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Miata Trophy heads to Wales next Saturday, July 13, for Rounds 7 & 8 of the 2024 season.
The Coastal configuration of Anglesey’s Trac Môn Circuit welcomes two generations of Mazda MX-5, as competitors vie for trophies and those all-important championship points.
Facing drivers is a track that will challenge and excite in equal measure. An array of tight corners and fast-flowing straights combine with undulation and an idyllic backdrop to create a circuit that just has to be experienced.
A particular challenge for competitors will be trying to master the ‘Corkscrew’ which, like it’s American counterpart, mixes camber and gradient to produce a truly epic section of track. Over the course of Qualifying, SuperPole and two twenty-minute sprint races, both circuit newcomers and veterans will have plenty of opportunity to experience all the thrills that the ‘Corkscrew’ and the rest of Anglesey’s Trac Môn Circuit has to offer.
In Miata Trophy’s maiden 2023 season, Declan Lee (Hills Motorsport) and John Langridge (Miller Motorsport) shared the spoils at Anglesey, with one race victory each. Both races were full of excitement, with tremendous battling between the two drivers and throughout the ensuing pack. Lee and Langridge are amongst the entry this year, looking to replicate their success from the previous Anglesey meeting. Will either driver be back on the top step? Only time will tell.
At Donington Park last time out, Aidan Hills (Hills Motorsport) recorded his third victory of the season in the day’s first race. It was a fantastic drive from Hills, who managed to hold off a strong challenge from BTCC race winner Paul O’Neill to take the checkered flag first. O’Neill impressed throughout his debut Miata Trophy meeting, going on to record a well-earned race victory in the day’s second race.
Both races at Donington Park were action-packed, with a whole host of excellent overtaking and defending on display. We’re looking forward to more of the same in Wales.
As things currently stand in the championship standings, without drop-scores considered, just six points separate the top two drivers – Declan Lee and John Langridge. It’s Lee who has the slender advantage, but with plenty of racing remaining this season, it is all still to play for. Nicholas Stott, Roan Lundy and Dillon Stepney all have the leaders in sight, sitting third, fourth and fifth in the standings respectively. Kevin Silvain (BC Cars Motorsport) currently paves the way in ND Class.
Entries for the upcoming Anglesey round can be made here.