The 2010 season promises to be a busy one for the Bill Richards Racing team with the Clubman and Metro both in competitive action. The Clubman will once again be running in the BARC Dunlop Motorsport News Saloon Car Championship where it will face its biggest challenge to date. Rule changes for the new season see the Clubman move up a class whilst many of its direct competitors from the previous year move down a class! (The Clubman being the only car in the 2009 field to fall foul of one particular rule change regarding non-standard heads fitted to engines.) The change puts the diminutive clubman up against much larger capacity cars and it will be at a considerable disadvantage as a result.

The team considered a number of options including running a reduced capacity engine (and therefore effectively running in the same class as 2009) or returning to using the multiple championship winning BRR 8 Port engine. However these options would result in slower lap times and the team rejected this as they focus on wringing ever more speed from the current chassis and engine combination. The coming season may not provide the Clubman with as many class wins but Mini lap records are firmly in its sights for the upcoming year and on the shorter circuits the Clubman will be sure to give the front runners a wake up call!

In addition to the main focus of the DMN Championship the Clubman will make selected appearances at SEMSEC meetings where the Metro will also make appearances. The BARC Intermarque series will also see the Metro in action at selected rounds. In addition to a full seasons racing programme Bill will be continuing in his role as the MSA approved instructor at Lydden Hill circuit where he will pass on some of his unmatched knowledge of the circuit to those on track days at the Kent circuit.