MGCC Cockshoot Cup
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Historical Results 1985 - 2007
2008 Championship Leaderboard
Class A Class B Class C Class F
Driver Points Driver Points Driver Points Driver Points
Ian Wright 66 Mike Peters 73 - - Helen Waddington 55
Richard Sapcote 51 Alan Bates 46 - - Margaret Farquhar-Rigg 51
Graham Prosser 54 Peter Bramble 44 - - Paul Rigg 49
Steve McKie 47 John Wreghitt 38 - - - -
Jeremy Toes 37 Ian Whitt 31 - - - -
Steve Gregory 34 Conrad Boss 13 - - - -
Richard Saxton 22 Peter Hiley 8 - - - -
Paul Newton 20 Andrew McGee 8 - - - -
Philip Yates 4 Chris Evans 8 - - - -
Chris Evans 1 Simon Tinkler 7 - - - -
- - Steve Atkinson 5 - - - -
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Dates for the 2008 Championship
Donnington MGCC (two races) March 24th
Oulton Park International MGCC May 17th
Silverstone International MGCC June 14/15th
Anglesey BRSCC July 19th
Oulton Park BRSCC August 2nd
Cadwell Park MSV/MGCC August 17th
Croft DDMC (two races) September 28/29th
Drivers Class A
Race Number Driver Car
2Philip YatesMidget
5Jeremy ToesMidget
9Kyle TilleyMidget
17Richard SapcoteMidget
18Craig HewettMidget
21Richard SaxtonMidget
23Steve McKieMidget
25Steve GregoryMidget
44Graham ProsserMidget
78Ian WrightMidget
97Paul NewtonMidget
Drivers Class B
Race Number Driver Car
1Ian WhittMidget
6Mike PetersMidget
15John WreghittMGB
28Simon TinklerMGB
33Alan BatesMGB
53Peter HileyMidget
55Andrew McGeeMidget
56Neville LaskeyMidget
60Conrad BossSprite
63Ron MoorcraftMGB
69Peter BrambleMGB
70Linda FullerMGB
80Toby Vernon-SmithMidget
Drivers Class C
Race Number Driver Car
Drivers Class F
Race Number Driver Car
76Margaret Farquhar-RiggMGF
77Paul RiggMGF
84Helen WaddingtonMGF
Lap Records - Anglesey Coastal
Class  Driver Time Date
A Richard Sapcote 1.28.32 27/05/07
B Ian Whitt 1.27.49 27/05/07
F Helen Waddington 1.38.42 27/05/07
Lap Records - Cadwell Park
Class  Driver Time Date
A Peter Dignan 1:51.95 12/9/04
B Mike Peters 1:39.96 23/9/06
C Mike Peters 1:40.08 12/9/04
F Paul Rigg 1:57.53 14/09/07
Lap Records - Croft
Class Driver Time Date
A Paul Newton 1.47.00 25/9/04
B Mike Peters 1:39.96 23/9/06
C John Hewitt 1:36.03 16/5/99
Lap Records - Donington
Class Driver Time Date
A Richard Sapcote 1:32.79 6/5/06
B Mike Peters 1:26.55 6/5/06
C Mark Ashworth 1:23.2 2/10/88
Lap Records - Mallory Park
Class Driver Time Date
A Paul Newton 57.87 29/8/04
B Mike Peters 56.84 27/8/06
C Andrew Storer 52.72 29/9/04
Lap Records - Oulton Park Fosters
Class Driver Time Date
A Sean Peters 1:17.81 07/9/02
B Mark Ashworth 1:12.59 19/4/97
C Sean Peters 1:09.46 26/7/03
F Margaret Farquhar-Rigg 1:23.99 28/07/07
Lap Records - Oulton Park Island
Class Driver Time Date
A Richard Sapcote 1:42.53 29/07/06
B Mike Peters 1:42.53 29/7/06
C Andrew Storer 1:43.27 29/7/06
Lap Records - Oulton Park International
Class Driver Time Date
A Paul Newton 2:11.51 19/05/07
B Mike Peters 2:00.67 3/6/06
C John Hewitt 2:00.40 3/6/06
F Helen Waddington 2:25.79 28/07/07
Lap Records - Rockingham
Class Driver Time Date
A Peter Dignan 1:25.30 23/5/04
B Ron Moorcraft 1:21.87 15/5/05
C Mike Peters 1:16.07 15/5/05
Lap Records - Silverstone Club
Class Driver Time Date
A Paul Newton 1:15.58 9/4/05
B Mike Peters 1:11.43 1/4/06
C Mike Peters 1:07.94 9/4/05
F Paul Rigg 1:16.07 22/09/07
Lap Records - Silverstone International
Class Driver Time Date
A Peter Dignan 1:48.59 24/7/04
B Mike Peters 1:41.75 24/6/06
C Jon Paul Ivey 1:38.40 24/6/01
F Margaret Farquhar-Rigg 2:23.48 24/06/07
Results - Round 7 - Cadwell Park
Position Class A Class B Class CClass F
1st Ian Wright Mike Peters - Paul Rigg
2nd Graham Prosser Peter Bramble - Helen Waddington
3rd Jeremy Toes Alan Bates - Margaret Farquhar-Rigg
4th Steve McKie John Wreghitt - -
5th Steve Gregory - - -
6th Richard Saxton - - -
7th - - - -
8th - - - -
9th - - - -
10th - - - -
Heavy rain greeted the Cockshoot Cup drivers at Cadwell Park on August 17th. The start of qualifying was delayed, and eventually the Clerk of the Course decided to run the cars behind the pace car with the grid being set by Championship positions. By race time, the sky was blue and the track was dry. Unfortunately, the race was then red flagged just after half distance resulting in a truncated race. Mike Peters took another victory, and Class B win from Peter Bramble and Alan Bates. Peter had a bad start, but worked his way through past Alan in his repaired MGBGT. In Class A, Ian Wright took maximum points from a hard charging Graham Prosser. Steve McKie was chasing in third, but a grassy moment allowed Jeremy Toes to power through and take the podium place. Class F was dominated by Paul Rigg who broke his own lap record in the process. This week, Helen Waddington got the better of Margaret Farquhar-Rigg to take second in Class. With two rounds left at Croft, the Championship is still wide open with drivers having to drop scores from their worst events with the best seven counting for the Championship.
Results - Round 6 - Oulton Park
Position Class A Class B Class CClass F
1st Ian Wright Mike Peters - Helen Waddington
2nd Richard Sapcote Peter Bramble - Margaret Farquhar-Rigg
3rd Graham Prosser John Wreghitt - -
4th Steve McKie Chris Evans - -
5th Jeremy Toes Alan Bates - -
6th Richard Saxton - - -
7th Steve Gregory - - -
8th Philip Yates - - -
9th Paul Newton - - -
10th - - - -
The Cockshoot Cup drivers had perfect track conditions on the Fosters Circuit at Oulton Park on August 2nd which resulted in new lap records being set in all the classes. Mike Peters set fastest time in qualifying and was never headed on his way to a clear win. Mike's fastest lap of 1.12.562 beat Mark Ashworth's time of 1.12.59 which had stood as the record since 1997. Behind Mike, an early dice between Peter Bramble and Alan Bates in their MGBs ended when Alan lost control and contacted the unyielding Oulton Park armco barrier on the Avenue. Peter never gave up on chasing Mike and put in some spectacular driving to finish second in the race. In third place was Martin Richardson having a one off, non points scoring drive in his historic specification MGB. Third in Class B was grabbed by John Wreghitt in his MGB. In Class A, Paul Newton was quickest in qualifying and took the early lead from Ian Wright, but a water leak forced Paul out of the race. Ian then drove a flawless race to take the Class win and break Sean Peter's lap record from 2002. Richard Sapcote finished second in Class, but only just held off Graham Prosser who was closing on every lap, the official gap being 0.073 seconds. Steve Mckie was close behind the first three from Jeremy Toes whose race was compromised by a spectacular spin at Old Hall Corner. The final record breaker was Helen Waddington who took Class F and a new lap record from Margaret Farquahar-Rigg. Special trophies were on offer, with Mike Peters winning the Malimson Trophy, Ian Wright the Entune Trophy and Helen Waddington the Genesis Trophy. Mike Peters leads the Championship with 62 points from Richard Sapcote and Ian Wright both on 55 points.
Results - Round 5 - Anglesey
Position Class A Class B Class CClass F
1st Richard Sapcote Mike Peters - Paul Rigg
2nd Ian Wright Peter Bramble - Helen Waddington
3rd Graham Prosser Alan Bates - -
4th Steve McKie Chris Evans - -
5th Richard Saxton - - -
6th Steve Gregory - - -
7th - - - -
8th - - - -
9th - - - -
10th - - - -
The Cockshoot Cup drivers had their first ever race on the Anglesey International Circuit under clear blue sky. Mike Peters was beaten away from pole position by Alan Bates in his MGB, but the Midget accelerated past on the first lap to give Mike an unchallenged win. Peter Bramble took second in the race and Class B from Alan Bates who had to put in a recovery drive after two hairy moments on the first lap put him to last place. Class A pole sitter Ian Wright was in search of a hat trick of wins and took the lead from the off, only to have his own spin and fall to the back. Graham Prosser took over the lead, but was then passed by Richard Sapcote with Steve McKie having a great race to hold on in third. All eyes were then on Ian's comeback drive which saw him catch and pass Steve and Graham, but time ran out and after a twenty minute race, a very hot Richard Sapcote won the class. Class F only had two runners with Paul Rigg taking fourth in the race and a class win. Helen Waddington was second after having a good battle with the Midgets of Richard Saxton, Chris Evans and Steve Gregory. Fastest laps, which are all records, were set by Mike Peters, Ian Wright and Paul Rigg. Mike Peters now leads the Championship from Richard Sapcote.
Results - Round 4 - Silverstone
Position Class A Class B Class CClass F
1st Ian Wright Mike Peters - Helen Waddington
2nd Richard Sapcote Alan Bates - Margaret Farquar-Rigg
3rd Steve McKie Andrew McGee - Paul Rigg
4th Jeremy Toes Simon Tinkler - -
5th Steve Gregory John Wreghitt - -
6th Richard Saxton Steve Atkinson - -
7th Graham Prosser Peter Bramble - -
8th Philip Yates - - -
9th Paul Newton - - -
10th Chris Evans - - -
The Cockshoot Cup drivers took part in a combined race with the Drayton Manor Park Metros at the Silverstone International Meeting. Mike Peters took pole position in qualifying and drove a storming race through the traffic to take victory and the Tim Forwood Trophy. For most of the race Mike was pursued by Peter Bramble in his MGB rebuilt after his Oulton Park accident, but a broken alternator bracket resulted in retirement with just over a lap to go. Alan Bates then moved up into second place with new driver Andrew McGee taking third in the race and Class B in his Midget. In Class A, Ian Wright took his Midget into an early class lead, but Paul Newton was in hot pursuit until a trip into the Abbey Hairpin gravel trap put paid to his hopes. Richard Sapcote raced strongly into second from Steve McKie who was closing on Richard, and set a quicker lap time. Jeremy Toes took a solid fourth. Double victor at Donnington, Graham Prosser, retired with an over-heating engine. The MGF class was initially dominated by Paul Rigg, setting a new class lap record, but a clutch problem resulted in retirement. Helen Waddington drove a hard race to take the class win from Margaret Farquhar-Rigg. Mike Peters is now the Championship leader, with Margaret Farquhar-Rigg heading Class F and joint leaders Richard Sapcote and Ian Wright in Class A.
Results - Round 3 - Oulton Park
Position Class A Class B Class CClass F
1st Ian Wright Mike Peters - Paul Rigg
2nd Paul Newton Ian Whitt - Margaret Farquar-Rigg
3rd Richard Sapcote Peter Hiley - Helen Waddington
4th Steve McKie Alan Bates - -
5th Graham Prosser John Wreghitt - -
6th Richard Saxton Peter Bramble - -
7th Steve Gregory - - -
8th Jeremy Toes - - -
9th - - - -
10th - - - -
Round three of the Cockshoot Cup Championship for 2008 was run at the North Western Centre Seventy Fifth Birthday meeting on the full Oulton Park Circuit. Mike Peters took pole position and raced to a win, but only by two seconds from Ian Whitt in his MG Midget. There was a great scrap for third place between Peter Hiley's Midget and Peter Bramble's MGB which ended on the final lap with Peter not finishing the race. Alan Bates was also in the mix, but slipped back slightly taking fourth in class. The usual protagonists fought over the Class A points with Ian Wright coming outing on top this time from Paul Newton and Richard Sapcote. Winner of the Class in the first two races Graham Prosser had a day to forget with several spins. The MGF class was dominated by Paul Rigg with wife Margaret just beating Helen Waddington. There are now new joint Championship leaders in Ian Whitt and Paul Rigg. Graham Prosser still leads Class A. The next race is at the MGCC International Weekend at Silverstone on June 14th.
Results - Round 2 - Donnington
Position Class A Class B Class CClass F
1st Graham Prosser Ian Whitt - Margaret Farquhar-Rigg
2nd Richard Sapcote Mike Peters - Paul Rigg
3rd Jeremy Toes Peter Bramble - Helen Waddington
4th Ian Wright Alan Bates - -
5th Steve McKie Conrad Boss - -
6th Steve Gregory John Wreghitt - -
7th Paul Newton - - -
8th - - - -
9th - - - -
10th - - - -
The final race of the Donnington Park MGCC race meeting took place in fading light, but still on a dry track. The Cockshoot race was again combined with the ZRs and TFs with a similar starting grid to the first race so Mike Peters once again formed up in thirty sixth place. Mike drove really well, and caught everybody except the flying Ian Whitt who clinched a second race win and joint lead in the Championship. This time, Peter Bramble took the third podium place in Class B from Alan Bates who had to spin his car in the Craner Curves to avoid hitting Paul Newton who had lost control of his Midget. With Paul once again out of the running, a delighted Graham Prosser crossed the line to take a second class win with a perfect drive to jointly lead the Championship. Richard Sapcote again finished second, but Jeremy Toes pushed hard into third place from Ian Wright. The positions were reversed in Class F with Margaret holding off Paul Rigg and Helen Waddington again taking third place. The Championship now takes a six week break with Ian Whitt and Graham Prosser as joint leaders.
Results - Round 1 - Donnington
Position Class A Class B Class CClass F
1st Graham Prosser Ian Whitt - Paul Rigg
2nd Richard Sapcote Mike Peters - Margaret Farquhar-Rigg
3rd Paul Newton Conrad Boss - Helen Waddington
4th Jeremy Toes Peter Bramble - -
5th Ian Wright Alan Bates - -
6th Steve McKie John Wreghitt - -
7th Steve Gregory - - -
8th - - - -
9th - - - -
10th - - - -
The 2008 Cockshoot Cup Championship started at Donnington Park on Easter Monday in cold, but dry conditions. The Cockshoot cars raced with the modern MGZR and TF cars, the two championships producing a full thirty six car grid. Ian Whitt started from pole position in his rebuilt MG Midget and got his championship defence off to a good start by winning the race, and Class B. Second in class and fastest lap went to Mike Peters who had to start from the very back of the grid after brake problems in qualifying. Conrad Boss driving a very smart Sprite took third in class after forcing his way past Peter Bramble. In the standard Class A, Paul Newton pulled away from his rivals, setting a new lap record, but on the very last corner, his engine spluttered with over heating and Graham Prosser and Richard Sapcote rushed past with Paul coasting across the line to take third. This was Graham's first ever class win. In Class F, Paul Rigg edged out wife Margaret, with Helen Waddington driving strongly to third. Paul's fastest lap established a Class record for the circuit.
Cockshoot Cup Past Champions
2008 ?
2007 Ian Whitt
2006 Mike Peters
2005 Martin Richardson
2004 Peter Dignan
2003 Paul Newton
2002 Sean Peters
2001 Sean Peters
2000 Mark Prutton
1999 Mark Prutton
1998 Mark Prutton
1997 Mark Ashworth
1996 John Hewitt
1995 John Hewitt
1994 John Hewitt
1993 Paul Rodman
1992 Stuart Peters
1991 Graham Jones
1990 Bob Nettleton
1989 Mark Ashworth
1988 Mike Booker
1987 Mark Ashworth
1986 Mark Ashworth
1985 Mark Ashworth
1984 Mark Ashworth
Class Past Champions
2008 ?
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2007 Paul Newton
Helen Waddington
2006 Paul Newton
Chris Evans
2005 Mike Peters
Paul Newton
2004 Mike Peters
Graham Jones
2003 Andrew Storer
Martin Richardson
2002 Jon Paul Ivey
Martin Richardson
2001 Jon Paul Ivey
Martin Richardson
2000 John Hewitt
Martin Richardson
1999 Arto Kesterlian
Martin Richardson
1998 Arto Kesterlian
Martin Richardson
1997 John Hewitt
Peter Harrison
1996 Jon Paul Ivey
Peter Harrison
1995 Peter Harrison
1994 Peter Harrison
1993 Paul Rodman
1992 Adam Egar
1991 Peter Collis
1990 Stuart Peters
1989 Andy Booth
1988 Mike Booker
1987 Ian Hodkinson
1986 Bob Nettleton
1985 Alan Meadows
1984 John Hewitt
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