Trackday trophy
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The Trackday Trophy was created by MotorSport Vision
MotorSport Vision
MotorSport Vision is one of the world's foremost motorsport organisations, and the leading operator of UK motor racing venues. MSV has a portfolio ranging from major two and four wheel championships to organising the PalmerSport corporate driving event....

 to specifically cater for trackday enthusiasts wanting to go racing. It was launched in early 2010, and was run as a series with trophies being awarded at each round, rather than a championship with trophies awarded at the end of the season.

Organisers

Club MSV is one the largest trackday operators in the UK. It offers various car and bike trackdays, for a range of experience levels, at parent company MotorSport Vision
MotorSport Vision
MotorSport Vision is one of the world's foremost motorsport organisations, and the leading operator of UK motor racing venues. MSV has a portfolio ranging from major two and four wheel championships to organising the PalmerSport corporate driving event....

's circuits: Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...

, Oulton Park
Oulton Park
Oulton Park Circuit is a motor racing track in the small village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is about from Winsford, from Chester city centre, from Northwich and from Warrington with a nearby rail connection along the Mid-Cheshire Line. It occupies much of the area which was...

, Snetterton
Snetterton
Snetterton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is located some north-east of the town of Thetford and south-west of the city of Norwich....

 and Cadwell Park
Cadwell Park
Cadwell Park is a motor racing circuit in Lincolnshire, England, south of Louth. It is owned and operated by Jonathan Palmer's Motorsport Vision company....

.

The Series

The Trackday Trophy is a novice race series that originated in 2010 to give trackday drivers the opportunity to go racing.

Cars must be fully compliant with MSA regulations (roll cage, fire extinguisher and cut off switches) but the relaxed regulations allow drivers who have already developed cars for trackdays to take part. Races are designed for teams of two drivers and classes are determined on a power-to-weight ratio. Each event consists of 30 minutes practice/qualifying, followed by a 45 minute race both of which will take place on one day. Teams must contain at least one novice driver who has competed in less than six races before. Experienced racers are permitted to race with a novice co-driver and solo entries are also acceptable from novices.

First year

Following its launch, the Trackday Trophy targeted key media outlets to help promote the new series. Autosport's Marcus Pye gave the series a glowing tribute. Such articles helped the series build a small but strong following, with its end of season finale at Brands Hatch seeing grids of more than 20 cars.

2011

For 2011, the Trackday Trophy continued its media push, with Evo Magazine running a competition to compete in the series. The series also drew excitement after confirming it would be one of the first categories to run on the new Snetterton 300 circuit.

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