196 drivers raced in the opening grading period of 2025, which contained 18 meetings.  The average car attendance across those 18 meetings was 34.72 and there were 40 different race winners.

The Best Attended Meetings for the Period were:-

King’s Lynn 1 Mar – 68 cars,  Mildenhall 12 Apr – 62 cars,  Hednesford 6 April – 56 cars,  Northampton 22 Mar – 54 cars, Buxton 5 Apr – 49 cars, Northampton 13 Apr – 49 cars.

Drivers with the Best Attendance Record for the Period were:-

213 Tom Bennett – 13 app.,  7 Gordon Moodie – 10 app.,  355 Aidan Grindey – 10 app.,  387 Jason McDonald – 10 app.,  1 Luke Wrench – 9 app.,  223 Toby Partridge – 9 app.,  324 Jordon Thackra – 9 app.,  776 Dan Roots – 9 app.

Top Scorers for the Period, by grade, were:-

White: 155 Archie Grindey – 80 pts;  Yellow: 335 Jake Woodhull – 84 pts;  Blue: 9 Harley Thackra & 629 Euan Millar – 81 pts each;  Red: 674 Steven Burgoyne – 194 pts;  S/S: 7 Gordon Moodie – 209 pts.

Carry On Regardless - Most No-Score Meetings (Nils):-

26 Craig Conway – 6 mtgs.,  99 Simon Young – 5 mtgs.,  117 Ryan Leeks – 4 mtgs.,  145 Harry Adams – 4 mtgs.,  318 Jamie Osborne – 4 mtgs.,  420 Mark Burroughs – 4 mtgs.,  891 Aaron Smith – 4 mtgs.

Never Quite Got Off The Mark - Most No-Score Meetings (Nils) And No Points:-

26 Craig Conway – 6 mtgs.,  145 Harry Adams – 4 mtgs.,  420 Mark Burroughs – 4 mtgs.,  178 Paul Janes – 3 mtgs.,  231 Bradley Clayton – 3 mtgs.,  239 Michael Johnston – 3 mtgs.,  336 Ben Cole – 3 mtgs.,  544 James Rogers – 3 mtgs.,  820 John Ovenden – 3 mtgs.,  870 Bruno Farrell – 3 mtgs.

2025 Novice Of The Year

The Novice of the Year is open to ‘genuine’ novices, i.e. those who are in their first BriSCA F2 season or have not raced in more than 3 meetings in total in previous seasons and who started this season with a white roof.  The novice who has scored the most national points at the end of the season will be the winner of the Novice of the Year title.

Current standings:

155 – 80pts, 207 – 47pts, 339 – 13pts, 910 – 7pts, 771 – 5pts, 87 – 1pt, 318 – 1pt.

The winner will be presented with the Novice of the Year trophy.  The runner-up and the third place finisher will also receive trophies.

David’s Observations

·         These grades will come into force on 1 May 2025.  The next grading period of season 2025 will run from 16 April to 20 May inclusive.

·         In order to be eligible for downgrading on 1 June 2025, you must race a minimum of three times between 16 April and 20 May and also have raced at least once between 1 March and 15 April.

·         International drivers are shown on the grading list solely for information purposes.  Their positions have no effect on grades.

·         Points, appearances etc., are from meetings attended, that are on the National Fixture List.

Drivers Suspended in the Period (in points scoring order within grades)

    Y:  855.

Blacklist

19 for falling foul of Rule 228.02 - The driver’s number MUST be black on a white background, in strokes of 1 inch (25mm) MINIMUM, to a MINIMUM height of 9 inches (228mm).