NEW

National Championship 2023 - Here it is the 2023 National Championship Grid

National Championship - Now confirmed as Saturday 23rd September at Bradford. There will be a last chance qualifier to take the final three spots on the grid. There will also be a couple of overseas entrants joining the grid.

The 2023 rulebook and licence form is now available to download. Please familiarise yourself with any changes that are highlighted in red.

Kings Lynn Open Practice - Sunday 26 February. Please book in via Trackstar.

All our awards night winners are now on the History page of the website. Well done to all of our winners.

The 2022 driver stats sheets are also now available on the History page of the website.

A reminder, if you haven’t already, please book in for Saturday 4th March Skegness - New driver training. Please email nationalministoxclub@gmail.com to book your place. Also open to Whites & Yellows as a practice day.

Click here to see the new grading list taking into account winter retirements.

The fixture list has been updated to include the following changes:

NEW Protech Challenge Sale round - Sun 4th June at Sheffield (existing date but now a qualifying round)

NEW Protech Challenge Tarmac round and Final - Sat 27th August at Skegness (existing date but now a championship)

Cancelled - Sun 24th September at Buxton - replaced with Sat 17th September and Sun 18th September at Buxton

NEW Sat 18th November - Skegness - Gala night

2023 Fixture list now available. Please bear in mind this is subject to change and any amendments will be posted on our website and facebook as soon as known.

Saturday 4th March Skegness - New driver training. Please email nationalministoxclub@gmail.com to book your place. Also open to Whites & Yellows as a practice day.

We are pleased to confirm that Phoebe Wainman-Hawkins and Donna Wittebol will be presenting the trophies at awards night. We are looking forward to seeing lots of you there. If you haven’t already, please can you send over payment, so the balance can be settled with the venue. There is an opportunity to purchase last minute tickets. Please speak to Claire.

Annual General Meeting Minutes and Rule Proposals are now available in the Members only area of the website. Updated rulebook to follow soon.

 25/05/21 - May 2022 Newsletter - Please click here for view our latest newsletter.

Skegness Speed Weekend

We have a busy weekend ahead of us and over 50 cars currently booked in, so could really do with some help from the members please.  We are looking for volunteers to complete the following tasks.  It is a perfect opportunity for us to train people on different roles within the club and for people to shadow the work that is done, so then if there is an emergency, we can call upon people to help out and there should be a smooth transition.

 We need volunteers for:

-       Scrutineering

-       Podium board / trophies

-       Grids / results board

-       Radio checks

Please drop Claire a message if you are interested in getting involved.

For those who have asked, there is paid practice on Saturday only.  1.30pm to 5.30pm £25 each.

The stadium are doing a promotion for Women in Motorsport and have asked that all our female drivers meet at the pit gate at 5:30pm please on the Saturday for a photoshoot along with the F1 and F2 female drivers.

Bake Sale – There will be a bake sale over the weekend in support of Christies so please make sure you bring some spare change with you and dig deep to support this amazing charity.

Bookings – please can you let me know ASAP of any changes to your circumstances and you are no longer able to race.  We have too many cars booked in at the moment to work with the races we have been allocated and we want to avoid having to turn drivers down from the booking list, so could do with knowing final numbers today please. 

25/04/22 - Additional fixture

We’ve accepted an additional fixture at Kings Lynn on Saturday 21st May with F1s and 2L saloons.

It will be limited to 30 cars and priority will be given to those not racing in Northern Ireland or Scotland. As it's an additional fixture and limited numbers, it won’t be for points.

Please book in as usual with Kev.

 04/03/22 - Northampton on 05/03 Cancelled

Due to bad weather, incarace has made the decision to cancel the race tomorrow. Whilst we understand this decision is frustrating, we hope everyone understands. As soon as another date for the Winternationals is confirmed we will let you know!

28/02/22 - Welcome to the Club

A big thank you to everyone who made it to the fun day yesterday at Skegness and welcome to the National Ministox Club to:

#18 - Sarah Tomlin, #44 - Tom Brighton, #105 -Danny Bonner, #220 - George Englestone, #267 - Jack Simonds, #272 - Luca Hodgson, #411 - Keiran Lanckham, #491 - Jenson Scoular, #507 - Dara McInerney, #612 - Charlie Key, #642 - Alfie Smith.

We look forward to seeing them out on track soon.

Also a big thanks to the parents who helped out on the infield, Charlie the flagman and Finn the pitgate Marshall 🏁

 23/02/22 - Fun Day - Skegness 27th February

9:30am – Arrival time for only anyone needing to take their test (11:30am everyone else)

• 10am - Classroom and track exercises to start.

  Please see the list (link below) of which activity you are completing first. 

  If you are doing the classroom activity first, please be ready to go to the classroom with overalls on, so it can be quick change to track activity when you have finished:

  If you are doing the track activity first, then please get yourself strapped into your car for 10am and wait for instructions.

• 11:30am – Whites and Yellows to arrive for scrutineering

• 11:50pm - Drivers briefing for all drivers

• 12pm start till approx 4pm

  Normal racing rules apply - NO CONTACT TO OR FROM NOVICES

Please remember to bring with you your:

• PPE (overalls, gloves, fireproof underwear, fireproof socks, balaclava, helmet and hans device)

• Raceceiver, headphones plus some spare batteries

• Transponder

Please be mindful there will be no catering facilities on the day.

Click HERE for the list of drivers and groups.

The committee are looking forward to meeting you all then 😊

 14/02/22- The start of the season is approaching

Grading list - We know people are needing to see this in plenty of time, so we are releasing the grading list which is as accurate as we can make it bearing in mind applications are not yet open. Click here to view.

Bookings - Just a reminder, bookings for March have already opened. Please book in with Kev if you haven’t already. The booking lists for March, as of this morning, are on the next meeting page of the website.

If there is anyone else wanting to book in for the fun day on 27th Feb, again please text Kev. It would be good to get a few more booked on so we can run split heats.

Licence form and rulebook - We are still waiting for sign off from the ORCi, but we hope to be able to release these by the end of the week.

Thanks for your patience. Looking forward to being back out soon 🏁

07/02/22 - Ministox Fun Day

We are pleased to confirm we have secured another National Ministox only day at Skegness Raceway on Sunday 27th February for all new novices, existing novices, as well as current white and yellow graders.

It is a great opportunity for anyone wishing to start in the next six months and will give the new drivers plenty of valuable practice on the track with other drivers, in preparation for their first race meeting.

We have booked the track for 10am-4pm. Anyone needing to take their test should arrive for 9:30. Others to arrive for 11:30am

For this to be really beneficial for the new drivers, we would also like to ask existing members (blues, reds and superstars) to attend, without their car, to help support the new drivers and provide some invaluable mentoring and training on the day.

The cost will be £40 per driver. There is no cost for those drivers coming to mentor.

Please book in by texting Kev on 07976 578599 (for this meeting only) with the driver name and number.  Can you also book in with Kev if you are coming to help support.

Further details about the format will follow nearer the time when we have an idea of driver numbers.

Click here to download our new driver info pack which we hope will be helpful for new drivers.

We look forward to meeting you all then 😊

 01/02/22 - Congratulations to all of our drivers who picked up awards at our National Ministox Awards night on Saturday. A big thank you to Richard Kaleta for hosting the night, as well as Jelle and Niels Tesselaar for being our guest of honours.

Click here to see the full list of all our winners.

21/01/22 - 2022 Fixtures confirmed

We know this is what you have all been waiting patiently for, so the committee are pleased to confirm the Fixtures 2022 . If you would like a printable version, please click here, but please check back on the website, as things can change.

If you are interested in sponsoring a meeting, please get in touch. We would love to hear from you.

Roll on the 5th March for what is sure to be another action packed year!!

30/11/21 - Tickets for our Annual Awards presentation are now available for teams to order. Visit the Members only area for more details.

12/11/21 - Committee nomination forms - You should now have received the voting form for next years committee. Apologies the turnaround is so tight, but we did include a stamped addressed envelope, so can we encourage everyone to return those to ORCI in the next few days please.

Additional fixture - Sunday 21st November - Hednesford - just for fun, out of season meeting. Please book in with Kev as normal.

27/09/21 - AGM, Rule proposals and World of Shale 2021

Click here to download the latest newsletter from the committee with important information about the AGM, committee nominations and rule proposals for 2022.

Click here to download the committee nomination form.

Click here to download the rule proposal form.

We are also pleased to confirm the World of Shale 2021 Final Grid (subject to changes based on retirements) for Sheffield on 31st October. The detailed points can be found here.

15/09/21

As per the announcement from Startrax, we have had to makes changes to our fixtures.

Saturday 25th September will now be at Birmingham

Saturday 16th October will now be at Bradford for our National Championship.

Further details will follow when we have had chance to discuss as a committee and reconsider the arrangements

If this affects your booking, please can you let Kev know ASAP.

08/09/21 - National Championship grid confirmed

The committee are pleased to confirm the National Championship grid for 2021 (subject to change depending on drivers booked to race on the day).

The detailed points can be found here.

A huge thank you to Frankie Wainman Junior Racing who is kindly sponsoring the meeting.

Further details and timings to follow next week.

30/06/21 Fixture changes

We have been offered an additional date at Bradford on 14th August. After careful consideration, the committee have decided to accept this date. With us only having one Bradford fixture before the National championship in October, this will allow us to assess the suitability of the track for our biggest meeting of the year and will give some track time for those who want it.

We have also had to make the tough decision to cancel the fixtures in the Isle of Man. With rises in Covid cases, the promoter is concerned that the island will keep their quarantine in place, which could mean we have to cancel at the very last minute, which is not what we want. There is also some stringent rules around adults having to have had both of their Covid vaccines at least two weeks before travelling and children having to isolate until a negative test is returned.

With this in mind, we have made the following changes to the fixture list :

Thu 29th July / Sat 31st July / Mon 2nd Aug – Isle of Man - cancelled

Sat 31st July – Birmingham – European (moved from 14th August to allow us time for post-race scrutineering without having a fixture the following day)

Sat 14th August – Birmingham (for those wanting to race on tarmac for the weekend)

Sat 14th August – Bradford

Sat 14th August – Venray – cancelled

Sun 15th August – Venray - cancelled

26/04/21 - Update from Richard

The training day was a huge success thanks to everyone for their help, Hopefully this will now be a annual event.

Because of our increased membership we are desperate for help at meetings. We know you are all busy with your own teams but so are the committee and without help the amount of meetings we do will definitely have to be reduced in quantity and car numbers even further so please please volunteer to help!

We suggest that volunteers can help on a rota basis so you don’t have to do it at every meeting.

I can’t stress enough how much this help is needed and quite truthfully if it’s not forthcoming we will fall foul of health and safety rules and we will just get promotions complaining and go backwards.

So if you want the best out of your Club please help put something in and don’t leave it to the same few.

For more information of what’s required please contact either Claire (07896 548608), Gary (07814 549426) or Richard (07801 425425) ASAP please.

22/04/21 - Racing for fun day – Novices, Whites and Yellow graders - Sunday 25th April

We’ve had a great response to our National Ministox fun day. Below are the final timings for the day.

• 9am – Arrival time for only anyone needing to take their test (11am everyone else)

• 9.30am - Classroom and track exercises to start.

  Please see the list (link below) of which activity you are completing first. 

  If you are doing the classroom activity first, please be ready to go to the classroom with overalls on, so it can be quick change to track activity when you have finished:

  If you are doing the track activity first, then please get yourself strapped into your car for 9:30 and wait for instructions.

• 11am – Whites and Yellows to arrive for scrutineering (Please try not to arrive before this time as there will be movement of cars on and off the track)

• 11:30am-12:00pm - Casual practice in Groups A, B and C (see link below) for as many sessions as time allows

• 12:00pm-12:30pm - Lunch (Snack van available on site)

• 12:45pm - Drivers briefing for all drivers

• 1:00pm start till approx 3:30pm

  9 races (12 laps), with each driver getting 6 races each (grids to be confirmed on the day)

  Normal racing rules apply - NO CONTACT TO OR FROM NOVICES

Please remember to bring with you your:

• PPE (overalls, gloves, fireproof underwear, fireproof socks, balaclava, helmet and hans device)

• Raceceiver, headphones plus some spare batteries (Kev will have some raceceivers for those who have asked to purchase one)

• Transponder

Click HERE for the list of drivers and groups.

Although this is a National Ministox only event, we still need to maintain social distancing guidelines so admittance will be for the driver plus a maximum of 5 per team (including children). Due the number of drivers booked in, we have been able to reduce the cost to £40 per driver.

The committee are looking forward to meeting you all then 😊

01/04/21 - Racing for fun day – Novices, Whites and Yellow graders

The committee are pleased to confirm we have secured a National Ministox only day at Birmingham Wheels on Sunday 25th April for all new novices, existing novices, as well as current Whites and Yellow graders.

It is a great opportunity for anyone wishing to start in the next six months and will give the new drivers plenty of valuable practice on the track with other drivers, in preparation for their first race meeting.

The draft order of the day will be:

• 9am – Arrival time for anyone needing to take their test

• 9.30am - Classroom exercise followed by on track exercise

• 11am – Whites and Yellows to arrive for scrutineering

• 11:30am-12:00pm - Whites and Yellows practice

• 12-4pm – Race meeting (format to be confirmed)

For this to be really beneficial for the new drivers, we would also like to ask existing members (blues, reds and superstars) to attend, without their car, to help support the new drivers and provide some invaluable mentoring and training on the day.

The cost will be £50 per driver (including a maximum of 5 team members) for the day, but if we get a good turnout, then this cost will be reduced on the day.  There is no cost for those drivers coming to mentor.

Please book in by texting Kev on 07976 578599 (for this meeting only) with the driver name and number.  If you need to purchase a raceceiver from the club, can you let Kev know when you book in please, so he can make sure he brings plenty with him.  Can you also book in with Kev if you are coming to help support.

Further details about the format will follow nearer the time when we have an idea of driver numbers.

Click here to download our new driver info pack which we hope will be helpful for new drivers.

Any queries, please feel free to give Richard a call on 07801 425425.

We look forward to meeting you all then 😊

25/03/21 Update

World of shale 2020 – Based on the points scored at the 3 shale meetings in 2020, the grid has been confirmed as follows:

A breakdown of the points for this can be found on the points page of the website.  Drivers on the same points will need to flip a coin to decide who starts where.

This meeting will be open to a maximum of 44 drivers with the qualifiers for the WoS taking priority booking. 

Grading List – This has been updated on the points page following some recent applications and people who have confirmed they will not be renewing their licences this year.  There has been no changes to roof colours.

Fixture Changes – Since the fixtures were uploaded at the weekend, we have some changes.  These are:

·         Saturday 15th May at Birmingham will no longer be the British Championship

·         NEW Saturday 5th June at Skegness – British Championship 2020 (as we didn’t get to run it in 2020 as the last Kings Lynn meeting was cancelled)

·         29th August at Sheffield – Ministox have been missed off their fixture list by accident but is still on

·         Friday 10th September at Odsal – no longer on the fixture list

·         Sunday 19th September – change from Ipswich to Aldershot

·         Saturday 23rd October at Kings Lynn – British Championship 2021

Bookings –A reminder that bookings open on 10th of each month for the following month, eg 10th April for meetings in May.  If there are meetings at two different tracks on the same day, when booking, please let Kev know if you are able to make both meetings and let him know the meeting you would prefer. Bookings will be from 9am to 9pm. Any booking outside these times won’t be counted.

Novices can book in for meetings but will not be able to race until they have taken their test.

20/03/21 Update

FIXTURES - We are pleased to be able to release our provisional fixture list for the 2021 season.  As expected with the current climate, this is subject to change and any amendments will be released here on the website as soon as we know.

Some of these fixtures may mean we have to restrict the numbers of bookings or may result in each driver only getting two races.  The committee will do their best to ensure this is a last resort.

Due to the shortened season, we will be running 14 National Championship Qualifying Rounds with the top 10 scores from those meetings counting towards each drivers position on the grid.

Whites & Yellows Championship – This would normally be run as separate whites and yellows heats to score qualifying points for the final.  We are going to struggle to run separate races this year due to the number of drivers and track limits, so for 2021 the qualifying rounds will be from points scored in all races in the first grading period.  This will then decide the grid for the 1st race on Sunday 6th June.

RULE BOOK - The 2021 rule book is also now available on the website (click here).  It has had minimal changes made to the 2020 rule book, but any changes are highlighted in red to make it easy to spot.

TRAINING DATE - We are still working on confirming a training date for the new drivers and current whites and yellows but it is possible this will be at Birmingham towards the end of April.  Due to health and safety requirements, any driver new to National Ministox, must have a driver assessment before being issued with a licence.  As soon as we have more details we will advertise.

NEW CAR TECHNICAL SCRUTINEERING - Due to time constraints and facilities, we will not be completing any technical scrutineer of new cars at tracks anymore.  If you need to book your new car in for an assessment, please get in touch with Richard in plenty of time.

HELP WANTED - As you will have seen from the fixtures, we will be running some weekends at multiple tracks.  In order to help with the running of the meetings, we are looking for volunteers to help out on the day. 

·         Scrutineers (will need ORCi training)

·         Keeping the information board up to date with grids and results

·         Radio checks of drivers prior to going on track

If you are interested in any of the roles, please speak to a member of the committee.  To help maintain the clubs standards and image at race meetings, please, please put your name forward as these positions really do need filling.

We look forward to seeing everyone in early May!

23/12/20 - Annual Awards

2020 wasn’t the season we were all hoping for, but was great that we managed to get some racing in. Our drivers are only with us for a short time before turning 16 and although we aren’t having a presentation evening this year, we didn’t want them to miss out on the annual awards.

Click here to see the list of all of our 2020 winners. Congratulations to all and we look forward to seeing you all soon for the 2021 season. A huge thank you to all our sponsors for all their support. Wishing all our teams and families a very Merry Christmas.

We have a retirement this week: #233 Tilly Partridge. The National Ministox Club want to wish her all the best for her future and we hope it won’t be long before we see her out on track again in another formula. Good luck Tilly🏁