Welsh Sports and Saloon Car Championship
The Welsh Sports and Saloon Car Championship is organised by the BARC and the Welsh Racing Drivers’ Association, the main venue of the championship being Pembrey. 2009 sees the championship travelling to Brands Hatch. The championship has also raced at Ty Croes in Anglesey, Donington Park, Mallory Park, Silverstone, Mondello Park, Lydden Hill, Thruxton and Oulton Park.
Class structure
[edit]The championship was first awarded in 1991 and has been contested every season since then. The class structure is modified for 2008 as follows: Class A, for road based saloon and sports cars up to 1600cc. Class B is contested by modified, road based saloon and sports cars with engines of up to 2000cc. Class C follows the same rules as Class B, except that it requires engine sizes to be above 2000cc. Finally Class D is for cars conforming to Touring car racing regulations and re-engined sports cars, such as Caterhams. Points are awarded depending on where the driver finishes in their class (in essence, there are four race winners), with the overall championship being awarded to the driver who has managed to accumulate the most class points, regardless of their overall results in the races.
Champions
[edit]| Year | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Blake Edwards | Ford Capri |
| 1991 | Blake Edwards | Ford Capri |
| 1992 | Colin Gunderson | Porsche 911 |
| 1993 | Ken Davies | Porsche 924 |
| 1994 | Martin Davies | Ford Sierra Sapphire |
| 1995 | Martin Davies | Ford Sierra Sapphire |
| 1996 | Martin Davies | Ford Sierra Sapphire |
| 1997 | Peter Dark | Darrian T90 |
| 1998 | Mark Chandler | Mini |
| 1999 | Graham Cole | Darrian T90 |
| 2000 | Clive Hayes | Radical Prosport |
| 2001 | Terry Brown | LM3000 Prosport |
| 2002 | Terry Brown | Radical Prosport |
| 2003 | Rhodri Jenkins | Honda Civic |
| 2004 | Rhodri Jenkins | Honda Civic |
| 2005 | Andrew Williams | Ford Sierra Sapphire |
| 2006 | Andy Williams | Ford Sierra Sapphire |
| 2007 | Keith Butcher | Audi V8 |
| 2009 | Russell Haggerty | Raw Striker |