Classic and Competition Car 128 May 2021

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Issue 128 May 2021

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VSCC Spring Start Silverstone

Silverstone 6 Hours 1982

CDCC Easter Bunny Auto Solo

Page 31 VSCC Spring Start Auto Solo

Contents

Page 4 Photo of the Month.

Page 36 MG Cyberster

Page 58 Extreme E Desert X-Prix

News.

Page 11 VSCC Spring Start, Silverstone

Page 39 PACE 6 hours of Silverstone 1982

Page 50 CDCC Easter Bunny Auto Solo

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Page 62 Bentley Continental GT3 Pikes Peak

Front Cover: VSCC Spring Start: Richard Wilson Ferrari 246 F1 © Janet Wright CSCC Easter Bunny Auto Solo: Dave Evans Mini GTM © Simon Wright

Page 66 Sandwell Transport Show 2002

Page 57 Archive Photo of the month.

Page 74 Closing Shot

Our Team Simon Wright-Editor. Janet Wright-Staff Photographer.

Independent Freelance contributors.

Pete Austin, Peter McFadyen, Syd Wall, Plus David Goose & Stuart Yates of Motorsport-Imagery.

Pace 6 Hours of Silverstone 1982: Hans-Joachim Stuck/Hans Heyer Group C Sauber SHS C6 © Simon Wright

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Photo of the month

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Three wheels on my wagon…

I saw how fast the Morgan Aero SuperSport went…

Save weight and go faster they said…..

William Elbourn looses a rear wheel during practice in the Bentley Le Mans at the VSCC Spring start meeting at Silverstone.

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The missing wheel © Simon Wright

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News

Big Change for Coventry MotoFest 2021.

As the largest free motoring festival in the UK, MotoFest has been a great success for the city pf Coventry over the last few years. It has been held over a single weekend and recently has included closing part of the City ring road for demonstrations and even timed, competitive motorsport sprints.

Having been unable to hold the event last year due to the pandemic, this years event is going to be in a different format.

For 2021 Coventry holds the title UK City of Culture, and Motofest will be held over four consecutive weekends instead of a single weekend.

Each weekend will have a separate theme, with the first weekend of the 17th-18th July 2021 titled “Your Future Moves’.

This will be based around innovation and technology, for which Coventry is World famous.

The following weekend, 24thth © Simon Wright 25 July is

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‘Motorcycle Weekend’, which should also include a ride-in, as well as static and dynamic displays across the city for 2 wheeled enthusiasts.

The 31st July-1st August is ‘Motorsport and Performance weekend’. While there will be no ring road circuit this year, there are plans for a Drift arena and an ‘energetic’ motorsport display along with static displays all across the city.

The final weekend on 7th-8th August 2021 is the ‘Classic and Performance Car Weekend’. Again, there will be static displays across the city, plus themed events including road runs taking in Coventry and surrounding countryside.

The organisers are also planning to launch the event with a spectacular ‘Italian Job’ themed stunt that will blow the doors off for fans of the film and motoring enthusiasts alike.

For more information visit their web site at www.coventrymotofest.com

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Lewis Hamilton’s Extreme E team partners with Prodrive.

Extreme E team X44 will be run at each of the five rounds of the Extreme E series by the world-leading motorsport business Prodrive. Each X-Prix weekend will include two days of short, sharp, wheel to wheel action between World class drivers running for nine teams.

Prodrive contracted drivers Sebastien Loeb and fellow Dakar competitor Christina Gutiérrez will compete in the X44 ODYSSEY 21. This bespoke E-SUV produces 400 KW (around 550 bhp) and can accelerate from 0-100 kph in 4.5 seconds.

Loeb has won a record nine World Rally Championships and 79 WRC victories. Gutierrez is the first Spanish lady to finish the Dakar rally in the car category in 2017, finishing 5th among the debutantes.

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Wheels on Wednesday are back.

The motoring enthusiast meetings are back at Spetchley Park Gardens in Worcestershire. The first meeting of 2021 is due to take place on the evening of Wednesday 19th May 2021 at 4pm.

These meetings take place in the grounds of Spetchley Park in a wide open space. There is usually a great turnout of interesting vehicles, ranging from vintage and classic cars and motorcycles, through to modern and exotic sports and supercars. Admission is £4 per car and must be booked in advance. The first meeting is currently sold out., And the next Wednesday evening event is on 16th June 2021.

They also run Wheels at the Weekend, with the first of these meetings scheduled for Sunday 6th June 2021 from 9:30am.

As well as the cars and bikes on display, there are food trucks, barista coffee and ice cream vendors on site to provide refreshment.

See www.wheelsonwednesday.co.uk for more information

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New Owners for Caterham Cars.

The legendary British sports car brand Caterham Cars has been acquired by Japanese based automotive group VT Holdings from previous owners Tony Fernandes and Kamarudin Meranun.

As one of Japan’s largest retailer groups, with over 200 showrooms nationwide and investments in UK, Spain, Thailand and South Africa, they had been the Japanese importer for the Caterham Seven since 2009, where they currently sell over 120 cars annually. They also import other vehicle brands including Lotus and Royal Enfield motorcycles.

Caterham Cars sell to 20 markets globally with exports accounting for 60% of its annual new car sales volume.

VT Holdings said they were proud to welcome Caterham to the group. “We have not only purchased a globally renowned performance car manufacturer but have become custodians to a motoring legend. We will protect and develop the Seven to meet the legislative challenges that lie ahead.

Festival of the Unexceptional.

Hagerty’s annual Concours de l’Ordinaire is open to classic cars, motorcycles and light commercial vehicles built between 1966 and 1996, but spaces on the coveted concours lawn are limited, so owners of eligible vehicles are encouraged to nominate their entry at the earliest opportunity. This show is for mundane cars that were once commonplace on the roads and not exotic supercars. Cars like the Datsun Cherry were once a common sight, now there are very few left on the road. Basic models will be chosen over more upmarket versions, so a City would take preference to a Vanden Plas or a Merit chosen over an Sri for the Concours lawn display.

2021 is the 7th Concours de l’Ordinaire organised by Hagerty. It moves to a new venue for 2021, Grimsthorpe Castle in Lincolnshire and will be held on Saturday 31st July 2021. To offer a car for consideration for display visit https:// carfestivalbooking.com/events/festival-of-theunexceptional-2021-concours-registration

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New Sporting spirit Skoda Octavia SportLine model.

Skoda has extended the Octavia range with the introduction of a new SportLine model. It has an enhanced dynamic look featuring black exterior detailing, a three spoke multifunction sports steering wheel and sports seats with integrated headrests. It can be ordered with the optional DCC Dynamic Chassis Control and a number of driver assistance systems.

It is available as a hatch or estate and can have diesel or petrol engine, mild-hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions.

The distinctive front spoiler, the frame of the skoda grille, the rear diffuser and the SKODA lettering on the tailgate all come in gloss black. The hatch also features a black rear spoiler. Other standard equipment includes 18 inch Vega wheels.

The model is available with either front-wheel or all-wheel drive, with engine power ranging from 113 bhp to 201 bhp.

The 1.5 TSI can be ordered with the optional 7-Speed DSG and mild-hybrid technology, while the 2.0 TSI comes with DSG and all-wheel drive as standard.

Datsun Cherry © Simon Wright

UK’s Rarest Cars to be showcased at the Silverstone Classic As the world’s biggest historic motor racing festival, this year celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Classic. As well as all the usual races and events It will also feature a special display starring 50 of the UK’s most seldom-spotted cars.

These will not be one-off prototypes or multi-million pound limited edition hypercars. They will be more familiar mainstream models from bygone ages that are hardly ever seen on our roads today. Many of these so-called ‘ordinary’ cars are now more endangered than most Ferraris and Aston Martins.

Some were limited edition models, devised to add value in the showroom, while others, like the Austin Mini Metro, the Fiat 128, Datsun Cherry and the Renault 4 were very popular in period but today are serious scarce.

Tickets for Classic Silverstone must be booked in advance, there will be no tickets available on the gate. Adult General admission starts from £47, with free admission to accompanied children aged 10 and under. For more information visit www.silverstone.co.uk/events/the-classic

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Goodwood celebrates Roger Penske.

American motorsport legend Roger Penske will attend this years Goodwood Festival of Speed which celebrates ‘The Maestros - Motorsport’s Greatest All-Rounders’.

He previously competed at the Goodwood circuit in 1963, racing in the RAC Tourist Trophy, where he finished 8th in a Ferrari GTO entered by the legendary North American Racing Team (NART).

Assembled cars will include INDYCAR, NASCAR, TransAm, Sports cars, Australian Supercars and Formula 1.

As a driver, Roger Penske enjoyed success on both sides of the Atlantic, winning in NASCAR and making it to Formula 1. But he is better known as the leader of Team Penske which has achieved unprecedented success across a number of motorsport disciplines right around the World.

At the Festival of Speed, which takes place from the 8th to the 11th of July 2021, Roger Penske will drive the LMP2 Porsche RS Spyder which won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2008.

All tickets for the event must be booked in advance and are selling out fast. For more information see https:// www.goodwood.com/motorsport/festival-of-speed/

2021 Mazda MX5 Sport Venture Limited to just 160 vehicles, the special edition 1.5 litre MX-5 Sport Venture is now on sale in the UK. It comes with Deep Crystal Blue Mica paint and a grey fabric soft-top. It also has silver trim on the door mirrors and the roll hoops. Drop the hood and the light stone nappa leather further compliments the Deep Crystal Blue paint and silver roll hoop trim. It also features 16 inch bright alloy wheels. It is priced at £27,615 and is based on the 130 bhp Sport Convertible.

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London Concours 2021 Gathering together the most incredible collection of vehicles ever assembled in the City of London, the London Concours 2021 is taking place at the Honourable Artillery Company between the 8th and 10th of June 2021. Nearly 100 performance icons, past and present, will park up on the five acres of manicured lawn, hidden just off City Road, just a stone’s throw away from iconic London landmarks such as the Barbican and the Gherkin. Vehicles are grouped together in classes such as ‘Great Marques’, ‘Itallian Berlinettas’, ‘Lost Marques’ and ‘Great British Designs’. There will be an E-Type celebration area featuring 11 iconic vehicles including the Group 44 racing Jaguar E-Type. The 200mph Club will bring together cars that have exceeded 200mph, including the Ferrari F40 and the McLaren Senna.

Highlight cars at the event should include Ferrari F50, Ferrari 250 GT SWB, Aston Martin One-77, Jaguar XJR-15, Porsche 911 2.7 RS, Porsche 959 and Lotus Elite ‘Type 14’.

Tickets are still available, from £40 for a full day adult admission ticket and concessions from £20. See londonconcours.co.uk for more information.

Hyundai Kona Electric

Kona Electric longest range of Grant Eligible vehicles The Hyundai Kona Electric 64KWh now has the longest range, at 300 miles, of any Plug-In Grant-eligible vehicle.

The company has also reduced the prices of its electric car range following changes in the government’s Plug-In Car Grant.

Previously electric cars up to £50,000 were eligible for a £3,000 grant but recent changes reduce those figures to £35,000 and £2,500 respectively. Only three Hyundai models qualified under the change to the threshold, but now all but one qualify after prices have been reduced across the board.The IONIQ Premium model is now £32,995 and the Premium SE is now £34,995. The Kona 39KWh SE Connect is now £30,395 and the Premium £31,745, while the 64KWh Premium is £34,995 and the Premium SE £37,145 (Before first registration fee is applied).

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Hyundai IONIQ Electric

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VSCC Spring Start

Silverstone, 17th April 2021.

By Simon & Janet Wright with additional photos by David Goose & Stuart Yates of Motorsport Imagery

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Robin Tuluie had a successful start to the meeting in the Riley Menasco Pirate winning the Silverstone Trophy race - for VSCC Specials

With the national lockdown starting to be eased, the Vintage Sports Car Club managed to run their first race meeting of the year in the middle of April. The Spring Start meeting was run on Saturday the 17th April 2021 on a gorgeous spring day, unfortunately without spectators. A full ten face program attracted a large entry of eager drivers, happy to be back out on track. The club also managed to run an AutoSolo event at the back of the

National paddock, which also attracted a large entry.

Using the short National circuit, after morning practice the racing started after the lunch break with a VSCC Specials race for the Silverstone Trophy. Heading the large thirty three car grid was Robin Tuluie in pole position driving the 1929 Riley Menasco Pirate. He dominated the race, leading the fifteen minute race from start to finish. He was chased all the way by Mike James in his 1935 Riley 12/4 TT Sprite Rep. They soon started lapping traffic by the fourth lap and by the end of the twelve lap race, Tuluie was almost half a lap ahead. His winning margin was over 3rd in the Specials race was Tony Seber in the Wolseley Hornet Special

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thirty two seconds from James. Less than three seconds behind James was Tony Seber in the 1934 Wolseley Hornet Special. The only others to complete the full race distance were Harry Painter in his 1934 MG PA-PB in 4th and Richard iliffy in his 1939 Riley TT Sprite Replica in 5th.

The top six was rounded out by Charles Goddard in a 1934 MG PA-PB who completed eleven laps, one behind the race winner. The fastest lap also went to race winner Tuluie, on the sixth lap, with a time of 1 minute 12.53 seconds, an average speed of 81.35 mph.

Mike James took 2nd in the 1935 Riley 12/4 TT Sprite Rep in the VSCC Specials race

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VSCC Specials Race for the Silverstone Trophy

Harry Painter finished 4th in the MG PAPB in the VSCC Specials race.

Nicholas Morley Lagonda LG45 Open 2 seater (18th) and Archie Waterfield Austin 7 (14th) VSCC Specials race.

Tony Lees in the 1913/18 Vauxhall Viper finished 15th in the VSCC Specials race. © Janet Wright © Simon Wright

Ian Fyfe Alvis 12/70 Special retired on lap 8 of the VSCC Specials race.

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Jeffrey Edwards Alvis Sports Special (11th)

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Robert Moore GN Special (21st) and Iain Roche Frazer Nash TT Rep (DNF) VSCC Specials race

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George Shackleton won both Formula 3 500 races in his Cooper Mk XI

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Next out was the first of two races for Formula 3 500s Owners Association. This had attracted a good sixteen car entry with George Shackleton in pole position in his Cooper Mk XI. He led from start to finish winning by 9.68 seconds from Chris Wilson in a Cooper Mk 10, who had held second place for the whole race. Adding a little Chris Wilson Cooper Mk 10 and Xavier Kingsland Staride Mk3 took 2nd and 3rd in both Formula 3 500 races

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variety to the entry, Xavier Kingsland finished 3rd in a Staride Mk3. Coopers filled out the rest of the top six, with Simon Dedman in 4th in a Mk 10, Richard Fuller was 5th in a Mk 8 and Stuart Wright was 6th in a Mk XI. The second 500 race was Race 9 and saw another demonstration run by Shackleton, leading from start to finish. This time he beat Wilson by just 6.31 seconds and Kingsland taking another 3rd place. The top six were identical to the first race with Dedman in 4th, Fuller in 5th and Wright in 6th.

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Formula 3 500s Owners Association

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63 Richard Kelly Heizer Mk1 (11th) passed by 99 Alex Wilson Mackson (8th)

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Charles Reynolds in a Kieft CK53 finished 13th in first race.

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Darrell Woods Staride Mk3 retired from the first race

JB Jones in Cousy No2 runs the kerb, leading the mid-field pack before retiring.

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Jonathan Morris in a Waye 500 (9th) leads Jim May In a Petty Formula 3 (12th) and Andy Raynor JBS Mk1 (10th)

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Jim May Petty Formula 3 12 race

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Amschel Rothschild Trophy winner Frederick Harper Kurtis IndyRoadster and 2nd placed Ferrari 246 F1 of Richard Wilson were this close for the whole race.

John Ure took 3rd place in his Cooper Bristol T24/25

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Race 3 was the GP Itala/Amschel Rothschild/Patrick Lindsay Memorial Trophy Race for Vintage, Pre-War & Front-engined Pre-1961 Racing Cars. The twenty four car grid had Richard Wilson driving the fabulous 1960 Ferrari 246 F1 on pole position. This was probably the best race of the day with Wilson fighting it out with Frederick Harper in the 1957 Kurtis Indy-Roadster for the entire race.

Harper had the initial advantage and led for the first four laps but the Ferrari was either right behind or alongside every lap as they rounded the Brooklands, Luffield complex. The Ferrari then led for the next eight laps, with the Kurtis trying to climb all over the back of the Ferrari. By lap thirteen, Harper in the Kurtis was back in-front, with Wilson in the Ferrari trying hard to pass every lap through Luffield. On the last lap the two cars were side by side round luffield by the Kurtis had enough advantage to have the nose slightly ahead as they accelerated © Janet Wright

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out towards the finish line and Harper won by just 0.2 of a second in the Kurtis, with Wilson in the Ferrari 2nd. Wilson set the fastest lap of the race with a 1 minute 6.52 seconds, on the sixteenth lap of the race in his battle with Harper. This gave Harper the Amschel Rothschild Memorial Trophy. In 3rd place, over a minute behind, was John Ure in a 1953 Cooper Bristol T24/25, the only other car to complete the full race distance of 18 laps. Taking his second success of the day was Robin Tuluie in the Riley Menasco Pirate, who finished 4th overall to win the Patrick Lindsay Memorial Trophy, having completed 17 laps.

He was thirty eight seconds Sandford Andrews took a class win in the GP Itala at the wheel of his ahead of Julian Wilton, who Morgan Aero 2 str. was 7th overall and over thirty eight seconds behind Tuluie, to finish 2nd in the class in an ERA R7B The 3rd place in the class went to 11th placed Justin Maeers in a GN Parker. Finally the last class winner was the Morgan Aero 2Str of Sandford Andrews in 13th place.

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GP Itala/Amschel Rothschild/Patrick Lindsay Memorial Trophy Race for Vintage, PreWar & Front-engined Pre-1961 Racing Cars. © Simon Wright

Ian Baxter Atla 61 I.S. Single Seat 5th

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Alex Simpson Alvis Goodwin Special (14th)

Crispin Harris AC Monoposto (10th) © Motorsport-Imagery

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Edward Harris Invicta ¾.5 litre 17th.

Duncan Ricketts Cooper T41 Not classified.

11th placed Justin Maeers GN Parker.

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Chris Hudson Bugatti T35B (15th) following Nick Leston Lovell Elkhart Sprint racer (16th)

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Crispian Besley Elva 100 FJ (8th)

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The Handicap race for prefield were swopping places war cars got off to a false as the faster cars tried to start with the first couple of make up positions. Making cars coming round their first the most spectacular lap to be greeted with a red progress was Ian Standing flag. This short five lap race in his 1929 Riley is always interesting as the Brooklands. At the end of cars start off in handicap the first lap he was 12th, order, with the slowest then 11th. By the end of the going first. If the third lap he was 8th and by handicappers have got it lap four he was 5th. At the right, all the cars should front, Cawley had managed Wilfred Cawley Austin 7 Special led from start to finish in the cross the line together! First to maintain his lead to the Handicap race for pre-war cars to appear at Luffield was the chequered flag. Standings little Austin 7 Special of Wilfred Cawley followed by the outstanding drive through the field got him to 2nd place, Hudson Super Six Racer of Ian Balmforth. They stayed in only 9.27 seconds behind the Austin 7 at the finish. In 3rd the first two places for the first three laps, with the Austin 7 place was another Riley Brooklands of John Reeve, a opening up a slight lead each lap. Behind, the rest of the further two seconds behind. In 4th place was Richard Frankel in an MG K3, while 5th went to George Scholey in an Austin Ulster and rounding out the top six was In 2nd place in the Handicap race was Balmforth in the Hudson Super Six Racer.. the Riley Brooklands of Ian Standing There was now a short gap in the proceedings so that at 3pm the circuit fell silent to respect the National One Minutes silence in honour of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, whose funeral was taking place at Windsor Castle. All the marshals and officials lined up at the side of the circuit as a mark of respect.

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3rd place in the handicap went to John Reeve in another Riley Brooklands

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Handicap race for pre-war cars

Despite this coming together at Brooklands between Ian Balmforth in the Hudson Super Six Racer and Emma Potts in the MG Montlhery Midget, the Hudson went on to finish 6th in the Handicap race © Simon Wright

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Richard Frankel in a MG K3 finished 4th in the Handicap race.

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Vivian Bush was 13th in her Bentley 3 litre

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57 Clive Temple Riley Brooklands (9th) passes Malcolm Simmonds Lagonda 19 2 litre Speed (17th)

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Class winners Chris Helliwell Cooper T75 (10th) and Eddie Williams Cooper T43 (7th)

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915. Justin Maeers in a Cooper T53 was 4th and Tom Dark in a Cooper T51 was 5th, the last car to complete full race The racing recommenced with Race 5, the HGPCA race distance. In 6th place was the class winning Cooper T60 of for Pre-1966 Grand Prix cars. Will Nutall was starting from Richard Wilson, who was one lap behind the race winner. © Simon Wright pole position in his Cooper There were quite a few T53 and he made the most different classes in this race of his position to lead the and the other class winners first eleven laps. But Barry were 7th placed Eddie Cannell in his Brabham Williams in a Cooper T43, BT11A was almost attached 8th placed Bernardo Hartogs to the rear of the Cooper in a Lotus 18/21 916, 10th th Class winner Bernardo Hartogs Lotus 18/21 916 (8 ) and finally took the lead on placed Chris Helliwell in a lap twelve. The two cars remained nose to tail for the rest Cooper T75, 17th placed Cliff Gray in a Cooper T43 and of the twenty minute race, with Cannell winning by just finally 18th placed Chris Phillips in a Cooper Bristol Mk II. 0.23 of a second from Nutall. Both drivers won their respective classes. Way back in 3rd place, over thirty two seconds behind, was Andrew Beaumont in a Lotus 18 HGPCA winner Barry Cannell Brabham BT11A

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Class winner and 2nd overall Will Nuthall Cooper T53

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Class winners Cliff Gray Cooper T43 (17th) and Chris Phillips Cooper Bristol Mk II (18th)

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Paul Waine Cooper T53 (14th) and Rod Jolley Cooper T43/51 (11th) © Simon Wright

12 Ben Maeers Cooper T51 (Not classified) battles with 56 John Clark Cooper T56 (13th), 15Marshall Bailey Cooper T51 (12th) and 128 Geoff underwood Cooper-Alfa T56/59 (16th) 3rd place went to Andrew Beaumont Lotus 18 © Simon Wright

Elliott Hann Cooper T41 finished 2nd in class and 19th overall. © Janet Wright

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John Spiers Maserati 250F 2516 was not classified .

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Tom Dark Cooper T51 was 3rd in class and 4th overall.

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The Fox and Nicholl Trophy of the first lap and moved race for Standard & through to second place by Modified Pre-war sports lap four. He quickly closed cars saw Christopher Mann the gap on Mann and for on pole position for this forty several laps they ran nose car grid in his Alfa Romeo to tail before Lockie got Monza. He had only been though and in to the lead on second quickest in the penultimate lap and qualifying, behind Callum Mann had problems. Lockie Lockie in the Delahaye went on to win the Fox & 135MS, but Lockie was a Nicholl Trophy in the reserve entry and had to Delahaye 135MS by over start from the back of the thirty five seconds from grid. Mann raced away from Pilkington in a Talbot T25 the start and was lapping SS. Marcus Black was the Fox & Nicholl Trophy winner Callum Lockie in the Delahaye 135MS traffic by lap four. He was first modified car home in 3rd initially challenged by Richard Pilkington in a Talbot T26 place in his Talbot Lago T23. The Ballamy-Ford (LMB) V8 SS and Sue Darbyshire in her Morgan Super Aero. Callum Spl of Mark Brett was 4th, while Jo Blakeney-Edwards was Lockie had started from the back of the grid and passed 5th in her Frazer Nash Super Sports and Clive Fidgeon thirteen cars before Copse. He was thirteenth by the end was 6th in a Frazer Nash Boulogne II. Chris Mann and Sue Darbyshire were both not classified at the finish. © Motorsport-Imagery

Jo Blakeney-Edwards Frazer Nash Super Sports finished 5th in the Fox & Nicholl Trophy race.

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Nicholas Pellett finished 9th in the Fox & Nicholl Trophy race driving a Talbot 105 Team Car.

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The Fox & Nicholl Trophy race.

Simon Blakeney-Edwards Frazer Nash Super Sports _ Not Classified.

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Martin Nash Frazer Nash Supersports 23rd.

Nigel Dowding Riley Brooklands 15th.

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Jeremy Flann Frazer Nash 3 seat Tourer Not classified.

Malcolm Simmonds Lagonda 2 litre Speed - Not classified. © Simon Wright 3rd placed Marcus Black Talbot Lago T23

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Hawthorn Trophy winning Lotus XV of Bernardo Hartogs

Winners of the Invitation class went to the Cooper Bristol of Chris Phillips and Ian Nuthall.

Another invited series took to the track next for the FISCAR Tom Cole Trophy & VSCC Hawthorn International Trophy Race. FISCAR - Fifties Sports Car Racing Club, is specifically for GT and production sports cars that raced in period. A full grid of thirty four cars took to the circuit for the twenty five lap race, with Bernardo Hartogs starting

from pole position in a Lotus XV. He pulled away from the other front row starting HWM of M Hunt and Patrick Blakeney-Edwards and maintained a steady two second gap for the first few laps, which increased as they started to lap slower traffic. When he pitted on lap fifteen the gap was over ten seconds back to the HWM. After leading for a couple of laps, the HWM made its pit stop and the Lotus was back in to the lead of the race, now with a nine second lead. They stayed in that order to the chequered flag, with Hartogs winning by over sixteen seconds from Hunt/Blakeney-Edwards. Way back in 3rd place was

First of the FISCAR runners was the class winning Austin Healey 100/4 of Jonathan Abecassis in 4th overall.

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FISCAR class winner Martin Stowe in his MG A.

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FISCAR class winner Paul de Havilland in the Jaguar XK 1505 (11th) leads David Alexander in his Lotus Elite (15th)

Christopher Keen in the Kurtis 500 S, who was the only other driver to complete the full race distance. The first three finishers were all Hawthorn International cars. The first FISCAR finisher and class winner was Jonathan Abecassis who was 4th in an Austin Healey 100/4. Tim and Oliver Llewellyn in their Allard J2 finished 6th and won their

class, along with Paul de Havilland in a Jaguar XK1505 taking class C2 in 11th. Class C3 was won by Alex Quattlebaum in a Leco Sports who finished 16th. The Inv class was won by 18th placed Cooper Bristol of Christopher Phillips and Ian Nutall. The final class winner was Martin Stowe in his MG A in 25th position.

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Alex Quattlebaum in his Leco Sport took a class win in the FISCAR race (16th)

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Tim & Oliver Llewellyn took a fISCAR class win in the Allard J2 (6th)

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Chris Mann Alfaa Romeo Disco Volante 6th in class 23rd overall

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Alan House Morgan +4 26th 4th in class and Mark Daniell MG A Twin 17th, 2nd in class. © Simon Wright

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Kellison J4R of N Taylor/R. Tyzack retired

Stephen Bond Lister Flat Iron 8th, 2nd in class.

John Ure Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica 13th, 2nd in class. © Janet Wright

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Wingfield Bristol Special of A. Mitchell/P. Campbell 27th, 7th in class.

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John Clark in the Cooper Bobtail finished 5th, 4th in class.

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3rd placed Christopher Keen Kurtis 500S

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Richard Iliffe Riley TT Sprite Replica was 9th in the Handicap race for pre war cars

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and Francesca Wilton in an Austin S/S (120) who started 1 minute and 15 seconds after the first car, but Wilton was given a 1 lap credit. At the end of the first lap it was Hayward-Cook leading from Hayward. The second lap saw Wilton in the lead from Hayward-Cook, but he re-took the lead next time round and remained there on the penultimate lap, just over eight seconds ahead of Maeers, who had worked his way through the entire field. At the flag it was Maeers won won in the GN Parker by over four seconds from Hayward-Cook in the Riley Special. Mike James took 3rd in the Riley 12/4 TT Sprite Rep ahead of Tony Seber in the Wolseley Hornet Special in 4th. Nick Leston in the Lovell Elkhart Sprint Racer in 5th and Edward Harris in the Invicta ¾.5 litre in 6th. Wilton finished 15th and Hayward was not classified with a DNF.

Ben Maeers GN Parker won the Handicap race for Pre War cars

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Richard Hudson Bentley ¾ ½ litre finished 14th in the Handicap race for Pre War cars

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Trevor Swete finished 11th driving an Invicta S Type in the pre War handicap race

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John Moss Austin 7 Sports 8th.

Francesca Wilton Austin S/S 15th

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Mark Elder Austin Sports Special Not Classified

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Andrew Long MG N Magnette 12th. © Simon Wright

Mark Hayward Alvis FD 12/75 fwd not classified.

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Nicholas Powell Austin/MG La Special 13th

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Oliver Llewellyn finished 6th in the Allcomer Scratch race driving the Bentley 4.5

Allcomers Scratch race winner Julian Wilton in ERA R7B

After the second 500 race of the day, it was time for the final race of the meeting, the Allcomer Scratch race. This was a twelve lap race, with Terry Crabb in ERA R12C leading at the end of the first lap. By the end of lap two Julian Wilton in ERA R7B was in the lead and the two ERAs continued at the front until the end of the race.

Wilton won by nearly eighteen seconds from Crabb. In 3rd place, just a further two and a half seconds behind, was

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Julian Grimwade in a Frazer Nash Single Seater.

Theodore Hunt was in 4th place in a Frazer Nash Super Sports, while rounding out the top six were Sandford Andrews in a Morgan Aero 2Str and Oliver Llewellyn in a Bentley 4 ½ .

Terry Crabb made it an ERA 1-2 when he finished 2nd in ERA R12C in the Allcomers Scratch race.

Tom Thornton only managed three laps in the Allcomers Scratch race before retiring the BMW 329/28 K

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Robert Middleton Aston Martin Speed 9th Allcomers scratch race

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Robert Blakemore Aston Martin Speed Model 10th © Simon Wright

Steven Smith Morris Minor 12th.

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Paul Baker Frazer Nash Sports 13th. © Simon Wright

Charles Goldspink Frazer Nash Acedes Not Classified.

Theodore Hunt Frazer Nash Super Sports 4th

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Rupert Mann Riley Special 14th.

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Class 1 1st in class 15 James Portway 3rd in class Malcolm Stewart Riley 9 Special.

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Run in conjunction with the Spring Start Formula Vintage race meeting on the same day, the AutoSolo attracted a large entry to tackle the various tests set up behind the National Circuit paddock. The meeting was run under strict Covid-19 regulations and so there were no spectators present.

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3rd in class 1 Andrew Tarring Humber 9/28

James beat Stephen Harrold in their shared Ford Model A Class 1

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morning session and each driver completed a total of six tests. The score that each driver receives is made up of the time taken to complete the test plus any penalties that occurred. Penalty points are added for hitting a bollard, going the wrong side of a bollard or barrier, not going through a gate correctly or missing a gate, taking the wrong route round the course or if you overran the course.

There were just three main classes : Class 1 - All Pre-war cars up to 8ft 6ins.

Class 2 - All Pre-war cars over 8ft 6ins.

Class 3 - Pre-war cars without buff form & 16 years olds or non-RTA License Holders.

There were a total of forty five cars entered, twenty three in Class 1, seventeen in Class 2 and five in Class 3.

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Benjamin Candlin Austin 7 Arrow Sports finished 3rd in class in the car he shared with Simon Candlin.

The overall winner came from Class 1 and was Clive Hamilton-Gould in a 1930 847cc Morris Minor Tourer, with a score of 372.

The other awards in Class 1 were James Portway in a 1934 Riley 9 Special was 1st Class with a score of 375.

There were two 2nd Class, Prof. David Wallom in a 1934

Austin 7 Sports with a score of 379 and Nicholas Whitmore in a 1932 Austin 7 with a score of 380. There were four awarded 3rd Class - Andrew Tarring in a 1929 Humber 9/28 with a score of 382, Phil Stainton in a 1927

Class 1 2nd in class Nicholas Whitmore Austin 7

Kevin Lee Class 1 Frazer Nash BMW 319 Saloon.

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Thomas beat David Hince in their shared Austin 7

Nicholas Lees Riley Sprite 2STR Class 1.

of 402. There were two 2nd Class awards for Tomas Clynes in a 1929 Riley 9 with a score of 404 and David Thomson in a 1936 Talbot 105 Alpine Replica with a score of 412. The only 3rd Class award went to Andrew Mortimer in a 1933 Riley Lynx 12/6 with a score of 413.

Finally, there were just two awards in Class 3. Andrew Isherwood in a 1935 MG PA was 1st Class with a score of 374, while 2nd Class was awarded to Richard Wadman in a 1930 Austin 7 Mulliner Sports with a score of 407.

Austin A7 Chummy with a score of 396, Malcolm Stewart in a 1934 Riley 9 Special with a score of 396 and finally Benjamin Candlin in a 1932 Austin 7 Arrow Sports with a score of 399.

Class 2 awards were 1st Class - Mike Stringer in a 1932 MG M Type with a score of 395 and Richard Gatley in a 1935 Frazer Nash/BMW 319 Type 4S saloon with a score © Janet Wright

Neil Thorp in his Singer 9 Sports Coupe scored 422 in Class 1

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Stuart Pringle Amilcar CGSS Class 1.

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Andrew Howe-Davies Peugeot Quadrilette

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Jack Peppiatt Wolseley Hornet Special

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Nigel Wadlow Lea Francis P Type Tourer

Class 1 3rd in class Phil Stainton Austin A7 Chummy © Simon Wright

Tim Parker Lagonda 2 litre Class 3

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Graeme Whiting Railton 8 Special Class 2

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MG Cyberster concept

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MG has released the first official photographs of the MG Cyberster concept. The two seater electric sports car will be unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show .

Developed by the team at the MG Advanced Design Centre in London, the two seater sports car recalls the tradition of MG and draws a number of styling cues from the classic MGB Roadster while also introducing new high-tech features which include an interactive gaming cockpit and 5G connectivity.

The intelligent all-electric architecture

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gives a range of approximately 500 miles and an electrifying performance, with 0-62 mph in under 3 seconds.

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headlights with an interactive ‘Magic Eye’ design that open when switched on.

Other striking details include the ‘laser belt’ LED strip down the side of the car and the outline of the door, which

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follows the direction of the LED strip.

The design has a distinct two-stage shoulder line, with a flattened ‘Kamm tail’ rear. It also has unusual ‘Hacker blade’ alloy wheels The tail lamps are LED and integrated flat in to the rear of the car, projecting a digital image that echoes MG’s British heritage.

The interior adopts a driver-centric layout with a separate cockpit for driver and passenger. And a large LED instrument cluster with a second central screen. The screen in front of the driver presents all of the vehicle information in a modern, minimalist style, while the centre display houses the more interactive features.

The ‘zero gravity’ seats have floating head restraints, while the door panels and red leather handles reflect the ‘laser belt’ that runs down the cars exterior.

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Pace 6 Hours, a round of the FIA World

Endurance Championship for Manufacturers, Silverstone.

16th May 1982

By Syd Wall, with additional photos

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The works Group 6 Lancia LC1 Spiders in the pits at Silverstone. The 51 car was driven by Piercarlo Ghinzani and Teo Fabi (DNF) while the winning 50 car was driven by Michele Alboreto and Riccardo Patrese.

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The first Group C car was 2nd placed Porsche 956 of Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell.

The Pace 6 Hours, a round of the FIA World Endurance Championship for manufacturers at Silverstone, was the first race in the UK for the FIA’s new for 1982 Group C sportscar category competing for the World Endurance Championship. The formula limited cars to a minimum weight of 800 kg and a maximum fuel capacity of 100 litres. With competitors restricted to five fuel stops within a 1000 kilometre distance, the cars were limited to consuming 600 litres. This fuel limitation stopped manufacturers using turbocharged engines from improving performance by turning up the boost, something which had happened in previous years with Porsche and Lancia.

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smaller turbo or supercharged engines. This popularity led to large entries with an array of varying designs from many different teams.

The race winning Group 6 But at Silverstone, despite Lancia LC1 spider of Michele taking pole from Lancia by Alboreto and Riccardo Patrese over a second, fuel conservation early on by the Jacky Ickx/Derek Bell Porsche 956 (2.65 litre turbo flat 6) let the small open topped Group 6 Lancia LC1s (1.42 litre turbo straight 4) run away into a one lap lead at the end of the first hour. Leading by half a lap, the Lancia of Riccardo Patrese/Michele Alboreto punctured after contact with a slower car, May 2021

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The Group 5 BMW 320 of Kenneth Leim and Kurt Simonsen qualified 38th but Did Not Finish due to head gasket problems.

The Group C March Chevrolet 82G was driven by Patrick Neve but was withdrawn before the race. The other driver was Rogelio Rodriguez.

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The GT class Porsche 924 Carrera GTR of Peter Zbinden and Edi Kofel qualified 37th but did not finish the race.

The Group C Viscount Downe with Pace Petroleum Nimrod NRA/C2 Aston Martin finished 6th, driven by Ray Mallock and Mike Salmon

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The Group C Ultramar Team Lola T610 4 litre Cosworth DFL finished 16th driven by Guy Edwards and Rupert Keegan

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debuts of the Porsche 956, the Rondeau 482 driven by Jean Rondeau and Francois Migault, a pair of Aston Martin’s Nimrod C2 driven by Geoff Lees and Bob Evans in the Nimrod Racing Automobiles entry and Ray Mallock and Mike Salmon in the Viscount Downe with Pace Petroleum car. The Grid S1 (my local team at the time, built in Leamington Spa) was driven by Emilio de Villota and David Hobbs along with modified versions of the Ford C100 driven by german pairing Manfred Winkelhock and Klaud Ludwig. The Lola T610 of Ultimar Team Lola was

The 5.3 litre Group C Nimrod NRA/C2 driven by Geoff Lees and Bob Evans Did Not Finish due to Rotor Arm failure.

handing the lead to the sister car of Teo Fabi/Piercarlo Ghinzani. With fresh rubber, a sterling drive by Alboreto restored the car to second place at half distance. The lead was regained when the other Lancia was slowed and then retired by a misfire and at the end of 6 hours, Alboreto/ Patrese had won by 3 laps.

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The 3.3 litre Group C Dome RC82 Cosworth driven by Chris Craft, Raul Boesel and Eliseo Salazar Did not Finish due to Fuel Pressure problems

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The Group C 4 litre Ford C100 driven by Manfred Winkelhock and Klaus Ludwig finished 8th.

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Nimrod chases BMW through the Woodcote chicance

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Group 5 2 litre Lotus Elan Max Payne and Chris Ashmore Disqualified for push start.

GTO Winning BMW M1 of Tony Garcia and Albert Naon 18th

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GTO Porsche 924 Carrera GTR of Richard Lloyd and Andy Rouse, Not classified, being passed by the Group C Sauber SHS C6 Cosworth of Siegfried Muller Jr and Walter Brun 13th.

Group 5 Porsche 935 Joest of Dieter Schornstein and Harald Grohs 12th. © Simon Wright

Group 6 Lola T298 2 litre Cosworth Roy Baker, Eddie Arundel and Nick Faure 21st.

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Group 6 Chevron B36 Cosworth Martin Birrane, Robin Smith and Neil Crang Disqualified. © Simon Wright

The Group 5 winning Porsche 935 K3 Kremer diven by Edgar Doren and Jurgen Lassig 9th having a spin in practice

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Group 6 4 litre Vogue SP2 Cosworth of David Mercer/Barrie Williams/Mike Chittenden (NC) ahead of the Gr 5 BMW M1 of O’Rourke/Mason/Allam (20th) and the Group C Sauber SHS C6 Cosworth of Stuck/Heyer (DNF)

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Group 5 BMW M1 of Steve O’Rourke, Nick Mason and Jeff Allam finished 20th

final leading Group C cars were a pair of Sauber C6 driven by Siegfried Muller Jr and Walter Brun in one and Hans-Joachim Stuck and Hans Heyer driving the second

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plus a Dome RC82 driven by Chris Craft and Eliseo Salazar. A 5.7 litre March Chevrolet 82G was entered for Patrick Neve and Rogelio Rodriguez but the car was withdrawn and did not race. Rounding out the Group C entry were a pair Rondeau M382 driven by Henri Pescarolo/Gordon Spice and Jean-Pierre Delaunay/ Christian Guerin and finally a De Cadenet Loa driven by Bernard de Dryver and Mike Wilds.

The rest of the field consisted of Group 5 and Group 6 sports cars, GTX and GTO cars and GT cars.

Jacky Ickx and local hero Derek Bell came second overall, to win the Group C class, ahead of the Porsche 936C of Bob Wollek with Jean-Michel and Philippe Martin. The swoopy new Rondeau 482 looked to be heading for third but disintegrating bodywork led to retirement. The gorgeous car didn’t race again until a beefed up version appeared in 1983. Henri Pescarolo moved from the 482 to the older 382 with Gordon Spice but lightning struck twice and while again heading for third position, suspension 44

Group C Porsche 936C of Bob Wollek, Jean-michel Martin and Philippe Martin finished 3rd

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driven by local drivers Guy Edwards and Rupert Keegan, while the French WM P82, powered by a 2.8 turbo Peugeot V6, was driven by the all French crew of JeanDaniel Raulet, Roger Dorchy and Michel Pignard. The © Simon Wright

Group 5 Porsche 935 L1 of Ian Lundgardh and Per Stureson finished 14th, in practice, passing the Group B Porsche 930 of Fritz Muller and Georg Memminger which Did Not Qualify.

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Group C Sauber SHS C6 of Hans-Joachim Stuck and Hans Heyer retired with Ignition problems after qualifying 6th

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The 3.3 litre Group C Dome RC82 Cosworth driven by Chris Craft, Raul Boesel and Eliseo Salazar Did not Finish due to Fuel Pressure problems © Syd Wall

The Group 6 Lancia LC1 Spider of Piercarlo Ghinzani and Teo Fabi qualified 2nd but retired from the race with engine problems.

Group C Sauber SHS C6 of Hans-Joachim Stuck and Hans Heyer retired with Ignition problems after qualifying 6th

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Group 5 Porsche 935 L1 of Ian Lundgardh and Per Stureson finished 14th dicing with the Group C Lola T610 of Guy Edwards and Rupert Keegan in 16th.

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Group 6 Osella PA9 of Giorgio Francia and Duilio Trufo finished 4th.

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GT Class winners Jens Winther and Lars-Viggo Jensen in the BMW M1 in 15th position.

trouble dropped it to fifth. In fourth was the Group 6 Osella of Francia/Truffo with the private Aston Martin Nimrod of Mike Salmon and Ray Mallock in 6th. The works Nimrod of Geoff Lees, Bob Evans and Tiff Needell dropped out with rotor failure.

Group 5 was won by the Porsche 935 K3 of Edgar Doren and Jurgen Lassig who finished in 9th overall. The Group 4

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Grand Touring class was won by the Team Castrol, Denmark BMW M1 of Jens Winther and Lars-Viggo Jensen, in 15th position overall.. The IMSA GTX class was won by the Porsche 935/78-81 of Gianpiero Moretti and Mauro Baldi, who finished 7th overall. The IMSA GTO class was taken by the BMW M1 driven by the American crew of Tony Garcia and Albert Naon, who finished 18th overall.

A fascinating race which heralded a tremendous period of sports car racing. Of course, the national press had no interest in the event, the only coverage being the remarkable tenth place finish of the Prime Minister’s son, Mark Thatcher, co-driving a Lancia Beta Monte Carlo with Jim Crawford and Joe Castellano.

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Group C De Cadenet Lola Cosworth of Bernard de Dryver and Mike Wilds Not classified

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Group C 3 litre Grid S1 Cosworth of Emilio de Villota and David Hobbs DNF Fuel System

Group C Rondeau M382 Cosworth driven by Jean-Pierre Delaunay/ Christian Bussi/Jacques Guerin DNF © Simon Wright © Simon Wright

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GTO Mazda RX-7 254i (Mooncraft) driven by Yojiro Terada/Tom Walkinsgaw/Pete Lovett DNF

GTX winning Porsche 935/78-81 of Gianpiero Moretti and Mauro Baldi 7th overall © Simon Wright © Syd Wall

Group 5 Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo Jim Crawford/Joe Castellano/Mark Thatcher 10th The 49 car was driven by Gianni Giudici/Mark Thatcher DNF

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Group C Rondeau M482 Jean Rondeau and Francois Migault DNF

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Group C Rondeau M382 Cosworth driven by Jean-Pierre Delaunay/ Christian Bussi/ Jacques Guerin DNF

GTX Ferrari 512 BB/LM Steve Earle, Richard Jones and Simon Phillips 17th

GTX Ferrari 512 BB/LM Steve Earle, Richard Jones and Simon Phillips 17th

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GTO Mazda RX-7 254i (Mooncraft) Yojiro Terada/ Tom Walkinsgaw Pete Lovett DNF

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Group C WM P82 Peugeot of JeanDaniel Raulet, Roger Dorchy and Michel Pignard 11th © Syd Wall © Simon Wright © Syd Wall

Group C Rondeau M482 Jean Rondeau and Francois Migault DNF

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Cannock and District Car Club 50th Anniversary 2021.

Easter Bunny AutoSolo.

Curborough.

4th April 2021.

By Simon & Janet Wright.

Cannock and District Car Club member Mark Brotherhood was in spectacular style in his BMW 318Ti taking 3rd overall.

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Fastest Cannock and District car Club member was Sam Barnes in his Mazda MX5, who was 2nd fastest overall and was awarded 1st in class.

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The Fastest time of day went to Jamie Yapp in a Vauxhall Nova SR with a total time of 656.2

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Anniversary Series Event. Due to the current restrictions, the event was run behind closed doors with no spectators able to attend.

A good entry was eager to get behind the wheel again and they were greeted by a lovely sunny day. There were three separate tests laid out around Curborough, one using the normal paddock area, one running from the paddock, running up to the start line and then back to the paddock and the third test started from next to the finish line and ran round the majority of the sprint course. Marker cones marked out the course and competitors were given a map for each test, showing the route required to drive round the marker cones.

After all the runs had been completed, against the clock, the winner was Jamie Yapp, from BTRDA, driving a 1.3 litre Vauxhall Nova SR in Class E. He was awarded Fastest Time of the Day with a total time of 656.2. The fastest CDCC 51

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Jamie Moffat Citroen Saxo 2nd in class B, 18th overall.

Matthew Geary VW Lupo 22nd overall.

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Ian Jarman Vauxhall Corsa 2nd in Class C, 24th overall.

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in Class B, Tom Naylor Ford Fiesta ST 25th overall.

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Steven Burns Suzuki Swift Sport 46th overall.

Toyota Starlet of Graham Marshall was 30th overall

Barry Mansell Renault Clio 172 3rd in class C, 26th overall.

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Steve Winter finished 51st in a Peugeot 205 Gti, 6th in class.

Anthony Parker Smart ForFour 56th Overall © Simon Wright

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Class winning Nissan Micra of Tom Bishop in 4th place.

member was Sam Barnes driving his 1.8 Mazda MX5. He was 2nd overall with a total time of 685, taking 1st in class E award. In 3rd place was Mark Brotherhood, taking 2nd in Class E award in a BMW 318ti with a time of 686. Thomas Allison took 3rd in Class E, driving a Mazda MX5. Total time of 692.7 and 6th overall.

Class C was won by Tom Bishop in a Nissan Micra, finishing 4th overall, with 688.3 as his total time. Finishing 2nd in class was Ian Jarman in a Vauxhall Corsa. His total time was 721.8 which gave him 24th position overall. Barry 5th overall was the class winning Mini of Adam Evans.

Oliver Michaels won Class D in his Mazda MX5

Mansell took 3rd in class driving his Renault Clio 172. His total time was 724.3 and 26th position overall.

Class F was won by Adam Evans in a 1380cc Mini. He was 5th overall with a total time of 691. The first Novice driver on the results was Richard Johnson from Rotherham Motor Club. He was driving a 1.2 litre MK Indy kit car and had a total time of 713.6 which gave him 2nd in class F and 17th overall. The 3rd in class went to Thomas Chappenden in a Mazda MX5 Mk1. His total time was © Janet Wright

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The amazingly agile Cupra Ateca SUV won Class B with Sam Williams in 11th.

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Tom Berry 1.7 litre Ford Fiesta finished 38th overall.

Tom Bryant Ford Focus finished 55th overall.

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Emma Bennison Nissan Micra finished 31st overall 3rd in class F, Thomas Chappenden Mazda MX5 Mk1 was 21st overall

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The Toyota MR2 Roadster of Chris Ladkin finished in 20th overall.

Dave Rennocks was 3rd in Class A in his Vauxhall Nova, 28th overall.

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2nd in Class D was Peter Kobrin Mazda MX5 23rd overall.

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The shared Mazda MX5 of Harry (7th) and Giles Billington (15th) Dave Winter Ford Fiesta was 42nd overall

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SUV in 11th place overall. He beat Jamie Moffat in a Citroen Saxo by just over ten seconds. His total time was 713.7 and he was 18th overall. The 3rd place in class went to Tom Naylor in a Ford Fiesta ST, with a total time of 722.6 and 25th position overall.

Class A was won by Mark Simon Bradley in a Nissan Micra with a total time of 706.8 which placed him 13th overall. Ashley Pearce took 2nd in class driving a Nissan Micra with a total time of 714.5 and was 19th overall. The little Volkswagen Lupo of Matthew Geary was 3rd in class

Class A winner Mark Simon Bradley in his Nissan Micra finished 13th.

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717.5 which put him 21st overall.

The next class winner was Oliver Michaels in Class D, driving a Mazda MX5. His total time was 702.1 which placed him 9th overall. Peter Kobrin took 2nd in class in a Mazda MX5 with a total time of 721.1 and was 23rd overall.

Into 3rd place in class went the Hillman Imp of Chris Valentine, with a total time of 771.8 and 44th position overall.

Class B was won by Sam Williams in a SEAT Cupra Ateca with a total time of 703.5, which put the very stable looking Fastest Novice award went to 32nd placed Marc Grasby in a Ford KA The fastest Lady award went to Samantha Berry driving a Ford Puma in 34th position

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with a total time of 720.4 and was 22nd overall.

The award for Fastest Novice went to Marc Grasby driving a Ford Ka in Class B. From Shenstone Car Club, his total time was 736.4 placing him 32nd overall.

The Fastest Lady award went to Samantha Berry in a Ford Puma in Class C. She set a total time of 739.2 and was 4th in class and 34th overall.

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Dave Evans in the unusual Mini GTM finished 43rd overall

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Richard Johnson in the MK Indy took 2nd in class and 17th overall.

Phil Matthews BMW Compact-RS 14th overall

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Archive Photo of the Month.

By Pete Austin.

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Making a welcome return to driving a Formula One car at the recent Monaco Historic Grand Prix was Jean Alesi who was competing in an ex Niki Lauda Ferrari. Sadly he crashed while leading the race following a coming together with the Lotus of Marco Werner. Alesi drove for Ferrari between 1991 and 1995. His last year in Formula One was 2001 when he drove for Prost and Jordan. He is shown here during practice for the 2001 British Grand Prix at Silverstone in the Prost AP04/Acer. He finished the race in 14th place, two laps behind the winning McLaren Mercedes of Mika Hakkinen.

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Extreme E Desert X Prix

AlUla 3rd - 4th April 2021 All material and photos copyright 2021 MPA Creative

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climate change upon some of the world’s most remote and at risk ecosystems.

Its winning appeal has attracted legends from every area of the sport, including Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg on the team management side – and Jenson Button, Sébastien Loeb and Carlos Sainz behind the steering wheel of the impressive ODYSSEY 21 E-SUV, a 1,650kg beast of a car capable of reaching 100km/h from a standing start in less than five seconds and tackling gradients of up to 130 per cent. All the ingredients were in place for an event like no other – and Extreme E delivered with interest.

The series raced into the heart of the Saudi Arabian desert

Extreme E had promised to create a spectacle in AlUla over the weekend of 3/4 April 2021, and the Desert X Prix did just that with jaw-dropping competition, stunning backdrops, high drama throughout, a sensational scrap for glory – and unprecedented media coverage. Having been the pioneering new championship’s trusted Media and PR partner since its inception two years ago, MPA Creative was proud to play its part in what has been widely praised as an exceptional success story.

The pioneering electric SUV off-road racing series is the biggest talking point in motorsport right now, and with good reason, as the purpose-driven championship travels around the world to race without a trace and leave behind a positive legacy, while helping to highlight the impact of

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for its inaugural X Prix, and the challenging, high-speed 8.8km track layout – laid out in the midst of a breathtaking otherworldly landscape – was designed to push drivers and cars absolutely to their limits. It did not disappoint.

“We’ve worked so hard on this for many years, and finally everything came together this weekend,” said Alejandro Agag, Extreme E Founder and CEO. “It really has been beyond my wildest expectations. If I had written a script for the perfect weekend, I could not have come up with anything better than what we have witnessed here – I’ve never seen such extreme racing in my life. I think it’s fair to say we have really made our mark.”

The Rosberg X Racing pairing of three-time FIA World Rallycross Champion Johan Kristoffersson and former Australian Rally Champion Molly Taylor conquered Saturday’s single-car Time Trials and Sunday’s wheel-towheel action to lift the Desert X Prix trophy. The duo emerged victorious at the end of an event that yielded more than 4,500 media articles throughout almost 100 countries, attaining an extraordinary total reach of 1.2 billion.

Having been on-board from the outset, MPA Creative played a key role in securing that outstanding global coverage. Extreme E Head of Communications, Julia Fry, was quick to praise the agency’s input into an event that was challenging and rewarding in equal measure, generated some of the most spectacular images ever seen in the sport and drew widespread acclaim from competitors and fans alike.

“MPA Creative has worked alongside Extreme E from concept to execution. The company was selected due to its strong motorsport heritage and industry relationships as the series looked to lay firm foundations based around its sporting credibility,” she explained.

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“Beyond that, though, the MPA team’s tireless dedication and readiness to go the extra mile for Extreme E has been a huge asset to the series in its start-up journey, resulting in a truly valued partnership which far exceeds the usual client agency relationship boundaries.

“Thanks to Deborah, Carla, Russell, Anna, Simon and all the team at MPA Creative for their unfaltering support. The success of Extreme E’s opening race weekend is a credit to the past two years of hard work. Together we have made motorsport history, and this is just the start.”

The series will race the electric vehicles in five remote locations that are already damaged or severely under threat of climate change. The five locations will include the melting ice caps of Greenland, deforestation in Brazil and rising sea levels in Senegal.

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Bentley return to Pikes Peak 2021 Bentley Continental GT3 Pikes Peak.

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Bentley have launched a new sustainability initiative with their return to the Pikes Peak Mountain Hill Climb in America. The most extreme road car based Bentley in the companies 101 year history, the Continental GT3 Pikes Peak, will run on biofuel based gasoline. The company have launched a major new sustainability initiative with the announcement of a renewable fuel research and development programme. Various blends of fuels are currently being tested and evaluated, with possible Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reductions of up to 85% over standard fuel. This is the first step in a longer programme

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that will investigate both biofuels and e-fuels for their potential to power the Bentleys of the past and present in a sustainable way.

The Continental GT3 racer is based on Bentley’s race and championship winning car and has been designed and built to compete for the Time Attack 1 record at this year’s Pikes Peak Hill Climb. The car has been developed in conjunction with GT3 customer team Fastr and will be driven by former King of the Mountain Rhys Millen from New Zealand. He is a three times Pikes Peak champion, who holds individual class records. These include the two 63

existing Bentley records - the Production SUV record won in 2018 with a Bentayga W12 and the outright Production car record from 2019 in a Continental GT. The aim is to power its way through the 12.42 mile course and add a third Pikes Peak record for Bentley to add to the Production SUV and Production Car records attained in 2018 and 2019. Fastr have successfully campaigned their Bentley Continental race car in Time Attack competitions across the country. Technical teams from Bentley and Fastr are working together with specialists from M-Sport in Cumbria to extract the maximum possible performance from the Continental GT3 package, which will run in Colorado with extra assistance from K-PAX Racing…

To break the record, the car will have to complete the nearly 5,000 ft climb, which includes 156 corners, at an average speed of more than 78 mph. This must get it across the finish line in under nine minutes and thirty six seconds.

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With the climb starting at 9,300 ft and the climb going to 14,100 ft, the air is 1/3 less dense than at sea level. This has resulted in extreme modifications to the aerodynamics package and engine. The rear wing is the largest ever fitted to a Bentley and is mounted above a highly efficient rear diffuser that surrounds the transaxle gearbox.. At the front of the car is a two-plane splitter, flanked by separate dive planes.

The engine is developed from the 4 litre turbo V8 fitted to the Continental GT V8, modified to use the carefully selected Biofuel. This will ensure that the engine develops significant horsepower despite the rarefied atmosphere.

Short side-exit exhausts will ensure the car sounds as dramatic as it looks.

Further modifications include cooling air scoops in place of the rear side windows and a stopwatch mounted to the roll cage next to the steering wheel to allow Millen to keep track of his sector times.

The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb takes place on the 27th June 2021.

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Sandwell Transport Show Photo Gallery.

Sandwell Vally 12th March 2012

By Simon Wright.

Hillman Super Minx convertible

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1946 Rover 10 1953 Wolseley Six-Eighty

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Fiat X1-9 1971 Morris 1000 Traveller

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1966 Austin Healey 3000

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DAX Cosworth

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Closing Shot.

By Stuart Yates of Motorsport Imagery

David Brazell and John Harper in the stunning Jaguar C- Type finished 12th overall and 4th in class in the FISCAR/Hawthorn Trophy Cars race, Silverstone Spring Start race meeting. See report on the event on page 11

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