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McKee Mahrya Chevrolet. An interesting car taking park in the HSCC Thundersports race at the Classic at Silverstone was the McKee Mahrya, driven by Greg Thornton. He finished 2nd in the Invitation class and 28th overall. The car is a unique one-off, which was abandoned by its original backer. The group building the car decided to finish the project in 1960. The bodywork is made of aluminium, with only the windscreen and rear spoiler made of plastic. It is powered by a Chevrolet V8 engine. The car has a distinctive look thanks to the wide grille housing the headlights and prominent wheel-arches. It was raced in period by David ‘Salt’ Walther and then in the 1980s it was adapted for road use. Now it has been restored for racing. © Simon Wright
Rallye Prescott. A new event for 2021 and the last event on the hill this year, Rallye Prescott will take place on Sunday 3rd October 2021. It will feature rally cars from the early 1950’s right up to modern day machinery. Prescott has a place in Rallying history, having hosted stages for the RAC Rally several times throughout the 1950s. The Rally cars will take to the hill in a fully timed, competitive event. However, as the event is running under a hill climb permit, co-drivers will NOT be able to take part in the hill climb runs. The classes and paddock will be divided in to decades, allowing visitors to walk © Simon Wright through the history of rallying. Spectator tickets can be purchased online for £15 per person in advance at the Prescott Speed Hill Climb Web site.
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