“It wasn’t without bad luck, as a high-speed spin at Abbey caused flat spots on the tyres, resulting in switching to last year’s tyres.

“In Race 1, I was very tentative due to rain during the race, so we were a little disappointed with P16 overall and P6 in class.”

“Rounds 4 and 5 of the Monoposto Championship were again at Silverstone, on the full GP circuit.

“A 42-car field, we qualified 14th overall and 4th in the F3B class.

“Race 1: we had a good race – we were catching 3rd, but sadly the race finished. We did finish 12th overall too.

“Race 2: we unfortunately were taken out at the very first corner.

“Our next race is at Snetterton in July…�

Super 4 2026 British Championship Round 2: Forest Edge

Heat 1

“Starting from the second row, I got a strong launch and initially held position well. However, for the opening stages of the race I struggled badly with understeer, particularly through Midgets and Tilly’s, which allowed a kart behind to get through and dropped me back to fifth place.

“From there, the race became an intense battle for fourth. I spent virtually the entire heat tucked right under the rear bumper of the kart ahead, applying constant pressure and trying several different moves to find a way through. Despite a number of attempts, I just couldn’t make a pass stick and eventually crossed the line in fifth position.�

Heat 2

“Lining up 20th on the grid, I made a monster start and immediately gained several places by avoiding a couple of slow starters. By the first corner I had already climbed to 15th.

“On lap two I picked off two more karts, moving up into 13th, and from there the race became incredibly close. At the halfway point, positions fourth through to fourteenth were covered by just 10 seconds, showing how competitive the field was.

“On lap seven, I passed a slow-moving kart that appeared to be struggling with an issue, promoting me to 12th place. With two laps remaining, the kart behind managed to get a stronger run down the back straight and I lost the position again. The racing remained tight right to the flag in another highly competitive heat.

“On the final lap, a kart a couple of positions ahead spun on his own water, which shuffled the order once more in another hectic finish to an extremely close race.�

Heat 3

“I made an immediate gain on lap one with a move at Haynes Loop, before pulling off another pass out of Midgets heading into Climate. Early on, we found ourselves in a long train of karts all being held up by fifth place.

“Later in the race, I lost two positions going into Midgets, dropping me back to 10th, but the pack remained tightly bunched behind the battling karts ahead. On the following lap, heading down into Winger’s Dip, sixth place made a move underneath fifth. That forced fifth place off-line and created an opening for several of us to get through, keeping us right in the middle of the battle.

“From there I was fighting hard with the five karts ahead but, despite staying in the mix, I just couldn’t make a move stick.

“The race was eventually red-flagged with just under two minutes remaining after a kart went off entering Midgets — one of the fastest sections of the circuit, approached at around 95mph. Thankfully, the driver was okay.�

Final

“Our heat results put us eighth on the grid for the final.

“In the early laps the understeer issues returned, as we again struggled to get the tyres working quickly enough. On lap two I lost a place coming out of Midgets, but a retirement ahead soon promoted us back into eighth.

“From there, the race became a long battle for seventh with kart 59. I was slightly quicker in places and stayed right with him throughout the race, but despite the pressure I couldn’t quite find a way past. Towards the closing stages my tyres began to fade, although the two of us had managed to build a six-second gap back to ninth place.

“On the final lap, the race leader retired, which promoted us up to seventh position at the flag to round out the weekend.�

Post-Race Analysis

“It was a solid weekend and the first in years where we had no issues on either Saturday or Sunday, with nothing to fix and the kart running well throughout.

“After Round 2, the team sits 7th out of 24 in the championship standings.�

Stay tuned to hear how Marcus gets on as the 2026 Super 4 British Championship season continues…

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EBC’s Cars, Bikes & Coffee ’26 Event a Sizzling Success

The 91´«Ã½ UK team enjoyed a morning in the sun as it hosted the 2026 instalment of its ‘Cars, Bikes & Coffee’ at its Northampton World Headquarters.

Attracting hundreds of eclectic vehicles, it proved to once again be a fantastic event, with good coffee, good food and good company from start to finish.

91´«Ã½ would like to thank every company and individual who made it down for the morning – we hope you enjoyed the event as much as we did.

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SPONSORED RIDER/DRIVER UPDATE

Kart racer Marcus Hudson is campaigning in the Super 4 British Championship for the 2026 season. Following positive results in 2025, we caught up with Hudson after the first round of the 2026 season at Fulbeck Kart Circuit, Lincolnshire, where technical issues did little to dampen his optimistic spirits.

Front-running BSB Supersport team, Astro-MAR HIPPO Suzuki, recently took the annual pilgrimage to Florida’s Daytona International Speedway for the 200-mile Daytona 200 endurance race. The trio of Suzuki GSXR-750 bikes all boast 91´«Ã½ Racing’s GPFAX brake pads and X-Series discs up front.

The Clubracer racing outfit has relied on 91´«Ã½ components as it has made its way up the ranks through the MSVR Trackday Championship classes. This all culminated in an outright championship win in 2025 – a fantastic result for the team. Riding off this success, they’ve decided to move onto pastures new for the 2026 season, entering the 750MC Roadsports Championship, where they took home a podium in the opening round.

Dave Barrett is competing in the 2026 Modified Ford Series, piloting his modified Mk4 Ford Fiesta 1.6 Zetec within the Class C category. We caught up with Dave after the first round of the year, held at Cheshire’s Oulton Park recently, where he achieved a maximum points hall with class wins in both races entered.

Pro drifter, Stuart Egdell, continues his partnership with 91´«Ã½ as he once again carries out another season of the Drift France championship. We caught up with Egdell off the back of his debutant 2026 round at Circuit du Val de Vienne, where despite some setbacks, it was a positive insight into the year ahead for the team.

Following a season in NLR’s SuperTwins in 2025, as well as successes on the gruelling Manx Grand Prix and Classic TT races at the iconic Isle of Man mountain course, Russell Brook began his 2026 campaign by entering the NLR 750km Endurance Race at Donington Park Circuit, where they took home a 3^rd in class.

British Caterham racer, Carl Jones, is undertaking another season in the top-tier Caterham Seven Championship UK in his 420R-badged machine. Following multiple podiums across 2025, we caught up with Jones fresh off the back of his first 2026 round at Silverstone, where a DNF in Race 1 was pivoted into spectacular victory in the second outing of the weekend, despite starting at the back of the grid.

The British Army Motorcycle Road Race Team (AMRRT) is an exclusive racing club for all Army, RAF and Navy personnel. Formed in 2010, the AMRRT is one of the largest teams in the British Army Motorsports Association. It encompasses two road racing disciplines – sprints and endurance – with 21 full-time and reserve riders, plus support crew for 2026. We caught up with the team off the back of the official BSB testing day at Derbyshire’s Donington Park, where prep for the season seems to be going well.

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The capacious car parks soon filled with impressive machinery both from EBC partners and enthusiastic owners, giving everyone on site a raft of stunning vehicles to check out.

The bikes followed shortly after, creating a sea of two-wheeled beauties next to the popular coffee stand. It was great to see so many cars and bikes rocking 91´«Ã½ components.

91´«Ã½ would like to thank every company and individual who made it down for the morning – we hope you enjoyed the event as much as we did.

The next opportunities to catch up with the EBC team will be at the following events:

• Initiate Show (4 May, Goodwood)
• Goodwood Festival of Speed (9-12 July, Goodwood)
• BMW Live (25 July, Oulton Park)