2007 has been a busy year for the Bill Richards Racing team with multiple cars being campaigned throughout the season.  The main focus for the team this year has been the BARC Dunlop Motorsport News Saloon Car Championship in which Bill competed using his Minispares backed 8-port Clubman.

The DMN Championship attracts a wide variety of machinery from flame spitting WRC cars to lightly modified hatchbacks. The Clubman competed in Class E for cars up to 1600cc, this class featured a glut of Minis as well as hot hatch Fiestas and Novas.

As ever the mixed class racing provided some interesting on track battles, one of the most memorable moments from the season was the sight of Bills Clubman overtaking an ex-DTM Mercedes around the outside of Druids at Brands Hatch! The battles within Class E were fierce, throughout the season the main opposition came from Peter Crewes with his 7 port Mini and the Bill Richards fettled Mini of Lee McNair. Going in to the final round at Brands Hatch any one of the three drivers was in with a chance of winning the championship as the Minis dominated the class. With the Championship at stake Bill pulled out another vintage performance and took the title.

Over the course of the season the Clubman once again proved to be a highly competitive package even winning races outright on the tight confines of Lydden Hill – no mean feat given the strength of the opposition. The results gained throughout the year once again prove Bills credentials as both a driver and engineer with the Clubman being seen by many as the ultimate steel shelled Mini. The championship win is a richly deserved reward for the teams hard work throughout the season and demonstrates that although the Mini may not be the most modern car out there it is still a very competitive option.

The team would like to thank the following for their support throughout the season: Mini Spares, Piper Cams, Ovenden, MC Motors, Bribar engineering services, Sign Worx and Roadrunner Tyres.