The culmination of the Royal Navy Royal Marines Car Racing Team’s season was seen at the end of October and beginning of November 21. The Inter Service Car Racing Championship, held within the Armed Forces Race Challenge series, has seen 35 service drivers compete across 8 races on 4 different circuits through-out the year. The Car Racing Team as a …
ORT – Saxon Express
Re – organised from the start of 2021, Saxon Express under normal circumstances is at the beginning of the Season. With events finally getting back to normal across motorsport, the British Army Motorsport Association (BAMA) event was placed later in the calendar. This year also hosting Motorbikes across the event. Teams began to assemble at the familiar surroundings of the …
CRT – Anglesey & Brands Hatch Race Report
In the space of 3 weeks the RNRMMSA Car Racing Team has been out competing at both Anglesey Race Circuit at the end of August and Brands Hatch at the beginning of September in the Armed Forces Race Challenge (AFRC). Elements of team would look to capitalise on their strong showing at the previous round at Snetterton, whereas others would …
ORT – Round 5 AWDC
Round 5 AWDC. The next trial of the 5 gate championship found us at cross ash in Abergavenny. What a place to get too. Once of the main road we then had 3 miles of tracks to get to the location. So worth it as the location was amazing. Situated at an old farm with miles and miles of hills, …
CRT – Snetterton Jul 21 – AFRC Rds 1 & 2
Post the cancellation of the 2020 season, giving a 19 month hiatus the Armed Forces Race Challenge returned for a new season on 17 Jul to an exceptionally sunny Snetterton Circuit in Norfolk. 8 drivers from the RN and RM would contest the inter-services round with all 3 services hoping for an untroubled weekend and some close action. Snetterton is …
ORT – AWDC Clyro – Rd 3
On the 5th June, Rory, Squid and James headed up to Hereford for the 3rd round of the AWDC 5 gate challenge champs 2021, what a drive it would be to get there. A long way to go…. Not really as we go up to Scotland for some events but there was a lot of hills to fight with. All …
ORT – Road Master 2021
We’re back for the 2nd event of 2021, following the lifting of some restrictions allowing motorsport to take place once again. The first Road Master to take place using the training areas around the Defence School of Transport at Leconfield with the countryside of East Yorkshire providing a stunning backdrop with spectacular weather giving excellent conditions. The Off Road Team …
ORT – Autumn Leaves 20
Autumn Leaves Race day 26/09/20 An unusual first event for an unusual year, normally Autumn Leaves is later in the line-up for the year but as with much of 2020 things have had to be done differently and the ORT calendar is no different. Covid has had an impact, but with some alterations and adaptions events are able to be …
ORT – Budapest to Bamako Rally
PO Mike Sawdon and his step father Peter Lambert have just completed the Budapest to Bamako Rally 31st January to 26th February 2020, the world’s toughest non-professional amateur rally. Out of the 350 vehicles which took part he took 19th place in the competition category in my 1994 200tdi 90 Defender “Tonka”. So…The rally started in Budapest. We then had a …
ET – ARMY Champs 2019
In October the Royal Navy Royal Marines Enduro Team (RNRMET) braved the autumn weather and travelled to Surrey to take part in the annual Army Off-Road Motorcycle Championships. This year the champs were run as a 2-day event over a weekend, the Saturday included Trials and “Hare and Hound” elements and then the Sunday would be a time card Enduro. …