Classic and Competition Car 112 January 2020 by Simon Wright

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Issue 112 January 2020

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Tasman Revival

RAC Rally.

Contents Page 4 Photo of the Month.

Page 5 News. Page 14 Tasman Revival Series Round 1 Page 13 Book Review

Page 20 Roger Albert Clark Rally

Page 27 Race from the Past Silverstone 1000kms 2005.

Page 35 Unnamed Classic Car Group meeting Front Cover: VSCC Winter Driving Tests Paul Compton (Wolseley Aerees Special) © Pete Austin Stuff the Turkey © Simon Wright. Tasman Revival Series © Fast Company/Aaron Mai RAC Rally © Syd Wall.

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Our Team Simon Wright-Editor. Janet Wright-Staff Photographer. Independent Freelance contributors in this issue. Pete Austin, Peter McFadyen, Syd Wall, Plus David Goose & Stuart Yates of Motorsport-Imagery.

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Page 50 Archive Photo of the month.

Page 44 VSCC Winter Driving Tests

Page 62 Closing Shot

Page 51 Stuff the Turkey PCA Page 58 Abarth 695 70th Anniversario

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It seems fitting that this months Photo of the Month should be David Greer on the recent RAC Rally, report on page 20, in his Russell Brookes tribute Opel Manta 400. In memory of Russell Brookes who passed away on 30th October 2019.

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Jordan joins BMW for 2020 BTCC BMW has strengthened its driver line-up for the 2020 BTCC season by signing Andrew Jordan to join reigning Champion Colin Turkington and Tom Oliphant. BMW secured both Driversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and Manufacturersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; titles in 2019, with Turkington taking his fourth Touring Car title by just 2 points from Jordan.All three will continue to drive the BMW 330i M Sport in 2020

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Charles Leclerc to star at Autosport International.

New BMW 3 Series Touring.

Formula 1’s newest rising star, Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc will be the star guest at the Autosport International show, at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) on Sunday 12th January 2020. The 22 year old Monaco born driver became a front runner in 2019, taking the most pole positions during the season. He also entered Ferrari folklore when he won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, only the tenth driver in the teams F1 history to do so. British motorsport fans will have the chance to ask Leclerc questions when he appears in a Live Question and Answer session on the main stage at the show on Sunday.

Since its launch in 1987, more than 1.7 million examples of the 3 Series Touring have been built. The new edition 5 door 3 Series is a sleeker design, offering more interior space. The car is larger than its predecessor, 76mm longer, 16mm wider and 11mm taller. The chassis is lighter and improved for superior handling. A new cockpit design is arranged for optimal ergonomic effect with a new design instrument cluster and control display. The BMW 3 Series Touring comes in 3 trim levels, SE, Sport and M Sport, plus exclusively for the UK a new M Sport Plus Edition, which will include, in addition to the M Sport specification, sun protect glazing, Adaptive M Sport suspension, Extended BMW Individual high-gloss Shadow Line, M Seat Belts, M Sport Braking system and M Sport Differential. It also has three exclusive exterior colours Dravit Grey, Tanzanite Blue or Oxide Grey, along with black mirror caps, an exclusive Jet black 19” M Light Double spoke alloy wheel and an aluminium Fabric highgloss interior trim. Prices start from £35,505 OTR.

He joined Ferrari for the 2019 season after a fantastic debut season for Alfa Romeo Sauber, having previously won both GP3 and Formula 2 championships. In his first season for Ferrari, he scored two victories and ten podiums during 2019. Autosport International runs from the 9th to the 12th January 2020, with the first two days being trade days. For further information see www.autosportinternational.com/

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Beaulieu 2020 event dates. The calendar of events taking place at Beaulieu in the grounds of the National Motor Museum for 2020 have been announced, including the Beaulieu Supercar weekend. 5th April 2020 Simply Aston Martin. th 19 April 2020 Simply Audi. 3rd May 2020 Simply Ford. 16th-17th May 2020 Spring Autojumble. 17th May 2020 Land Rover Rummage. 7th June 2020 Simply Porsche. th 14 June 2020 Mini Cooper Day. 20th June 2020 Simply VW. st 21 June 2020 Hot Rod & Custom Drive-In Day. 28th June 2020 Simply Jaguar. 4th-5th July 2020 Austin 7 Rally. th 12 July 2020 Simply Land Rover & Rummage. 26th July 2020 Simply Japanese. th th 8 -9 August 2020 Beaulieu Supercar weekend. th 14-16 August 2020 VW T Chill. 16th August 2020 Graham Walker Run. rd 23 August 2020 Simply Mercedes. 5th-6th September 2020 International Autojumble. 31st October 2020 Fireworks Spectacular. th 8 November 2020 Simply Smart. For more information see www.beaulieu.co.uk/events

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Chinese Touring Car Champion. Chinese driver Zhang Zhen Dong secured the Chinese Touring Car Championship in the Volkswagen Lamando GTS at Wuhan by finishing 2nd to his team mate Rodolfo Avila in the final race. In the first race of the weekend, Dong had managed 3rd, with Avila just behind him in 4th place. British Touring Car Champion Colin Turkington had started the final race from Pole position, also in a Volkswagen Lamando GTS, but was quickly passed by Avila, while Dong battled his way through to 2nd by the flag, to clinch the championship. He was champion with 177 points, ahead of Martin Cao with 151 points. Avila finished 3rd overall with 137 points. January 2020

Luzich Racing Ferrari take ELMS LMGTE title. The fifth round of the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) was held at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium and saw a race long battle between the Luzich Ferrari F488 GTE Evo and the Dempsey-Proton Porsche 911 RSR. The Ferrari, driven by Alessandro Pier Guidi, Nicklas Nielsen and Fabien Lavergne beat the Porsche driven by Matteo Cairoli, Christian Ried and Riccardo Pera by less than three seconds after four hours of racing. This secured the ELMS LMGTE championship for the Swiss entered Luzich Ferrari team.

Volvo XC40 T5 Twin Engine Plug-in Hybrid. The recently launched XC40 T5 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid is the first vehicle to useVolvo’s 180hp 1.5 litre three cylinder petrol engine together with the 82hp electric motor. The new powertrain is available in higher specification versions of the XC40 R-Design, R-Design Pro, Inscription and Inscription Pro. Prices start from £40,905 On-the-road and the first cars are scheduled for delivery in February 2020. The XC40 can be purchased entirely online via Volvo’s new, fully end to end sales platform, designed to make the car buying experience even more convenient. In R-Design configuration, it is expected it will still be worth an incredible 58.4% of its original new price after three years and 30,000 miles.

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Nissan unveil IMK concept EV. Nissan have unveiled the IMK, a 100% electric concept car that combines chic design, cutting-edge technology and powerful EV acceleration in a compact body to create the ‘Ultimate urban commuter”. It is equipped with the latest ProPILOT advanced driver assistance technologies and seamless connectivity features.

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The only controls are a starter button and shifter. Important driving information, such as vehicle speed and navigation directions appear in ‘midair’ thanks to a bezelless prism display. Customised information is communicated to the driver via holographic displays

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Aston Martin 8 Hour victory in Bahrain. Aston Martin Racing scored a second WEC GTE win of the 2019/2020 season at the Bapco 8 Hours of Bahrain. Danish drivers Nicki Thiim and Marco Sørensen can out victorious after a race long duel with GTE Pro rivals Ferrari. This was the second win of the season for the #95 Aston Martin Vantage GTE and the two drivers now have a 14 point advantage as the series heads in to the Winter break. Their team mates Alex Lynn from Great Britain and Maxime Martin from Belgium continued their run of 3rd place finishes to ensure that Aston Martin lead the GT Manufacturers’ Championship with 153 points. The victory was well deserved with Sørensen starting from the back of the class grid and was up to 3rd in class by the end of the opening lap.In the final hour of the race, a mistake in the Ferrari pitstop gave Sørensen the advantage to give them their second victory in Bahrain.

Salon Privé 2020. The 14th edition of Salon Privé in 2019, saw records broken all over Blenheim’s South Lawn, with more visitors, more automotive debuts, more exhibitors and more International Concours entrants than ever before. Starting the week with a classic car tour through the Cotswolds and a two day Supercar tour at the end of the week, Salon Privé has something for every car enthusiast during Salon Privé Week. Classic and Competition car now on Instrgram. You will now find a selection of different photos on the Classic and Competition Car Instagram page Classcompcar

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Late 60s Touring Cars expand Motor Racing Legends programme for 2020. Late 1960s Touring Cars have a new opportunity to race in 2020 in the new Sixties Touring Car Challenge. Group 1 and Group 2 cars that were eligible for the European Touring Car Championship from 1966 to the end of 1969 will allow the Ford Lotus Cortina Mk2, BMW 2002, Alfa Romeo GTA, early Mk1 Ford Escorts and Mk2 Minis to race. The series will also encompass the current U2TC grid for pre-66 cars, retaining the existing 2 litre engine capacity limit, plus 4 cylinder, normally aspirated engine rules. One addition is that cars running electronic ignition will now be allowed. The Sixties Touring Car Challenge will feature at all five Motor Racing Legends events in 2020. Donington Historic Festival - May 1st - 3rd 2020. Thruxton Historic - June 6th-7th 2020. Silverstone Classic - July 31st-August 2nd 2020. Spa Six Hours - September 25th-27th. Algarve Historic Festival - October 23rd-25th 2020. ÂŠ Simon Wright

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Farewell Victory for Volkswagen in WTCR. Volkswagen make a spectacular departure from the FIA World Touring Car Cup when Johan Kristoffersson battled his way from 21st on the grid, to win the third race of the meeting in his Volkswagen Golf Gti TCR. A wet season finale in Sepang in Malaysia saw the two times Rallycross World Champion demonstrate his quality. On the first lap of the final race, he overtook nineteen cars on the first lap. After a period behind the safety car, he performed a great overtaking manoeuvre on the Spanish driver Mikel Azcona in his Seat Cupra. The Swedish driver had already shown his wet weather skills in the second race when he went from 22nd to 3rd at the finish. In the final race he defended his lead under the floodlights to take a final victory. After two previous victories, this third win moved him up from 11th to 5th in the final Driversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; standings for the year, the best placed Volkswagen driver.

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First ever Chinese World Title. Cyan Racing and Lynk & Co made history in Malaysia by winning the team title in the 2019 FIA World Touring Car Cup. This is the first ever World title in motorsport for a Chinese manufacturer. This was the third title in a row for Cyan Racing, with three different manufacturers. They won in 2017 with the Volvo Polestar and in 2018 with Yvan Muller Racing using the Hyundai i30N TCR. In 2019 they used the Lynk & Co 03 TCR to win the team title by 34 points over main rivals Hyundai and 54 points over Honda. Star driver Yvan Muller also claimed the bronze medal in the Drivers championship, making him probably the most successful touring car driver in the World. This was his 12th year of finishing in the top three of World Touring Cars. The other team driver, Thed BjĂśrk finished 4th in the championship. The Lynk & Co 03 TCR competed its first laps just one year ago

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Golden Arrow Project. The National Motor museum at Beaulieu has received an Arts Council England award of ÂŁ74,527 to reinterpret the iconic Golden Arrow Land Speed Record breaking icon by using computer generated augmented reality and historic collections to enhance engagement for visitors. The 1929 Golden Arrow was a technical marvel of its time, its blend of technology and design produced a masterpiece of Art Deco expression which paved the way for two decades of British record-breaking success. Major Henry Segrave had been the first man to exceed 200 mph on land driving the 1,000 bhp Sunbeam to a new record of 203.792 mph at Daytona in 1927. This record was beaten by Malcolm Campbell to 206.956 mph in February 1928. This was beaten by American driver Ray Keech in the Triplex Special one month later. Golden Arrow was shipped to Daytona in February 1929 and on Daytona Beach, Segrave made his two timed runs through the measured mile. The first run was 15.55 seconds and the return run was 15.57 seconds. The speed of 231.446 mph exceeded the Keech record by 24 mph. Golden Arrow, along with the 1920 Sunbeam 350hp, 1927 Sunbeam 1,000hp and 1960 Bluebird CN7 are on permanent display at the National Motor Museum. See www.nationalmotormuseum.org.uk for more information.

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Book Review. By Peter McFadyen Lotus Elan Plus 2. Author: Kevin Whittle Publisher: Whittle Books, 5 Gwelfryn, Llanymynech, Powys, SY22 6LJ. kwhittle@btconnect.com www.whittlebooks.com Price: £50 plus postage - £5 UK, £12.50 EU, £19 North America. Hardback (11.8 by 8.27 in), 200 pages, hundreds of colour and B/W photos and period illustrations ISBN: n/a In his series of books on individual models, knowledgeable Lotus writer, restorer and racer Kevin Whittle has this time turned his attention to what is clearly his own favourite among the marque’s road cars, the often underrated Plus 2 version of the Elan. In his introduction he reveals that having owned four examples he considers it to be more elegant than the earlier Elite, quieter and more powerful and, with more internal room and boot space and the ready availability of spares, a very practical car even for everyday use. Only the name, he believes, has held it back and had it been called the Excel or Esprit it might have shone rather than being overshadowed by the Elan. Throughout the book he argues his case well and, after reading it, it is hard not see his point. Wisely, the book follows the successful format of the others in the series which dealt with the Lotus 19 sports racer, Type 35 single seaters, Type 46 (Europa) and the Formula Fords beginning with a review of Lotus road cars and the twin-cam engine leading to the conception of the Plus 2. The prototype car, dubbed the Metier II or M20, is described by its current owner Malcolm Ricketts who also contributes the book’s foreword and the various aspects of the Plus 2, including the 5-speed gearbox, are then considered in detail.

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Among the series’ great strengths are Whittle’s own accounts of rebuilding an example of the model in question and, as well as being interesting to read, anyone facing a similar task will find a wealth of practical information and advice illustrated with copious photographs. This time, as well as his own account, he has enlisted the aid of two other owners who recount their own experiences rebuilding a JPS Special Plus 2 and the ubiquitous Lotus Twin Cam engine. Throughout the book there are reproductions of period Lotus advertising as well as contemporary road tests and other articles from a variety of sources, all rounding out an interesting and enjoyable read for anyone interested in Lotus but particularly for those with a taste for the Plus 2 and who are fortunate enough to have acquired one before their prices start to climb - as they may well do following publication of this book.

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2019/20 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series

Round 1 : Circuit Chris Amon Manfeild 15-17 November 2019. Prepared by FAST COMPANY of behalf of the New Zealand Formula 5000 Association www.F5000.co.nz

Tim Rush (McLaren M22), Frank Karl (McLaren M10B), Codie Banks (Lola T332) and Tony Roberts (McLaren M10A) are close early in the first race. Frank Karl did well to bring his Class A (for earlier cars) McLaren M10B home in eighth place

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Fastest qualifier and the driver who dominated the first round of the 2019/20 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series races at the annual The Sound MG Classic meeting at Circuit Chris Amon Manfeild over the weekend was Michael Collins (McRae GM1) from Christchurch

WINNING START FOR COLLINS AS NZ F5000 SERIES KICKS OFF AT MANFEILD.

this season after accepting an offer too good to turn down to sell the the ex-Danny Ongais Lola T332 he used to such devastating effect last season. Despite his absence the large crowd at the 2019/20 NZ historic motor racing scene season opener, surged towards the barriers as the field rolled off the dummy grid and out onto the circuit for the warm up lap then rolling start of the first race for the classic stock-block 5.0 litre V8-engined single-seaters at the meeting. Collins was never headed from pole though Grant Martin remained close enough to be within striking distance should Collins slow for any reason. A spin exiting the first turn took Lola T400 driver Glenn Richards out of top six contention early and left third quickest qualifier Aaron Burson back down the field. That elevated David Banks (Talon MR1), Brett Willis (Lola T330) and local driver Kevin Ingram (Lola T332) up a place, and the trio finished the race in that order. David Banks was back in his rebuilt and re-liveried original Talon MR1 today. Here he leads Brett Willis (Lola T330) and Aaron Burson (McRae GM1).

Category young gun Michael Collins (McRae GM1) was comfortably quickest in qualifying and ran away from the rest of the 11-strong field to win the first SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series race of the 2019/20 season at Fielding’s Circuit Chris Amon Manfeild from series’ returnee Grant Martin (Talon MR1A). But the 23-year-old spoke for aficionado and fan alike at the SAS Autoparts MSC Series’ biennial visit to the popular The Sound MG Classic historic motor racing meeting at the storied Manawatu (North Island) circuit when he said that 'it's not the same without Kenny here.’ Local ‘living racing legend’ Ken Smith won the SAS Autoparts/MSC NZ F5000 class time for a record fifth time last season but was a late scratching at the opening round © Fast Company/Aaron Mai.

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Aaron Burson worked his way back up to sixth, ahead of Codie Banks, the latter enjoying a trouble-free race debut behind the wheel of his father (David Banks’) ex-Johnny Walker Australian Grand Prix-winning Lola T332. Banks Snr originally bought the Lola T332 to replace the Talon MR1 he started his SAS Autoparts MSC Series career in. However having invested in a complete rebuild – including repaint in the gloss black and re-decal in the swoopy pink and red stripes of original driver Jon Woodner’s period sponsor Interscope – the man behind series’ sponsor SAS Autoparts decided he wanted to give it it’s return series’ debut himself. That left son Codie to drive the Magnum Wheels-liveried Lola T332. Both thoroughly enjoyed the experience and would continue in the same cars in the two SAS Autoparts MSC Series races the following day.

Michael Collins (McRae GM1) is seen here out in front, and leading a warm-up lap from pole with weekend runner-up Grant Martin (Talon MR1A) alongside.

Frank Karl (McLaren M10B) also enjoyed one of his most competitive outings to date to cross the finish line in eighth place and first Class A car home ahead of a fast closing Glenn Richards, in his later model Lola T400, and Tony Roberts in the other Class A car, the high-wing McLaren M10A. Local ace Tim Rush (McLaren M22) was part of this battle pack early but his race ended in the pits thanks to a loose gear lever.

Feilding driver Tim Rush (McLaren M22)

Classy category young gun Michael Collins (McRae GM1) completed a clean sweep of all three SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series races on the second day of competition at the opening round of the 2019/20 season at the annual The Sound MG Classic historic motor racing meeting at Fielding’s Circuit Chris Amon Manfeild. After qualifying quickest and winning the first SAS Autoparts © Fast Company/Alex Mitchell

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Frank Karl (McLaren M10B) twice led home McLaren M10A driver Tony Roberts to claim bragging rights for the round in Class A (for earlier cars) place.

MSC series’ race of the season on Saturday, the 23-yearold from Christchurch repeated the dose today, again leading every lap he started from experienced Aucklandbased historic single-seater specialist Grant Martin (Talon MR1A). Collins wasn’t holding back either, his best race lap in the final just two-hundredths of a second slower (a 1m02.94 cfm 1m02.92) than the lap that earned him pole position in qualifying on Saturday morning.

Adding extra fire-power on Sunday was category stalwart Shayne Windelburn (Lola T400) who missed out on qualifying and the first race of the weekend on Saturday but was quickly into his stride. In the morning race he worked his way up to sixth place, and was fourth in the final race of the day until being caught by a late charge put in by former SAS Autoparts MSC Series title holder Brett Willis to end up fifth. Willis was forced out of the second race of the weekend on Sunday morning by gear selection issues, which – fortunately – were traced to a relatively easily fixed linkage issue, the Rotorua ace putting a determined charge in, in the final to work his way forward and eventually past Windelburn to match his Saturday race finishing place of fourth. Gear selection issues also saw third quickest qualifier Aaron Burson pull out of a race (the final). Burson had driven a strong race earlier in the day to finish third ahead Fastest qualifier and race one winner at the opening day of competition at the first round of the 2019/20 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series races at the annual The Sound MG Classic meeting at Circuit Chris Amon Manfeild this weekend was Michael Collins (McRae GM1) who is seen here leading Grant Martin (Talon MR1A).

Sunday’s two races provided a similar spectacle to Saturday’s season-opener with Collins rocketing away from pole position, Grant Martin (Talon MR1A) tucking in behind and David Banks (Talon MR1), Aaron Burson (McRae GM1), Brett Willis (Lola T330), Glenn Richards (Lola T400) and the first of the locals, Kevin Ingram (Lola T332) constituting a multi-colour/multi-car battle pack for positions three-through seven. © Fast Company/Aaron Mai.

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of David Banks (Talon MR1), Glenn Richards and Shayne Windelburn. In the final, however, his dnf elevated David Banks to third ahead of Willis, Windelburn and Ingram with Glenn Richards, amazingly spinning as he exited the final corner but able to gather it up and continue, to greet the chequered flag 1) without hitting anything, and 2) without losing seventh place! Unfortunately, after a trouble-free debut behind the wheel of his father (David Banks’) ex-Johnny Walker Australian Grand Prix-winning Lola T332 on Saturday, Codie Banks failed to finish the second race on Sunday thanks to a minor engine issue, then failed to even start the final race of the weekend when the Lola’s engine stopped on the warm-up lap. In stark contrast, after being forced out of Saturday’s race after his car’s gear lever worked loose Tim Rush (McLaren M22) enjoyed a trouble-free run today finishing ninth in both races.

Grant Martin (Talon MR1A) kept Collins honest and was rewarded with second place for the round.

Finally, bragging rights in the Class A category for older period cars belonged to Frank Karl (McLaren M10B) this weekend after twice leading home Tony Roberts in the high-wing McLaren M10A. There is now a break of two months until the traditional high-season for the SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series, starting with the big Historic Grand Prix meeting at Taupo’s Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park over the January 18/19 weekend. With at least four extra cars being shipped down from the UK plus several more from Australia, a 20+ field of cars looks certain…..one which possibly even includes the return of five-time SAS Autoparts MSC Series champion Ken Smith….. © Fast Company/Geoff Ridder

Kevin Ingram (Lola T332)

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RESULTS Race 1 (Sat) 6 laps 1. Michael Collins (McRae GM1) 6m28.38 1.03.93 2. Grant Martin (Talon MR1A) +2.04s 3. David Banks (Talon MR1) +12.57s 4. Brett Willis (Lola T330) +15.67s 5. Kevin Ingram (Lola T332) +17.30s 6. Aaron Burson (McRAe GM1) +23.24s 7. Codie Banks (Lola T332) +29.94s 8. Frank Karl (McLaren M10B) +37.10s 9. Glenn Richards (Lola T400) +37.39s 10. Tony Roberts (McLaren M10A) +39.44s DNF. Tim Rush (McLaren M22) 4m14.04 +3 laps Race 2 (Sun am) 6 laps 1. Michael Collins (McRae GM1) 6m24.41 1.03.44 2. Grant Martin (Talon MR1A) +11.44 3. Aaron Burson (McRAe GM1) +18.00 4. David Banks (Talon MR1) +21.84 5. Glenn Richards (Lola T400) +29.09 6. Shayne Windelburn +29.57 7. Frank Karl (McLaren M10B) +38.32 8. Tony Roberts (McLaren M10A) +40.51 9. Tim Rush (McLaren M22) +40.79 10. Kevin Ingram (Lola T332) +44.86 DNF Brett Willis (Lola T330) +4 laps, Codie Banks (Lola T332) + 5 laps Race 3 (Sun pm) 10 laps 1. Michael Collins (McRae GM1) 10m:47.56 1.02.94 2. Grant Martin (Talon MR1A) +10.35s 3. David Banks (Talon MR1) +21.19s 4. Brett Willis (Lola T330) +24.36s 5. Shayne Windelburn +24.86s 6. Kevin Ingram (Lola T332) +28.18s

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7. Glenn Richards (Lola T400) +36.35s 8. Tony Roberts (McLaren M10A) +56.29s 9. Tim Rush (McLaren M22) +75.93s 10. Frank Karl (McLaren M10B) +102.08s DNF. Aaron Burson (McRAe GM1) +6 laps; Codie Banks (Lola T332) +8 laps 2018/19 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series Calendar Rnd 1: 16-17 Nov 2019 – The Sound MG Classic, Circuit Chris Amon Manfeild Feilding NZ. Rnd 2: 18-19 Jan 2020 – Historic Grand Prix - Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park Taupo NZ. Rnd 3: 1-2 Feb 2020 Skope Classic - Mike Pero Motorsport Park Ruapuna Christchurch NZ. Rnd 4: 15 -16 Feb 2020 - Southland Car Club Classic Speedfest Teretonga Invercargill NZ. Rnd 5: 21-22 Mar 2020 – HRC Legends of Speed Hampton Downs Waikato NZ. Prepared by FAST COMPANY of behalf of the New Zealand Formula 5000 Association www.F5000.co.nz

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Kevin Ingram (Lola T332)

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Roger Albert Clark Rally 21st-25th November 2019. By Syd Wall.

Marty McCormack became a three time R.A.C. winner this year

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The drive of the rally took Dave Bennett to 10th overall in his Mk1 Escort Mexico

Created in 2004 by enthusiasts to re-live the RAC Rally's 5 day trek around the UK mainland in the 1970s and ‘80s, the Roger Albert Clark Rally’s 300 miles of stages made for the longest and toughest Gregoire de Mevius brought a stage rally for 20 years. En Grp B Toyota Celica Twin Cam route to class victory in 2005, Turbo but retired with another failed engine Stig Blomqvist said “This is the way a rally is supposed to be. It’s no different to 1983” The rally has grown in popularity since then and now runs bi-annually. Just a handful of cars started in 2004, but the 2019 event boasted 130, plus a small modern contingent. Starting with 2 Welsh Thursday night stages, the

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route continued in mid Wales on Friday and then went up to the Carlisle, Scotland and Keilder for the following 3 days. Thursday’s two Radnor stages in the dark proved to be a © Syd Wall

tough start as thick fog and rain covered the hills. Course Car 0 finding a ditch on SS1 produced the first delay, leading to the cancellation of SS2 and when it did finally start, one of the leading competitors said he couldn’t see his © Syd Wall bonnet pins at times. The stage was cut short at car 10 when the unfortunate Alan Walker, one of the favourites and celebrating his birthday, stopped with an engine fire. Sadly, with the length of the hold up, the organisers had no option but to cancel the stage and Walker made a point of thanking Gregoire de Mevius, Stefaan Stouf and Phil Collins for stopping and helping extinguish the fire, otherwise he may well have

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lost the car. Even at this top level, the fog was more of a problem for some than others - Pritchard at car 3 caught and passed second seeded Matthew Robinson who dropped over a minute, in 4th place. Other than Roger Chilman, 4 seconds back in third, all crews dropped over a minute, down to 9th place when notional times applied after the stage stoppage. Special mention goes to David Bennett, seeded at 120 and one of the lower powered forerunners who came through the stages before the leaders. He held 8th place in his Escort Mexico Mk1 after Radnor, eventually winning his C2 class by a fraction under 19 minutes and finishing 10th overall. Right from the start the lead battle was established between Jason Pritchard, driving in his homeland, and Irishman Marty McCormack, the former having the overnight lead by 4 seconds. In Friday’s Crychan first run, McCormack turned the deficit into a 4 second lead, a lead he was never to lose © Syd Wall

A consistent Roger Chilman finished some way back in third

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Steve Graham’s gorgeous Lancia Fulvia - steady progress wins the class

over the following 29 stages. Despite winning 6 of the 8 Welsh stages, McCormack held just a slim 10 second lead over Pritchard, an indication of the fierceness of the battle. Roger Chilman was a further 21 seconds back, Matt Robinson in 4th ruing the dropped minute the night before, without which he would have been in the thick of the lead battle - he had won the other two Friday stages. Big losers on the day were Paul Barrett, Adrian Hetherington and Gregoire de Mevius (Toyota Celica, Belgian registration plate GRRRRR-B!), all out with engine trouble. On Saturday the action had moved to Carlisle so the organisers allowed the cars to be trailered up on Friday evening. Not what would have happened in the 80s, but a sensible diversion from tradition, given the ages of the cars and the increased traffic levels - the M6 on a wet Friday evening is nobody’s idea of fun. That was the case for most of the southern Keilder stages on Saturday too - over 100 miles of stages in persistent rain with more January 2020

The immaculate Skoda 130L of Alex Waterman

89th overall but a 10 year dream of competing and finishing on the R.A.C. came true for Rob Seager and his MG Midget

Fog and fuel problems cobbled Rudi Lancaster’s hopes of a high finish, ending in eighth

Baz Jordan won his class in the BRM Avenger after many lead changes

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Stuart Egglestone lost 4th place on the last stage by 1 second!

fog than Radnor. 17 miles in Kershope was the gentle start, Robinson just a second down on McCormack and quickest on Ash Park, but a gearbox problem on the 2nd Kershope spelled the end of the rally for him. McCormack and Pritchard still ruled the roost, Pritchard pulling back 37 seconds on a fog-bound Harwood and then losing 30 seconds in Pundershaw. Chilman ended the day 5 minutes back in 3rd, Stuart Egglestone, Wayne Sisson, Rudi Lancaster and US-based Irishman Barry McKenna holding 4th, 5th, 6th & 7th. Sunday took the crews into Scotland for 70 miles of stages. McCormack consolidated his lead with a string of fastest times and Pritchard lost time with a puncture, going into the final day 1m 49s behind. Lancaster and McKenna swapped places. Belgian visitors Christophe Jacob and Stefaan Stouf were in the top 10 at 8th and 10th, with Henri Grehan 9th. ÂŠ Syd Wall

Ghislain de Mevius was quick but engine trouble thwarted the Nisan 240RS

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Nice to hear the rumbling V8 notes from David Kynaston’s Triumph TR7

Chilman also remained in 3rd and Egglestone lost out to Sisson by 1 second. It didn’t end well for the Belgian visitors either with Jacob sliding off and then retiring on the penultimate stage and Stouf losing over 6 minutes

Andrew Siddall brought more varity to the event with a wonderful Fiat 131 Abarth

Back into England and Keilder forest for the final 60 miles of stages. McCormack was safe if he made no mistakes, but finishing 9th in the first stage of the day, 22 seconds down on Pritchard was not when he intended. He bucked up and lost only a few seconds more over the next three stages to enter the last stage, 17miles of Bewshaugh, 1m 22s ahead. A great effort from Pritchard pulled back 30 seconds but McCormack remained in charge.

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Bob Bean - class victor. Not bad for a car/driver/co-driver age total of 207!

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on the last stage. Congratulations to Colin Heppenstall on another tough event, the 13th edition. There were a record 126 starters and 91 finishers. Did they enjoy it? On Tuesday, the day after the rally finished, Heppenstall took calls from half a dozen competitors wanting to know when they could place their deposits for the 2021 event! Marty McCormack, the first three time winner, summed it up when he said “There really isn’t another rally like it” 25

Early problems delayed Wayne Sisson but 4WD must have helped in his recovery to 4th in the Mistubishi Galant-VR4

Jeremy Easson leaves the Epynt ranges service area on a soaking wet Friday afternoon

Josh Carr escapes from a big moment in Crychan 2 en route to class victory

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Jason Pritchard finished second and flew straight to Killarney for Ireland's top historic event

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Race from the Past. The 1000kms of Silverstone 2005. 13th August 2005, Silverstone. By Simon & Janet Wright.

The winning Audi Playstation Team Oreca Audi R8 driven by Stephane Ortelli & Allan McNish

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Scuderria Ecosse Ferrari 360 Modena GTC of 1000 kms of Andrew Kirkaldy/Nathan Kinch finished 4th in Istanbul in GT2. November. Pole position went to the #7Creation Autosportif DBA 03S driven by © Janet Wright Nicolas Minassian and Jamie Campbell-Walter with a time of 1 minute 34.562 seconds. The 4pm start was in drizzle, the spray hid most of the cars in the opening stages, and a series of torrential downpours turned the event upside down, with conditions, at times, so bad it was difficult to see, even driving in a straight line. Many cars went off in the rain but were able to rejoin. One unfortunate incident was when the two Team LNT TVR T400R cars driven by Marc Hynes and Warren Hughes collided into each other, which The third round of the 2005 Le Mans Endurance Series resulted in a long pit stop for the Hynes/Patrick Pearce TVR was held in the UK round the Silverstone Grand Prix to repair damage. They eventually finished 11th in the GT2 circuit in the middle of August. This was the second class. season for this ACO Le Mans Endurance Series for Le The Creation DBA led most of the race, and starting the fifth Mans Prototypes and GT hour, in the dark, Jamie The LNT TVR had an eventful weekend, cars, organised into four Campbell-Walter still had a with the Kane/Hughes TVR Tuscan classes LMP1, LMP2, GT1 T400R catching fire in practice and then fifty four second lead over the colledied with their team mate in the and GT2. The series chasing Audi of Alan McNish. race, retiring on lap 75. consisted of five races The Audi had earlier lost a lap spread around Europe, under a safety car period, but starting at the 1000kms of was now catching the DBA. Spa, in Belgium in April, Then a safety car period followed by the 1000 kms of closed the cars right up Monza in July. After the together. Just before 9:30pm Silverstone race, the teams the Audi took the lead and moved to the Nurburgring in McNish pulled out a lead. September before the Then a late driver change season finished with the © Simon Wright saw Ortelli come back out The Pole sitting DBA 03S of Minassian/CampbellWalter only managed 2nd in the wet race.

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with just a six second lead. He then set the fastest lap of the race to ensure the Audi won. So after nearly six hours of racing in rain and the dark, victory went to Audi Playstation Team Oreca with their Audi R8 driven by Stephane Ortelli and local hero Allan McNish who beat the Creation Autosortif DBA 03S in to 2nd place driven by Minassian and Campbell-Walter. They were the only two cars to complete the full 151 lap race distance. In 3rd place, over seven laps behind, was the Rollcentre Racing Dallara SP1 driven by Martin Short, Joao Barbosa from Portugal and Vanina Ickx, daughter of Former Grand Prix driver and multiple Le Mans winner © Simon Wright

Winning the LMP2 class was the Courage C65 of Gosselin/Ojieh/Vosse was 4th overall

2nd in LMP2. Finishing in 5th place and on the same lap as the LMP2 winners was the GT1 winning MenX Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello driven by Robert Pergl and Jaroslav Janis from the Czech Republic and Peter Kox from The Netherlands, who finished 5th overall. One lap further back, in 7th overall, was the Convers Team Cirtek Motorsport Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello driven by Alexey Vasilyev from Russia and Christophe Bouchut from France who were 2nd in GT1. © Janet Wright

3rd placed Dallara SP1 of Short/Barbosa/V. Ickx

Jacky Ickx from Belgium. The winning LMP2 car finished 4th overall and was the Paul Belmondo Racing Courage C65 driven by ClaudeYves Gosselin from France, Karim Ojjeh from Saudi Arabia and Vincent Vosse from Belgium. They were only eight laps behind the overall winner. Two laps further behind was the Kruse Motorsport Courage C65 of Philip Bennett from Great Britain, Michael Vergers from the Netherlands and Juan Barazi from Denmark, who were

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The GT1 Class winning Ferrari 550 GTS of Perol/Janis finished 5th

The GT1 JMB Racing Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello of Antoine Gosse, Peter Kutemann and Hans Hugenholtz retired on lap 2.

Amanda Stretton and Bal ba Camino in the ChamberlainSynergy Motorsport LMP1 Lola B98/10 failed to finish.

The Paul Belmondo Racing Chrysler Viper GTS-R of Pierre Perret, Karim Ajlani and Benjamin Leuenberger did not start the race.

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The LMP2 Dome S101 of Jan Lammers, Beppe Gabbiani and Felipe Ortiz retired on lap 1.

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Zytek 04S of Hignett/Stack/Kurosawa

Collard & Boullion in the Pescarolo C60 Hybrid could only manage 34th position at Silverstone, but they were eventually crowned champions at the end of the season.

The Team Jota LMP1 Zytek 04S (#9º finished in 6th position driven by Sam Hignett and John Stack from Great Britain and Haruki Kurosawa from Japan. In 9th place were the GT2 class winners, Xavier Pompidou from France and Marc Lieb from Germany in the Sebah Automotive Porsche 911 GT3-R. Over three laps behind was the Autorlando Sport Porsche 911 GT3RSR driven by Franco Groppi and Luigi Moccia from Italy and Mike Rockenfeller from Germany, who were 2nd in GT2 and 16th overall. © Simon Wright

At the end of the season it was the French Pescarolo Sport team that were top of the LMP1 standings with 34 points after victories in Monza and © Janet Wright Istanbul. The Pescarolo C60 Hybrid was driven by Emmanuel Collard and Jean-Christophe Boullion. Only 2 points behind were British team Zytek Motorsport, who also scored two victories at Spa and the Nurburgring with the Zytek 04S with drivers Hayanari Shimoda from Japan, Casper Elgaard and John Nielsen from Denmark and Tom Chilton from the UK. The French Audi Playstation Team

GT2 class winners Popidou/Lieb Porsche 911 GT3-R

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Shimoda/Chilton took the Zytek 04S to 11th overall and 5th in class LMP1 at Silverstone.

Oreca finished 3rd with the victory at Silverstone and two further 2nd places at Nurburgring and Istanbul, with drivers Stephane Ortelli from Monaco and Allan McNish from the UK.

The Horag Lista Racing Lola B05/40 of Didier Theys & Fredy Lienhard finished 11th at Silverstone

Vincent Vosse from Belgium, only managed 3rd in the standings, despite winning at Monza and Silverstone. The final LMP2 race winners were 4th placed Horag Lista Racing, using a Lola B05/40 who won at the Nurburgring, Bob Berridge & Gareth Evans Lola B05/40 took 19th driven by Didier Theys and Eric van de Poele from position overall and 5th in LMP2 at Silverstone. Belgium. The GT1 standings were headed by BMS Scuderia Italia In LMP2 it was British Chamberlain Synergy Motorsport whose two Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello cars scored equal with the Lola B05/40 that took the honours with 34 points to be classified equal 1st. However, the title went to points, following just a single win at Spa. Their drivers the #51 car driven by Christian Pescatori and Michele were Bob Berridge, Peter Owen and Gareth Evans from Bartyan from Italy and Toni the UK. They beat the Mike Newton & Thomas Erdos in the RML Seiler from Switzerland who British team RML with their MG-Lola EX264 finished 10th overall and 3rd won the tie-breaker due to in LMP2 at Silverstone. MG-Lola EX264 by just a having more race wins, at single point. RML also only Monza and Istanbul. While took a single win at Istanbul the #52 car driven by Fabrizio with drivers Mike Newton Gollin and Matteo Cressoni from the UK and Thomas from Italy and Miguel Ramos Erdos from Brazil. With from Portugal, just took more victories, Paul victory at just Spa. Taking 3rd Belmondo Racing, with the place was another Ferrari, Courage C65 driven by the Convers Team with Cirtek Karim Ojjeh from Saudi Motorsport Ferrari 550-GTS Arabia, Claude-Yves driven by Darren Turner and Gosselin from France and © Simon Wright

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Ranieri Randaccio and Matteo Maria Tullio in the LMP2 Tampolli SR2 failed to take the start of the race. Michele Bartyan, Christian Pescatori and Toni Siler in their Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello finished 25th at Silverstone, 6th in GT1 class. © Simon Wright

3rd place were the Italian team Autorlando Sport with another Porsche 911 GT3-RSR and Ice Pol Racing Team from Germany also running a Porsche 911 GT3-RSR. © Janet Wright

The Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello of Matteo Cressoni, Matteo Malucelli and Miguel Ramos finished 17th overall and 5th in GT1 at Silverstone.

Robert Bell from the UK. In GT2 it was the British team Sebah Automotive Ltd who were victorious with three victories at Monza, Silverstone and the Nurburgring with the Porsche 911 GT3-R driven by Marc Lieb from Germany and Xavier Pompidou from France. In 2nd place was another British Team, Scuderia Ecosse, who took a single class win at Istanbul with their Ferrari 360 Modena GTC driven by Andrew Kirkaldy and Nathan Kinch from the UK. In equal

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The LMP2 Pilbeam MP93 of Pierre Bruneau, Marc Rostan and Jean-Phillippe Paugeot finished 26th and 5th in the LMP2 class.

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The Lister Storm LMP Hybrid of Justin Keen and Jens Møller finished 18th overall and 7th in LMP1. Seen here in practice ahead of the Dome S101 of Jan Kammers, Beppe Gabbiani and Felipe Ortiz, which retired on the first lap of the race.

The Convers Team Cirtek Motorsport Aston Martin DBR9 of Darren Turner, Nikolai Fomenko and Marc Goosens finished 15th overall and 4th in GT1 © Janet Wright

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The Graham Nash Motorsport Saleen S7-R of Ricky Cole, Ryan Hooker and Calum Lockie finished 35th overall and 8th in GT1

The Unnamed Classic Car Group Winter meetings 2019. By Simon & Janet Wright.

Ancient & Modern Triumph TR3 and 2003 Porsche 911

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MG Line-up

The Unnamed Classic Car Group hold regular monthly meeting during the year, attracting a good selection of classic and modern cars to their meetings at the Old Wagon and Horses pub, near Kidderminster, Worcestershire. Their last two meetings of 2019 were held at the end of October and November, and although the weather was cold, it remained dry and still drew a reasonable turn out of vehicles to each event. At these meetings there are always a lineup from the local MG car club, who park across the top corner of the field. At the October meeting there were also an interesting pair of MG B sports cars, a yellow 1978 MG B GT three door coupe and a modified blue 1977 MG B Roadster fitted with a 3.5 litre V8 engine. The MG B GT is powered by the 1798cc four cylinder B-Series engine which produces 85 bhp and could accelerate from 0-60 mph in around 11 seconds. The 3.5 litre Rover V8 engine was only factory fitted in to the GT body, not the roadster. In factory specification, it produced 137 bhp and in the MG B GT it could accelerate from 0-60 in just 7.7 seconds.

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MG B GT and MG Roadster

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Spider is powered by a 1570cc twincam engine with a Weber Carburettor which produces 92 bhp and gives the car a top speed of 109 mph. It is matched to a 5 speed manual transmission, with front Alfa Romeo Alfasud independent suspension and a live rear axle. The stopping power is provided by front disc brakes and rear drum brakes. The Alfasud is a small front wheel drive family car, manufactured from 1971 to 1989 and was one of Alfa Romeo’s most successful models with over 893,000 models sold between 1972 and 1983. Powered by a 1286 cc engine with a Weber twin-choke carburettor, it produces 67 bhp and could reach 99 mph.

Zastava Yugo 513 © Simon Wright

Probably the most unusual was the red 1987 Zastava Yugo 513. This model was sold in the UK between 1981 and 1990. The design was based on the Fiat 128 but improved on the original by being a hatchback. The original Fiat 128 was an advanced design, with a front wheel drive 1301cc belt driven ohc engine and an all independent MacPherson strut suspension system. Always a welcome sight is a beautiful Alfa Romeo and the October meeting had two present. A stunning red 1964 Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Spider and a green 1978 Alfa Romeo Alfasud. The

Possibly the most prestigious vehicle at the October meeting was a classic 1937 Rolls Royce Phantom III Mayfair Limousine de Ville. The aluminium bodywork is in excellent condition and the De Ville construction includes a centre sliding section on the roof,

Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Spider

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similar to a modern sun roof. The 7.3 litre V12 engine produces 50.7 hp and has been modified with some modern components, such as a new stainless steel exhaust system, modern fuel Rolls RoycePhantom III pumps and Mayfair Limousine de Ville © Simon Wright coils as the original items are no longer existed. The car can cruise at 60 mph and reach a top speed of 90 mph. The four speed gearbox has synchromesh on 2nd, 3rd and 4th gears. Parked on the edge of the field was a 1960 Vauxhall Victor Deluxe. The Victor was a large family car built by Vauxhall between 1957 and 1976, replacing the Wyvern model. The

car here was an original F Series Victor model, which was produced from 1957 to 1961, during which time over 390,000 were built in the UK, Australia and in Belgium. The styling was taken from the 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air and included bench seats in both front and rear, but the Deluxe version, seen here, had leather trim and separate front seats. Its 1507cc straight four engine was fitted with a single Zenith carburettor and produced 55 bhp. It was fitted with a three speed gearbox with a column mounted gear change. A Super version in 1957 had a top speed of 74 mph and accelerated from 0-60 mph in 28.1 seconds.

Triumph TR3

The 1955 Triumph TR3 was a classic British Sports Car that was produced between 1955 and 1962 by Standard Triumph, based in Coventry. It was an evolution model of the previous TR2, with more power and better brakes. It proved to be popular, with around 74,800 built, making it the 3rd most popular TR model after the TR7 and TR6. The straight four 2 litre OHV engine produced 95 bhp,

Vauxhall Victor Deluxe

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an increase of 5 bhp over the TR2. Later models were also fitted with front disc brakes. Unlike MG’s of the same period, the steering was a worm and peg system which has considerable play and friction which increases with wear. The front suspension is a double A-arm manganese bronze trunnion, with coil springs and tube shock absorbers, while the rear is a conventional leaf spring system with a solid back axle and lever arm dampers. It had a top speed of 105 mph and could accelerate from 060 mph in 10.8 seconds. A discreet but powerful saloon which really did fit the wolf

Triumph Dolomite Sprint

in sheeps clothing description was the Triumph Dolomite Sprint. It looked like a sedate family Triumph saloon, but the Sprint was a high performance car. The body was identical to the standard Triumph Dolomite, which had replaced the previous Triumph 1500 and Toledo models in 1972. The Dolomite was powered by the slant four 1854cc engine, which Triumph also provided to Saab for use in the Saab 99 model. It produced a healthy 91 bhp which gave lively performance of 0-60 mph in just 11 seconds and a top speed of 100 mph. However, the Dolomite was losing out in performance terms to its rivals like the BMW 2002,

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so in 1973 they unveiled the Triumph Dolomite Sprint, with a specially designed single cam 16 valve cylinder head on an increased capacity 1998cc engine. Also fitted with bigger carburettors, the power was increased to 127 bhp and propelled the car from 0-60 mph in just 8.4 seconds, with a top speed of 119 mph. The Dolomite Sprint is also considered to be the first mass-produced multi-valve car in the World. It was also the first British production car to be fitted as standard with alloy wheels, and also included a vinyl roof, front spoiler, twin exhausts and lowered suspension. At its launch it was priced at £1,740. The 1977 Triumph Stag is a 2+2 sports tourer which was manufactured between 1970 and 1978 during which nearly 26,000 were built. It was styled by Italian designer Michelotti and was powered by the Triumph 3 litre V8 engine fitted with dual Zenith-Stromberg carburettors. It was aimed at the luxury sports car market, to compete with the likes of the Mercedes Benz SL class models. All Stags are four seater convertible coupes, with a B Post Roll Bar hoop connected to the front windscreen frame

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starting handle was often required to start the vehicle. It had no heater or demist system, a manual choke, a pull wire starter, the boot was accessed with a coach key and it had semaphore indicators which came out of the body. It was powered by the 1172cc Ford Side-valve four cylinder engine, which had no water pump, the engine was cooled by thermosyphon. It produced 30 bhp, and had a top speed of 60 mph and could accelerate from 0-50 mph in 24.1 seconds. It had an average fuel consumption of 36.4 miles per gallon. Over 155,000 were built.

Triumph Stag © Janet Wright

by a T-bar, designed to meet American safety standards. The body colour removable hard top was an option on early cars, but was later supplied as standard equipment. The 1954 Ford Popular 103E was the lowest priced car in Britain when it was launched, with a selling price of £390 including taxes. The model was built in England between 1953 and 1962 and provided very basic motoring. It only had a 6 volt electric system, rod operated drum brakes, synchromesh was only on 2nd and top gear, and a provided © Janet Wright

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MG TF

At the November meeting a stunning 2005 MG TF sports car was spotted in the car park. The MG TF is a mid-engined, rear wheel drive roadster which was sold by two manufacturers between 2002 and 2011. It came from the MG F which was designed by the BMW owned Rover Group, which became MG Rover in 2000 and then the Chinese owned MG Motor in 2007. It replaced the Hydragas suspension of the MG F with conventional coil springs and increased the engine power output with new camshafts and a redesigned air induction system. Over 39,000 of the model were built between 2002 and 2005. The Ford Consul Classic was launched in May 1961 40

Ford Classic © Simon Wright

Austin Healey 3000

and was built until 1963. The Ford Consul Capri was a 2 door coupe version of the classic and was built from 1961 until 1964. At the meet was a 1963 Ford Classic with the 1498cc straight four cylinder engine, with a five bearing crankshaft and a four speed, fully synchromesh gearbox. The Classic features a similar reverse rake rear window to the Ford Anglia, a feature taken from the 1958 Lincoln Continental. The car had several unusual features at the time, which are now common, such as the headlight flasher and variable speed windscreen wipers. It also had a large boot capacity thanks in part to a side stored spare wheel. The Austin Healey 3000 was built from 1959 to 1967, assembled at the BMC works at Abingdon. The body was made by Jensen Motors in West Bromwich. The car here was an early 1959 model, an © Janet Wright

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open sports car with minimal weather protection, a folding plastic roof on a light demountable frame and above the doors were detachable perspex side screens. It later adapted to a sports convertible model. In the early 1960s, most cars were exported to North America. The car achieved success in many European Rallies. It is powered by the 3 litre BMC C-Series engine and could accelerate from 0-60 mph in 11 seconds and reach 100 mph in 31 seconds, with a top speed of 115 mph. Over 13,500 of the Mark 1 were built and originally cost £1,326 including taxes.

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1976 The Morris Marina was a popular family car built by British Leyland between 1971 and 1980 and during that period was fitted with a Austin Healey 3000

Morris Marina

number of different engines. Originally it came with the 1.3 litre A-Series engine or the 1.8 litre B-Series engine and from 1978 it came with the 1.7 litre O-Series engine. With many parts to the British Leyland empire in the early 1970s, different divisions were used for different aspects. Austin models like the Allegro and Princess used the transverse engine, front wheel drive layout, while traditional cars were

branded as Morris, like the Marine, an inline 4 cylinder front engine rear wheel drive car. The Marina also offered a choice of two different body styles, a 2 door coupe and a conventional 4 door saloon with a boot. It features torsion bar suspension on the front and leaf spring suspension on the rear. In 1972 an Estate version was added and also a pickup and van were produced.

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1966 Singer Chamois

2008 Ford ST

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Abarth 595

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Nash Metropolitan

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VSCC Winter Driving Tests,

Bicester Heritage. 30th November 2019 By Pete Austin with additional photos by David Goose & Stuart Yates of Motorsport Imagery

George Bradshaw leans the Austin Ulster into the corner on his way to winning the Modified Sports Car class ÂŠ Motorsport-Imagery

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contrast to the wet conditions encountered last year the hardy competitors and spectators were greeted with bright frosty conditions. As before Hangar 113 was used for signing on and scrutineering and where everyone could warm themselves up with a coffee and breakfast roll in

Winner Peter Batty (Ford T)

VSCC Winter Driving Tests, Bicester Heritage 30th November 2019. Once again the historic buildings and airfield at Bicester Heritage provided an excellent backdrop for the annual VSCC Winter Driving Tests. In complete

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A cold frosty morning at Bicester

Class 1 winner William Fraser's 1914 Marlborough 8/10HP looked immaculate in scrutineering before the event

Robert Lees claimed the Malcolm Elder Trophy for standard Vintage cars while father Charles Lees was 2nd in their 1929 Ford Model A

There were 10 tests to be completed, laid out around the perimeter of the airfield. Each year the naming of the tests is based on a theme and this year it was the wartime speeches of Winston Churchill including among others “Blood, Toil, Sweat and Tears”Travail and Coast Home “We Shall Fight Them on the Beaches”. Best performance © Motorsport-Imagery

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Thawing the car out before the start

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Robert Ellis in his Fraser Nash Super Sports in front of the old Bicester airfield control tower

Nicholas Lees (Riley Sprite) won his class.

on the day was achieved by Peter Batty in his 1929 Ford T (Modified Sports-Cars class) while the Malcolm Elder Trophy (for standard Vintage cars) went to Robert Lees in his father’s 1929 Model A Ford. Other firsts in class awards were obtained by William Fraser (Marlborough) Veteran & Edwardian © Motorsport-Imagery

Neil Thorp finished just outside the top 3 in Class 2 in his Singer 9 Sports Coupe

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Problems for Jessica Smith in the Morris Minor

James Duce (Senechal TS Sport)

Cars class, Nicolas Lees (Riley Sprite) Standard Sports Cars class and George Bradshaw (Austin Ulster) Modified Sports-Cars class. Full results can be obtained from www.vscc.co.uk Bethany Candlin in her Austin 7 Arrow Sports

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George Diffey (Austin 7)

David Rolfe in his MG M Type

David Marsh (Bugatti Brescia)

Camilla Fraser Austin 7 Fabric Saloon

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Jack Bond in the striking Morris Cowley

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A smiling Richard Stott in his MG PA

Archive Photo of the Month. By Pete Austin.

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The Porsche 917 is rightly acknowledged as one of the greatest racing cars of all time, however its precursor was the Porsche 908. This car, although not lauded as much as its predecessor, also had a successful career in the World Sports Car Championship. At the 1969 Brands Hatch 6 Hours the Porsche works team scored a 1, 2, 3 with the 908. Jo Siffert is shown here in the winning car which he shared with Brian Redman

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Stuff the Turkey PCA

Curborough, 28th December 2019. By Simon & Janet Wright.

Barry Mansell finished 10th overall in his Nissan Micra and 4th in Class C

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Overall winner James Nicholls in the Vauxhall Nova on Test 2 Paddock round the paddock area at Curborough.

Cannock and District Car Club held their annual Christmas â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Stuff the Turkey Production Car Autotest (PCA) at the Curborough sprint track near Lichfield on Saturday 28th December.The ideal way to blow out the Christmas cobwebs, there was a large entry and good turnout of spectators. The venue had been turned in to three separate test areas. The largest test used most of the sprint course, but started at the middle of the Shenstone hairpin and ran backwards round the course. At the end of the first lap, the cars turned back at the crossover point to do a second lap round the wood side of the track towards the start line again. On the second lap, they continued back up the main straight towards the Shenstone hairpin to finish. The Second test was using the tarmac paddock area, with a two lap tight course round marker cones. The final test started at the paddock gate and went

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towards the start line, circled the car assemble area behind the start line before returning round the normal circuit to finish back at the paddock gate, after negotiating a very tight 180 degree hairpin. Each test course was completed three times by all the crews, giving nine tests in total. The entry was split in to six separate classes, giving all drivers the opportunity to win an award against similar specified vehicles. It may not have been the most powerful car at Curborough, but impressive driving skills ensured that the humble Vauxhall Nova took victory over its competitors. The overall winner was James Nicholls driving a Vauxhall Nova in Class C - Modified front wheel drive car. His time across the nine tests totalled 608 seconds, which was matched by 2nd placed Tom Bishop in his Nissan Micra. Bishop had briefly held the overall lead at the end of the Round 2 runs, but Nicholls, who

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In 2nd overall was Tom Bishop in a Nissan Micra

Class B for Standard Front Wheel Drive cars 1401cc and over was won by 5th placed James Holt in his Renault Clio with a total time of 624 seconds. © Janet Wright

Class B winner James Holt in the Renault Clio finished 5th overall

had led after the first round, was two seconds faster over Round 3 to win. In Equal 3rd place overall was Thomas Allison in his Mazda MX5. He also won Class D for Production front/rear engined rear wheel drive cars His total time was 619 seconds. He was joined in 3rd place by Jamie Yapp in his Vauxhall Nova, who also won Class E - 4 wheel Drive/ All Stage Rally/Sprint cars fitted with LSD’s. The BMW 318Ti of Alister Leggett took 6th place and 2nd in Class E with a total time of 628 seconds. He was Alister Leggett in his tail happy BMW 318Ti finished 6th overall and 2nd in Class E

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3rd equal overall and Class E winner Jamie Yapp in a Vauxhall Nova.

Joe Daly Ford KA finished 6th in Class A and 43rd overall.

Martin & Connor Armstrong Vauxhall Nova finished 9th & 13th respectively in Class C

Abe Shenker MG ZR finished 10th in Class A and 57th overall.

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Phil Blick Toyota MR2 finished 11th in Class D and 56th overall

Mike Smith Fiat Panda 100HF finished 3rd in Class A and 31st overall

Hannah Streeter Citroen C2 finished 9th in Class A and 50th overall.

Michael Pears & Ashley Jones Vauxhall Corsa finished 7th & 8th respectively in Class E.

Mark Brotherhood BMW 318Ti finished 3rd in Class D and 20th overall.

Bing Yan Suzuki Swift finished 13th in Class B and 53rd overall.

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The Ford Puma of Tom Bryant was 9th overall with a total of 639 seconds, taking 3rd place in Class C, while 10th overall was Barry Mansell in his Nissan Micra with a total of 645 seconds, 4th in Class C.

Greg Ford in a Mazda MX5 took 7th overall and 2nd in Class D

The Ford Puma of Tom & Will Bryant finished 9th overall and 3rd in Class C with Tom at the wheel.

2nd in Class D with a total time of 635 seconds. In 8th place was Grant Victory in his Citroen Saxo, only one second behind, with a total of 636 seconds. He had been in 6th place overall after the first two rounds, but slipped back to 8th overall, but still 2nd in class B. © Janet Wright

Class A for Standard Front Wheel Drive cars up to 1400cc was won by Graham Marshall in a Toyota Starlet, who was 20th overall with a total time of 664 seconds. He was well ahead of Rich Mannox in a © Janet Wright

The Citroen Saxo of Grant Victory finished 8th overall and 2nd in Class B

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Class A winner Graham Marshall in a Toyota Starlet.

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A quick spin in his Citroen Saxo, still saw Rich Mannox finish 2nd in Class A

Citroen Saxo, who took 2nd in Class A with a total time of 673 seconds and 28th overall despite getting very sideways out of the mole hill on one of his runs. In 3rd place in Class A was Mike Smith in a Fiat Panda 100HF who was 31st overall with a total time of 677 seconds. There were four other drivers competing at the event in Class F, which was for All cars running MSA List 1B, 1C, List 6 + Non E marked tyres, who were not eligible for the overall standings. The winner of this class, with a total time of 642 seconds (which would have put him 10th fastest in the overall times), was Owain Thomas in a Peugeot 106 Rallye. Over twelve seconds behind was Kevin Hardwick in a Peugeot 205 with a total time of 654 seconds. The 3rd place in Class F went to Chris Hetherington in a Peugeot 205, with a total time of 674 seconds, only four seconds ahead of 4th placed Glyn Thomas in the Peugeot 106 Rallye, with a total time of 678 seconds. One of the more unlikely cars competing was a massive Volvo 940 Estate car driven by Ben Wright. Its length made some of the tests quite difficult, but he was certainly trying. He had a major spin on test 6 on the run up to the start line on the sprint course, going off on to the grass and requiring the Marshalls to push him back on to the track. This dropped him to 9th in class E and 63rd overall.

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Class F winner Owain Thomas in a Peugeot 106 Rallye shared with Glyn Thomas.

Ben Wright in the unlikely Volvo 940 Estate had a spin on one test which dropped him back to 63rd position overall.

Babar Firasat in the Honda CR-Z Hybrid finished 48th overall and 11th in Class B

Billy Humphries Jia Rio finished 11th in Class A and 60th overall.

Roman Anosin Honda Civic finished 15th in Class B and 58th overall

James Rudd Nissan Micra finished 14 in Class C and 52nd overall

Marc Grasby Ford KA finished 9th in Class B and 34th overall.

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Abarth 695 70th Anniversario.

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The new Abarth 695 70 Anniversario special edition made its debut at the 2019 Abarth Day, held at the Milan Innovation District, Milan, Italy. It celebrates 70 years since Abarth was founded by Carlo Abarth in 1949. Production will be limited to 1,949 vehicles and prices will start from £29,695 OTR. It is powered by a 1.4 litre turbocharged petrol engine which develops 180hp and 250 Nm of torque. It will achieve a top

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speed of 139 mph with the variable spoiler set to zero degrees position, and can accelerate from 0 to 62 mph in 6.7 seconds. The new Abarth 695 70th Anniversario features some iconic style cues from the past and present, including the new Monza green livery, a tribute to the colour of the first 500 Abarth that set six international records at Monza. It also features Campovolo grey details, including the “Spoiler ad Assetto Variable”, body kit, front and rear DAMs and mirror caps, scorpion decals on the front bonnet and the chequered sticker on the roof complete the look.

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It also comes with 17 inch SuperSport alloy wheels and red Brembo four-piston aluminium brake calipers as standard, with 305 mm ventilated discs on the front and 240 mm ventilated discs on the rear. The car is available in one of five exterior colours, including the exclusive new Monza 1958 green, Circuit Grey, Gara White,

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Scorpione Black and Podium Blue Inside it features exclusive “Sabelt Tricolore’ seats developed specifically for this model. Also standard are the Uconnect™ 7 inch HD system with DAB Digital radio and Navigation system, compatible with Apple CarPlay and Google Android Auto™. The infotainment system has a high-definition screen and Abarth Telemetry, which is an integrated application created to measure performance. Completing the standard equipment are automatic climate control, daytime running lights, LED fog lights and specific mats.

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It is equipped with the new “Spoiler ad Assetto Variable” which will deliver improved grip and stability at high speeds and increases overall performance. The spoiler is manually adjusted in 12 different positions between zero and sixty. At the maximum setting, the spoiler increases the aerodynamic

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load by up to 42 kg at a speed of 124 mph. This new spoiler is a tribute to the founder’s performance focus, which went beyond the quest for pure power, top speed and acceleration. Instead it focuses on the development of innovative technical solutions. These were the attributes which made him one of the pioneers and visionaries in the field of tuning. It was tested in the full-scale wind tunnel located in Orbassano, south of Turin, where Abarth tests all its vehicles. This facility was built in the 1970s and has been continually updated with the latest technology. It is the only wind tunnel in Italy capable of allowing full scale testing and high air speeds of up to 130 mph. For more information visit www.abarthcars.co.uk

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The recent VSCC Winter Driving Tests took place at Bicester Heritage, which is also an active airfield. Here Dr David Wallom in his Austin 7 Sports races passed an aircraft preparing to take-off.

Closing Shot. By David Goose of Motorsport Imagery.

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