The 11th edition of the Race of Remembrance took place on 7th, 8th & 9th November at Anglesey Circuit. Once again, it provided a fabulous ending to the BRSCC’s North Western Centre’s ontrack season.
In the main event, there was a massive entry which included some well-known names. Jake Hill piloted a Citroen C1 while Chris Harris was part of the crew who drove a Mazda MX5 that had competed in all 11 RORs. One of Harris’ team mates was Allan Farrimond who can usually be found driving the Safety Car at Oulton Park.
There was contrasting weather across the 2 days of racing. Saturday was sunny but cold while Sunday was wet and windy – so much so that the Remembrance Service, the centrepiece of the meeting, had to be relocated from the pits to the more sheltered paddock.
ROR Clubsport Trophy
The weekend got underway with a 45 minute Clubsport encounter which was dominated by Phiroze Bilimoria in his Volkswagen Scirocco. After his mandatory pit stop, he ran second to Garry Wardle’s Mini until the penultimate lap when he moved ahead. However, Wardle had run the entire distance without stopping which earned him a 3 lap penalty which dropped him out of the top 20.
Initially, the Scirocco of Ben Walkingshaw was the closest challenger to Bilimoria but he had his mirrors full of the Golf driven by Rob Andrade who annexed second place with a pass round the outside at the Bus Stop.
After the pit stops, the Lotus Exige belonging to Neil and Lloyd Huggins reeled in Walkinshaw such that the father and son team demoted him off the final step of the podium.
Biathlon of Foolishness
The range of fancy dress costumes worn by competitors taking part in the Biathlon of Foolishness seemed to be more diverse than ever this year. There was a huge number of people raising money for charity as victory went to the Caped Crusader – Batman!
Race of Remembrance
There were 50 cars lined up on the grid at the start of the 2025 Race of Remembrance and all bar one of them was running with a few minutes remaining in the 3-part 12 hour contest. But, with the chequered flag due to go out, there were 2 further retirements – one of these was the Caterham 7 of Max Haynes, Thomas McEwing and Thomas Gunter which had been one of the fastest cars in Sunday’s wet conditions. It had been delayed when the larger “enduro” fuel tank had to be replaced by the standard version. The car then ground to a halt on the pit straight having run out of fuel just before the finish.
The early laps were led by the Lotus Elise of David and Jason McInulty until they suffered a driveshaft failure during a Safety Car period on Saturday evening. This enabled the similar Lotus entered by Rob Boston Racing to take victory. It was the fourth win in this event for Boston’s team but the first time he hadn’t got behind the wheel himself. The driving roster comprised Ben and Lee Brooks who were joined by Phil Grayson.
Due to the nature of endurance racing, the winners had their share of dramas including Lee Brooks spinning during the early stages while they picked up penalties for over taking the Safety Car and speeding in the pit lane – the latter was caused by the speed limit failing.
All the Lotus’ drivers were delighted to claim the top step of the podium however, the event is about more than just winning. It honours those who served their country and made massive sacrifices while raising funds to allow the Mission Motorsport charity to significantly improve the lives of many, many thousands of ex-servicemen and their families by giving them a renewed focus and purpose.
Furthermore, the event is a celebration of the joys that motorsport can bring to a diverse range of people, including those who enjoyed rides in Supercars on Saturday. We wish to thank all the marshals and officials who enabled this fantastic weekend to take place.