17th-Nov-25, 08:51 AM
Muscle Car Mondiale Report
Another full grid of eighteen cars for this one, the 10-minute heats giving us a longer-format vibe to end the day. As usual, it was an eclectic field including lots of Trans-Ams, a matching pair of 80s Nascar, two Porsche 911 RSRs, an Aussie Falcon XB (driven by an Aussie), a Corvette L88 and a Mk1 Escort. We'd run three heats of six with the top two in each going through to a quick-fire 5-minute shoot-out.
Heat One was a perfect example of the variety on show - a Nascar Monte Carlo, Plymouth Hemicuda, Corvette L88, Porsche 911 RSR, a Camaro IROC and a Mercury Cougar. None of those will be eligible for next season's Euro Saloons class, which replaces Muscle Car Mondiale at the Tin Top Saturdays. As for the racing, this heat was close. Oliver got in front with the big Monte Carlo and stayed there, having a lap advantage over Terry at 5 minutes. Terry's Hemicuda was closely followed by Daniel Mc's Corvette, Kev's Cougar and Isaac's Camaro IROC. Dean's Porsche was quick, but inconsistent and sat in sixth place.
Oliver increased his lead, completing 44 laps in the ten minutes. Behind, Terry and Daniel were having a great scrap. Terry was a bit quicker over a lap, but Daniel was more economical on fuel. Had Daniel been able to manage a single stop, he would definitely have grabbed the runner-up spot - in the end it was close, but Terry's Plymouth crossed the line ahead of the Corvette. Isaac was fourth, Dean fifth and Kev sixth.
Heat Two was another American-dominated race - even the one exception - Simon's Porsche - had a Stars & Stripes livery. Ollie and Rob had the best of the early running with their '71 Camaro and AMC Javelin, while Mike was getting to know his big Monte Carlo in third. That's how it stood at 5-minutes, with Daniel E fourth in a '65 Mustang, Simon in fifth and James sixth with Andy's '69 Camaro.
Ollie was having his best race of the day, keeping out front while Rob and Mike scrapped for the runner-up spot. The Monte Carlo was very thirsty and Rob managed to single-stop the ten minutes, but it was Mike who finished second - Ollie scoring 44, Mike 43 and Rob 42 laps. Daniel held on to fourth place - pleased that he'd finally cracked this digital racing thing. Simon was fifth and James sixth after another valuable ten minutes on track.
Heat Three featured the top two drivers of the day - Alex racing his 1980 Bastos Camaro and Andy's dusting down his old and slightly battered AMC Javelin. Ash was also in this heat, racing his rapid and rather ravishing Andy Pipe Ford Escort. Mark's Aussie Ford, Stephen's Cougar and Matthew's Camaro rounded of the grid. Alex was quick off the line and Andy simply couldn't keep up. In fact, the Javelin had Ash's Escort for company in the early stages, its high-revving slim can motor giving it awesome straight-line speed and decent fuel economy. The Javelin proved thirsty, stopping first of the six cars and gave Alex a two-lap advantage. Alex was looking to single-stop the ten-minutes, but misjudged it, ran out of fuel and lost a lap. Briefly, Andy was on the same lap again, but then he had to stop for more fuel.
Alex cruised to a massive 46 lap score (it would have been 47) by the end of the ten minutes, Andy stopping three times for his 44 laps. Ash was third on 41, just ahead of Stephen - and Mark and Matthew both took the chequered flag on 36 laps.
The five-minute shoot-out was the final action of the day. Alex surprised everyone by entering the pits early on and topping off his tank. That meant he could go to the end and it placed his Camaro in some free air. And there was quite a squabble for position in what was a frantic opening. At halfway, Oliver led Mike in a Chevy Monte Carlo 1-2. Terry was third with his Hemicuda and Alex was back up to fourth, ahead of Andy and Ollie. When everyone else had to pit for fuel, Alex swept into the lead. He ended up completing 24 laps in five minutes - a huge score. Mike won the battle for second, finishing a lap behind Alex and a lap ahead of Oliver and Terry. Andy and Ollie were a further lap behind after scrappy races.
Our final podium of the day looked like this...
Huge congrats to all the day's winners and big thanks to everyone who came along and made it such an enjoyable and exciting Saturday at the Barn. Special thanks goes to the set-up team who arrived very early and to all those who stayed at the end to help pack away. Thanks also to the race control & scrutineering team for keeping everything ticking over nicely. We were packed up and gone by 5pm.
We do it all again in December...
And don't forget the 2026 dates, formats and build regs are available as a pdf here. If you need any advice on cars (especially for the new Can-Am class) please ask.
Another full grid of eighteen cars for this one, the 10-minute heats giving us a longer-format vibe to end the day. As usual, it was an eclectic field including lots of Trans-Ams, a matching pair of 80s Nascar, two Porsche 911 RSRs, an Aussie Falcon XB (driven by an Aussie), a Corvette L88 and a Mk1 Escort. We'd run three heats of six with the top two in each going through to a quick-fire 5-minute shoot-out.
Heat One was a perfect example of the variety on show - a Nascar Monte Carlo, Plymouth Hemicuda, Corvette L88, Porsche 911 RSR, a Camaro IROC and a Mercury Cougar. None of those will be eligible for next season's Euro Saloons class, which replaces Muscle Car Mondiale at the Tin Top Saturdays. As for the racing, this heat was close. Oliver got in front with the big Monte Carlo and stayed there, having a lap advantage over Terry at 5 minutes. Terry's Hemicuda was closely followed by Daniel Mc's Corvette, Kev's Cougar and Isaac's Camaro IROC. Dean's Porsche was quick, but inconsistent and sat in sixth place.
Oliver increased his lead, completing 44 laps in the ten minutes. Behind, Terry and Daniel were having a great scrap. Terry was a bit quicker over a lap, but Daniel was more economical on fuel. Had Daniel been able to manage a single stop, he would definitely have grabbed the runner-up spot - in the end it was close, but Terry's Plymouth crossed the line ahead of the Corvette. Isaac was fourth, Dean fifth and Kev sixth.
Heat Two was another American-dominated race - even the one exception - Simon's Porsche - had a Stars & Stripes livery. Ollie and Rob had the best of the early running with their '71 Camaro and AMC Javelin, while Mike was getting to know his big Monte Carlo in third. That's how it stood at 5-minutes, with Daniel E fourth in a '65 Mustang, Simon in fifth and James sixth with Andy's '69 Camaro.
Ollie was having his best race of the day, keeping out front while Rob and Mike scrapped for the runner-up spot. The Monte Carlo was very thirsty and Rob managed to single-stop the ten minutes, but it was Mike who finished second - Ollie scoring 44, Mike 43 and Rob 42 laps. Daniel held on to fourth place - pleased that he'd finally cracked this digital racing thing. Simon was fifth and James sixth after another valuable ten minutes on track.
Heat Three featured the top two drivers of the day - Alex racing his 1980 Bastos Camaro and Andy's dusting down his old and slightly battered AMC Javelin. Ash was also in this heat, racing his rapid and rather ravishing Andy Pipe Ford Escort. Mark's Aussie Ford, Stephen's Cougar and Matthew's Camaro rounded of the grid. Alex was quick off the line and Andy simply couldn't keep up. In fact, the Javelin had Ash's Escort for company in the early stages, its high-revving slim can motor giving it awesome straight-line speed and decent fuel economy. The Javelin proved thirsty, stopping first of the six cars and gave Alex a two-lap advantage. Alex was looking to single-stop the ten-minutes, but misjudged it, ran out of fuel and lost a lap. Briefly, Andy was on the same lap again, but then he had to stop for more fuel.
Alex cruised to a massive 46 lap score (it would have been 47) by the end of the ten minutes, Andy stopping three times for his 44 laps. Ash was third on 41, just ahead of Stephen - and Mark and Matthew both took the chequered flag on 36 laps.
The five-minute shoot-out was the final action of the day. Alex surprised everyone by entering the pits early on and topping off his tank. That meant he could go to the end and it placed his Camaro in some free air. And there was quite a squabble for position in what was a frantic opening. At halfway, Oliver led Mike in a Chevy Monte Carlo 1-2. Terry was third with his Hemicuda and Alex was back up to fourth, ahead of Andy and Ollie. When everyone else had to pit for fuel, Alex swept into the lead. He ended up completing 24 laps in five minutes - a huge score. Mike won the battle for second, finishing a lap behind Alex and a lap ahead of Oliver and Terry. Andy and Ollie were a further lap behind after scrappy races.
Our final podium of the day looked like this...
Huge congrats to all the day's winners and big thanks to everyone who came along and made it such an enjoyable and exciting Saturday at the Barn. Special thanks goes to the set-up team who arrived very early and to all those who stayed at the end to help pack away. Thanks also to the race control & scrutineering team for keeping everything ticking over nicely. We were packed up and gone by 5pm.
We do it all again in December...
And don't forget the 2026 dates, formats and build regs are available as a pdf here. If you need any advice on cars (especially for the new Can-Am class) please ask.
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