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Race of Remembrance postponed until 2021

Mission Motorsport have confirmed that his year’s Race of Remembrance event has been postponed and will subsequently return in 2021.

Scheduled to take place at Anglesey Circuit on November 6/7/8, the three-day meeting has proven to be a smash-hit down the years as it provides the perfect blend of on-track entertainment whilst also commemorating the sacrifices made by all service personnel and their families.

Encompassing some of the star names from the world of motor racing, a diverse range of cars will go wheel-to-wheel around the picturesque Welsh venue during the course of the 12-hour endurance encounter.

A from RoR read: “With heavy hearts, Race of Remembrance will be postponed this year, The uncertainty that COVID brings can only be mitigated so far, and for an event primarily but on goodwill we hope that by making a decision early we will reduce the impact on competitors, officials, partners, friends and beneficiaries. We will bring the event back in 2021.

“For now, we are engaging with our beneficiaries and working on telling those stories that shine a light on Mission Motorsport and the veteran community. That’s what Race of Remembrance is for, and we are determined to mark the event in another way. More details will be released through the RoR channels very shortly.

“Remembrance is important, and a key part of what Mission Motorsport stands for. As a group that’s spent many of the last Remembrance Days in each other’s company, we will find a way to come together, likely digitally, and we will remember them.”

Race of Remembrance scales new heights at Anglesey Circuit

One of the highlights of the UK motorsport calendar every year, Race of Remembrance took centre stage this past weekend (November 9/10) to produce a memorable three days of top-level motor racing and commemoration, both in equal measure.

Taking centre stage at Anglesey Circuit for the sixth consecutive season, the marque event provided the perfect blend of on-track entertainment whilst also commemorating the sacrifices made by all service personnel and their families.

Run by the Forces’ charity Mission Motorsport, more than 40 teams journeyed to the picturesque coastline circuit in North Wales to duke it out for supremacy across 12 hours of racing; with star names such as Tom Ingram, Mike Conway and Dario Franchitti all starring.

Despite it being a 12-hour endurance encounter, the uniqueness of RoR meant that the track action was paused throughout the weekend.

Most notably, Sunday morning saw track action come to a halt at 10:45 and the venue fell silent for a special remembrance service to take place in the pit lane. With all drivers, teams, marshals, officials, service personnel and families in attendance, it served as timely reminder as to the importance of the meeting.

In the battle for victory throughout day and night, nobody would ultimately be able to stop Rob Boston Racing as they claimed overall victory. Completing 351 laps, the duo of Rob Boston and Peter Mansfield proved too much for the opposition and took the chequered flag ahead of GPW Racing by a single lap.

Whilst Rob Boston Racing triumphed at the front of the field and in Class D, there were still plenty of other category honours to be decided. TrackScotland with Full Circle Cooling 2 ran out as victors in Class A while RABsport Racing did the same in Class B.

Class E belonged to TWP Racing: MX5parts.com & MRF Tyres, with the list of class winners from the event being capped off by the aforementioned GPW Racing.

Anglesey Circuit revved up for Remembrance Service like no other courtesy of Mission Motorsport

Anglesey Circuit is set to take centre stage this weekend (November 8/9/10) for one of the highlights of the 2019 UK motorsport calendar – Race of Remembrance – and this year’s event is primed to scale new heights.

Returning to the picturesque North Wales venue for the sixth consecutive year, the three-day meeting will once again blend motor racing with commemorating the sacrifices made by all service personnel and their families.

Run by the Forces’ charity Mission Motorsport, the event is very much billed a Remembrance Service with a 12-hour endurance event attached to it.

With multiple classes structured to ensure that all manner of machinery can compete, this year sees another ultra-competitive entry list confirmed with more than 40 teams scheduled to go wheel-to-wheel for overall glory.

Notable drivers in action include BTCC race winners Tom Ingram and Rob Austin,  Mike Conway, four-time IndyCar Series champion Dario Franchitti and his younger brother, sportscar ace Marino Franchitti.

Unique as an event on the whole, Race of Remembrance will be paused at points throughout the weekend, meaning that although it will be a 12-hour endurance race the time it takes to start and finish it will be much longer.

The most notable pause will come at 10:45 on Sunday morning when the racing will stop and the circuit will fall silent for a special service of remembrance, which will take place in the pit lane.

For links to the event timetable, entry list, live timing and more, head to https://www.barc.net/event/race-of-remembrance-anglesey/.

Race of Remembrance delivers Anglesey spectacular

Race of Remembrance proved to be bigger and better than ever before this past weekend (November 9/10/11) as Anglesey Circuit played host to a memorable three days of racing and commemoration.

Run by the Forces’ charity Mission Motorsport and the BARC, Race of Remembrance has established itself as one of the marquee events on the UK motorsport calendar – with this past year being the fifth edition of the meeting.

With all manner of machinery going wheel-to-wheel around the picturesque Welsh track, the event itself has always been about much more than just racing, and 2018 was a prime example of that.

Commemorating the sacrifices made by all service personnel and their families, the event again provided the perfect backdrop for a social gathering like no other, with a ‘Heroes Dinner’ serving as a reminder of what the weekend is all about.

This year’s Race of Remembrance took on added significance too as it fell on the 100th Anniversary of the First World War coming to an end.

At 10:45 on the Sunday morning of the event, racing was paused and Anglesey Circuit fell silent as a very special service of remembrance took place in the pit lane, with all drivers, teams, officials, marshals, service personnel and families in attendance.

The battle for victory in the 2018 Race of Remembrance was hard-fought however as 50 teams duked it out in the coveted 12-hour endurance race. Racing into the night and then throughout the next day, the action was fast and frenetic as the laps ticked by.

In the end reigning champions Sofa King Fast made it back-to-back victories at Race of Remembrance as the quartet of Carolie Everett, Jay McCormack, Russ Olivant and James Beardwell took the chequered flag in their Caterham 310R.

Completing a staggering 348 laps around the Welsh circuit, the race winners not only led the way overall but also emerged as the team to beat in Class E too, picking up an impressive haul of Heroes Trophies.

Elsewhere, Class A honours went the way of TrackScotland1 whilst Team Slowa did the same in Class B, home to the popular Citroen 1 contingent.

There was glory for Datum Motorsport who were the winners in Class C. Since the inception of Race of Remembrance half a decade ago the Lotus Elise trio of Lee Brooks, Ben Brooks and Phil Grayson has made the annual pilgrimage to Anglesey every year to compete, with a class victory proving to be a fitting reward.

In Class D, British Touring Car Championship race winner Rob Austin joined forces with former BTCC racer Dan Welch and Max5 Racing title winner Paul Roddison to clinch victory. The trio missed out on overall victory by just four laps in Roddison’s trust MX5 but did enough to see off the competition in their own category.

Claire Smith’s 360 MRC Absolute Dogs Danglies squad underlined what the event was all about as they competed a storybook comeback to win Class F. At the 2017 event the team were forced to watch on and unable to make the finish following a mechanical failure.

Twelve months on and armed with their BMW Mini R56, Smith along with Duncan Rogers and Chris Knox put on a near-perfect performance to triumph by seven laps.

Rounding out the list of winners was GPW Racing as Peter Reynolds, Geoff Price and Pete Walters that walked away as the victors of Class R in their Caterham 7 X3.

For the full classification of results, click here.

Poignant and special weekend lined up at Anglesey for Race of Remembrance

One of the highlights of the UK motorsport calendar, Race of Remembrance, will take place for the fifth time this weekend (November 9/10/11) in North Wales at the picturesque Anglesey Circuit – and the event is set to be bigger and better than ever.

Run by the Forces’ charity Mission Motorsport, the thee-day meeting has proven to be a smash-hit in recent years with the focus on commemorating the sacrifices made by all service personnel and their families.

This year’s event will be even more poignant too as its falls on the 100th anniversary since the end of the First World War.

Battling it out around the challenging Anglesey Circuit, a total of 50 teams will compete in the 12-hour race with all manner of machinery set to go wheel-to-wheel.

What makes Race of Remembrance unique is that the race itself will be paused at points, meaning that although it will be a 12-hour endurance race the time it takes to start and finish it will be much longer.

The most notable pause will come at 10:45 on Sunday morning when the racing will stop and the circuit will fall silent for a special service of remembrance, which will take place in the pit lane.

Boasting a glittering entry list of high-profile racing drivers and ex-serviceman, a special ‘Heroes Dinner’ and much more, the 2018 edition of Race of Remembrance is set to scale new heights.

James Cameron, CEO of Mission Motorsport, said: “Race of Remembrance is always a special event and one that is eagerly anticipated by a growing number of people from across the charity, racing industry and further afield.

“This year will be especially poignant, falling as it does on the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, and we will be commemorating the sacrifices made by service men and women in a very special way”.
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