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The Michelin Clio Cup kicks off this weekend but unfortunately Sarah won't be on the grid.
22/03/2018
Sarah was delighted to be declared runner up for the Northamptonshire Sports Awards Sportswoman of the Year 2017!
20/11/2017
Sarah was extremely pleased to hear that she has been nominated as Sportsperson of the Year in the Kettering Sports Awards.
18/10/2017
Donington became another step in Sarah's learning curve when it presented her with her first wet race in the Clio Cup car.
04/08/2017
Despite lots of progress in both testing and a good qualifying, the races didn't go quite according to plan....
11/07/2017
Sarah was extremely pleased with the progress she made in the first round of the Michelin Clio Cup last weekend at Silverstone.
28/03/2017
Sarah finished the Michelin Clio Cup 3rd in the Championship after a solid final race at Silverstone.
17/10/2016
Sarah went on a road trip around France, Switzerland and Italy last month, and took in some famous race tracks en route.
03/10/2016
Sarah had one of the worst weekends in her racing career this weekend - and it had nothing to do with on track action.
06/09/2016
Sarah was asked to give a talk at her local library to raise some funds to help with local children's projects.
30/08/2016
Sarah is really pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with Corporate Motion for the rest of the 2016 season.
04/07/2016
Sarah was honoured to be invited to the 'Salute to Women in Motorsport' event held at the prestigious Royal Automobile Club in Pall Mall.
20/06/2016
Sarah attended the awards dinner of the British Women Racing Drivers Club on the 6th February.
26/02/2016
Sarah had a final foray at Snetterton for a Time Attack Race at the beginning of November.
18/11/2015
It was the usual roller coaster ride for Sarah in the final round of the Michelin Clio Cup at Silverstone.
25/09/2015
Sarah had a solid start to her 2015 racing campaign at Rockingham at the weekend, despite some initial hurdles!
17/04/2015
- At Round 2 of the Michelin Clio Cup Road Series, it wasn't just the circuit that had it's ups and downs.24/05/2014
Last weekend was Sarah's first outing in her new race car in the Michelin Clio Cup Roadsport Championship
14/04/2014
Sarah was back in action in her Abarth 500 Assetto Corse last weekend when she was invited to be part of a team racing in the British Heritage 4 Hour Relay Race at Snetterton.
12/10/2013
Sarah was invited along by Cannock and District Car Club to try out an Autotest at the weekend.
01/04/2013
2012 was a rollercoaster - but championship winning - year for Sarah. Here's her review of her racing year.
04/01/2013
Sarah had a very successful weekend at Rockingham in the Dunlop Production Touring Car Championship.
10/09/2012
Sarah had a go in a Ma5da this weekend at Rockingham - but not quite in the car she expected!
20/08/2012
Sarah had a fantastic weekend at Thruxton and took home the Dunlop Production Touring Car Class B championship.
31/07/2012
Sarah went along to the Silverstone Classic this weekend for a day of cars, cars and more cars!
22/07/2012
This weekend saw the PTCT move on to Snetterton in Norfolk. This would be on the new 300 circuit which Sarah had never been on in the Abarth!
18/07/2012
The timetable for the Snetterton round of the Production Touring Car Trophy has been announced.
06/07/2012
Brands Hatch was to prove a bit of an 'up and down' weekend for Sarah, much like the undulations of this famous Kent Circuit!
20/05/2012
The provisional timetable for Round 3 of the Production Touring Car Trophy at Brands Hatch has been announced.
06/05/2012
Sarah took some time out of her busy schedule to attend the Auto Italia event at Brooklands this weekend - and also took the opportunity to do a bit of karting with some fellow Abarth enthusiasts!
06/05/2012
Sarah had one of her busiest Race weekends at Donington last weekend - and came away with 3 class wins in the Production Touring Car and one very interesting 4Two Cup race!
02/05/2012
Sarah Franklin Racing is pleased to announce a new sponsor for the 2012 season, TMC Motorsport.
01/04/2012
Sarah had the perfect opening round at Oulton Park with a maximum points haul of two class wins and two fastest laps!
29/03/2012
The provision Timetable for the Oulton Park round of the Production Touring Car Championship on the 24th March 2012 has been announced.
10/03/2012
Sarah has today announced that in 2012, she plans to take on the Dunlop Production Touring Car Championship.
05/02/2012
One of the members of Sarah's Business Supporters Club scooped a fantastic Scalextric set as a thank you for their support in 2011!
22/01/2012
Sarah had an excellent time at the 2012 Autosport International Show at the Birmingham NEC!
21/01/2012
Sarah will be at the Autosport International Show at the Birmingham NEC on Thursday 12th - Sunday 16th January 2012 - and the details for the Goldstar Presentation have also now been announced!
07/01/2012
Sarah today received notification that she has been nominated for the prestigious BWRDC Gold Star of 2012.
02/12/2011
After a horrendous accident at Silverstone during the qualifying of the 4Two Cup, Sarah is now well on the road to recovery.
13/11/2011
Sarah's hope to overhaul David Moore's lead in the 4Two Cup at the weekend came to a dramatic halt.
04/10/2011
The Timetable for the fourth round of the 4Two Cup has been announced. This will be at Silverstone in Northamptonshire, Sarah's local circuit.
25/09/2011
Sarah's weekend at Snetterton for the 4Two Cup was a tale of ups and downs but certainly full of excitement! Having never raced on the new Snetterton 300 circuit, it was going to be an interesting days racing!
18/08/2011
The second round of the 4Two Cup was at one of Sarah's favourite circuits, Castle Combe in Wiltshire, although the last time she'd raced there was some years ago in the Ginetta G20. There was also a change of tyres for the Smart Brabus from Dunlop Direzza's to Hancook road tyres to mix things up a bit!
31/07/2011
Sarah spent Thursday 14th July at the Brooklands Suite at Silverstone for the final of the Silverstone Innovation Centre Design Challenge.
17/07/2011
The timetable for Round 2 of the 4Two Cup at Castle Combe on the 23rd and 24th July has been announced.
17/07/2011
Sarah was given the opportunity to get back into her Abarth Assetto Corse this weekend at Rockingham Motor Speedway as part of an invitation class in the Dunlop Production Touring Car Championship.
05/07/2011
Sarah has been given the opportunity to get back into her Abarth this weekend when she will race in the Dunlop Production Touring Car Championship.
29/06/2011
Sarah took her first win in the inaugural race of the 4Two Cup at Donington this weekend! She followed this with a 2nd place in Race 2, along with a pole position and fastest lap along the way!
08/05/2011
Sarah is pleased to announce that she will be taking part in the first two rounds of the new-to-the-UK 4two Cup in 2011.
19/04/2011
Unfortunate news was released this week - the Trofeo Abarth 500 GB Championship will not happen in 2011.
15/04/2011
Sarah went along to Donington Park on the 2nd March to test the Brabus Smart Race Car which has been specially prepared for the Smart 4Two Cup this year.
07/03/2011
Sarah went along to her local radio station, BBC Radio Northampton to be on the Monday Nights Sports Show on the 28th February.
07/03/2011
Sarah this week joined her fellow Judges for the first stage of the 2011 Silverstone Innovation Centre Design Challenge.
27/02/2011
Sarah's driver profile has today been highlighted on the website of the Trofeo Abarth 500 GB Championship.
20/01/2011
Sarah had a great four days at the Autosport International Show at the NEC in Birmingham over the weekend.
17/01/2011
The 2011 Trofeo Abarth 500 GB Championship Calendar was announced today at the Autosport International Show at Birmingham!
13/01/2011
I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
18/12/2010
Sarah had the opportunity to take her new Track Day car, an Abarth Esseesse to Rockingham on Friday.
31/10/2010
This weekend, Sarah went along to Castle Combe to support The Stroke Associations annual event, Supercar Saturday.
25/10/2010
Sarah was pleased to discover that she has ended 2010 in 9th place of the Zing Trofeo Abarth 500 GB Championship. This was despite not being able to make the last round at Monza due to illness.
25/10/2010
Sarah had a fun filled packed weekend at Brands Hatch, with the Trofeo Abarth being a support race for the UK round of the DTM championship!
06/09/2010
Sarah came home with a brace of top ten finishes from the fifth round of the Zing Trofeo Abarth GB Championship at Silverstone last weekend.
28/07/2010
Rounds 9 and 10 of the Zing Trofeo Abarth GB Championship will take place at the Silverstone Classic weekend on the 24th - 27th July 2010.
18/07/2010
After having to miss the last round at Cadwell Park, Sarah's return to the Zing Trofeo Abarth GB Championship at Snetterton this weekend was marked with its ups and downs!
29/06/2010
Sarah will again be trading in her racing slicks for trainers when she runs around the Silverstone GP circuit this week in aid of Cancer Research.
07/06/2010
Sarah is again, for the fourth consecutive year, supporting the Silverstone Innovation Centre Design Challenge. This year, it looks like it will be bigger and better than ever!
01/05/2010
This weekend was Round 2 of the Zing Trofeo Abarth 500 GB Championship - but it didn't go quite to plan for Sarah.
19/04/2010
Sarah is pleased to announced that she has formed a strategic partnership with Scalextric!
16/04/2010
Sarah will be competing in the second round of the Zing Trofeo Abarth 500 GB Championship this weekend at Silverstone in Northamptonshire.
15/04/2010
Sarah had a great weekend at Oulton Park in Cheshire for the first round of the Trofeo Abarth 500 GB Championship and achieved points finishes in both races.
06/04/2010
Sarah is extremely pleased to announce that during her 2010 season, she will be supporting the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance.
30/03/2010
Sarah was invited out to lunch with Alan Titchmarsh yesterday. Surprisingly, she discovered that Alan really likes his cars - albeit old ones!
14/03/2010
Sarah attended the MSA's Women in Motorsport event at Silverstone today and was joined by lots of other ladies who are involved in motorsport in many, many ways.
08/03/2010
The timetable for the first round of the Zing Trofeo Abarth 500 GB Championship has been announced.
06/03/2010
Sarah attended the annual awards dinner of the British Women Racing Drivers Club on the 20th February at the beautiful Nailcote Hall in Warwickshire.
21/02/2010
The Eggheads show that Sarah recorded at the BBC last May will be aired on the 24th February 2010 on BBC2 at 6 p.m.
07/02/2010
Sarah will again be exchanging her race boots for running shoes when she undertakes the Race for Life in support of Cancer Research UK.
The 5 km race will take place around the famous Silverstone GP circuit in Northamptonshire on Wednesday 9th June 2010.
06/02/2010
The interview that Sarah gave Race.TV at the Autosport show in January can now be seen at http://www.race.tv/
29/01/2010
The two public days at Autosport International are always hectic! Saturday 16th January was also the day of the BWRDC Gold Star awards for which Sarah was a nominee in the Club Category for the second year running.
24/01/2010
After an exciting day of setting up, Sarah was ready and raring to go for the show!
'I always really look forward to the Autopsort Show,' said Sarah. 'It really gets me fired up for the rest of the season ahead. I'm looking forward to seeing some fantastic cars, meeting some interesting people and, most importantly, having some fun!'
23/01/2010
As a committee member of the British Women Racing Drivers Club, Sarah was involved in the organisation of their stand at Europes biggest car show, Autosport International.
23/01/2010
Sarah will be attending all four days of the Autosport International Show at the Birmingham NEC this week.
11/01/2010
Just a quick note to wish everyone a Merry Christmas - and a thank you to all those who have supported me throughout 2009.
19/12/2009
The 2010 provision calendar for the Trofeo Abarth 500 GB Championship has been announced. With races in both the UK and Belgium, supporting such weekends as the British Superbikes and the World Touring Cars, there's sure to be lots of action on offer!
19/12/2009
Sarah today received notification that she has been nominated for the BWRDC Gold Star award for the second year running!
04/12/2009
Dave Sinclair from SinVision prepared a promotion video for Sarah during her time with the Lunar Racing squad in Britcar earlier this year.
Sarah and Dave - with Steady Cam!
08/11/2009
Sarah has recently announced that, for 2010, she intends to compete in the new-for-UK series, the Trofeo Abarth 500 GB Championship. After a successful year of racing in Europe, the series will be coming to the UK, racing the race spec'd Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corse.
25/10/2009
This week, Sarah went along to Whittlebury Hall near Silverstone to have lunch with Strictly Come Dancing's Anton Du Beke.
22/10/2009
Earlier this year, Sarah went along to the BBC Studios in London to appear on the famous Quiz Show 'Eggheads' with some fellow British Women Racing Drivers Club members. The Episode is due to be aired in the next few weeks.
Sarah with BWRDC Team mates, the Eggheads and host Jeremy Vine
11/10/2009
Sarah was invited to speak at the annual luncheon of the East Midlands Institute of Directors last week at the famous Nottingham cricket ground at Trent Bridge.
Sarah with (l-r), Peter Fothergill (chairman), Rachel Hargrave (Phoenix) and Ron Lynch (Regional Director)
28/09/2009
For the third year running, Sarah was involved in the Silverstone Innovation Centre Design Challenge. Sarah acted as one of the Judge's in the 'Dragons Den' where the students from various schools over the Country presented their new and innovative designs.
The 'Dragons' - Liz (Silverstone Circuits), Sarah, David Thomson (Silverstone Circuits) & Julie Furnival (Northamptonshire Enterprise)
03/08/2009
The two Britcar Production Championship rounds for Rockingham will be shown on Motors TV on the following dates:
15/06/2009
Sarah was, this weekend, invited to the Lotus Silverstone Launch at the Northamptonshire circuit.
07/06/2009
Sarah was this week invited to take part in the FSB Karting endurance race at Whilton Mill in Northampton - and walked away with a 2nd place to boot!
Kevin, Sarah, Kris and Adam on the second step of the podium
15/05/2009
Sarah and the Lunar Racing team headed off to Rockingham Motor Speedway this weekend - and came away with a double podium!
The team (clockwise from bottom left): Antony Leach, Kingdom Ndlovu, Lewis Strong, Eddie, Sarah, Paul, Derek, DT, James Watson, Nigel English & Marc Buckingham
04/05/2009
The Britcar Production Championship moved to Rockingham this weekend thanks to the support from several members of the Leicester Business Club, including Craig Bunday, the Chief Executive of the Leicester Business Club itself.
Dave Sinclair, Sarah and Andrew Grundy
02/05/2009
The Silverstone round of the Britcar Production Championship is to be aired on Motors TV.
23/04/2009
The timetable for the Britcar Production Championship at Rockingham on the 2nd and 3rd May has been announced.
21/04/2009
Sarah and the Lunar Racing Team had a very successful day of testing at Snetterton on Wednesday.
Students Nigel & Marc with tutor Paul preparing the car
18/04/2009
The Britcar round at Donington which was due to take place on the weekend of the 1st-3rd May has today been cancelled - and has been replaced by Rockingham on the same date.
09/04/2009
Sarah and the Lunar Racing team visited the Leicester Business Club on the 6th April 2009.
09/04/2009
After a difficult start to the weekend, Sarah, her co-driver Gail Hill and the Lunar Racing Team left Silverstone after their first ever Britcar Production Championship race with a podium finish!
The Team: (back l-r) DT, Eddie & Paul
(front l-r) Nigel, Aqib, Gail, Sarah, Shahid, Antony & Marc
29/03/2009
Sarah got her first opportunity to take out the MG ZS on track at Bedford on the 14th March.
15/03/2009
Sarah got her first taste of the 2.5 V6 MG ZS today when she went along with the Lunar Racing Team to Kemble Airport in Gloucestershire for the Britcar Datalogger Test Day.
12/03/2009
Sarah will be racing in the Britcar Production Championship in 2009 in an 2.5 V6 MG ZS run by Bedford based team, Lunar Racing.
12/03/2009
Sarah's hopes to race in the Porsche Carrera Cup are having to go on hold until 2010 due to budget issues. It's a tale that, unfortunately, many other drivers are having to face in this difficult financial climate. The good news, however, is that Sarah will now be taking part in the Britcar Production Championship in 2009 - more details to follow!
12/03/2009
Sarah will be taking on the BBC's formidable 'Eggheads' next month as part of a team put together for the British Women Racing Drivers Club!
28/02/2009
Sarah attended at the Innovation Centre at Silverstone today for the pre-judging of the Silverstone Innovation Centre Design Challenge 2009.
18/02/2009
Sarah attended Porsches 'Fit to Race'Workshop yesterday, 24th January at their fantastic Driving Experience Centre at Silverstone.
25/01/2009
Sarah was present at the Autosport International Show at the Birmingham NEC from 8th until the 11th January 2009 on the British Women Racing Drivers Stand with the Porsche GT3 that she hopes to be racing this year in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB.
17/01/2009
The BWRDC Gold Star results were announced on Saturday at the Autosport International Show in Birmingham.
12/01/2009
Just a quick note to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and to say a big thank you to all those who have supported me through 2008.
21/12/2008
Sarah today received notification from the Chairman of the British Women Racing Drivers Club, Helen Bashford-Malkie, that she has been chosen as a nominee of the new BWRDC Gold Stars.
11/12/2008
Sarah will be attending the Autosport International Racing Car Show at Birmingham NEC on the 8th through to the 11th January 2009.
08/12/2008
Sarah attended at the famous Leicester Tigers Rugby ground this morning to give a presentation to the Institute of Directors.
06/11/2008
This weekend at Donington marked Sarah Franklins second entry to the Texaco Havoline Ginetta Championship this year and her first time to try out the wet tyres!
16/10/2008
As ever in motorsport, you have to take the rough with the smooth and Sarah had to take the rough during a difficult time at Silverstone this weekend.
20/08/2008
After successful weekends in the Ginetta Club Championship at both Cadwell and Snetterton this year, Sarah is going to be racing in the main Texaco Havoline Ginetta Championship round at Silverstone on the 16th and 17th August 2008 in her G20. She will be run by her usual team, Reflex Racing GB.
06/08/2008
The 11th July 2008 marked my step up to full blown sports car racing. I had been invited by Porsche GB to race their guest car in the Porsche Carrera Cup at Snetterton. Here is my diary from the weekend.
16/07/2008
On Friday 16th May, Sarah attended at the Silverstone Innovation Centre Design Challenge 2008 final as a Judge. This is the second year that Sarah has supported this event and this year saw two teams of Judges, one headed by Renault F1’s Pat Symonds and the other by Rally co-driving champion Nicky Grist, put the students through their paces!
29/05/2008
Sarah was invited to take part in a two hour endurance race at the Whilton Mill karting circuit in Northampton on the 21st May 2008.
29/05/2008
Snetterton was the host of Round 2 of the Ginetta Club Championship at the May Bank Holiday weekend.
06/05/2008
The 2008 Silverstone Innovation Centre Design Challenge final will take place at Silverstone on May 16th .
21/04/2008
Sarah was invited to speak at the College of North East London in Tottenham on the 15th March for an event held by Haringey Council entitled ‘Phenomenal Women’.
16/04/2008
On the 14th March, Sarah attended the Women of Achievement Awards 2008 at the home of Leicester City Football Club, the Walker Stadium.
07/04/2008
Sarah attended the pre-judging of the Silverstone Innovation Centre Design Challenge 2008 today.
07/04/2008
Sarah is, once again, trading in her four tyres for a pair of trainers to run the 5km Race for Life to raise funds for Cancer Research UK.
07/04/2008
Sarah attended at the Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Business Network International (BNI) annual breakfast meeting on Tuesday 5th February - and picked up an award for her efforts and contributions to the local BNI in Melton Mowbray!
07/04/2008
Sarah is looking to be on the grid in 2009 in the top sportscar championship in the Country, the British GT Championship!
07/04/2008
Sarah has announced that she will be racing in the 2008 Texaco Havoline Ginetta Championship.
07/04/2008
As Charles Dickens said in A Tale of Two Cities: ‘It was the best of times and it was the worst of times’!
07/04/2008
Sarah arrived at Silverstone on a cold and damp Sunday morning for the first two rounds of the Ginetta Winter Series. Unusually, the qualifying and both races were all on the same day so there really was no time for errors!
07/04/2008
Sarah has announced that she will be racing with Reflex Racing GB in the Texaco Havoline Ginetta Winter Series.
07/04/2008
The winners of the Silverstone Design Challenge joined Sarah at Rockingham on Sunday 30th September.
07/04/2008
Sarah was back in the driving seat of her Ginetta race car at the weekend after nearly a year long sabbatical to set up her legal practice, Isis Legal Ltd.
07/04/2008
After her sabbatical from racing to set up her legal practice, Isis Legal, Sarah was finally back in her Reflex Racing Ginetta this week.
07/04/2008
Sarah went along to Silverstone today and ended up on the grid – but unfortunately not in a car!
07/04/2008
On the 1st August, Sarah was invited along by her local business networking group to try her hand at clay pigeon shooting at Orston Shooting Ground in Leicestershire.
07/04/2007
Sarah has just announced that in May 2007, she will be starting her own legal practice, Isis Legal. This is a very exciting time for Sarah but means that, unfortunately, the racing will have to go on hold for a short time.
07/04/2007
Sarah is pleased to announce that throughout 2007, Sarah will be sponsored by The Adults Only Club, a web-based business which supplies lingerie, vintage underwear, wigs, hosiery, shoes, sandals, boots and accessories.
07/04/2007
Sarah attended the British Women Racing Drivers Club Awards Luncheon at Rockingham Motor Speedway in Corby today – and, to her complete surprise, was awarded the Rabbit Trophy for her contributions to the club.
07/04/2007
After successfully exchanging her race boots for running shoes in 2006, Sarah has again entered the Cancer Research UK’s 5 kilometre Race for Life in 2007.
07/04/2007
Sarah once again joined her local Business Network International group from Corby in a team endurance event at GP Karting in Northampton on the 9th February 2007, taking on teams from BNI Chapters Kettering, Collingtree, Sixfields and Welland.
07/04/2007
On Thursday 11th January, Sarah spent the day at the Autosport International Show at Birmingham NEC viewing the newly launched race cars and having meetings about her plans for 2007 and beyond.
07/04/2007
Sarah was invited by Ben Kench, the MD of ABC Training and Developments to their Annual Awards Ceremony on Friday 1st December.
07/04/2007
Sarah competed at the famous 6 hour Birkett Relay Race at Silverstone on the 28th Ocotber.
07/04/2007
Sarah has been invited to be a judge for the Silverstone Innovation Centre 2006/7 Design Challenge.
07/04/2007
Sarah attended the launch of the conference facilities at the Silverstone Innovation Centre today, after receiving an invitation from the Centres’ Manager, Dianne Wilson
07/04/2007
Saturday October 28th 2006 Sarah will be racing in the famous Birkett Six Hour Relay Race at Silverstone on the Saturday 28th October 2006.
07/04/2007
Sarah has been invited to attend the launch of the new conference facilities at Silverstone Innovation Centre on the 21st September 2006, when the facilities will be officially opened by Damon Hill.
07/04/2007
Sarah was invited along to Snetterton in Norfolk on the 23rd August 2006 to give passenger rides in her Ginetta G20 to employees and VIP guests of Shell for their launch of a new and improved performance fuel, V-Power.
07/04/2007
Off the track, Sarah had another first this month – her first public performance with her fellow band members, Jan, Haydn and Jim aka ‘The Network’!
07/04/2007
Sarah today appeared on The Good Day Show, hosted by David Byron. This was broadcasted live on Sky Channel 885 with a live feed also being simultaneously broadcast on the internet
07/04/2007
Sarah today gave an interview to Alistair Rendall at Northants 96 to talk about women in motorsport, what she’s up to at the moment and her long term project of an all British Womens team for the Le Mans 24 hour race.
07/04/2007
Sarah will be appearing on ‘The Good Day’ show on Monday 3rd July 2006 to talk about her racing and plans for the future. It will be on Legal TV’s channel 885 at 10 a.m. so be sure to catch it or record it!
07/04/2007
Sarah went along to Silverstone Race Circuit for a race unusually not involving any cars today! She was taking part in the ‘Race for Life’ in aid of Cancer Research UK.
07/04/2007
Sarah joined her local Business Network International group from Corby in a team endurance event at GP Karting on the 9th June 2006, taking on teams from BNI Collingtree and a joint Corby/Weldon entry.
07/04/2007
Sarah will be exchanging her racing boots for running shoes and four tyres for two feet when, on the 14th June 2006, she runs the 5km ‘Race for Life’ around Silverstone race track in aid of Cancer Research.
07/04/2007
Sarah had her first test in the newly re-built (and completely different coloured!) car at Snetterton today. It was, unusually for the Norfolk track, bright and sunny for the whole day!
07/04/2007