Club Challenge

About Club Challenge

By far the most popular category that for years has attracted the highest number of entries, is the Club Challenge Classes. Split into three sub-classes for front, rear and four-wheel-drive cars, it’s regularly proved to be the most competitive too, with finishing positions often separated by 100ths of a second – a measure of the effectiveness of the regulations bearing in mind the variety of cars taking part. 

Club Class cars must be based on production models and could be regarded as serious trackday cars or racing cars, often by tuning shops or clued-up home builders, the type often seen in one make championships – with added  twists of performance which can be used in Time Attack as we do not limit power to weight. Sequential gearboxes, flat floors and any type of space-framing is not permitted in this class as examples.

On the driver side, you’ll need the correct personal safety kit such as helmet, race suit, gloves and boots and you’ll need to apply for your Motorsport UK licence (no ARDS test required in our Club categories). Before you compete, your car will be scrutineered to confirm it meets the safety requirements and the relevant Clubman / Clubman+ class rules. All of the detail you’ll need — including eligibility, required items, and what modifications are permitted — is set out in the official regulations linked lower down this page, and our team is always on hand if you’d like a steer, especially if it’s your first time in a competitive setting.

You can enter as a one‑off to see how you get on (SRE — Single Round Entry), or register for the full season and chase championship points and podium celebrations. The only tyre requirement to note is that if you plan to score points and be eligible for lap records, you’ll need to run the championship control tyre: the Yokohama A052, otherwise you can use your existing road tyres.

This class offers a welcome space for  tuning house-built cars or  ‘club racing’ cars to explore further modification than what the car was originally made for – creative home builds are the name of the game here.

The class is very competitive and a wide variety of cars compete each year. If your car has more modifications than this class allows, please check our Club Pro or Pro classes where further car upgrades are permitted.