CHANGING THE FACE OF UK MOTORSPORT

For close to a century racing clubs have been the focal point for motorsport enthusiasts across the UK, and although many have come and gone during that time, there remain a handful that can trace their roots back to before the Second World War.

But while there may be older and longer established clubs, one of the newest has also become one of the most successful since it was created less than 20 years ago.

The MotorSport Vision Racing club has continued to expand since it was established in 2005 after ex-Formula 1 driver Jonathan Palmer had acquired the Octagon group of circuits – Brands Hatch, Snetterton, Oulton Park and Cadwell Park – the previous year under the umbrella of MotorSport Vision.

“With the fact that we were getting a number of major international events at Brands Hatch like A1GP, World Touring Cars and DTM, naturally we wanted to have more control over their operation,” says MSV chief executive Palmer.

“We were handling virtually every aspect of each event including promotion, ticket sales, managing spectators, even arranging support race content, but at that time we were having to hand over the on-track delivery to a third