An Overview of the Morgan Speed Championship

The Morgan Speed Championship is organised and administered by the Morgan Sports Car Club (MSCC) in accordance with the rules of the RAC Motor Sports Association.

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To enter the championship you must be a fully paid up member of the MSCC and be in possession of a suitable competition licence (minimum Non Race National B). Competitors complete a championship entry form and pay a nominal fee (currently £20).

The championship consists of a number of rounds (typically 15 - 20) spread across the country. Your best score from 6 rounds (with a minimum of 3 to qualify) count towards the championship. Rounds are organised roughly evenly north, south and midlands and we try not to visit a venue more than once in the year to give some variety.

Clearly a full race Plus 8 will always be faster overall than a standard 4/4, so the championship is scored on a Class based handicap basis. For each Class of car at a each championship venue there will normally be a fastest time record from a previous event. These records then form a 'target time' for competitors at each venue.

A table of current target times can be found here.

Scoring is therefore based upon a competitors time relative to this Class target time. The competitor who gets closest overall (in any class) to their target time will get a maximum (10) points. The remaining competitors get points according to their time relative to the class target time. If any competitor beats their target time then they are awarded an extra point. In this way each competitors points are determined by their performance relative to their individual class target time.

Tyres can make a big difference to target times. The RACMSA recognises that some road tyres are better then others. They list them in section R of the RACMSA yearbook as either List 1A (normal road tyres) or List 1B (sticky road tyres). Target times have a penalty applied for use of List 1B tyres.

At the end of the season awards are made on the basis of points scored to the overall championship winner and for the winner of each class. Depending upon the number of entrants inc each class second and third prizes may also be awarded. A novice and ladies awards are also made.