unveiled plans for a 13-round championship 2012, which will be its 54th year.
The 2012 Monoposto Championship will also feature non-championship rounds such as the Spa Summer Classic. “We recognise that the current economic climate makes racing difficult for many competitors,” said club chairman Nick Harrison. “But we believe that our relationship with MSVR has enabled us to provide the most cost effective single-seater racing championship, which should tempt more eligible cars out of their garages and onto the best circuits in the UK.”
Press Release issued by MSVR:
01/12/11 – The Monoposto Championship is preparing for another strong season with MSVR after the release of their provisional calendar which includes a return to the famous Spa Francorchamps circuit.
After attracting bumper grids throughout 2011, including a record breaking 53 car entry at the Silverstone Grand prix circuit, the single-seater championship is set to be just an bouyant in 2012, with the announcement of 13 championship rounds and three non-championship events next season.
The championship, which caters for many variants of single-seaters, will begin the year at Brands Hatch in March before ending the championship campaign at the challenging Cadwell Park in September. Monoposto competitors will also visit Donington Park, Silverstone (National), Mallory Park, Spa Francorchamps (Belgium), Snetterton 300, Oulton Park and the iconic Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit in 2012.
Monoposto Championship Co-ordinator Simon Davey commented: “Working with MotorSport Vision Racing we have been able to put together an excellent calendar for Monoposto in 2012, and as usual we will be dividing our large entry into two grids for all our Championship rounds. We offer excellent value for money racing at superb venues, with big competitive grids, and a very friendly paddock. We are still working on additional non-Championship races at top venues, so watch our website for the latest news.”
Monoposto Club Chairman Nick Harrison added “We recognise that the current economic climate makes racing difficult for many competitors, but we believe that our relationship with MSVR has enabled us to provide the most cost effective single-seater racing championship in the UK, which should tempt more eligible cars out of their garages and onto the best circuits in the UK. We are also continuing to offer our SUNBAC Nova Awards which give £1000 of free race entries every year to the best novice drivers in the Championship.”
Provisional 2012 Monoposto Racing Calendar
Rounds 1-2: 24/25 March: Brands Hatch Indy
Rounds 3-4: 28/29 April: Donington Park
Rounds 5-6: 12/13 May: Silverstone National
Non Championship event: 4 June: Mallory Park (Televised)
Non Championship event: 15/16/17 June: Spa (Belgium)
Rounds 7-8: 30 June / 1 July: Snetterton 300
Round 9: 21 July: Oulton Park International
Rounds 10-11: 18 / 19 August: Brands Hatch Grand Prix
Rounds 12-13: 1 /2 September: Cadwell Park
Non Championship event(s): TBA
Drivers and teams wishing to join the Monoposto Championship should contact championship co-ordinator Simon Davey at admin@monoposto.co.uk or call 07770 368648.