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After the disaster of Silverstone for the 750MC RoadSports, we had a few weeks to gather ourselves ready for the Club Enduro race at Oulton Park. This time we would have both cars. All the details and dates for future races we are entering can be found on the Darkside Motorsport Page. Below is the layout of Oulton Park, we would be doing the International) layout, which is the full track: Our TT TDIs have a declared weight of 1210kg without the driver, Class A petrol cars can …

This weekend is the first time the 750MC RoadSports race is not on the same weekend as the Club Enduro Championship until the last race of the season at Donington. ClubEnduro will be on its own at Oulton in mid-September. Last time out at Snetterton, we had a bit of a nightmare, that resulted in Ryan and Dylan's TT coming back with a few extra holes in the engine block that we expected! Ryan didn't plan to do this round, but Dylan was going to jump in his place, however an engine swap in less t …

Last time out at Anglesey for Round 3 of the 750MC RoadSports and Club Enduro Championships yielded mixed results again, but at least by the Sunday we were looking good pace and reliability wise, even if the results didn't show for Ryan and Dylan. Round 4 would be the last time Roadsports and ClubEnduro would be together until the last race of the season at Donington. We were making our way to Snetterton, near Norwich. A track that has not yielded us good results or stress free weekends in the …

Silverstone was a frustrating experience for me and Dylan, with the TCRs being much faster in a straight line, we were on the back foot all weekend. We salvaged what we could, and luckily still led both championships. Round 3 took us to Anglesey, on the tight and twisty Coastal Circuit, which should suit our cars much better and level the playing field against the TCRs. Dylan was also back in with Ryan, the KOTOUČ Sequential Gearbox modified by a UK company seemed to be doing OK in testing at B …

We had a mixed bag at Croft last time out, you can read all about it in the previous blog, but Ryan and Dylan didn't finish due to the KOTOUČ Sequential Gearbox causing some serious issues (more on that at a later date). Round 2 took us to Silverstone on the GP layout. With very little time to get the car sorted, Ryan decided to sit this one out. This left Dylan without a drive, and after much persuasion, I let him share the seat with me for the Club Enduro Championship Race on Sunday, on the …

The 2025 season meant little change for us in terms of cars, with just some minor tweaks, with Ryan and Dylan using the KOTOUČ Sequential Gearbox and also sorting a 2nd set of Öhlins Suspension from Mick Gardner Racing. We would be racing in the 750MC RoadSports, which for this season is a Championship, and the Club Enduro Championship races as well. Videos of the winter rebuild on the TTs is below: All the details and dates for future races we are entering can be found on the …

With just over a month since our fantastic 1-2 finish at Oulton Park, it was another RoadSports and Club Enduro double header at Donington on the GP Circuit. A 45 Minute Race on Saturday, then a 2hr race on Sunday. It would be the final round for both races this year. I was alone for the full weekend (as always), Ryan was on his own for Roadsports and Dylan would be sharing with him for ClubEnduro on Sunday. Michael and Lewis were not coming with the Golf this weekend, but DannyDC2, fresh from h …

After a great result at Silverstone, we had a 5 week break before we out again, this time for a 100 minute Club Enduro Championship race on Saturday at Oulton Park. I would be driving the #1 TT on my own, with Ryan sharing the #6 TT with Dylan again. We'd secured a P1 for the #6 last time out, which put them second in the championship. I'd only managed 3rd after getting battered and a fair bit of damage to the suspension making the car handle like a shopping trolley. We do a full teardown in the …

After the disaster at Cadwell, it was time for another double header at Silverstone on the International Circuit. We would be doing a 45 Minute 750MC RoadSports Race on Saturday, then a 2hr Club Enduro Championship race on Sunday. I was alone for the full weekend, Ryan was Solo for Roadsports, with Michael joining us solo in the Golf. Dylan would be sharing with Ryan for ClubEnduro on Sunday. We would also be doing the Hot Hatch Races, but in something different, we will be testing some Japanese …