Here's Gabe Fairbrother on his way to the pole position grid box for the VERTU Mini Challenge race at Snetterton. Behind him you can see Josh Wilby, foreshadowing his eventual overtake for the win.

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The haunting remains of Brooklands - the world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit. It was opened nearly 120 years ago, and closed down due to WWII. Nowadays it's the site of the Brooklands Museum and Mercedes-Benz world, where you can still see part of the original banking.

Some more pictures of this car, in what I believe was Charlies first race in a Mini

I love this tasteful picture of Charlie Barre's #37 Mini, beautifully framed as it passes a yellow flag at Palmer. The close-up dandelions and the distant fog really come together to give this picture layers, and I think Snowi did a great job with this one!

Looks like Snowi managed to catch some shots of that move for the lead! As you can see, Wilby comes into the corner behind Fairbrother before catching him by surprise and launching to the inside. A race-winning overtake!

All of this Mini posting has got us reminiscing of the time we went to the Felixstowe classic car run, back in May. As you would expect, there were Minis galore! Here's a beautiful rally-inspired example complete with racing numbers.

It's always worth getting to a racetrack as early in the morning as possible. It means you miss none of the action, and you also get to see exclusive sights like a whole field of Minis forming up in the paddock!

Josh Wilby got off to the best possible start in the 2025 Vertu MINI Challenge.

After starting second to Gabe Fairbrother, Josh dived through on the opening lap (Right where we were standing!) and took the lead. He then survived a red flag restart, eventually winning by just over two seconds.

Back at the start of the year, we visited Snetterton for the first time ever! We found the track to be remarkably good for spectating and photography, with some great action spots such as the last corner complex, shown here.

Pic: Gabe Fairbrother leads eventual winner Josh Wilby in the Mini race.

Hello! We know it's been a while since there's been activity on this page, but we feel the time is finally right to launch WVM!

With pictures by Snowi and captions by Caitlin, we aim to highlight a variety of beautiful cars and racing!

Pictured here is a stunning Ford GT40 snapped at Brands Hatch