UK's   Oldest   Single   Make  Race  Series                                 Penultimate Round at Rockingham.                                            Rounds  10 & 11 of the Dunlop Mini S7en and Mini  Miglia Challenge's will take place at Rockingham race  circuit near Corby on Sunday 8th October, with both championships wide open.                                                                  Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first Mini Se7en race in 1966 the Mini 7 Racing Club has been providing action-packed, door-to-door  racing  for  in five decades and  the  racing championships for the  world's  favourite  car  of  the  20th Century,  the  classic Mini, still attracts full grids today.                                                           The 2006 championship for the1000cc powered Mini  Se7ens  is currently being headed by Buckinghamshire?s Andrew Deviny who is just eight  points  ahead  of  reigning champion Paul Thompson on 173 points and Geoff Letts from  East  Sussex,  who is 1 point further behind in 3rd.                                                              At  the  last  round  at Croft in September Andrw  Deviny maintained his impressive run of form to record another victory at Croft, a  circuit  he  won at on the championships last  visit in 2003.  Paul Thompson and Max Hunter  diced  throughout  the race for the other podium positions, with Hunter gaining the upper hand by the chequered flag.                                       In  the larger engined (1300cc) Mini Miglia Challenge,  the  race for the title is also finely  balanced  with  1997  Champion Bill Sollis  from  Sevenoaks  in Kent looking to add another crown to his tally this season.  However he has Londoner James Hall snapping at  his  heels,  just 6 points adrift after the  last  round  at  Brands Hatch in July. Behind the leading pair Kelly Rogers is not giving  up  his Miglia title hopes just yet  and   rates   Rockingham   as  one  of  his favourite tracks in the UK.                                                 Last  month  at  Croft  James Hall took his maiden Miglia victory.  The 2004 Mini Se7en Champion  finished  behind  Bill Sollis but the   current   championship   leader   was penalised  for  twice  straight  lining the chicane   and  was  handed  a  half  second penalty  which reversed the top two placing in Hall's favour.                                                           For  further  information visit the Mini 7 Racing Club website at www.mini7.co.uk.

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