The Sports 2000 podcast

In episode 30 of the podcast, host Sue Stockdale Sue talks to Joe East, the Commercial and Competitions Manager for Motorsport Vision Racing (MSVR) about his role in arranging the venues for the Sports 2000 calendar each year. Joe explains why he needs to be fair when allocating venues and arranging calendars, and how his developing skill as a Clerk of the Course provides additional learning into...

Host Sue Stockdale interviews Alan Jones, the SRCC Sports 2000 coordinator. Alan discusses his role in liaising between drivers and race control during race meetings, ensuring the smooth running of the races. He also reflects on his experience in motorsport and shares insights into the challenges of organizing race meetings. learn more about Alan's important job in the Sports 2000 community and hi...

In this episode of the Sports 2000 podcast, host Sue Stockdale interviews Keith Mizen, a driver in the Duratec category. Keith shares his experience racing in the Sports 2000 Championship and his love for SIM racing which enables him to learn the circuits and develop his skills. Keith also explains how data plays a crucial role in giving him the confidence to keep improving and knowing what areas...

Sue Stockdale interviews Gary Gunn and Jonathan Loader of Loaded Gunn Racing, one of the manufacturers of the Duratec cars that compete in the Sports 2000 Championship. Gary talks about car manufacturing and development, the upgrades made to a championship-winning car and the challenges of testing and developing a car. He also shares his early inspiration for getting into motor racing through watc...

In this Sports 2000 episode host, Sue Stockdale delves further into the adrenaline-fueled world of Sports 2000 racing talking to: David Gorst, a new Duratec driver this season, whose company BS Burner Services is a sponsor of the Duratec Championship Cindy Pearce, Director of MCR Race Cars that manufacture many of the Duratecs Rob Whitwell, a Sports 2000 driver from Australia who was a guest on ep...

Sue Stockdale talks to brothers Charlie and Nick Hyett at the second round of the 2023 Sports 2000 season which was held at Brands Hatch. Charlie and Nick reflect on their experiences of racing in the Pinto Category together. The brothers also share what it's like racing alongside their father Ross Hyett, who has raced at Le Mans and was guest in episode 8, and describe the thrill of competing tog...

In this episode, host Sue Stockdale interviews Will Schryver, a newcomer to the Pinto Historics category, and Clive Steeper, a sponsor and partnership liaison in the club. The episode was recorded at the second round of the Sports 2000 Championships recently held at Brands Hatch. Will talks about his experience racing, working in the film industry, and his efforts to win in his class. Clive provid...

Welsh farmer Peter Williams talks to fellow Sports 2000 driver Clive Steeper and host, Sue Stockdale about his racing career that began as a youngster with grass racing, before he moved onto Radicals, rallying and hill-climbing, and other types of racing cars. Peter Williams drives an MCR in the Duratec category of Sports 2000 and has competed in the Duratec championship for over 10 years. Leave y...

Sue Stockdale talks to Jon Harmer and Marc Noaro – the first driver pairing to win the Pinto Championship in 2022. The car collects the points, not the drivers, which enables a car to be raced by more than one driver in the season. Jon and Marc describe how they make the pairing successful where the focus is as much on friendship and sharing an activity together as it is on racing and winning, Lea...

Sue Stockdale talks to the Law Family – consisting of Ian, and his two sons Ash and Josh Law who race in the Duratec category of Sports 2000, making it a truly family affair at each race meeting. Josh Law is the 2022 Duratec Championship winner and a drummer who plays with the international showband Gatsby. The band performed for the Sports 2000 Dinner and Dance this year and are expected to appea...

Sue Stockdale talks to Peter Brouwer from the Netherlands about his love for speed and why he enjoys racing in the Sports 2000 Championship in the UK. Peter’s passion for speed began as a teenager in karting, and he subsequently moved into bobsleigh and luge where he qualified for the Winter Olympics in 1980. His ambitions were curtailed after a life-threatening illness but Peter was determined to...

Host Sue Stockdale talks to Nick Bailey, one of the newer Pinto drivers on the grid. Nick is no stranger to racing and was a spectator at the first ever Sports 2000 race in 1977. He has also driven in other categories including Clubmans, and Formula Three. Having survived a life-threatening illness as a youngster, Nick’s philosophy is now about living life to the full, and following a successful c...

Host Sue Stockdale talks to Sports 2000 drivers Mike Fry, Ross Hyett, Nick Hyett and Chris Snowdon, all members of the team L'Equipe Rosbif who competed in a 24-hour endurance race (Les 2 Tours d'Horloge) the only 24-hour endurance race dedicated to historic racing cars, held at the Paul Ricard circuit, France in November 2021. The team explain how they prepared for the race, and how they organise...

Host Sue Stockdale talks to two of the new sponsors of SRCC Sports 2000 championship for 2022: Locks4Vans and Raceparts. Terry Rayner is Commercial Director for Locks4Vans and has been using his extensive knowledge of the Commercial Vehicle market to spearhead the business growth plan at the UK’s market leading van security company. Born in Benfleet Essex, Terry Rayner is a self-confessed petrol h...

Host Sue Stockdale talks to Mike Turner who has been involved in motorsport for many years. Mike reflects on being part of the Sports 2000 community since almost the beginning of its existence, and his career in racing. Mike Turner first attended a race meeting with his parents at 5 years old and began club racing in 1968 in a Mini Cooper S. He then progressed to Formula Ford racing a Merlyn Mk 11...

Host Sue Stockdale talks to Howden Ganley, a New Zealander who was inspired as a child to become a racing driver having been a spectator at the 1955 NZ Grand Prix. Howden talks about how he turned that passion into a reality, ultimately competing in 41 Formula One Championship Grand Prix races before he turned his attention to becoming a manufacturer. Howden went on to found Tiga Race Cars in 1975...

Host Sue Stockdale talks to Rob Whitwell about what it's like racing a Sports 2000 in Australia, including the circuits they race on, and what he enjoys about driving a Sports 2000. Rob Whitwell from Melbourne, in the south-eastern Australian state of Victoria has always had a passion for cars and motorsport, growing up on a service station and garage. He studied Civil Engineering at Swinburne Uni...

Host, Sue Stockdale talks to Jim Morris, founder of Lifeline Fire & Safety Systems about the latest changes in safety regulations for fire extinguishers, and how technology advances such as biofuels and electrification impact the design and manufacture of safety equipment for race cars. Jim is also a keen amateur competitor and shares some highlights from racing his dad’s original Volkswagen Golf...

Host Sue Stockdale rounds up the year with Sports 2000 Club Secretary, Roger Donnan, and finds out about all the winners in the 2021 Sports 2000 Championship. The episode includes additional stories from two of the guests we featured earlier in the year: Ross Hyett (Episode 8) sharing another recollection from Le Mans, and Derek Bell (Episode 6) talks about the cars he drives now. Sue also preview...

Sue Stockdale talks to John Iley about his debut season in the Duratec category of Sports 2000. She finds out how he plans to improve his driving skills, and discovers that the car also provides an opportunity for motorsport engineering students from University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) to learn trackside. John Iley always wanted to drive racing cars but took 48 years to fulfil that dre...

Host, Sue Stockdale talks to Grant Gibson about his reflections of being a newcomer to the Sports 2000 Grid. Grant explains how he prepares for racing his Duratec in a similar way to how he worked in F1. Originally from near Melbourne, in Australia, Grant started racing at the age of 20, firstly driving a Lotus 23b that his father and brothers had modified by putting a 3.5 litre v8 engine in place...

Sue Stockdale talks to Terry Scannell, a volunteer Motorsport UK race official who is the Permanent Clerk of Course for the Sports 2000 Championship. Terry explains what it’s like being in Race Control and having overall responsibility for the general conduct and control of a race event, and how he deals when unexpected situations like a change of weather, which can make life a little trickier for...

Host Sue Stockdale talks to Ross Hyett, about his memories of racing at the Le Mans 24 Hour race, and what he enjoys about racing in the Pinto category in the Creative Funding Sports 2000 Championship. Over the years Ross Hyett has been on the podium in motorsport over 150 times and has raced over 60 different purpose-built racing cars. He says racing can be ‘a series of disappointments' and expla...

In Part 2 of this interview, Host Sue Stockdale talks to Derek Bell MBE, President of the SRCC Sports 2000 Racing Car Club, about what he has learned from his years of endurance racing and why he thinks Sports 2000 is a great way to experience sports car racing. Derek Bell MBE has enjoyed one of the most successful, diverse, and wide-ranging racing careers of any British racing driver. He is best-...

In Part 1 of this interview, Host Sue Stockdale talks to Derek Bell MBE, President of the SRCC Sports 2000 Racing Car Club, about his illustrious career, what got him interested in driving as a youngster, and some highlights from his achievements at Le Mans. Derek Bell MBE has enjoyed one of the most successful, diverse, and wide-ranging racing careers of any British racing driver. He is best-know...