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Class 1

This class is ideal for beginners to the sport, those racing to a low budget and is also the only saloon class in which 12 - 16 year olds (Juniors) may race. A complete family often race the same car in this class, Dad in the Men's races, Mum in the Ladies races and Junior (girl or boy) in the Junior races. Sometimes they even have a car each. There are no special tuning modifications allowed, the engine/gearbox must remain basically standard within strictly enforced maximum and minimum tolerances. This ensures that costs are kept within affordable limits and that there is very close racing in this class. The car used must be a Mini saloon or Citroen AX,Saxo ,Peugeot 106 Nissan Micra or a Toyota Yaris. The engine and gearbox must be from the same car of a maximum of 1000cc capacity.

Class 2
This class is ideal for beginners to the sport, those racing to a low budget and those who wish to race either a Rear Wheel Drive or Front Wheel Drive vehicle, although nowadays, front wheel drive cars dominate. There are limited special tuning modifications allowed, the engine gearbox must remain basically standard within strictly enforced measurements. All the fuel-air mixture must pass through a single 32mm diameter restrictor. This ensures that costs are kept within affordable limits and that there is very close racing in-this class
The car used may be of either Rear Wheel Drive, either a saloon, estate or hatchback, or Front Wheel Drive either a saloon or hatchback. The engine must be of a maximum of 1300cc capacity. To limit the use of "odd' or "specialist" cars the types of vehicle make and model are restricted to those that are listed in the original Palgrave and now Glasses Guide Technical Services Data Manuals. At present there are over 200 different types of car makes & models eligible for this class.   Clio, Seat Ibiza, etc.


Class 3
This class is ideal for those who want to put a 'big' engine in place of the original engine. This is a popular class with very close fast sideways racing. The cars resemble stadium 'Hot Rods' as they used to be and to a certain degree, as they are now. The car used must be a saloon or hatchback and have Rear Wheel Drive. Any front engined, front wheel drive saloons with a wheelbase of 2400mm or more may be converted to front engine rear wheel drive. The engine must be of a minimum of 1421 cc capacity. There are unlimited tuning modifications allowed, theengine/gearbox/axle need not be original. At present there are many popular combinations of body shell & engines.

Class 4
This is the smallest capacity modified engine class, ideal for those who want to squeeze more power than anyone else out of a small engine. The car used must be a Front or Rear Wheel Drive saloon, hatchback, van or pick up. The engine must be of a maximum of 1130cc capacity, be of the type originally fitted to the car and must remain in its original position. There are unlimited tuning modifications allowed This is a popular class and consists of mainly Mini's with a few Imps and Fiats, however this class is begining to see many of the latest generation of under 1130cc cars such as the Citroen Saxo, C2, Nissan Micra, Peugeot106, Fiat Uno 60, and Rover 111



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