Drivers

Gary Grimsley - No 2
Car: Scorpian-Vauxhall
Major Titles: 2008 Newcomer of the year
Comments: 2008 was Gary's rookie season with the midgets after a few years out of motor racing. AKA Dobbin has previously raced dirt oval bangers which, meant that it was like a duck to water when joining the Midgets.

Mark Hodges - No 5
Car: VW
Major Titles: Tourist Trophy 2009
Comments: Returned to the championship in 2009 after a year away. Straight back into the winning habit taking all three wins at the Tourist Trophy at Cowdenbeath. Mark originally joined the Midgets back in 1997

Pete Dorrell - No 8
Car: P&K Vauxhall
Major Titles:
Comments: Pete's immaculate cars have graced the Midgets paddock for the last three seasons after he had a taster of the racing a little while back in 2000.

Philip Retchless - No 9
Car: Cheetah-Peugeot
Major Titles: 2009: Points Champion, West Country Cup, National Champion 2009, Graham Hill Trophy
Comments: This is his second stint with the Grand Prix Midget Club having raced with us for three seasons back in the 1980s. Phil made a little bit of history in 2009 as it was the first time a car (the impressive Cheetah) had won the championship for a second time but with a different driver at the wheel (Jason Carnwell had won with the car back in 2007).

Marc de Land - No 15
Car: SRV (Vauxhall)
Major Titles: 2009 British Champion & Top Newcomer in 2009
Comments: The Brummy gardener started his racing career with the Grand Prix Midgets in 2009 racing the ex Harry Sayell SRC. Son of the late Gordon de Land from the Hot Rod scene. Marc says: 'they look a lot slower when you're watching'.

Andrew Bilby - No 16
Car: Engine Volkswagen
Major Titles: Derek Kisby Trophy, Southern Champion 2009
Comments: Andrew is a member of the notorious 1661 racing team. Andrew keeps his head down and lets his driving do the talking. A top 6 driver who will be fancied to have a great 2010 season.

Clifford Bunn - No 23
Car: Fireball Mk3-Ford
Major Titles: 2008 Bill Boarer Memorial Championship, 2008 June Cochrane Memorial Champion, 2007 Midlands Points Champion
Comments: Madam Secretary had a very strong and consistent 2008 winning two titles and finishing up runner up in both the World championship and National points championship.

Jonathan Pooley - No 31
Car: Scorpian MkIII
Major Titles: 2008 World Champion, 2008 Points Champion, 2008 National Champion. Northern & Midland Champion 2009
Comments: Jonathan is part of the infamous Pooley stables. The current Scorpian is a third generation design and is currently the best presented car. Jonathan has come of age in the last two years and is getting better and better - one of the main men to beat in the formula.

Daniel Pooley - No 32
Car: Scorpian MkII
Major Titles: 2008: East Anglian Champion, West Country Challange. 2009: European Championship, East of England Championionship, Derek Kisby Trophy.
Comments: Younger brother to Jonathan is now starting to come out of the shadows and is showing he has the same driving ability as the rest of the Pooley clan. Daniel had his best season to date in 2008 and will be a real challange in 2009.

Gordon Pooley - No 33
Car: Scorpian MkII
Major Titles: 2005 National Champion, 1998/1996 British Champion, June Cochrane Cup (2009)
Comments: Multi championship winner enters his 21st season in Midgets in 2010 making him the longest serving UK driver. Gordon is a real racer and has said he would rather not race if he was not challanging for titles. Despite being one of the top drivers over the years the World title has eluded him however, never count him out in 2009.

Steve Young - No 59
Car: Nimrod-Peugeot
Major Titles: 2007 British Champion
Comments: Former F2 and Superstox driver from Coventry. Steve has a very confident racing style with his back end hanging out around each corner. Wet specialist - if it rained every meeting he would be National Points Champion!

Nigel Robinson - No 67
Car: BMC Dart
Major Titles: 2007 National Champion
Comments: Claims to be the best looking Grand Prix Midget racing driver in the club (probably ever). If Nigel can learn how to set up a car he could be a threat however his vindaloo hot and cold performances will need to improve in 2009

Allen Herbert - No 76
Car: BMC
Major Titles: TBC
Comments: 2009 Mr Chairman or sicknote - due to his converted ambulance. The level headed man from the midlands has returned to the club after a couple of years out of the sport.

Neil Clarke - No 77
Car: Sidewinder (barbie car)
Major Titles: National Champion 1992
Comments: One of the real characters of the club - the man from Brum will help anyone with advice or repairs even if they don't ask for it. His passion for racing is the same today as it was when he first started racing before the war (WW1). Seriously though, Neil has raced Hot Rods, Stock Rods and Super Rods over the years and is our second longest serving driver (entering his 19th season). Neil also tops the career points scoring table for active drivers.

Klaus Kilianski - 93
Car: Dastle Mk18
Major Titles: 2010 World Champion (6 times World Champion)
Comment: Klaus is well known as a top line Midget racer - he first won the World Championship in 1988 and with another win at Ipswich in 2009 brings his career tally World Champion to six. Klaus comes all the way from Germany to race with us.

Toni Scheepens - No 100
Car: SST Westfield -Engine Ford Kent
Major Titles: Multiple Dutch Champion, Multiple Belgium Champion, Multiple German Champion, European Champion 1994 World Champion 1996, Winner of the first Peter Scheepens Memorial and many more races won.
Comments: Toni is more than 30 years active in Grand Prix Midgets and almost 40 years active in short circuit racing 2 seasons of Superstox and 5 seasons in Hot Rods.