Funcup UK News

Track/Test Day Dates

Fri, 04 May 2012 12:06:55 +0100

Drive a Fun Cup car on the following dates:

Test Days

Oulton Park – 11^th May

Donington Park - 12th June

Track Days

Donington Park – 13^th June

Oulton Park – 24^th April

Oulton Park – 1^st May

Oulton Park - 22^nd May

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April Newsletter, 2012

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:47:42 +0100

To view the latest Fun Cup newsletter, please click on the link Fun Cup - April Newsletter, 2012

Sky Sports TV Coverage

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:39:25 +0100

Watch the Donington Park season opener on Sky Sports! A full list of viewing dates and times can be viewed by clicking on the link http://www.funcup.co.uk/media-gallery/tv-airing-times/

New Team Steal Show At Round One

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:10:02 +0100

JPR/Sloaks, a new team to Fun Cup, took the glory at Donington Park for the season opener. Read the full article at the link http://www.funcup.co.uk/seasons/fun-cup-season-2012/round-1-donington-5-hrs/

Donington Park In Pictures

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:48:16 +0100

Check out the photo gallery from round one at Donington Park, by clicking on the link http://www.funcup.co.uk/seasons/fun-cup-season-2012/round-1-donington-5-hrs/

Thank you to Raceography for providing these great pictures. To view more, please visit www.raceography.co.uk

Donington Park Race Results

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:15:45 +0100

Check out the results from round one at Donington Park, by clicking on the link http://www.funcup.co.uk/seasons/fun-cup-season-2012/round-1-donington-5-hrs/

Huge Entry For Fun Cup's First Round At Donington Park

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:15:40 +0100

The 2012 Fun Cup championship will kick-off in style at Donington Park this weekend, with a massive twenty eight cars and around ninety drivers taking part. The stage is set for a super competitive round, with many of the teams now having converted to a petrol sequential car over the winter.

It is also great to welcome multiple British Kart Champion, Stuart Ziemelis into the championship. Ziemelis will be racing in the 248 CCS Media petrol sequential car, with Alan Honarmand and Ciro Carannante.

Let the fun begin!...

Snetterton 12 Hour "Day Into Night" Round Added To Calendar

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:53:17 +0000

Fun Cup is delighted to inform teams that we have added a "day into night" 12 hour (non-championship) round to the 2012 calendar. The event will take place on the 9th and 10th November and we will be sharing the circuit with the Mazda championship. This means that we can only accept the first 22 Fun Cup entries. After this, all entries will be placed on a reserve list. Depending on the amount of Mazda's racing, circumstances may change, which will allow a greater number of Fun Cup starters.

Fun Cup entries will be allocated to the first 23 teams to complete the form at the link http://www.funcup.co.uk/entry-forms/team-entry-form/. Upon completion of the entry, we also require a £300 non-refundable deposit to secure your place.

Please email roxie@funcup.co.uk if you have any questions.

March Newsletter, 2012

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:02:01 +0000

To view the latest newsletter, please click on the link March Newsletter, 2012.

Fun Cup Kart Race Raises More Money For Claire House

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:24:18 +0000

Nineteen Fun Cup teams and over sixty drivers entered the Fun Cup Karting Challenge on the 3rd March, in aid of Claire House Children's Hospice. Once again, the Fun Cup teams showed fantastic generosity and commitment for Claire House, a charity close to everyone's hearts. The final total raised was around £4,000, taking the grand total raised for Claire House by Fun Cup teams, to a staggering near £33,000. This is simply incredible and thank you to everyone who contributed.

The teams were greeted with torrential rain and snow on arrival at Thruxton and the whole event looked under threat, but in true Fun Cup style, nothing was going to stop the day's racing.

Qualifying started at 2pm, as drivers from many Fun Cup teams hit the soaking Thruxton circuit. Pole position was hotly contested and six different teams held the lead at different times. Eco Racing looked favourites, as they held a clear advantage in the wet conditions. Things rapidly started to dry and a last minute frenzy saw Eco secure a last lap pole position, from the JPR team.

The race started cleanly and the pace at the front was electric. Eco Racing was the early leader, driven by Paul Abraham, Charlie Burt and Lee Rabjohn, but they suffered a delay in the fuel stop, handing the lead to Team Racelogic, which consisted of Nigel Greensall and Julian Thomas. Cuisine de France and Indigo Racing were also in contention for a podium, with consistent pace throughout.

With light fading fast, the final fight for the win was between Racelogic and the resurgent Eco team. After two and a half hours, only seventeen seconds separated the leading Greensall in Team Racelogic and Abraham, in the Eco Racing kart. They traded fastest laps right to the death. But, in the end, it was Racelogic, who not only took the victory from Eco Racing, but sealed it with fastest lap as well.

Meanwhile, in the JPR kart, Adrian Duggleby guided them safely through the first stint and after a clean pit stop, Alan Brown took over. Despite putting in strong consistent laps, he was unfortunate to have to take some strong dramatic avoiding action when a fellow competitor spun in front of him, resulting in a trip up the banking and a loss of around forty seconds.

Rory Brown was in the kart third and put in some truly stellar laps. He was always the fastest person on track for the full stint, consistently lowering his own lap records as the track continued to dry.

Damian Hudes took over with the team lying in fourth and the majority of fight back through the field having already been carried out by Rory Brown. They picked off the team in front of them through the pit stop and were free to have an entire stint long battle with Rabjohn from Eco Racing, albeit, one lap down.

Eventually, the JPR team took the final step of the podium.

The team at Thruxton informed the racers that it was by far the highest calibre of drivers they had seen, which is a testament to the level of driving standards in the Fun Cup championship.

Thank you to Bill Coombs and the team at Thruxton for allowing the event to happen, and for providing some excellent karts, along with the immaculate facilities. Thanks also to Chris Hartley for braving the weather to capture some memorable footage of the event.

Thank You To Raceography For Great Fun Cup Pictures

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:27:46 +0000

Fun Cup would like to thank Kev Matthews and Chrissy Bunbury for their fantastic pictures from the Autosport Show 2012, which can be viewed on this site. The photographers from Raceography, will be taking more pictures of all the action throughout the 2012 season. You can visit their website by clicking on http://www.raceography.co.uk/

Donington Park Provisional Timetable

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:42:51 +0000

Sunday April 1st, 2012

Exclusive Fun Cup Testing: 09.00 - 11.00 (A booking form will be emailed to the Team Manager in due course).

Qualifying: 11.10 - 12.00

Race: 13.00 - 18.00

2011 Aston Martin GT4 Challenge Winners To Race at Donington

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:51:30 +0000

Karsten Le Blanc and Christiaen Van Lanschot, winners of the Aston Martin GT4 Challenge, will compete at the season opener at Donington Park, on the 1st April. The successful racing duo will race JPR car 107 for the five hour race, in a petrol sequential.

Their history also includes finishing 2nd overall at the Silverstone 24hrs in 2011, in their Aston Martin and competing in their Austin Healey 3000 at Spa 6 hours. They also raced Le Mans Legend last year and finished 3rd in class.

Van Lanschot, said: "We are looking forward to finally taking part in our first Fun Cup race"!

Fun Cup Welcomes Team Ecurie Helga to the Championship

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:25:43 +0000

Fun Cup would like to welcome new team, Ecurie Helga to the 2012 championship. The team will compete in a petrol car in the 2012 Fun Cup Championship, with a driver line-up consisting of Adrian Fleming, Adrian Barwick, Mark Lewis and Mark Cox.

Fleming, Barwick and Lewis have experience in the Catherham Academy, Roadsports and 750MC Birkett. Cox has previously raced in the Caterham Academy.

We wish them a fun-filled season of exciting Fun Cup races!

Online Parts Ordering System Launched

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:18:32 +0000

JPR is delighted to launch our new online parts ordering system today. Any teams that wish to order parts, must now do so by clicking on the link http://orders.funcup.co.uk/. Here, you will be able to place your order and see pictures of many of the parts too.

Drive a Fun Cup at Oulton Park on March 7th, 2012

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:53:46 +0000

If you wish to drive a Fun Cup at Oulton Park track day on the 7th March 2012, please email roxie@funcup.co.uk

Sequential Conversion Kits

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:29:05 +0000

To date, we have taken a total of twenty sequential conversion kit orders. If you are considering converting your car, please be aware that there is a fourteen week lead time and we need a deposit before we can process your order. If you are one of the teams who are waiting for a conversion kit delivery, we expect them to arrive at our workshop this Thursday, or Friday. We will contact you as soon as they arrive.

Successful New Customer Track Day

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:10:12 +0000

JPR Group was delighted to be back out on track for the first time in 2012, at Oulton Park yesterday. New customers tested a petrol sequential and we now look forward to welcoming them into the championship in 2012. It was also great to see some familiar faces, as a few of our regulars dusted off their race boots, ready for the start of the season. If you would like to test a Fun Cup, please email roxie@funcup.co.uk

Ross Kaiser to Compete In A Few 2012 Fun Cup Rounds

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:38:27 +0000

Fun Cup is delighted that 2010 Daytona Sunoco winner, Ross Kaiser, will compete in some Fun Cup rounds this year, with 360 Racing.

360 Racing has bought a TDI to contest the 2012 season and has their sights set on championship victory. The main drivers will be ex-Radical racer, Ray Woolhead and Historic Sportscar racer, Mark Owen.

Kaiser, who is also the 2010 Radical UK Cup champion, will be competing in the Radical UK Cup and the European Masters this year, as well as a few Fun Cup rounds.

Fun Cup Featured on Claire House Website

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:28:36 +0000

Fun Cup is proud to be featured on the home page of the Claire House website. Please visit http://www.claire-house.org.uk/, to see how our kind teams have helped the Children's Hospice.