THE 2016 Welsh Saloon & Sports Car Championship  - Supported by PEMBREY PERFORMANCE DRIVING SCHOOL

 

Find out more about the Welsh Sports & Saloon Car Championship

The following are extracts from the 2016 Welsh Sports & Saloon Car Championship regulations. Please read them for the full text.

Who can join in? Drivers and Entrant/Drivers must be current Members of the WRDA or BARC, and be Registered for the Championship and be in possession of valid Competition (Racing) National B status Licence, as a minimum, and must agree to abide by the‟ Code of Practice ‟.

 How much does it cost to race? Apart from your club membership fee, and the annual reg Fee of £75, the entry cost per event (1 practice & 2 races) is £300, but as entries build up, a rebate scheme will operate. If your rebate starts to builds up, you can use it as part payment for the next event, or let it roll up and have a rebate cheque at the end of the year, to spend as you wish. 

At Pembrey all the action normally takes place on one day (usually a Sunday).  There is normally one practice session and 2 races. All Races are Rolling Starts, and at Pembrey races are 15 minutes plus 1 lap. The finishing position of race 1 makes up the grid for race 2.  

 

SCORING  All rounds of the Championship will count towards the Championship points total.

Points will be awarded to competitors listed as classified finishers in the Final Results in each class

4 or more starters 

3 starters 

2 starters 

1 starter

1st

20 Points

1st

18 Points

1st

16 Points

14  Points

2nd

18 Points

2nd

16  Points

2nd

14 Points

3rd

16 Points

3rd

14  Points

3rd

4th

14 Points

5th

12 Points

6th

10 Points

7th

8 Points

8th

6 Points

9th

4 Points

10th

2 Points

 Plus one extra point for the competitors achieving the race fastest lap in the class, in each race. In the event of only one starter in the class no point will be awarded for the fastest lap. All registered competitors will receive a joker card which can be played at any race during the season to claim Double points for that race.

 

What car can I use? The class structure is as follows:

Class AS - Saloons, Road sports,& GT cars up to 1600cc on slick tyres.

Class AT - Saloons, Road sports & GT cars up to 1600cc on List A1 treaded tyres.

Class BS - Saloons, Road sports, & GT cars 1601cc to 2000cc and Kit cars up to 1600cc on slick tyres.

Class BT - Saloons, Road sports, & GT cars 1601cc to 2000cc and Kit cars up to 1600cc on List A1 treaded tyres.

Class CS - Saloons, Road sports & GT cars over 2001cc and Kit cars 1601cc to 2000cc on slick tyres.

Class CT - Saloons, Road sports & GT cars over 2001cc and Kit cars 1601cc to 2000cc on List A1 treaded tyres.

Class D – Super cars.

Class M – Motorcycle engine cars.

For the purposes of the Regulations a Kit Car is a Caterham, Westfield, Lo Cost or Robin Hood type car. However Kit cars will be classified by the Organisers on a vehicle by vehicle basis. To ensure fair competition the organisers reserve the right to re-classify certain individual car and driver combinations.  In any dispute as to what class the car should be in, then the decision of the Eligibility Scrutineer and Championship Coordinator will be final.

The following cars competed in our championship in 2014 & 2015

Car

Class

Citroen Saxo

AT

MG ZR

AT

Suzuki Ignis

AS

Rover Mini 16 Valve

AS

Rover Mini

AS

Davrian Mk6

AS

Ford Fiesta Mk 4

BT

Renault Williams Clio

BT

Peugeot 308

BT

BMW 318si

BT

Honda Civic

BT

Fiat Punto

BT

Peugeot 106GTi

BT

Honda Civic

BT

Lotus Elise

BT

Mazda Mx5

BT

Rover 200

BT

MG ZR

BT

 

 

BMW

BS

Mini Turbo

BS

Ford Sierra Cosworth t 4wd

CS

VW Scirocco

CS

Locost Hornet

CS

BMW 320

CS

Renault Megane

CS

Ford Sierra Cosworth

CS

Toyota MR2

CS

Westfield

CS

Westfield

CS

Austin Mini Turbo

CS

Honda Civic

CS

Westfield

CS

 

 

BMW Z4

D

Audi 4wd Super Tourer

D

Aerial Atom

D

Ginetta G50

D

Lotus Elise S1

D

Ford Mondeo ST

D

Nissan Primera

D

Mini Silhouette

M

Silva Striker

M

 
  

Trophies per round will be awarded to 1st in Class for Classes AS, AT,BS,BT,CS,CT, D and M. Trophies for other places in these classes will be at the discretion of the Championship Coordinator subject to a minimum entry of 4 contenders per class.

Trophies for Driver of the Race will also be awarded and all competitors are eligible for this award.

Championship At the end of season Awards Night,  Trophies will be awarded for 1st;  2nd and  3rd Overall, as well as the Awards for Classes AS, AT.BS, BT,CS, CT, D and M. Trophies for other places in these Classes will be awarded at the discretion of the WSSCC Steering Committee.  

There will be other awards,  including a 'Novices Award' for the highest scoring driver who has not previously held any kind of competition licence. A ‘Newcomers Award’ to the best new comer to the Championship as judged by the Championship Committee.

A 'Ladies Award’ for the highest scoring lady

The ‘Winners Award' for the Competitor having the most Outright Race Wins

Other awards may be made at the discretion of the Championship Organisers .