MSA British Drag Racing Championship
Round 5: FIA European Finals, Santa Pod Raceway, 8-10 September

Rain disrupted the combined FIA/MSA championship contest throughout the weekend and eventually washed out Sunday’s eliminations after the semi-final stage. Just two of the four scheduled qualifying sessions were completed.

Jimmy Ålund secured pole position, then set Low Elapsed Time of the event (5.932sec) in the opening round. MSA points leader Andy Robinson qualified second, then clocked the second sub-6sec ET of his career (5.999sec) defeating Mick Payne in the opener.

Peerless Michael Gullqvist took control, sealing his seventh FIA championship while advancing to the final with a trio of 5sec wins, beating Robinson in the second round. But for the rain-off, Gullqvist would have faced David Vegter in a Swedish-Dutch final.

Results
Eliminations
Round 2
Jimmy Ålund 6.028sec, 234.96mph def. Fredrik Fagerström 6.232, 226.90
David Vegter 6.568, 169.80 def. Marck Harteveld 6.218, 220.03 DQ R/L
Michael Gullqvist 5.979, 242.34 def. Andy Robinson 7.450, 129.82
Kim Kristiansen 6.120, 240.17 def. Philip Englefield 6.227, 228.94

Semi-final
David Vegter 6.283, 228.16 def. Jimmy Ålund 8.071, 115.95
Michael Gullqvist 5.998, 239.92 def. Kim Kristiansen 6.196, 235.28 DQ R/L

Final
Rained off

Low Elapsed Time of the Event: 5.932sec. – Jimmy Ålund
Top Speed of the Event: 243.70mph – Michael Gullqvist

Provisional championship standings
1 Andy Robinson – 347 points
2 Bobby Wallace – 252
3 Philip Englefield – 227
4 Marck Harteveld – 205
5 Kevin Slyfield – 201

Britpart MSA British Cross Country Championship
Round 5: Bovington, 9-10 September

Martin Gould took his fourth win of the season after a very tough event at the MoD tank training facility in Bovington.

Gould initially faced close competition from Ben Duckworth, Justin Birchall and Andy Deguilio but with Birchall and Deguilio retiring and Duckworth's Milner having fuel pressure issues Gould took a clear victory despite car problems of his own.

"It was a hard course on the cars so I'm very pleased to get the win, it puts us in a good position to retain our BCCC title," said Gould.

Results
1 Martin Gould/Simon Kerfoot (Buxton 4x4 Rivet) 01h55m14s
2 Ben Duckworth/Matt Cook (Milner LRM-1) 01h58m18s
3 Mark Jacques/Adam Nicholson (Lofthouse Freelander) 02h03m39s

ARR Craib MSA Scottish Rally Championship
Round 6: Galloway Hills Rally, 9 September

Jock Armstrong and Cameron Fair took a convincing victory on the Armstrong Galloway Hills Rally, the final round of the 2017 championship.

Despite finishing second overall by just three seconds, newly crowned champions Euan Thorburn and Paul Beaton elected not to score championship points in their Fiesta R5. This elevated Shaun Sinclair and Jamie Edwards to second SRC crew home in their Subaru Impreza S14 WRC.

Rory Young and Allan Cathers rounded off the top three SRC crews, and completed the podium in their Fiesta R5.

Results
1 Jock Armstrong/Cameron Fair (Subaru Impreza) 39m35s
2 Euan Thorburn/Paul Beaton (Ford Fiesta R5) 39m38s
3 Shaun Sinclair/Jamie Edwards (Subaru Impreza WRC) 40m19s

Championship standings
1 Euan Thorburn (Ford Fiesta R5 ) – 171 points
2 Jock Armstrong (Subaru Impreza) – 169
3 Shaun Sinclair (Subaru Impreza S14 WRC) – 162

MSA British Car Trial Championship

Round 12: Gaby Mohr Car Trial, 10 September (Wolverhampton and South Staffs Car Club)

Rupert North borrowed a Citroen Saxo and drove superbly all day in challenging conditions to take a fabulous class and overall win at the Gaby Mohr trial.

North has faithfully campaigned his Rover Mini for 19 years, and jumped ship in a gutsy move to challenge Shawn Franklin who could only manage third in class. Trevor Moffatt challenged North all day but a poor fourth round dropped him behind. Philip Buckle took a big front wheel drive class win from Mark Hoppe who manged the last three hills with a broken CV joint salving the MSA Class award. Dave Oliver was once again sublime with another class win from Steve Courts.

North was ecstatic to finally take the British championship, only leading it after the last round. In a strange car he showed pure British champion class to take his third overall win of the year.

Results
1 Rupert North (Citroen Saxo) 69%
2 Trevor Moffatt (Vauxhall Corsa) 73%
3 Philip Buckle (Citroen Saxo) 74.5%
4 Dave Oliver (Hillman Imp) 75.8%
5 Shawn Franklin (Citroen Saxo) 107%

Championship standings
1 Rupert North (Rover Mini / Citroen Saxo) – 40 points
2 Shawn Franklin (Citroen Saxo / Rover Mini) – 38
3 Barrie Parker (Westfield) – 35
4 Trevor Moffatt (Vauxhall Corsa) – 34
5 Mark Hoppe (Dutton Melos/Rover Mini/Citroen Saxo) – 28

MSA British Sporting Trials Championship
Round 8: Robin Jager, 10 September

Simon Kingsley won the Robin Jager Trial, as the championship recommenced after summer break.

On an exceptionally low scoring day Kingsley finished half Mike Salton's score who was top live axle, with fellow local driver Bryan Walker completing the podium just a point back.

Championship leader Andy Wilks finished fourth, extending his lead, from a close contingent of George Watson, Barry Hogg and Roland Uglow who had won the trial the last two years.

Results
1 Simon Kingsley (Crossle) 3 points
2 Mike Salton (Concord) 6 points
3 Bryan Walker (Jedi) 7 points
4 Andy Wilks (Crossle) 10 points
5 George Watson (Hamilton) 14 points

Link Up MSA British Autotest Championship
Round 10: Loughborough Autotest, 10 September (Loughborough Car Club)

Malcolm Livingston won the final round of the season, as Richard Pinkney finished third to claim the championship title.

24 competitors faced six runs at the Donington Park test. Livingston took an immediate lead after the first round, two seconds ahead of Dave Mosey, who was just one second ahead of both Pinkney and Chris Chapman.

The nine afternoon tests began with Pinkney collecting a five second penalty, but Livingston, Mosey and Chapman all charged ahead. Livingston showed remarkable speed and consistency, setting the fastest times over the last three tests to win the event by 15 seconds from Mosey. Pinkney and Chapman were a further 7 seconds down, with Fox rounding off the top five.

Results
1 Malcolm Livingston (Lindsay Special 1600) 792.8 seconds
2 Dave Mosey (Mini 1430) 807.6
3 Richard Pinkney (Caterham 7 1600) 814.5
4 Chris Chapman (Striker 1800) 814.9
5 Dave Fox (Mini 1600) 817.3

Provisional championship standings
1 Richard Pinkney (Caterham 7 1600) – 230 points
2 Malcolm Livingston (Lindsay Special 1600) – 225
= Dave Mosey (Mini 1430) – 225
4 Chris Chapman (RAW Striker 1800) – 223
5 Dave Evans (Blitz Special 2000) – 196

MSA British Kart Championship
Round 5-6: PFI Ciruit, 9-10 September

Jamie Flynn and Ben Barnicoat shared the wins in the final rounds of the championship at PFI.

Although swelled by ranks of overseas drivers competing in preparation for the CIK-FIA World Championship in two weeks, qualifying was headed by relative locals Flynn and Bobby Game. Dean MacDonald won Final 1 from Flynn but it was the other way round in the wet Final 2 with Bobby Game completing the podium.

Guest driver Pavel Bulantsev took pole on Sunday ahead of Dean MacDonald and went on to win Final 1 too. Final 2 was dominated by karting returnee Barnicoat who took the lead at the start from third. Barnicoat pulled away from Bulantsev in second while Jamie Flynn was promoted onto the podium when James Lingard was penalised. Mark Kimber is the new British Champion, finishing 22 points ahead of Joe Turney.

Round 5
1 Jamie Flynn (Alonso) 17:15.22s
2 Dean MacDonald (Tonykart) +6.11s
3 Bobby Game (Alonso) +17.05s

Round 6
1 Ben Barnicoat (Fullerton) 16:31.57s
2 Pavel Bulantsev (Tonykart) +3.80s
3 Jamie Flynn (Alonso) +8.80s

MSA British Junior Kart Championship
Rounds 5-6: PFI Circuit, 9-10 September

Harry Thompson was crowned British Junior Kart Champion, after a round five win at the Lincolnshire circuit. Joseph Taylor won the final round.

There were enough OK Juniors to split into a core British Championship class and a guest class. Morgan Porter took pole, 0.35-seconds ahead of Taylor but in Final 1 Thompson moved up from third to take the win. In Final 2 on a drying track Thompson led all the way with Porter and Taylor battling for second in the latter half before Porter dropped to the back on the last lap

Thompson started Sunday with pole against Taylor but Final 1 went to Morgan Porter a quarter-second ahead of Jamie Day. Taylor won Final 2, held on a drying track, with Thompson crossing the line second but penalised for a dislodged spoiler, promoting Porter to second followed by Singaporean Alex Huang. Thompson is this year’s British Champion with Porter the runner-up and Day third.

Results
Round 5
1 Harry Thompson (Alonso) 16:56.50s
2 Joseph Taylor (Fullerton) +2.84s
3 Luca Griggs (Tonykart) +26.99s

Round 6
1 Joseph Taylor (Compkart) 16:22.49s
2 Morgan Porter (Tonykart) +9.41s
3 Alex Huang (Fullerton) +10.86s

MSA British Cadet Kart Championship
Round 10: PFI Circuit, 9-10 September

The season’s star Taylor Barnard qualified on pole followed by Coskun Irfan, then after the heats Barnard stayed ahead with Arvid Lindblad storming up the standings to second.

Final 1 went to Maxwell Dodds with Irfan a fraction behind but in Final 2 Barnard was back on top and finished well ahead of the pack after the last-lap skirmishes.

Barnard is now confirmed as British Champion with 1159 points to Lindblad’s 1042.

Results
1 Taylor Barnard (Synergy) 13:48.07s
2 Arvid Lindblad (Synergy) +2.78s
3 William McIntyre (Synergy) +3.72s

MSA X30 Junior National Championship
Round 10: PFI Circuit, 9-10 September

Nelson King took pole but it was Louie Westover who dominated the heats, winning his two with Dragan Pinsent winning the other.

Reggie Duhy moved up five places to win Final 1 then in Final 2 Sean Butcher took the lead from Duhy and Matthew Hudson after five laps and pulled away on the drying track.

Westover is the new Champion with Butcher coming in second.

Results
1 Sean Butcher (Tonykart) 13:41.57s
2 Reggie Duhy (Compkart) +5.00s
3 Matthew Hudson (Tonykart) +5.05s

MSA X30 Senior National Championship
Round 10: PFI Circuit, 9-10 September

Danny Keirle took pole after a dead heat with Levi King was decided by second-fastest laps. King topped the heats with two second places with Keirle well down the grid after a DNF.

Oliver Hodgson gained three places to win Final 1 ahead of King and won again in Final 2 after defeating Elliot Harvey, while Danny Keirle retired from the lead. Despite his misfortune Keirle is this year’s X30 Senior Champion, 27 points ahead of Hodgson.

Results
1 Oliver Hodgson (BirelART) 14:22.28s
2 Elliot Harvey (Alonso) +1.66s
3 Bradley Pennell (Compkart) +2.47s

MSA TKM Junior National Championship
Round 10: PFI Circuit, 9-10 September

Daniel Butterworth took pole just over a tenth ahead of Zak Taylor, but in the heats previous round winner Robert Welham took control. James Pashley won a lively Final 1 ahead of Archie Strong and Butterworth.

Final 2 was no less competitive with Welham eventually winning under a tenth ahead of Butterworth and Pashley also spending time in the lead.

Abbi Pulling has narrowly won the Championship, two points ahead of Pashley.

Results
1 Robert Welham (Tonykart) 13:36.93s
2 Daniel Butterworth (Gold) +0.07s
3 James Pashley (Jade) +0.90s

MSA TKM Senior National Championship
Round 10: PFI Circuit, 9-10 September

Bradley White came out on top of Timed Qualifying, three tenths ahead of Harry Moore, but on Saturday Stephen Letts dominated the two heats ahead of John Hogan.

Kyle Sproat came through to win Final 1 ahead of Letts then in Final 2 they swapped places with Letts winning after a long battle with Sproat.

Letts is the new Champion, 81 points ahead of Simon Vercoe.

Results
1 Stephen Letts (Tonykart) 13:28.22s
2 Kyle Sproat (Tonykart) +1.33s
3 Bradley White (Tal-Ko) +1.51s