Britain West Crowds the Podium at the Shannonville Cup
This post is republished from formula1600.com Race 2 The first race of the season started off on a beautiful sunny Saturday afternoon at Shannonville Motorsport Park. Once the race got underway it became apparent early there would be lots of action throughout the field. After a lengthy red flag delay racing resumed for a few laps of hotly contested positions especially at the front. B Class driver Jason Sharpe managed [...]
Clubine and Schraenen Share Victories at F1600 Canada Season Opener
This article is translated from Pole Position Canada. The Circuit Mont-Tremblant hosted last weekend the first of 6 programs of the 2022 season of Formula 1600 Canada. Three races were held as part of the Spring Classic, won by Quebecer Didier Schraenen and then by Ontario's Connor Clubine. Didier Schraenen opened the season with a victory, bringing his number of career podiums to no less than 130, including a 32nd victory. “I [...]
Nick Gilkes and Connor Clubine Seal Championship Victories for Britain West
The team rolled into Canadian Tire Motorsport Park last weekend for the final rounds of the Toyo Tires F1600 Championship at the CASC’s annual Celebration of Motorsport. It was a competitive field of 25 cars that turned out and with Connor Clubine already confirmed as the B Class Champion he was given the green light to try his hand in a Britain West Mygale as a reward. Gilkes and Clubine [...]
More Podium Sweeps in F1600 Canada Series Fall Classic at Mt. Tremblant
Britain West had an outstanding weekend of racing during the September 25/26 Fall Classic event at the scenic Mt Tremblant circuit in Quebec. Everything went Nick Gilkes way as he started the weekend on pole position for race 1 and never looked back, grabbing all 3 race wins up for grabs over the weekend and sealing his first championship victory in his rookie year of Formula 1600 competition. His [...]
BEMC Late Summer Classic Weekend Report
BRITAIN WEST’S BANNER SEASON CONTINUES WITH SWEEPS OF BOTH “A” AND “B” CLASS PODIUMS Canadian Tire Motorsport Park was the scene for the penultimate round of the 2021 Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series on September 18-19. Nick Gilkes and Jake Cowden were joined this weekend by guest driver Megan Gilkes, taking a quick break from her regular gig as a front runner in the British National Formula Ford Championship to [...]
Connor Clubine Returns With Britain West Motorsport in 2021
Driver Announcement – Britain West Motorsport is excited to announce the return of 2020 rookie standout Connor Clubine to the team piloting the #6 Van Diemen Ford he enjoyed great success in last season. Clubine comes to the championship looking to improve on his 2nd place “B” Class standings in 2020, buoyed by several podium finishes and wins and building on the family’s legacy in top Canadian formula car competition [...]