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We'll be posting a wrap up video on our socials in due course. Here's some snaps to close the day.

Congratulations once again to our champions, and thank you to everybody who take part today.

It's the pinnacle of our community, and the racing we witnessed today was nothing short of breathtaking at times.

Champagne, confetti and fireworks. Despite the rain, and the 12-hour day, we had a decent turn out at the podium.

Caterham very kindly donated prizes to our winners, and a Caterham drifting experience for a raffle prize, won by Zachary Smith.

He's going to have to give it his parents, though, because he's not old enough. Lucky them!

Ross Sandwell deserves credit. He started at the back of the grid, after winning the B-final, and finished in fourth. What a comeback.

Jack O'Neill's done it! He and Andrew McWilliam were scrapping in puddles, smoke coming off the karts as they drive through what is essentially a flood, making move after move on one another.

Jack O'Neill wins the tussle and claims the title!

Champion - Jack O'Neill
Runner-up - Andrew McWilliam
Third place - Ashley Mayston King
Fourth - Ross Sandwell
Fifth - Jayden Lyford

It's going to be between Andrew McWilliam and race leader Jack O'Neill, in a game of cat and mouse.

Jack O'Neill has built a one second gap over Andrew McWilliam, which McWilliam closes to 0.5 seconds.

They're battling, allowing Ashley Mayston-King to get closer to them, with three and a half minutes to go.

You know who loves wet weather?  Ashley Mayston-King. He's up to third and building momentum.

Jack O'Neill gets back in front of Andrew McWilliam, they're trading blows.

Dom Balasaitis is in fourth, James King fifth.

It's so wet they're at risk of flooding the engines...

Look away, engineers!

Andrew McWilliam claims the lead, and Jack O'Neill immediately takes it back, pushing Andrew McWilliam into a puddle.

How is the train getting heavier?!

It's a deluge, we can't see out of the commentary box!

Are you allowed to do fireworks in a storm?

The train of karts tears through puddles, with spray flying into the faces of the drivers.

We're seeing new racing lines carved out in the puddles.

Jack O'Neill remains in the lead after the first lap, with James King behind him.

Andrew McWilliam jumps ahead of Dom Balasaitis into third.

Jack O'Neill starts on pole with James King behind him. Last year's champion,  Dom Balasaitis starts in third.

The line up is frightening.

Anybody could win this.

Now for the pinnacle. It's time for the  DMAX finalé.

And it's not just raining. It's absolute splatting it down.

Expect the unexpected.

We're about to get underway.

In the pouring rain, Charlie Csepreghi becomes the first-ever double Champion of  Champions!

He won the Juni0r category two years ago, and now has won the SODI title. What an achievement for the 14-year-old driver.

Final results:

Champion - Charlie Csepreghi
Runner-up - Adam Pughe
Third Place - Freddie Jenkins
Fourth - David Metcalfe
Fifth - Tom Justice

Adam Pughe is driving like a madman to try and close the gap - it's not at 1.2 seconds but there's only one lap remaining.

Fions Ions has dropped off, Tom Justice and David Metcalfe have passed him.

Charlie Csepreghi is getting faster and is now racing alone.

Second placed Adam Pughe has Freddie Jenkins to contend with, and Fin Ions behind him.

Pughe just threw down the fastest lap of the race and overtakes Jenkins into second place.

Charlie Csepreghi has built a two second lead, welcoming the battles behind him.

The rain lashes down, adding to the drama of the final.

Ash Chivers, who loves these conditions, is down in ninth.

Charlie Csepreghi is back in the lead with seven minutes to go. He's built a one-second lead.

Fin Ions has been incredible today. He's up in fourth, after passing Strike's teammate David Metcalfe.

He'll need to pass Adam Pughe ahead of him if he's to get into a podium position.

Charlie Csepreghi is in P2, gaining on Freddie Jenkins.

The rain is falling.

Charlie Csepreghi gets us underway, as the rain starts to fall.

Andrew Strike and Charlie Fenton, two previous champions, are caught up in an incident and drop back. Strike's been unlucky today.

Freddie Jenkins works his way into P1.

The two champions enter the pitlane as heroes, with smoke cannons blasting, and are interviewed by our host.

Beautiful moment.

It's time now, to turn our attention to the SODI final.

Cadets:

Champion - Gillen Townshend
Runner-up - Teddy Mullan
Third place - Leo Sibthorpe
Fourth - Freya Lally
Fifth - Charlie Marden

Juniors:

Champion - Jacob Kent
Runner-up - Zachary Smith
Third place - Jacob Noble
Fourth - Nathaniel Garai
Fifth - Daniel Marutyak

Arel Kesimgil was in third place but spins on the last lap. That's going to cost him a trophy.

Zacahary Smith needs to make a move on Jacob Kent. Kent's blocking him.

Kent's won it!

Gillen Townshend, your 2025 Cadet champion of champions. Probably a bit premature, but nobody is going to catch him.

Can Zachary Smith pass Jacob Kent? There might be last minute drama here.

Gillen's going to win this, surely.  He's got a three second lead.

It's not as clear cut in the Juniors at all. Jacob Kent currently leads Zachary Smith by 0.8 seconds.

Gillen just recorded the fastest lap of the race, and has built a two second lead over Teddy Mullan.

Leo Sibthorpe is up to third, ahead of Freya Lally, who's battling Charlie Marden.

Alicia Waterhouse is in and amongst them, after starting the race from the back.

Meanwhile, Arel Kesimgil is getting faster. Zachary Smith is gaining on first-placed Jacob Kent. He's under pressure!

Teddy Mullan has jumped in front of Freya Lally and finds himself in second place, a full second behind Gillen Townshend.

Jacob Kent is less than a second ahead of Zachary Smith in the Juniors. Nathaniel Garai is charging up the pack, he's now in sixth after recording the fastest lap of the race so far. He won the B-final earlier, remember.

Jacob Kent takes an early lead in the Juniors.

Meanwhile, Gillen Townshend leads the pack in the Cadets.

We're going to be crowning our first two champions in less than twenty minutes.

Jacob Kent starts the Junior final on pole, with the impressive Zachary Smith behind him. Arel Kesimgil begins the final in P3.

The undefeated Freya Lally keads the Cadet line, with local multiple-champion Gillen Townshend behind her, and Charlie Marden in third.

Twelve minutes of final-finals is about to commence.

Daniel Varlan hits himself in the helmet in frustration, as Ross Sandwell claims victory. He's heading to the big one.

It's A-final time, baby!

Sandwell's reactions prove vital - he anticipates the yellow turning green before Varlan does, and pounces to take the lead.

Last lap!

Someone's jumped out of their kart! What on earth? At Race of Champions?!

The race comes to a halt. The clock won't stop though.

Advantage Daniel Varlan, who's 0.4 seconds ahead of Ross Sandwell. He needed that.

We're back underway under full course yellows.

There's going to be an epic finish here. A minute and a half remaining.

Ross Sandwell is now only 0.7 seconds behind Varlan, recording faster lap times every lap that passes.

We've still got over five minutes to go. I think he's going to do it.

Callum Bendelow is chasing down third-placed Julia Stankowiak.

Daniel Varlan has carved out a 1.5 second lead.

Ross Sandwell is getting faster, though, quickly closing the gap, as he pulls away from third-placed Julia Stankowiak.

Second-placed Nathan Boyle's kart fails. His engines cut out! No way.

He's dropped right down. Ross Sandwell is now in P2.

It was Lucas Gathercole involved in the incident earlier, and finds himself right at the back.

A driver gets sent into the tyre barrier on the first lap

Julia attempts a move on Daniel Varlan, but he survives.

Nathan Boyle then gets in front of Julia.

Jude Lillyman's up to fourth.

Daniel Varlan and Julia Stankowiak are leading the line in the B-final, two absolute weapons on this track. Them missing out on the A-final demonstrates the calibre of the competitors today.

Jayden Giles will start in third place, ahead of Nathan Boyle.

Twelve minutes on the clock. Only one person will be promoted to the DMAX final.

Let's go!

Barker's won this by some distance - nearly seven seconds.

Lewis Bowey isn't going to go down without a fight, he attempts a double overtake, and achieves one of them, to take third place over James Holliday.

Solomon Adeniji puts on a solid performance to finish in second.

Barker's in cruise control, he's now 3.2 seconds ahead of Adeniji, who's defending hard against Holliday. He's going to win this.

Brandon Barker is flying. He's at the front of the field, setting fastest lap after fastest lap.

He's the only driver to crack 1:14, and he's done it twice. He's built a 1.8 second lead over Solomon Adeniji, who's being tailed by James Holliday.

Tamworth SuperChamps winner Brandon Barker is leading the pack now, he passed Solomon Adeniji and Lewis Bowey.

James Holliday is right behind Bowey.

Lewis Bowey tries to pass Solomon Adeniji, but great defending from Adeniji prevents the move.

Brandon Barker captilises on the squabbling, and finds himself in third.

Some big names in this final. Lewis Bowey, local SuperChamps champion, Brandon and Rhys Barker, Tamworth hot-shots, Scott Clenaghan, multiple 24 hours winner.

And of course, Chloe McNally, who starts in P21.

Alicia Waterhouse takes the Cadet lead!

Jack Dowding and Ethan Davis make contact with one another and Alicia capitalises. Wow!

Nathaniel Garai wins the Juniors, ahead of Alfie Kells, with Tilly Watson in third.

Alicia's won it! She's heading to the A-final.

Brilliant finish.

Is Alfie Kells going to make his move on Nathaniel Garai?

Will Jack Dowding catch Ethan Davis?

Ethan Davis makes a bold manouevre on Jack Dowding, and gains the lead with two minutes to go.

Meanwhile, Alfie Kells is gaining on Nathaniel Garai.

Tilly Watson is gaining on third-placed Reuben Crudington.

With just over five minutes remaining, Nathaniel Garai has carved out a one second lead over Alfie Kells.

Alfie's just recorded a 1:17.4 fastest lap and is gaining on Garai, narrowing the lead down to 0.5 seconds.

Heartbreak for Frank Mehlberg as he makes contact and falls out of the Cadet race.

Nathaniel Garai has passed Reuben Crudington and leads the Juniors. Reuben Potter is growing into this race too.

Jack Dowding is just about holding onto his lead, as  Thomas Volante just recorded the fastest lap.

Nathaniel Garai comes steaming through the pack in the Juniors, and is 0.2 seconds off Crudington in the lead.

Alfie Kells is chasing too.

In the Cadets, Jack Dowding is being hunted by Ethan Davis and Thomas Volante.

The Cadets and Juniors will be sharing the track once more.

Jack Dowding leads the Cadets ahead of Alicia Waterhouse, and Reuben Crudington leads Alfie Kells.

That was awesome. 16-year-old Kai Ferner has passed JJ Aiston to take the win dramatically.

He's heading to the B-Final.

That was some battle. He'll be buzzing with that.

Kai Ferner makes a move on JJ Aiston and is in second.

Will Tyson is winning, but a five second penalty will bring him down to fifth.

His only shot of winning is if his chasers come to blows.

JJ Aiston is less than a second ahead of Kai Ferner, and Liam Bidgood is chasing them down.

JJ Aiston takes second and is all over first-placed Will Tyson, and Kai Ferner is right up there too.

Liam Bidgood in fourth and Toby Mawdsley could also win this.

Alfie Shrubb shoots up the pack after a clever move and Jon Buck jumps ahead of Adam Palmer.

Kai Ferner is chasing down Will Tyson and attempts a couple of moves, to no avail.

Kai Ferner makes a great move on JJ Aiston to claim second (which is basically first, because Will Tyson has a five second penalty)

We're back underway. That race start looked much cleaner.

The DMAX C-Final gets underway immediately and the drivers roll towards the start.

Will Tyson leads the way, ahead of Algorithmic Ascendancy's JJ Aiston.

Oh no. It's happened again. Will Tyson jumps the race start and will receive a five-second penalty.

That also shortens the race.

There was a huge Jamie Chadwick Series flavour to this race, with Chloe finishing one second ahead of Ella Wroe.

George Beauchamp finished in third, ahead of Zoe Cattet. Reyhaneh was competitive for a lot of the race but ends up in seventh.

Chloe McNally is heading to the B-Final!

Peter Tilev receives a penalty for taking out Milena Clark.

Chloe McNally is close to winning this. The race is shorter after the false start.

Ella Wroe is chasing her down but to no avail.

Full course yellows have dampened the affair,

Now Zoe Cattet finds herself in fourth place, as she grows into this race. She's right behind George Beauchamp.

Ella Wroe just recorded the fastest lap of the race - 1:16.5 and claims third place.

A few places behind her, Zoe Cattet is climbing the grid and finds herself in sixth chasing down George Beauchamp.

George Beauchamp is chasing Chloe McNally down.

McNally completes a switchback overtake on Reyhaneh, who quickly reclaims the lead. These two are teammates going head-to-head today.

Rory Oldfield-Kelly moves up to third, with Ella Wroe pressuring him.

The race is roaring. Chloe McNally makes a great start and pushes up to second place.

There's a spinner in the middle of the pack after contact.

Here's a recap of all the action so far.

Full yellows are illuminated and we have to start the race again.

Reyhaneh will be gutted, she has to serve a five-second time penalty for jumping the start. She was too keen, that'll blow her chances of the B-final before the race has even begun.

As promised, we have a little bit of drizzle now. That'll make it interesting.

Some big names in the C-Final - Zoe Cattet herself finds herself half way up the grid - she won every round of the JCS. Milena Clark, Clara Norris, Ella Wroe and Reyhaneh and Megan Ering were all mega competitive too.

Chloe McNally was another JCS champion and finds herself in this final. Lots of talented SuperChamps drivers that will fancy this.

Now for the first of our 12-minute finals, we're starting off with the SODI C-final. Reyhaneh Abdolrazagh is on pole, alongside Rory Oldfield-Kelly.

A reminder, if you win here, you win yourself a fighting chance - you join the back of the B-final.

You'd then have to crawl through the pack of 20 there and win that to join the back of the A-final. Mission impossible?

It's certainly nice to get extra track time, though.

The Junior standings:

This is how we'll line up for the Cadets:

Some more snaps from today whilst we calculate final grids.

Freya Lally has been a standout performer so far today, winning all three of her heats. John caught up with her a moment ago.

That was intense. Andrew McWilliam lead from start to finish, James King finished second, ahead of Dawid Sniezko.

Charlie Csepreghi finished six seconds ahead of James Callan and Solomon Adeniji finished third.

Now we have eight finals to get through. There's a short lunch break whilst our team crunch the numbers.

Stay tuned to find out which final you're in...

Great racing from that man, James King. He's made a move on Dawid Sniezko to take second, but he won't catch Andrew McWilliam.

Charlie Csepreghi wins comfortably in the SODIs.

James King and Jack O'Neill are getting to know one another today.

King has worked his way up and is now in third from tenth. O'Neill is 0.7 seconds behind King, having started in front of him.

Solomon Adeniji has been electric in this heat, and finds himself third place in the SODI race, narrowly ahead of Frederic Navarro.

Fin Ions has also been impressive today and is currently in sixth - although, hang on - it sounds like he's just received a five-second penalty...

Miraculously, it's been dry all day so far. Accuweather said it's  going to rain at 15:00, but no sign of it as yet.

Our finals will kick off around 15:30, so a change in conditions might mix it up.

He was a competitor we highlighted in yesterday's preview, and he's had a solid day so far, Andrew McWilliam, carving out a two-second lead over Dawid Sniezko (sorry for spelling your name wrong on the Instagram graphic, Dazid).

Likewise, Charlie Csepreghi, is pulling away in the SODIs, two seconds a head of James Callan.

Adult Group Three, Heat Three lines up like this:

Rayaan Malik won that race by 0.01 seconds. Daniel Marutyak was pipped at the post, with Arel Kesimgil in third.

Freya Lally made it three wins out of three, beating Charlie Marden over the line - the duo were battling all race long and will do the same in the A-final. Arel Kesingil finished in third, which should be a good enough result for him.

Special mention to Tilly Watson, who recorded the fastest lap of the race.

Rayaan Malik has taken the lead, he's a hot favourite at  this circuit. We're onto the last lap. Will Daniel Marutyak respond?

Daniel Marutyak is being chased down by Rayaan Malik and they exchange places. Marutyak won the second heat and is heading into the A-final.

Freya Lally has taken the lead but is fighting tooth-and-nail with Charlie Marden.

Freya Lally has won both heats so far, and she's closing in on a third win. She's been unstoppable and is going to start the A-final at the front, in contention to be our first-ever female champion of champions.

Charlie Marden is having a great day, he's currently in the lead in the Cadets. Freya Lally, another rising star, has just taken second place from Hadi Chaudry and how chases down Marden.

Daytona Sandown Park's Daniel Marutyak has a narrow lead in the Juniors over Rayaan Malik.

In just a moment we'll be hosting our final junior heat of the day. Here's how it lines up:

It's intense out there.

Here's a little something from our media team to help everybody calm down a little bit.

Joseph Simcock takes the win, Andy O'Neill second and Dom Balasaitis third.

Charlie Fenton absolutely cruises to victory in the SODIs. That should be enough for the one-time winner to make it into this evening's A-final.

Adam Pughe finished in second, Owen Tolley third. Brandon Barker finished in fourth.

Despite an early setback, reigning champion Andrew Strike finished ninth - he was dead last at one stage.

Just over a minute left and there's battles all over the field.

Dom Balasaits has narrowed the gap to 0.8 seconds behind second-placed Andy O'Neill. He'll have to make a move soon, but there's dozens of SODIs in the way,

Leger Dimitrou just recorded the fastest SODI lap and finds himself fourth.

Joseph Simcock passes Andy O'Neill and the duo are embroiled in a race-long battle.

Dom Balasaitis is licking his lips, gaining on the leaders every corner. Luke Dodman is all over him, though.

In the SODIs, Owen Tolley finds himself in third after just recording the fastest lap.

Andrew Strike has recovered up to fourteenth, overtaking Zoe Cattet.

Titan Motorsport veteran Andy O'Neill is in control in this race, but Joseph Simock is piling on the pressure.

Luke Dodman is in third, with reigning champ Dom Balasaitis plotting a move behind him.

In the SODIs, Charlie Fenton is in the lead by four seconds. Adam Pughe is chasing him, ahead of Carlos Roberts.

Trevor Hansford receives a black flag, ending his race.

I've just remembered - it's these guys again...

Andrew Strike gets involved in an incident and ends up dead last. He's going to need to bring his A-game now.

WPR's Joseph Simcock leads the DMAX pack, and Sam Barnaville sits on the SODI pole.

That was peak Race of Champions.

Comfortable wins for Gillen Townshend and Zachary Smith, but there was a dogfight between them for second in both classes.

Leo Sibthorpe held off Teddy Mullan to finish second in the Cadets, and Jacob Kent beat Daniel Harman to finish second in the Juniors, with Alfie Kells milliseconds behind in fourth.

Alfie Kells is up in third, chasing down Jacob Kent.

In the Cadets, Teddy Mullan is just behind second-placed Leo Sibthorpe.

Zachary Smith will win this race, but there's a thrilling battle between Jacob Kent, Daniel Harman, Alfie Kells, Jacob Noble and Jack Candasamy for second. The Junior race is going to be decided by fine margins.

In the Cadets, Leo Sibthorpe takes Ryan Cafferkey and claims the valuable second place sport. Teddy Mullan is now in third, Cafferkey fourth.

In the Juniors, Jack Candasamy takes third, and is side-by-side with second-placed with Jacob Kent.

Alfie Kells takes fourth.

Reuben Crudington and Jacob Kent make contact, with the former dropping down to sixth and Kent ascending into fourth. The race directors will review that one, for sure.

Daniel Harman has a strong first lap to stay in the lead, but he has Zachary Smith behind him.

Smith makes his move and takes the lead, and then extends it. Jack Candsamy just earned the fastest lap so far, chasing down Harman.

Cadet Gillen Townshend builds a 1.7 second lead over Ryan Cafferkey, with Leo Sibthorpe in third.

Gillen Townshend, already with one foot in A-final, will lead the way in the Cadets. Sandown Park's Daniel Harman is on pole for the Juniors.

Will Antony Wypych take Jayden Lyford? No - Lyford does enough. Freddie Burden finishes third, ahead of Jayden Giles, and Adam Hawtin in fifth. Luke Power finished in sixth - he might have done enough to make the A-final.

Tom Justice does enough to maintain his victory over Scott Cleneghan, crossing the line. A very mature drive from the young man, who will certainly qualify for the A-finals after his performances today.

He won the Junior category last year, remember. He's one to watch this evening.

Scott Clenghan is now 0.4 seconds behind Tom Justice. He'll make his move soon...

Freddie Burden has been electric today and if it stays as it is, he's probably done enough to secure his space in the A-final. He's currently sat in third, being hunted by Zach Llewellyn-Morris.

Wypych briefly takes the lead and instantly loses it.

Antony Wypych just threw down the fastest lap of the race as he chases down race leader Jayden Lyford, he's closing the gap!

It's a similar story with Scott Clenghan, he's reducing Tom Justice's lead.

Barry Morris finds himself all the way down in nineteenth. He's had an excellent day so far, but if he doesn't improve it could cost him a place in the A-final.

Zach Llewellyn-Morris has a wobble and nearly comes off the track, but recovers. He's in third in the DMAX, ahead of Zach Hassan and Freddie Burden, but it's tight.

In the SODIs, Tom Justice has carved out a two-second lead. Dylan Morrall is battling with Ryan Bentley for third.

Group One's final heat has the cleanest race start yet - with nobody spinning out on the first lap or getting in each other's way.

Jayden Lyford takes an early lead in the DMAX, with Antony Wypych chasing him down.

In the SODIs, Tom Justice steals the lead, with Scott Cleneghan chasing him down.

Whilst we have a short break from racing, it's an apt time to remind everybody that Daytona's Masters League commences in March.

It's a Tuesday night championship aimed at older drivers, with heavier weight allowances.

It's a safe space to race without having the Csepreghi twins lapping you.

Tamworth's Jude Lillyman is disqualified from the previous heat for being underweight. He'll score zero.

Ouch.

We are about to commence our final rotation of heats.

Adam Palmer starts at the front. He'll need a big performance to make the A-final. In the SODIs, Dylan Morrall leads the pack.

Jack O'Neill wins it, 0.6 seconds ahead of James King. Jay Hanford holds onto third.

In the SODIs, Charlie Csepreghi is in his own orbit, winning by thirteen seconds. Ash Chivers finishes second, with Sandown Park's Fin Ions in third.

Great result for Ash Chivers, that, he started dead last. Fin ions climbed from seventeenth position too.

Great work from Jay Hansford to take third, but Andrew McWilliam is right by his side.

Chequered flag is imminent.

Sam Jewell loses control and drops down the pack. He was leading the race  earlier.

Jack O'Neill is less than a second ahead of James King, working through SODI traffic. When will King make his move?

McWilliam's in third.

McKenzie Senior gets involved in an incident and drops down the pack.

Samuel Spencer gets himself involved in an incident with Julia Stankowiak, and then send Dawid Sniezko into the tyre barriers.

Andrew McWilliam ascends to fourth place.

Meanwhile, in the SODIs, Amelia Charlesworth has climbed up to second place. Third placed Harrison Fisher is being chased down by Ash Chivers.

Jack O'Neill passes Julia Stankowiak to lead the race, who has James King breathing down her neck.

King passes Stankowiak and has his sights set on O'Neill.

Sam Jewell drops to third.

James King makes a couple of overtakes and just records the fastest lap of the race as he climbs up to seventh in the standings, hunting down Andrew McWilliam.

At the summit of the race, Jack O'Neill is chasing down second-placed Julia Stankowiak.

In Group Three's second heat, Sam Jewell takes an early lead.

Charlie Csepreghi overtakes Harrison Fisher and takes P1 in the SODIs.

A quick photo dump of some of today's action.

Head upstairs in the pavilion to take part in the Race of Champions sim challenge.

It won't score you extra points, though.

Next up, we have our final second-round heat. Here's how it lines up:

Freya Lally's on fire. She waited until the last lap to pass Charlie Marden to win the heat. Impressive stuff from Lally today. Jack Dowding finishes third in the Cadets.

Daniel Marutyak won in the Juniors, despite a resurgance from Arel Kesimgil. Rayaan Malik made a move on Megan Gascoyne in the last lap to finish in third.

Anyway, enough about that silly old bumper-kart heat.

We're watching Charlie Marden hold off Freya Lally, who's been chasing him all race. The duo are miles ahead of third-placed Thomas Volante.

In the Juniors, Daniel Marutyak is in control. Arel Kesimgil is comfortably in second place.

We told you our race directors were busy. Penalties have been awarded post-race to:

Alfie Shrubb (bumper-to-bumper)
Clara Norris (bumper-to-bumper)
Ross Sandwell (bumper-to-bumper)
Callum Bendalow (hitting a cone)
Lucas Gathercole (takeout)
Peter Tilev (advantage by contact)
Alfie Shrubb (weaving under yellows)
Ky Storor (advantage by contact)

Freya Lally is chasing down Charlie Marden, there's not much to separate them.

Daniel Marutyak has Arel Kesimgil breathing down his neck.

Here's how they line up:

That was the craziest one yet.

Dom Balasaitis wins comfortably ahead of Ashley Mayston-King and Daniel Varlan in the DMAX.

Adam Pughe was caught up in an incident in the SODIs, but wins it by five seconds, with Chris Huxtable in second. Andrew Strike also span out, but manages to finish in third.

Heats racing at its best (or worst, depending on how you view it).

The commentators are asking Race Control about penalties - several incidents under investigation.

Joseph Simcock spins, and Trevor Hansford gets caught up in an incident.

DMAX and SODIs are completely mixed up and it's hard to keep up with the incidents.

Our Race Directors are going to have a mare adjudicating this one.

Adam Pughe was one of the drivers embroiled in an incident earlier, but finds himself less than a second behind Chris Huxtable.

He makes a move and takes him to lead the heat!

This heat has been the messiest one yet. Two more drivers find themselves off the circuit.

And another one! Is that Andrew Strike?

Dom Balasaitis takes full advantage and finds himself nearly nine seconds clear. Ashley Mayston-King works his way into second, passing Trevor Hansford.

The leading DMAX drivers are mixed up with the back of the SODI grid.

It's carnage out there. The commentators have lost track of what's going on. Several people are involved in separate incidents, with yellows all over the shop.

Kai Ferner finds himself on the grass and nearly takes out half the grid Alfie Shrubb spins.

In the SODIs Charlie Fenton finds himself in an incident. And there's more...

Dom Balasaitis takes advantage and claims the DMAX lead, and Chris Huxtable in the SODIs.

Jacob Kent wins and Zachary Smith takes second position. A great recovery from him after an earlier wobble. Jacob Noble finishes in third, just behind him.

Gillen Townshend has one foot in the A-final as he wins the Cadet heat ahead of Leo Sibthorpe.

Gillen's made his move and takes the lead in the Cadets. Leo Sibthorpe is now chasing Townshend down.

Gillen Townshend just threw down his fastest lap, as he chases down his InKart rival Leo Sibthorpe

Zachary Smith just threw down the fastest lap of the race and overtakes Reuben Crudington to take third. He's now got his sights set on Jacob Noble ahead of him.

Gillen Townshend has closed the gap and now finds  himself a second behind Leo Sibthorpe, with two minutes left.

Teddy Mullan is chasing down Ryan Cafferkey.

After all those shenanigans, Jacob Kent builds a four-second lead at the front of the pack, leaving Jacob Noble to battle with Reuben Crudington. Zachary Smith is still in the chase, a second behind in fourth.

Meanwhile, Leo Sibthorpe has built a five second lead over Gillen Townshend. Frank Mehlberg is in third.

Smith, leading the way, went too deep at turn nine and finds himself on the grass.

He manages to recover and join the grid in third, but then Jack Candasmy dives up the inside and makes contact with Jacob Noble and Zachary Smith.

Carnage.

Here's how they're going to line up.

Adam Hawtin crosses the line first, then eight seconds later we  have a three-way tussle between Jacob Csepreghi, Antony Wypych and Jayden Lyford, which Csepreghi just wins to finish in second.

Barry Morris manages to hold off Lewis Bowey to win, with Rhys Barker in third place.

We've just learned that Jayden Giles received a penalty for being bumper-to-bumper for race start.

Ella Wroe and Adam Palmer also received penalties.

Lewis Bowey is closing the gap to Barry Morris, ahead of him.

Tom Justice loses his back end and loses a few positions to find himself in eighth.

Meanwhile,  Anthony Wypych and Jacob Csepreghi are side-by-side for second and Jayden Lyford charges into fourth.

Jacob Csepreghi has charged his way through the pack and is challenging Antony Wypych for second place. Adam Hawtin extends his lead.

Meanwhile, Barry Morris is using all his experience to gain on Lewis Bowey, despite Bowey just recoring the fastest lap of the race so far.

Our fourth adult heat of the day, our second for group two, is taking place.

Adam Hawtin took the lead early on, Toby Mawdesley had a half-spin and then got tipped into a spin from behind and loses his back end.  Zach Llewellyn-Morris also spins.

Antony Wypych goes from eleventh position to second on the first lap with all the chaos ahead of him.

Barry Morris builds a three second lead over Lewis Bowey in the SODIs, and Rhys Barker climbs to third.

We have our first shout out.

Kerry Hillier from Reading: "Shout out to Toby H who’s racing his 1st championship today on his mum's birthday!"

I don't suppose it is his first championship, or he wouldn't be invited here today...

If you'd like to shout somebody out, email marketing@daytona.co.uk with your message and we’ll feature it live. Just make sure you include your first and last name, plus your location.

Young Lewis Bowey gets a feel for the Caterham car, who are here today to nick our drivers.

Hopefully he defends his SuperChamps title before graduating...

We're now onto our second heat rotation, and Group One are back at it.

Freddie Burden won the first DMAX heat, and Freddie Jenkins won it in the SODIs.

Mike Bennett and Barry Morris will lead the way in a few minutes.

Wow, what a finish. Jack O'Neill wins it - just.

James King and Andrew McWilliam are involved in a drag race as they charge towards the line. King just edges it, with a photo finish.

Dom Fleming makes an excellent move on Ash Chivers to win it right at the end in the SODIs.

Chivers isn't happy. Appeal incoming...

She started in fifteenth position, and has worked her way up into sixth. Julia's one to watch today.

Ash Chivers has a second lead over Dominic Fleming.

McKenzie Senior finds himself stuck in the tyre barrier and awaits rescue from the marshal.

O'Neill still leads the way, under pressure from King with two laps to go. Andrew McWilliam has climbed into third.

Jack O'Neill gains the advantage from the yellows, leading the way as we resume, with James King sizing him up.

Ash Chivers is leading in the SODIs.

Liam Bidgood spins out in the DMAX class, and drops down the pack.

Seb Cook is the driver stuck in tyre wall, he got taken out.

We find ourselves under full-course yellows.

We're underway with Group Three's first heat. Lots of contact at turn two which leaves a  kart facing backwards.

Freya Lally won that heat, two seconds ahead of Hadi Chaudry, and Arel Kesimgil won comfortably in the Cadets. Megan Gascoyne finished second, marginally ahead of Eduard Dorofte.

We've just learned that fourth-placed Thomas Volante received a penalty for contact with Jack Dowding, which will promote Dowding up the standings.

We caught up trackside with Gillen Townshend, who fancies his chances today.

Rayaan Malik receives a penalty. He finished in fifth but will be demoted.

Reuben Potter was battling for second place in the Juniors, went wide at turn nine and ended up on the grass. He just about held the kart but lost four places and finds himself down in sixth.

Arel Kesimgil is all alone at the front of the field.

Meanwhile, Freya Lally is building a healthy lead over Hadi Chaudry.

We caught up with Freddie Burden, who won his first heat.

Davis, Lally and Chaudry go three-wide into turn one, and Ethan Davis ends up spinning and loses the lead. Was there a penalty in there? We'll keep you posted.

Lots of moving and shaking in the first lap with battles all over the field.

Arel Kesimgil builds a two second lead over Reuben Potter, with Megan Gascoyne down in third.

Ethan Davis is getting pressured by Freya Lally, with Hadi Chaudry right in the mix.

JCS representative Megan Gascoyne will lead the Juniors, Ethan Davis is Cadet polesitter.

Ashley Mayston-King was in cruise control to win that heat comfortably, Lucas Gathercole did well to hold off a resurgent Andy O'Neill. Reigning champion Dom Balasaitis started in last place to finish in fourth.

In the SODIs, Andrew Strike won by nearly five seconds, Adam Pughe performed a last-ditch overtake to claim second over Leger Dimitriou.

Owen Tolley was  fourth, but spins out and finds himself eighth in the SODIs.

Ashley Mayston-King has caught up with the back of the SODI grid and has two minutes left to navigate his way through traffic. That might allow Lucas Gathercole behind him to make up some ground.

Reigning SODI champion Andrew Strike takes the lead, with Leger Dimitriou in second place. Pole sitter Lewis Francis drops down to third.

Plenty of gyrating and cursing from the drivers in this very aggressive heat.

Ashley Mayston-King builds a healthy lead at the front of the DMAX grid.

Third and fourth placed Trevor Hansford and Andy O'Neill both spin out - and bizarrely O'Neill manages to overtake Hansford whist spinning.

Chaos at the start of Adult group two heat one - Ky Storor hits the barrier at turn two, and Daniel Varlan gets caught up with him, dragging both drivers down the pack.

Lucas Gathercole claims second place. Andy O'Neill immediately jumps from eighth to fourth place.

Ash Chivers, who claimed on social media that there was 'no point' in racing today as he's 'too heavy', being interviewed after recording the fastest lap in Practice.

That aged well.

Ashley Mayston-King was the fastest in Practice and leads the pack for his first heat.

Classy racing from Jacob Noble who lead from start to finish. Jacob Kent worked his way up the field from seventh to finish in second, and Zachary Smith started in last position and finished third.

Meanwhile in the Cadets, Teddy Mullan and Gillen Townshend exchanged blows all race long, with Mullan performing a last-ditch switchback to secure the victory.

Jacob Kent has clawed back two seconds on Jacob Noble, but won't be able to overtake him.

Noble crosses the lap first, Jacob Kent second, and Zachary Smith third in the Juniors.

Teddy Mullan dramatically reclaims the lead in the Cadets, beating Gillen Townshend over the line. Ryan Cafferkey finishes in third.

Gillen takes the lead now.

Meanwhile it goes from bad to worse for James West, he receives a five second penalty for ABC as he storms up the field.

Jacob Noble has builds a five second lead over Jacob Kent. Noble has done well to keep his nose clean and has run away from danger.

Teddy Mullan has Gillen Townshend breathing down his neck for the Cadet lead.

Early drama as James West spins and ends up stuck in the tire barrier. That'll ruin his heat.

Rafael Beattie-McKerrow starts on pole for the Juniors, and Teddy Mullan for the Cadets.

An exciting start to the day.

Adam Hawtin managed to recover after his early incident to finish in sixth. Will Tyson came off much worse and ended up stuck behind the SODI field.

Tom Justice went from 21st place to sixth, and CSM Racing's David Metcalfe pulled off a worldie of a last-ditch overtake to finish second.

Charlie Walmsley-Ryde receives a penalty for excessive pitlane speed on the way in.

Freddie Burden has won it in the DMAX, with Luke Power second and Nathan Power third.

Freddie Jenkins records maximum points in the SODIs, with David Metcalfe making a list ditch move on Harry Fitch to finish second.

Harry Fitch now finds  himself in second place, six seconds behind Freddie Jenkins, who is going to win this.

Tom Justice performs a double overtake in the SODIs and Lewis Bowey finds himself spinning into the barriers and loses valuable positions.

Freddie Burden is making move after move on Luke Power, trying to gain the lead. No success as of yet though.

Nathan Boyle, in third, is gaining ground as the duo battle.

Burden finally takes the lead after a successful third attempt.

Meanwhile, Freddie Jenkins builds a three second gap ahead of Brandon Gathercole in the SODIs.

We have another spinner as Turn 4 reeks more havoc.

Luke Power is in the lead, closely followed by Freddie Burden and Nathan Boyle.

In the SODIs, it's Freddie Jenkins ahead of Brandon Gathercole

As we get underway on our first heat, Adam Hawtin and Will Tyson end up facing backwards at turn four.

Meanwhile, Zach Llewellyn-Morris ends up in the grass.

Will Nathan Boyle and Freddie Jenkins make their pole position count?

James King's final lap is the fastest of t he day, with Jack O'Neill second.

Ash Chivers is still the fastest SODI, with Frederic Navarro second.

At the time of starting to write this update, Julia Stankowiak was the fastest driver, then Jay Hansford recorded a 129.5, then James King bettered that time - the Tamworth champion Jude Lillyman just broke the 128 mark and currently leads.

Ash Chivers is the fastest SODI.

The fastest two racers in their class in the second Cadet/Junior Practice.

SODI and DMAX drivers are getting in their karts ahead of the final adult practice.

It's getting a bit gloomier. Is rain on its way? Almost certainly.

Rayaan Malik, unsurprisingly, is the fastest Junior out there so far.

Driver of the Month Freya Lally is the fastest Cadet.

Ashley Mayston-King got his best lap in on the final lap, and 'wins' Practice.

Two minutes remaining of Practice for this group - Daytona Tamworth's Lucas Gathercole is a surprise name topping the DMAX fastest lap table ahead of Ashley Mayston-King. Jack O'Neill is third.

Daniel Varlan spins into the grass and gives our turf a trim.

Adam Pughe is faster than the previous two champions, Andrew Strike and Charlie Fenton in the SODIs.

InKart champions Zachary Smith & Gillen Townshend throw down the fastest laps in Practice.

Our chief commentator and host for the day is John Ratcliffe, aka Ratters Media. Here's what he looks like.

Freddie Burden has set the fastest lap in DMAX, Barry Morris in the SODIs.

44-year-old Morris has won SuperChamps five times in this class - plus dozens of other titles. He's a hot favourite.

Freddie has much less experience here - but he did win the simulator challenge last year.

Luke Power was the second fastest  DMAX, living up to his surname.

We officially have our first exhaust noise.

Group 1 are out for their practice.

Antony Wypych spins immediately.

SODIs and DMAXs are split into three groups. Each group will share the track together this morning.

Nice and sunny this morning as our competitors measure the field.

Will Dom Balasaitis, Andrew Strike, Charlie Csepreghi or Charlie Fenton become the first drivers in our history to win this event twice?

They're all going to be up there come the end of the day, barring a disaster.

The venue looks immaculate and the atmosphere is building here at Daytona Milton Keynes.

Drivers walk past large Race of Champions flags along the red carpet, with propulsive music playing and get their headshot by the Race of Champions backdrop.

Proper day of finals, this.

The team for Caterham are here today to talk about their wonderful world.

They'll also be providing prizes for our four winners today.

Oh, and a drift experience raffle prize - that's worth winning!

We'll be publishing live updates, grid tables, graphics and general banter here all day.

There will also be video updates on our Instagram/ Facebook as it happens.

Or you could just jump on the M1 and come and watch the action live.

We have cocoa and there'll be fireworks?

We published a race preview yesterday on our website,  sizing up some of the competition.

You can read that here.

Guests will be making a red-carpet arrival from 8:00am, before getting their first look at today’s battleground with a track walk.

The first practice session begins at 9:10am and from there, it’s pretty much back-to-back racing all day.

The adult categories (SODI and DMAX) are split into three groups for the morning, while Cadets and Juniors are split into two. SODI and DMAX will share the track for practice and heats, as will Cadets and Juniors.

After practice, each driver will contest three heats, scoring points that determine their final starting position later on.

Finals are where it gets spicy. The adults will have three finals (C, then B, then A), while Cadets and Juniors will have two. SODI and DMAX race separately in the finals, but Cadets and Juniors will still share the track.

And there’s a twist: win the C Final and you’re promoted to the back of the B Final grid. Win the B Final and you’re promoted to the back of the A Final grid.

You got all that?

Today is the day. Months of racing, graft, and championship battles all come down to this: the 2025 Daytona Race of Champions at our flagship circuit, Daytona Milton Keynes.

Nearly 150 of our most successful drivers from across the Daytona family are on the way - champions, endurance winners, and proven big-race performers - all chasing the biggest solo accolade in our calendar.

Practice kicks things off later this morning… and from there, it’s flat-out. Four categories. One trophy per class.

Strap in. This is going to be a big one.