HITEK ALFA ROMEO & ITALIAN INTERMARQUE, DECEMBER 2025
The move across to the HSCC for the 2025 season was the injection of change & improvement the new Panel running the Championship required…
– and through hard work and commitment from a dedicated group of Alfa Romeo race car owners (with a couple of Fiat Punto’s thrown in) the grid numbers averaged out at 24 per weekend, and a total of 45 drivers came out to race with us during the season, reports Andy Hancock.
The quality of the “Class of 2025” was evident for all to see, throughout the grid, and the show produced each weekend by an exceptional group of drivers, ensured the Championship enjoyed a stellar 44th year. The quality and presentation of the cars at the very sharp end of the grid – Jamie Thwaites TCR car, the 4C’s of Jack Berry & Mike Hilton’s and the 147 GTA of (now) 2 time Champion Toby Broome & Stacey Dennis’s Giulietta – are as good/better than any other Tin Top Championship in the UK currently. Add to that other superb examples of slightly older Alfa Romeo models throughout the classes which are still mixing it with the newer cars… George Osborne’s 75, Nathan Bignell’s 33, Gareth Heywood’s GTV and Andy Page’s Giulietta which has seen nearly two thirds of the all the seasons since the Championship began!
Racing was super competitive all year in most of the classes – the trusted Twinsparks putting on a great show all year, with the Ford brothers, Richard & James, at the sharp end and being challenged on a regular basis by newcomers George Warren, James Powell, Ian Fenwick, Andy Winterton & Dave Pickup. The class will continue to provide a super cheap way into Alfa Romeo racing. The Turismo class was dominated by Nathan Bignell, but Robert Hollyman and his team were welcome additions to the Championship. Power Trophy is where returning Champion Toby Broome could be found, and he had 13 class competitors during the course of the season – close racing from Stacey Dennis, George Osborne & Dave Messenger made great viewing & all season entrants Steve Godfrey and Mark Skeggs were welcome competitors on & off the track. And finally the Modified Class – we saw wins for Jamie Thwaites, Jack Berry and James Parker in his Ferrari 458 who guested at the Festival Italia round but the best was saved until the last race of the season, when Snetterton winner Barry McMahon pulled off a real Dick Dastardly late tyre change to wets – and won the race by nearly a full lap!
For those who raced and were not mentioned, your contributions were no less appreciated by those inside and outside of the Championship – thank you. But the last word has to go to the only full season non Alfa Romeo entrants – Chris and Simon McFie. They firmly established themselves as fans favourites in their little Fiat Punto’s & what they lacked in power, they made up for it in skill, guile & commitment. We look forward to seeing their new Fiat models out next season & hope the racing remains just as clean & close!
2026 promises to be even more exciting & busy and with three of the 2025 Class winners moving up a Class with new cars, we have no idea who is going to come out on top!
Hitek Alfa Romeo & Italian Intermarque Championship 2026 Calendar
25-25 APRIL: HSCC SNETTERTON AUTOSPORT SPRING TROPHY
30-31 MAY: HSCC DONINGTON PARK RACE WEEKEND
13-14 JUNE: HSCC CADWELL PARK WOLDS TROPHY
11-12 JULY: HSCC LEGENDS OF BRANDS HATCH SUPER PRIX
09 AUGUST: FESTIVAL ITALIA BRANDS HATCH INDY
29-31 AUGUST: HSCC OULTON PARK GOLD CUP
10-11 OCTOBER: HSCC SILVERSTONE FINALS
Alfa Romeo Pre ’85 2026 Calendar
25-25 APRIL: HSCC SNETTERTON AUTOSPORT SPRING TROPHY
13-14 JUNE: HSCC CADWELL PARK WOLDS TROPHY
09 AUGUST: FESTIVAL ITALIA BRANDS HATCH INDY
31 OCT-01 NOW: WALTER HAYES TROPHY
Images: Motorsport Classics Media