Michelle competed for the first time in the 200hp CSP1 class. On 29th October 2022 Michelle competed for the first time in the 200hp CSP1 class. Driving Tom Commander’s recently converted Phantom P79 (previously Classic A sport). With chief mechanic Ed Preston and Phantom’s original creator Chris Greville-Smith by her side she showed great pace… Read More »Clubmans – Donington Park – Oct 29 2022
Michelle is crowned CSP2 Champion 2022 at the Brands Hatch Ford Power event. Michelle Hayward’s Championship hopes could have ended in disaster, at the Brands Hatch Ford Power event in September, after a catastrophic failure of the exhaust manifold in qualifying. A formidable team effort and the fantastic welding skills of Paul Freeman, allowed Michelle… Read More »Clubmans – Brands Hatch – Sept 17/18 2022
Michelle qualifies on the class pole in Watton’s Mallock Mk20/21, brings home two 2nd places at Oulton Park and extends lead in Championship. After an initial shakedown at Castle Combe and a good days testing at Oulton Park the week previous, Michelle had 15 minutes to get onto the pace. Putting in a great lap… Read More »Clubmans – Oulton Park – 11/12 June 2022
Double win and a new lap record for Michelle Hayward at Snetterton in the Clubmans Sports Prototype Championship.
Triple Win for Michmissile at Brands Hatch GP Michelle put in a great lap to qualify on the class pole at the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit, P7 out of 27 amongst the higher powered CSP1 cars and 3 grid slots ahead of her closest competitor Mathieu Gauthier-Thornton. With a good start she held onto… Read More »Clubmans – Brands Hatch GP – 21/22 May 2022
Michelle Hayward and returning 2000 Champion Tom Bellamy had an almighty battle in Race 1 at Silverstone After qualifying on the class pole Michelle was slow off the line in Race 1 dropping to 4th in class behind a fast starting Paul Freeman, Tom Bellamy and Morris Hart. Putting in an early attack around the… Read More »Clubmans – Silverstone 23/24 April 2022
Double win for Michelle at Donington Park in the first round of the Clubmans Sports Prototype Championship. After qualifying on the class pole a wheel bearing failure and the resulting DNF meant Michelle Hayward had to start from the back of the grid on the Sunday. It was an incredible race to watch with great… Read More »Clubmans – Donington Park 9/10 April 2022
Anticlimax to the end of the Clubmans season, with 50% of time spent behind safety car Tough race day at Donington, stuck in a safety car train due to heavy rain in Qualifying, I just couldn’t get a clear road to set a decent lap time. With too much to do in Race 1, Mat… Read More »Clubmans – Donington Park – 30 October Finale
Clubmans entertain the crowd at the Ford Power Live event at Brands Hatch Some great racing over the weekend in all classes. Brands Hatch never fails to deliver. So many spectators too at the Ford Power Live event. Clubmans cars really are so quick and fun to drive (apart from when you take half your… Read More »Clubmans – Brands Hatch Indy – 18/19 Sept 2021
Michelle finishes in style on the Sunday with a double win at Croft YESSSS. Croft you never fail to deliver. What a circuit. After having to settle for being second best on the Saturday, I was determined to get on the top step on the Sunday. The heavy rain that was forecast never arrived but… Read More »Clubmans – Croft – 21/22 August 2021