Expect the sensational Racing Hondas Championship’s latest two rounds to deliver more dynamite action at Donington.
Dan Thackeray currently leads the outright standings thanks to a maximum score (pole position, two wins and two fastest laps) in Class B at Cadwell Park.
As ever, though, it will be the prototype cars in Class A, with their superior power and cornering, setting the ultimate pace around Donington’s flowing National circuit – the fastest on the calendar.
Kevin Talbot and Liam Collins, both in Integras, arrive tied for the Class A lead. However, a win for Talbot at Cadwell – his first in the championship – puts him ahead on a tie-breaker and he will be feeling confident at Donington where last year he achieved his maiden podium result in the championship, too.
Collins will also be feeling confident as his new, exquisitely-built DC2 – still in interim-spec at Cadwell – will surely only get faster from here on. Notably, Collins, 2024’s Class A runner-up, holds Donington’s qualifying (1m15.216s) and race (1m15.191s) lap records, both just shy of the 95mph average…
Another first-time winner at Cadwell – on his Racing Hondas debut no less – was Will Self before he suffered a heavy shunt in race two at the Lincolnshire venue.
The same incident also eliminated fellow front-runner Tommy Knight and both have been racing to repair their smashed Civics in time for Donington. Self faces an eight-place grid drop for Race 1 as punishment for his part in the Cadwell chaos…
Philip Wright – twice on the podium here last year – and Scottish sensation Bob Barron, who nearly won on his car racing debut at Cadwell, will both surely be in the mix. Watch too for Dave Buky, last year’s B class runner-up giving his freshly built Civic EK its maiden outing.
Amongst the locals are Loughborough’s Oliver Barsby (his sophisticated Civic FK2 includes LMP1 technology!) and Wolverhampton’s Ryan Cunningham – the reigning Racing Hondas Champion, now in Class B, will be keen to stop team-mate Thackeray escaping at the top of the table.
Sam Linssner, James Kembrey, Sammy Mileham and Spencer Fortag should also be in the mix for Class B honours.
Elsewhere, Matt Rowling (Civic EP3) and Callum Houchen (Civic FN2) renew their Class C battle – the division joined at Donington by boss of the championship’s owner, Club Rime Attack ORG’s Andy Barnes no less!
Entry List: Rounds 3 & 4, Donington Park, Monday 26 May 2025
Class A
6 Liam Collins, Driver, Integra DC2
7 Fraser McNeill, Kilted KSwaps, Civic EG
10 Oliver Barsby, RSR Robotics/Ben Sharpe Racing, Civic FK2
11 James Alford, Driver, Civic EK9
22 Rick O’Connell, Garage24 Motorsport, Civic EG
24 Tommy Knight, Knight Racing, Civic EG
25 Nicholas Allitt, REViT Motorsport, Civic EP3
27 Bob Barron, Kilted KSwaps/Barron Automotive, Civic EG
34 Will Self, Watson Gym Equipment, Civic EG
51 Dave Buky, Kinetic Motorsport, Civic EG
63 Phil Wright, Phil Wright Racing, Civic EP3
137 Kevin Talbot, KC Imports, Integra DC5
Class B
1 Ryan Cunningham, Kent Models/Motion Motorsport Civic EP3
4 Spencer Fortag, 4Tag Racing, Civic FN2
9 Sammy Mileham, Kinetic Motorsport, Civic EP3
14 Owen Diver, Kinetic Motorsport, Civic EP3
15 Lewis Barker, Europa Crash Centre/Ben Sharpe, Racing Civic EP3
19 Luke Krassismenou, Reg Plate King x Geo by Luke, Civic EP3
29 Dan Thackeray, Motion Motorsport, Civic EP3
30 Sam Linssner, Ben Sharpe Racing, Civic EP3
66 James Kembrey, Onna Motorsport, Civic EP3
77 Duncan Holloway, Onna Motorsport, Civic EP3
116 Harry Greenhill, Greenhill Motorsport, Civic EG
727 Jackson White, Onna Motorsport, Civic EP3
Class C
37 Callum Houchen, FAW Motorsport, Civic FN2
99 Andy Barnes, Kent Models, Civic FN2
147 Matt Rowling, M&D Racing, Civic
