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Professional racing driver, Lydia Walmsley, 22-years-old from Ipswich, will be competing in the Porsche Sprint Challenge GB within the Clubsport Pro category in 2025. She is graduating from the MINI CHALLENGE UK having completed four successful seasons in the championship. Like the MINI’s, the Porsche Sprint Challenge GB also races on the TOCA package, supporting…

A racing driver who became the first female to achieve a podium finish in the JCW Mini Challenge Championship has her sights set on a new class. Lydia Walmsley, from Kesgrave in Suffolk, described that win as “history-making” and now hopes to compete in the Porsche Sprint Challenge GB. Competitors in the series, which starts in April…

Lydia Walmsley concluded the 2024 Vertu Mini Challenge season at Brands Hatch with top-6 finishes in all three races, highlighted by a pole start, a fastest lap in wet conditions, and a strong eighth place in the overall championship standings. Lydia Walmsley wrapped up the 2024 Vertu Mini Challenge season with a weekend of milestones…

Lydia Walmsley once again showed her tenacity and determination to fight back from a tricky start to the weekend to end the event on a high, as she secured a strong fifth-place finish in the final race of the latest Vertu Mini Challenge round at Knockhill. Lydia Walmsley showed fantastic determination to end the latest…

Fresh off her first podium in the series, Lydia Walmsley was set for another strong top-10 finish before contact put pay to a good result at Oulton Park’s race 1. Despite the setbacks, Walmsley secured valuable points in race 2, maintaining her top-10 position in the standings. Lydia Walmsley fought to overcome adversity in the…

A 22-year-old from Ipswich is part of a historic first claiming a podium place at a national championship. Lydia Walmsley has been racing since she was 14, having lived near Foxhall Stadium and seen her father race since she was a child.  Last weekend, she made history as she finished third in the Mini Challenge JCW Championship in Snetterton,…

It was a breakthrough weekend for Lydia Walmsley at her home circuit of Snetterton as she scored top-10 results in all four races and achieved her first ever podium finish in the Vertu Mini Challenge. Achieving her first ever podium finish in the Vertu Mini Challenge, it was a breakthrough weekend for Lydia Walmsley at…

Lydia Walmsley admitted she ‘couldn’t be happier’ after becoming the first female driver in Vertu MINI CHALLENGE history to score a podium finish in the current F56-spec JCW. Walmsley went into her home weekend with a best result of fifth to her name, and was looking to continue her recovery from a difficult opening meeting…

Lydia Walmsley enjoyed an excellent weekend in the Vertu Mini Challenge with a pair of seventh place finishes at Brands Hatch, maximising her results across the event despite a challenging qualifying session. Lydia Walmsley enjoyed an excellent weekend in the Vertu Mini Challenge with a pair of seventh place finishes at Brands Hatch. After failing…

Lydia Walmsley’s pace was exceptional at Donington Park, firmly establishing herself as a frontrunner in the Vertu Mini Challenge: after an impressive qualifying she was contending for a top-5 and ran as high as third in race 2 – but her speed went unfortunately unrewarded. Lydia Walmsley asserted herself as a consistent frontrunner as the…

Ultimately, it’s partner support that gets Lydia Walmsley onto the grid every year, and with an ever increasing budget in the world of motor racing, it gets more difficult to enter championships like the UK Mini Challenge every season. However, continued partnerships from businesses such as Carlton Cleaning, Black Stag Styling & Liability & General…