Alongside the touring cars, the GTs and the superbikes that were recently put to bed at the end of the 2011/2012 UAE motorsport season, the Radical Cup also bids adieu for another year.

The Radical Cup cars really are amazing. Weighing slightly less than a pencil and with just enough horsepower to give the driver concussion should he angle his right foot anywhere near the throttle, they’ve both graceful and brutal in equal measure. This video, depicting James Littlejohn testing his example at Silverstone, sums them up perfectly.