Classic and Competition Car 104 May 2019

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May 2019

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Classic and Competition Car North West Stages.

AMOC Donington Park

Silverstone Classic Media day

British Rallycross Silverstone

Our Team.

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What’s on.

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Photo of the month.

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News.

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Legend Fires North West Stages Rally.

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Archive photo of the month.

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AMOC Race meeting, Donington Park..

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2020 Nissan GT-R Nismo.

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Silverstone Classic Media/test day.

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GN Grand Prix.

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Toyo Tires British Rallycross, Silverstone.

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Race from the Past - FIA GT Championship race 2003, Donington Park.

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North Wales Rally Services Rally.

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VSCC Formula Vintage Round 1, Silverstone.

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Unnamed Car Group meeting, Kidderminster.

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Closing Shot.

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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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Editorial.

Welcome to the April issue. This month we have an extended News section and have added a new section in the magazine. Race from the Past is a race report from events before Classic and Competition Car magazine was in production. In this issue we have a report from the 2003 FIA GT World Championship race at Donington Park. This was a battle between the fabulous V12 Ferrari 550 Maranello, the V10 Chrysler Viper GTS-R and the V8 Saleen S7, plus the local V12 Lister Storm added to the mix.

We also continue our coverage of the modern and historic motorsport and classic car events and we hope to see you out during the summer months.

Front Cover.

Lovely Henri Toivonen replica RS1800 driven to 2nd in Historic’s by Tim Medcalfe - Northern Stages Rally © Syd Wall.

Aston Martin Vulcan, Donington Park © Peter McFadyen Silverstone Classic Steve Neal & Gordon Spice with the Mini © Pete Austin.

Derek Tohill leans into the first corner, British Rallycross, Silverstone © Motorsport-Imagery.

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WHAT’S ON May 3rd-5th May Donington Historic Festival, Donington Park.

4th-5th May Speed into Spring, Shelsley Walsh.

5th May 750 MC race meeting, Mallory Park 11th-12th May Blancpain Endurance Series, Silverstone.

11th May TCR Race meeting, Oulton Park.

18th-19th May HSCC International Trophy, Silverstone.

18th May VSCC Formula Vintage, Oulton Park.

25th-27th May CSCC Race meeting, Oulton Park.

25th-26th May Masters Festival, Brands Hatch.

25th May BRSCC race meeting, Mallory Park June 1st-2nd Jun BARC race meeting, Thruxton.

1st-2nd Jun BARC Race meeting, Donington park 1st-2nd Jun Best of British hillclimb, Shelsley Walsh.

1st Jun BRSCC race meeting Oulton Park.

2nd Jun Classic Ford Car Show, Mallory Park.

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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.

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Photo of the Month

By Syd Wall

Simon Bowen retired his Subaru Impreza with clutch trouble from the North West Stages Rally.

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Š Syd Wall

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News

© Peter McFadyen

Works Bugatti 59/50B arrives at Prescott.

The World famous works Bugatti 59/50B arrived at Prescott, for the first time in 80 years, on Monday 8th April 2019, as part of the Bugatti Owner’s Club 90th anniversary celebrations, In July 1939 Jean Bugatti accepted the invitation to compete at the first Bugatti Owners’ Club International meeting and brought the works monoposto Type 59 fitted with an 8 cylinder supercharged 4.7 litre type 50B engine for works driver Jean-Pierre Wimille to drive. He was accompanied by his two mechanics Robert Aumaître and Lucien Wurmser. This was the most powerful engine built by the factory and the car was fitted with twin rear wheels specially for the event.

Raymond Mays, in an ERA, achieved 46.14 seconds to take the fastest time of the day. Wimille in his first run, © Peter McFadyen

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managed a 47.50 seconds run, and improved his time to 46.69 seconds, to take 2nd place.

After the event, Jean Bugatti wrote to apologise for bringing an unsuitably large car for the hill and promised the next year to bring one of his new 1 litre cars. Unfortunately that didn’t happen due to the second World War. Except for a single outing in 1945 in the hands of Wimille at the Coupe des Prisonniers in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, the

© Peter McFadyen

59/50B was not driven again. It was retained by the factory and later acquired by the Schlumpf brothers for their museum. It is now part of the Cité de i’utomobile National Museum - Schlumpf Collection at Mulhouse in France.

The car will be on display at the Bugatti Trust as part of their Summer Exhibition ‘Jean Bugatti and Jean-Pierre Wimille - Prescott 80 years ago’ which will run until September 2019.

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Porsche Blancpain first win in seven years.

The opening round of the 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup took place at a very wet Monza, in Italy, on the 14th April 2019. After a tricky qualifying session which was on the rain hit circuit with several red flags, it was the Grasser Racing Lamborghini Huracan driven by Mirko Bortolotti, Christian Engelhart and Rolf Inrichen that claimed pole position for the 3 hour race. Second spot on the grid, and Silver Cup pole went to the AKKA ASP Team Mercedes-AMG crew of Nico Bastien, Felipe Fraga and Timur Boguslavskiy.

The Pro-Am category pole went to the Oman Racing with TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage AMR of Ahmed Al Harthy, Salih Yoluc and Charlie Eastwood. Finally the Am Cup Class pole went to defending champions Barwell Motorsport with the Lamborghini Huracan driven by Adrian Amstuz, Leo Matchiski and Miguel Ramos.

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The wet race had two different Safety Car periods, and some teams gambled on using slicks in the unpredicable weather conditions, with the rain easing on several occasions, but it never actually stopped to allow the track to dry. The pole position Lmborghini was an early leader using slicks, but lost out later for being on the wrong tyres for the conditions.

Approaching the half way point it was reigning Champion Marciello, Meadows and Abril in the AKKa ASP MercedesAMG GT3 on slicks who were leading but after a safety car period they eventually dropped back to finish 39th.

By the end of the race the track was drying quickly, and those that had gambled on the right setup at the beginning and had prolonged their wet tyre wear that were able to take advantage. The Pirelli Cinurato WH (Wet Hard) wet weather tyre helped the Dinamic Motorsport squad of Andrea Caldarelli, Marco Mapelli and Dennis Lind come from 23rd on the grid to take overall victory in their Porsche 911 GT3-R. Nearly fifteen seconds behind was the FFF Lamborghini of Andrea Caldarelli, Marco Mapelli and Dennis Lind who took 2nd overall. In 3rd place was a third different manufacturer, the Black Falcon Mercedes-AMG GT3 driven by Maro Engel, Yelmer Buurman and Luca Stolz.

The GT4 class was won by the Equipe Varschuur McLaren 570S of Daniel McKay and Benjamin Lessennes.

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©PEUGEOT Sport/Flavien Duhamel

Caterham announces UK & EU model range.

Since the introduction of the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP), Caterham have announced that their EU range will consist of the Lightweight Seven 275 and Seven 485, both having passed the WLTP’s stringent tests on fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and pollutant emissions.

Exports account for nearly 60% of Caterham annual sales. Due to its low volume production, Caterham models sold in the UK fall under the Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) scheme, making them exempt from WLTP. The UK line-up will include the Seven 270, Seven 310, Seven 360, Seven 420 & Seven 620.

New Peugeot 208R2 starts testing.

The successor to the best selling rally car in the history of Peugeot Sport, the current Peugeot 208 R2, has begun testing in the Vosges region of France. Over 450 examples of the original 208 R2 were built The all new Peugeot 208R2 is based on the new Peugeot 208 road car which was revealed at the Geneva Motor Show at the beginning of March. It features a three cylinder 1.2 litre turbocharged PureTech engine, making it eligible for FIA R2C regulations for Rallying. ©PEUGEOT Sport/Flavien Duhamel The rally version features a bigger turbo, motorsport engine management system and a new gearbox.

The first cars will be delivered in time for the 2020 season.

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Nissan GT-R 50th Anniversary edition.

Making it’s debut at the 2019 New York International Auto Show was the 2020 Nissan GT-R 50th Anniversary edition.

This special edition model will come in three heritage-era twotone paint combinations to represent the GT-R’s livery from the Japan GP series, which the GT-R was built to dominate. The Bayside (Wangan) Blue has not been seen since the GT-R R34 model, makes a return with white racing stripes. The other colours are Pearl White with red stripes and Super Silver with white stripes. The interior is a special grey which gives the cabin a sense of

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luxury. Other additional 50th anniversary special features include a unique steering wheel and shift knob trim, special seat embossing, an Alcantara headliner with unique stitching, and Alcantara wrapped sun-visors. The centre dashboard integrates navigation and audio controls with an 8 inch capacitive touch-screen monitor.

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Ricciardo scores his first points for Renault.

On Sunday 14th April 2019, Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo scored his first points for the Renault F1 Team at the Heineken Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International circuit. This was at the landmark 1,000 race in Formula 1 history. Ricciardo started from seventh place on the grid, just ahead of team mate Nico Hülkenberg in eighth. He drove an intelligent race to conserve the tyres with a one pitstop strategy to bring the car home in 7th place at the chequered flag to score six points in the championship and open his 2019 account. Ricciardo said “It was a bit of a lonely race, I didn’t have so many battles but I was being pushed hard from the cars behind all the way to the end. It’s a strong result and the best we can ask for; at least for today” Unfortunately, his team-mate Hülkenberg only managed to get to lap 16, when he retired with an MGU-K related problem which had caused a loss of power.

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DBS 59 a Q by Aston Martin.

Built to celebrate one of the most illustrious moments in Aston Martin’s motorsport history, ‘DBS 59’ is a limited run of 24 special edition DBS Superleggeras, commissioned by Aston Martin Cambridge. It is to commemorate Aston Martin’s iconic 1959 win at the Le Mans 24 Hours race. The team had a 1-2 finish in the Aston Martin DBR1, with Roy Salvadori and Caroll Shelby winning ahead of Maurice Trintignant and Paul Frére. The limited edition run of 24 cars has a car to represent each hour of the race.

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Mitsubishi L200 Goes racing.

The new Mitsubishi L200 Series 6 pick-up truck has taken to the track in Australia. It will compete in the 2019 ECB ‘SuperUtes’ Series for modified production pick-up trucks, over eight weekends in a total of 24 races. It is racing under its Australian name Triton and backed by Mitsubishi Motors Australia. Team Triton Racing has three trucks entered for local Australian drivers Elliot Barbour, Cameron Crick and Craig Dontas. Fellow Australian and double Dakar rally champion Toby Price will also drive in selected rounds of the championship.

It uses a tuned version of the standard 2.4 litre turbo diesel engine and produces 344 hp and 677Nm of torque. This gives it a top speed of 150 mph and a 0-62 mph time of just 3.5 seconds. The standard gearbox is replaced with a Tremac 6060 6 speed H-Gate manual shift gearbox with set ratios and a heavy-duty lightweight clutch and flywheel.

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Peugeot 3008 Best Mid-Sized SUV 2 years in a row.

In the latest Driver Power survey, Peugeot 3008 owners have ranked the vehicle as the Best Mid-Sized SUV for the second year in a row. Driver Power is the UK’s number one car customer satisfaction survey which gives a complete picture of car ownership. The Peugeot 3008 scored strongly in all areas, with owners praising its smooth drive and high build quality.

They also liked its space and the infotainment and Peugeot iCockpit received positive reviews. The host of on board safety features were also highlighted, including the autonomous emergency braking and adaptive cruise control.

Since the vehicle launch in late 2016, the vehicle has taken 64 awards from both UK and International panels. This award highlights the work that Peugeot has undertaken in both design and engineering to deliver the highest quality vehicle with an instinctive driving and ownership experience.

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Gryazin returns to RX2.

Latvian Vasiliy Gryazin is aiming to ‘pick up where he left off’ when he returns to the RX2 International Series presented by Cooper Tires for a third year. The two times podium finisher is aiming for the top step in 2019 with the Sports Racing Technologies team.

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Caterham Drive Experience re-launches at Brands Hatch.

Motorsport Vision (MSV) will now run Caterham Drive Experience (CDX) at Brands Hatch in 2019. Caterham enthusiasts will have the chance to learn to drift and also take to the track with an instructor. For the first time, experienced drivers will be able to rent a Caterham for exclusive track use through CDX. There will be four 135 bhp Caterham Seven 270s permanently onsite at Brands Hatch, three larger chassis and ons standard chassis.

CDX is the second track experience revealed by Caterham after PalmerSport reintroduced Caterham Sevens to its activities at Bedford Autodrome. For more information and to make a booking visit www.caterhamcars.com/en/ experience Page 12

Simply Jaguar at Beaulieu.

On Sunday 14th July 2019, Beaulieu will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the iconic Jaguar MkII with a special display area dedicated to the legendary sporting saloon, a favourite with motoring enthusiasts and racing drivers since it was launched in 1959.

MkII and all other Jaguar owners are invited to park in the grounds of the National Motor Museum to compare their prized cars and catch up with fellow enthusiasts. As many as 400 Jaguars are expected to drive into the show, which will also feature a special area for the E-Type, the sister car for the MkII. All other Jaguars are also welcome.

For entry prices and other information see www.beaulieu.co.uk/events/simply-jaguar NIO ET Sedan Series.

Making its debut at Auto Shanghai, NIO gave its first glimpse of the all new Sedan product line, the ET Preview. This represents NIO’s exploration of an all new car body, whose sleek new contours combine elegant proportions with power and beauty through a minimalistic design.

2019 World Performance Car. The McLaren 720S has received a major new accolade, 2019 World Performance Car from the World Car Awards Jurors. The 720S has been extensively praised for its blend of extreme performance, crafted luxury and unparalleled driver involvement. The McLaren 720S Coupé has a starting price of £215,000 while the recently introduced 720S Spider is now available to order. The 720S has a top speed of 212 mph and does 0-60mph in just 2.8 seconds and 0-124mph in 7.8 seconds.

Farewell tour for Solberg.

Norwegian superstar Petter Solberg will bring the curtain down on his professional career at the end of 2019. Before then, he will bid farewell to his fans at several international events.

The 44 year old was crowned World Rally Champion in 2003 and also won the FIA World Rallycross Championship in 2014 and 2015. In 2017 and 2018 he drove the Volkswagen Polo R Supercar and twice won the Team Championship with his own PSRX outfit. Over his twenty year career, he was the first and only driver to win titles in two different FIA racing series.

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Škoda Scala.

The new Škoda Scala range will arrive in the UK in the summer, and order books are now open, with prices starting from just £16,595. The new hatchback is a dynamic evolution of the brand’s design language, introducing a host of comfort and safety technologies, and delivers sector best rear passenger space and practicality. The model will initilly come with three engine options and three trim levels; S, SE and SE L. All models will come with air-conditioning, alloy wheels and LED headlights, with a wide range of options available including a Virtual Cockpit and Panoramic roof.

There is a choice of three engine options, two petrol and one diesel. The petrol options are a 1 litre TSI unit developing 115PS and a 1.5 litre TSI developing 150PS, while the diesel unit is a 1.6 litre TDI developing 115PS. All will be available with an

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optional seven speed DSG transmission.

The S model starts from £16,595 and has 16” alloy wheels, leather steering wheel, gear and handbrake lever and height adjustable driver’s seat, plus DAB digital radio, front and rear electric windows and a 6.5 inch Swing infotainment system.

Safety features include Front assist, Lane assist, Speed limiter and Emergency call.

The SE model starts from £18,585 OTR and adds cruise control, rear parking sensors, 8” touch screen Bolero infortain ment system, integrat ed umbrella and height adjustment passenger seat.

The SE L costs from £20,385 OTR and adds a 9.2” glass touchscreen Amundsen infortainment system, Virtual Cockpit, climate control air conditioning, keyless entry with auto stop/start and a colour multifunction trip computer. Full LED rear lights, 17 inch alloy wheels, dynamic indicators and rear window privacy glass.

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Alfa Romeo Racing celebrates Grand Prix No. 1000The history of Formula 1 began in 1950, when the sport went global with the first Formula 1 World Championship. It started on the 13th May 1950 at Silverstone, with the British Grand Prix. Alfa Romeo turned up with four Alfa Romeo 158 single seaters

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driven by Giuseppe “Nino� Farina, Juan Manuel Fangio, Luigi Fagioli and Reg Parnell. They were fastest in practice and occupied the entire front row of the grid (4 cars wide back then), with Farina on Pole position. He went on to win the race and also set the fastest lap time. By the end of the year, Alfa Page 15

Romeo had won six of the seven races (None of the European teams contested the Indianapolis 500, which was part of the championship) and Farina was the first World Champion. The following year, the Alfa Romeo 159 continued the success, with Juan Manuel Fangio became World Champion.

During the 59 years of the Formula 1 World Championship, Alfa Romeo have won two Driver’s World Championships, had ten race victories, scored 26 podium finishes, achieved twelve pole positions and set fourteen fastest laps.

Now in 2019, they have returned to the grid with 2007 World Champion Kimi Räikkönen and young Italian driver Gioinazzi Antonio, the first Italian in eight years set to regularly appear in a Grand Prix car.

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Rally Sanremo.

Andrea Crugnola and Elia Pietro Ometto from Italy finished 5th overall at the Rally Sanremo. The duo from the Gass Racing Team won one special stage in the process. The traditional event in the Italian Rally Championship featured 152

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kilometres against the clock, spred over ten special stages.

Their fellow Volkswagen crew of Antonio Rusce and Sauro Farnocchia from the X Race Sport Team finished 9th at the wheel of a Volkswagen Polo GTI R5.

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Honda head BTCC after first round at Brands Hatch.

Despite challenging and frustrating races for both Matt Neal and Dan Cammish, Honda emerged from the opening rounds of the championship with joint lead in the manufacturers title chase with 80 points, the same as BMW. In the drivers table, after the first three races at Brands Hatch, Matt Neal is currently 9th with 22 points, while Dan Camish is 18th with 6 points.

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New V6 diesel Audi S5.

For the first time in its history, the Audi S5 now has a V6 diesel power-plant with 48 volt mild hybrid technology and electric powered compressor. The powerful 3 litre TDI engine develops 347PS and 700Nm torque, which sets the S5 apart in this market segment.

The 3.0 TDI in the S5 model is the most powerful version in the Audi V6 diesel engine line-up. Both the electric powered compressor (PFC) and mild hybrid (MHEV) systems are embedded in a standard 48 volt main electrical circuit. For the first time in the S5 TDI, a powerful 48 volt belt alternator starter is the heart of the mild hybrid system with maximum recuperation power of up to 8kW. A DC/DC converter steps the voltage down for components in the 12 volt electrical system. A compact, air-cooled lithium-ion battery, with a capacity of 0.5kWh installed under the luggage compartment floor serves as the energy centre.

With these characteristics, the V6 diesel engine is the ideal power plant for agility, spontaneity, low fuel consumption and long range. The acceleration to 62 mph is 4.8 seconds for the S5 CoupĂŠ and 4.9 seconds in the S5 Sportsback, with an electronically limited top speed of 155 mph.

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Armed Forces Charity in 2,000 Km Saharan Rally.

The Future Terrain Armed Forces team, many with physical and mental injuries, completed the 2000 km Carta Rallye in Morocco. A team of fourteen current and ex-military service personnel took part in the challenge that took place in the Sahara desert in a trio of Dacia Dusters. Britains most affordable 4x4 were supplied to the team by Dacia UK, who partnered with the charity for the seven day event. From the 31st of March to the 6th April, the vehicles tackled giant sand dunes, rocky roads, flooded tracks and harsh terrain on the 2,000 km challenge. They also drove to Morocco from the UK, more than 2,000 miles, then drove home again in the Dusters after the event.

The challenging event saw several specially built rally cars, costing hundreds of thousands of pounds getting stuck overnight in the desert, but the affordable Dusters made it back to camp each evening after ten hours of driving. The Dusters were near standard models, with just racing seats, roll bars and all terrain tyres being fitted.

The team took part in the GPS Challenge, a timed navigation based event. The charity wanted to build confidence and skills in the group that competed, and wanted them to challenge and redefine themselves. They also aimed high and achieved 2nd and 3rd place finishes on some legs.

They had expected dust bowel conditions for the event, but arrived just after unusually heavy rain, so to start with they were encountering a far wetter environment than predicted.

One minute it was sunny weather, the next heavy rain and poor visibility making navigation really tough.

Now the team of volunteers are preparing for their next challenge, racing the Dacia Dusters in the British Cross Country Championship rally series. The Duster 4x4 costs from ÂŁ13,710 OTR

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Škoda Auto at Auto Shanghai 2019.

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Škoda Octavia, the company displayed an original 1959 Octavia in compariosn with the latest model. They were also showing the Vision iV which looks ahead at a future all electric model, which is based on the Volklswagen modular electric car platform, and will be launched in Europe as early as 2020.

Based on the Volkswagen Group’s MEB modular electric car platform, the Vision iV has been adapted by Škoda specifically for the Chinese market both visually and technologically. It is fitted with a 150kW (204PS) electric motor at the rear, which drives the rear wheels and produces zero emissions. The compact lithium-ion battery is embedded in the floor and

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with a capacity of 83 kWh will give a range of 500 km (310 miles) with a top speed of 100 mph (160 km/h). The concept study features plenty of space within the sporty, aerodynamic body. It has illuminated glass inserts in the vertical slats of the Škoda grill and cameras instead of traditional wing mirrors. The multi-level arrangement of the instrument panel and centre consol as well as a seemingly floating central screen add a new dimension to the interior. Innovative technology provides more safety and comfort while the infotainment and digitalisation also marks the beginning of a new era. Smartphones can be directly integrated into the infotainment system and can even be used as a digital key to unlock the car.

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New Jeep Gladiator to preview at Camp Jeep 2019.

The flagship event for all Jeep owners and enthusiasts, Camp Jeep, will take place in the famous town of San Martino di Castrozza in Italy between the 12th and 14th July 2019. Jeep, together with Mopar, will showcase the European premiere of the new Jeep Gladiator at the event. This sixth running of the event will give Jeep fans and owners their first chance to see the most capable mid-sized truck ever, which will also feature unique customisations created by Mopar. They will also have the opportunity to test drive the entire range of Jeep SUVs as well as put their Jeep model’s legendary capabilities to the test around an array of off-road courses. With the backdrop of the Dolomites, this will be an adventure in the best ‘Jeep Jamboree’ style, the most classic of American gatherings dedicated to 4x4 driving.

The Gladiator marks the return of the brand to the pick-up truck market.

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Mustang celebrates 55th birthday.

The Ford Mustang is celebrating 55 years of production this year. Having stared in countless movies it has become a cultural icon as well as an automotive icon. It has been officially available in Europe since 2015.

Mustang Facts: It was the best-selling sports coupe in the World in 2018.

The Mustang logo gallops to the left because the mustang is a wild horse rather than a race horse, that in the US will always appear to be running to the right when viewed from the outside of the track.

The Mustang is one of fewer than 10 nameplates to enjoy continuous production for more than 50 years.

The 55 display below as done at Dunton in the UK where 66 enthusiasts brought their Mustangs along and joined 4 brand new models and classics from Ford’s own heritage collection.

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50 Years of the Nissan Z. Nissan have unveiled the 2020 Nissan 370Z 50th Anniversary Edition in New York, fifty years after the original Datsun 240Z made its U.S. debut in the same city.

The 370Z 50th Anniversary Edition pays special homage to the #46 BRE (Brock Racing Enterprises) Datsun 240Z that won multiple SCCA National Championships with John Morton behind the wheel. After the BRE 240 debuted in 1970, Nissan/ Datsun became one of the most successful companies in American Motorsport, with thousands of victories over the past five decades.

The 2020 370Z is available in four trim levels, base, Sport, Sport Touring and the 370Z NISMO. The 50th Anniversary Edition uses the Sport model as a starting point. It is available in two different paint schemes, white with red accents or silver with black accents.. The key BRE design cues include the two signature stripes on the side of the car and the painted bonnet

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and boot, side mirrors and A-posts in the accent colour. There is also 50th Anniversary badges on the front bumper, rear badging and special 19 inch alloy wheels. A full length centre console separates the driver and passenger seats and a special “50th Anniversary” steering wheel is included.

The car is powered by the Nissan 3.7 litre V6 engine which produces 332 HP and 270 Ib/ft of torque. It is fitted to a close ratio 6 speed manual gearbox that features a synchronised downshift rev-matching system called SynchroRev Match®.

It automatically controls and adjusts engine speed when shifting to the exact speed of the next gear position, essentially “blipping’ the throttle to smooth out gear changes.

It can also be supplied with a 7-speed automatic gearbox with Downshift Rev matching, paddle shifters and adaptive shift control.

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Beetle Comeback.

The 560 PS Volkswagen Beetle makes a return to the Americas Rallycross series (ARX) in 2019. Andretti Autosport, the champion team in the 2018 ARX and Global Rallycross champions in 2017, will field a two car team of Beetles. Powered by a 2 litre turbocharged engine, the four wheel drive Rallycross racer been developed and built by Volkswagen R GmbH for the 2019 season.

The first race in the ARX will be held at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington on the 8th-9th June 2019. They will then race at Madison (13/14 July), Circuit de Trois-Rivières in Canada (3/4 August), Circuit of the Americas (28 September) and finally back to Mid-Ohio for the season finale on the 5th October 2019.

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Winter Stops Play.

The VLN Endurance Championship race at the Nurburgring at the beginning of April had to be cancelled after just two laps due to snow. A re-run was impossible due to safety reasons. At the point the race was stopped, Germans Benjamin Leuchter and Andy Gülden in the VW customer team Max Kruse Racing were leading the TCR class after qualifying 2nd in class.

The all female “Girls Only” team of Jasmin Preisig from Switzerland and germans Carrie Schreiner and Ronja Assmann had qualified in 4th place in the SP3T class in their Volkswagen Golf GTI and were well placed to have pushed for a podium place in the race. Preisig had also gone under the nine minute lap time in free practice.

TAC Rally success for VW. Kris Princen and Bram Eelbode have won the TAC Rally in a Volkswagen Polo GTI R5. Driving for the BMA Autosport team in the Belgian Rally championship, they won six of the fourteen special stages in the third round of the Belgian Rally Championship, which took place around Tielt in West Flanders.

They were initially in a battle with Cédric Cherain and Xavier Portier in the THX team VW Polo GTI R5, but the THX car retired after a crash on stage three.

Their team-mates Patrick Snijers and Thiery Davy in another VW Polo GTI R5 finished in 6th place.

This was the second win of the season for Princen/Eelbode who also won in the Rally van Haspengouw in February.

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Škoda celebrates 22 millionth vehicle.

Back in 1905 Škoda car production started in Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia at the Laurin & Klement automobile factory with the Laurin & Klement Voiturette A. This makes Skoda one of the longest established vehicle manufacturers in the World.

By 1991 the 5 millionth Skoda vehicle rolled off the production line. In 2007 they opened a Production plant in China. In April 2009 the 12 millionth Skoda rolled off the assembly line. On the 12th October 2011, the 10 millionth Škoda vehicle was produced at the Mladá Boleslav plant. By the 9th July 2013 1 million Škoda vehicles had been built in China. By 2014, the company had produced 1 million Škoda vehicles for the first time in a year.

On the 10th April 2019, the 22 millionth Škoda rolled off the production line at the Chinese SAIC Volkswagen plant in Changsha in China. It was a red Škoda Kodiaq GT. Showing their current growth, more than a quarter of all Škoda vehicles produced in the company’s 124 year history in the last five years.

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Jamie Chadwick joins Aston Martin.

Two Aston Martin Vantage GT4s will contest the 2019 ADAC Zurich Nürburgring 24 Hours on the 22nd-23rd June 2019.

Jamie Chadwick has been signed as a works junior driver and joins an all star driver line-up consisting of Darren Turner, BBC Top Gear presenter Chris Harris, Goodwin, Ross Gunn and Alex Brundle.

Jamie Chadwick is one of five Britons selected to contest the inaugural all-female W Series single seater championship as well as getting a long-term contract as a Junior Aston Martin GT driver and ambassador. The 20 year old former British F3 race winner will combine her six round W Series commitments with multiple appearances for Aston Martin in the Nürburgring based VLN Endurance Championship.

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Lotus Races into China.

British built Lotus Evora GT4 concept car was unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show, with an aim to compete in 2020.

Successful Chinease racing drivers Cui Yue and Gaoxiang Fan have been appointed factory drivers for China. Both are graduates of the Geely University and have gone through their motorsport apprenticeship with the companies sponsorship. Gaoxiang is 25 years old and has enjoyed success in the China Rally Championship and was China Touring Car Champion in 2017.

Cui, aged 29, has clocked up wins including the 2014 China Touring Car Championship, China Formula Grand Prix, China GT and most recently competed in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia in 2018.

The factory drivers will demonstrate the car’s potential through the

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newly established Lotus Driving Academy in China, with events to be held for the team and members of the public as high-octane driving days, driver training sessions and hot lap experiences, starting later this year.

The car has been developed and prepared at Hethel in the UK. Proving its racing credentials, the previous generation Evora GT4 won prestigious championships and races at the most famous race tracks in the World, including British GT, Dubai 24 Hours, Barcelona 24 hours, European GT4, Sepang 12 hours , the Pirelli World Championship and recently crowned vice champion in the Swedish GT series with Cyan Racing in 2018.

Using the same anodised lightweight aluminium, extruded, epoxy bonded and rivetted high-stiffness chassis architecture as the road car, the Evora GT Concept incorporates the latest motorsport safety systems and technology to ensure the car retains a light but strong structure. It has a lightweight carboncomposite body and will weigh just 1200 kg (subject to ballast) and is capable of 170 mph. Hybrid body panels allow advanced aerodynamics to boost downforce and high speed stability, including an adjustable, carbon fibre flat plan wing on the rear. It has a 3.5 litre V6 supercharged 24 valve engine developing 450 HP and 376 ib/ft of torque.

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Jaguar’s finest at London Concours.

The new MINI Clubman.

With a new modified design, the latest technology and usual MINI driving fun, the new MINI Clubman has received fresh exterior and interior design changes for 2019. It has a distinctive front design with a striking new grill. It has front and rear LED lights and two new body colours plus new alloy wheel designs.

It has a high level of specification that includes MINI navigation, Apple CarPlay and MINI Excitement pack as standard. There is also a new range of interior leather and surface trim options.

The new model has a Recommended Retail Price of £21,200.

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Jaguar XJR-15

The London Concours, presented by Montres Breguet, will be hosting a special display of iconic Jaguar models in its ‘Great Marques - Jaguar’ class, presented by Truefitt and Hill. It will have a line-up of ten of the finest cars to have ever rolled off the Jaguar assembly line.

Held on the 5th-6th June 2019 at the Honourable Artillery Company HQ, the London Concours is the ultimate automotive summer garden party with nearly 100 automotive greats on display. See www.londonconcours.co.uk for further details.

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Aston Martin Rapide E Unveiled at Auto Shanghai, Aston Martin’s first electric model, the Rapide E, is now ready for production. Just 155 examples will be built. It features a 800V battery for greater charging efficiences and has twin rear-mounted motors which produce 610PS and 950Nm of torque. It has a range of over 200 miles, with a top speed of 155 mph and a 0-60 mph time below 4 seconds. The car has been developed in collaboration with Williams Advanced Engineering.

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Legend Fires North West Stages 2019

By Syd Wall.

Kevin Dunn’s Class C winning Honda Civic Type-R

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Neil Simpson jumps his

Pre event favourite Jason Pritchard retired with a misfire

The Legend Fires North West Stages Rally, in partnership with Simpson’s Skoda, returned in late March after a years break and was the first closed road special stage event held in the north of England.

Planning for the event began in 2014 when closed road legislation was first being discussed by the government. The organising committee consulted with local motor clubs for potential routes, aiming to be ready whenever the legislation was passed. They also engaged the local MP who quickly saw the financial benefit for his constituency and supported the

plans Fabia R5 past his own signage inside Parliament.

When the green light came, it was too soon for 2018 so a gap year was taken © Syd Wall while the 2019 project was kicked off. The new rally HQ was at Myerscough College, an ideal site with plenty of space for the start and finish arch and for servicing the 120 car entry.

The organisers were rewarded when Friday night’s ceremonial start in Garstang was a huge success with thousands of spectators lining the streets to see all the cars, many of whom returned for Arron Newby took a Saturday's loop of four stages, comfortable 5th place run three times.

Quick off the mark was twice winner Simon Bowen in an Impreza S12 WRC, fastest on the first three stages but a broken rear diff on stage 4 sent him back to 11th. He had pulled back up to 6th with one fastest time and two seconds but on stage 8, the repeat of stage 4, a broken clutch put him out for good. After his domination, the rally proved to be

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Very quick Citroen C2 R2 Max won Class B with Angus Lawrie

A genuine Metro 6R4 driven by Mark Holmes suffered engine failure

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Alex Laffey gets sideways for the Special Stage cameras

4th placed Paul MacKinnon’s Fiesta RS WRC

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Darren Atkinson was first 2WD home in 10th place

stage, not enough to take back the lead, but enough to take a tied second place with Laffey, the pair finishing just 5 seconds behind Taylor.

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a fabulous battle between three drivers, fastest stage times being swapped from stage to stage between Peter Taylor (Fiesta WRC) Alex Laffey (Fiesta R5) and rally joint sponsor Neil Simpson (Skoda R5). Taylor assumed the lead after Bowen’s demise, despite a handbrake problem and the flatshift failing. Laffey was second but Neil Simpson took the position on stage 8, soon after namesake and five time winner Steve had almost terminal engine troubles with his R5 Fiesta. He kept going to the end to finish 6th.

The top three were never separated by more then 9 seconds and Neil Simpson went on to take the lead for stages 9 & 10 after which the top three gap was 1 second. Stage 11 was the decider, won by Taylor by 4 seconds from a tied Laffey and McKinnon with Simpson dropping 8 seconds to go back to 3rd overall. Simpson did all he could by winning the final

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Paul McKinnon (winner of stage 7) and Arron Newby in his more standard Impreza (starting at 1 as the 2017 winner, he commented that car was like a tractor compared to some of those behind!) held 4th and 5th places after Steve Simpson’s problems.

Event sponsor and 2004 winner John Stone couldn’t find the ideal suspension settings on his Fiesta WRC. He finished 12th and said stages 1 and 2 were as good as anything he’s driven and wondered how the organisers were going to top the success of the event. With a few more stage miles, perhaps this would be an ideal event to join the Motorsport UK Asphalt Rally Championship.

Full results at https://tynecomp.co.uk/AboutLiveResults.html Class A winner Stephen Bethwaite’s Nova Sport

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Peter Taylor won the event in a Fiesta RS WRC

The Top Gear built 2WD Hyundai i20 2nd in Class B with Neil Wearden

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Graham Butler’s RS1800 was 1st in the Historic class

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Archive Photo of the month.

By Pete Austin.

I find it difficult to believe that it is now 25 years since we lost the great Ayrton Senna in 1994. This was the last time I photographed him at Brands Hatch in 1985 driving for John Player Team Lotus in the European Grand Prix.

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Aston Martin Owners Club race meeting.

Donington Park 20th April 2019.

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Ben McLoughlin’s successful Porsche

Porsches, two for Boxster S the Petro-Canada Lubricants Porsche Club Championship and two for the Classic Restoracing Championship which features © Peter McFadyen early Porsche Boxster’s all of which must be finished in livery inspired by famous cars in Porsche’s racing heritage.

With qualifying completed, racing began before lunch with the first of the Porsche Club championship races, this one for race-prepared cars, mainly 997s and Caymans in Class 1 © Peter McFadyen while the slightly less powerful cars of Class 2 were all Boxster’s bar one frontAston Martin Owners Club, The leaders of the Petro Canada Lubricants race Peter Morris engined 944. Both classes Donington (car number2) and Jake McAleer in car 44 lap the Class 2 were won by the PMC Easter Saturday, 20th April, at Boxster of Angus Archer Midlands sponsored team of Donington Park saw the Aston Peter and Ross Morris, Peter Martin Owners Club’s first race winning overall in his 997 C2S meeting of the season. The while Ross headed Class 2 Club has been holding race with his Boxster 987. meetings since the 1950s and The greatest number of these days entrusts the Astons came out for the running of them to Duncan Intermarque race in which cars Wiltshire’s Motor Racing score points for their marque Legends organisation who put and which has been a longon an eight race programme standing feature of AMOC for the day. AMOC race racing. Five Vantage GT4 and meetings are not all about N24 Astons competed Aston Martins, however, and separately for the GT © Peter McFadyen four of the races were for Porsche heritage inspired colour schemes are compulsory in the Classic Restoracing Championship. This is Julian Morris’s Gulfinspired car which finished 6th and 7th in the two races

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The Becker/Reichman Aston Martin Vantage GT4 has just taken the lead from the stricken GT4 of Thomas and Meaden to win the Intermarque and GT4 Challenge race

The Historic F3 field get their race underway

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Challenge class run concurrently. The overall victory in the win the race, both driving Brabhams. Both of the ‘Boxster 45 minute race went eventually © Peter McFadyen races’ were won by Ben to the GT4 car of Matthew McLoughlin who also won all six Becker and Marek Reichman of last year’s races but, because which took the lead when the of his great experience and similar car of Grant Thomas success in other forms of racing, and Richard Meaden which had he was never allowed to score led most of the way became championship points! stuck in fourth gear and Chris Dyer’s Porsche Cayman S dropped to second place.The won the second of the PetroHSCC brought their Historic Canada Lubricants Porsche Formula 3 Championship to Club Championship races before Donington as a ‘guest grid’ and the GT Challenge race in which the only single-seater race on Stephen Tomkins dominated in the programme. Jon Milicevic his Aston Martin Vulcan. The fought off pole position The Brabham’s of F3 winner Jon Milicevic, Andrew Hibberd (car 25) Vulcan was designed purely for and Michael Scott (88) plus the blue March 703 of Andy Jarvis occupant Andrew Hibberd to track use and has a naturally

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aspirated 7-litre V12 engine capable of producing 831PS/ 820HP in an aluminium chassis and carbon fibre body. The car was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in 2015 and only

John Young driving Nigel Webb’s Jaguar Mk 1 was fastest of the Mike Hawthorn Challenge cars and finished fourth overall

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The Lotus Eleven Le Mans of Peter Haynes

24 examples were built – not unreasonable given the price of US$ 2.3M per car.

The 1950s sports cars in the Jack Fairman Cup race were joined by cars in the Jaguar Enthusiasts Club’s XK Challenge and the Jaguar Mk 1 and 2 saloons of the Mike Hawthorn

Challenge as well as the pre’66 saloons and touring cars competing for the Innes Ireland Cup. From this eclectic field, Peter Ratcliff’s 3.8 litre Lister Jaguar unsurprisingly emerged victorious ahead of the Lotus XI Le Mans of Peter Haynes with Stuart Dickinson’s MGA Twin Cam third.

Highest place of the Innes Ireland Cup cars was John Andon’s Triumph TR4 in sixth place overall

Winner of the Jaguar XK Challenge class, Rick Wilmott’s XK150 leads Jaguar Mk 2 and MGA

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2020 Nissan GT-R Nismo

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Making it’s debut in New York on April 17th 2019 was the new 2020 Nissan GT-R Nismo, with racing inspired upgrades to make the ultimate performance available to select drivers.

Hiroshi Tamura, Chief product specialist for the GT-R reckons that the car has evolved into a balanced, yet extreme performnce car.

“Pursuing driving pleasure is the most important concept behind the GT-R, and the new NISMO’s performance suggests it is a car that belongs

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on the race track - but is also at home on the open road.”

The car has been designed for the pro driver, but built for everyone. Nissan engineers have taken race technology and made it accessible and comfortable for drivers of all skill levels. Vehicle control and predictability were critical to achieve this, so the team adopted the theme “Absolute street and track performance” when developing the car.

The one thing that sets the most potent and exclusive of all the GT-Rs apart from the rest of the pack is the amout of carbon fibre found on the car. This includes the front and rear bumpers, front wings, bonnet, roof, side sill covers, boot and rear spoiler.

Each component has been designed to cut weight, increase downforce and improve aerodynamics. These modifications have resulted in a weight saving of 10.5 kilograms, plus an additional weight saving of 20 kilograms from other upgraded components.

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body to improve aerodynamics, with special consideration to the rear spoiler, promoting high speed stability.

Exclusive 20 inch RAYS forged aluminium wheels are lighter than before, and the nine spoke design enhances their rigidity. They are fitted with newly designed Dunlop tyres, with a wider tread and fewer grooves which increases the contact patch by 11%. This allows higher cornering force, enhanced steering response and improved rolling resistance compared to the previous model.

Even the front seats

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are exclusive to the GTR NISMO, designed to hold the shoulder blades and lower body points to give a better driving experience of car and body as one.

The 3.8 litre V6 24 valve twin turbocharged engine is handcrafted by a dedicated takumi technician and produces 600 HP with 481 ib-ft of torque.

The turbocharger is an exclusive design taken from the GT-R GT3 race car, with modified turbine shape and fewer blades. This optimises the flow rate and improves acceleration response by 20% with no loss of power.

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selection, especially when exiting corners. The adaptive shift control is also programmed to adapt shift schedules to the user’s driving style.

The GT-R Nismo has few equals in the handling stakes. The uprated suspension tuning has improved cornering stability, with enhanced yaw rate response and smoother ride quality. Even the steering features better linearity and precision, requiring minimal corrections at speeds of up to 186 mph (300kph). Braking is handled by Brembo carbon ceramic brakes, 410mm on front and 390mm on rear, which significantly improve reaction

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time, durability and overall stopping performance. Their light weight also decreases unsprung weight on each wheel. The carbon and silica carbide structure of the brakes is nearly as hard as diamonds and when paired with the new material of the brake pads, they generate more friction for enhanced control of the brake system..

The bright yellow paint on the callipers can resist 1,000 degrees celsius.

Finally, the car’s exhaust note is the product of a revised titanium exhaust with handcrafted burnished blue tips.

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Silverstone Classic Media Day. 10th April 2019.

Photos by Stuart Yates of Motorsport-Imagery and Pete Austin.

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This years Silverstone Classic has all the makings of another superb event if the media day is anything to go by. The main event will take place between the 26th and 28th July 2019 and has some major historic grids, plus loads of anniversaries being celebrated.

To celebrate the 100th birthday of Bentley, there will be a special anniversary race dedicated to honouring the illustrious British marque’s significant historical milestone. The race will be staged on the Saturday evening, almost 100 years after W.O. Bentley founded the company on 10th July 1919. It is hoped to gather more than 30 Bentleys for the Bentley Centenary Trophy for pre-War Sports Cars which will also feature

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pre-war Alfa Romeos, Aston Martins, Bugattis, Fraser Nashes, Lagondas and MGs all from the 1920s and 1930s. Bentley won the famous Le Mans 24 Hours race five times in seven years between 1924 and 1930, with the all conquering 1-2-3 podium ninety years ago in 1929. The Bentley race cars of the period were described by rival Ettore Bugatti as ‘The fastest lorries in the World”. The evening race will aim to recreate the magic of the Bentleys thundering through the French night at Le Mans. Nine times Le Mans 24 Hours winner Tom Kristensen and Guy Smith were present to launch the ‘Twlight Tribute to Le Mans’ feature © Pete Austin race on the Saturday evening of the Classic. These are a series of three sports-car races, including the Bentley race already mentioned, plus FIA Masters Historic Sports Cars from the 1960s and early 70s and also Masters Endurance Legends which features super fast prototypes and GTs that competed at Le Mans between 1995 and 2012, showcasing cars that will span almost a century of Le Mans racing.

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Steve Neal, Paddy Hopkirk and Gordon Spice

Adding to the Bentley celebrations will be a special track parade for car clubs representing the luxury brand on the Saturday of the event, with large numbers of cars expected. © Pete Austin

Another major celebration is for the 60th anniversary of the iconic Austin/Morris Mini. The Mini celebration race should attract a record breaking grid for the pocket rocket, bringing

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more than 50 pre-1966 Minis for a double header grid. At the preview day, Rally and Racing hero Paddy Hopkirk was re-united with his 1964 Monte-Carlo Rally winning car. He was joined at the event by former Mini racers Gordon Spice, Steve Neal and John Rhodes.

Gordon Spice is probably better known for his British Saloon © Motorsport-imagery Car Championship driving of a Ford Capri, which also is celebrating at the Silverstone Classic, for its 50th anniversary.

There will be a special trophy named after the most successful Capri racer which will be awarded to the highest finishing Capri driver in the Historic Touring Car Challenge race at the Classic.

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motor racing festival, this years Classic aims to have the greatest Formula 2 grid of all time. Never before has an event featured retro Formula 1, Formula 2 and Formula 3 races on the same programme. Support for the HSCC run Formula 2 © Motorsport-imagery

Championship is running at record levels, with 55 entries received already for a maximum grid of 54 cars. This will be the largest Formula 2 and Formula Atlantic field ever, even in period. There will be two races over the weekend, one on Saturday and one on Sunday. Entries have been received for drivers from France, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Australia and the United States as well as the UK, with many

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historically significant cars entered. The ex-Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus 69, ex-Eddie Cheever and Clay Regazzoni Ralt RT1s, the ex-Derek Bell Brabham BT30, the ex-Giacomo Agostini Chevron B42 and the ex-Wheatcroft Racing Chevron B29.

A special guest at the preview day was Paul Stewart who was

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1969 British Grand Prix victory at Silverstone.

Silverstone Auctions will again be hosting a sale over the

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Paul Stewart in Tyrrell 003

talking about the events official Charity partner, Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK). The Classic will raise funds for the Race against Dementia Fellowship, an initiative founded by his father, three times World Champion Sir Jackie Stewart, and administered through ARUK. Paul posed with the 1971 World Championship winning © Motorsport-imagery Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 003. Sir Jackie Stewart will attend the Classic in July, 50 years after his first World Championship in 1969 driving the Ken Tyrrell entered Matra Ford and also his

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weekend of the event, and the star car going under the hammer is a gull-wing 1954 Mercedes Benz 300Sl once owned by Team Lotus Formula 1 team manager Peter Warr.

Aston Martin have announced a three year official partnership with the Silverstone Classic. The agreement covers both on and off track activity at the classic, with Aston Martin providing course and safety cars and the event will host the first round of the newly announced Aston Martin Heritage Racing Festival Series. This is open to any non-current Aston Martin GT class racing cars, including vehicles like the superb Aston Martin DBR9 and the Vantage GT2/GT3/GT4/N24/GTE as well as more exotic cars like the Aston Martin Vulcan.

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Aston Martin will be represented with original classics as well as more modern cars at the Silverstone Classic

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This race is the final addition to a record breaking 21 race programme for the event covering ten decades of motorsport history ranging from the iconic Bentleys from the 1920s right up to the Aston Martins that competed as recently as last year.

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GN Grand Prix

By Peter McFadyen

Leading a group of cars including Mike Webb’s Chummy, Bob Mellors’ GN Tourer, Leslie Murray’s Chevrolet 490 and Tim Harrison’s De Dion

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Mark Walker’s GN Grand Prix The 117 miles of the recent Light Car Welsh Tour constituted but one third of the distance driven by Mark Walker over the weekend. Always one to drive to and from events as well as competing, be it the GN ‘Thunderbug’ or even the Darracq 200HP, Mark drove his 1914 GN Grand Prix a total of 350 miles including the round trip from his home near Lutterworth to Llandrindod Wells enjoying it all except perhaps for the brakes which, he says, are “not very good”.When it was built in 1914, the car was destined for Russia but due to the outbreak of war was never delivered there. It was found derelict but complete before WW2 but by the early 1950s the body had sadly disappeared for reasons unknown. A poor copy of the original body was fitted and in the 60s this was replaced with a copy of the grand Prix body, again a poor one according to Mark. The car moved to America where it passed through three owners, the last of whom sold it to Mark some four years ago.

With Nicholas Hildyard’s 1922 GN Vitesse. Note wire and bobbin steering and running boardmounted fuel tank

Mechanically it was almost totally original with the original paint still on the chassis but the engine had suffered some kind of trauma while in the States. The crankshaft had been worked on and heavy Harley rods fitted. Mark has reworked the crank and rods but it is still on plain bronze main bearings with splash lubrication by Castrol R. Of the various © Peter McFadyen transmission options offered

by GN, Mark’s car has the 3speed without reverse, final drive being by belts to wheels shod with the correct size 26 x 2½ tyres.

It is, says Mark, a delight to drive, the wire and bobbin steering being light and direct with about ¾ turn lock to lock and the car is very happy at 45mph with a top speed somewhere Parked alongside Andy Newbound’s over 50 1921 GN Vitesse at Llandovery

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Toyo Tires 2019 British Rallycross Championship Round 1 Silverstone 24th March 2019

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Mirage that he drove last year, Godfrey made an impressive clean sweep in the opening round of the year, setting fastest time in each of the three qualifying races to secure pole position for the final and lead on lap one to take victory.

Second place went to Derek Tohill, second quickest throughout the qualifying rounds and went well clear with Godfrey in the final.

Tristan Ovenden against the tyres

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What a difference twelve months make, last year was freezing temperature and snow, this year dry warm and lots of dust.

It was 5 time Champion Julian Godfrey who claimed victory in the first round at Silverstone taking an early points lead in the Championship. Again racing the Spencer Sport Mitsubishi Julian Godfrey on his way to the win

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Pat Doran and Steve Hill battled hard for third place with Doran fending off a last minute challenge in the last few corners to hang on to the last podium place.

In the Supernational Class reigning champion Tristan Ovenden led from his pole position to the flag in the final, taking his first victory at the Silverstone circuit. Peter McGarry went from the second row to second place by the first corner but had to settle for third place after being caught and passed Š Motorsport-imagery

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Dominic Flitney taking the jump Peter McGarry chased by Craig Lomax

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The Junior RX race was hotly contested with Luke Constantine taking the honours after his strategy taking an early Joker lap paid off, still a very tight run to the line but he held off Patrick O’Donovan by 0.038s. Roberts Vitols who held the early advantage ended up in third place after all the Joker laps had been taken.

Dominic Flitney raced from the outside of the grid in the Swift Sport Rallycross Championship final to claim victory after an early race battle with reigning Motorsport UK Junior Rallycross Champion and pole man Tom Constantine. Max Weatherley finished third ahead of Christopher Scott and another graduating Junior RX driver, Will Layton. Swift RX © Motorsport-imagery

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Steve Harris overcame early electrical troubles to win the Retro Rallycross Championship final with his Ford RS200, ahead of Irishman Derrick Jobb in a Ford Escort Cosworth.

Steve Cozens fended off pressure from Stewart Bowes in the early stages and was third, while Gary Simpson was fourth in his BMW E30. David Halford finished fifth in his first

newcomer James Chisman finished sixth.

David Bell dominated the weekend in the BMW Mini Championship

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In the BMW Mini Rallycross Championship, reigning Champion David Bell dominated to win every race of the day.

Drew Bellerby battled Martin Hawkes for second position, passing the former Champion mid-race to claim the place, while Hawkes finished ahead of brother Andy who was fourth.

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competitive outing with his Audi Quattro. Former Supercar racer John Cross was sixth with a Lancia Stratos.

Marc Scott won on his return to the RX150 Championship for single-make buggies, Brett Harris crossed the finish line first but was penalised for not taking his joker lap. Stephen Jones was second and four-time Champion Chrissy Palmer recovered to third after an opening lap spin due to contact at turn two.

RX150 winner Mark Scott.

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A very high flying Kevin Feeney

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The Royal Air Force flying high with Mark Finch

Second place for Derek Tohill.

Steve Hill during morning practice.

Robert Vitols settled for third place.

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Race from the Past.

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FIA GT Championship Donington Park 28th-29th June 2003

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8th placed Magnus Wallinder/Henril Roos Chrysler Viper GTS-R

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The fifth round of the 2003 Championship was the British race, part of the LG Super Racing weekend at Donington Park at the end of June. Using the full Donington Grand Prix circuit, the race had a good entry of 28 cars taking the start of the 500 km race. Pole position went to 8 litre V10 powered Chrysler Viper GTS-R driven by French driver Philippe Alliot who did a 1 minute 29.361 second lap at an average speed of 161950 km/h. He was sharing the car with Swiss drive Steve Zacchia and fellow French driver David Hallyday. In

Kelvin Burt Ferrari 360 Modena was fastest N-GT car in qualifying. He was driving with Darren Turner

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Pole man Philippe Alliot Chrysler Viper which he shared with Steve Zacchia and David Hallyday to finish 3rd.

The FIA GT Championship was a sports car racing series organised by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) for the FIA in 1997 and as a series it remained until 2009 when it changed into the FIA GT1 World Championship. As races were endurance events, they had a minimum distance of 500 kms or a maximum of 3 hours.

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the N-GT class it was local driver Kelvin Burt who was fastest in a Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT with a 1 minute 33.558 second lap, averaging 154.680 km/h. He was sharing the Ferrari with another British driver Darren Turner.

From the start it was another Chrysler Viper that led the first fourteen laps, starting from the second row of the grid, Mike Hezemans and Anthony Kumpen made the best start.

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twenty one laps, before the Ferrari 550 of Bobbi and Biagi hit the front and then continued to pull away from the rest of the field. By the end of 3 hours and 3 laps short of the intended distance, when the chequered flag was shown they had lapped the entire field. This was their fifth win of the season and with another victory still to come in Germany, they would finish the season as Champions.

Early leader was the Chrysler Viper of Mike Hezemans and Anthony Kumpen before they retired seen here being chased by the N-GT Porsche 996 GT3-RS of Christian Ried, Maciej Marcinklewicz and Gerold Ried which also retired from the race.

failed to finish the event due to differential failure. The BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari 550 Maranello of the Italian duo of Matteo Bobbi and Thomas Biagi grabbed the lead on lap fifteen before the pole position Viper of Alliot/Zacchia/Hallyday finally took the lead. They only managed to hold the lead for five laps before the works Lister Storm driven by Jamie Campbell-Walter, Nathan Kinch and Tom Coronel used the The works Lister Storm took a turn at leading driven by Jamie CampbellWalter, Nathan Kinch and Tom Coronel

The race winning Ferrari 550 Maranello of Matteo Bobbi and Thomas Biagi

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It was a Ferrari 1-2 at the finish with a locally entered Ferrari 550 Maranello from Care Racing and driven by Italian Stefano Livio and swiss pair Enzo Calderari and the only woman in the race Lilian Bryner finished 2nd, a lap behind the winners. They were just ahead of the pole Chrysler Viper

Despite this off in practice, the Ferrari 550 Maranello of Stefano Livio, Enzo Calderari and Lilian Bryner still finished 2nd © Simon Wright

power of the 7 litre Jaguar V12 engine to lead the race, much to the delight of the 20,000 local fans. They held the lead for © Simon Wright

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Mark Sumpter and Mike Jordan retired the N-GT Porsche 996 GT3-RS after an accident

Kerb hopping the Ferrari 550 Maranello was not enough to get Wolfgang Kaufmann and Vittorio Zoboli classified at the finish

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Failing to start after engine failure in the warm up, the Pedro Chaves, Miguel Ramos and Ni Amorim Saleen S7

Lucky for some,13th place for the JeanDenis Delétraz and Andrea Piccini Lister Storm

Another car to retire was the Ferrari 360 Modena GT of Andrea Bertolini and Fabrizio de Simone

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16th overall and 7th in N-GT was the Porsche 996 GT3-RS of Alex Vasiliev and Nikolaj Fomenko

Andrew Kirkaldy and Guy Smith finished 15th in the Ferrari 360 Modena

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Showing signs of damage in practice, the Ferrari 550 Maranello of Fabrizio Gollin andLuca Cappellari

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Stephane Ortelli and Marc Lieb from Germany. They had done a sterling job, moving from their 18th overall starting position to 6th by the finish. Lieb also set the fastest lap in the class with a 1 minute 35.256 seconds. This was their second class win in a row and at the end of the season they would take the N-GT Cup for drivers award.

Johnny Mowlem and Frenchman Stéphane Daoudi finished

4th placed Thomas Erdos and Mike Newton in the Saleen S7

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of Alliot, Zacchia and Hallyday in 3rd.

One of the best looking cars in the race was driven by Thomas Erdos and Mike Newton, the Saleen S7 powered by a 6.8 litre Ford V8 engine, which finished in 4th place, two laps behind the winner. The local hero was in 5th place. The Lister Storm entered by Creation Autosportif and driven by Bobby Verdon-Roe and Italian Marco Zadra had moved up from their 9th placed starting position and were only two laps behind the winner at the flag.

In 6th place overall and winner of the N-GT class was the Freisinger Motorsport Porsche 996 GT3 RS of French driver

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2nd in the N-GT class in their RWS-Yukos Motorsport Porsche 996 GT3-R, 9th overall. Making it a Porsche 1-2-3 in N-GT class was 10th placed Gabriele Gardel and Bert Longin in another Porsche 996 GT3.

8th in N-GT were Peter Kutemann and Antoine Gosse in a Ferrari 360 Modena

The N-GT class winners Stéphane Ortelli and Marc Lieb Porsche 996 GT3 RS

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Johnny Mowlem and Stéphane Daoudi were 2nd in N-GT in their Porsche 996 GT3-R

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Fastest car at Donington was the yellow Saleen S7 driven by Jean-Marc Gounon, Toni Seller and Franz Konra which set fastest lap with a 1 minute 30.802 seconds.

The fastest lap of the race was set by Jean-Marc Gounon in a Saleen S7-R who set a time of 1 minute 30.802 seconds on the third lap of the race, but was over one second slower than the pole time.

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LG Super Racing Weekend Donington Results 1st Matteo Bobbi/Thomas Biagi Ferrari 550 Maranello (23) 2nd Stefano Livio/Lilian Bryner/Enzo Calderari Ferrari 550 Maranello (21) 1 lap down.

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3rd Philippe Alliot/Steve Zacchia/David Hallyday Chrysler Viper (4) 1 lap down 4th Thomas Erdos/Mike Newton Saleen S7 (7) 2 laps down.

5th Bobby Verdon-Roe/Marco Zadra Lister Storm (6) 2 laps down.

6th Stéphane Ortelli/Marc Lieb Porsche 996 GT3 RS (50) 1st in N-GT 3 laps down.

7th Jean-Marc Gounon/Toni Seller/Franz Konra Saleen S7 (2) 3laps down.

8th Magnus Wallinder/Henril Roos Chrysler Viper GTS-R (11) 3 laps down.

9th Johnny Mowlem/Stéphane Daoudi Porsche 996 GT3-R (99) 4 laps down.

10th Gabriele Gardel/Bert Longin Porsche 996 GT3 RS (51)

N-GT 4 laps down.

11th David Jones/Godfrey Jones Porsche 996 GT3-R (75) 5 laps down.

12th Fabrizio Gollin/Luca Cappellari Ferrari 550 Maranello (22) 5 laps down.

13th Jean-Denis Delétraz/Andrea Piccini Lister Storm (15) 6 laps down.

14th Tim Mullen/Jamie Davies Ferrari 360 Modena (88) 6 laps down 15th Andrew Kirkaldy/Guy Smith Ferrari 360 Modena (80) 6 laps down.

16th Alex Vasiliev/Nikolaj Fomenko Porsche 996 GT3-RS (77) 7 laps down.

17th Peter Kutemann/Antoine Gosse Ferrari 360 Modena

Gabriele Gardel and Bert Longin were 3rd in N-GT in a Porsche 996 GT3 RS, here ahead of the Fabio Babini and Philipp Peter Ferrari 550 Maranello

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Lister Storm (14) - Steering.

DNF Andrea Bertolini/Fabrizio de Simone Ferrari 360 Modena GT (52) - Gearbox DNF Mark Sumpter/Mike Jordan Porsche 996 GT3-RS (74) - Accident.

DNF Kelvin Burt/Darren Turner Ferrari 360 Modena (89) Gear linkage.

DNS Pedro Chaves/Miguel Ramos/Ni Amorim Saleen S7 (8) Engine in warm up.

Disqualified Rob van der Zwaan/Klaus Abbelen/Arjan van der Zwaan Chrysler Viper GTS-R (18) Disqualified (Illegal fuel cooler) 1 lap down.

5th placed Bobby Verdon-Roe and Marco Zadra in their Lister Storm

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(53) 9 laps down.

18th Fabio Babini/Philipp Peter Ferrari 550 Maranello (9) 11 laps down.

19th Tim Sugden/Emmanuel Collard Porsche 996 GT3 R (61) 12 laps down.

20th Christian Ried/Maciej Marcinklewicz/Gerold Ried Porsche 996 GT3-RS (69) DNF Gearbox 21st Boris Derichebourg/David Terrien/Christian Pescatori Ferrari 550 Maranello (10) 30 laps down.

NC Wolfgang Kaufmann/Vittorio Zoboli/ DNS Niko Wieth Ferrari 550 (16) 54 laps down.

DNF Mike Hezemans/Anthony Kumpen Chrysler Viper (5) Differential DNF Jamie Campbell-Walter/Nathan Kinch/Tom Coronel

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After finishing in the top 3, the Chrysler Viper of Rob van der Zwaan, Klaus Abbelen and Arjan van der Zwaan were disqualified for having an illegal fuel cooler

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Entered but not run, as not homologated, the Morgan Aero 8 of Neil Cunnigham and Paula Cook was in the paddock

Tim Mullen and Jamie Davies in a N-GT Ferrari 360 Modena came 5th in class.

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Boris Derichebourg, David Terrien and Christian Pescatori in their Ferrari 550 Maranello were the last classified finisher in 21st

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Tim Sugden and Emmanuel Collard were 9th in N-GT in a Porsche 996 GT3 R

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North Wales Rally Services Rally North Wales 2019

By Syd Wall.

Stanley Orr took his Ford Escort Mk1 RS1600 to a superb 4th overall

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Nick Elliot took maximum Championship points in 2nd place in his Ford Escort Mk2

"If you want to see some epic sideways action, head for the Welsh forests on Saturday” - this was the advice of historic motorsport guru Paul Lawrence before Rally North Wales.

Previous incarnations of the event have produced these winners: Colin, Jimmy & Alister McRae, Elfyn Evans, Andreas Mikkelsen, Malcolm Wilson, David Llewellin, Russell Brookes,

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Stig Blomqvist, Tony Pond, Michelle Mouton, Markku Alén, Henri Toivonen, Ari Vatanen and Pentti Airikkala.

Now, the rally is the first round of the Fuchs Lubricants British Historic Rally Championship and drivers of a quality field of mostly Ford Escort RS1800s were keen to add their names to the list of former winners.

Just over 44 stage miles spread across eight tests were on offer to the 99 car 2WD field and a 15 car 4WD field. To cause as little damage as possible (to stages and cars) the 2WD cars ran first in reverse order with © Syd Wall a 5 minute gap to the 4WD crews. The stages were bone dry which meant dust could be a big problem but in the event, a mild breeze cleared vision for most.

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was safely on his way without penalty. Nick Elliot came closest to Pryce on the final stage when they were tied. Elliot was pushed by third seed Joe Price who established himself in third place over the first half of the rally, finishing 24 seconds behind Elliot. Marty McCormack took a little time to adapt from his usual R5 car in the morning but made a push from 11th in the second half of the rally, beating Elliot and Price on a couple of stages and ending up 5th.

Josh Brown’s Ford Escort Mk2 RS2000 won class D3

Osian Pryce stormed to victory winning every stage in their Ford Escort Mk2

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the run with a start-to-finish National A victory, winning all 8 stages. His main rival would be Nick Elliot who was on gravel for the first time in 10 months but Nick was focusing on maximum championships points - Pryce isn’t registered and finished 37 seconds clear of Elliot. His only scare was finding himself stuck in reverse, luckily while in the Dolgellau service area. The team gave him a quick gearbox change and he © Syd Wall

Joe Price was a comfortable 3rd in his Ford Escort Mk2

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Perhaps the drive of the rally was by Stanley Orr who was surprised by his pace in his Category 2 Ford Escort RS1600.

He hadn’t been on Welsh gravel for 2 years but stormed to 4th overall and class victory by a minute, with only a puncture to slow his progress. John Perrot claimed 2nd in another RS1600, returning after a complete break from rallying for 2 years, 10 seconds clear of Chris Skill’s RS1600. Special mention goes to C2 winner, young Manxman Rory McCann Page 69

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John Perrot’s Ford Escort Mk1 RS1600 was 2nd in Category 2

Marty McCormack was quick after getting used to his Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800

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who had never driven on gravel or a front wheel drive car before. © Syd Wall

See all other class results at https://tynecomp.co.uk/ AboutLiveResults.html

An off didn’t stop Bob Bean from winning his class © Syd Wall

It wasn’t all Escorts.

Jeremy Easson was 6th in class in a Datsun 240Z

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In the 4WD rally Matthew Hirst, third place finisher last year, secured his first ever rally win. Driving a Mitsubishi Evo IX, Hirst overcame a late charge from Freddie Milne in another Evo IX and rapid Ford Escort driver Ieuan Rowlands. Marty McKenna brought his Ford Fiesta WRC over from Ireland to the event to finish fourth, whilst Harry Gardener's Subaru Impreza rounded out the top five.

Rory McCann’s surprise class victory in an Avenger

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3rd in Category 2, Chris Skill

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An unusual appearance of Anthony Galliers-Pratt's Porsche 911 on gravel

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VSCC Formula Vintage Round 1 Silverstone – 13th -14th April 2019

By Pete Austin with additional photos from Stuart Yates of MotorsportImagery. © Pete Austin

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Amschel Rothschild & Patrick Lindsay Memorial Trophies - ERA lineup

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Philip Strickland at pace in the Bentley 3 Litre Long Chassis.

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Benjafield 100 - Waiting for the running ‘Le Mans’ start

VSCC Formula Vintage – Round 1 – Silverstone.

The traditional Silverstone start to the VSCC racing year fell a little earlier this year with dry but cold conditions greeting spectators and competitors alike. Each of the two © Pete Austin

Benjafield 100 - Medcalf & Turner on the running start to their Bentley 3 Litre Team

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days had a distinctly different feel with Saturday being devoted to the traditional vintage fayre and Sunday mainly © Motorsport-imagery comprising guest grids such as the HRDC, Morgan Challenge and the ever popular F3 500s.

Two of the most eagerly anticipated races on the Saturday were the Benjafield 100 for vintage Bentleys and the Amschel Rothschild & Patrick Lindsay Trophies for Pre-1961 racing cars.

The Benjafield 100 race celebrated 100 years of Bentley Motors with the superb field being housed in marquees at the back of the pits. This race was to be unique in another way as Motorsport UK had given the blessing for a traditional Le Mans start which followed a grid walkabout © Motorsport-imagery for spectators.

The cars were lined up on the opposite side of the tack to the pits with the drivers

Graham Goodwin Bentley 4 1/2 Le Mans Rep ahead of Neil Sandwith Bentley 3 4.5 litre and S & T Ward in their Bentley 3 4 1/2 litre VDP in the Benjafield 100 race

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Amschel Rothschild & Patrick Lindsay Memorial Trophies Philip Walker - Lotus 16 took victory.

4.5 Litre Blower of Davies & Arscott at home racing in the sun

holding onto the pit wall or Armco until they were given the signal to run across the track to their cars and leap aboard.

This was to be a 45 minute race with a compulsory pit stop.

Richard Hudson and Stuart Morley ran out the winners in their 3 4 ½ Litre model. After the race the Bentley Pacey Hassan Special gave a demonstration run.

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The Amschel Rothschild & Patrick Lindsay Trophies race attracted no less than 7 ERAs (R3A, R4A, R5B (Remus), R7B, R12C, AJM1 and R10B) plus the ERA Parnell Challenger of Duncan Ricketts. Philip Walker ran out the winner in his Lotus 16 followed by © Motorsport-imagery the Kurtis Indy Roadster of Fred Harper with R3A being the first ERA home in third place driven by Mark Gillies.

After the race they were all gathered together for a rare photoshoot. Dan Ghose Maserati 4CM finished 2nd in the STD Racing & Sports Cars & Allcomers pre-war Page 74 cars race

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HGPCA Pre-66 Grand Prix - Barry Cannell - Brabham BT11A - 1st

The only ‘grid’ to have a race on both days were the HGPCA races for pre-1966 Grand Prix cars with the Brabham BT11A of Barry Cannell winning both. In the Saturday race Peter HGPCA Pre-66 Grand Prix - Nick Topliss - Cooper T53 Lowline - 12th in first race and 8th in the 2nd.

Wulf Goetze Cooper T53 5th in first Pre-66 GP race and 6th in the second.

Horsman was 2nd in a Lotus 18/21, only 8.76 seconds behind followed a distant 3rd by Mark Daniell in a Cooper T45 over thirty seconds behind the winner.

On Sunday, Cannell won again, but this time he beat Tom Dark into 2nd place in a Cooper © Motorsport-imagery T51 by over thirty seconds, while Andrew Beaumont in a Lotus 18 915 was 3rd, right behind him.

Winner of the Fox & Nicholl Trophy Richard Pilkington Talbot T26 SS

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The first race on Saturday was for the Fox & Nicholl Trophy race that gave Richard Pilkington a win in his Talbot T26 SS just ahead of Oliver Llewellyn in his Bentley 4.5 and Marcus Black in a Talbot Lago T23. The handicap winner was Peter Bradfield in his 19234 Invicta S Type in 21st position overall.

Super Sports. The beutiful BMW 329/28 K of Tom Thornton finished 2nd and Mike James was 3rd in the Riley 12/4 TT Sprite Rep. Three races later on the programme and Mike James was © Motorsport-imagery

Patrick Blakeney-Edwards took two race wins in the Frazer Nash Super Sports - Silverstone Trophy and the GP Itala & Lanchester Trophies race.

Malclm Underwood Delahaye 135 in the Silverstone Trophy Race

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The GP Itala & Lanchester Trophies race saw Patrick Blakeney-Edwards take the overall victory in his 1930 Frazer Nash Super Sports to claim the GP Itala Trophy.

Tony Lees in the 1925 AC/GN Cognac was 2nd and that gave him the Lanchester Trophy, while Justin Maeers took 3rd in the GN Parker. Handicap winner was 4th placed Chris Hudson in a Bugatti T35B. The Silverstone Trophy race gave Patrick BlakeneyEdwards his second victory of the day in his Frazer Nash

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able to improve on his 2nd place in the Silverstone Trophy race, with victory in the Pre-War Sports and Racing Cars Standard Racing & Handicap race, just Sports Cars & ahead of Robert Allcomers Pre-war cars - Edward Cobden in a Riley Williams - Frazer Falcon Special and Nash Super Sports David Lewis in an Alvis - 1st Silver Eagle.

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another MG PB. Crispian Besley Elva 100 FJ winner on handicap in the Amschel Rothschild & Patrick Lindsay Memorial Trophies race 10 Philip Parkinson in his Austin AD Tourer being caught by the Alvis FD of Mark Hayward © Motorsport-imagery

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this time the Super Sports model of Edward Williams who finished ahead of Dan Ghose in a Maserati 4CM and Alan Middleton in an Aston Martin Speed ‘Red. The handicap winner was Ian Grant in an Austin 7 Special in 10th place overall.

A short 5 lapper for Pre-war sports and racing cars handicap saw Roland Woodtli win in a Riley 15/6 Special ahead of Charles Goddard in an MG PA-PB and Simon Jackson in Pre-war Sports & Racing Handicap TT Sprite Replica - 1st

Mike James - Riley 12-4 HRDC Allstars winner Chris Clarkson in his Austin Healey 3000 being chased by 4th placed Frank Slevin in his Ford Falcon Sprint.

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The final race on Saturday was a Pre-war sports and racing cars scratch race which resulted in an ERA 1-2. The winner was Paddins Dowling in ERA R10B with Julian Wilton 2nd In ERA R7B. Tom Thornton claimed another podium place in his BMW 329/28K. HRDC provided three grids on Sunday with their usual variety of period saloon and GT cars plus a race dedicated to Alfa Romeos. The HRDC Allstars race was first out which

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Richard Merrell in an Alfa Romeo Giulia GTJ and David Alexander in an Alfa Romeo Sprint GT. The final HRDC ray was the Coys 100 Trophy which saw Pete Chambers win in his Ford Lotus Cortina Mk1 ahead of two much more powerful Ford Mustangs driven by Nicholas Ruddell and a shared drive in 3rd between B & F Shepherd HRDC Coys 100 Trophy - Pete Chambers Ford Lotus Cortina Mk1 - 1st HRDC - Chris Rea Morris Minor 4th in class in the HRDC Allstars race.

saw a very close victory for Chris Clarkson in his Austin Healey 3000 by just 0.92 of a second from Alex Thistlethwayte in a Ford Mustang. Nearly ten seconds further back was 3rd placed Fred Shepherd in another Ford Mustang. Chris Rea kept a watchful eye on everyone in two of the races with his Morris Minor resplendent in a police colour scheme and carrying the appropriate race number 999!

The HRDC Classic Alfa challenge race gave Chris Snowdon a victory in his Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV 2000 ahead of HRDC Classic Alfa Challenge - winner Chris Snowdon Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV 2000

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In the Hawthorn International and Tom Cole Trophies race for 1950s Sports Racing Cars, Philip Walker scored his second victory of the weekend, this time in his Lotus 16, Winning the Hawthorn International Trophy. Martin Hunt in the HWM was 2nd and winner of the Tom Cole Trophy, with Bernardo Hartogs in 3rd in his Lotus XV. Hawthorn International Trophy Philip Walker Lotus 15 - 1st

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Amschel Rothschild & Patrick Lindsay Memorial Trophies Mark Gillies ERA R3A 1st Lindsay Trophy

Keith Ahlers Morgan Plus 8 took a pair of victories in the AR Morgan Challenge

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Also taking a brace of wins in the Morgan Challenge races was Keith Ahlers in his Plus 8. The F3 500s rounded off an excellent two days of top quality racing. It proved to be an easy win for George Shackleton in his Cooper Mk XI who was over twenty five seconds ahead of Mike Fowler in his Cooper Mk IV at the end of the eleven lap race. John Chisholm was 3rd in the Arnott F3. Full results can be found on www.vscc.co.uk

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Tinkering time for the Team Carter & Swift Bentley 4.5 Litre

Formula 3 500s - George Shackleton Cooper Mk XI - 1st

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The Unnamed Car Group The Old Wagon & Horses, Kidderminster.

28th April 2019.

By Simon Wright.

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The ever popular Mazda MX5

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The Unnamed Car Group held their April monthly meeting on Drive It Day at the Old Wagon & Horses public House, located between Stourbridge and Kidderminster. This was their normal monthly meeting, and attendance may well have been down on normal numbers because of Drive It Day, which saw multiple other meetings all over the country. Even so, there were still over fifty vehicles attending.

This is a Facebook group who have free meetings at the end of each month, with no restrictions on the type of vehicle attending, provided it is either classic or interesting. There is usually a strong MG presence at these meetings, but this was notable by their absence for this meeting, as they usually lineup together down the rear of the field.. However, there were plenty of interesting vehicles on display.

One eye catching vehicle, which had not attended any previous meetings, was a 2001 Ford Fiesta which had been © Simon Wright

Ford Fiesta Mad Max

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1987 Volvo 340

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given the “Mad Max’ treatment, complete with ‘machine gun’ mounted on the bonnet. The bodywork was a suitable rusty finish, with patch panels all over the side, and bars across the rear side windows. It was parked next to a 1987 Volvo 340 series which also had a rusty coloured bodywork appearance, but had no Mad Max additions.

Moving to the other extreme were a pair of E-Type Jaguar sportscars, a blue 1966 4.2 litre coupe and a similar red model, © Simon Wright which was parked next to a 2003 Jaguar XK8, which highlighte E-Type Jaguar and Jaguar XK8 d the change in design over a thirty five year period.

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MG R V8

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Nissan Almera

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caravan conversion. The basic vehicle was a 1100cc Ford Escort estate car, with a tilting roof conversion, forming a very basic motor caravan, but it included a small built in camping stove and tables in the rear.

Another very Ford Escort Mk1 Motorhome unusual car was a 1984 1.6 litre Nissan Stanza hatchback. This model was built between 1982 and 1986 and was the first middle class

Nissan to go front wheel drive. There was also a 1997 1.4 litre Nissan Almera. Both of these Japanese cars were very popular in the day, but are quite rare to see these days.

Not so rare is the Mazda MX5, probably the most popular sports-car model on the road today. There were three present, lined up together. The streamlined body is helped by having pop up headlights, which had been left up to display on one of the cars on show.

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were a pair of modern Ford Mustangs, powered by 5 litre V8 engines. This can propel the car to around 150 mph so they make ideal track day cars, as well as being a comfortable vehicle for the road at much lower speeds.

One vehicle that definitely caught the eye was a 1973 Morris Marina 1.8 TC 4 door saloon in a bright yellow-green colour, complete with black fabric roof and white wall tyres.

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Morris Marina 1.8TC

front engine rear wheel drive layout. They were assembled at Cowley between 1971 and 1980 in both saloon and coupe body styles. The model was also available with the 1.3 litre A series engine. The car used torsion bar front suspension and leaf spring on the rear. The Marina always sold fairly well, usually being in the top four best selling cars, but was in direct competition to the Ford Escort and Hillman Avenger.

There were a pair of Rover 2200 saloons parked together.

These cars looked almost identical except for the small TC badge and sunroof on the green model, which signified it was the more upmarket Twin carburettor model

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Rover 2200 SC and Rover 2200TC

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Ford Escort Custom Mk3 and Ford Escort XR3i convertible

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E-Type Jaguar 4.2

VW Golf Mk1 Convertible

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Ford Anglia

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Austin Healey 3000 Mk III 1989 Westfield Kit Car with Q plate

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Closing Shot

This was taken at the Silverstone Classic Media day. It is 55 years ago that John Surtees became the only man to win the World Championship on 2 wheels and then 4 wheels, when he clinched the Formula 1 World Championship for Ferrari in 1964. He had previous claimed the 350cc Motorcycle World Championship in 1958, 1959 and 1960, and took the top 500cc Motorcycle World Championship in 1956, 1958, 1959 and 1960. He also won the first Can-Am Championship driving this Lola T70 in 1966

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