AN ANDOVER man beat off more than 280 drivers to win a coveted trophy at Silverstone.

Colin Whitehouse won the 750 Motor Club Birkett Race after 70 teams comprising of 284 drivers competed for the annual Handicap trophy on Saturday, October 29.

The race started in wet and slippery conditions on the 3.8mile Grand Prix Circuit, but that didn’t get in the way of three drivers in Colin's 63 team, the Routec BMW Compacts, completing 118 laps in the six-hour endurance race – and coming first.

Colin led first with the slippery conditions gradually improving over his two-hour stint before handing over to Martin Gadsby and Martin Roche as the conditions dried out later in the evening.

After five hours racing, the leading team suffered a penalty and ‘The Compacts’ took over to win by 24 seconds over the third place.

Colin said that good strategy, consistency in driving performance and avoiding penalties were the key to winning.

During the event, the team also won the BMW trophy for the top all BMW team.

Colin is now looking for some local sponsors to work with him into the 2023 season.