VERTU Mini Challenge – 2025 Season Review
After fighting hard all season we finished the season 5th overall in probably the most competitive one make championship in the UK with over 20+ other competitors as well as 2nd in class out of 15 other Rookies. We kept the championship fight in class alive till the final race but just came up short […]
VERTU Mini Challenge Race Report – Race 7 Brands Hatch
A positive end to the season, pace was very strong, and we had a great points haul to finish the season. Qualifying was a messy session with two red flags in a 15-minute session limited our ability to demonstrate the true pace we had. Starting from 10th in Race 1, I had a lot of […]
VERTU Mini Challenge Race Report – Race 6 Silverstone
A very challenging weekend at Silverstone, despite showing some strong pace. Our weekend was filled with uncontrollable contact due to some poor driving standards across the field. This hindered 2 of our 3 races. Nevertheless I managed to salvage two top 10s. Onto Brands Hatch.
VERTU Mini Challenge Race Report – Race 5 Donington
GREAT POINTS HAUL AT DONNINGTON PARK WITH SOME SILVERWARE We started the weekend on the back foot with no testing due to our engine seizing on lap 3. But after learning the track on the Saturday I could get stuck in on the Sunday. Race 1: A good race where I gained a lot of […]
VERTU Mini Challenge Race Report – Race 4
This was the trickiest weekend I have faced to date this season, with limited experience round the circuit and some car gremlins it was a difficult weekend in the northeast. Qualifying was frustrating as an engine problem flagged itself and the best I could manage was 11th. Race 1 made it apparent that the power […]
VERTU Mini Challenge Race Report – Race 3
For Round 3 of the Mini Challenge, we headed to Thruxton where I had a wild weekend up the sharp end with some bumps and scrapes along the way. Qualifying was certainly a challenge with the clutch failing on the way to the assembly. This forced the team to pull it out of the bag, […]
VERTU Mini Challenge Race Report – Race 2
For round 2 in the Mini Challenge, I headed to Brands Hatch on the BTCC weekend aiming to build on the strengths of Snetterton. However, both me and the team were met with a tricky weekend both on and off the track. The practice day proved to be slightly tricky due to some suspension issues, […]
James Sherrington reflects on his move to the MINI CHALLENGE Coopers for 2025
VERTU Mini Challenge Race Report – Race 1
We came into the weekend at Snetterton on a 23-car grid with no real expectations or idea of what we could achieve as it was our first weekend. Nevertheless, I was confident that we would have the pace due to our winter testing… but being the youngest I knew it would be tricky. QUALIFYING: This […]
VERTU Mini Challenge 2025 Media Day
We had a sunny day in Norfolk, meeting the team’s completed 5 driver lineup. After getting media duties done in the morning, I pumped in some laps in the afternoon showing more promise. With Round 1 in a week, we have our fingers crossed for a strong debut.