The Mini Challenge Championship

The Mini Challenge Championship provides a captivating and charismatic addition to every circuit it visits. The 210bhp Supercharged Cooper S Works, with a top speed of 150+ mph, provides close and exciting racing for all to watch. The Mini Challenge Championship is truly one of the UK's most promising Series.

The championship presentation is paramount. The cars, drivers, officials and paddock all work together at the highest of standards, which makes the series one of the finest in the UK. The collection of brightly liveried Mini Coopers provide a captivating and charismatic addition to every venue that the Challenge attends. The series has been a magnet for media attention and has been a massively popular series for sponsors to be involved with. Please visit the sponsorship page for more information.

Jack Stanford Sponsors:

Wessex Networks - The design and maintenance of the MINI Challenge website, and IT requirements are sponsored by Wessex Networks. They provide a hassle-free content management service to keep the MINI Challenge website up to date, and have put together a bespoke support package that keeps all of our IT systems up and running.

Castrol - With a reputation for innovation and high performance, Castrol is an internationally recognised brand name, operating in 130 countries and employing over 10,000 people to develop, manufacture, market and distribute the company's 5,000-strong range of premium quality lubricants for the consumer, commercial, marine and industrial markets. The technical excellence of our products; our intimate knowledge gained from operating across the globe; and our passionate belief in providing our customers with the very highest levels of service, has made Castrol a leader in its field. Castrol joined the Cooper Challenge as a sponsor in 2003 and we continue to use motorsport to improve our products; to push back technological barriers and to force lubricants to the extremes of performance. MINI recommends Castrol.

Montaudon Champagne - Montaudon Champagne, in association with GP Wines are proud Champagne sponsors to the MINI Challenge.

CLF - CLF Technologies Ltd. specialise in the design and development of exhaust and emission systems focusing on specialist vehicle applications and manufacture the complete exhaust system for both the John Cooper Works Cooper S and for all John Cooper Motorsport applications.

Corbeau Motorsport Seats - Corbeau Motorsport Seats have been the favoured racing seat in many championships for a number of decades. From their experience with Minis over the years they were the natural choice for the Club Class and S Class MINI kits. Corbeau Seats are a major championship sponsor.

Dunlop - Dunlop pioneered the development of the original 10" Mini competition tyres and worked with John Cooper extensively in the halcyon days of saloon car racing in the 60's and 70's

Fattorini - As well as designing and manufacturing the overall competition winners' trophies for the John Cooper Challenge series, Fattorini are renowned for their expertise in the field of vehicle badging and brand enhancement. Even when stationary, a tuned MINI Cooper S stands out from the crowd, thanks to the instantly recognisable John Cooper Works chrome and vitreous enamelled badge on the tailgate and the front aprons. Fattorini manufacture these badges to the same exacting standards as those demanded by the many prestigious British sports and specialist car manufacturers they supply. Fattorini have a unique combination of skills, traditional craftsmanship blending seamlessly with modern CAD/CAM technology. The company's flexible "can do" attitude enables them to respond rapidly and, very quickly produce prototypes and first off samples.

Mintex - Another long-term sponsor of all things Mini. Mintex have developed special brake pads for the Club Sport that give maximum stopping power across the Sprints, Hills and Circuits, yet are fully road legal. Mintex are also sponsoring the 'Spirit' Drivers award.

NGK - NGK is the world's leading spark plug manufacturer with factories and sales offices in every part of the world. In the UK, NGK is the clear brand leader with a market share of more than 50%. NGK is justifiably proud of its engineering expertise which has brought innovative solutions to the engine design problems of car manufacturers worldwide. NGK, through its NTK brand, is also the world's leading manufacturer of lambda sensors. NGK spark plugs are widely used across all forms of motor sport, both 4 wheel and 2 wheel. In 2004 NGK celebrated a highly successful Formula 1 season, sparking not only the Ferrari Racing Team - which won the 2004 Constructors Championship - but also the Champion Driver, for a record 7th season, Michael Schumacher.

Personal sponsors 2008-

Jack would like to thank all his sponsors for the 2008 season and people that have helped in the 2007 season and previous. He would not be where he is now without their help.

Lounge Bar (Hull). Lounge Bar in Hull is one if the leading, desirable restaurants and drinking places in the East Riding area.

Welbeck Properties (Hull). Welbeck Properties are property specialist in Hull who specialise in the rental market and also have a vast portfolio of properties worldwide. 01482 343057

Mansell Motorsport- www.mansell-motorsport.co.uk, www.rm-motors.co.uk, 01482 665346, Mansell motorsport is a professional motorsport team which prides itself on their very high standards and good results. They are also mini specialist and are becoming very well known in east yorkshire.