Classic and Competition Car 103 April 2019

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April 2019

Issue 103

Classic and Competition Car Classic and Restoration Show.

British GT Media day

Hero Rally

F3 Media day

Our Team.

Simon Wright - Editor.

Janet Wright - Staff Photographer.

Independant Freelance contributors in this issue.

Pete Austin.

Peter McFadyen.

Syd Wall.

David Goose & Stuart Yates of MotorsportImagery

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What’s on.

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Photo of the month.

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News.

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Rally nuts National Tour of Epynt.

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Tasman Revival Series Rd5, Hampton Downs.

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Hero Challenge 1.

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Archive Photo of the month.

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British GT media day, Donington Park.

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Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show, NEC.

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McLaren Senna GTR.

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British F3 Media day, Donington Park.

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Closing Shot.

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Editorial.

This months issue is a little bit later than normal. This has been due to serious illness, but we hope normal production will resume as soon as possible. In the meantime, I would like to thank all our regular contributors for their assistance in this months issue.

The circuit racing season is starting in the UK, and we will continue to cover as many events as possible during the year, and bring you reports and photographs of what is looking to be an exciting season on racing circuit, hillclimb and sprint tracks and rally stages. Plus we will continue to cover car shows and events Front Cover.

Very rare and heavily modified Peerless/Warwick cars ‘Macari’ © Peter McFadyen.

Steve McCulley, Paul Vice and Mathew George Jaguar F-Type SVR GT4 © Motorsport-Imagery.

WHAT’S ON April 13th-14th Apr 13th-14th Apr 13th April 13th April 14th April 14th April 19th-22nd April 19th April 20th April 27th-28th April 28th April May 3rd-5th May 4th-5th May 5th May

VSCC Formula Vintage Rd1, Silverstone.

MSVR Club Car Championships, Donington Park BRSCC Club Car Championships, Oulton Park.

Pride of Longbridge, Cofton Park.

Breakfast Club meeting, Shelsley Walsh.

Sunrise Sprint Championship, Curborough.

British GT & F3 Oulton Park.

VSCC Speed Trials, Curborough.

AMOC Race meeting, Donington Park.

Kwik Fit BTCC, Donington Park.

Sunday Scramble, Bicester Heritage.

Donington Historic Festival, Donington Park.

Speed into Spring, Shelsley Walsh.

750 Motor Club race meeting, Mallory Park.

For more events we suggest The motoring Diary web site

Steve Young & Deborah Woollard Datsun 240Z Hero Challenge 1 rally © Simon Wright Josh Mason, Lanan Racing at the F3 Media day, Donington Park © Motorsport-Imagery.

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We do not organise any events which are mentioned and we are not responsible if the event does not take place or is cancelled. Please contact the event organiser before making a long trip.

Some events charge admission

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Photo of the Month

By Simon Wright.

Paul Eden and Anthony Cullen took a class victory in their Ford Zephyr at the Hero Challenge One Rally.

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MG Live 2019 Cancelled.

The MG Car Club have announced that this years MG Live event has been cancelled. Due to Silverstone Circuits Limited having to carry out essential track maintenance during June 2019, several meetings have had to be cancelled, with MG Live being one of the meetings.

Silverstone has been the host for MG Live since it was started as the MG Car Club’s annual national meeting. The club were unable to find an alternative venue for this years event. The club has stated that all ticket holders will be contacted in due course.

The essential track maintenance is required to ensure the track is up to specification for the British F1 GP and Moto GP to be held at the track later in the year.

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News Special Exhibition in the Porsche museum.

From the 14th May to 15th September 2019, the Porsche museum will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Porsche 917 with an extensive special exhibition entitled “Colours of Speed 50 years of the 917”. A total of fourteen exhibits, including ten Porsche 917s will be on display. Also for the first time, the Porsche museum will present a Porsche 917 concept study (above) to the public for the first time as a homage to the first 917 Le Mans victory in 1970. The red and white show car was designed by a small team of designers and engineers, but remains purely a concept study. A selection of racing posters and small technical exhibits will complete this special exhibition.

The success story of the 917 is legendary. The car took an overall victory in its very first year of competition in the 1,000 km race at Zeltweg, Austria in 1969. In 1970, Hans Herrmann and Richard Attwood achieved the coveted overall victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours race, the greatest motorsport success Porsche had ever achieved up to that point. Another victory at Le Mans the following year for Helmut Marko and Gijs van Lennep, as well victories in most of the major sports car events of 1970 and 1971 thanks to the J. W. Automotive Gulf Porsche team saw the 917 take its place in history.

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Bicester Motion.

Bicester Heritage has unveiled plans and a strategic vision to create a unique and immersive automotive resort named Bicester Motion. This will showcase motoring past, present and future, focusing on innovation, community and experience.

The planned 444 acre experimental resort will include: A Brand Experience Centre - Driver experiences for all ages both on and off road, driver training academy, restaurant, CafĂŠ and autonomous vehicle experience area.

Future Automotive Speed Technologies (F.A.S.T.) hub - Centre of excellence for advanced technologies and cutting edge businesses The Motor Vaults - private car storage and entertainment spaces with accommodation.

Bicester Reserve - Health and wellbeing zone including Country park and lodges.

Bicester EXPO - events, conferencing and leisure destination.

The Centre of Excellence for Historic Motoring is already established, with 40 specialist businesses, apprenticeships and events. There is also planning approval for a 344 room hotel and conference centre.

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GPX Racing.

Dubai based GP Extreme have launched GPX Racing to tackle the both the Blancpain GT series Endurance Cup and the 24H series which started with the Dubai 24 Hours, with a Porsche 911 GT3 R in the iconic Gulf livery for the Blancpain series. The team will be aiming for honours in the Silver Cup driven by Stuart Hall, Jordan Grogor and Benjamin Goethe.

British driver Stuart Hall has raced at Le Mans six times, finishing 4th in 2007 in a Pescarolo LMP1. He also won the 2013 LM GTE Am title in the FIA WEC. South African Jordan Grogor lives in Dubai and has two class victories in the Dubai 24 hours race and a podium in the Gulf 12 hours.

Benjamin Goethe is an English born Dane and is only sixteen years old. He has plenty of previous experience in Karting, and competed in the Spanish F4 championship last year. He has been coached by Stuart Hall in both karting and F4.

The team’s principal is former racer Pierre-Brice Mena who has raced in single seaters, Caterham, GT4 and GT3.

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Nissan Leaf passes 400,000 sales.

The Nissan Leaf is the first Electric car to pass 400,000 sales.

First introduced in 2010 as the world’s first mass-market electric vehicle, it led the way in making electric driving accessible to non-luxury buyers. The Nissan Leaf is now available in more than fifty markets globally, being the best selling electric vehicle in Europe, and the top selling car of any kind in Norway.

Nissan Leaf owners have driven more than ten billion kilometres in total, and have saved around 3.8 million barrels of oil a year.

The current model was first introduced in 2017 produces 110 kilowatts of power and 320 Nm of torque. Recently introduced with a new powertrain is the Leaf e+ which has increased power and approximately 40% increase in range. This will be available in Europe soon. The Leaf is built in Oppama, Japan, Sunderland in England and Smyma, Tennessee in America.

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Fiat 500 120th Family.

Unveiled at the Geneva Motor show was the Fiat 500 120th family which celebrates the first 120 years of the Fiat brand.

Available on the 500, 500X and 500L, the 120th family comes with a Uconnect 7 inch HD Live touchscreen, complete with

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DAB, Bluetooth and USB plus Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and a special 120th edition badge.

The 500 120th will have the 1.2 litre, 69 hp petrol engine, with manual or automatic gearbox. Based on the Lounge model, it will have 16 inch copper finish alloy wheels with chrome trim on the exterior. Interior pinstripe black fabric upholstery and a body coloured dashboard complete the model.

The 500X 120th has the 120 hp 1 litre FireFly Turbo petrol engine. It has full LED headlights, 16 inch black alloy wheels, black side mouldings, and body coloured door mirrors. The inside has a unique copper coloured upholstery. It also features rain and dusk sensors, rear parking sensor and will be available with a two colour livery.

The prices start at ÂŁ14,960 OTR for the 120th 500 and ÂŁ19,495 OTR for the 500X 120th. Both are available to order now.

The 500L 120th specification and prices will be announced in due course.

As a special treat, all 120th family purchase will include six months free of Apple Music.

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Lynk & Co 03 CYAN Concept.

Cyan Racing, formerly Polestar, has completed a comprehensive development programme of the 528 hp Lynkk & Co 03 Cyan Concept in Spain. This car is a development platform for future production performance road cars based on Lynk & Co technology. The company has done similar work previously with the Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar in combination with their previous motorsport programme with Volvo Cars and Polestar. The company is excited to build a road car based on the Lynk & Co 03 World Touring Car Cup race car and the concept is Cyan Racing’s interpretation of a race car for the road. It utilises the same technology as the Lynk & Co 03 TCR race car that will compete in the 2019 FIA World Touring Car Cup.

The concept car has the 528 hp 2 litre, 4 cylinder turbocharged Lynk & Co engine which produces 504 Nm of torque. It is front wheel drive using a six speed sequential gearbox, with steering wheel paddle shift. It will do 0-100 km/ h in 4.4 secs and 0-200 km/h in just 10 seconds, with a top speed of 310 km/h.

Cyan Racing was founded in 1996 and was formerly named Polestar until Volvo Cars acquired the performance section and trademark in 2015. Cyan Racing is privatley owned and operated. They have won multiple titles, including the 2018 FIA World Touring Car Cup team title, and in 2017 the double FIA World Touring Car Championship titles for driver and team.

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McLaren 720S GT3 customer team debut.

59Racing will be the first customer team to compete in the new McLaren 720S GT3 in Australia. They will contest a full season in the 2019 Australian GT series, and will also enter a 570S GT4. The car will race under number 59 and sports the iconic McLaren Orange colour scheme with contrasting blue details. It will be driven by Australian GT race winner Fraser Ross, while Ryan Simpson, from Sydney, will drive the 570S GT4. The team name 59Racing recalls the race number carried by the McLaren F1 GTR that won the Le mans 24 hours race in 1995.

Meanwhile, McLaren showed chassis 001 at the Geneva International Motor Show.

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Fastest ever SEAT - Leon Cupra R ST limited edition.

SEAT UK have announced the fastest ever CUPRA with the launch of the special edition Leon Cupra R ST which can be specified to produce an exceptional 365 bhp. Only 150 special edition will be available in the UK market. The 2 litre turbocharged TSI 295 bhp engined version will have an on-the Road price of ÂŁ37,975 but for just an additional ÂŁ500 customers can upgrade to the 365 bhp version with the addition of an ABT tuning pack. This will reduce the 0-62 mph figure to 4.9 seconds and a top speed of 155 mph.

The Special Edition comes with quad exhaust, Brembo brakes, bucket seats, KESSY and a panoramic sunroof. Copper accents and carbon fibre detailing add to the external appeal. It will also have dynamic traction from its 4Drive system.

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Hard choice for Jade Edwards in 2019 Clio Cup. Jade Edwards has joined Team HARD for her third season in the Renault UK Clio Cup for 2019. This year her aim is to gain podium places as she joins Max Coates and Ethan Hammerton in the team HARD line-up.

Jade is the daughter of 2000 Clio Cup Champion Jim Edwards Junior and has two seasons of Renault Clio racing behind her. In 2018 she was regularly running in the top ten and had a couple of 5th place finishes, but she was also involved in a couple of high profile accidents.

Her father was champion in the first year of the current format Renault Clio Cup, so Jade would like to achieve her best results in the final season of the category.

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Lucas di Grassi Audi e-tron FE05 rounds a hairpin in Hong Kong.

Sam Bird Envision Virgin Audi e-tron FE05 lost the race

Golden Anniversary for FIA Formula E The 50th race of the Electric racing series, FIA Formula E, took place in Hong Kong at the beginning of March. For the third Daniel Abt Audi e-tron FE05 race in a row an Audi e-tron FE05 was the first car to cross the finishing line. This time it was the customer car of Envision Virgin Racing, driven by Sam Bird to take the flag. However, he did not keep the victory after he was given a retrospective time penalty after contact with AndrĂŠ Lotterer in the DS Tcheetah on the penultimate lap. Bird was offically 6th.

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Lotterer suffered a punctured rear tyre, causing his retirement from the race. This handed victory to Venturi driver Edoardo Mortara, in what was the series first ever official wet race. Lucas di Grassi was runner up in the Audi Sport A BT Schaeffler Audi e-tron FE05. After Birds penalty, his teammate Robin Frijns took 3rd position in the second Envision Virgin Racing Audi e-tron FE05. Daniel Abt took 4th place in the second Audi Sport Audi e-tron FE05, giving Audi four cars in the top six at the finish.

First ever wet race for FIA Formula E.

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Porsche celebrates 50 years of the 917.

The most famous racing car of all time made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show on the 12th March 1969, and the Porsche Museum is celebrating the landmark birthday with plans to restore the first 917 ever made to its original condition. The 917-001 underwent various changes over time. The museum places great importance on retaining original material and taking into account the relevant history of its exhibits.

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The 917-001 marked the beginning of an unparalleled racing car career for the 917. It was the first of twenty five vehicles that had to be made to meet the requirements for type approval. Hans Mezger was the chief designer who was responsible for the entire vehicle and twelve cylinder engine.

When it appeared in Geneva it was painted white with a green nose section.

When it appeared at the Frankfurt International Motorshow it was white and orange.

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Automotive Engineering team, lead by John Wyer, 917-001 was pained light blue and orange in the brand colours of US oil company and sponsor Gulf.

Following the first Le Mans victory in 1970, 917-001 was converted into a short tail version for Hans Herrmann and Richard Attwood in September 1970 and handed over to Porsche Salzburg in October 1970, in the colours of the car that won the Le Mans race.

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The car has now been restored to its original condition. For over a year the museum mechanics, former technicians and engineers from Zuffenhausen and Weissach, as well as the historical archives and partner companies have worked on the project. It has proved to be challenging because of the multiple transformations the car had undergone during its time as a presentation and test vehicle.

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Rallynuts National Tour of Epynt Sunday 10th March 2019.

By Syd Wall

Oliver Hopkins took 10th in his new Mitsubishi R5

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Jason Pritchard took a comfortable win

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Protyre Motorsport UK Asphalt Rally Championship Round 1 2018 champion Jason Pritchard couldn’t have had a better start to his 2019 tarmac campaign with a dominant win on the Rallynuts National Tour of Epynt in his North Road Garage Ford Focus WRC05.

The British weather threw everything at the crews, the only missing element being heat. Strong winds sent dark clouds sweeping over the military ranges all day long, with heavy downpours of rain, sleet and hail. Tyre choice was almost impossible and the icing on the cake was a 20 minute blizzard before the final stage which then ran in sunshine! The entry was small but high quality, including eight World Rally Cars and six R5s and while there was a high rate of attrition, the action was top quality throughout the day.

Having not driven his Focus since last October, Pritchard

admitted to being a little rusty on the opening stage and struggled with understeer. Damian Cole, in his Focus WRC rather than the Fiesta, briefly held the lead but then it was his turn to struggle, feeling the Focus was too soft (rectified at service) and he fell further and further behind Thorburn. Both experienced high tyre wear rates and by stage 6, Cole felt the rear was moving around too much and made the decision to settle for second. All crews found conditions different from leaving service to reaching the far end of the long stages by the Drover’s Arms, so much so that the blizzard led Cole to fit ice tyres for the final stage and found they were totally unsuitable: “I might as well have had Plasticine on the rims”.

He was caught and passed by third on the road Sebastian Ling, but held on to second place by just 3 seconds.

Ling has spent recent years competing mostly in France and wasn’t registered for the championship but took a comfortable Damian Cole held on to second after an unlucky tyre choice

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third place in his Belgian registered Citroen DS3 R5 John Stone suffered an early misfire in the Fiesta WRC that Mikko Hirvonen had won the 2011 Rally Australia in. New spark plugs and a replacement coil cured the problem, allowing the 2014 Asphalt Rally Championship runner-up to press on. Fourth place gave him championship 3rd place points, a result he was very happy with on a rare visit to Epynt.

He said “I’m not an Epynt expert and the place frightens me to death...but it really was a brilliant day. We’ll come back to Epynt – I don’t really know why we’ve stayed away for so long!”

Holding fourth place throughout the day was a big surprise for 29-seeded Craig Jones, loving the new sequential gearbox in his Lancer E9. An overshoot at Irish Village on the penultimate stage lost him a few seconds, enough to drop him to sixth but still ecstatic when he had been expecting a top-20 © Syd Wall

First Darrian in the points was Richard Merriman, 12th overall and 1st in class

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David Hardie was pleased with 8th place on his first event in an R5 car

result. On their Epynt debut, and on only their second rally in their new Fiesta R5, Alan Kirkaldy/Cameron Fair finished fifth overall and fourth in the Asphalt Rally Championship. A fast and faultless run on the driver’s first pace note event was rewarded with top points in the R5 category, beating David Hardie who was contesting his first rally in a Fiesta R5. The swap to a left hand drive car clearly suited him, as he set a good pace, with a half spin and stall on SS3 being their only mishap on their way to eighth overall and fifth Asphalt Rally Championship contender.

Reigning B14 class champions Wayne Sisson/Max Freeman picked up points for sixth, exactly what they did on the opening round on Epynt last year before going on to lead the series for much of the season. It was another fine performance in their immaculate Lancer Evo 10, with a broken rear driveshaft three miles from the end of SS6 their only issue.

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Sebastian Ling enjoyed his return to Epynt

the Hopkins Motorsport-owned and Spencer Sport-run Mitsubishi Mirage. It was only his fourth event in the car, and he drove intelligently when he found himself on the wrong tyres and pushed hard when the rubber suited the surface conditions. Co-driven by Ian Taylor, 23 points for finishing seventh registered Asphalt driver was just reward for a magnificent effort. His brother Philip wasn’t so lucky. Back behind the wheel of his rebuilt Hopkins Motorsport-owned and

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MacWhirter Motorsport-run Mitsubishi Evo 6, he can codriver Aled Edwards were forced to retire with early engine problems.

A magnificent assortment of Darrians contested the Tour of Epynt, overseen by the brand’s wizard Tim Duffee, who built my road going Davrian, my daily transport for three years up to 1978!

Richard Merriman/Kath Curzon came out on top, finishing first in class and 12th overall and in their twolitre Vauxhall-engined Darrian T90. They also claimed eighth overall and maximum Asphalt Rally Championship points in the B11 class, and won two tyres courtesy of the new Protyre tyre bonus scheme.

Huw Reed/Anthony Hackett were flying in their 2.5-litre Millington Series 2-engined, ex-John Dalton/Damian Cole, Darrian T90 GTR, but a coil pack problem on SS4 caused a misfire. They tried to fix it in service, but the misfire returned on SS5 and they called it a day. David Morgan/Richard Suter had to reverse their 2.5-litre Millington-engined Darrian T90 GTR at a chicane on SS1 and then spun at Llandeilo’r Fân Triangle on SS5. They ended the event stuck off the road, Page 19

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John Stone came home 4th on a rare visit to Epynt

– two points ahead of Adrian Drury/Cat Lund who overcame power steering concerns in their Drury Deliveries-backed Peugeot 106 GTi. Hugh Hunter was making his rally debut in his newly acquired ex-François Duval factory Focus WRC05. Keen to get miles under his belt, the 2017 Manx National winner started steadily, but a problem with the fly-by-wire system brought the P+R Benn-prepared car to a halt for 15 minutes on SS3, meaning that he and co-driver Rob Fagg were OTL, but they completed the rally well down the field Stages were broadcast live by Special Stage and they’re available to view on their Facebook page and YouTube.

The next rounds, a double header, are The Masterpixel Media Manx National Rally on 10/11 May with full points awarded on both the Friday and Saturday nights.

after locking the brakes on a muddy fast approach to a right hand corner over a crest.

Graham Hollis/Ashley Trimble feared they would be forced to retire after early alternator problems in their Escort Mk2, but they charged on brilliantly to finish 13th overall, ninth in the Asphalt series and second in the B11 category, the first of the many Escort Mk2s in the entry.

Rounding off the top 10 Asphalt Rally Championship crews home were Gary Le Coadou/Carl Sorensen in their ex-Dani Sordo Hyundai i20 WRC. A spin at the first corner of the first stage cost them 25 seconds, but the target for the event was to reach the finish and learn as much about the car as possible – which they achieved in some style.

Rhidian Daniels showed his mechanical creativity when the gearstick on his unique Citroën C1 Max snapped on SS3 and he continued with the jack handle as a replacement! Together with Tomos Whittle, the talented crew now lead the B10 class

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Gary Le Coudeau provided welcome variety -14th place in the ex-Sordo Hyundai i20 WRC

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Craig Jones in the middle of his costly overshoot at Irish Village

The fabulous pocket rocket Citroen C1 Maxi - Class 2 winner and 17th overall driven by Rhidian Daniels © Syd Wall

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Alan Kirkaldy took an impressive 5th on his first pace note event

Rick Ford wasn’t in one. He was second Mini Cooper S out of about 20

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2019 Rallynuts National Tour of Epynt Top 10 Protyre Motorsport UK Asphalt Rally Championship overall finishers 1. Jason Pritchard/Phil Clarke (Ford Focus WRC05)….

58mins 59secs 2. Damian Cole/Shelley Rogerson (Ford Focus WRC05)….

1hr 01mins 12secs 3. John Stone/Jack Morton (Ford Fiesta WRC)….

1hr 03mins 05secs 4. Alan Kirkaldy/Cameron Fair (Ford Fiesta R5)….

1hr 03mins 19secs 5. David Hardie/John McCulloch (Ford Fiesta R5)….

1hr 04mins12secs 6. Wayne Sisson/Max Freeman (Mitsubishi Evo 10)….

1hr 04mins17secs 7. Oli Hopkins/Ian Taylor (Mitsubishi Mirage)….

1hr 04mins 32secs 8. Richard Merriman/Kath Curzon (Darrian T90)….

1hr 04mins 43secs 9. Graham Hollis/Ashley Trimble (Ford Escort Mk2)….

1hr 05mins 06secs 10. Gary Le Coadou/Carl Sorensen (Hyundai i20 WRC)….

1hr 05mins 09secs Roger Moran provides the fireworks on the way to 11th place

First Mk2 Escort home was Graham Hollis in 13th place © Syd Wall

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Class 1 winner William Mains was an amazing 21st overall

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2018/19 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series Round 5 (Final) HRC Events Legends of Speed event, Hampton Downs, North Waikato 23-24 March 2019 Prepared by FAST COMPANY of behalf of the New Zealand Formula 5000 Association www.F5000.co.nz

Ken Smith (Lola T330) heads Aucklander David Banks (Lola T332) in the final race

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FROM ONE LEGEND TO ANOTHER – MCRAE PRESENTS F5000 RACE TROPHY TO SMITH There was a poignant moment at the final round of the 2018/19 Ken Smith (Lola T332) won all three 2018/19 SAS SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series races of the weekend at Hampton Downs Autoparts/ and was presented with the trophy for winning the MSC NZ final feature race by fellow legend Graham McRae. F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series at the big Legends of Speed meeting at Hampton Downs today, as the winner of the final race of the season, Ken Smith, was presented with his trophy by fellow category original Graham McRae. ‘It’s an honour to be presented with this trophy by someone who I rate as one of the best Formula 5000 drivers ever,” Smith said of his respected former rival as the pair were surrounded by well-wishers at an impromptu function in the pit lane at the Hampton Downs circuit after the 12-lap SAS Autoparts MSC series final this afternoon.

McRae, now 79, was the dominant figure in the Formula 5000

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category through the early 1970s, winning the original Tasman Series three years in a row (1971, 1972 and 1973) and also the 1972 L&M Continental 5000 Championship in the United States in cars of his own design. He also qualified for and started the 1973 British Formula 1 Grand Prix in a Cosworthpowered Iso-Marlboro entered by Frank Williams and won the Rookie of The Year award at the Indianapolis 500 the same year. Smith enjoyed a similarly successful career closer to home, but unlike McRae, who eventually retired from full-time driving to focus on designing and building racing cars, never really stopped driving, to the point where at 77-years-of-age he has just completed his 61st consecutive season of national level motor racing here. To say he has done it in style is an understatement, too, the evergreen racing super-veteran claiming a record-extending 6th SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series title with 12 wins from 15 starts, © Fast Company/Geoff Ridder

Kevin Ingram LolaT332

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Category regular Peter Burson swapped his usual mount, a McRae GM1, for his recently acquired and rebuilt BRM P207 F1 car.

the final three, appropriately enough, at the Legends of Speed meeting at Hampton Downs this weekend.

Runaway series points leader Ken Smith (Lola T332) made a winning start at the final round of the 2018/19 SAS Autoparts/ MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series at Hampton Downs, qualifying on pole in the morning and leading the first 8-lap race of the weekend from start to finish this afternoon.

The 77-year-old, contesting his 61st consecutive season of national level motor racing in this country, was particularly

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proud of his pole time – at 1:00.487 only a second off the class (and outright track) lap record he set earlier this year, but lamented the fact that archrival Michael Collins (McRae GM1) could not make it to the meeting. “I have enjoyed today, it’s been good,” he said, “but it’s always better when you have someone to push you along.”

Behind Smith, and also enjoying a quick and troublefree run, was David Banks (Lola T332) who set a personal best lap time of 1:01.911 in qualifying and crossed the finish line just 2.260 seconds behind Smith in the race.

“That’s the quickest I’ve ever been round here,’ the man behind series co-sponsor SAS Autoparts said as he held the qualifying sheet. “I’ve done plenty of 1:02s but never a 1:01 and I did two in a row, so yeah I’m stoked.”

Banks maintained that momentum in the race, leading a midfield battle-pack consisting of Glenn Richards (Lola T400), Brett Willis (Lola T330), a fast-finishing Kevin Ingram (Lola T332) and Aaron Burson (McRae GM1), from start to finish.

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cars – slowed and stopped out on the track.

Burson Snr (who usually races a McRae GM1 similar to the one his son Aaron drives in the SAS Autoparts MSC series) was looking forward to his first full race-length run in the unique ex-Larry Perkins car after an extensive rebuild, and though he was able to get back to his pit under its own steam it was a frustrating end to a promising debut run in the car. “It just stopped,” he said,” just stopped. And I couldn’t get it started again under its own steam.”

In theory the Safety Car should have negated any advantage Smith had. But the canny veteran read the track going green again like the pro that he is, getting the jump again over the close running David Banks, Glenn Richards and Brett Willis, who in turn edged ahead of Aaron Burson and Kevin Ingram with Ingram getting a better run off the final turn and beating Burson to the flag by a margin of just 0.024 of a second!

One of the three McLarens contesting the race was the M10B of Frank Karl seen here leading the McLaren M22 of Tim Rush and the BRM P207 F1 car of Peter Burson.

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Aucklander David Banks (Lola T332) was second.

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Behind them Hampton Downs track co-founder Tony Roberts led home an entertaining three McLaren battle pack consisting of his recently acquired M10B, Frank Karl’s similar car, and Tim Rush in the his M22. Three seconds separated the three McLarens in qualifying but in the race all three lapped in the 1:07 bracket.

The final 12-lap race for the event organiser HRC Events’ Alain Prost trophy, turned out to be quite an entertaining affair despite Smith again running away and winning it with apparent ease. The season’s Class A standout, Tony Roberts (McLaren M10B) livened up the opening lap with a spin exiting the first turn but was able to continue without the need for the Safety Car to be deployed.

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brave move to finally get past a faster starting Kevin Ingram (Lola T332) through the daunting, and similarly downhill, Turn 1.

A sign of just how strong the series’ mid-field battle-pack is this year came in the lap times, with Smith doing a best time of 1:01.170 but the next five race finishers – Brett Willis, David Banks, Glenn Richards (LolaT400), Aaron Burson and Kevin Ingram, all lapping in either the 1:02s or 1:03s.

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similarly emphatic style. Earlier on Sunday morning he crossed the finish line in the second race of the weekend just over 14-and-a-half seconds ahead of David Banks who in turn had a margin of almost 6 seconds on third placed Glenn Richards and just over 7 on fast-finishing duo Brett Willis (Lola T330) and Aaron Burson (McRae GM1).

Former New Zealand Formula Ford champion Kevin Ingram (Lola T332) was the big mover on the first lap on that race, but paid for the late-braking prowess which saw him up to third place, with a severe front end vibration caused by the tyres he flat-spotted for a second time in two races.

He still managed to finish the race, albeit at a pace which saw Glenn Richards, Brett Willis and Aaron Burson quickly able to work their way back past, leaving Ingram back in 6th ahead of Frank Karl in the first of the Class A (for older model cars) McLaren M10Bs, then Peter Burson who enjoyed his first full distance race run in his ex-Larry Perkins 1977 model BRM P207 F1 car.

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Ken Smith (Lola T332) qualified quickest and won the first 2018/19 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series race of the weekend at Hampton Downs

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McLaren M22 retire after just two laps. David Banks also followed Smith home in the first series’ race on Saturday afternoon, after setting a personal best lap time of 1:01.911 in qualifying and crossing the finish line just 2.260 seconds behind Smith in a race which saw the Safety Car deployed when Peter Burson’s BRM P207 F1 car slowed and stopped out on the track. Though the track went green with just one lap to go Smith again got the jump on the close running David Banks, Glenn Richards and Brett Willis trio who in turn edged ahead of Aaron Burson and Kevin Ingram but Ingram getting a better run off the final turn and beating Burson to the flag by a margin of just 0.024 of a second!

Behind them Hampton Downs track co-founder Tony Roberts led home a three McLaren battle pack consisting of his recently acquired M10B, Frank Karl’s similar car, and Tim Rush in the his M22.

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Race 1 (8 laps) 1. Ken Smith (Lola T332) 8 laps 2. David Banks (Lola T332) +2.260 3. Glenn Richards (Lola T400) +2.775 4. Brett Willis (Lola T330) +3.351 5. Kevin Ingram (Lola T332) +4.756 6. Aaron Burson (McRae GM1) +4.780 7. Tony Roberts (McLaren M10B) +7.032 8. Frank Karl (McLaren M10B) +8.101 9. Tim Rush (McLaren M22) +10.171 Dnf. Peter Burson (BRM P207 F1) 5 laps.

Race 2 ( 8 laps) Sunday morning 1. Ken Smith (Lola T332) 8 laps 2. David Banks (Lola T332) +14.601 3. Glenn Richards (Lola T400) +20.415 4. Brett Willis (Lola T330) +3.351 5. Aaron Burson (McRae GM1) +22.663 6. Kevin Ingram (Lola T332) +51.844 7. Frank Karl (McLaren M10B) +53.408 8. Peter Burson (BRM P207 F1) + 1 lap Dnf Tim Rush (McLaren M22) 6 laps. Tony Roberts (McLaren M10B)3 laps Race 3 (12 laps) Sunday afternoon 1.Ken Smith (Lola T332) 12 laps 2. Brett Willis (Lola T330) + 10.353 3. David Banks (Lola T332) + 11.546 4. Glenn Richards (Lola T400) +16.277 5. Aaron Burson (McRae GM1) +26.008 6. Kevin Ingram (Lola T332) + 35,205 7. Frank Karl (McLaren M10B) +1;06.131 8. Tony Roberts (McLaren M10B) +1 lap 9. Tim Rush (McLaren M22) +1 lap 10. Peter Burson (BRM P207 F1) + 3 laps Page 28

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Hero Challenge One 9th March 2019.

By Simon Wright.

Class winning Triumph Stag of Mike and Helen Tanswell at the Chateau Impney Tests.

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The winning Belgian crew of Nick Van Praag and Pieterjan Demulder in the giant killing Austin A35.

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Starting the new season for the Historic Endurance rallying Organisation, the Hero Challenge One was a superb one day event of 130 miles of rallying. It started at Pershore and included four tests at the Chateau Impney Hotel near Droitwich, and five regularities in © Simon Wright the Worcestershire countryside.

The event produced three different cars and two novices on the podium.

A popular victory for the Belgium crew of Nick Van Praag and Pieterjan Demulder driving an Austin A35 saw them beat Paul Dyas and Tony Brooks in a Volvo Amazon. In third place

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was the fabulous little Morris Mini of Graeme Cornwaite with debutant navigator Lynsey Procter, wife of top navigator Ali Procter, on her first event.

For the first time, the experienced crews were in a separate Master’s class, Masters winner Paul Bloxidge and Ian Canavan Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 who still scored points towards the Hero Cup and Navigators award, the Golden Roamer, but were not included in the overall results.

Continuing on from last year, the 2018 champions Paul Bloxidge and Ian Canavan took Paul Dyas and Tony Brookes their first Masters win of 2019 were 2nd in the Volvo Amazon. in their Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7, heading a Masters Porsche 1-2-3. In second place in the Masters was the Porsche 356 of Stephen Owens and Nick Bloxham, while third place in the Masters went to Paul Crosby and Ali Procter in Page 30

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Gary & Susan Johnson Lotus Excel finished 7th in class and 35th overall

Bill Morrey and Matthew Mannall Sunbeam Rapier IIIa 5th in class and 47th overall. © Simon Wright © Simon Wright

William Holding & Gordon urrey Volvo PV544 5th in class and 52nd overall.

Stephen Owens & Nick Bloxham Porsche 356 2nd in the Masters Class. © Simon Wright

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The class winning Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint of Adrian Turner and Roger Bricknell waiting to start the Chateau Impney Tests

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another Porsche 356, Ali emulating wife Lynsey with a second family podium of the day.

Among the class winners were class 1 victors Chris Pearson and Rob Faulkner in a Volvo Amazon 122 who finished 5th overall, while Alan Brindley and Alan Pettit won class 3 in their MGB GT in 7th overall. Š Simon Wright John and Matthew Graeme Cornthwaite and Lynsey Procter Vincent won finished 3rd overall in class 5 in their the Morris Mini.

Alfa Romeo GT Junior, finishing 6th overall. Simon Hinson and William Richardson finished 10th overall and won their class in the Jaguar E-Type, while Steven Hughes and Peter Fletcher won class 7 in their Peugeot 205 with 4th overall. Although the overall winners, Van Praag and Demulder, were the first finishers in class 2, the class win was awarded to Adrian Turner and Roger Bricknell in their Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint, who finished 21st overall.

The event proved a great success for all the new novice crews, who all completed the event, although the MG B of Mark Illington and Lesley Sibley did get lost and arrived at the finish after the course closing car, but they still made it to the finish.

There were some interesting cars on the event, including a Valiant Charger driven by Steve Blunt and novice navigator Jerry Pike, which finished 6th in class and 28th overall. David and Sally Ward took part in a Ferrari 308 GT4 and finished 2nd in class and 12th overall in their first rally, having attended the HERO navigation course held at Race Page 32

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Robert Robinson and Clare Nedin were 3rd in class in the Rover 2000 TC and 30th overall.

Retro. Another crew on their first rally, who had also attended the Race Retro HERO navigational course were Jon Harvey and Steve Brown driving an MG B Continuing the new crews were John and Tracy King in a Triumph Dolomite Sprint who managed 4th in class and 43rd overall at the finish. Tracy found a few challenges in the navigation, but John was more worried about the car bottoming out, which caused some damage to the right front wing. Providing a triumph in more than just the car, Mike Tanswell and wife Helen won their class in their Triumph Stag, © Simon Wright

Darren Everitt and Susan Dixon Triumph 2000 Mk1 were 4th in the Masters Class.

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Most unusual entry was the Land Rover Series 1 of Marcus and Harry Atkinson who had some very large body roll to finish 7th in class and 44th overall.

finishing 8th overall. Keeping it in the family, his daughter Elinor Tutcher, driving Dad’s Ford Escort Mexico, finished 11th overall navigated by Andy Ballantyne. However, Dad was not happy with her, as she dented his precious Mexico against a petrol pump earlier in the day.

David and Sally Ward were 2nd in class and 12th overall in their Ferrari 308 GT4

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David Buttle and Mike Denny were 5th in class and 26th overall in the Triumph TR6

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Steve Blunt and Jerry Pike finished 6th in class in the Valiant Charger, 28th overall.

Richard & Adie Nicholls Mercedes Benz 300SEb finished 9th in cass and 46th overall

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Lindsay and Nick Dawson were 7th in class and 36th overall in the Datsun 260Z

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Guido Fiebes and Per A Jonsson finished 8th in class in a Porsche 924S

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Archive Photo of the month.

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British GT Championship Media Day. Donington Park.

By David Goose & Stuart Yates of Motorsport Imagery.

Beechdean AMR Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT3 driven by Andrew Howard and Marco Sorensen

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GTC entry, WPI Motorsport - Porsche 911 GT3 Cup driven by Michael Igoe and Adam Wilcox.

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As at the date of the Media Day, fourteen GT3 Class cars built by seven manufacturers, ( both the biggest numbers to contest the British GT premier class for three years) had been confirmed. Five of the models entered, the Aston Martin V8 Vantages, Bentley Continental GT3, Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo, McLaren 720S GT3 and the Porsche 911 GT3 R, are new to racing this year, the BMW M6 GT3 is new to the British GT this year meaning that only the Mercedes AMG GT3 has been raced in the series before.

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2019 British GT Media Day The 5th March saw the annual SRO British GT Media Day held this year at the MSV circuit at Donington Park. This year sees a vast change in almost all areas of the championship, now in its 27th year. With a record entry of 38 cars entered for the full season, a limit imposed due to track limits placed by certain circuits, the actual number may well exceed 38 with one off race entries at circuits where limits are higher, such as Silverstone, Donington Park and Spa. For 2019 there is also a new class introduced, in addition to the existing GT3 and GT4 classes, a new GTC class catering for higher powered cars that are limited by the aero package and other components. These cars are expected to be mid way between GT3 and GT4 in terms of performance, so far one Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car has been entered by the WPI Motorsport team being driven by Michael Igoe and Adam

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Rick Parfitt Jnr announced that he would be contesting the new season with Seb Morris in the new Bentley Continental.

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( and first lady ) champion Flick Haigh. Of the remaining drivers Rick Parfitt Jnr, drives the new Bentley Continental GT3 with returning driving partner Seb Morris, a team that enjoyed a lot of success including the championship trophy in 2017. Reigning Champion Jonny Adam and Phil Keen will do battle again, the two drivers will be fighting for the number one position of all time the Adam currently leading with a record fourteen GT3 wins, one more than Keen.

Twenty three cars will compete in the GT4 class from eight different manufacturers, there is rumour a ninth brand will join

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the season entrants before the first round at Oulton Park over the Easter weekend.

Four new car models will compete for the first time in the British GT, the Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4, Ford Mustang GT4, KTM X-Bow GT4 and the Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport are all newcomers 2018 GT4 Champion Jack Mitchell and runner up Ben Green have graduated to the big league and will this year compete in the BMW M6 GT3, leaving the stage set for new contenders in GT4 to emerge. Reigning Pro-Am title winners, Nick Jones and Scott Malvern head the list of entrants in their Mercedes AMG GT4 however competition in the class will be as fierce as ever. Among the newcomers this year is Seb Priaulx who like his father ex World Touring Car Champion, Andy Priaulx, will be racing in a Ford this year.

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Nick Jones and Scott Malvern in one of the few car types to return to the series from 2018, the Mercedes AMG

Dominic Paul and Ben Green, graduate from last years GT4 BMW

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Mercedes., followed by the Barwell Lamborghini Huracan and the Beechdean Aston Martin. As the day progressed, the new generation of cars benefitted from the extra track time and in the third session, the Lamborghini was the fastest, with the Bentley,BMW’s and the Aston Martin ending up quicker than

the Mercedes.

At the start of the season, the new cars will have to prove their reliability but following the test session, it would already seem that they have the pace to be more than a match for last years Mercedes.

Sole Bentley present at the media day, 7 Team Parker Racing Bentley Continental GT3

Graham Johnson and Michael O'briens McLaren 570S GT4.

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Steve McCulley, Paul Vice and Mathew George will contest the 2019 season in the Jaguar F-Type SVR GT4 for team Invictus Games

Track Focused KTM X-Bow GT4 of Mike McCollum and Sean Cooper Callum Pointon and Dean MacDonald in the HHC Motorsport McLaren 570S GT4

Scott Maxwell and Seb Priaulx will drive the Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4

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Aiming for success in GT4 this year, the new RACE Performance Ford Mustang GT4 should very quickly be on the pace

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One of this seasons favourites for the title, the Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO of Phil Keen and Adam Balon.

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Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show, NEC, Birmingham, 22nd-24th March 2019.

By Pete Austin, with additional photos by Peter McFadyen

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Among the ‘barn finds’ was this very rare and heavily modified version of the Triumph TR3/TR4 powered Peerless/Warwick cars built in Berkshire in the late 1950s. A 1977 tax disc showed it to be a ‘Macari’ but as the original owner has passed away little more is

known about the car which is now owned and about to be restored by Gary Bates, the proprietor of Triumph specialists, TRGB

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With 28,846 attendees and 174 classic motoring clubs represented the 2019 Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show was deemed to be the biggest and best show ever.

Over 1,300 vehicles were on display together with live working demonstrations. © Pete Austin Many awards were presented at the show including Paul Henly and his 1974 Datsun 240Z being voted by Practical Classics readers as

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restorer of the year. The ‘Golden Spanner’ trophy was presented to him by Practical Classics editor Danny Hopkins and Wheeler Dealers’ Mike Brewer whose restored 1972 Citroen SM was on display next to the stage.

Runner up in the Lancaster Insurance Pride of Ownership competition was the immaculate 1971 Ford Escort Mk1 Mexico of © Pete Austin Ian Page 43

Thompson. A car I yearned for many years ago but I never got round to owning one.

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£29,415. Talking of barn finds, the 1973 BMW E9 CSL of Steve Cato was crowned Barn Find of the Show on the Carole Nash Barn Find display. Raising £15,700 for children’s charities across the UK was the Sporting Bears Motor Club offering ‘Dream Rides’ from a large selection of classic cars.

Classic Car Auctions held their sale on the 23rd and 24th with one of the more interesting cars being a ‘works specification’ © Pete Austin 1967 Sunbeam Rapier Series V first owned by racing, hill-climb and rally legend Betty Haig which realised £17,094.

A barn find 1988 Ferrari Testarossa, definitely in need of some loving care, sold for

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Wagon’. With co-driver Tina Kerridge, in 2020 they are planning to finish the World Cup Rally they started in 1970 but were forced to retire from after plunging into a ditch in Argentina.

Celebrating the 30th Birthday of the Mazda MX5 was Peter Mead’s 1991 example finished in the livery of the Mazda 787B which won the Le Mans 24hrs in 1991. The MX-5 Owners Club also won the award for the best large stand club display. © Pete Austin Continuing the sporting theme Bron Burrell was present with her 1970 World Cup Rally Austin Maxi affectionately known as ‘Puff the Magic

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An interesting concept was the Morris Register Younger Members pre-war Car Loan initiative. On display was a 1939 Morris Eight Series E Tourer which can be loaned to a nonmember, free of charge and fully insured during 2019. This scheme was given a highly commended award in the category ‘Outstanding Club initiative to encourage the next generation’.

Once again a very enjoyable show with a friendly, relaxed atmosphere.

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A colourful display of the Wolverhampton-built Meadows Frisky miniature cars of the 1950s. They came in two forms, the open Friskysport, said to be suitable for two adults and a child and a saloon with a claimed capacity of two adults and three children. Powered by a Villiers 325cc 2-stroke, a top speed of 65mph was claimed.

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This pile of bits on the Jowett Car Club stand includes the chassis of a Bradford van and to help visitors to envisage what the completed vehicle will look like when restoration is complete, the Club also displayed a fully restored version belonging to its chairman This 1930 Standard Big 9 Arrow Special was laid up in an orchard in 1960 where it slowly decayed for the next 51 years before being literally dug out of the ground by a new owner.

The present owner plans to restore the car

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Among the many cars offered for sale at the show, most of them already restored to better-thannew condition, were these two less than pristine bubble cars on the Heinkel Trojan Club stand

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The Citroën Car Club were marking the centenary of the French manufacturer and their display included this 1927 12/24, the third model of Citroën

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to feature all-steel construction at a time when most cars had wooden-framed bodywork. The car was made in Slough and originally sold in Bristol and later spent 30 years in a private collection in Chicago USA.

The front-wheel-drive Citroën Type H van was available in a variety of wheelbase and overall lengths to suits a wide

The owner of this 1925 Rolls Royce Phantom 1 which once belonged to the king of Morocco is part way through restoring it and thoughtfully provided mirrors beneath the car so that the pristine underside could be admired as it stood on the RR Enthusiasts Club stand © Peter McFadyen

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range of commercial uses and featured the distinctive corrugated panelwork for rigidity and light weight

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Size matters to the Austin Seven Club who displayed a half-size model together with the full scale original as well as some truly minuscule versions in a display case alongside

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On the ‘Practical Classics Live Stage’, the experts entertained a large audience while they worked on restoring a 1971 Triumph TR6 repatriated from Ohio

Quite a few exhibitors chose to make use of the time spent at the show getting on with their restorations as did this Morris Minor owner

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Blacksmith Arthur Dewberry restored this Ford Model T commercial using most of the original mechanical parts and painted it in the livery of the County of Cumberland Weights &

Steve Doye’s 1973 Fiat 128SL on the Lancaster Insurance Pride of Ownership display © Pete Austin

Measures department and displayed it appropriately with a range of copper ‘Chekpump’ measuring vessels on the back. © Peter McFadyen

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McLaren Senna GTR

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Just twelve months after it was shown as a concept car at the Geneva International Motor Show, McLaren Automotive have revealed the McLaren Senna GTR. This is McLaren Automotive’s ultimate track-focused car, not confined by road or racing regulations. It has evolved to deliver the promise of hypercar power and performance, with accessible handling for drivers of all abilities, thanks to its aerodynamics and race tuned chassis.

The twin turbocharged 4 litre McLaren V8 M840TR engine develops 814 bhp with 590lb ft of torque, and with an all in dry weight of just1,188kg it has a power to

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weight ratio of 694 PS per tonne. The extra 25 ps over the McLaren Senna is achieved by recalibration and removing the secondary catalyst to reduce back pressure. This also improves the sound of the exhaust.

The seven speed plus reverse Seamless Shift Gearbox features a Launch Control function and has 3 modes available - Wet, Track and Race. The new Wet setting provides greater support from the EPS and ABS electronic systems and is intended to be used with wet tyres.

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are fitted with a manual release mechanism, and the fuel filler is a racing style dump churn type.

It has the same levels of downforce as the McLaren Senna, but at 15% lower speed, giving peak aerodynamic downforce exceeding 1,000kg and uses suspension derived from the McLaren GT3 race programme. This replaces the McLaren Senna variable ride control suspension with aluminium double wishbones, springs, uprights and anti-roll bars developed for the GT3 cars. Four way adjustable dampers are fitted, with solid bushes and adjustable camber.

The aero package provides positive effects in both high speed corners and also low speed curves and under braking, enhancing stability in all situations. The front splitter has a new profile and the rear diffuser has been reduced in size compared with the 2018 GTR concept. This is matched to the new rear wing, which is connected to the body with cell with integrated roll cage, including integrated harness mounting points. It has aluminium front subframe and aluminium engine frame, including composite crash beams front and rear. The carbon composite body has a racing inspiration covers a wider and lower chassis than the normal Senna, with front track increased by 77mm and rear track increased by 68mm. The McLaren Senna GTR is 10 kg lighter than the normal McLaren Senna even though the GTR is fitted with track essential track equipment, including pneumatic air jacks, pit radio, fire extinguisher system and a data logger. However, many of the comfort features have also been removed, including the touch screens and audio system. The air-conditioning system has been retained to optimise comfort.

The windscreen and side windows are polycarbonate, including a sliding ticket opening window. The dihedral doors

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LMP1 style endplates. The wing, compared to the normal McLaren Senna, has been re-profiled and relocated, moving further backwards, its trailing edge now outside the car footprint. This makes best use of the airflow over the rear of the vehicle. Active aerodynamics, including an articulated rear wing add significant aero advantage compared to the normal GT3 version.

Wider fenders cover 19 inch centre lock wheels, which are

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fitted with Pirelli slicks. The larger sized wheels allow larger disc brakes, including forged aluminium monobloc six piston callipers on the front and four piston callipers on the rear.

These operate on the 390 mm layered carbon ceramic discs.

It also features an airbrake system using the rear wing, which gives a 20% greater maximum deceleration on the slick tyres.

It also features many electronic driving aids, such as anti-lock braking, traction control and dynamic electronic stability control. It also adds a pit lane speed control feature, plus systems that monitor both tyre pressure and tyre temperature, brake pad wear sensors, brake disc-wipe technology and anti collision radar.

The car will only be left hand drive, and features a lightweight carbon-fibre racing seat complete with six point FIA harness. A passenger seat is a no cost option, if required.

A full race instrument panel is fitted, which includes a row of gearshift LEDs along the top edge. Down the side are another set of LEDs which count down the closing distance of cars behind, via standard anti-collision radar. An additional centre display shows the view from a rear facing camera.

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The race spec steering wheel is based on the GT3 wheel, but has different functionality to the buttons.

It also integrates gear-change paddles. Finally the start button is mounted in the roof.

The McLaren Senna GTR joins the McLaren Senna and the McLaren Speedtail in the brand’s Ultimate Series, where it succeeds the Le Mans winning F1 GTR of 1995 and the McLaren P1 GTR of 2015.

“The McLaren Senna GTR is a perfect example of our determination to bring our customers the ultimate expression of track driving performance and excitement. The McLaren Senna was designed from the outset to be an extreme track car, but the 2018 McLaren Senna GTR concept suggested how much further we could go and now, free from the constraints of road car legislation and motorsport competition rules, we have pushed the limits of what is technically possible to advance circuit driving capability to another level entirely” said Mike Flewitt, Chief Executive Officer of McLaren Automotive.

Only 75 McLaren Senna GTRs will be built to customer order, and all have now been sold priced from £1.1 million plus taxes. First deliveries are expected in September 2019.

Each new McLaren Senna GTR offers its owner virtually unlimited opportunities for personalisation

by McLaren Special Operations, from paint colours in the MSO defined portfolio, to unique multi-hued liveries as an MSO bespoke commission.

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2019 British Formula 3 Media Day Donington Park

By David Goose & Stuart Yates of Motorsport Imagery

Series contender Manuel Maldonado in the Fortec.

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2019 sees the British Formula 3 Championship build on its strengths from 2018. As a now internationally recognised series, the championship now attracts drivers from across the world to compete in the now very strong and challenging series. The Media day for the series held at Donington Park at the beginning of March emphasised the depth and importance of this once floundering series.

Based on a proven car, with a carbon fibre Tatuus chassis and Cosworth 230bhp 2 litre engine, this proven package ensures that the season emphasis is on the driver and team and not car development. Success in this series can lead to drives in international series such as the European Formula 3, Blancpain GT Endurance series or in the case of previous winner George Russell, a contract with Williams Mercedes to drive in the Formula One championship alongside team-mate

Chris Dittman Racing's Nazim Azman.

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Josh Mason leads from Sasakorn Chaimongkol.

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Belgian Ulysse De Pauw was very strong in his debut year in single seaters last year

Pavan Ravishankar racing with Double R

Robert Kubica. Equally, former British F3 driver Lando Norris recently made his Formula One debut driving for McLaren Eight teams will contest the 2019 championship, with up to three cars in each team. As at mid March, 16 of 23 cars had been taken by drivers but it is hoped that all 23 seats will be filled by the time they reach Oulton Park for the first of 24 races at 8 venues to decide this years victor. © Motorsport-Imagery

American Benjamin Pedersen will be looking for success on this side of the Atlantic.

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One major difference this year will be the significant increase in national TV coverage of the F3 series. Now regarded as cohosting each round with the British GT Championship, all sunday races will now be streamed on-line with ITV4 showing highlights in a review programme.

This years series will include drivers from the UK, US, Sweden, Malaysia, Singapore, Belgium, Venezuela and Thailand, a truly international entry highlighting the appeal of the series as a stepping stone to highest level of international motorsport.

The championship starts with the first rounds being held at Oulton Park over the Easter Holiday weekend.

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Neil Verhagen racing for team Double R

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Lucas Petersson

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Closing Shot

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Malcolm Hankins and Paul Kavanagh in a Hillman Avenger GLS took 3rd in Class at the Hero challenge 1 rally

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