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Off Track with Chris Cowley (37) Tomorrow night sees the return of our Off Track series for 2021. In the first of a series of interviews we chat to Chris about a number of topics including: The start of his racing career in Ministox followed by his move to V8s and then finally the F1s. His move from running one car to two as he gives his opinion on the subject. His personal life from 2019 onwards. His opportunities at racing in New Zealand. A couple of his funniest stories. Two big talking points of his career which involved John Lund (53) and Tony Smith (ex-91). The hardest drivers he’s raced against. The unveiling of his brand new shale car. A surprise reveal......and more! Stay tuned tomorrow night at 8pm for an excellent start to our 2021 Off Track series.

Our Off Track series returns for 2021 with a number of interviews in the pipeline which includes a few surprises. Stay tuned for our first episode at 8pm this Saturday where we also unveil a brand new car. We will continue to bring new and exciting content throughout the year. Although racing has stopped, we certainly haven’t!!

To round off our New Years Day unveiling of the 2021 shale car of Ben Howard (544), photos have been provided from each angle to show the car in all its glory. To view them, follow the link below: https://www.facebook.com/255327137971499/posts/1804192273084970/?d=n Ben would like to thank the following people for all of their help with making this car a reality: Warren Macal Anthony Flanagan Karl Dutton Warren Hunter Stephen Leach Conrad Wilson Phillip Cummings Ricky Wilson Eddison Cortez Willie Peeters Shaun Bowman Ron Kroonder Stuart Smith Cassandra Gill We would also like to thank Ben for providing all the photos and videos and for also allowing us to unveil this car and it’s transformation. We wish Ben the best of luck for the upcoming season.

The BSCDA were delighted to unveil Ben Howard’s 2021 shale car earlier today. It’s been blood, sweat and tears for Howard with the shale car, having done as much of the work on the car as he possibly could due to his love of fixing/fabricating just as much as winning/racing. He hasn’t taken credit for all of the work as he has had help in the background. A full set of photos will be available this evening where he gives special thanks to those that have helped him along the way. This car was in the worst state of the two so he decided to tackle this first whilst he saves his pennies again for the tarmac car. Howard will be racing as much as his time allows in 2021 due to travelling with work as No.1 Mechanic for the Williams F1 team and the COVID situation. This car will be used on both surfaces for the time being as the tarmac car also needs an overhaul. Having raced in F2s and a handful of times in F1, Howard has now taken the leap and will pilot the heavily modified ex-202 car of Henry Hunter which was purchased in December 2019, at the same time as the purchase of a tarmac car from the same stable of cars. Howard has already tasted success having taken victory in the 2018 Gala Night Final in a Mat Newson hire car, picking up the Dave Leonard Memorial Trophy, which followed his third place in his Heat. You can certainly see how much time and effort has gone into transforming the car. We wish Ben the best of luck for 2021 and beyond.

💥 A NEW YEAR UNVEILING 💥 The BSCDA are delighted to unveil Ben Howard’s 2021 shale car. Ben would like to thank his all of his sponsors who helped make is happen: Prosperity Investment Management Motorsport GBE UK Limited TWS Technical Welding Services Huntapac Produce Ltd Shaw Tyre & Exhaust Co Ltd CW Autos A & G Brands Mercspecialists Verde Plan Brazil Big Maus Racing SBD Shaun Bowman Design Speedy Ron Kroonder Engines Team Smith Motorsport Teng Tools UK & Ireland TPU2U Malaysia Check back later today for more photos of the building process and the finished article. Thank you to Ben for documenting this and allowing us to unveil this fantastic looking machine.

💥 A NEW YEARS EVE TEASER 💥 Tomorrow we have the pleasure of unveiling a car for the 2021 season. We know some people will know who the car belongs to, especially with the voice heard in the video but all will be unveiled tomorrow. We have been provided plenty of photos and videos of the progress and we hope you will all enjoy it. Tune in from tomorrow lunchtime as we have a number of posts relating to this unveil throughout the day. For now, enjoy this little teaser and the sound of a Chevy running!

The BSCDA are delighted to unveil a brand new car on behalf of Jake Harrhy (345). 2020 was an unusual year for everyone for a variety of reasons but one thing that was far from unusual was Harrhy’s form, having finished in the top 12 at every meeting attended which included four podium places which meant he ended the points chase in 5th place. Harrhy was also one of four drivers who contested every meeting during 2020. Having spoken to Harrhy during the BSCDA Virtual Awards evening he expressed his desire to compete with the very best in the sport with aspirations to achieve red/superstar grades and beyond. Having these aspirations meant re-evaluating the current equipment at the Harrhy’s disposal and so they set on selling the shale car and some engines and acquiring a new car for the 2021 season. The Harrhy’s very kindly documented the progress over a number of months and have allowed us the exclusive look so sit back, relax and watch 15 minutes of the process to buying a new car. We wish the Harrhy’s all the best for next season and we look forward to bringing you more of this car before the 2021 season gets underway at Sheffield on Sunday 21st March for the rescheduled Chase Finale where Jake lines up on the inside of row 3.

🎁 A CHRISTMAS UNVEILING 🎁 We are delighted to announce that we have a surprise Christmas unveiling of a new car that will be hitting the raceways next season. It looks set to be an impressive one too! So if you are stuck for something to do at lunchtime tomorrow after opening your presents and are looking for something stock car related, visit our social media to find out what car is being unveiled.

Boris may have stopped play but we aren’t ending 2020 without a few awards! Instead of travelling to St George’s Park, we will be coming to you in the comfort of your own homes. So grab a bottle, sit back and enjoy an hour or so of entertainment this Saturday at 8pm. We have four categories for the general public to vote for which are as follows: Best Presented Car Best Action Shot Ever Standout Hire Driver Moment Of The Year Head over to the website to cast your vote. Voting closes at midday on Thursday so make sure your vote counts! https://bscda.com/2020/11/22/2020-virtual-awards-evening-saturday-28th-november/

Tomorrow night the Chase Prize Draw will take place LIVE on BSCDA TV at 8pm. We are thrilled that the Chase Championship Series has raised over £10,000 for our NHS and Frontline workers. When early discussions took place to organise this series this was our aim, but we understood the task ahead. To hit the £10k mark is incredible and we would like to thank every single person who has donated. So now the fun begins! We have over twenty amazing prizes up for grabs, from a BBQ with Team Cooper to a chance to race at a Stoxkart Meeting, a poppadum or two with Team Fairhurst to a Track Day with Team Kitson followed by a Lambrini or three! A Track Day with Team ECL to the chance to say the immortal words 'Drivers Start Your Engines' at the 2021 World Final. The lucky winners will be draw live on BSCDA TV. For an evening of entertainment tune in from 8pm on BSCDA TV to see if you will go home with a prize. It’s not too late to donate, check out the link below to donate and be in with a chance to win a prize of a lifetime! https://uk.gofundme.com/f/brisca-f1-family-frontline-charity-fundraiser

Today’s subject of Back in the Day is Stuart Smith (391) and his incredible 500th Grand Final Victory https://bscda.com/2020/11/13/back-in-the-day-stuart-smith-391-1/

Off Track: Pit Access with Tom Harris (1) On Sunday we got to chat with Heat 3 and Grand National winner, from the night before, Tom Harris (1). We debate the use of dual surface cars after his performance at Skegness in his shale car, Catherine's performance in his tarmac car at the same meeting and the view he had of the 326/515 incident.

Off Track: Pit Access with Kyle Gray (124) We caught up with Kyle Gray (124) on Sunday after his first meeting of 2020 on Saturday night at King's Lynn. We discuss the meeting itself, the car he was using and what 2021 may hold for him.

Off Track: Pit Access with Frankie Wainman Jnr (515) & Frankie JJ (555) - A Tale of Two Halves On Sunday we got chance to speak Frankie JJ (555) after taking the 2nd Grand Final win of his career which he then followed up with 4th in the Grand National from the lap handicap. We also spoke to Frankie Wainman Jnr (515) about the talking point of the night involving Mark Sargent (326). Watch what both have to say about the event.

This is your one hour warning! Part two of "A Tale of Two Halves" will be released at 8pm. After speaking with Mark Sargent (326) on Sunday we got chance to chat with Frankie Wainman Jnr (515) about the incidents involving the pair on the Saturday night. We also spoke to Frankie JJ (555) after the 2nd Grand Final win of his career and followed that up with a 4th in the Grand National from the lap handicap.

Off Track: Pit Access with Mark Sargent (326) - A Tale of Two Halves You may have seen it, but you'll definitely have heard about it! Find out what the two protagonists have to say about the incidents that happened on Saturday night at King's Lynn between Mark Sargent (326) and Frankie Wainman Jnr (515). Sargent has his say tonight; come back tomorrow to find out what Wainman has to say whilst we also chat to Frankie JJ (555) about his 2nd Grand Final win of his career.

The Chase 2020 - More Information Please follow the link below for more information in relation to the new championship for this season including how the championship will work, the fundraising and the prizes up for grabs. We hope this will be well supported as 90% of the funds raised will go to NHS Charities. https://bscda.com/2020/08/19/the-chase-championship-2020-more-information/

The BSCDA are very excited to launch our newly designed website in association with BriSCA. After months of hard work and dedication, we are delighted to officially announce the website is now live. We wanted to make the new website faster, easier to navigate, more user-friendly and most of all, is completely up to date. As we begin the new season in less than a week's time, the website will begin to gain more information in relation to results and points tables, specifically The Chase for the Rainbow Roof 2020 points table. More information below. https://bscda.com/2020/08/16/announcing-the-launch-of-our-new-website/

BriSCA F1 'Is back for 2020' with a limited series of eleven events! These have been difficult and tragic times however, BriSCA, BMB and BSCDA are delighted to return with selected events during the late Summer and Autumn with our fans enabling our sport to move towards towards some form a normality. 2020 is designed to be purely for 'fun' with all major championships deferred until the 2021 season. However, the BMB have put together a unique and fitting mini series designed to create some inertia, competition and fun whilst celebrating and thanking our frontline workers that have supported us beyond the call of duty throughout the most difficult times. The idea has been put together with Commander David Crosby and race fans and whilst details are still being finalised. however, the intent is to include a fund raising element across the series so we as BriSCA F1 can say our own 'thank you' to worthy support charities. The series will be titled 'The Chase 2020 - BriSCA F1 supporting our frontline workers.' Plans are being formulated for the series to reward ALL grades and, an idea under discussion is for the series winner to earn the right to wear a unique Rainbow Roof colour in celebration of the series which will be [hopefully] unique and staged perhaps only once ever. Further details of the series will be announced in the next 14 days.

The BSCDA are delighted to bring to you the full meeting at Rochdale from 21st October 1984 in association with JCproduction and Progress Windows. A special thank you to Chris and Dennis Binns for the use of the video.

The BSCDA are delighted to bring to you the full meeting at Belle Vue from 18th October 1984 in association with JCproduction and Progress Windows. A special thank you to Chris and Dennis Binns for the use of the video.