ROUND 4 & 5 ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB (AWDC) 5 GATE TRIALS CHAMPIONSHIP. RIBBESFORD FARM, STOURPORT-ON-SEVERN, DY13 OTE ON 30th APR – 1st MAY 2023. Rounds 4&5 of the 5 gate champs took the team to Stourport on seven, a great sight and loads of area for different courses. This time there was a lot of hill climbs and testing …
CRT – Silverstone – AFRC Rds 1&2
Rounds 1 and 2 of the Armed Forces Race Challenge saw the RNRM Car Racing Team return to Silverstone with a large grid of 35 drivers for the season opener after what felt like a long winter break. Silverstone National circuit is the shorter of the 3 layouts the circuit has to offer, with a circuit length of 1.64 …
KT – AFKC Rd1 – Clay Pigeon
AFKC Round 1 Clay Pigeon New season, bigger team and more karts. The RNRM Karting team headed to Dorchester for the first round of the Armed Forces Karting Championship at Clay Pigeon Raceway. Testing on Thursday the team showed true pace which was a positive start going into the weekend. Friday was mixed conditions, allowing all the drivers to practice …
ORT – AWDC Rd 2 – Stoke on Trent
A wet and windy night camping up in the hills above Stoke on Trent set us up for Round 2 of the All Wheel Drive Club Five Gate Trials National Championship. The site at Mow Cop had a proper mix of features and terrain which made for an interesting selection stages. Drivers brief done we hopped in the truck and …
ORT – Saxon Express 23
Saxon Express 23. After 5 years of not competing at all CPO Andrew Richman and Mr Rory Lowther stepped into Andrew’s 1965 Land Rover Series 2A “Laurence” to refresh themselves in Off Road Navigation at BAMA’s (British Army Motorsport Association) Saxon Express 23. 0700 came round far too quick for our morning scrutineering but we were greeted with beaming smiles …
ORT – AWDC Rd 1 – West Harptree
AWDC Round 1 – 5 gate championship – West Harptree. AWDC season is now underway with the R1 being at West Harptree, a great site with lots of mud and non-forgiving rocks. A great turn out on the RTV, Class 1 & 2 and Mods. With 10 entered in the RTV this put in some good comp for Tom Neal …
CRT – Race of Remembrance
Remembrance Weekend saw the RNRM Car Racing Team head to Anglesey Circuit in North Wales for the Inter Services Endurance Racing Championship held as part of the Race of Remembrance. This 12 hour endurance race begins on the Friday with day and night qualifying with 7 hours of racing into the night on the Saturday evening and 5 hours split …
ORT – Mudmasters – Oct 22
The end of October and the end of daylight saving brings upon the highlight of the season for the ORT’s 4×4 Navigation crews – Mudmaster. The annual event held in Scotland by BAMA brings together tough off road sections through quarries, woodland sections, and military training areas. This year brought together Land Rovers, Motorbikes, and Military lorries. As well as …
CRT – AFRC Rnds 9 & 10 – Snetterton
The weekend of October 2nd saw the RNRM Car Racing Team head to Snetterton Circuit in Norfolk for the final 2 rounds of the Armed Forces Race Challenge. 9 drivers lined up for the team as part of a 43 car grid at the fast and flowing circuit built on the site of the former RAF base. Unseasonably warm weather …
KT – AFKC Rd6 – Cumbria
The last weekend in September held the 6th and final round of the Armed Forces Karting Championship for the 2022 season. The team has competed in 10 previous races over the last 5 rounds of the year exceeding the team’s all-time record so far. The final round was to be held at Cumbria Kart Circuit which was the furthest race …