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MSV
Review
Club:
MotorSport Vision Racing
(MSVR
Contact:
Simon Gnana-Pragasam
Tel:
01474 875263
Email:
info@msvracing.co.ukMOTORSPORT VISION
RACING (MSVR) IS
THE RACE AND EVENT
ORGANISING DIVISION
OF THE MSV GROUP.
AN MSA-RECOGNISED
CLUB, MSVR ORGANISES
OVER 35 RACE
MEETINGS ANNUALLY.
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016 marks MSVR’s tenth
anniversary, and the year
so far has provided a
number of highlights. Firm favour-
ites including the Blancpain GT
Series and the Masters Historic
Festival at Brands Hatch, as well
as MSVR’s own American Speed-
Fest event, have all provided
spectacular action and thrilled
competitors and spectators alike.
Most recently, MSVR was the
sporting club responsible for the
pioneering FIA Formula E Champi-
onship’s title-deciding rounds at
Battersea Park in London, reinforc-
ing the club’s position as one of
the UK’s leading race meeting
organisers.
As well as event organisation,
MSVR looks after over 20 car
championships/series. Ranging
from entry-level series like the
MSVT Trackday Trophy for novice
drivers, to the halo BRDC British
Formula 3 Championship, there is
something to suit all budgets and
levels of experience with the club
priding itself on offering the high-
est levels of efficiency, value and
enjoyment for its competitors.
Drivers exploring the tin-top
route have a number of options;
the aforementioned Trackday Tro-
phy series caters for novice drivers
and, new for 2016, has gained a
sister in the shape of the MSVT
Trackday Championship. This
fresh initiative offers competitors
a ladder of progression, with the
chance to run more powerful ma-
chinery and score points with the
aim of lifting the crown at the end
of the year. The championship has
seen bulging grids at every round
so far this year and that trend is
set to continue.
The Toyo Tires Racing Saloons
and Production BMW Champion-
ship have both enjoyed strong
seasons so far, with close racing
throughout their respective fields.
The Lotus Elise Trophy contin-
ues to welcome new drivers in
the lightweight sports cars, with
more experienced drivers moving
up to the Lotus Cup and Lotus
Cup Europe, which are open
to the marque’s most powerful
machinery. The MINI Challenge
has expanded in 2016 with a new
class for older MINIs, and the
flagship F56 class offering ex-
citing racing for up-and-coming
career drivers. Following in the
production hatchback vein, the
VAG Trophy offers a place for fans
of the Volkswagen Group to do
battle in a selection of the compa-
ny’s brands.
Top-flight GT3 and GT4 cars
have a home in the GT Cup cham-
pionship, with cars from McLaren,
Porsche, Audi and more compet-
ing at the UK’s top circuits. A
combination of pro and amateur
drivers and a great race format all
add to the mix.
Single seaters are well rep-
resented in MSVR’s portfolio:
Champion of Brands and Su-
perSeries cater for Formula Ford
1600 cars, while the Monoposto
Championship has expanded
again this year, now running sev-
en classes ranging from Formula
Fords to older Formula 3 machin-
ery. Speaking of which, MSVR
now has two dedicated F3 cham-
pionships – F3 Cup, catering
for 1981-2011 chassis cars, and
the new-for-2016 BRDC British
Formula 3 Championship, which
showcases the very best young
talent and co-headlines rounds of
the British GT Championship.
Radical Sportscars fly the flag
for Le Mans style sports racing
cars, ranging from the entry-level
SR1 Cup, through to the national
Radical Challenge and interna-
tional Radical European Masters
championships.
As it celebrates its tenth anni-
versary this year, there couldn’t
be a better time to go racing
with MSVR – please don’t hesi-
tate to get in touch if you would
like to know more.
MSVR
CELEBRATING
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