Welsh Sports and Saloon Car Championship

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The Welsh Sports and Saloon Car Championship is organised by the Welsh group of the BARC and the Welsh Race Drivers’ Association, the main venue of the championship being Pembrey. 2008 sees the championship travelling to Wales’s other race circuit, Ty Croes in Anglesey. The championship has also raced at Brands Hatch, Donington Park, Mallory Park and Silverstone,Mondello Park, Lydden Hill, Thruxton and Oulton Park.

[edit] Class Structure

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.

[edit] Former winners

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