The Island Car Centre Sandown Sprint is ready for the starting lights to turn green with action set to return to Culver Parade in just over 2 weeks’ time.
Entries are up on last year, with more than 90 cars confirmed for the 2-day event over the weekend of 25th and 26th March.
Last year’s fastest driver overall, Will Nicholls, will be defending his crown, whilst his closest rival Damien Bradley will also be heading back over to the Isle of Wight. Damien set the fastest overall time whilst Will was the most consistent over both days.
The paddock will once again be based at Yaverland and spectators are encouraged to enjoy the cars at close quarters and meet the drivers. Sprint action will take place between Fort Street and Yaverland with local road closures in place.
Will has said:
“It was the most fantastic weekend last year. A real family atmosphere which you would not normally see at a traditional race circuit. There’s definitely something very special about closing public roads and racing so close to the town centre. Sandown is starting to make a real name for itself in motorsport.”
The racing is organised by the Isle of Wight Car Club which has been running motorsport events on the Island since the 1950s. Because of the scale of the Sandown Sprint, the club is supported by mainland officials and marshals from Motorsport UK and other southern motor clubs.
Chairman Malcolm Smith says:
“The Sprint has quickly become our club’s most prestigious and popular event of the year. We’ve been delighted with the number of cars and drivers who have entered and especially the additional Island drivers who are now taking part. There’s been a significant increase in our membership after the success of last year and we hope to see many more joining us during 2023.”
Spectators looking to save money on the box office ticket price should book via the website.
Adult tickets are just £10 when booked online saving 20%, visit www.isleofwightspeedtrials.co.uk.
Island Echo is proud to be the official digital media partner of the Island Car Centre Sandown Sprint.
What they should ban are narrow minded morons, like you.
It’s a controlled race do you not bother to read the artical
Do you live in Brighstone ?
Are you a lycra fetishist?
So a small minded selfish idiot wants to take away a beneficial event to island and its population, and guess what, we actually get something back.
What did we get for our 370k investment into the cycle race?
Jog on muppet.
You need to see some one.your language is about 30years outdated
why are they encouraging boy racers with exhausts bigger than brain cells ?
I thought it was on all year round, drive along Culver and watch the
Boy Racers
Lol
Will the police camera van be parked there like it normally is?
The annual celebration of environmental pollution. Idiots driving fast and polluting the planet for no good reason. Celebrating environmental destruction is not a good look for the island. Next year, switch to electric cars or better still, don’t bother at all.
unfortunatly its not annual its nightly with no police camera van there as they pack up before teatime as everyone knows