Race of Remembrance

Last updated May 04, 2019

Race of Remembrance^[1] is the brain child of Jon Earp, Mission Motorsport volunteer and a Welsh Air Ambulance pilot.

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2011 of 3,063,456 and has a total area of 20,779 km² (8,023 sq mi). Wales has over 1,680 miles (2,700 km) of coastline and is largely mountainous, with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon, its highest summit. The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate.

The race raised money for the Mission Motorsport charity,^[2] affiliated with Help for Heroes. Mission Motorsport are appointed by the British Army Motorsport Association, and operating in direct support of the Defence Recovery Capability, Mission Motorsport provides respite, rehabilitation, vocational support and training to those affected by military operations within the framework of Motorsport. Mission Motorsport concentrate on getting injured service personnel back into civilian life after injuries sustained on active duty.^[3]

Help for Heroes (H4H) is a British charity launched on 1 October 2007 to help provide better facilities for British servicemen and women who have been wounded or injured in the line of duty. It was founded by Bryn Parry OBE and his wife Emma Parry OBE after they visited soldiers at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham. The charity was launched after a meeting with General Sir Richard Dannatt, the Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army.

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of British Armed Forces. As of 2018, the British Army comprises just over 81,500 trained regular (full-time) personnel and just over 27,000 trained reserve (part-time) personnel.

An array of professional drivers showed their support of the charity, these include Tom Onslow-Cole Paul O’Neil, Dan Welch, Calum Lockie, Elliott Cole along with Mission Motorsport founder Major James Cameron and Jon Earp. Appearances also include ex professional footballer Luther Blissett and Radio Le Mans commentator John Hindhaugh.^[4]

Thomas Michael "Tom" Onslow-Cole is a British auto racing driver.

Luther Loide Blissett is a former professional footballer and manager who played for the England national team during the 1980s. Born in Jamaica, Blissett played as a striker, and is best known for his time at Watford, whom he helped win promotion from the Fourth Division to the First Division. As of 2010, Blissett holds Watford's all-time records for appearances and goals, having played 503 games and scored 186 goals.

Radio Le Mans is the English language radio service for the 24 Hours of Le Mans race, as well as for numerous other sports car events. It first broadcast at the 1987 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The race was hosted by Anglesey Circuit and was also donated free by the track owners for the duration of the event.

The Anglesey Circuit is a motor racing circuit located in Ty Croes, Anglesey, Wales. It plays host to a variety of motorsport events including car racing, motorcycle racing, car sprints, stage rallies and drifting. It opened as a fully licensed MSA and ACU championship racing circuit in 1997.

The race paused at 10:45am on 9 November 2014 for a remembrance service held in the pit lane by army chaplain Reverend David Banbury.^[5] The 8 hour endurance race was the first in history to pause for a remembrance service midway through the race.^[4]

A documentary about the race - and the work of Mission Motorsport - "Race of Remembrance with Mazda" is to be broadcast on Sky 2, Sky Sports 1, 3 & 4 and Sky Sports F1 from Monday 23 February 2015. Presented by Richard Parks, produced by Princess Productions for Mazda UK.

Richard David Parks is a former Wales international rugby union player turned extreme endurance athlete and television presenter.

Princess Productions was a London based television production company started in September 1996 by Henrietta Conrad and Sebastian Scott, which produced broadcast shows and pilots for all the major British broadcasters across a variety of genres, mainly specialising in entertainment and factual entertainment programmes. Highlights included Got To Dance, Must Be the Music, T4 and The Sunday Night Project.

Class structure 2014

Class A) Up to 2000cc (multi valve)

Class B) Up to 2000cc (2V per cylinder) or 1800cc (multi valve)

Class C) Up to 1800cc (2V per cylinder) or 1600cc (multi valve)

Class D) Below 1600cc (2V per cylinder) or 1400cc (multi valve)

2014 Results

Overall Results	Class A	Class B	Class C	Class D
1st STRATA 21 Tom Onslow-Cole Jade Edwards Paul White	1st PAUL SHEARD RACING 2 Darren Standing Anthony Nield Liam Murphy Paul O'Neill	1st CWC RACING Tom Halliwell Colin Willmott Conrad Porter	1st TEAM CATERHAM Steve McCulley Paul Aram Matt Bird Barry Moore	1st No Entries
2nd CTR MOTORSPORT Richard Chamberlain Matthew Chamberlain John Atherton	2nd PAUL SHEARD RACING 1 Paul Sheard Geoff Gouriet Jim Hart Nick Dougal	2nd DATUM MOTORSPORT Phil Capstick Ben Brooks Lee Brooks	2nd ACADEMY MOTORSPORT 1 Chris Webster Matt Nicoll-Jones Mark Wania James Harrison	2nd No Entries
3rd PAUL SHEARD RACING 2 Darren Standing Anthony Nield Liam Murphy Paul O'Neill	3rd GGR MOTORSPORT George Grant Jonathan Cryer Shaun Hollamby Rob Boston	3rd ALFA 4000 Alistair Clark Ben Broke Smith James Webley Fredrik Sorlie	3rd D & S MOTORSPORT Daniel Stewart Tom Pughe Gianluca Maretto Marco Aghem	3rd No Entries

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Class structure 2017

Class A) Up to 1600cc

Class B) Citroen C1 Challenge

Class C) Caterham

Class D) Up to 1800cc

Class E) Up to 2000cc

Class F) Invitation

2017 Results

Overall Results	Class A	Class B	Class C	Class D	Class E	Class F
1st SOFA KING FAST C. Everett J. McCormack C. Everett	1st MERLU MOTORSPORT Marco Aghem Davide Bernacchi David Galliano Dario Gambino	1st BS MOTORSPORT Benjamin Short Benjamin Hancy Matthew Short	1st SOFA KING FAST C. Everett J. McCormack C. Everett	1st DDCR RACING D. Drinkwater D. Collett C. Brookson R. Welsh	1st PAUL SHEARD RACING Carl Garnett Steve Doleman Pete Edwards Adam Bessel	1st RKC TGM Ricky Coomber Thomas Gannon Mark Simmons
2nd CTS MOTORSPORT 1 Alex Jordan Russ Olivant Robb Watts	2nd RODDISON MOTORSPORT 2 Richard Smith Matthew Tidmarsh Nicholas Bailey Timothy Orme	2nd PT SPORTSCARS 1 Charlie Martin Andrew Faulkner Justin Beadle Thomas Clynes	2nd CTS MOTORSPORT 1 Alex Jordan Russ Olivant Robb Watts	2nd CW MOTORSPORT 2 Phil Dryburgh Robert Dryburgh	2nd RODDISON MOTORSPORT 1 Paul Roddison Dan Welch Jon Halliwell	2nd BRITISH SPORT CAR SERVICES N. Maduz T. Gray X. Brooke A. Henderson D. Judge
3rd CTS MOTORSPORT 2 Peter Reynolds Peter Walters Geoff Price	3rd MX5 OWNER CLUB 1 Brian Chandler Tim Sturrar Martin Morris John Chambers	3rd ADVANTEC ENDURANCE RACING Sean Whatley Matt O'Hare Chris Williams Alistair Weaver	3rd CTS MOTORSPORT 2 Peter Reynolds Peter Walters Geoff Price	3rd CW MOTORSPORT 1 David Downie Michael Downie Craig Lockhart	3rd TEAM TWP Nicholas Dougill Graeme McMurchie David Smith	3rd MISSION MOTORSPORT 1 J. Cameron L. O'Conner J. Allan Butterwoth A. Goy

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References

↑ Crump, Eryl. "Race of Remembrance will honour silence at Anglesey Circuit". Daily Post. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
↑ Mission Motorsport
↑ Tomalin, Peter. "Mission Motorsport: life after the armed forces". Dream Magazine. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
1 2 "The Race of Remembrance, Sunday 9 November". Daily Sportscar. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
↑ Hughes, Tomos. "Landmark motor race to be held on Anglesey on Remembrance Sunday". News North Wales. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
↑ Detailed race results 2014 ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
↑ Detailed race results 2018

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[daily_post-1] Crump, Eryl. "Race of Remembrance will honour silence at Anglesey Circuit". Daily Post. Retrieved 10 November 2014.

[2] Mission Motorsport

[Dream-3] Tomalin, Peter. "Mission Motorsport: life after the armed forces". Dream Magazine. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.

[daily_sports_car-4] 1 2 "The Race of Remembrance, Sunday 9 November". Daily Sportscar. Retrieved 10 November 2014.

[5] Hughes, Tomos. "Landmark motor race to be held on Anglesey on Remembrance Sunday". News North Wales. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 10 November 2014.

[6] Detailed race results 2014 ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[7] Detailed race results 2018