The John Cooper Challenge is set for a dramatic finale at Brands Hatch on Saturday 16 October as two drivers go head to head for both the S Class and overall title. Martin Wallbank leads Arthur Forster by just one point and the Brands race is going to be a winner-takes-all contest.A piece of motorsport history has been created this season, with the first ever races for the exciting new 140mph Works MINI Cooper S. This is the third year of the John Cooper Challenge, which was created to honour the memory of the man who developed the original Mini Cooper back in the 1960s. But for the first time in 2004, the superb Works Cooper S is competing alongside the existing MINI Club Class cars in a two-class championship.All season, the top of the S Class has featured a tremendous contest between Wallbank and Forster. Now, the title is to be decided at Brands Hatch in mid-October, and both drivers are determined to take the prestigious title. "I’ve just got to finish one place behind Arthur at Brands to be champion," says Wallbank. "I’ve got to beat Martin at Brands and I’m up for it!" counters Forster.However, the S Class contest is far from a two-horse race and 2003 champion Mark Speller is leading the chase of Wallbank and Forster, and could yet steal the title if the top two hit dramas. Speller will head to Brands chasing a hat-trick of race wins, while other leading S Class contenders include Andy Sayle, Nick Smith and Rob Holgate.There have already been five different winners in the Club Class, but Gary Robertshaw has a firm grip on the class after a superb run of success. Now, Robertshaw only has to start the final race at Brands to be confirmed as Club Class champion and, once he has achieved that goal, Gary will be going all-out to add his sixth win of the season.Paddy Murray shot to prominence with two fighting drives at Castle Combe in May and is second in the Club Class heading the final round, but is tied on points with fellow Londoner Barney Craggs. Their contest for the runner-up slot will be another highlight of what promises to be an action-packed race. Student Stephen Campbell is close enough in fourth to capitalise should Murray or Craggs fail to finish.This will be the first time that the John Cooper Challenge has appeared at Brands. With a grid of around 25 new MINIs and the overall title wide-open, it promises to be an absolute thriller.