VIDEO: John Rhodes Mini at Chateau Impney Hillclimb
Watch Charles Rainford hit the hill at Chateau Impney Hillclimb in the John Rhodes Mini Cooper S.
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VIDEO: In-car highlights from 77th Members Meeting
In-car video highlights from our 77th Members Meeting.
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Goodwood 77th Members Meeting
Goodwood’s season opening, 77th Members Meeting was as great as any Members Meeting before it. Even without all the snow! For many weeks we’ve been in preparation for the Betty Richmond Trophy. Getting our FIA Appendix K Mini Cooper S ready to do battle with 59 others. We decided early on that we were going
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John Rhodes Racing and Events
Charles Rainford blitzes Goodwood hill in John Rhodes Mini – in car video
We had the pleasure of running the John Rhodes Mini Cooper S at the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed. John is 90 years old now and asked our Charles to drive it up the hill for him. The times got better with each run. His best time of 62.3 was in the Final Shootout on
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Charles Rainford wins at Snetterton
Charles Rainford scored his first overall win last weekend at Snetterton. He secured pole position and the win driving our Marcos 1800GT in the HRDC All stars race. Following some recent mechanical failures the repaired Marcos was on top form despite the heat wave. We also ran Ian Burford in the Bill Thomas Cheetah but
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Charles Rainford ARDS Instructor, race and rally
Charles Rainford is now our, in-house, qualified ARDS instructor for race and rally. For the past year he’s spent most days working as an instructor for MSV at Brands Hatch and Bedford Aerodrome. Whether you are brand new to motorsport and wish to build up some confidence or are an experienced racer who is looking
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Charles Rainford’s leads the way at Snetterton
Charles Rainford dominated at Snetterton in his Lenham Sprite in the HRDC race. Qualified on pole and went on to lead the entire race up until the last lap when a gearbox issue forced his retirement. A superb performance that will no doubt continue on his next outing.
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75th Members Meeting a Rainford family affair
Goodwood’s 75th Members Meeting marked a milestone in the Rainford household as this years Weslake Cup was the first race in which Shaun and his son Charles both competed. Father and son both drove admirably with Charles taking advantage of a spin to pass his father on track. Charles made it as far as 2nd
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75th Members Meeting Weslake Cup
Thankfully bad weather was kept at bay for the 75th Members Meeting. Although the track was damp for qualifying the rest of the weekend was dry and mild. We campaigned 5 cars in the Weslake Cup with considerable interest in a 6th. Shaun and Charles Rainford qualified in 8th and 9th whilst Ian Burford, Mike Haigh
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Charles Rainford race debut at Brands Hatch
Shaun’s son Charles had his first race last weekend and at 16 was the youngest person on the grid. He entered the HRDC Allstars race at Brands Hatch with his MG Lenham Le Mans. Qualifying was cut short due to an alternator failure so he started from 20th in the race. Charles drove supremely well
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