Race of Remembrance


Race of Remembrance[1] is the brain child of Jon Earp, Mission Motorsport volunteer and a Welsh Air Ambulance pilot.

The race raised money for the Mission Motorsport charity,[2] affiliated with Help for Heroes. Mission Motorsport are appointed by the British Army Motorsport Association, and operating in direct support of the Defence Recovery Capability, Mission Motorsport provides respite, rehabilitation, vocational support and training to those affected by military operations within the framework of Motorsport. Mission Motorsport concentrate on getting injured service personnel back into civilian life after injuries sustained on active duty.[3]

An array of professional drivers showed their support of the charity, these include Tom Onslow-Cole Paul O’Neil, Dan Welch, Calum Lockie, Elliott Cole along with Mission Motorsport founder Major James Cameron and Jon Earp. Appearances also include ex professional footballer Luther Blissett and Radio Le Mans commentator John Hindhaugh.[4]

The race was hosted by Anglesey Circuit and was also donated free by the track owners for the duration of the event.

The race paused at 10:45am on 9 November 2014 for a remembrance service held in the pit lane by army chaplain Reverend David Banbury.[5] The 8 hour endurance race was the first in history to pause for a remembrance service midway through the race.[4]

A documentary about the race - and the work of Mission Motorsport - "Race of Remembrance with Mazda" is to be broadcast on Sky 2, Sky Sports 1, 3 & 4 and Sky Sports F1 from Monday 23 February 2015. Presented by Richard Parks, produced by Princess Productions for Mazda UK.

Class structure 2014

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Class A) Up to 2000cc (multi valve)

Class B) Up to 2000cc (2V per cylinder) or 1800cc (multi valve)

Class C) Up to 1800cc (2V per cylinder) or 1600cc (multi valve)

Class D) Below 1600cc (2V per cylinder) or 1400cc (multi valve)

2014 Results

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Overall Results Class A Class B Class C Class D
1st
STRATA 21
Tom Onslow-Cole
Jade Edwards
Paul White

1st
PAUL SHEARD RACING 2
Darren Standing
Anthony Nield
Liam Murphy
Paul O'Neill
1st
CWC RACING
Tom Halliwell
Colin Willmott
Conrad Porter
1st
TEAM CATERHAM
Steve McCulley
Paul Aram
Matt Bird
Barry Moore
1st
No Entries
2nd
CTR MOTORSPORT
Richard Chamberlain
Matthew Chamberlain
John Atherton
2nd
PAUL SHEARD RACING 1
Paul Sheard
Geoff Gouriet
Jim Hart
Nick Dougal
2nd
DATUM MOTORSPORT
Phil Capstick
Ben Brooks
Lee Brooks
2nd
ACADEMY MOTORSPORT 1
Chris Webster
Matt Nicoll-Jones
Mark Wania
James Harrison
2nd
No Entries
3rd
PAUL SHEARD RACING 2
Darren Standing
Anthony Nield
Liam Murphy
Paul O'Neill
3rd
GGR MOTORSPORT
George Grant
Jonathan Cryer
Shaun Hollamby
Rob Boston
3rd
ALFA 4000
Alistair Clark
Ben Broke Smith
James Webley
Fredrik Sorlie
3rd
D & S MOTORSPORT
Daniel Stewart
Tom Pughe
Gianluca Maretto
Marco Aghem
3rd
No Entries

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Class structure 2017

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Class A) Up to 1600cc

Class B) Citroen C1 Challenge

Class C) Caterham

Class D) Up to 1800cc

Class E) Up to 2000cc

Class F) Invitation

2017 Results

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Overall Results Class A Class B Class C Class D Class E Class F
1st
SOFA KING FAST
C. Everett
J. McCormack
C. Everett
1st
MERLU MOTORSPORT
Marco Aghem
Davide Bernacchi
David Galliano
Dario Gambino
1st
BS MOTORSPORT
Benjamin Short
Benjamin Hancy
Matthew Short
1st
SOFA KING FAST
C. Everett
J. McCormack
C. Everett
1st
DDCR RACING
D. Drinkwater
D. Collett
C. Brookson
R. Welsh
1st
PAUL SHEARD RACING
Carl Garnett
Steve Doleman
Pete Edwards
Adam Bessel
1st
RKC TGM
Ricky Coomber
Thomas Gannon
Mark Simmons
2nd
CTS MOTORSPORT 1
Alex Jordan
Russ Olivant
Robb Watts
2nd
RODDISON MOTORSPORT 2
Richard Smith
Matthew Tidmarsh
Nicholas Bailey
Timothy Orme
2nd
PT SPORTSCARS 1
Charlie Martin
Andrew Faulkner
Justin Beadle
Thomas Clynes
2nd
CTS MOTORSPORT 1
Alex Jordan
Russ Olivant
Robb Watts
2nd
CW MOTORSPORT 2
Phil Dryburgh
Robert Dryburgh
2nd
RODDISON MOTORSPORT 1
Paul Roddison
Dan Welch
Jon Halliwell
2nd
BRITISH SPORT CAR SERVICES
N. Maduz
T. Gray
X. Brooke
A. Henderson
D. Judge
3rd
CTS MOTORSPORT 2
Peter Reynolds
Peter Walters
Geoff Price
3rd
MX5 OWNER CLUB 1
Brian Chandler
Tim Sturrar
Martin Morris
John Chambers
3rd
ADVANTEC ENDURANCE RACING
Sean Whatley
Matt O'Hare
Chris Williams
Alistair Weaver
3rd
CTS MOTORSPORT 2
Peter Reynolds
Peter Walters
Geoff Price
3rd
CW MOTORSPORT 1
David Downie
Michael Downie
Craig Lockhart
3rd
TEAM TWP
Nicholas Dougill
Graeme McMurchie
David Smith
3rd
MISSION MOTORSPORT 1
J. Cameron
L. O'Conner
J. Allan Butterwoth
A. Goy

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References

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  1. ^ Crump, Eryl. "Race of Remembrance will honour silence at Anglesey Circuit". Daily Post. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  2. ^ Mission Motorsport
  3. ^ Tomalin, Peter. "Mission Motorsport: life after the armed forces". Dream Magazine. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  4. ^ a b "The Race of Remembrance, Sunday 9 November". Daily Sportscar. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  5. ^ Hughes, Tomos. "Landmark motor race to be held on Anglesey on Remembrance Sunday". News North Wales. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  6. ^ Detailed race results 2014[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Detailed race results 2018
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