Classic and Competition Car 108 September 2019

The 21st Century magazine about cars and motorsport of the past and present

Issue 108 September 2019

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BRDC British F3 Silverstone.

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VSCC Speed Championship Prescott

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Silverstone Classic.

Bentley Drivers Club Race meeting Silverstone.

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British Hill Climb Championship Shelsley Walsh

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Contents

Page 4 Photo of the Month

Page 19 BDC Silverstone

Page 5 News.

Page 24 BDC Cavalcade of Titans Page 52 Silverstone Classic Car Parades.

Page 29 Autograss National Championships Page 56 Archive Photo of the month

Page 34 Silverstone Classic Our Team Simon Wright - Editor.

Janet Wright - Staff Photographer.

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Independent Freelance contributors in this issue.

Pete Austin.

Peter McFadyen.

Syd Wall.

David Goose & Stuart Yates of Motorsport-Imagery.

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Page 63 Wythall Carnival Motor Show Page 78 Pre-War Prescott

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Page 83 BHC Shelsley Walsh

Page 100 Trans-Himalayan Adventure.

Page 88 Cotswold Economy Run

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By Stuart Yates of Motorsport Imagery

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Even the rain didn’t stop the FIA Masters Historic Formula 1 cars from battling it out, side by side at the Silverstone Classic. Here Martin Stretton in a Tyrrell 012 is side by side with Matteo Ferrer-Aza in the Ligier JS11/15.

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The new Ecurie Ecosse LM69 bodywork has been developed into an all new design while remaining true in spirit and sympathetic to the style of the XJ13. The quad-cam V12 is the heart of the car, designed to evoke the experience of driving at Le Mans in 1969.

This new car is suitable for track use, but is also fully road legal. The design and engineering team have adhered to the regulations of the time, and features only design details and technology that entered motorsport no later than early 1969. Composite materials have been used and it is lighter than the original XJ13 and it boasts experimental aerodynamic devices, wider wheels and tyres and a much improved engine.

Only 25 will be produced, in keeping with the 1969 FIA homologation requirements, all hand built by British craftsmen in the West Midlands.

Ecurie Ecosse LM69.

Fifty years after the Jaguar XJ13 was developed, the famous Scottish team Ecurie Ecosse have used the spirit and style of this iconic Jaguar to produce the Ecurie Ecosse LM69.

The XJ13 was the first mid-engined Jaguar, powered by a new quad-cam 5 litre V12 engine, but due to a combination of internal politics and a change in sporting regulations meant that it never raced.

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This stunning Chevrolet Corvette driven by James/Lett just failed to qualify for the International Trophy for Classic GT cars (Pre ‘66) at the Silverstone Classic, by just over a second. It was 58th in qualifying, with 57 cars taking the start, © Janet Wright

Correction:

In our report from the Chateau Impney Hill Climb we reported that Marcus Black driving a Talbot Lago T23 set a time of 49.67 seconds. This was incorrect, his time was 47.67 seconds.

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A DATE DESERVING POLE POSITION IN YOUR DIARY The dates for next year’s Donington Historic Festival have now been confirmed - Friday 1st May, Saturday 2nd May and Sunday 3rd May Friday 1st May will be an action-packed day of qualifying, allowing classic race fans to see every single grid out on track over the course of one day, while the Saturday and Sunday will be full-on race days.

With a strong supporting cast of off-track attractions and parades, including displays from dozens of car clubs, this family-friendly event is a ‘must-see’.

Festival visitors can also enjoy fantastic access to the competition machines in the open-access paddock, with everything from priceless 1920s and ‘30s Bugattis, Bentleys and Alfa Romeos to classic Touring Cars from the 1950s-1990s on show, and the lunchtime pitlane walks give a great chance to get behind the scenes of a race track.

Tickets for the 2020 Donington Historic Festival will go on sale on November 1st 2019. For further information please visit www.doningtonhistoric.com.

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TOP TRUMPS! LANCASTER INSURANCE CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW, WITH DISCOVERY, The theme of the 35th anniversary Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, has been revealed as ‘Top Trumps’, the iconic card game that has been played across the world for over 40 years. In a show first, the organisers, are working in partnership with Winning Moves, owners of the Top Trumps brand, to bring the game to life. Motoring enthusiasts of all generations will be able to enjoy the game in a variety of ways as they explore the various displays.

Plus, to celebrate Lancaster Insurance also reaching its 35th year, the insurance specialist is creating a special edition pack of Top Trumps that will be launched at the three-day show, held at Birmingham’s NEC from 8-10 November. The pack will include 30 cards, each featuring a carefully selected classic car that reflects the 3,000 vehicles on display at the show.

As part of the show theme, the clubs and exhibitors will have the opportunity to create a ‘Top Trumps’ card to act as the vehicle’s info board displaying five key facts. Not only will this create the biggest pack of Top Trumps ever but will also give visitors a potential 15,000 motoring facts presented in a fun way so they can play as they enjoy their visit to the UK’s biggest indoor motoring event.

There will also be the opportunity to play Top Trumps on both the Lancaster Insurance stand and on the Discovery Live Stage throughout the weekend. Special displays dedicated to the theme will also feature in the halls.

Tickets are now on sale for this year’s show. The special edition packs of Top Trumps can also be added when booking tickets and be collected from Lancaster Insurance’s stand at the show.

For more information including ticket options and booking details, visit www.necclassicmotorshow.com.

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1971 Morris Marina donated to the British Motor Museum.

A 1971 Morris Marina 1.3 deluxe has been donated to the British Motor Museum by Mr and Mrs Gooding from Essex who purchased the car in 1973. The Marina, which has been their everyday car for more than 40 years, has 130,000 miles on the clock. Mr Gooding, who is now in his 80s, wanted his car to be looked after by the British Motor Museum.

The Morris Marina was manufactured by British Leyland from 1971 until 1980. It was a popular car in Britain throughout its production life, narrowly pipping the Ford Escort to 2nd place in the UK car sales table in 1973 and regularly taking 3rd or 4th place in other years. In 1971, the car would have cost £921 including purchase tax.

The workshop at the British Motor Museum has spent the last two weeks preparing and polishing the vehicle. It is now located in the Collections Centre to be enjoyed by thousands of visitors.

The British Motor Museum frequently gets offered items of all shapes and sizes. However not every car offered to the Museum is accepted. The Museum has strict procedures about what it can take, to ensure the car is right for the collection and there is adequate space for it.

To find out more about the British Motor Museum visit www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk or call 01926 641188.

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Alvis extend range of Continuation Series cars.

In its centenary year, Warwickshire based British automotive manufacturer The Alvis Car Company have extended its range of Continuous Series cars. Two chassis and six different body designs will be produced from original Works drawings. The Post War cars will feature unused chassis and engine blocks which have been in storage since the original factory closed in 1968. All the Continuation Series cars are IVA approved and road legal and come with three years warranty. They will be powered by either 3 litre or 4.3 litre six

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cylinder Alvis designed engines, which meet current legislation thanks to the use of fuel injection and modern engine management electronics. The cars are hand built at the Red Triangle, Alvis’ service and restoration centre at Kenilworth, Each model takes between 4-5,000 hours to build and feature period bodywork styles created by prestigious coachbuilders of the period - 3 litre Park Ward Drop Head, 3 litre Graber Super Coupe, 3 litre Graber Super Cabriolet, 4.3 litre Vanden Plas Tourer and 4.3 litre Lancefield Concealed Hood.

The factory had originally planned to build 150 of the 4.3 litre chassis in 1938 but only 73 were built before the factory was damaged by bombing in 1940. So the remaining 77 will be built.

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Hagerty Festival of the unexceptional 2019.

Record numbers of visitors visited the sixth annual Hagerty Festival of the unexceptional which took place on the lawns of the Claydon Estate in Buckinghamshire. Fifty expertly selected unexceptional vehicles were presented on the lawns of Claydon House.

A 1977 Morris Marina 1.3 Estate owned by Michael Carpenter was crowned Deluxe de L‘Ordinaire, winner of the festival. It is one of only 15 examples still on the road in the UK. The runner up was a 1978 Vauxhall Chevette E saloon owned by Philip Hunt. The People’s Choice award, chosen by ticket holders at the event, went to an immaculate 1982 Peugeot 305 SR Estate owned by Simon Gaisford. From the 1.7 million that were manufactured, only 7 now remain in the UK. Over 500 unexceptional cars were also brought to the event by guests, providing a secondary car show to the main event.

Audi take victory in Assen.

The DTM made a spectacular debut at the TT circuit at Assen in the Netherlands. The Sunday race proved to be a tyre thriller, with Mike Rockenfeller in the Audi Sport Team Phoenix taking victory and Nico Müller took 3rd. Championship leader René Rast, for Audi Sport Team Rosberg, finished his 50th DTM race in 5th place.

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Alcester Motor Show.

21st July 2019.

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showed how the basic design of the model barley changed during all the years of its production. Facing it was a gold coloured 1971 three wheeled Reliant Regal 21E 700. The Regal was the predecessor to the Reliant Robin and was produced between 1953 and 1973. As it was a three wheeled, light weight construction vehicle, it could be driven on just a full (Class A) motorcycle license.

The 701cc engine produced 29 bhp. The 21E was a ‘luxury’ version with 21 extras fitted, which were optional extras on the standard model. These included a spot light, a fog light, chrome plated bumper over-riders, sun visor, an oil gauge, outer wheel rims and metallic paint. The Reliant Regal van reached cult status as the iconic yellow van which featured in the BBC series only Fools and Horses.

The small town of Alcester near to Stratford upon Avon, held a Motor Show in the centre of the town on Sunday 21st July 2019. The lovely summer day saw a large turnout of classic, vintage and interesting vehicles turn out to support the free event. The centre of the town was closed off and the cars parked up for everybody to admire.

Starting at the Church end of the town centre, there were some very interesting vehicles parked up. A 1954 green Volkswagen Beetle was in fairly good condition, and © Simon Wright

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A most unusual car was just behind the Reliant Regal. From the outside it appeared as a fairly normal red 1989 Porsche 944 Turbo, but when you opened the bonnet you find a 1995 5.7 litre Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine instead of the normal 2.5 litre Porsche turbo engine. The original Porsche engine produced 247 bhp at 6,000 rpm with 258 ft-lb torque at 4000 rpm.

The modified Chevrolet V8 engine produces 325 bhp at 5090 rpm and 360 ft-lb torque at 4050 rpm thanks to a 3.5” free flow exhaust, custom radiator and electronic engine management system. Although the Chevrolet engine is heavier, the suspension needed no changes and the handling was not affected, though the front tyre pressures needed to be higher.

Extra space was required at the front of the bonnet to accommodate the air intake, so a bulge was added.

The 17 inch wheels came from a Porsche Boxster.

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Parked just opposite was the more normal home of large American engines, an eye catching lime green 1970 7.2 litre V8 Dodge Challenger R/T. The R/T was a high performance (Road/Track) version of the car, produced between 1970 and 1974 and was the first generation Pony car built using the Chrysler E platform. Nearly 77,000 of the Challenger were produced in 1970. The R/T came as standard with a 3 speed manual transmission, but did offer a 4 speed manual transmission as an option.

This end of town seemed to be the American car corner, with a modern Ford Mustang parked near to a lowered 1962 American 6.9 litre Ford Country Sedan. The © Janet Wright model was

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built between 1952 and 1974 in various versions, and was a midtrim station wagon, which could carry up to 9 people, if suitably equipped with additional seats.

Upholding British honours in this part of town was a 1973 1256cc Vauxhall Viva.This was a HC series model, which was produced between 1963 and 1979, during which time over one and a half million were built.

Nearby was an immaculate green and white 1962 Vauxhall Victor FB. This model was produced between 1960 and 1964 during which, 328,640 were produced. Powered by a 1507cc engine which produced 49.5 bhp and offered a 4 speed all synchromesh transmission with floor change, though the 3 speed all synchromesh column change transmission remained the standard.

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Morris 8 and MG TF lined up in the High Street

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convertible 1958 Borgward Isabella TS in a blue/grey colour was attracting a lot of interest. This German car was manufactured by the Bremen based Carl F. W. Borgward GmbH from 1954 to 1962. Powered by a straight four 1493 cc engine which produced 75 bhp, driven through a four speed, full synchromesh manual transmission with column change. It used a monocoque construction and had a swing axle on the rear, with coil springs used both front and rear.

A direct comparison could be made with the British Built 1952 Austin A40 Sports convertible which was parked next to the Isabella. The Austin A40 Sports was produced between 1950 © Simon Wright

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and 1953. It is a four passenger aluminium bodied convertible variant of the Austin A40. It was designed and manufactured in conjunction with Jensen Motors. The bodies were built by Jensen and transported to Longbridge for final assembly. The mechanical components were taken from the Austin A40 Devon and employed a twin SU carburettor version of the 1.2 litre four cylinder engine. It produced 46 bhp and used a 4 speed manual floor mounted transmission system. Although it had a claimed top speed of 77 mph, it had problems maintaining a cruising speed of 60 to 65 mph. It could accelerate from 060 mph in 25.6 seconds, and achieved a fuel consumption of 29.3 miles per gallon. The front suspension was independent coil springs with a rigid beam axle and semielliptic leaf springs on the rear.

A bit further down the High Street were a nice pair of Riley cars, a 1949 convertible white 2.4 litre Riley RM Roadster and a green and white 1937 1.5 litre Riley Continental 12/4 saloon.

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Another unusual vehicle was a 1952 Trojan 15 CWT van. Trojan was a British automobile manufacturer who produced light cars between 1914 and 1965 and also built light commercial vehicles for a short time.

Powered by a 1200cc horizontal two-stroke engine that had six cylinders but only two spark plugs. Unfortunately this design gave very poor fuel consumption and most trucks had a 3 cylinder Perkins diesel engine substituted. It was manufactured at the Trojan works in Croydon, Surrey.

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On the opposite side of the road were a line up of vintage cars. The first was a stunning red sports car, but not an Alfa Romeo.

It was a 1928 Delage DM. The type DM was built by the French manufacturer between 1926 and © Simon Wright 1929 in its factory at Levallois-Perret, near Paris and came with a 3182cc straight six engine. By comparison, the British built, British Racing Green 1927 Lagonda came equipped with a 2 litre engine and looked equally stunning. Parked between them was a 1928 4 litre Chrysler which had competed in the Peking to Paris Historic Rally. Also in the line up was a navy blue 1936 Riley 12/4 Kestrel Sprite Series saloon.

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Cars from the thirties often had interesting radiator cap figures and the Riley had an appropriate Kestrel figure with spread wings. Finally, on the end of this row of vintage cars was the ‘King’ of the pack, a 1922 Rolls Royce 40/50 hp Silver Ghost 5 seater Barrel-sided Tourer. The coachwork was created by

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Park Ward. The six cylinder engine produced 48 hp and gave a maximum speed of 75 mph. Fuel consumption was around 14 mpg. The cost when new was £2,428,6s,5d when the price of an average house in London was £350.

There was a selection of Scooters present and they had a mass ride out around lunch time. Also present and enjoying the sunshine was local rally star Russell Brookes, seen sitting outside a cafe having a break. The event had a really good turnout of vehicles and a large crowd of people enjoying the free motor show in the glorious summer weather. © Simon Wright

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Bentley Drivers Club Race Meeting Silverstone. Saturday 3rd August 2019.

By Simon & Janet Wright with additional photos from Stuart Yates of Motorsport-Imagery.

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Neil Sandwith 10th Bentley 3 / 4 ½ and James Morley 5th Bentley 3 / 4 ½ in the Scratch race.

As they started to lap slower cars Higginbotham managed to pull out a five seconds lead, until Llewellyn pitted on lap 11 to retire. This left Higginbotham unchallenged to take the win by over forty eight seconds from Gerard McCosh in a Bentley MkVI Special S2 who crossed the line with 3rd placed Paul Forty in a Bentley MkVI Special right behind him. The other two class winners were Oliver Llewellyn in a Bentley 4 1/2 in 4th and Anthony Fenwick-Wilson in a Railton Light Sports Tourer in 9th.

Oliver Bryant won the Aero Racing Morgan race

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The annual Bentley get-together at Silverstone took place at the beginning of August round the Silverstone National circuit. After morning qualifying and lunchtime parades from Bentley Members, the racing action started after the lunch break with the 15 minute Bentley Scratch Race for Group A and B cars, plus Pre-War cars & Bentley Sealed Handicap.

The fastest qualifier for the 15 minute race was Michael Higginbotham in a Bentley MkVI Special. For the first three laps it was Tim Llewellyn who led in his Bentley 3/8 before Higginbotham took the lead, with Llewellyn stuck to his tail.

Winner Higginbotham Bentley Mk VI Special and Llewellyn Bentley 3/8 lap (5) David Rushton Bentley 3 litre.

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This was followed by the first of two 20 minute Invitation races for the Aero Racing Morgan Challenge Series. After qualifying, Oliver Bryant had claimed Pole position in a Morgan +8 by over 1.5 seconds. He dominated the first race to win by nearly four seconds from Keith Ahlers in another Morgan +8. Finishing in 3rd place was class winner Andrew Thompson in a Morgan ARV6, the only other car on the winning lap. The second race was much closer, with Ahlers leading the first half of the race before Bryant got through into the lead. He took the chequered flag but was only just over a second ahead of Ahlers. In 3rd place was class winner Simon Orebi Gann in a Morgan

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there to the flag and beat Owen by over twenty seven seconds at the end of the twenty minute race. Both won their respective class. In 3rd place was Roy Chamberlain in a Triumph TR250. The other class was won by 5th placed Tim Parsons in a Morgan Supersport, who was a lap down on the race winner.

Class winning Philip St.Clair Tisdall leads the pack in his Morgan +8

Ben Eastick Jaguar D-Type finished 4th in the Sports Car Challenge.

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AVR6, over thirty seven seconds further back, but the top ten finishers were all on the winning lap in this race.

Winning their class in both races were Phil Thomas, Philip St.Clair Tisdall, Craig Hamilton-Smith, Brett Syndercombe.

Tim Parsons and Michele Bailey won their class in the first race, while in the second race the other class winners were Peter Cole and Chris Bailey.

Race 3 was a 20 minute BDC Sports Car Challenge & Morgan Techniques Challenge Trophy race. It was Richard Plant in a Morgan +8 that was fastest after qualifying, over a second ahead of the nearest challenger, Geraint Owen in a Lister Knobbly. Owen made the best of the start and led the first three laps before Plant got in to the lead. He stayed

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The 8 lap Bentley Handicap used a pit lane start so that the cars were started in handicap order. This should mean that all the cars arrived at the finish line together if the handicapper got it right, and the first car to the chequered flag is the winner of the handicap. The fastest © Motorsport-Imagery

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Owen Lister Knobbly and Plant Morgan +8 battle for the lead of the Sports Car Challenge

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4 1/2 who won by a massive 9.832 seconds from Paul Carter in a Bentley. A further 2.8 seconds back was Matt Walton in a Bentley 3/8. Early leader Rushton eventually finished 19th and Northam finished 4th.

Following the second Morgan race, it was time for the 8 lap Allcomers Sealed Handicap. Dean Cook in the TVR Sagaris GTF set the pace in qualifying over two and a half seconds faster than the rest of the field. He led the eight lap race from start to finish on the road, but the © Motorsport-Imagery

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car in qualifying was Oliver Llewellyn in a Bentley 3/8 over three seconds faster than Simon Worthington in the much more modern Bentley Turbo R. The slowest cars went off first and David Rushton in a Bentley 3 litre led the first three laps. He was passed on the fourth lap by Guy Northam in a Bentley 4 1/2, who managed to stay in front until the penultimate lap, but on the eighth lap, all the faster cars were now carving their way through the field. At the chequered flag the winner was Tim Llewellyn in the Bentley Ancient vs Modern. Who won this drag race out of Luffield? It was Chris Williams in the Napierr Bentley who was faster than the newer Bentley Turbo R of Simon Worthington

Adam Stacey-Marks driving his Bentley 3 / 4 ½ finished 15th in the Scratch race.

results were based on a handicap, so he was officially classified as 4th. The winner on handicap was Michael Blake in a TVR Griffith ahead of Jim Tiller in the Allard J2 and Mark Witherspoon in an Austin Healey Frog Eye Sprite.

Another invited series was the 30 minute FISCAR & CMMC Pre 64 Challenge race. There was a wide variety of fifties sports cars in the race and it was Richard Woolmer in an Elva Courier Mk1 who took Pole position.

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Jim Campbell in his Austin Healey 100/4 finished 7th in the FISCAR race

and the TVRCC Challenge. It was the TVR Sagaris GTF of Dean Cook that claimed Pole position, over two seconds faster than the rest of the field. Unfortunately he only lasted four laps in the race before retiring from the lead. This left the lead to Simon Ray in an ADR Sport 2 won went on to win by over thirty one seconds, and lapped everybody up to 6th place. Another sports racing car, the Crossle 95 of John Taylor finished 2nd. In 3rd place was the first of the TVRCC Challenge cars, the class winning TVR Griffith 400 of Andrew Race. He led home two more Griffith cars of Alan Jones and Michael Blake who were 4th and 5th overall. The Bentley class winner was Simon Worthington in the Bentley Turbo R who was 7th. Spoiling a Worthington full podium in the Bentley class was Paul Forty who was 2nd in class in the Bentley MkVI Special (11th overall) ahead of Stuart Worthington, 3rd in class, in the Bentley Mk6 Special (14th overall) and Charlie Worthington in the Bentley Continental GT in 15th overall.

he led for the first eleven laps before his pit stop. This handed the lead to Richard Tyzack for one lap until he pitted in the Kellison J4R. Woolmer returned to the lead after his pitstop until lap twenty when he retired to the pits.

This briefly gave the lead to Brian Arculus in the Lotus Elite but Tyzack was soon back into the lead and took victory by just 0.507 of a second from Arculus, with both winning their respective class. Over twelve seconds back down the track was 3rd placed John Andon in a Triumph TR4.

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Cavalcade of Titans.

Three illustrious Vintage race cars shared the track with nine other special Bentley cars in one of the main high-lights of the day. The three main cars were the Bernato-Hassan Special, the Napier Bentley and the Napier Railton.

Recently restored, the Bernato-Hassan Special was built in 1934 by Walter Hassan for Bentley Boy Woolf Bernato. The original 6 1/2 litre engine was quickly replaced by an 8 litre engine, and in 1935 Oliver Bettram set a new lap record around Brooklands at a speed of 142.6 mph. This was only ever beaten by the aero engined 24 litre Napier-Railton.

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The Napier-Railton was built in 1933 and has a Bentley Speed Six steering box. The car hold various records, including the 24 hour World Speed record of 150.6 mph and also the lap record for the Brooklands Outer circuit at 143.44 mph. The car was commissioned by driver John Cobb from designer Reid Railton.

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The final car of the big trio is the Napier Bentley, built in 1968 as a one off special. It also has a 24 litre aero engine developing 600 bhp and was created by Peter Morley and David Llewellyn and is now owned and raced regularly by Chris Williams.

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There were a pair of 3 Litre TTs, the one from 1921 is the oldest racing Bentley in the World still being raced regularly.

1924 Blown 3 litre was the first, and only 3 litre supercharged Bentley.

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The 1930 Bentley 4 1/2 litre owned by Harvey Hine has been in his family for the last 67 years and took part in the first BDC race meeting at Silverstone in 1949.

The 1922 version of the 3 litre TTs is also seen competing in BDC and VSCC meetings. both are accurate facsimiles of the car that finished 4th in the 1922 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy.

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Leading the field round was a 1929 Birkin Blower replica, one of the few short chassis Blowers in existence. It has been updated to be virtually identical in appearance and performance to the original 4 ½ Blower that Tim Birkin raced at Le Mans in 1930.

Another old timer is Randal Stewart who is the longest serving current racer in the BDC, still competing at a young age of 79. He was driving his 1922 Bentley 3/4 1/2 Litre.

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Another 1926 Bentley was the 3/8 Special, also known as Penny. It was built by David Llewellyn has has recorded more victories in club history in both BDC and VSCC events.

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The other Bentleys that were of historical significance included the 1926 3 litre Le Mans Works Team car raced by Commander Glen Kidston. This car led the 1926 Le Mans 24 hours race and set fastest lap before retiring.

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H&T Trailers Men’s National Autograss Championships Dodwell Farm Circuit, Stratford upon Avon

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Class 9 winner James Bowe leads Class 8 winner in the Champion of Champions race

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For me, the highlight of the live action section of January’s Autosport International show is the Autograss racing display.

The purpose built buggies and Mini look-alike specials, often powered by V8s or twin Hyabusa-engined and with enough power to lift the front wheels two feet off the ground under acceleration, are always crowd pleasers. And what other sport can claim to be involved in space travel with the sport being governed by NASA? But this is the other NASA, the National Autograss Sporting Association.

A visit to my local track has been on the cards for years and this year was the big one for the Autograss scene. 500 of the

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very best grassers in the country came to Evesham Autograss Club’s Dodwell Farm circuit for the H&T Trailers Men’s National Championships. The NASA website claims that this is arguably one of the best motorsport events in the world and having watched a day of exceptionally clean and close racing with constant overtaking, I’d put it right up there. They describe it as 'the Indy 500 packed into your back garden’!

The championships were held for 10 different classes on oval track around 400m long, using a natural soil surface with a surprisingly thick layer of rubber laid down. Races

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Graham Blackburn leads Class 10 winner Phil Cooper in a fantastic dice

The Class 3 final led by the eventual winner, Sam Gould

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Andy Holtby took the Class 7 title in style, crossing the line broadside

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Class 5 - Over 1420cc Front engined RWD saloons unlimited using mods - Daniel Lodge SC212 Class 6 - Over 1420cc FWD saloons unlimited tuning mods - Ben Gould NS434 Class 7 - Over 1420cc RWD saloons Unlimited tuning mods - Andy Holtby NC61 Class 8 - Under 1420 cc open wheel specials - Matt Berrisford NS155 Class 9 - 1420cc to 2070cc open wheel specials - James Bowe YD 182 Colin Chilvers and Tom Ellis get personal during heat 3 of Class 5

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are for up to 8 cars who start on a straight line and are released by a bungee to race over 4 to 10 laps. The track was surrounded by large crowds of spectators, who were blessed with an unforgettable event

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The class winners were Class 1 - Under 1000cc FWD saloons with basic tuning mods - Peter Watson Y121 Class 2 - Under 1300cc saloons with limited tuning mods - Craig Conway SC1 Class 3 - Over 1420cc Front engined RWD saloons unlimited tuning mods - Sam Gould NS334 Class 4 - Under 1130cc saloons unlimited tuning mods Darren Grasby E220 Š Syd Wall

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Extreme understeer from Craig Conway’s Class 2 Nissan Micra on his way to winning the final

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Silverstone Classic

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By Simon & Janet Wright With additional photos by Peter McFadyen plus David Goose & Stuart Yates of Motorsport Imagery

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Andrew Hibberd Brabham BT38 came 15th in the wet Formula 2 race on Saturday.

For any car enthusiast, the place to be in July is the Silverstone Classic, a three day motoring extravaganza, the largest historic racing event in the World. Over the meeting there were a total of 21 races, demonstrations on track, parades and car displays by hundreds of car clubs, a classic car auction and music.

Friday was qualifying day, with all races having individual sessions on track. The event is well organised, with all morning races being run from the National pits and all afternoon races running from the International pits in the Silverstone Wing.

First race on both Saturday and Sunday was for the HSCC Classic Formula 3 series, races 1 and 13. With an impressive entry of 36 cars, Pole position went to Andrew Smith in a March 783 by just 0.261 of a second from Christian Olsen in a Martini Mk 39. The French Martini took a decisive victory in the first race with Olsen winning by

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over four seconds from Ian Jacobs in a Ralt RT3, with both winning their class. Smith finished 3rd a further seven seconds behind Jacobs. The second race on Sunday Š Motorsport-Imagery

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Nice powerslide in the wet RAC Woodcote Trophy race by the Austin Healey 100M driven by P & J Mortimer who finished 6th in class

morning saw a repeat performance for the first two, with Olsen this time winning by over sixteen seconds from Jacobs. The 3rd place went to Adrian Langridge in a March 803.

Second race on Saturday was for the Royal Automobile Club Woodcote & Stirling Moss Trophy. This race had a massive fifty nine car entry and saw Oliver Bryant grab Pole position in a John Spiers Lister Jaguar Knobbly in the Woodcote Trophy race Lotus 15 by over two and a half seconds. He then dominated the race, leading every lap except for two during © Motorsport-Imagery

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the compulsory pit stop, when the Nuthall/Wood Lister Knobbly had a brief two laps at the head of the field. At the finish, it was David Hart in a Lister Costin who took 2nd place, and a class win, over three seconds behind the winner. The Lister Knobbly of Nuthall/Wood finished a distant 3rd over twenty eight seconds back. With such a large field, the race was split into multiple classes and the other class winners were 7th Ahlers/Bellinger Lola Mk1 Prototype, 8th John & Gary Pearson Jaguar D-Type, 9th Ure/Watts Cooper Bristol T24/25, 12th Wilson/Stretton Maserati 250S, 13th O & T Llewellyn Allard J2, 15th John Burton Alton Jaguar, 17th Champion/Stretton Lotus 11 Le Mans, 20th Bourne/Paul Lotus Mk10, 22nd A & D Smith Cooper Monaco T49, 23rd Haynes/Girardo Lotus 11 Le Mans, 28th Harrison/Adcock Rejo Mk3, 39th McAlpine/Keen Kurtis 500s Corvette, 45th Paul Griffin Connaught ALSR and finally 50th Wilson/Reichman Austin-Healey 100/4. © Motorsport-Imagery

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The HSCC Thundersports series had two races, with a Sprint race on Saturday and an Endurance race on Sunday. The large grid of 41 cars had Georg Hallau in the Lola T310 on Pole position. It was a battle of the Can-Am

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cars at the start of the ten lap sprint. Dean Forward put the mighty McLaren M8F into the lead and stayed in front of the Lola for the rest of the race. Forward won by over five seconds from Hallau, with both winning their respective class. In to 3rd place came Robert Beebee in a Lola T70 Mk3B. The Chevron B8 of Watson/O’Connell took 4th to win the SP1 class with Robert Hall taking the S20 class in the Shike P15 in 6th overall. The final class winner was 7th placed John Burton in a Chevron B26. The Endurance race on Sunday was race 14 on the programme, with a forty minute duration. The first few laps were exciting as

until the chequered flag. Burton was close behind in 2nd, while the R & J Beebee Lola was a distant 3rd, nearly one minute behind. All of the first three won their class. Both O’Connell and Hall repeated their class wins in the second race. © Motorsport-Imagery

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Martin O’Connell Chevron B40 finished 4th in the first race

Hallau in the Lola took the initial lead, then Forward in the McLaren got passed, only to retire on lap 4. This let Hallau back into the lead until lap 8 when he dropped down to 8th position, giving the lead to John Burton in the Chevron B26. The leaders were already lapping traffic and it only took Hallau three laps to get back in front, where he stayed

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The HSCC had assembled one of the largest ever Formula 2 grids for the two races over the weekend, with fifty six cars. This exciting series saw Matthew Watts in a March 772 take Pole position from Darwin Smith in a March 722 by just 0.120 of a second. Only another 0.794 of a second further back was Miles Griffiths in a Ralt RT1. The first eight lap race saw Griffiths lead every lap in the Ralt to win by just over a second from Smith in the older March 722. Andy Smith in a March 742 was a distant 3rd. Watts finished well down in 17th position. The other class winners were 20th Marc Mercer in a March 73B, 27th Martin Bullock Chevron B17C, 35th David Mercer March 78B and 42nd Stephen Weller in an Elfin 600B. The second race on Sunday saw Smith hold the initial lead

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for the first three laps before Martin O’Connell in a Chevron B40 went through and on to win by 1.447 of a second from Griffiths in the Ralt. Smith was a distant 3rd again in this race.

The other class winners were the same as the first race.

Bechtolsheimer/Lindsay Tojeiro GT Tojeiro won their class in the RAC Tourist Trophy race

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Race 5 on Saturday was a fifty minute race for the Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy for Historic Cars (Pre ’63 GT).

The large grid of forty cars saw the unusual Tojeiro GT driven

by Bechtolsheimer and Lindsay claim Pole position. Saturday dawned wet, making interesting track conditions for these powerful GT cars. The Tojeiro led the first lap before being passed by the Jaguar E-Type of Jo & Ja Minshaw and the Cottingham and Stanley Jaguar E-Type. The Minshaw E-Type only held the lead for a couple of laps before the Cottingham/Stanley E-Type pushed its way to the front. A surprise leader on lap 10 was the Aston Martin DB4 GT of Goble/Miller for a single lap before the Hunt and Blakeney Edwards AC Cobra hit the front which it held to the end, winning by nearly seven seconds from the Cottingham/Staanley Jaguar E-Type. Nearly twenty seconds further back in 3rd was the fabulous Ferrari 250 GT Breadvan driven by N & L Halusa, also winning their class. The

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Bechtolsheimer/Lindsay Tojeiro GT Tojeiro EE came home in 7th place, winning the Invitation class. The other two class winners were 8th placed Gareth Burnett in a Porsche 356 Coupe GT and 14th placed O’Connell and Watson Lotus Elite.

During the Saturday lunch break there was a high speed demo of World GP Bike legends, followed by the Supercar legends and anniversary parades.

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After lunch, the action switched to the Silverstone Wing and started with the Sir Jackie Stewart Trophy for FIA Masters Historic Formula One cars. For many people, these were the stars of the entire weekend, with modern Grand Prix cars from the most interesting period of the 1960s, 70s and 80s. Compared to some of the other races over the weekend, the entry was quite small with just twenty cars, but they were a really interesting selection of Formula 1 cars from McLaren, Lotus, Tyrell, Williams, Hesketh, Brabham, March and Ligier, plus others. Steve © Motorsport-Imagery

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Hartley went fastest in the McLaren MP4/1 by just under half second from Katsuaki Kubota in the Lotus 91/7.

However, they both had lap times removed by the Stewards so it was Mike Cantillon in the Williams FW07C that was on Pole position by just 0.354 of a second from Martin Stretton in a Tyrrell 012, with Steve Hartley in a McLaren MP4/1 only 0.081 of a second further back in 3rd place on the grid.

After dry qualifying, the first race was run in the rain and Cantillon held the lead for the first © Simon Wright two laps before Stretton got the Tyrrell past and into the lead. He was chased by Matteo Ferrer-Aza in the stunning Ligier JS11/15 for four laps before the Ligier slipped into the lead.

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by over five seconds from Stretton, who won the Lauda Class, while Cantillon took 3rd place in the Williams.

Michael Lyons won the Fittipaldi Class in 5th driving the McLaren M26. Sidney Hoole was driving the very distinctive Ensign N173 in the Invitation class, but unfortunately stopped after 3 laps and was not classified.

The Sunday © Simon Wright race was held in sunny dry weather and saw Kyle Tilley start from Pole position in the Ensign MN177 with Steve Hartley next to him in the McLaren MP4/1. Hartley Steve Hartley McLaren MP4/1 led from start to finish winning by just 0.382 of a second from the Williams FW07C of Mike Cantillon. Martin Stretton finished 3rd on the road but was given a 30.7 second penalty in lieu of drive through for non-respect of yellow flags, which dropped him down to 7th overall, but he still won the Lauda Class. This promoted Christophe D’Ansembourg to 3rd in another Williams FW07C. First race winner FerrerAza took 4th in the Ligier JS11/15. Michael Lyons took another Fittipaldi class win in 5th place in the McLaren M26. His mother Judy Lyons was 3 laps behind but still won the Stewart Class in her Surtees TS9 in 17th position.

Mark Hazell in a Williams FW08C lost two places after getting a 30.7 second penalty from jumping the start, which put him into 11th at the finish. Also Antoine D’Ansembourg in a Brabham BT49 got a 30.7 second penalty for speeding in the pit lane which dropped him down one place to 13th overall.

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race was a twenty minute event which closed the meeting. The race was dominated by Chris Middlehurst who led for the first seven laps before being passed by Adam Morgan who went on to take the win. Middlehurst was disqualified for not complying with flag signals, so Ian Curley finished 2nd in his Austin Mini Cooper S over five seconds behind Morgan. In 3rd place was Michael Caine in another Austin Mini Cooper S who was just behind Curley. The most unusual car in the race was the Austin Mini Countryman, the van body with windows and woodwork, driven by Mark Burnett which finished 22nd in the second race, right in the middle of the field, after only managing 31st in the first race.

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The first of two Mini Celebration Trophy presented by Adrian Flux races took to the track next. A massive 57 Mini entry saw Endaf Owens claim Pole position in his Austin Mini Cooper S, with the top six all under 1 second apart, and the majority of the field covered by just 15 seconds. The first race was in wet conditions and saw a tremendous Mini race with three different leaders across the line in the seven lap race. At the flag it was Darren Turner in a Morris Mini Cooper S who won with Chris Middlehurst only 0.740 of a second behind.

Adam Morgan took 3rd place a further three and a half seconds further behind.

Dan Lewis leads a pack The second Mini through Club corner in the Mini Celebration Trophy race.

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Class winner Joseph Colasacco Ferrari 1512 in the Gallett Trophy race for Pre ‘66 Grand Prix cars

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Back to single seater action with the Gallet Trophy for Pre ’66 Grand Prix Cars (HGPCA) and Jon Fairley grabbed Pole position in a Brabham BT11/19 by less than a second from Will Nuthall in a Cooper T53.

Fairley managed to lead the first lap, but Will Nuthall then got in front and stayed there to win the first race by over two seconds from Sam Wilson in a Lotus 18 372.

Michael Gans driving a Cooper T79 scored a class win in 3rd position, followed by another class winner, Miles Griffiths in a Lotus 16 368 in 4th. There were a load of

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win his class, with Will Nuthall only managing 3rd place at the flag. Griffiths took another class win in 5th along with Daniell in 13th, Franchitti in 17th and Ian Nuthall in 24th. The other class winners in the second race were 12th Tim de Silva in a Lotus 24 946 and in 14th, Greg Thornton in the LDS 03.

This was followed by a high speed demonstration by Sir

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other class winners in the race including 10th Joseph Colasacco in a Ferrari 1512, 14th Julian Bronson in the Scarab Offenhauiser, 15th Mark Daniell in a Cooper T45, 18th Richard Tarling in the Assegai, 19th Marino Franchitti in a Maserati 250F 2532 and finally 27th Ian Nuthall in the Alta F2. The second race on Sunday started in first race finishing order and Sam Wilson took the lead from the start to win in the Lotus 18 372 by nearly four seconds. Jon Fairley made up for his disappointment in the first race to finish 2nd and

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Jackie Stewart in the Matra MS80 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his British Grand Prix victory in 1969.

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Mark Burton in the Ford Mustang leads the pack in the Transatlantic Trophy for Pre ‘66 Touring Cars © Peter McFadyen

Race 9 was for the Transatlantic Trophy for Pre ’66 Touring Cars before the evening tea break. This had a © Motorsport-Imagery massive 57 car entry and the Ford Mustang of Fenn and Hill took Pole position by just 0.239 of a second from Oliver Hart in an Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA. The race developed into a thrilling battle between the Ford Mustangs of Fenn/Hill and Craig Davies. Both

held the lead for a time and there was a collision between the pair, but the stewards decided no further action was The Martin/Soper Ford Lotus Cortina took 2nd in class in the Transatlantic Trophy for Pre ‘66 required.

Touring cars At the flag it was Fenn/Hill who won by just 0.868 of a second from Davies, with class winning Andy Wolfe in a Ford Lotus Cortina only a further 0.170 of a second behind in 3rd.

The other two class winners were 9th Ian Curley in an Austin Mini Cooper S and 19th Tom Sharp in a BMW 1800 Tisa. There was plenty of action on the track and after a collision between the Ford Mustang of Nicholas King and the Ford Lotus Cortina of M & O Streek, both cars were disqualified and received 4 penalty points.

Fire & Smoke from the Benji Hetherington Ford Mustang who was 3rd in class in the Transatlantic Trophy for Pre ‘66 Touring Cars

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Full grid to celebrate 60 years of the Austin Mini

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Bernardo Hartogs Lotus 18/21 battles with Nick Taylor Lotus 18 914 in the Gallet Trophy for Pre 66 Grand Prix cars

Steve Soper BMW M3 won his class in the Aston Martin Trophy for Masters Endurance Legends

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The Tomas/Lockie Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 had a spin out of Brooklands

Burnett/Swift Ogle SX 1000 finished 8th in class in the International Trophy for Classic GT Cars (Pre ‘66) The L & D Gathercole Lola T212 failed to finish the Thundersports race

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iconic 2 litre Lola T212, while the INV class was taken by N & L Halusa in the unusual Alfa Romeo 33TT3, which originally raced in the sports car World Championship between 1967 and 1977 in various variations. The Bon class was won by Chris Lillingston-Price in a Chevron B8 in 12th, and in 14th place John Sheldon won the Sif class in his Chevron B16. The final two class winners were the 16th placed Cooper Monaco T61M driven by Jolly/Farthing and the 28th placed Porsche 911RS of Ruaud/Gadal despite the Porsche getting a 30.7 second penalty applied in lieu of a drive through penalty which was not taken.

The winning Pescarolo LMP1 of Kennard/Cantillon who took the Aston Martin Trophy for Endurance Legends race.

Francois Perrodo Porsche RS Spyder won his class in the Aston Martin Trophy for Endurance Legends race.

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The final race of Saturday was the first of two Aston Martin Trophy for Masters Endurance Legends races of the weekend. The high-light of this event was the UK

racing debut of the Le Mans winning Bentley Speed 8 driven by Shaun Lynn. Claiming Pole position was the iconic blue and orange Gulf coloured Cantillon/Kennard Pescarolo LMP1, ahead of the twenty six car field for the first 40 minute race.

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Emmanuel Collard lead for the first nine laps in another Pescarolo LMP1 before being disqualified for a yellow flag infringement. This left the Kennard/Catillon Pescarolo LMP1 to win by just under 4 seconds from Steve Tandy in a Lola B12/60.

The Lola Aston DBR1-2 of Christophe D’Ansembourg took 3rd place. Fourth place and a class win was taken by James Cottingham in a Dallara SP1. The P2 class winner was 7th placed Mike Furness in a Courage LC75, one lap down, while the GT1 class winners was Massimilliano Girardo in a Ferrari 550 in 10th overall. Mike Newton gave a class win to the MG Lola EX257 in 12th overall, while the Invitation class was won by

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T & O Llewllyn Bentley 3/8 won the Bentley Centenary Trophy for Pre-War Sports Cars race

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The first of the dusk to dark races was the Bentley Centenary Trophy for Pre-War Sports Cars. Pole position went to Rudiger Friedrichs Alvis Firefly 4.3 ahead of the massive 52 car starting grid for the forty minute race. Despite the Alvis getting pole position, honour was restored in the race with the Bentley 3/8 driven by T & O Llewellyn taking the win by just over a second from the Alvis of Friedrichs, while 3rd place went to the Frazer Nash Supersports driven

by Wakeman and Blakeney-Edwards. All three won their © Peter McFadyen respective Graham Goodwin Bentley 4 ½ Le Mans in classes. With the Bentley Centenary Trophy for PreWar Sports Cars such a large field, there were quite a few class winners including 6th placed Barrie/Prill in a BMW 328, 7th placed Niklas Halusa in an Alfa Romeo 8C

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Winner of the FIA Masters Historic Sports Car race - A & M Banks in the McLaren M6B

This was followed by the Yokohama Trophy for FIA Masters Historic Sports Cars. The McLaren M6B of A & M Banks claimed Pole position for the 50 minute race. The McLaren lead the entire race apart from one lap when it was in for the compulsory pitstop. They won by over forty two seconds from the Lola T70 Mk3B driven by Gary Pearson. In 3rd place, and winning the Sto class, was Diogo Ferrao © Motorsport-Imagery driving a Lola T292, who was only five seconds behind Pearson. The Mar class was won by 8th placed David Tomlin in an

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Scott/Williams sharing a Ferrari 458 GT3 in 13th place. The other two GT class winners were Steve Soper driving a BMW M3 in 18th and Colin Sowter in an Aston Martin GT2 in 20th.

The second forty Mike Newton won his class in the MG Lola EX257 in the Aston Martin Trophy for Endurance legends race minute race took place on Sunday afternoon, with Collard starting from the back of the grid. It was a repeat victory for Kennard/Cantillon with Tandy taking another 2nd place.

In this race it was David Porter in the Peugeot 908 that took the final podium place. Collard had worked his way up to 7th by the end, setting the fastest lap of the race

in the process. Cottingham, Newton, Girardo, Scott/Williams and Sowter all took a second class win, with the other class winners for this race being Francois Perrodo in a Porsche RS Spyder in 6th and Ollie Hancocks in 16th driving a TVR T400 R. The Bentley Speed 8 managed 6th in race one and 10th in race two, finishing 2nd in class both times.

Sunday started with the second races for the HSCC Classic Formula 3, HSCC Thundersports Endurance and HSCC Historic Formula 2 races.

The Historic Touring Car Challenge was the last race before the lunch break and their only race at the meeting.

Single seater and Sports car expert Michael Lyons took Historic Touring Car Challenge Race winner Michael Lyons Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500

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Makings its UK racing debut, the Bentley Speed 8 of Shaun Lynn finished 2nd in class in both races of the Aston Martin Trophy for Endurance Legends.

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pole in a Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 and dominated the race, leading from start to finish. He was over ten seconds ahead of the similar car of Craig Davies at the end of the fifty minute race. Making it a Ford clean sweep was Class winning Steve Dance in 3rd in a Ford Capri. Ford continued to dominate with the top 6 finishers all being Ford mounted and 6th placed David Tomlin in a Ford

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Bryant in a Chevrolet Camaro Z28, 23rd Danby/Watts in a Toyota Corolla 1600 GT, 27th Paul Clayson in an Alfa Romeo GT V6 and in last finishing position 32nd Matthias Jocher in a Volkswagen Golf GTi. After the lunch break it was the second of the Sir Jackie Stewart Trophy for FIA Masters Historic Formula One cars

Class winners S & A Drabble Triumph Dolomite Sprint and Patrick Watts MG Metro Turbo in the Historic Touring Car Challenge race

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Escort RS1800 winning his class. British Leyland marques did their best to restore local honour with class wins for 9th Patrick Watts in an MG Metro Turbo, 10th Chris and Charles Williams in a Rover SD1, 11th Till Bechtolsheimer in an MG Metro Turbo and 26th S & A Drabble in a Triumph Dolomite Sprint, but Ford also scored another trio of class wins with 14th Pochciol/Hanson in a Ford Capri and 24th Keen/McAlpine Wood/Morgan Nissan Skyline in another Ford R32 in the Historic Touring Car Challenge Capri plus 31st Carey McMahon in a Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500. The other class winners in this multi class race were 12th O & G © Janet Wright

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International Trophy winners Thomas/Lockie Shelby Daytona Cobra ahead of the AC Cobra of Pochciol/Hanson

races, followed by the International Trophy for Classic GT Cars (Pre ’66). The AC Cobra Daytona Coupe of D & O Hart took Pole position from the very rapid Lotus Elan 26R driven by Steve Soper. In the fifty minute, 20 lap race, it was the powerful big engined cars that took the advantage round the fast Silverstone circuit, with the Shelby Daytona Cobra of Thomas and Lockie that won by over twelve seconds from the other Daytona Cobra Coupe of D & O Hart. They were chased home by a pair of E-Type Jaguars driven by G & J Dodd in 3rd and Jon Minshaw in 4th.

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Burnett and Swift in the cute and unusual Ogle SX 1000, 35th McFadden and Cullen in a Jaguar E-Type and 42nd Gordon and Finburgh in a Lotus Elite.

The meeting closed with the second races for the Gallet Trophy for Pre ’66 Grand Prix Cars (HGPCA), the Aston Martin Trophy for Masters Endurance Legends and the Mini Celebration Trophy Presented by Adrian Flux.

The centre of the circuit was given over to car clubs to display members cars. This is possible the largest classic car show in the country, and the cars on display varied from the humble Mini right through the large displays of Ferrari, Porsche and Aston Martins.

British Motor Museum display of Rally Mini and Metro

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Mercedes owners arrived en-masse

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Andrew Haddon Lotus Elanwon his class in the International Trophy race

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Over the course of the event, the circuit is thrown open to a succession of car parades, all carefully monitored by the event organisers. The purpose of the parade, to allow some selected car clubs and marques to show off their cars to the public, but also as a thank you to the drivers ( and passengers ) of the cars involved and allowing them the opportunity to drive their pride and joy on the world famous Silverstone Grand Prix circuit. In the past the temptation for the drivers was to test the performance of their cars on circuit, these days due to Health and Safety requirements the parade is much more controlled and speeds are kept to a minimum.

2019 saw a number of parades with several thousand cars being shown during the three days, with the emphasis on smaller clubs this year rather than the man parade of recent years such as a display of over 900 Porsche 911’s, mass parade of Jaguar E Type’s or similar. The smaller parades do allow for some recognisable historic cars to be shown off but also the inclusion of some classic supercars.

Throughout the weekend the Tesla Owners Club provided cars for use as VIP and Media shuttles around the circuit, they were also part of the circuit parade.

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Having recently received the new book on Ferguson Formula Four Wheel Drive 'Traction for Sale' (by Bill Munro & Pat Turner) I was reminded that 50 years ago in 1969 a few F1 teams (Lotus, Matra, McLaren) plus Cosworth experimented with 4-Wheel Drive Grand Prix Cars. This months image shows the Lotus 63 of Jo Bonnier in the paddock behind the pits before the 1969 British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The other thing this photo illustrates are the working conditions the teams encountered compared with the pristine pit garages of today. In the end 4-Wheel Drive turned out to be a blind alley with none of these cars being successful.

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The fastest times usually come from the 1501 – 3000cc Pre-War Racing Cars class and so it proved again this year. James Baxter is the pre-war record holder with a time of 39.68 seconds set in an ERA in 2015 and he again proved fastest of all, this time driving the famous ERA-engined Riley but not quite managing to beat his own record. A time of 40.36 on his first run was enough for FTD ahead of Nick Topliss in the exworks ERA R4D and Ian Baxter driving his Alta 61 IS. Fourth in the class and fastest of all the

The ‘Fastest Young Driver of the Day’ award went to James Crabb driving his father’s ERA R12C

VSCC PRESCOTT HILL CLIMB. The first weekend in August sees the Vintage Sports Car Club’s biggest event of the year, the hill climb on Prescott’s A Lagonda ‘short’ course. Although rarely fittingly used these days, most events sports a temperatur being held on the ‘long’ course e gauge which includes the hairpin made in Ettore’s Bend, the VSCC stick to Britain by Wilmotthe original version for the sake Breeden of continuity and in the hope of getting the always huge entry of pre-war cars up the hill in the shortest possible time. Practice takes place on Saturday with the two competition runs per car taking up the whole of Sunday – once the traditional fun cycle ‘races’ have been run on the

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Jeff Edwards (Alvis Silver Eagle) was second fastest vintage car in the class for Special Sports Cars, 2001-3000cc

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pre-1931 vintage cars was Tony Lees in the AC/GN Cognac Special. In the next class down, the 11011500cc racing cars, James Crabb ousted his father Terry from top spot at last, both driving the same car, ERA R12C, and just 0.09sec separating their best times; James was also winner of the Young Drivers FTD award.

However, it’s the huge range of cars taking part, from Austin Sevens through Edwardian monsters of the early 20 century to the fastest racing cars of the era, which draws the crowds to ‘Vintage Prescott’ each year, hundreds of them bringing their own pre-war cars to assemble in The Orchard to meet with friends and enjoy picnics together in the midst of what must be one of the greatest annual gatherings of old cars and their owners anywhere in the world. th

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Miss Harriet Collings in her Bentley at The Esses

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Alexander Leech (1931 Talbot AV105), second in class on handicap

Anthony Galliers-Pratt puts the front tyre of his 4½ litre engined Bentley under some stress coming out of Rolt’s Corner

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Dual numbers on the 1933 MG L-Type Magna driven by Andrew Briggs, seen here, and Maurice Gleeson.

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The Alvis Register are celebrating the marque’s centenary this year and enjoyed a parade and display in The Orchard across the track from the Bugatti Owners’ Club’s clubhouse Craig Collings (1928 Delage DR70) Fastest Time of Day again went to James Baxter driving the Riley-ERA owned and entered by David Hawkins

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Richard Gatley’s 1935 Frazer Nash BMW 319 Type 45 Saloon was so well presented that the scrutineers awarded it their coveted Silver Con-Rod Trophy

Mrs Marina Pemberton-Whiteley won her class with her father Norman Pemberton second in the same Talbot 95/105

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Wythall Carnival Classic Motor Show.

The annual Classic Motor Show at the Wythall carnival changed its location within the carnival this year, from the large field behind the carnival to a much smaller field to the right of the main field. Possibly due to a clash with a larger event in nearby Warwick, the organisers must have realised that the entry would be much smaller this year, as they only managed to have a double line up of cars round the new area, a fraction of the number of previous years.

The weather was cooler than of late, and there was the threat of the odd rain shower, which may have also kept car owners away.

With Wythall only a few miles away from Longbridge, there is always a good turn out of former British Leyland vehicles, many owned by former employees who worked at Longbridge. These vehicles are all lovingly maintained by their owners and are immaculately prepared. The most

iconic car produced at Longbridge has to be the Mini, and one of the more rare versions was the Mini Countryman, complete with wooden frame around the rear bodywork. The traditional Mini saloon was also represented, along with a nice Riley Elf version which is easily identifiable by the tall front radiator grill and protruding rear wings. Another earlier unusual Austin was the A40 Sports, the first sports car built by BMC at Longbridge in the 1950s. It was based on the Devon and Somerset mechanicals with an aluminium body built by Jensen at West Bromwich. Between 1950 and 1953 almost 4,000 were produced, but it is thought that only 40-50 are remaining in this country. © Janet Wright

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The Austin 1100-1300 and Allegro were also built at Longbridge and in recent years Rover and MG models were assembled at Longbridge under German and then Chinese ownership.

Apart from the local content, there was a good turn out of Ford models, including a pristine duotone Ford Consul 375 convertible © Simon Wright and several Ford Zephyr, Zodiac and Ford Executive luxury saloons. At the time of manufacture, these were the largest Ford passenger cars in the

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British range. The “Executive” and Zodiac Mark IV were identified by having four headlights and an uprated 2994cc V6 engine which produced 140 bhp. The Zodiac also featured an alternator instead of a dynamo on the Zephyr. It also had an adjustable steering column, the spare wheel was in the engine compartment, a heater with Aeroflow ventilation, electric widow washers, 2 speed windscreen wipers, a cigar lighter, rev counter, clock, ammeter and reversing lights as standard. Very top of the range.

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There were both extremes of Italian automotive engineering, with a pair of small Fiat 500s, one being the ‘Estate’ version, and at the other end a modern © Janet Wright Ferrari California. The Ferrari California was introduced in 2008 and powered by a normally aspirated 4.3 litre V8 engine. In 2014 the California T replaced it with a twin turbo 3.9 litre V8 engine.

An unusual car with an Italian connection was the 1988 Clan Clover. Built by Clan Cars in Northern Ireland and based on the Clan Crusader, it is chassis No. 13 of 14 Pre Receiver built cars. This mid-engined version is fitted with a 1500cc Flat Four Alfa Romeo Boxer engine which produces 105 hp. It is an original factory built car and has only covered 12,750 miles from new. It is as supplied and has never been restored.

Compared to the original Clan Crusader, the Clover had different glass, a rear spoiler and blistered wheel arches. It is thought that a total of twenty six cars were built, twenty road cars and six racing versions before the company had financial difficulties and went into receivership in 1987.

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Classic American cars are always popular with the British enthusiast and there were few present at Wythall. Apart from the couple of American style ‘police’ cars, complete with siren and flashing lights, the two cars that caught the eye were a pair of saloons. The first was a 1954 4.3 litre Pontiac Chieftain. This model was built between 1949 and 1958 and was the first new Pontiac design after the second World War. This was a first generation model powered by an eight cylinder in-line engine which produced 122 hp for the manual transmission version and 127 hp for the Hydra-Matic version. Air conditioning was offered as an optional extra, which gave this model the distinction of being the first production car in the US to have an air conditioning system in the modern sense with in-dash controls.

However, the real star of the show, which attracted a lot of attention when it arrived, was a 1903 Oldsmobile Curved Dash. This is considered to be the first mass-produced automobile, built on an assembly line, using

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interchangeable parts. First introduced in 1901, a total of 425 were built in the first year. This rose to 2,500 in 1902 and when production finished in 1907 a total of over 19,000 had been built. it was powered by a water cooled horizontal single cylinder 1600cc petrol engine, which was mounted in the centre of the car and produced 5 hp. It was connected to a Planetary 2 speed transmission © Simon Wright system. With an all in weight of just 850 lbs it could achieve a top speed of 20 mph. It was considered a runabout model which could carry two people.

Despite the odd rain shower, the car event attracted some of the carnival crowd to look round the vehicles.

Lets hope that next year it doesn’t clash with Retro Warwick and it will return to previous attendance figures, as this always has been a nice free regional show to attend.

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Radical Challenge race 1 winner Jerome De Sadeleer SR3 RSX

MSVR arrived at Silverstone in the middle of August with the BRDC British F3 Championship and the GT Cup heading a two day meeting round the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit.

After morning qualifying, the fifteen race program for the weekend started with the first of three races for the Radical Challenge Championship. The series arrived at Silverstone with a three way battle for this years title. Current champion Dominik Jackson was the leader arriving at Silverstone, from Jerome De Sadleleer and Jac Constable, but only 76 points separated the top three and 84 points up for grabs at the meeting. The first race was for fifty minutes saw Jerome De Sadeleer on Pole position in his Radical SR3 RSX. He dominated the race, only loosing the lead for a couple of laps during the pit stop window. Unfortunately the race was Red Flagged just before the finish after a collision at Luffield between Mark Richards and Mark Crader. Richards went in to the back of Crader, pushing him around and in to the gravel trap. Both cars ended up trapped in the gravel, so the Red Flag was shown and the

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Chris Headlam took a second class victory in 18th.

The third race provided a third different winner, with Joe Stables driving the only SR3 RS in the race, taking a very close win from Marcus Clutton with De Sadeleer a short way back in 3rd. Taking their third class win of the weekend were Dan & Chris Headlam.

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race finished with De Sadeleer winning by over fifteen seconds from Jackson and 3rd placed Constable. The other class winner was Dan & Chris Headlam who finished 14th.

After the race Richards was disqualified. Both made it out for the second race.

The shorter twenty minute second race was dominated by Constable who lead from start to finish. Jackson took another 2nd place with Joe Stables right behind him in 3rd. Dan &

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After the lunch break on Saturday, the first of four GT Cup races started with a twenty five minute Sprint race. Richard Chamberlain put the CTR Developments Porsche 935 on Pole position by © Motorsport-Imagery just 0.034 of a second from John Seale in the JMH Automotive Lamborghini Huracan GT3 which was shared with Jamie Stanley and Marcus Clutton. The Lamborghini made the best start to

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Race 3 runner up Grahame Tilley Nissan GTR Nismo GT3

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lead but on lap two, Chamberlain put the Porsche into the lead and although the Lamborghini made a battle of the race, it was the Porsche that won by just under a second with the Lamborghini in 2nd place. The impressive looking Tecserve UK Nissan GTR Nismo GT3 driven by Grahame Tilley was a distant 3rd, just holding off the FF Corse Ferrari 488 GTC of Daniel and Graham De Zille, who won the GTC class. Winning the GTB class was the 12th placed Top Cats Racing Marcos Mantis of Sander and Frank Mortenson a lap behind the race winner. Just behind, on 13th place, was the GTH class winning Balfe Motorsport McLaren 570 GT4 of Nick Moss. The final class winner was the GTA Motorsport Porsche Cayman of Ivan Milutinovic who took the

The class winning Porsche Cayman of Ivan Milutinovic chasing the lotus Evora of James Simons and Fraser Smart

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Seale/Stanley/Clutton on pole position by over three seconds. It led from start to finish, winning by over eleven seconds from Tilley in the Nissan GTR in 2nd place. The GCat Racing Porsche 911 GT3 of Shamus Jennings took 3rd place. In this race, the GTC class was won by the 5th placed Team Webb Lamborghini Huracan driven by Tom and James Webb. The Marcos Mantis took another GTB class win driven by Sander and Frank Mortenson in 7th, and Moss took a 2nd GTH class win in the McLaren in 9th. The final class winner in the second sprint race was the Team Hard Racing Ginetta G55 GT4 of Nick Scott-Dickeson and Kris Prosser, who finished 13th.

The final GT Cup race was another 50 minute race and the

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Whitebridge Motorsport Aston Martin GT4 of Steve Birt and Adam Hatfield. The GTB class was won by the 15th placed WDC Racing McLaren 570S of Matt Le Breton, Rob Young, Neil Garnham and Matt Bell. The final class winner saw a second class win for Milutinovic in the Porsche Cayman.

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Seale/Stanley/Clutton Lamborghini led the first half of the race until their pitstop allowed the Porsche 911 GT3 of Jennings through into the lead. He stayed in front to win by over twenty seconds. The Team Webb Lamborghini took another class win in GTC, finishing 2nd, while the Seale/Stanley/Clutton Lamborghini worked its way back to 3rd by the finish. The Mortensons Marcos Mantis took its 3rd GTB class win of the weekend in 7th, while the ScottDickeson/Prosser Ginetta G55 GT4 took its 2nd GTA class win in 13th.

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Dallara F301 in front to the chequered flag, beating Dibden by just over four seconds. In 3rd place was Ben Cater, also winning the 2000 class in his Van Diemen RF00. not far behind in 4th was the M1000 class winner Michael Watton in a Jedi MR6. The other three class winners were 10th placed M1400 class winner Jason Timms in a Dallara 301, 15th placed Classic class winner James Rimmer in a Dallara F392 and 29th placed 1800 class winner Phil Davis Monoposto second race winner in a Van Diemen RF98.

Dibden in the F3 Dellara F301 © Janet Wright The second race saw Dibden get his revenge after a very close battle with Watton. Dibden won by a massive forty Switching to single seater action saw race 3 bring out the one seconds after Watton retired with just two laps to go. first of the Monoposto Championship races. The twenty This left Max Hart in 2nd place, minute race saw a very large also winning the M1000 class, in field of forty nine cars take to © Simon Wright his Leastone 1000. First race the track. Monoposto is the winner Fores was a very distant home for single seaters which 3rd. The M1400 class in this may not have any other race was won by Martin Wright category to race in, up to in a Dallara 301, while Ben Formula 3 level, plus specials.

Cater took a second 2000 class Not surprisingly it was the F3 win in 16th. The Classic class Dallara F301 which dominated saw Jared Wood in a Formula qualifying, claiming the top four Vauxhall Lotus take victory in places on the grid, with Ashley 17th, while the final class winner Dibden on Pole. Alex Fores was Chris Lord driving a Van made the best start from 3rd on Diemen RF82 who took the the grid to have the lead at the nd M1000 class winner Max Hart finished 2 overall in the Leastone 1800 class in 18th. end of the first lap. He kept his 1000 in the Monoposto race 2.

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BRDC F3 race 1 winner Sasakorn Chaimongkol

The first of the trio of BRDC British F3 races was a twenty minute race for round 19 of the championship. British driver Kiern Jewiss took a very close Pole position by just 0.117 of a second for the Douglas Motorsport team. In the race, it was the other front row starter Sasakorn Chaimongkol from Thailand, driving for Hillspeed, who shot off into the lead and he managed to maintain the lead until the chequered flag, leading Jewiss over the line by just 0.824 of a second after ten laps. Only a further half a second back was 3rd

placed Johnathan Hoggard for Fortec Motorsports.

American driver Neil Verhagen for Double R Racing, lost six places, moving from 4th on the road to 10th after receiving a ten second penalty for a false start.

Race two, round twenty of the Championship, saw Manuel Maldonado for Fortec Motorsports, start from Pole position.

First race winner Chaimongkol started from 16th position, last but one on the grid. Maldonado led from start to finish, initially chased by American Kris Wright, for Fortec Motorsports and then by Nico Varrone, for Hillspeed, who finished just over four seconds behind in 2nd. The Carlin driver Clement Novalak finished 3rd, while Wright dropped back to finish 5th.

The grid for the third race was decided by the drivers 2nd fastest lap time during qualifying and again it was Jewiss of Pole position, this time by an even closer 0.020 of a second. Again Jewiss lost out at the start to Aryton Simmons, for Chris Dittmann Racing, who grabbed the lead from the front row and led to the flag, winning by 0.546 of a second. Jewiss took another 2nd place, while Verhagen made up for his disappointment in the first race

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to take 3rd place.

Sunday started with the second Monoposto Championship races, followed by a short practice session for the GT Cup cars. The BRDC British F3 Championship held their second twenty Manuel Maldonado won the 2nd BRDC British F3 race Š Simon Wright minute race, followed straight after with the first of two F3 Cup Championship races.

Another twenty minute affair with only a ten car entry, saw Stefano Leaney driving for F313 - CF Racing claim Pole position for both races. However he retired on the first lap of the first race, leaving George Line for F311 CF Racing take a close win by just 0.138 of a second from Clan Carey for F311 Chris Dittmann Racing. In a good 3rd place was Shane Kelly for the University of Wolverhampton Racing team. Stephen Fitzpatrick for F308 Team Fox Racing won the invitation class, finishing 5th.

The second race saw Carey dominate the race. Even after getting a ten second penalty for a false start, he was still officially over nine seconds ahead of Leaney at the finish.

First race winner Line was a further six seconds further back in 3rd place. Fitzpatrick again took the Invitation class, finishing 7th.

Two Qualifying sessions followed, one of the GT Cup cars and the other was for the MSVT Trackday Trophy cars.

Rounding off the morning was the final, fifty minute, Radical Challenge Championship race of the weekend.

After the lunch break it was time for the second GT Cup Championship sprint races over a twenty five minute duration. This was followed by the final BRDC British F3 race of the weekend. Again this was followed by the F3 Cup Championship race. The final endurance 50 minute GT Cup race was the penultimate race on the programme.

Bringing the meeting to a close was the forty five minute MSVT Trackday Trophy race. The Seat Ibiza of Ryan & Scott Parkin took Pole position but only managed to lead the first lap before the Porsche 944 S2 of Simon Hogg and George Wright went in to the lead. They were soon passed by Kester Cook in his Ford Fiesta, but retook the lead after a couple of laps, which they held until the pit stops. After the round of pit stops it was Cook back in the lead, which he held until the flag, winning by over fifteen seconds from the Seat of Ryan & Scott Parkin. In 3rd place and right behind the Seat was the class C winning BMW E36 328 of James Gunn-Carter and Mennie. The other class winners were James & Thomas Seckel in a Honda Integra Type R dc2 in 13th, Jamie Ward in a Ford Fiesta in 16th and finally the Ford Fiesta of Grove and Newman in 26th. Š Janet Wright

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Robert Hickman’s Alvis 4.3 Tourer

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Tony Gould about to take his 1936 Wolseley Hornet Seber Special for a run up the hill with a row of pre-war Morris Minors in the background

climbing with or without passengers and with no need for helmets, goggles or race overalls. Indeed the only dressing up was in period attire for the ‘best dressed’ award. On the following day, many of the cars were out again, this time for a mildly competitive navigation rally and a parallel scenic tour of the nearby Cotswolds.

While there were, of course, lots of Morris Minors and even more MGs, other one-make clubs on hand to join in the fun included the Wolseley Hornet Special Club, many of whose members came over from Europe for the event, the Riley Register, the Alvis Owners Club and Alvis Register, the Talbot Owners Club and the BMW Historic Motor Club

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The Soudley Valley AEC Luxury Coach was an imposing presence in the paddock but, unlike Martin Wendsche’s Czech-registered Wolseley Hornet Seber Special ‘Red Henry’ in the foreground, did not venture onto the hill

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The first PWP on a soggy Saturday in 2011 attracted around 60 cars for a day of informal, non-competitive driving up Prescott’s famous speed hill climb course. Always held on the third Saturday of July, the event has grown rapidly and this year over 250 pre-war cars turned up for five hours of hill

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Bruce Goodwin and his unusual 1926 Bean racer special.

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The 1931 MG M-Type Sportsmans Coupé of VMR member Roger Burnett sets off on a run.

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Passengers hang on tight as Simon Eames attacks the Pardon Hairpin in his 1934 Wolsleley Hornet Special

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John Percival from nearby Cleeve Prior and his 1928 Alvis TG 12/50

Bill Colledge is dressed for the part in his Wolseley Hornet Seber Special.

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Gerry Start, in period leathers and helmet, is a regular at PWP with his 1939 500cc BSA M23 Silver Star

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Steven Fathers’ Frazer Nash Interceptor driving through Snowshill village on Sunday’s tour

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Roger and Sue Davies actually live in Snowshill where they are seen with their 1934 MG PA

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Karsten Homann, over from Germany with his 1933 Wolseley Hornet Seber Special René Hoogmoed’s MG F1 dates from 1932

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was the unlucky 8th, making no big mistakes but just a bit off the pace all day. In 9th place was Robert Kenrick, having a great day in setting a class record of 24.64 in first qualifying, beating it in the morning run-off with a 24.63, equalling the new record in afternoon qualifying and then just fractionally slower in the second run-off, but still inside his old record set in May. Richard Spedding, who won the previous Shelsley round, was looking good for the first run-off, setting a 23.33 with only the three top qualifiers left to run. Menzies was next but was just 0.06s slower. Will Hall came next and crossed the line in 23.18 which turned out to be FTD. Sean Gould was last up the hill, but was slower than his qualifying run, 23.35s leaving him 3rd. The finishing speeds of the final three runners as they crossed the line were 149/147/149mph. Pretty impressive, though nothing like as impressive as the finishing speeds given in Sunday’s practice for Tim Painter’s Aston Martin Vantage GT4 and Nigel Elliot’s TR7 V8. The website shows

Garry Morgan’s fabulous Vauxhall Chevette HSR

British Hillclimb Championship - Shelsley Walsh August 11th - Rounds 25 and 26 The championship contenders were going to have to try hard to beat the drama of the previous round at Wiscombe. One of the hill’s biggest ever crowds saw the hill record beaten 7 times. Wallace Menzies was first to break through the barrier in the morning qualifying then in the first run-off, the record was broken twice more, first by Trevor Willis and then again Wallace Menzies. Nobody managed it in the afternoon runs, so Menzies has his name in the record books.

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361mph for Tim and 331mph for Nigel!

In the afternoon runs, Will Hall was quickest again, just 0.02s off his morning winning time, with Menzies second and Scott Moran improving from his morning 7th position to third.

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David Uren scored a 5th and 4th, Alex Summers 6th and 5th with Spedding making a small error at the Esses and only making 7th in the afternoon.

Missing from the 2nd run-off was Sean Gould who hit the bank hard on the approach to the Esses in 2nd qualifying, completing the run but with one wheel in the air. There was no time to repair it for the run-off so he had to remain in the top paddock but somehow he repaired it and joined in the post run-off convoy down the hill.

Martin Groves’s incredible 22.58s record from August 2008 remains intact

for another year!

British Championship positions after round 26: 1 Menzies 233pts; 2 Summers 188; 3 Spedding 160; 4 Uren 153; 5 Willis 134; 6 Hall 125; 7 Moran 90; 8 Gould 81; 9 Kenrick 44; 10 David Warburton 36; etc.

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Jonathan Williamson was quick but not a class winner in the highly competitive Class C3

Mike Manning’s Rallycross Fiesta R5 was also stunningly quick off the line

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Wallace Menzies left nothing in the tank in his efforts to win the 2nd run-off

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Will Hall held this drift wide to post Fastest Time of the Day

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Ian Rowlance's fabulous twin-turbo Metro 6R4 - quicker to 64ft than the top12 run-off cars

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21st Cotswold Economy Run 18th August 2019.

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21 Cotswold Economy Drive The Cotswold Economy Drive, organised by Peter and Lin Baker of Team Retro-Speed, celebrated its 21 on Sunday 18 August with a rally to Hartlebury Castle near Kidderminster, Worcestershire. Starting from Evesham, the route took participants through quiet lanes, often with extensive views of the surrounding Vale of Evesham, to the halfway halt where the cars were carefully arranged around the castle’s circular lawn while their occupants enjoyed their picnic lunches and were able to tour the Worcestershire County Museum. The museum includes a Travel & Transport gallery containing a wide range of horse drawn vehicles and a fine collection of Gypsy caravans alongside the castle’s 18th century cider mill. Hartlebury Castle was home to the Bishops of Worcester from as far back as the 13 century and has only recently undergone a major refurbishment and been opened to the public. st

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The afternoon return journey took the participants through more wonderful Worcestershire countryside and eventually to Willersley near Broadway where, under strict supervision, cars were refuelled so that consumption could be calculated. Before starting out, competitors had to estimate their expected mpg with prizes to be awarded for the closest. Back at The Evesham Hotel, over an impressive afternoon tea, results were declared and Frank and Mike

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place on their predictions, Kathryn and Bruce BannisterHarding’s 1991 Austin Rover Mini Cooper on 42.974mpg which was within 1% of their expectation. In second place, Peter and Sheila Houghton’s 2.6 litre Austin Healey Sprite Mk1 behaved predictably with a consumption of 21.425mpg, just 0.347% lower than their estimate.

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Williams came out top in their Mazda MX5 which recorded 33.392mpg against their estimated 33.50, a difference of only 0.322%. Not surprisingly, perhaps, Duncan Anderson’s Bentley Mulsanne consumed the most with 13.323mpg, not far off his pre-event estimated 14.4mpg while at the other end of the scale Emma Wilson’s BMC Mini Cooper 1275 consumed fuel at a miserly rate of 50.827 mpg. Only two other cars returned more than 40mpg, Bill Moffatt and Dood Pearce’s 1967 1340cc MG Midget (45.14mpg) and, in third

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The much-rallied 1960 Sunbeam Rapier MkIII of Tony Huggett and Rita Wilson arrive at Hartlebury Castle.

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It could almost be the 1960s 1960 Sunbeam Rapier MkIII of Tony Huggett and Rita Wilson

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Bill Moffatt and Dood Pearce’s MG Midget

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Being refuelled at the finish is the 2012 Mini Cooper of Daniel Whitehouse with regular C&CC contributor Pete Austin in 93 the navigator’s seat.

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Michael & Linda Gray’s 1969 Daimler SP250

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Lotus Evija.

At an exclusive event held in London at the Royal Horticultural Halls, Victoria, Lotus have recently unveiled their latest Hypercar, the Evija, in front of 350 VIP and media guests. With Lotus road cars appearing to have to start with the letter E, Elan, Europa, Evora and now the Evija, lets hope when they finally develop an SUV its not called the “Elephant”. Phil Popham, Lotus Cars CEO, and Russell Carr, Design Director, presented the striking two seater EV Hypercar to the audience.

The Evija is the first all electric British Hypercar and first Lotus with an electrified powertrain. Its target output is 2000 PS (over 1972 bhp) and 1,700 Nm of torque, which will make it the

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Worlds most powerful series production road car. Lotus claim that the Evija will re-establish Lotus as a leader in terms of engineering and design. It is a Hypercar built for Drivers’.

It is the most powerful and dynamically accomplished road car ever developed by Lotus, setting new standards in driving performance. it is expected to achieve over 200 mph and do 0-62 mph in under 3 seconds. The ultra-lightweight carbon fibre monocoque weighs in at 1,680 kg, making it the Worlds lightest production EV Hypercar. The midmounted battery pack echoes the classic Lotus mid-engined sports car layout, and offers a pure electric driving range of 250 miles.

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the ribbon and the reversing light is located in the T of Lotus above the integrated charging flap.

The cockpit will feature fully adjustable race-style seats with a multi-function steering wheel, the pinnacle of motorsport inspired road car design and technology. To gain access, the two dihedral doors have to be opened from the key fob, as the are no door handles. Once inside, there is a switch in the roof console to close the doors. Its location should also prevent accidental operation.

hand built at the famous Lotus facility at Hethel. This will allow owners to personalise their vehicle during production, which is die to commence in 2020. The car will also feature the World’s first main and dipped beam laser light technology.

The name Evija (pronounced E-vi-ya) means ‘The first in existence’ or ‘The Living One’. This seems very appropriate as Lotus has a reputation for its pioneering approach in both automotive engineering and motorsport.

It is the first Lotus road car to feature a one-piece carbon fibre monocoque chassis. The bodywork is also fully carbon-fibre, and the car has a ride height of just 105mm.

The most dramatic feature of the body is the Venturi tunnel which is inspired by Le Mans sports cars to optimise air flow through the body-shell and out through each rear quarter of the car. Each tunnel is edged by a red LED to create a striking ribbon-style light signature.

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The Electric powertrain has been developed by Williams Advanced Technology, who were responsible for electrifying the first four seasons of Formula E. The midmounted 2,000 kW lithium-ion battery pack is located right behind the two seats and supplies power to four powerful e-motors. The car also boasts the Worlds fastest charging battery, with the ability to accept an

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The car is equipped with ESP stability control, with further grip provided by the four-wheel drive system.

The electro-hydraulic power steering system gives a precision feel to the steering wheel.

The car also features Active Aerodynamics with a rear spoiler which is flush with the bodywork at rest and elevates at speed and uses a Drag Reduction System (DRS) similar to Formula 1 when the car is in Track mode. the spoiler can be deployed manually in other modes. Also to reduce drag there are no external rear view door mirrors. Cameras are integrated into the front wings and are electronically deployed when unlocked, while another camera built into the roof provides central view. the images are displayed on three interior screens.

The car has a range of 250 miles on the WLTP combined cycle or 270 miles on the NEDC Combined Cycle.

The Evija is priced from £1.7 million plus duties and taxes. Orders can be placed with a £250,000 deposit.

For more information see www.lotuscars.com 800KW charge, once the charging stations are available.

With the typical current 350 kW charge units available, the battery will take an 80% charge in 12 minutes and 18 minutes to a full charge, It is highly efficient and is the lightest, most energy dense, electric power unit ever fitted to a road car. The car will have five driving modes Range, City, Tour, Sport and Track.

Torque-vectoring is enabled by the four e-motors and provides exceptional dynamic response and agility on the road. This fully automatic, self-adjusting system can instantly distribute power to any combination of two, three or four wheels within a fraction of a second. In Track mode, the ability to add more power to individual wheels enables the radius of corners to be tightened, potentially reducing lap times.

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RALLY ROUND’S TRANS-HIMALAYAN ADVENTURE TRIUMPHS IN TAKING WESTERNERS IN OWN CLASSICS OVER THE HIMALAYAS

Report and Photos from Rally Round

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Mark’s words were echoed by route designer Kim Bannister, who has rallied all over the world. “I firmly believe that the journey you have completed is not only the best drive there is in the world, but also the most challenging.”

Event Director Liz Wenman, who was commended by all involved for her courage in putting together such an ambitious event, handed out crystal tumblers to all the finishers, in cars ranging from a 1925 Bentley Super Sports to a 2014 Land Rover Defender. Of the 15 finishers, eleven crews were in classic or vintage cars.

There were also two special awards – Spirit of the Rally and Against All Odds.

The Spirit of the Rally was presented to two crews – Car 16, Dominic and Rosie Collins in the 1959 Mk2 Jaguar, 1937 Rolls Royce of Mark Robinson and Yvonne Fuller

A group of intrepid adventurers arrived in Kathmandu after an epic 5,540km journey from Chengdu, China, organised by international rally experts Rally Round. After 21-days, fifteen cars and their crews became the first westerners to drive their own cars up and over the Himalayas in the inaugural Trans-Himalayan Adventure.

From Chengdu, through the vastness of Tibet and into Nepal, the Trans-Himalayan Adventure was more of an expedition than a rally, with the terrain, altitude and elements providing the entrants with more than enough competition than an added regularity could ever provide.

“This is now the toughest rally there is,” entrant Mark Seymour said at the gala dinner held in Kathmandu.

“Having done the Peking to Paris Rally, I can tell you this is the most epic adventure out there – and you’ve done it!”

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and Car 27, Rudi and Helga Friedrichs in the 2014 Land Rover Defender.

While Dominic was an experienced rally goer, Rosie Collins was a complete novice and had her first navigating lesson just weeks before the rally started in Chengdu.

From a very nervous and fretful beginner, Rosie embraced the whole experience, even taking a stint behind the wheel. Despite numerous breakdowns, rough roads and even jumping out the car to run up a steep hill, Rosie smiled throughout and is now a fully-fledged rallyist.

Whenever there was a breakdown or steep ascent, Rudi Friedrichs and his Defender were always there to help the other crews. Rudi towed six of the crews up the notorious ‘Boulder Pass’, gave roadside assistance when the

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sweeps were not around and even did a 120km round-trip to fetch fuel for the Haslam’s 1954 Jaguar XK120 when it punctured it’s fuel tank.

The award for Against All Odds was also split between Car 10, the 1937 Rolls Royce of Mark Robinson and Yvonne Fuller, and Car 15, Phillip and Yvonne Haslam’s 1954 Jaguar XK120.

Mark and Yvonne in the 25/30 Coupe had experienced numerous fuel issues in the heavy vehicle, as well as ending up stuck in a ditch, but never gave up and despite some very long days on the end of a tow rope, still drove across the finish line.

The Haslams also suffered multiple fuel problems, but a ruptured fuel tank and a suspected fractured chassis 1925 Bentley Super Sports amongst the prayer flags

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Haslams XK120 fixed roadside by Mechanic Karim De Mynn

nearly ended their whole rally. Sweep Karim De Mynn took the XK120 to a local workshop and managed to get Phillip and Yvonne back on the road within 36-hours.

As well as crossing borders, seven of Asia’s major rivers and umpteen mountain passes, the Trans-Himalayan Adventure also became the closest anyone has got to Everest base camp in their own vehicles including two Rolls Royce, 1937 Alvis 4.3, 1965 Porsche 911, and a 1970 Mercedes 280SL Roadster. Crews also experienced high altitudes of up to 5600m and extreme temperatures, ranging from cold of -22 to intense heat at 43 degrees.

Such was the success of the event, with exceptional feedback from the entrants and intense interest from those willing to follow in their tyre tracks, a second is now in planning for May 2020.

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Richard Cunningham and Paddy Walker in the 1970 Mercedes 280SL Roadster at Everest

Lloyd and Treacy Reddington in the 1927 Nash Roadster and Michael and Anne Wilkinson in the 1937 Alvis 4.3

Rally Round offers amazing adventures all over the world and has a full calendar up until 2021 and beyond. It creates unique events that combine the passion for historic motorsport with the adventure of global travel. Find out about future events on the Rally Round website www.rallyround.co.uk.

David Royds and Nicholas Gill in the Porsche 911 on the frozen sacred lake.

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Xavier del Marmol and Ines Bodmer had broken down in their 1952 Studebaker Champion on day one

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1938 Alvis 4.3 Tourer of Martin Tacon and Lesley-Ann Murray on the startline

Dominic and Rosie Collins in the 1959 Mk2 Jaguar in Tibetan town

Michael and Anne Wilkinson in the 1937 Alvis 4.3 in the ravine

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The New Unnamed Classic Car Group Meeting Old Wagon & Horses, Kidderminster.

12th August 2019.

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documentation as proof, including a signed photograph of Roger Moore standing next to the car and the inside of the boot lid has been signed by many actors and Producers associated with the TV show.

There were a lot of sports cars on display including the likes of a Jensen Healey, Lotus Excel SE and a whole

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With the long summer evenings starting to draw in, there is still time for summer evening meets of car enthusiasts all around the country. One such group is the Unnamed Classic Car Group with their own Facebook page and an open policy for their free meets. As long as it is classic or interesting, it is welcome. The August evening meeting drew a good crowd, with an interesting selection of vehicles.

Hidden amongst the cars on display was a real star car, the original 1962 Volvo P1800 that appeared in the original 1960s TV Series of ‘The Saint’, starring Roger Moore. In the TV series it had the number plate ST 1, just used for © Janet Wright filming. The car has original

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line up of MG TF and MG P models. One of the more eye catching was a nice Toyota MR2 decked out in White Martini racing colours. This was a first generation MR2 which were built between 1984 and 1989. Originally fitted with a 1.5 litre mid-mounted transverse engine, which was later increased to 1.6 litre. The 1.6 litre normally aspirated engine produced 128 hp and a 0-60 mph time in the mid eight second mark. In 1986 a supercharged version was introduced which increased power output up to 145 hp which reduced the 0-62 mph time to mid six second mark.

Looking equally stunning in Italian red was an 1991 Alfa

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engines, and a pair of Ford Mustang showed that power can also have style. Another American car that showed a different style was a 1961 Buick La Sabre. Also powered by a 5.5 litre V8 engine, this is a luxury saloon, not a high performance sports car. This is a second generation model and featured the “Mirrormatic” speedometer and new upholstery trims. © Simon Wright

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Romeo Spider 2.0. This is a fourth generation of this car powered by a 2 litre twin cam. This normally aspirated engine produced 124 hp. The Italian cars always inspire passion and this stunning sports car certainly does that.

Showing the British answer to high performance motoring was the 1968 6.3 litre Jensen Interceptor. Built in nearby West Bromwich, over © Simon Wright 6,408 were produced between between 1966 and 1976, the Jensen Interceptor used the Chrysler V8 engine to produce a luxury Grand Tourer.

American cars have always had big V8

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At completely the other end of the car market was an immaculate, and rare 1987 1.3 Lada Riva saloon. Built in

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Thames Van

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Lotus Excel and MG Midget

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The Local Rat Pack were out in force. Mad Max beware!

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Ford Wscort XR3i convertible

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of years ago, but still looks immaculate and ready for action.

Finally there was a lovely looking 1934 Austin 7 Ulster Special. The Austin 7 was produced at Longbridge between 1922 and 1939. The 750cc side valve 4 cylinder engine produced 10.5 hp in standard form. At the time it was one of the most popular cars produced for the British market and also sold very well in foreign markets. Many of the specials were built after the second World War from original pre-war saloons. The Ulster featured an aluminium body with no doors and gained its name after strong performance in the 1929 RAC Tourist Trophy, held at the Ards circuit in County Down, Northern Ireland, where Archie Frazer-Nash finished 3rd and S. V. Holbrook finished 4th.

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Russia by AvtoVAZ, this basic 3 box style saloon was first introduced in 1980 in the Soviet Union. It featured a Fiat derived manual transmission, coil spring suspension all round, and aluminium alloy brake drums with cast iron brake shoes on the rear. The four cylinder engine produced 65 hp, and while its performance was modest, it proved to be a reliable car, built to survive Russian winters. © Simon Wright Another example of the contrast of vehicles at these meetings was a former rally Vauxhall Nova of local Bewdley driver Geoff Orchard. I believe the car finished rallying a couple Vauxhall Nova

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The GTC Class winning Ferrari 488 GTC of Laki Christoforou and Adam Carroll took 3rd overall in the first long distance endurance race at Silverstone in the GT Cup meeting in the middle of August

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