Classic and Competition Car 145 October 2022 by Simon Wright

ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar Issue145October2022 The21st Centurymagazineaboutcarsandmotorsportofthepastandpresent Founded2010 12th Birthday issue SalonPrivé RallyeMont-Blanc VSCCMalloryPark TheClassicatSilverstone

2October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar Frontcover: McLarenMSO-001atSalonPrivé©SimonWright RallyeMont-Blanc-ThomasCapelli/JulietteHamelwontheR2 classinthisPeugeot208R2©SydWall VSCCMalloryPark HughieWalkerinaTheophileSchneiderAero SpecialGMotorsportImagery. TheClassicatSilverstone©SimonWright OurTeam SimonWright-Editor. JanetWright-StaffPhotographer. IndependentFreelancecontributors. PeteAustin,PeterMcFadyen,SydWall,Plus DavidGoose&StuartYatesofMotorsportImagery. Contents Page4 PhotooftheMonth. Page5 News Page8TheMarshalsPost Page9BlackCountryCruisers. Page12BDCatSilverstone. Page14WottonWawenSocialClubCar&VintageShow Page22RallyeMont-Blanc Page31ArchivePhotooftheMonth. Page32SalonPrivé. Page46-ThePlatinumCollection. Page49-NewCars. Page57LiveontheDrive. Page60Celebrating75yearsofFerrariatSalonPrivé. Page67TheClassic,Silverstone. Page95Celebrating40yearsofGroupc. Page100LewisHamiltonChampionshipcars. Page101SlowlySidewaysRallydemonstration Page105CarClubdisplays. Page109ItalianDay,Bridgnorth. Page122VSCCRacemeeting,MalloryPark. Page131FJCoffee&Chrome,Gaydon. MatthewWrigleyLolaB07/46NotClassified,MastersEndurance Legends,Classic,Silverstone.ReportPage67.

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ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar ©MotorsportImagery PhotosoftheMonth. CortinaContact. ByMotorsportImagery ContactearlyonforDavidDickenson144and JackMoody544intheirMk1FordCortina’s duringtheAdrianFluxTrophyforTransatlantic Pre’66TouringCars,theClassicatSilverstone.

5October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar BRMatSilverstoneInteractiveMuseum. GettoSilverstoneInteractivemuseumquick,the museumiscelebratingthe60th anniversaryofBritish RacingMotors(BRM)WorldChampionshipvictory.The newexhibition-BritishRacingMotors-Theteamthat beattheworldisnowopen.TheOwenRacing Organisation’sBRMwontheFormula1Constructors andDriversChampionshipwithGrahamHillin1962. ThissecuredthemaspotinMotorSporthistoryfor BritainsfirstF1team. CentrepieceoftheexhibitionisaBRMP48/4,the teamsfirstrear-enginedcar.Itmadeitsdebutatthe 1960BritishGrandPrixatSilverstone,drivenby GrahamHill.TheexhibitiontellsthestoryofBRM,a smalldedicatedracingteamfromBournein Lincolnshire,whowereattheforefrontontechnical developmentsinFormula1from1946throughto1974. Italsotakesanin-depthlookbackat1962,theyear GrahamHillwontheF1WorldChampionship.There arelotsofphotographsandimagestoexplorealong withvideoclipsoftheBRMstory. Hurrydownastheexhibitionendsonthe31st October 2022andisincludedinthepriceoftheadmission tickettotheInteractiveMuseum. TherestoftheInteractiveMuseumisalsowellwortha look,recallingthehistoryofSilverstoneracingcircuit, withcars,motorcycles,photographsandplentyof interactivefeaturesthatcoverthehistoryof Silverstonefromawar-timeairfieldintheSecond WorldWar,throughtothemodernhomeofBritish MotorsportandtheBritishGrandPrix. Moreinformationandpricescanbefoundonthe museumwebsiteatwww.silverstonemuseum.co.uk BRMP48/4 NEWS

6October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar LancasterInsuranceClassicMotorShow ReturningtotheNationalExhibitionCentre(NEC),the annualClassicMotorShowwillrunfromthe11th tothe13th November2022.Theannualendofseasoneventwill featuretheusuallargearrayofclassiccarclubsdisplaying hundredsofvintageandclassicvehicles. Formoreinformationandtobookadvancedticketssee theirwebsiteatwww.necclassicmotorshow.com AudientersFormula1. TheoriginalSilverArrowsGrandPrixbattlesmaysoonbe renewed.TheoriginalSilverArrowswereMercedesand AutoUnionwhobattledforGrandPrixhonoursbeforethe SecondWorldWar.NowAudi,formedfromAutoUnionand carryingthesame4circlelogo,areabouttoreturnto Formula1.From2026AudiwillcompeteintheFIA Formula1WorldChampionshipwithaspeciallydeveloped Hybridpowerunit.TheprojectwillbebasedatAudiSport’s facilityanditwillthefirsttimeinmorethanadecadethata Formula1powertrainwillbe builtinGermany. Audihaveenteredthanksto newrulesfocusingon sustainabilityandcost efficiency.From2026,the electricpoweroutputfromthe electricmotorandbatterywill benearlyaspowerfulasthe combustionengine,whichhas anoutputofabout544hp. Thehighlyefficient1.6litre turboenginerunson advancedsustainablefuel.1933BugattiType46STwo-DoorCoupeon theBugattiOwnersClubstandin2021

7October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar Fiat500SmallElectriccartitle. Thefully-electricFiat500hastakenthesmallelectriccar titleatWhatCar?ElectricCarAwardsforthesecond consecutiveyear.TheNewFiat500isthecompaniesfirst fullyelectricvehicle,andboostsarangeofbestinclass features.TheseincludeLevel2AutonomousDriving technologiesandanextendeddrivingrangeofupto199 miles,thelongestofanyelectriccitycaronthemarket today.Italsohasfastchargingcapabilities,allowingthe batterytorechargeto80%rangeinonly35minutes.Itcan give30milesrangeinonlya5minutecharge. Itisavailableasinthreetrimlevels,Action,IconandLa PrimaorasaconvertibleinIconorLaPrima. Onlyamonthago,italsoretainedforasecondyearit’stitle ofCityCaroftheYearattheannualAutoExpressawards. Ithasalsoalreadybeenchosenbyover100,000 customersglobally. Formoreinformationseewww.fiat.co.uk Renault5Electrifyingreturn. Anothericoniccarhasbeenelectrified.Aspartofthe50th anniversarycelebrationsfortheRenault5,aspectacular all-electricshowcardesignedfordriftinghasbeen unveiled.ItpaystributetotheRenault5TurboandTurbo2 modelsTheRenaultR5Turbo3Ewillbeshowntothe publicattheParismotorShowstartingonthe17th October. Itcombinesaultrahigh-tecdesignwithvariousreferences totheworldofbothmotorsportandvideogames,to showcasethatelectriccarscanalsobefunwithincredible performance. Itisall-electricwithrearwheeldrive,apuredrifter.Justlike theRenault5Turbo,itisjusta2-seater,withtherear housingthepowertrain,withtwomotors,eachdrivinga singlewheel.Theyproduce280kWtogether,equivalentto 380bhpandproduce700Nmoftorque.Itcanreachatop speedof124mph.The42kWhbatteryisunderthemiddle ofthefloor.Itisbuiltonatubularchassiswhichincludesa FIAapprovedrollbarstructure.Thebodyismadefrom carbonfibre.

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BlackCountryCruisers TheHinksfordArms,WallHeath 6th September2022 BySimon&JanetWright. ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar ©SimonWright

10October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar 1977FordMustangCobraII. ThisrecentlyrestoredsecondgenerationFordMustangII2 doorcoupeispoweredbya2.8litreCologneV6engine whichproduced93hpandcould0-60mphin12.7seconds. Thefrontmountedenginedrovetherearwheelsthrougha 4-Speedmanualtransmission.TheMustangIIranfrom 1974to1978.TheCobrapackagecamewithrack&pinion steeringandfrontdiscbrakes. FordF100Pickuptruck 1956ChevroletBelAir©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright©SimonWright

11October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar 1956PlymouthSavoy MercuryCougar 19885.0FordMustangGT2013DodgeSRT6.4litre 1984CadillacFleetwood ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright

12October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar BentleyDriversClubatSilverstone: EasticktakessecondsuccessiveTimes ChallengeTrophy. ReportfromBentleyDriversClub. The74th annualBDCSilverstoneracemeetingtookplace onahot,sunnySaturday13th August2022.Thetenrace programmewashigh-lightedwiththeTimesChallenge TrophyBentleyScratchrace.Theracemeetingwasopen toothermarquesaswellasBentley’s,soMG,Morgan, TVR,Jaguar,AlfaRomeo,AstonMartin,Lotus,AC,Austin HealyandTriumphwerealsorepresentedatthemeeting. WithBritaininthemiddleofaheatwaveandtemperatures reaching30degrees,itwasdecidedtouserollingstartsfor theracestopreventoverheatingsittingonagrid,except fortheBentleyhandicaprace. TheTimesChallengeTrophyraceforBentleycarswas BenEastick(TType)wonhissecondsuccessiveTimesChallenge TrophycrownfromthechasingOliverLlewellynbyjust2.9seconds OliverLlewellyn(3/8Special)hadagoodmeeting,winningtheBentley Handicapandfinishingrunner-upintheTimesChallengeTrophy TheevercompetitiveCliveMorley(3/4½Litre)wasthirdinthe TimesChallengeTrophyaslastyear Duetotheextremelyhotweather,theTimes ChallengeTrophyrace,likeothers,escheweditsusual standingstartforarollingstart ©ChrisDicken©ChrisDicken ©ChrisDicken ©MattWelch

13October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar combinedwiththePre-WarChallengerace,opentoother marques,whichgaveagridof31cars.Theprevious winnerBenEastickwasdrivinga6.2litresuperchargedT Typesingleseaterandhedominatedtheracetowinthe TimesChallengeTrophyasecondtime.Hewas32.9 secondsaheadofOliverLlewellyn’sBentley3/8Specialat thefinishandhadlappedallbutthetopfivefinishers.After pre-determinedstartingtimepenaltieshadbeenapplied, Eastickswinningmarginwasjust2.9seconds.Healsoset thefastestlapwithatimeof1minute10.790secondsatan averageof83.42seconds.Takingasecond3rd placeintwo yearswasCliveMorley,currentBDCRacingDriverofthe Year,inaBentley3/4½litre.Allthreetooktheirrespective classwins.ThenextBentleydriverwasIn4th placed VernonMoore,makinghisdebutattheevent,drivingaMk VISpecial.ThefinalclasswinnerwasClubPresident DuncanWiltshirewhowas8th inhisBentley3litre. ThePre-WarChallengewaswonbyCliveManninhisAlfa Romeo8CMonza.OliverLlewellynintheBentley3/8 Specialmadeupforhis2nd placebywinningtheBentley handicap,beatingVernonMooreintheBentleyMkVI Specialonthelastlap,byjust5seconds.In3rd placewas AdamStacy-Marksina3/4½LitreSpeedModelLM. BothoftheARMorganChallengeraceswerewonagainby OliverBryantinaMorganPlus8,repeatinghissuccesses ofthelast3BDCmeetingsin2018,91and21(Nomeeting in2020), AnotherdoubleracewinnerwasRichardBridgedrivingan AustinHealySpriteMk2,wonwonbothMGMidgetand Spriteraces. TheFISCARracewaswonbyTed&AndrewShepherdin anACAceBristol. TheBDCClassicChallengewaswonbyEikeWellhausen inaListerJaguarKnobblywiththeMorganTechniques TrophywenttoPhilipSt.ClairinaMorganPlus8. TheEcurieClassicRacingeventsawvictorygotoAllan Ross-JonesinaTriumphTR4withtheHawthorn ChallengewaswonbyAlastairDysoninaJaguarMk2. ThefinalracewasanothervictoryforBenEastickintheT Type,whiletheAllcomersracewaswonbyAlanDavenport inaCentaurMk14B-017.TheTVRChallengewentto AndyRaceinaTVRSagarisGFT VernonMoore(MkVISpecial)hadreasonstocelebratean impressiveBDCSilverstonedebut–secondintheBentleyHandicap andfourthintheTimesChallengeTrophy BertDegenaar(4½Litre‘Bluebell’)isflaggedoffduring theBentleyHandicappit-lanestart ©ChrisDicken ©ChrisDicken

©SimonWright WoottonWawenSocialClubCarandVillageShow. WoottonWawen,nearStratforduponAvon. 7th August2022 BySimon&JanetWright Coventryduo-The1950JaguarXK120 and1968Sovereign ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar

OctoberClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar StratfordandHenleyClassicCarClubheldtheirannual classiccarshowatWoottonWawenonasunnySundayin themiddleoftheheatwave,atthebeginningofAugust. Withover200carsinattendance,therewasgreatvarietyin bothageandtypesofvehicle,fromvintagecarstomodern vansandeverythinginbetween.. Thevehiclesweresplitintodifferentclassesandjudged forbestinclass,withthe Bestinshowawardgoingto a1959AstonMartinDB MKIIIDHCbelongingtoa MrsJeanMoss.Otheraward winnersincludeda1959MG Asportscarwithapatriotic unionjackflagondisplay. TheAstonMartinDBMkIIIDropHeadCoupewitha specialseriesDBDenginewasoneofonly14builttothis specification.TheDBMkIIIwasthelastmodeloftheDB2 seriesthatwasproducedbetween1949and1959.Only 551oftheMkIIIwerebuiltbetweenMarch1957andJuly 1958,ofwhich84wereDropHeadCoupe’sand5were FixedHeadCoupe’s.Theremainingwereallsaloonswith arearhatch.ThisparticularcarisfittedwithtripleSU carburettors,oneofonlyfourteen.Theyarefittedtoa revisedversionoftheTadekMarek2922ccenginefromthe WillieWatson/WOBentleyDoubleoverheadcamshaft (DOC)enginethatwasoriginallyusedinthe2.6litre Lagonda.Theenginewasofferedinthreedifferent configurations,mainlywithWeberDCOcarburettors,but thetopoftherangewastheDBDwithstandardDBAcams withrevisedcamtiming,highercompressionpistonsand threeH61/72”SUCarbswhichproduced180bhp.The optionaltwinexhaustwasclaimedtoaddanadditional16 bhp.ThecarhasbeenusedbyincompetitionwithJean winningseveralsprintandhillclimbtrophiesinthiscar, usuallyatAMOCevents.Thecarpresentlyproduces235 bhpwithmaximumtorqueof230ilbs-ftoftorquewhich giveitanestimatedtopspeedofaround135mph. ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright

16October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar Apairof Jaguar3.8 saloons ApairofIconicVWBeetles DodgeRampickuptruck 1974FordEscortRS2000Mk1 VWVariantL 1990TrabantP601 1963TriumphTR4 1951ArmstrongSiddeley 1960JaguarMkIX ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright

17October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar Probablytheoldestcartherewasa1925Chevrolet SuperiorKwhichhadbeenimportedfromAustralia.The Superiorwaslaunchedin1923astheSeriesB,thenin 1924itbecametheSeriesFandin1925itwastheSeries K.ItwastheonlyChevroletsoldwithdifferentbody configurations,openandclosed,allsuppliedbyFisher Body.ThechassiswassharedwithotherGMproductsfrom Cadillac,Buick,Oldsmobile,OaklandandotherGMC products.Itwaspoweredbya2.8litrefourcylinderengine whichproduced26hpat2000rpm.Itwasattachedtoa3Speedmanualgearbox.Thecheapestmodelwasthe SuperiorRoadsterwhichcost$510in1926,whilethemost expensivewastheSuperiorSedanwhichsoldfor$825. During1925atotalofover444,500wereproduced. JumpforwardtenyearsandmoveacrosstheAtlanticand youhavethe1936AustinSherborne.Thiscarwasonly producedbetweenJanuaryandAugust1936at Longbridge,witharound8700built.Itwasbasedonthe Austin10Lichfield,usingthesamechassis,engineand manybodyparts.The1125ccsidevalveengineproduced 10RACHorsepower.Itwasbuiltwithasun-roof,leather seatsandwasalsoequippedwithdirectionindicators,for anoriginalpriceof£178.Itisthoughtthatlessthan40 currentlysurvive.

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offeredasa DeLuxe(basic) orCustom model.The Customhad upgraded interiortrimand moreexternal trimandalso offereda7passenger sedan.They wereall poweredbythe Chrysler3.9 litre,sixcylinder

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eye-catchingwasthis1948DeSoto4-doorCustomFluid Drive.TheDeSotoSeriesS-10wasbuiltbetween1942and 1952and

L-Headengine whichproduced109bhp at3600rpm.Thiswas connectedtotheFluid Drivetransmission,which replacedtheflywheelwith ahydrauliccouplingwhich thenhadaclutchand3Speedmanualgearbox drivingtherearwheels. Theclutchwasstill requiredtochangegear, buttheFluidDrivepreventedthe carfromstallingwhenstarting fromrestandalsomeantthatthe carcouldcometoastopinany gearwithoutusingtheclutchand thenallowthecartostartagain, evenintopgear,without changinggearorusingtheclutch. Low-pressuretyresbecamestandardequipment.In1948 ©SimonWright ©SimonWright

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19October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright 1973ChevroletC10Pickuptruck 1966DodgeCharger 1966BuickSkylark 1972ChevroletCorvetteStingray2005FordMustangGT 1956OldsmobileSuper88 1973PlymouthRoadrunner FordV8Deluxe 1965FordF100Pickuptruck ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright

20October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar 1983AustinAmbassador. ThereplacementforthesimilardesignedAustinPrincess, theAmbassadorisa5-doorhatchbacklargefamilysaloon. ItwasbuiltatCowleybetween1982and1984andonlyjust over43,000werebuilt.Accordingtorecordsonly23remain ontheroadtoday.ThepreviousPrincessmodellackeda hatchbackdesign,andalthoughthetwomodelslooked verysimilar,onlythedoorsandtheinnerstructurewere carriedoverfromthePrincess.Poweredbyeithera1.7litre or2litreOSeriesfourcylinderengine.Itwasavailablein threetrimlevels,LHLandHLS.TheHLSandalater VandenPlasversionwerefittedwithtwinSUcarburettors onthe2litreengine.In1983theHLversionwasalso updatedtotwincarburettors.A4-Speedmanualgearbox wasusedonallmodels,withtheoptionofa3-Speed Automatic.Manyothercomponentsweresharedwitheither theMorrisItalortheAustinAllegro,includingmuchofthe interiortrim. 1936HillmanMinx. TherehavebeenmanydifferentversionsoftheHillman Minxoveritsthirtynineyearlifecycle.The1936model wasaredesignofthepreviousmodelwithamorerounded body.ItwasgiventhenametheMinxMagnificent.The enginewasmovedfurtherforwardinthechassistogive morepassengerroom.Itwaspoweredbya1185cc4 cylinderengineproducingaround30bhp.In1935theMinx wasfittedwith4-Speedmanualgearboxwithsynchromesh onallforwardgears,thefirstmassproducedcarwithanall synchromeshgearbox.Therearofthecarwasgivena moreslopingprofile,andanoptionalfoldingluggagegrid wasoffered,fittedtotherearpanel,fortwopoundsseven shillingsandsixpence. ©JanetWright ©SimonWright

21October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar SunbeamAlpine MercedesBenz280SLAutomatic 1950RollsRoyceSilverWraith TornadoTSC40(Gt40replicakitcar) ModifiedMorrisMinor 1967VolvoAmazon122 Datsun300ZX VolkswagenSciroccoGTX 1961FordZephyr ©JanetWright ©JanetWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright

ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar NicolasChiamin/YannickRoche finished4thintheirHyundaii20 NRally2andjustheldonto2nd spotinthechampionship RallyeMont-Blanc Morzine 8th-10th September2022. BySydWall. ©SydWall

23October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar EarlieronthisyearandwithCovidtravelrestrictionseasing up,MotorsportUKphotographerRussOtwayaskedifI fanciedvisitingacoupleofFrenchChampionshiprallies. Well,itdidn’tneedmuch thinkingaboutandacouple ofdaysafterreturninghome fromRaliBaeCeredigion,I wasofftoHeathrowtomeet RussforaflighttoGeneva andashortdrivetoMorzine forthe59thrunningofthe RallyeMont-BlancMorzine. Oneoftheoldestralliesin France,it’sbeenwonby everytopnameinFrench rallyingexceptSebastien Ogier. WearrivedonThursdayearly afternoontofindMorzinewasalivewithrallycars.The numberswerestaggering.Themodernrallyhad217on theentrylist,amere209crossingthestartrampthenext morning.Thefirst51carswereeitherRally2/R5orGTs, theoneinterloperbeingexWRCdriverSimonJeanJoseph/PatrickPivato(thewinnerin1998)inabarking GroupASubaruImpreza.In theFrenchchampionship, thecarsdonotusetheir nationalnumberplate,but useplatesusingtheirrally number.Soitwasn’tuntil laterthatwecheckedand foundthatthisImprezawas M555SRT,thecarusedby ColinMcRae/NickyGristin 1995towininIndonesiabut crashoutinMalaysiaandin thesameyeartocomethird intheHongKongBeĳing RallycrewedbyRichard Burns/RobertReid.Amongst Theproudwinnersin theCitroenC3Rally2 wereYoannBonato/ BenjaminBoulloudt. WinnersofClassF2/14fortheRenaultClio IIIRSofLudovicGodard/AlexFlorenson 29thoverallandworthy winnersofthe56-strong RenaultClioRally5classwere ThomasChauffray/Anthony Hazard ©SydWall©SydWall ©SydWall

24October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar thehordesofCitroenC3s,Hyundaii20N,VWPoloGTiand SkodaFabiasintheRally2/R5class,therewasbutone FordFiestaR5.AconcernforMalcolmWilson-whataren’t theysellinginFrance?However,ifyoulikedRenaultClios, youwereinforatreat.Therewere56Rally5versionsand morethan20othersindifferentclasses.Therewereabout 20GTs,15AlpineA110RallyGTs,4Porsche997GT3s andaHommelBerlinetteRS2,aCitroenpoweredsports ClassicFrenchYacco liveryforthisBMW M3drivenbyPascal& PascaleEouzan EmeticRey/ManonHailloudtooktheRally4classin thisPeugeot208Rally4 ArarelyseenPeugeot307WRC appearingasthecourseopeningcar forthehistoricrally Aspectatorseemingly unimpressedbytheloudestcaron theeventbutanon-finishfor MickaelCharvaz&Stephanie Generaux ©SydWall©SydWall ©SydWall©SydWall

25October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar carfromacompanywhichwentunderin2003. Thentherewasthehistoricrallywith55entries,anall electricOpelCorsa-erallyfor12examplesandfinally,two regularityeventsformodernandhistoriccarswitha combinedtotalofanother40cars. Therewere12stages,allclosetoMorzine,comprising115 mileswithinatotalmileageofexactly300. TherewasoneBritishentryinthemodernrally-Mellors ElliotMotorsporthavebeencontestingsomeroundsofthe FrenchChampionshipintheirProtonIrizR5sowewereon thelookoutforthecrew,OllieMellors/IanWindresstofind outwhattheythoughtoftherallyaftertheirrecceandtheir chances.Weweren’tabletoseethemandunfortunately wedidn’tseethemincompetitionatallastheycrashedon stage2beforetheyreachedus.Ascarscompletedtheir recce,thecarsinthemodernrallylinedupinthemain streetwhichwasdesignatedastheParcFermé.Thesite of200+rallycarslinedupalongbothsidesofthemain streetwasquitesomething-therewasnoroomforthe historic,electricOpel'sandtheregularitycompetitorsso theywereheldelsewhere. Anunlikelybutquickrallycar-aDaciaLoganpresumablywithmany Renaultperformanceparts,drivenbyYvonickAndris/JeanCharles Demange FordSierraCosworthsalways pumpoutflames-thisonedriven byEddyBerard/MichelRoissard AtleastonepersoniscelebratingthefootballWorldCupin Qatar-AbdullahAlThani/SabrinaDeCastelli ©SydWall ©SydWall ©SydWall

26ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar Spectatingoverthetwodaysof therallywasrelativelyeasy.The rallyprogrammewasfree-you couldpickupinmagazine formatordownloadfromthe eventwebsiteanditcontaineda completeroutemapandmaps ofallthestages.Comparedto theUK,therearefarfewer restrictionsonwherespectators canstandandwatchsoitwasa caseofeitherdrivingintothe stagebeforeroadclosingtime tostaythereuntilroadopening timeorparkingonaside accessroadandwalking in.Therallycarsare precededbyspectator safetydelegatesand thereareplentyof marshalssothereisno chanceofstandingin anywhereunsafe. Thestageswerefabulous -itwouldbedifficultto findsomewherethat wasn’tinterestingand beingbasedintheAlps, Oneofmanyawkward momentsonsomeofthe incrediblytighthairpins presentonalmostevery stage SomeofParcFerméafter scrutineering ©SydWall ©SydWall

27October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar thereweretwistingroadseverywhere,typicalAlpine ribbonsworkingtheirwayupthesidesofmountains.In fact,ourapartment,atypicalsmallwoodenAlpinehouse, wasonahairpinononeofthestages-wephotographed someofcarsfromthebedroomwindows!Afterthefinal stage,thousandsofspectatorspackedMorzinetoseethe carsoverthefinishingrampandthentopartylongintothe night.AsfarastheFrenchChampionshipisconcerned,the leadingcontenderswereallpresent.QuentinGiordano/ KévinParent(VWPoloGTiR5)ledcomingintotherally,JeanRagnottidroveoneofthese-aRenault11Turbo drivenherebyRaynaldHaunt/CéciliaDanczak PrettyAlpineA110RallyGTofCédric Robert&MattieuDuvalwontheRGTclass butcouldn’tmaintain3rdspotinthe championshipaftercominghome9th The4thcrewtowinastagewereHugoMargaillan& LaetitiaMarsaultintheCitroenC3Rally2 BMWM3sdominatedthe historicrallywith6inthe top10.MarcValliccioni/ YoannRaffaellitoppedthe finalresults ©SydWall©SydWall ©SydWall ©SydWall

28October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar withNicolasCaiman/YannickRoche(Hyundaii20NRally2) 2nd,CédricRobert/MatthieuDuval(AlpineA110RallyGT) 3rdandYoannBonato/BenjaminBoulloud(CitroenC3 Rally2)4th.Bonatowouldquitepossiblybeleadingbuthad 2winsand3nonfinishesoutof5eventswhiletheothers inthepodiumplaceshadeachscoredonallrounds.But BonatomadenomistakesinMorzine.Giordanowonthe firststageby4secondswithBonato2ndbutBonatotook Greatsurprisetoseethislovely Group2lookalikehistoricrally TriumphDolomiteSprintcrewedby GrégorPavillon/LaurenceDelattre QuentinGiordano/KévinParentpushedthewinnersallthe way,only17.2sdownattheendintheirVWPoloGTiR Theex-JeanRagnottiRenaultClioS1600of Michel&MérylGiraldowonclassA6K WinneroftheGT+classwas thePorsche997GT3Cup3.8of BertrandLatour/Jordan Duchampt ©SydWall©SydWall ©SydWall ©SydWall

29October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar overonstage2,beatingGiordanoby9secondsandtaking aleadhewouldnotlose,winning7stages,Giordano winning6.Giordanocame2ndwithHugoMargaillan/ LaëtitiaMarsault(CitroenC3Rally2)3rdandNicolas Ciamin4th.Inthechampionship,Bonatoleapfrogged Roberttothird,RobertandhisAlpinebeingoffthepacein 9thplaceontherally.GiordanoandCiaminstillholdthe toptwoplaces.I’llprovideanupdateinlateNovember whenIreturnfromavisittothefinalround,theRallyDu Var,basedinStMaximeandusingmanyMonteCarlo Rallystages. PatriceCordier/MarieBajolet tookthislittlePeugeot106XSi toaclasswinand66th WilliamWagner/KévinMilletwononestageintheirVWPolo GTiR5onthewayto6thplaceandhadthemostaccurateflick roundthis180°hairpin Thecolourful historicrally BMW2002Tiof Jean-Baptiste Sassolas/Cedric Romera TheonlyWRCclasscarontherally,Thibault Habouzit/AndyMalfoybroughttheirCitroenDS3 WRCto8th ©SydWall ©SydWall

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30October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar Wronglyseededat150,this Porsche997GT3finished28th inthehandsofPaulChabloz/ EmmanuelleNasDeTourris Thisveryquick1.9Peugeot205GTiwasseededat152but finished23rdcrewedbyLudovicJeudy/AurélienJacquot Thestunningviewinjustapartoftheparcfermé mainstreet-someofthe196finishers SebastienLeCoarer/GregoryFressardbroughttheirSubaru ImprezaSiTN12to2ndinClassA8butnearlycameacropperon thearmcohere ©SydWall ©SydWall ©SydWall ©SydWall

LastmonthIattendedtheunveilingofaplaqueinthe BourneHeritageCentre,BaldocksMill,Bourneinmemory ofBRMdriverJoSiffertwholosthislifefollowingan accidentduringtheRothmansWorldChampionships VictoryRaceatBrandsHatchon24thOctober1971.He famouslywonthe1968BritishGrandPrixatBrandsHatch, which,drivingforRobWalkerwasthelasttimeaprivate entrantwouldwinaWorldChampionshipGrandPrix.Heis shownhereduringthe1971BritishGrandPrixat SilverstonedrivingaBRMP160wherehefinished9th.He wouldhowevergoontowinthe1971AustrianGrandPrix attheOsterreichring. ArchivePhotooftheMonth ByPeteAustin ©PeteAustinClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar

ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar SalonPrivé BlenheimPalace. 31st August-4th September2022. BySimon&JanetWright. ©SimonWright

33October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar ForfivedaysBlenheimPalacehostedthe17th Editionof SalonPrivéatthebeginningofSeptember.Itoffereda luxuryexperienceandtheperfectlocationtoenjoythebest inclassiccarsaswellasthelatestnewluxuryandsuper carlaunches.Thisyearseventsawseveralnewcar launchesduringtheshowaswellasacoupleofspecial displays,onetocelebratethePlatinumanniversaryofHRH QueenElizabethIIwithadisplayof16exceptionalcarsall inSilverandtheothertocelebratethe75th anniversaryof Ferrari. TheeventisalsotheonlyprofessionallyjudgedICJAG ConcoursintheUK,andremainstheonlyGoldStandard ICJAGjudgedconcoursincontinentalEurope.With75 carsentered,theserangedfrompre-warrightuptothe latestsupercars.TheSalonPrivéConcoursD’Elegance presentedbyAvivaisjudgedbytheInternationalChief JudgeAdvisoryGroup,thegoldstandardofconcours judging.Itwasheaded byNigelMatthews,the ICJAGchairmanand includedmultipleLe ManswinnerDerekBell MBE,theChiefHonorary JudgefortheChurchill Cup,presentedforthe MostExceptionalDesign. Alsoincludedonthat panelwastheDukeof Marlborough,Patronof SalonPrivéandalsoLord Montagu,Presidentofthe NationalMotorMuseum trust. The2022Concoursshowfieldentryisdividedintomultiple classes,StartingwithClassA:PioneeringMotorCarsright throughtoClassQ:SupercarIcons-Post1990.Thisyear includedseveralspecialclasseswiththreefortheFerrari 75th AnniversaryandoneforCelebratingCitroen.Everycar enteredstandsanequalchanceofwinningaBestinClass result,withonethengoingontowinBestinShow. Eventhost,theDukeof MarlboroughandDerekBellMBE withthebustofSirWinston Churchillbetweenthem. ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright

October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ©SimonWright 1956Ferrari250GTTdFBerlinettabyZagatotook theBestinShowawardatSalonPrivéConcours d’ElégancepresentedbyAviva.Oneofonlyfive FerrariGTlongwheelbasechassiscarsdesignedby Zagato,itisnowownedbyDavidandGinny Sydorick.ItwasoriginallysoldtoVladimiro Galluzzi,whoracedthecarduringthe1956season. ItwasthensoldtoracingdriverLuigiTaramazzo.It retriedfromracingin1958. BestinShow ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright

35October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar Runnerupwasthis1938AlfaRomeo6C2300BMillie MigliabyGraber.ItalsowonClassC:Pre-WarOpen.Itis oneofonly107Millie Migliamodelsbuiltby thefactory.Thiscaris nowuniqueasitisthe onlysurvivoroffour6V 2300Bconvertibles madebyGraber,as wellastheonlyoneto havetheMM designationnexttoits enginenumber. Taking3rd placeintheConcoursd’Elégancewasthe1931 Bentley8litresaloonbyFreestone&Webbafterwinning ClassD:Pre-WarClosed/Elegance.ChassisYR5089was builtonthe shorterof thetwo8 litrechassis withabody thatwas likelyto havebeen designedfor the Concours competitions ofthe period. ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright

36October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar WinneroftheDukeofMarlboroughAwardwasthe1965 Ferrari365PwithbodybyFantuzzi.Itwasbuiltasaworks racecar,makingitsdebutin1965attheMonza1000kms. ItwasdrivenbythecurrentWorldChampionJohnSurtees &LudovicoScarfottito2nd placeoverall. The1979AstonMartinV8Volante7litreRSWofMihai NegrescuwontheCoupdeCoeur/MattPearceTrophy.It wasupgradedtoits7litreRSWspecificationin2004by AstonMartinspecialistsR.S.Williams.Itincreasedthe powerto440bhpandtorqueto520lbft. ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright

37October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar The1907Lorraine Dietrich130HP ‘Course’wonthe People’sChoice award.Thistypeof carracedinroad circuitGrandPrix racesoftheperiod. The16.4litre leviathanwasvery advancedforthe time,using3spark plugsineachofthe fourcylinders,which weremassiveat 170mmbore.This caristhelastknown survivingLorraine withachain-drivegearbox,completewithitsoriginalchains TheChurchillCupfortheMostExceptionalDesignwentto the1933RollsRoycePhantomIIContinentalSports CoupébyFreestone&Webb.Thecarwasbuiltforfast touringuseintheUKandontheContinent.Chassis42PY isidentifiedbyitslongbonnetandcyclestylefenderswith notraditionalrunningboards,whichgiveitalowandsleek appearance. ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright

38October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar TheChairman’sAwardandMostIconicAwardbothwentto aspecial1962Ferrari250GTObyScaglietti.Itwasthe secondcarofthismodeltobeproducedbythefactory,and wasusedasadevelopmentvehicleforfutureseries productionGTOs.Itwasbuiltin1962andpoweredbythe 2953ccV12enginefromthe250TestaRossa,which produced296bhpandgaveatopspeedof174mph. TheSpiritAward/ TheMargaretBagley Trophywenttothe 1972Ferrari365 GTB/4‘Daytona’by Scaglietti,whichwas inClassO: Preservationclass.It waspoweredbya frontmounted4.4 litreTipo251 ColomboV12engine, whichproduced347 hpand318lbftof torque.Thisgaveita topspeedof174mph anda0-60mphtime of5.4seconds. ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright

39October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar TheMostExceptionalCoachworkawardwenttothe1935Hispano SuizaJ12CabrioletbyVanvooren. MostOpulentaward:1929RollsRoyce20hp3-positionCabrioletby Windover. BestInterioraward:1933RollsRoyceIIContinentalDrophead CoupébyJamesYoung. MostElegantaward-1961Ferrari250GTSWB CaliforniaSpiderbyScaglietti ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright

40October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassAPioneeringMotorCars-winner1903Berliet20hpClosed Swing-SeatTonneau ClassBPre-WarSports-winner1932AstonMartinLightweight ‘LeMansWorksTeamCarLM9’ ClassE:Post-WarClosedwinner1955Fiat8VBerlinettaby Vignale ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ClassF:SportsCars-winner1954HWMCadillac

41October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassG:Gullwing-winner1955MercedesBenz300SL Gullwing. ClassIFerrari75th AnniversaryCelebrationClass2winner-1966Ferrari 330GTCbyPininfarina ClassJ:Ferrari75th AnniversaryCelebrationClass-Racewinner1966Ferrari275GTB/CbyScaglietti. ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ClassK:StyleSetters-winner-1953ChryslerGS-1 SpecialCoupebyGhia ©JanetWright

42October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar ©SimonWright ClassLLuxury:Winner-1966MercedesBenz600Grosser. ClassNBritishSportingLegends:1961JaguarE-TypeFixedheadCoupe. ClassMCelebratingCitroen:Winner1971CitroenSMEspacebyHeullez. ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright

43October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassPSupercarIconsPre-1980:1977AstonMartinV8Vantage ClassQSupercarIconsPost1980:Winner2005MaseratiMC12 ©SimonWright ©SimonWright©SimonWright ©SimonWright ClassOPreservation:winner-1984LotusTurboEspritS3

44October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar 1903KnoxModelC Lamborghini400GT2+2 1956ChryslerBoanaSpecialeCoupé 1955JaguarD-TypeWorks‘Longnose’ 1953AlfaRomeo6C3000PR‘DiscoVolante’ 1928Bond1½litreSuperSportsTwo-Seater ‘007’ ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright 1961AbarthAllemano CitroeanDS23 1964AlfaRomeoGiuliaSprintSpecialeCoupe

45October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar

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ThePlatinumCollection.

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TocelebrateHerMajestytheQueen’s70th jubilee,Salon PrivéputtogetherthePlatinumcollectiondisplay.This consistedofsilverorplatinumcolouredcarsofallages, witheverythingfromAstonMartintoWeismann. TheLamborghiniDiabloSE30(TopLeft)wasbuiltto celebratethe30th anniversaryofthecompany.ThisisNo. 64outofonly150builtandfirstdeliveredin1996.Itisa lighterandmorepowerfulversionoftheDiablo,producing 523hp.Thepoweredglasssidewindowswerereplaced withplexiglastosaveweightaswellasremovingair conditioning,stereoandpowersteering.Carbonfibreseats withafourpointraceharnessandafiresuppression systemwereadded.Itcouldacceleratefrom0-60mphin 3.3secondsandhadatopspeedof207mph. ThePorscheGT1(Topright)isaprototyperacecar.Thisis oneoflessthantencustomercarsstillinexistence.This carhaswontheCanadianGTChampionshipthreetimes andistheonlycartohaveleftthefactoryinEVO specificationfromnew.IthasnowbeenconvertedtoroadgoingspecificationbyLanzante.Thisisnowoneofonly twoexamplesinroad-specandlegallyregisteredforroad use. ThepairofMcLarenF1carsareNo.63(right)andNo.64 (Left).No.63hasbeenrecentlyrestoredbyMcLaren SpecialOperations(MSO)withalmost3,000hoursof work.No.64wascompletedin1997andhastravelled extensivelyalloverEurope.ItrecentlyreturnedtotheUK tojointheRofGocollection,whichhousessomeofthe mosticonicGulfliveriedcarsintheWorld. ThePlatinumCollection ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright

ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar McLarenMercedesSLR722GTPrototype. ThiswasaprojectfromthecollaborationbetweenMcLaren andMercedes-BenztoreflecttheirpartnershipinFormula 1GrandPrixracing.Itwasdesignedasaracingversionof theMercedesBenzSLRMcLaren,headedbyfamousF1 DesignerGordonMurray.Thisprototypewasbuiltfroma sparechassisandpartsfromaMcLarenF1car,including wheels,wing,driversseatandpedalbox.Itwasapproved bytheMcLarenboardandalimitedproductionrunof27 carswasapproved.TheRMLgroupweregiventhetaskof buildingthecars,whichdifferedsignificantlyfromthe prototype,butduetoaWorldrecessionin2008only12 werebuilt.RecentlyMSOhaveconverted12roadgoing coupésintoreplicasoftheprototype. WiesmannGTMF5Coupé ManufacturedinGermanyandfirstshownatthe2008 GenevaMotorShow,thisisaveryrarecar.Alongwitha roadsterversion,only200carswerebuiltatthe WiesmannGeckofactoryinDülmen,Germanyin2018.It ispoweredbyaBMWtwin-turboV10enginewhich produced555bhpconnectedtoa6-Speedautomatic transmission.Ithadatopspeedof193mphanda0-62 mphaccelerationtimeof3.9seconds. ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright©JanetWright

48October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar JaguarE-TypeSeries1FlatFloor3.8 LamborghiniReventonRoadster Porsche959 LamborghiniBugattiEB110SSAstonMartinDB4P400MiuraSVJ MorganSLR RollsRoycePhantomII HandlyeSpecial FerrariTestarossaSpider ©JanetWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright

NewCars

49October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar HennesseyVenomF5 BuiltbyHennesseySpecialVehicles,theVenomF5 hypercarhasbeencreatedtobethefastestroadcaron Earth.Thelightweightcarisonly1,360kgandwitharearmidmounted6.6litre,twinturbochargedV8enginewhich produces1,817bhpdrivingtherearwheels,itcanreacha topspeedofover300mph. RangeRoverSVP510eAWDAutomaticPHEV. JaguarLandRoverhadthenewHybridRangeRoverSV ondisplayfromLandRoverSpecialVehicleOperations. Witha5litreSuperchargedV8enginewhichproduces510 bhpthroughan8-Speedautomatictransmission,itcan acceleratefrom0-60mphin5.2secondswithatopspeed of150mph.Onelectriconlypoweritcantravelupto68 miles.AswellasAllWheelDrive,italsofeaturesAllWheel SteeringandadaptivedynamicsfromtheelectronicAir Suspensionsystem.OtherdriveraidsincludeAdaptive CruiseControlandSteeringAssist.Ithas24-wayheated andcooledelectricfrontseatswithhotstonemassage, withExecutiveClassComfortPlusrearseats.Thereisa 13.1inchTouchscreenwithPiviProInfotainmentandan interactiveDriverdisplayincludingaHead-upDisplay. FinallythereareDigitalLEDheadlightsandasliding Panoramicroof. Theontheroadpriceis£154,300

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50October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar DEUSVayanne EstablishedinVienna,Austriain2020,thenewDEUS Vayannestandsoutinthecompetitivehypercarsectorby offeringluxury,performanceandexclusivity.Itisthefirst electricHypercarproducing2,250hpaccordingto computerpredictions.Withtwinmotorsandfourwheel drive,ithasatargettopspeedof248mphwithaprojected 0-62mphtimeofjust1.99seconds.Chargingat350kW, the85kWhbatteryshouldchargeinabout20minutes givingabout300milesrange.Developedinassociation withItaldesignGiugiaroandWilliamsAdvanced Engineering,thefirstcarsareexpectedtobedelivered fromItaldesign’sTurinfactoryin2025.Productionwillbe limitedtojust99carsatapriceofaround£1.9millioneach. TheMcLarenArtura ThelatestMcLarensupercarisahigh-performancehybrid. TheCarbonFibrelightweightbodyhasanultralowcentre ofgravityandaweightofjust1,498kgs.Itisapoweredby a3litreV6,twinelectricallyactivatedturbochargedengine inassociationwithanAxialFluxE-Motor.Thecombined poweroutputis671bhpwith531lb-ftoftorquedriving througha8-SpeedplusE-ReverseSeamlessshift gearbox.Thisgivesatopspeedof205mphanda0-62 mphaccelerationtimeof3.0seconds. ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©JanetWright

51October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar DeTomasoP72 Tocelebratethe60th anniversaryofDeTomaso,thenew P72isatributetotheoriginalP70,a7litresportsracing cardevelopedinconjunctionwithCarrollShelbyin1964, butwascancelledbeforeitraced. TheP72willbehighlyexclusive,withonly72beingbuilt. Thedesignissimilarto1960sLeMansprototypes,bring thestyleinto 21st century.It hasastateof theartcarbon monocoque chassisand subframes andcrash structures whichmeet FIALMP safety requirements andfeatureacarbon mono-cell.Itis poweredbya5litre superchargedFord CoyoteV8engine witha6-Speed manualgearbox. Itwillbepricedfrom £1,250,000 ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright

October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright EnglerDesat. AspecialvehiclefromSlovakiancompanyEngleristhe Desat,theWorldsfirstSuperQuadbike,poweredbya5.2 litreAudiR8V10enginedeveloping1,100hp.Withakerb weightof1100kgithasapowertoweightratioof1:1and hasatopspeedof217mphwith0-62mphin2.5seconds. ViritechApricale. Therevolutionaryhydrogenfuel-cellpoweredhypercaris theonlyhypercartoprovideazeroemissionsF1style6 kWhbatterypowertrain,producing1073bhp,inacarthat isthesameweight,a1,000kg,asapetrolpowered equivalent,andhalfthatofsomebatterypowered supercars.Itshouldhaveatopspeedofover200mph. Pininfarinaissettoconstruct25atitsCambianoplantnear Turinfordeliveryin2024. DallaraStradale2019. ThisItaliansupercarispoweredbyarearenginejust aheadoftherearaxletransverselymounted.Itisa2.3 litre,4cylinderFordenginewhichproduces395bhpand 369lb-ftoftorquefittedtoa6-SpeedFordmanual transmissionwithamechanicalLSDbetweentherear wheels.Thisgivesitatopspeedof174mph,butthe optionalcarbon-fibrewingontherearreducesthetop speedto165mphbutmaximisesdownforceto820kgof downforce.Duetothelightweightofthecar,itdoesnot needpowersteeringandonlyrequirescastironbrakes fromBrembo.Costisaround£205,200.

53October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar AstonMartinValkyrie. Possiblytheultimatehighperformancesupercar,the ValkyriecomesascloseaspossibletobeaFormula1car fortheroad,thankstoa partnershipwithRedBull RacingAdvancedTechnology andtheaidoftopGrandPrix cardesignerAdrianNewey. The100%carbonfibre structureandbodyworkuses advancedaerodynamicsand theopenunderfloorpullsthe cardown,producing4000lbs ofdownforce.Thekerb weightofthecarisjust2,811 lbs. Itispoweredbyahybrid6.5 litreV12AstonMartin, naturallyaspirated,petrol enginedevelopedby Cosworthwithanadditional 160hp,119kWelectric motortoprovideadditional boost.Itproduces1140bhp andhasatopspeedof around250mphwitha0-60 mphtimeofjust2.5 seconds.Therearmidenginedrivestherear wheelsthrougha7-Speed Ricardotransmission. Only150willbebuilt. ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright

54October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar MaseratiMC20. Atwoseatermid-enginedmodelpoweredbya3litre,twin turbochargedV6engineconnectedtoan8-Speeddual-clutch automatictransmissiondrivingtherearwheels.Itproduces 621hpand538lb-ftoftorqueandcanacceleratefrom0-62 mphin2.9secondsandatopspeedofover200mph.Ithas aclaimedfuelconsumptionof24.4mpg.Pricesstartatjust over£190,000. ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright

55October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar NardonePorsche928Restomod AlpineA110 GenisisGV60 LamborghiniHuracan ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright RollsRoycePhantomII BugattiChiron McLarenSpeedtail CliveSuttonFordMustang PaganiZondaS ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©JanetWright

56October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar McLarenMC12Senna FordGT KoenigseggAgeraS Millionpoundcarline-up ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright

57October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar ProdriveSubarulineupRenault5Turbo ProdriveMiniWRC ©SimonWright ©JanetWright

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58October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar FordFocusWRC FordEscortMk1TwinCam LanciaDeltaIntegrale16V ToyotaCelica Turbo4WD ToyotaCelica FordEscortRSTurbo NissanPulsarGtiR Peugeot2061996SubaruImprezaGroupA ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright

59October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar McLarenChevroletM10BF5000 ChevroletCamaro McMurtrySpeirlingElectricfanCar OutrightRecordHolderGoodwoodFestivalofSpeed FordRS200RXcar ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©JanetWright

Celebrating75yearsof

FerrariatSalonPrivé

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FerrariF40atBlenheimPalace

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61October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar TheFirstFerrari-1947Ferrari125S. MakingitsdebutinMay1947atthePiacenzaracingcircuit, theFerrari125SportwasthefirstcartohavetheFerrari name.ItwasdrivenbyFrancoCortese,whoretiredfrom therace.TwoweekslaterhewontheGrandPrixofRome attheTermediCarcallacircuit.Itwonanotherfiveracesin 1947outoffourteenraces,drivenbyClementeBiondetti and Giuseppe Navone.Only twoofthe1.5 litreracingcar werebuilt.It featureda Ferrari designedand built1.5litre ColomboV12 enginewhich developed 118bhp@ 6,800rpm withacompressionratioof9.5:1.Itwasasingleoverhead camshaftdesignwith2valvespercylinderandfittedwith threedouble-chokeWeber30DCFcarburettors.Thefront mountedenginedrovetherearwheelsthrougha5-Speed gearbox.Thecarusedasteeltube-framedchassisand hadadoublewishbonesuspensionwithtransverseleaf springs andalive rearaxle atthe rear. Hydraulic powered drum brakes werefitted onallfour wheels.©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright

62October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar 1951Ferrari212ExportVignaleBarchetta 1953Ferrari250EuropaCoupebyPininFarina 1957Ferrari250GTSpyderCompetizione 1961Ferrari250GTSWB‘SEFACHotrod’ byScaglietti 1961Ferrari250GTSWBCaliforniaSpider1963Ferrari250GT‘Lusso’byPininFarina byScaglietti ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright

63October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar 1966Ferrari275GTB/CbyScaglietti 1968FerrariDino 1967Ferrari365CaliforniaSpyderby PininFarina 1965Ferrari275 GTBbyScaglietti 1965Ferrari330GT2+2 1965Ferrari275GTS byPininfarina? 1973FerrariDino246GT‘E-Series’by Scaglietti 1980Ferrari308GTSbyScaglietti 1967Ferrari275GTS/4 N.A.R.TSpyderbyScaglietti ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright

64October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar 1995FerrariF50 1984Ferrari308GTS1984Ferrari288GTO 1989FerrariTestarossa 1992Ferrari512TR 1994Ferrari348Spider 1995FerrariF355GTS 1991FerrariF40 1996FerrariF512M ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright

65October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar 2015Ferrari488Spider 1998FerrariF355GTB 2014FerrariF12Berlinetta 1999Ferrari550Maranello 2001Ferrari550Maranello 2002Ferrari360Spider 2012Ferrari458Italia 2015FerrariLaferrari 2004FerrariEnzo ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright

66October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar 2021FerrariSF90StrdaleHybrid 2015Ferrari458Speciale 2019FerrariPortofino 2018Ferrari GTC4LussoT 2020Ferrari812Superfast 2016Ferrari488 2020Ferrari488Pista 2022FerrariRoma 2022Ferrari296GTB ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright

ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar ©SimonWright TheClassic,Silverstone. SilverstoneClassicGrandPrixcircuit. 26th-28thAugust2022. BySimon&JanetWrightwithadditionalmaterialfrom DavidGoose&StuartYatesofMotorsportImagery. AngusFenderDodgeViperMastersEnduranceLegends

68October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar ThebiggesteventinthehistoricmotorsportyearintheUK istheClassicatSilverstone,athreedaycelebrationofthe historyofmotorsportandmotoring.Heldatthehomeofthe BritishGrandPrix,intheheartofEngland,Silverstone offersthechallengefordriversandthefantasticviewing optionsfortheenthusiast.Besideafulltwodayracing schedule,thecircuitalsohostshundredsofclassiccarsin thecentreofthecircuitfromdozensofownersclubsand individuals,plusaliveSlowlySidewayRallying demonstrationstoshowclassicrallycarsinaction.There werealsodemonstrationrunsforGroupCSportsCarsand moremodernFormula1cars,plusamassivesalefrom SilverstoneAuctionsbasedintheSilverstoneWing. TherewasafulldaysqualifyingonFridayforalltheraces takingplaceovertheweekend. Saturday&Sundaybothstartedwithatwentyminute HistoricFormulaJunior race.Afterqualifyingitwasthe BrabhamBT6ofMichaelO’Brienwhowasonpoleposition forthefirstraceoftheweekend.Hewentontowinboth racesfromHoratioFitz-SimoninaLotus22inthefirstby just0.13ofasecondandSamWilsoninaCooperT59in thesecondbyoverthirteenseconds.Wilsonalsowonthe Invitationclassinthesecondrace.ClassD2waswonby ©JanetWrightTVRParadeatlunchtime MichaelO’BrienBrabhamBT6wonbothFormulaJuniorraces BenSimmsCaravelleMk2classD2winnerinbothraces. RayMallockU2Mk2classB2winnerinbothraces. ©JanetWright ©SimonWright©SimonWright

69October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar BennSimmsdrivingaCaravelleMk2inbothraces,in10th and7th positionsoverall.RayMallockwonclassB2inaU2 Mk2alsoinbothraces.In23rdoverallwastheInvitation classwinnerinthefirstrace,MichaelHibberdinaLotus 20.ThefinalclasswinnerwasNicCarlton-SmithinaKieft FJ,whowonclassC2in26thpositioninthefirstrace.In thesecondraceC2waswonbyAndrewTaylorinaCooper T56. SamWilsonCooperT59wontheInvitationclassinrace2. MichaelHibberdLotus20Invitationclasswinnerrace1 AndrewTaylorCooperT56classC2winnerrace2 EddieO’KaneLotus22hadaspinatBrooklandsinpractice,while JeremyDeeleyCooperT52takesavoidingaction. HarindradeSilvaLolaMk22nd classB2in2nd race ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright

70ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar The HSCCHistoricFormula2 firsttwentyminuterace wasoutnextonSaturday,withthesecondraceoutthirdon Sunday.Withagoodentry,itwastheMarch782ofAndrew Smiththattookpolepositionforthefirstrace.Butheretired fromthefirstraceandBenMitchelltookvictoryinaMartini Mk19/22(ClassD-BrunoGiacomelliTrophy:Pre-19792 litreFormula2cars)byoverseven-secondsfromMatthew WattsinaMarch782,withDavidShawinanotherMarch 782in3rdplace,overtwenty-foursecondsfurtherback. ClassB(VernSchuppanTrophy:Pre1976Formula AtlanticCars)waswonbyChristopherPorrittinaChevron B29in8thplace.In14thplacewasclassC(Gilles VilleneuveTrophy:Pre-1979FormulaAtlanticCars) winnerKeithWhiteinaMarch76B.Hewasfollowedover thelinebyclassA(JochenRindtTrophy:Pre-1972 1600ccFormula2cars)winnerMichaelBainbridgeina BrabhamBT35.ThefinalclasswinnerwasStephenWeller inanunusualElfin600B,whowonclassE(JimClark Trophy:Post-1966carswithoutwings)in25thplace. ThesecondracewasanothervictoryforMitchellinthe MartinibyahugesixteensecondgapoverGregCatonina March782.In3rdplacewasTimothyDeSilva,drivinga ChevronB35.Porritt,WhiteandWelleralltooksecond classwinsin10th,12thand23rdpositions,whiletheother classwinnerwas16thplacedJeremyCaineinaMarch 712whowonclassA. BenMitchellMartiniMk19/22wonbothF2races ChristopherPorrittChevronB29wonclassBinbothraces KeithWhiteMarch76Bwon classCinbothraces. StephenWellerElfin600BwonclassEinbothraces. MichaelBainbridge BrabhamBT35class Awinnerrace1 JeremyCaineMarch712classAwinnerrace2 ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©JanetWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright

71October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar The TonyDronMemorialTrophyforMastersRacing LegendsHistoricTouringcars hadasingle45minute raceonSaturdaymorning.TheflamethrowingNissan SkylineofJonathanBailey&AndyMiddlehurststartedfrom polepositionandAndyMiddlehurstdroveittovictoryinthe race,winningbyoverthirtyeightseconds(ClassHTCC HT4C:GroupAPost’85over2500cc).In2ndplacewas SimonGarradinanotherNissanSkylineR32,justaheadof 3rdplacedGaryPearson&AlexBrundleinaFordCapri RS3100,whoalsowonclassHT2C:Group2over2500cc. TheInvitationclasswaswonbytheVauxhallCavalier EcosseofJohn&GaryPearsonin7th.In10thplacewas classHT3C:GroupAPre’85over2500ccwinnerTristan JudgeinaBMW635CSi,onelapdownontheracewinner. In11thweretheclassTD2B:Group1½under2500cc winnersNickWhale&LionelAbbottinaFordEscort RS1600.In12thplacewasClassHT4B:GroupAPost’85 under2500ccwinnerNickBartlettinaBMWE30M3,two lapsbehindthewinner.In14thpositionwastheclass TD2C:Group1 ⅕ under4000ccWinningFordCapriof MarcusJewell&BenClucas,whilebehindthemin15th HistoricTouringcarracewinnerAndyMiddlehurstNissanSkyline. GaryPearson&AlexBrunbleFordCapriRS3100class2Cwinners. John&GaryPearsonVauxhallCavalierEcosseInvitationclass winners TristanJudgeBMW635CSIclass3Cwinner. ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright

72October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar wastheClassHT3A:GroupAPre’85under1600cc winningToyotaCorollaAE86ofJason&GuyMinshaw. ClassTD2D:Group1 ⅕ over4000ccwinnersJames Thorpe&SeanMcInerneyinaChevroletCamarowere 16thfollowedbyAndrew&MaxBanksinanAlfaRomeo GiuliaSprintGTAthatwontheU2TCCclass:Under 1600cc.TheVolkswagenGolfGTIMkofJimMorris&Tom ShephardwontheTD2A:Group1 ⅕ under1600ccclassin 18th,withRichardDuttoninaFordEscortMk1winningthe SixtiesTouringCarsC:Under1600ccclassin21st position.Therewerealotofclasswinnersinthisrace,with Mutch&AlasdairMcCaiginaBMW1800Tisatakingthe U2TCD:Under2000ccclasswinin26thplace,3lap behindtheracewinner.In33rdplaceandfourlapsdown, wastheTD2B:Group1½under2500ccclasswinner MylesPoultoninaTriumphDolomiteBL.Thefinalclass winnersweretheAlfaRomeoAlfasudSprintVeloceGrp2 ofGeoffGordon&DickyMeadenwhowontheTD2A: Group1 ⅕ under1600ccclassin35thplaceandtheAustin MiniCooperofChrisPearson&JohnJohnsenin36th overallandwinnersofU2TCA:under1000ccclass. NickWhale&LionelAbbottFordEscortRS1600class2Bwinners. NickBartlettBMWE30M3class4Bwinner MarcusJewell&BenClucasFordCapriClassTD2Cwinners. Jason&GuyMinshawToyotaCorollaAE86Class3A winners ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright

73October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar JamesThorpe&GeorgeMcInerney ChevroletCamaroclassTD2Dwinners Mutch&McCaigBMW1800TisaclassU2D winners. Andrew&MaxBanksAlfaRomeoGiulia SprintGTAclassU2Cwinners JimMorris&TomShephardVolkswagen GolfGtiMk1classTD2Awinners RichardDuttonFordEscortMk1Class STCwinner. MylesPoultonTriumphDolomiteBLclass TD2Bwinner. GeoffGordon&DickyMeadenAlfaRomeo AlfasudSprintVeloceGP2class2Awinners ChrisPearson&JohnJohnsen AustinMiniCooperclassU2A winners. SimonGarradNissanSkylineR322nd overalland2nd inclass4C ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright

74October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar Followingthetouringcarswasanotherlongrace,the MastersRacingLegendsPre-WarSportsCars‘BRDC 500’ race.Theoldestcarsatthemeetinghadalargeentry ofthirty-onecarswiththeFrazerNashTTReplicaSupersportofGregorFiskin&PatrickBlakeney-Edwards startfrompolepositionforthefortyminuterace.Theywon theracewithahugeleadofovertwenty-sevensecondsto 2ndplacedRudigerFriedrichsintheAlvisFireflySpecial, whichalsotookthePW7:PostVintageover3000ccclass win.In3rdplace,andwinningclassPW5:PostVintage under2001ccwasGarethBurnettintheAltaSport.Clive MorleytookPW3:Vintageover3000ccclassintheBentley 3/4½in5thplaceoverall.Thenextclasswinner(PW4: Post-Vintageunder1501cc)wasAlexanderHewitsonina Riley12/4TTSpriteRepin9thposition.Thepenultimate classwinnerwasJohnBurtoninaSS100whowonPW6: Post-Vintageunder3001ccclassin12th.Thefinalclass winnerwastheBentley3litreofDuncanWiltshire& Elbourn(Snr)whotookclassPW2:VintageUnder3001cc in25thposition. ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright GregorFiskin&PatrickBlakeney-EdwardsFrazerNashTTReplica winnerofBRDC500 RudigerFriedrichsAlvisFireflySpecialclasswinner GarethBurnettAltaSportsClasswinner

75October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar ©JanetWright CliveMorleyBentley3/4½classwinner. JohnBurtonSS100Classwinner AlexanderHewitsonRiley12/4TTSpriteRepclasswinner. DuncanWiltshire&Elbourn(Snr)Bentley3litreclasswinner ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright

Duringthelunchbreaktherewereparadesroundthecircuit

parades.TheseincludedtheDiamondanniversariesofthe

76October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar

celebratingvariouscaranniversariesandCarClub

ACCobraandLotusElan.TheCobraRegister,289 RegisterandtheCobraReplicaClubUKwereall celebratingtheCobraanniversary.TheElanwas representedbyClubLotusandtheLotusDriversCluband onSaturdaytheyparadedmorethansixtyElan'sroundthe circuitatlunchtime.BMWwerecelebratingthe50th anniversaryofthesportyMdivisionin2022withtheBMW CarClubGB.Otheranniversariesbeingcelebratedatthe classicincludedtheAustinHealey100,theFordCortina, theMcLarenF1,MercedesSClass,60yearsoftheMGB, Porsche944,Renault5,60yearsoftheTriumphSpitfire andVitesseplus50yearsoftheTriumphDolomiteand75 yearsofTVR.OnFridayFerrariwerecelebratingthe75th anniversaryofthecompanyandthe55thanniversaryofthe FerrariClubUK.Anothercelebrationwasfor50yearsof theFiatX1/9,whichsawaround160,000producedovera 17-yearperiod.TheSundayparadecelebratedthe centenaryoftheAustin7andtheJaguarbrandthatstarted withtheSwallowSidecarcompany.Allardwillalso celebratethe70thanniversaryofSydneyAllardWinning the1952MonteCarloRally.

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MGBparade Allardparade

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77October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar RetroTour Ferrari75th Anniversary 50YearsoftheFiatX1/9 50th AnniversaryofBMWMDivision Austin7 Centenary JaguarCentenarycelebration MercedesCelebration RenaultClioWilliamsparade PantherParade ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright

78October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar Afterlunchwasoneofthehigh-lightsofthemeeting,the firstoftwotwentyminute FrankWilliamsMemorial TrophyforMastersRacingLegendsfor3-litreFormula 1carsfrom1966to1985.QualifyingsawMikeCantillon takepolepositioninaWilliamsFW07C.Hedominatedthe firstrace,winningbyoverfivesecondsfromSteveHartley inaMcLarenMP4/1.In3rdplacewastheappropriately namedKenTyrrellatthewheelofaTyrrell011.Allthree wereintheHeadclass.WinneroftheFittipaldiclasswas PhilipHallinaTheodoreTR1in8thoverall.Thefinalclass winnerintheLaudaclasswasIanSimmondsinaTyrrell 012in10thplace. ThesecondraceonSundaywasanothervictoryfor Cantillon,thistimejustoverthreesecondsaheadofJamie ConstableinaTyrrell011,withKenTyrrelltakinganother 3rdplacefinish.Simmondstookasecondclasswinthe Laudaclassin8th,whiletheFittipaldiclassinthisrace wastakenbyEwenFergusoninaShadowDN9A,who finished12th. ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright MikeCantillonWilliamsFW07Cwinnerofbothraces PhilipHallTheodoreTR1Fittipaldiclasswinnerrace1 EwenSergisonShadowDN9AFittipaldiclasswinnerrace2 IanSimmondsTyrrell012LaudaClasswinnerinbothraces.

79October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ArthurBrucknerArrowsA6 MarkDwyerOsellaFA1D ChristopheD’AnsembourgWilliamsFW07C ChrisPerkinsSurteesTS14 NeilGloverArrowsA5 JamieConstableTyrell011 MarkHigsonMcLarenMP4/1B PaulTattersallEnsignN179 DavidShawWilliamsFW06 ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright

80October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright KenTyrrellTyrell011 SteveBrooksLotus91 SteveHartleyMcLarenMP4/1 AlejandroChahwanMarch811 MichaelFitzgeraldMinardiM185 MarkHarrisonShadowDN9 MarkHazellWilliamsFW07B CharlieKennedySurteesTS16 ©JanetWright ©SimonWright©SimonWright

81October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar Racesixwasforthemostmoderncarsatthemeeting,the firstoftwothirtyminute MastersGT4ClassicSilverstone Challenge races.Thiswasarelativelysmallfieldwithjust sixteencarsontrack.PolepositionwenttoSebHopkinsin aPorsche718CaymanGT4RSCS,whichheconverted intoavictoryinthefirstrace.HebeatFreddieTomlinsonin to2nd,whowasdrivinga brandnewGinettaG56GT4. In3rdplacewasDavid VrseckyinaMercedes-AMG GT4.TheCupclasswinner wasGregEvansin8thplace, drivingaGinettaG55 Supercupcar.TheClassic classwaswonbyChris GriffininanAstonMartin GT4,whofinished11th. ThesecondraceonSundaysawTomlinsonimproveonthe previousracetotakethe outrightvictoryintheGinetta. Hopkinsfinished2ndand AliyyahKolocwas3rdina Mercedes-AMGGT4.TheCup classwaswonbyJohn DicksoninaLotusEvoraGT4 in7thposition.TheClassic classsawanothervictoryfor GriffinintheAstonMartin.In 10th. ©JanetWright ©JanetWright SebHopkinsPorsche718CaymanGT4RSCSwinnerGT4Classic race1 FreddieTomlinson GinettaG56GT4 winnerrace2 GregEvansGinetta G55SupercupCup classwinnerrace1 JohnDicksonLotus EvoraGT4Cupclass winnerrace2 ChrisGriffinAstonMartinGT4 Classicclasswinnerbothraces. ©SimonWright ©SimonWright©SimonWright

82October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar TheIgnitionGP90sF1demonstrationsawseveralmodern F1carsrunningroundthecircuitforfifteenminutes SteveOttavianelli1994BenettonB193 MikeWrigley1992McLarenMP4/7 MichaelFitzgerald1992BrabhamBT60Y HenryPearman1990MonteverdiOnyxORE1 JamesBelton1999MinardiM198 MikeCantillon1994MinardiM194 ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright

83October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar Backtoracingandthe HGPCApre’66GrandPrixcars hadtheirfirsttwentyminuteraceoftheweekend.Pole positionwasclaimedbyWillNuthalldrivingaCooperT52. Hewentontowinthefirstracebyoverthree-secondsfrom MichaelGansinaCooperT79,whoalsotooktheClass12 (Pre1966TasmanandIntercontinental4cylindercarsof notmorethan2.7litres)win.In3rdplacewasanother CooperT53ofRudigerFriedrichs.Class11(Pre19661.5 litremulti-cylinderFormula1cars)waswonbyAndy MiddlehurstinaLotus25R4in6thposition.In1stplacein class8(FormulaLibre,IndianapolisandIntercontinental cars)wasAndrewHaddonintheScarabOffenhauser,who was12thoverall.ThenextclasswinnerwasMarkDaniell whowas14thinhisCooperT45and1stinclass9(Pre 1961GrandPrix/Formula2carsofnotmorethan2litres). HewasfollowedacrossthelinebyTonyWoodina MaseratiMecTec,winningclass7a(Pre1961front-engine GrandPrixcarson15”wheels)in15thposition.Makinga trioofclasswinnersfinishingtogether,ChrisDrakeina CooperT71/73wonclass10b(Pre1966Formula1cars and1964/66Formula2carsofnotmorethanthan1000cc) in16thposition.AfantasticMaserati250FdrivenbyJohn Spierswonclass6(1954-1958GrandPrixcarson16” wheels)in18thposition.AnotherofthepopularCooper GrandPrixcarstookthenextclasswin,withEddie WilliamsinaT43winningclass7c(Pre1961Formula2 carsofnotmore1.5litres)in21st.Cooperscontinuedtheir successes,withclass10a(Pre1Jan19641.5litre4 cylinderFormula1cars)goingto24thplacedJohnClarkin aT56.ThefinalclasswinnerwasIanNuthallinaCooper BristolMk2,whowonclass5(1952/532litreGrandPrix cars)in28thpositionoverall. ThesecondraceonSundaywasarepeatofthefirstwith WillNuthalltakingasecondvictoryfromGans,byjust undertwo-secondsofasecond.Bothtooktheirrespective classwinsandFriedrichstookanother3rdoverall.Andy Middlehursttookclass11againin5thoverall.Daniell, HaddonandWilliamsrepeatedtheirfirstraceclasswinsin 11th,12thand14thoverall.AMaserati250Fwonclass6 again,thistimedrivenbyKlausLehrin20thposition.The finalclasswinnerwasagainIanNuthallin21stposition. ©SimonWright WillNuthallCooperT53tookbothwinsinthePre‘66GPraces MichaelGansCooperT79Class12winnerinbothraces AndyMiddlehurstLotus25R4 class11winnerbothraces. ©JanetWright ©SimonWright

84October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright TonyWoodMaseratiTecMecclass7awinner race1 AndrewHaddonScarabOffenhauserclass8 winnerinbothraces. JohnClarkCooperT56class10awinner race1 ChrisDrakeCooperT71/73class10b winnerrace1 IanNuthallCooperBristolMk2class5 winnerinbothraces. Despitehavingaquickspininpractice, JohnSpiersMaserati250F2516won class6inrace1 KlausLehr Maserati250F CM5class6 winnerrace2 MarkDaniellCooperT45class9winnerboth races EddieWilliamsCooperT43class7cwinner inbothraces.

85October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar The InternationalTrophyforClassicGTcars(pre’66) wasasinglefiftyminuterace,thelongestoftheweekend. Afterqualifying,theShelbyAmericanCobraDaytonaof JulianThomas&CalumLockiewasonpoleposition,which theyconvertedintoawin.Afterfiftyminutesracing,James DoddinaJaguarE-Typewaslessthantwo-seconds behindin2ndplace,whileJohnDavisonwas3rdinaTVR Griffith.TheCLP:PeriodFGTPcarsupto3000ccclass winnerwasAndrewHaddoninaLotusElanin9thplace.In 27thplace,MarkHolmeinanAustinHealey3000tookthe C2:PeriodFGTCars-2001ccto3000ccclasswin. WinneroftheB2:PeriodEGTcars-over2000ccclass wasNikolausDittinginanAstonMartinDB4GT,who finished35thoverall,onelapbehindtheracewinner.The finalclasswinner(C1:PeriodGTcars-upto2000cc)in theracewasNeilFisher,drivinganMGBinto38thoverallJulianThomas&CalumLockieShelbyCobraDaytonawinner InternationalTrophy AndrewHaddonLotusElanclasswinner. MarkHolmeAustinHealey3000classwinner NikolausDittingAstonMartinDB4GTclasswinner. NeilFisherMGBClasswinner. ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright

86October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar The MastersEnduranceLegends hadtheirfirstforty minuteraceoftheweekendjustafter5pm.Startingfrom polepositionwasSteveTandyinthestunningPeugeot 90X.However,intheracehewasbeatenbyJamie ConstabledrivingaPescaroloLMP1byovernineteenseconds.In3rdplacewasMichaelLyonsinaLolaB12/80 whoalsotooktheclasswinfortheG2/P2(2011-1016) class.TheG1/P1(1995-2010)classwaswonbyKeith FreiserinaZytek09swhowas4thoverall.Thenextclass winnerwas8thplacedMikeNewtonintheMGLolaEX257, alapdownontheoverallwinner.In10thplacewasthe LigierLMP3ofJewell&Clucas,whowere1stinclass G2/P3(2011-2016).AdrianWattfinished12thinthe DuqueineDO8totaketheInvitationclass.In15thoverall wastheFerrari458GT3ofStoke&McDonald,winningthe G2/GT3(2011-2016)class.Takinganotherclasswinofthe weekendwasNikolausDittinginanAstonMartinDBR9in 17thplace,winningtheG1/GT1(1995-2010)class.The G1/GT2(1995-2010)classwaswonbythePorsche911 GT3RSRofOsbourne&Smithin21st.Theywere followedacrossthelinebyJohnCockertoninaPorsche ©JanetWright ©JanetWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright Race1winnerJamieConstable2011PescaroloLMP1 Race2winnerMichaelLyons2015LolaB12/80 KeithFrieser2009Zytek09sG1/P1classwinnerrace1 TimothyDeSilvaPescaroloLMP1Classwinner G2/P1race2

87October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar 997GrandAmRSR,whowontheG2/GT2(2011-2016) class.ThefinalclasswinnerwasChristopherCompton GoddarddrivingaFerrari430,whowontheG1/GT3 (1995-2010)class. ThesecondracesawMichaelLyonswinoutrightby0.622 ofasecondintheLolaB12/80fromTimothyDeSilvaina PescaroloLMP1,whoalsotooktheG2/P1classwin.But thiswasonlyafterDeSilvawaspenalised1secondafter finishingfirstonthetrack.Tandytook3rdinthePeugeot. Freisertookasecondclasswinin4thintheZytek.In8th place,RobHallinaLigierJSP3tooktheG2/P3classwin. NewtonandWatttooksecondclasswinsin11thand12th respectively,whileStokoe&McDonaldalsotookanother classwininthesecondrace.SittingandCockertonalso didthedoubleclassvictoryin19thand25thposition.The finalclasswinnerswereJ&GPearsoninaFerrari430 whotooktheG1/GT3classwinin23rdoverall. MikeNewtonMGLolaEX257ClasswinnerG1/P2race1 RobHallLigierJPP3classwinnerG2/P3race2 MarcusJewell&BenClucasLigierLMP3classwinnerG2/P3race1 AdrianWattDuquineDB8InvitationClasswinnerrace1 ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright

88October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar AndieStokoe&DavidMcDonaldFerrari458GT3ClasswinnerG2/GT3 race1 ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright Osborne&SmithPorsche911GT3RSRClasswinnerG1/GT2race1 JohnCockerton Porsche997GrandAm RSRclasswinnerG2/ GT2race1 NikolausDittingAstonMartinDBR9classwinnerG1/GT1race1 John&GaryPearsonFerrari430GT3classwinnerG1/GT3race2 ChristopherComptonGoddardFerrari430classwinnerG1/GT3race1

89October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar ThetenthandfinalraceofSaturdaywasthefiftyminute YokohamaTrophyforMastersSportsCarLegends that racedintothedusk.StartingfrompolepositionwasTom BradshawinaChevronB19andhewentontowintherace byoversixteen-seconds.In2ndplaceandwinningthe StommelenclasswastheChevronB23ofJamesClaridge &GoncaloGomes.TheLolaT70Mk3bofBeighton& SimonHadfieldtook3rdoverallandwontheRodriguez class.TheInvitationclasswaswonbytheLolaT70Mk3B ofDeanForward&JamieThwaitesin5thoverall.The BonnierClasswaswonbytheChevronB8ofJulian Thomas&CalumLockiein10thoverall.TheHulmeclass waswonbytheMcLarenM1Bof14thplacedJohnSpiers &OllieHancock.ThefinalclasswinnerwastheChevrolet CorvetteofPeterHallford&Keenin19thposition,winning thePescaroloclassaward. ©MotorsportImagery ©MotorsportImagery ©MotorsportImagery ©MotorsportImagery TomBradshaw1971ChevronB19winnerYokohamaTrophy JamesClaridge&GoncaloGomes1974ChevronB23 winnerStommelenclass. ChrisBeighton1969LolaT70Mk3B WinnerRodriguezclass. SteveSeaman1966LolaT70Mk2Spyder5th in HulmeClass.

90October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar OnSundaymorning,afterthesecondHistoricFormula Juniorraceitwastimeforthefiftyminute MRLRoyal AutomobileClubWoodcoteTrophy&StirlingMoss Trophy race.Thisracehadattractedalargeentryandsaw theTojeiroEcosseJaguarofJamesCottingham&Harvey Stanleystartfrompolepositionforthefiftyminuterace.But intheracetheycouldonlymanage3rdplace.Theraceand classSMT5(Discbrakesunder2000cc)waswonbyRoger WillsinaLotus15,overtwenty-fivesecondsaheadatthe flag.In2ndplacewastheListerKnobblyofJohnSpiers& OllieHancock,whoalsowonclassSMT6(Discbrakesover 2000cc).In5thplaceandwinningclassSMT4(Discbrakes under1500cc)wasMarkColeatthewheelofaLotus11. In9thplacewastheFiskinHWMofGregorFiskin&Martin StrettonwhotookvictoryinclassWT4a(Discbrakesover 3000cc).ThenextclasswinnerwastheLotusMk10of RickBourne&MalcolmPaulwhowonclassWT3a(Disc brakesunder3000cc)in18thposition.Justbehindthem wastheclassWT2(Drumbrakesunder2000cc)winner StephenBondinaListerBristolFlatIronin19th. ChristopherJollyinanAstonMartinDB2wonclassWT3 (Drumbrakesunder3000cc)in24thoverall,whilePaul GriffininaConnaughtALSRin27thpositionwonclass WT1(Drumbrakesunder1500cc).Thefinalclasswinner©SimonWright StirlingMossTrophyrace winnerRogerWills1958 LotusXV JohnSpiers&OllieHancockListerJaguarKnobblyClassSMT6winner MarkCole1956LotusXI ClassSMT4winner. GregorFisken&BenMitchell1955HMWWoodcoteTrophywinners ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright

91October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar wastheTurnerArdunofNickCrewdson&KenPrichard Jonesin31stwhowonclassWT5(Carsbyspecific invitation). MalcolmPaul&RickBourne1955LotusMkXClassWT3awinners StephenBond1955listerBristolFlatIronClassWT2winner. ChristopherJolly1952AstonMartinDB2ClassWT3winner. KenPrichardJones &NickCrewdson 1951TurnerArdun ClassWT5winners PaulGriffin1954ConnaughtALSRClassWT1winner. ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright

92October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar FollowingthesecondHSCCHistoricFormula2raceitwas timeforthenextlongrace,thefiftyminute Royal AutomobileClubHistoricTouristTrophy(MRLPre’63 GT) race.QualifyingwasdominatedbytheJaguarE-Type inthetopfivepositionsonthegrid,withJamesCottingham &HarveyStanleyonpolebyjust0.174ofasecond.They turnedthatintoacomfortablewin,beatingtheOliverWebb &GuyZiserJaguarE-Typebyoveraminute.In3rdplace wasRichardCookinaShelbyACCobra.WinnerofclassC (Under3000cc)wasMarkHolmeinanAustinHealey3000 in6thoverall.TheClassA(Under1300cc)awardwentto theLotusEliteSeries2ofRobinEllis&NickPadmorein 8th.ClassC(Under3000cc)waswonbytheAustin Healey3000Mk2ofMikeThorne&SarahBennett-Baggs in15thposition.FinallytheclassB(Under2000cc)winner wasKevinKivlochaninaMorganPlus4Supersportsin 19thposition. ©SimonWright WinnersJamesCottingham&HarveyStanleyJaguarE-TypeHuffaker MarkHolme1963AustinHealey3000ClassCwinner. RobinEllis&NickPadmore1961LotusEliteSeries2ClassAwinner KevinKivilochan1961MorganPlus4SupersportsClassBwinner ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright

93October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar Bymid-afternoonitwastimeforthefortyminute HSCC Thundersportsrace.Notsurprisinglyinpolepositionwas themightyMcLarenM8FofDeanForward.Aftersettingthe fastestlaptimeonlapfourtheMcLarenwasoutoftherace thenextlap.Withthefirstthreealwithinasecondatthe finish,victorywenttoJohnBurtoninaChevronB26.Only 0.353ofasecondbehindwasGregoryCatoninaMarch 75S,followedbytheChevronB23ofJamesClaridge& GoncaloGomesanother0.564ofasecondbehind.Taking victoryinclassSP1(SportsRacingcars1967to1971 under2litres)was8thplacedGaryFirstinaLolaT212, whileSP2(SportsRacingCars1965-1971over2litres) waswonbytheLolaT70Mk3BofDamonDesantis& DavidHintonin14th.TheSports2000Pintocarsupto 1990classwaswonbytheTigaSC80ofRichardColeman &OllieRobertsin11thandfinallytheInvitationclasswas wonbyFrankLyonsintheALDC289in19thplace. DeanForward1972McLarenM8FtookPoleposition Thundersport racewinner JohnBurton 1974Chevron B26 GaryFurst1971LolaT212SP1classwinner RichardColeman&Ollie Roberts1980TigaSC80 wonSports2000class DamonDeSantis&DavidHinton1969LolaT70Mk3BSP2Classwinner ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright

94October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar Thefinalraceoftheweekendwastheforty-fiveminute AdrianFluxTrophyforTransatlanticPre’66Touring Cars race.AfterqualifyingitwasaMustanglock-outatthe frontwiththeJamesThorpe&PhilQuaifeFordMustang claimingpolepositionbyjust0.313ofasecondfromJohn Davison,withtheSteveSoper&HenryManncaralso withinhalfasecondofthepolepositiontime.Afteran excitingrace,whichwasleadformostoftheracebythe MustangofThorpe&Quaife,itwastheFordFalconof JulianThomas&CalumLockiethattookthefinalwinofthe weekendbyjust1.86secondsfromThorpe&Quaife.The THA(Over2001cc)classwaswonbytheFordLotus CortinaofMarcusJewell&BenClucasin7thposition.Jeff SmithinanAustinMiniCooperStookclassTHD(Upto 1300cc)victoryin12thwhilethefinalclasswinnerwas HarryBartoninaBMW1800Tisa,whowontheTHB(1601 to2000cc)classin22ndoverall. ©MotorsportImagery TheFordGalaxieofFred&BillShepherdbeingpushed bytheMiniofIanCurley ©MotorsportImagery ©MotorsportImagery ©MotorsportImagery©MotorsportImagery AflamingMustangofAlex Taylor&AndyPriaulx TheAustinMiniCooperSof MichaelCullenletsgo VictoryforJulian Thomas&Callum LockieintheFord Falcon.

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ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar Celebrating40yearsofGroupCat theClassic,Silverstone.

96October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar Celebrating40yearsofGroupC,theClassicatSilverstone ThisyearsSilverstoneClassicsawaspecialdisplayofthe iconicGroupCcarswithtrackdemonstrationsonboththe SaturdayandSunday.Silverstonewasthebirthplaceofthe GroupChostingthefirsteverGroupCrace,theopening roundoftheWorldEnduranceChampionship,asixhour raceonthe16thMay1982.Atthattime,GroupCracing wasasspectacularandpopularasFormulaOne,witha trulyworldwidefanbase. GroupCcarsweredesignedandbuiltbyseveral manufacturerteamswhocompetedinthehighestclass, C1.Jaguar,Mercedes,Mazda,Peugeot,Ford,Lancia, NissanandToyotaallproducedtopclassGroupCCars butfewifanyrivalledthesuccessorpopularityofthe RothmansPorsches.Risingcostsledtothecreationand developmentofanumberofmorecosteffectivecars 1997SauberMercedesC9drivenbyHenriPescarolo&MikeThackwell NimrodNRA/AstonMartinwithDerekBellinthe CabinPorsche962inthebackground JaguarXJR-6builtbyTWRforthe1986LeMans24hours1 1994SkoalBanditPorsche956,partof HenryPearman'scollectionofGroupCcars ©MotorsportImagery ©MotorsportImagery ©MotorsportImagery ©MotorsportImagery

97October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar runningintheC2class,andcarsweredesignedtocomply withtheNorthAmericanIMSAregulations,allowingcarsto runinthetwochampionshipswithonlyminorchanges. FromthefirstraceinMay1982untilitsdemisein1993,the carsentertainedthecrowdsworldwide.Thenumberofcars producedwasverylimited,andmanyhavebeenscrapped, thosethatremainareveryhighlyvalued.Intermsof outrightpace,GroupCcarsintheirheydaywereclockedat justover400km/hontheMulsanneStraightatLeMans, thiscomparestotopspeedsof360km/hforFormulaOne, 380km/hforIndycars,360km/hforMotoGPand345 km/hforcurrentWECcars. Forseveralyears,theClassicheldracesforGroupCcars, usuallylastraceofthedayontheSaturdayasthesun begantosetandthenagainonSundayafternoon.Asthe carshavebecomemorescarceandmaintenanceand runningcostsincreased,theGroupC’shavebeenmissing fromtheClassicracecardforafewyears,the40th SilkCutJaguarXJR-8leadsfromaRothmans Porsche962withtheSkoalBanditPorsche956in thebackgroundatLuffield Porsche962CGTIpreparedbyRichardLloydRacingforItaliya Sportsforthe1990LeMans24Hours,thecarfailedtofinishthe racesufferingafireinpitlaneafter188laps LastoftheworksRothmansPorsche962'sbuilt,thecarwasonthe podiumineveryraceentered,drivenbyDerekBellandHansStuck 1990FEDCOSpiceSE90C,one ofthelastGroupCcarsmadeby SpiceEngineering ©MotorsportImagery ©MotorsportImagery ©MotorsportImagery ©MotorsportImagery

98October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar anniversarywasthereforeagreatopportunitytoseethe iconiccarsrunaroundthecircuitatspeed.Speakingtoone ofthecarownersinthepaddock,thecommentwasthat theywouldlovetoraceagainattheClassic,butthecosts ofbothentryandrunningthecarswasprohibitive,butalso withthecarsbeingworthupto£5millioneach,racingthem inthefuturewasunlikelytobearegularoccurrence. Ofthe20carsondisplay,allwerethemorepowerfulGroup CorC1class,withthemajoritybeingeitherPorschesor Jaguars.Therewasa21stcaronsite,aRothmans Porsche962butthiswasondisplayintheSilverstone InteractiveMuseum,thiscarbeingonloanfromHenry Pearman,ownerofseveraloftheGroupCCarsondisplay andrunningduringtheweekendinthemaininternational paddockattheSilverstoneClassic. TWRJaguarXJR-6,driveninperiodbyMikeThackwellandMartinBrundle ThreePorschesandaJaguarXJR,sraresightindeedthesedays KenwoodsponsoredPorsche962drivenintheLeMans24hourrace byMarioandMichaelAndretti,withPhilippeAlliot,thecarfeatured thelowdraghighspeedrearspoilercomparedtothestandard versiononthecarinthebackground ©MotorsportImagery ©MotorsportImagery ©MotorsportImagery

Ofthecarsondisplay,5weretheallconqueringRothmans Porsche956/962models,dominantforlongperiodsof thelifeofGroupCCars.ThePorsche962modelwas developedasasuccessortothe956whentheregulations forracingintheNorthAmericanIMSAseriesdictatedthat thefrontaxlemustbeaheadofthedriverspedalbox.The wheelbaseofthe956wasextendedtocomplywiththe IMSAregulationsandthe962wasborn. TherewerealsothreeSilkCutJaguarsondisplay,another iconicracecarfromthe80’sand90’s.Jaguarbrokethe dominanceofPorscheatLeMansin1988,whenthe JaguarXJR-9tookvictoryinthe24hourrace,thefirst victoryforJaguarsinceaD-Typetookthehonoursin1957. AlthoughtherewasnotanXJR-9presentattheevent, therewereseveralXJR-6’s,XJR-8andXJR-11presentto showtheprogressionofthemarqueovertheyears Thecommentinthepaddockwasthatin2022itwastoo

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expensivetoruntheseclassiccarsoncircuitinarace. Hopefullytheseissuescanbeaddressedandinthefuture andthesightoftheGroupCcarsrunningcompetitivelyat Silverstonecanreturnagain. Porsche962,JochenMassandBobWollek JohnFitzpatrickRacingPorsche956-110,JDavid SauberRacing MercedesC9 ©MotorsportImagery ©MotorsportImagery ©MotorsportImagery

100October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar Attheclassic therewasa displayofallthe carsthathave beendrivenbySir LewisHamiltonto hissevenWorld Championship titles. LewisHamilton’sChampionshipwinningcars ©MotorsportImagery ©MotorsportImagery ©MotorsportImagery ©MotorsportImagery

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AnotherpopularfeatureattheClassicwastheSlowly SidewaysRallyingdemonstrationstakingplaceonpartof theoldGrandPrixcircuitfromAbbeyandundertheold DailyExpressbridge.Asimplealltarmacloopcoursewas markedoutbyconesandtwocarswouldstartsidebyside oneachsideofthecourse,butgoinginoppositedirections. Havingnotseenanyresults,Iassumethiswasjustforfun forthespectatorstoseewhichwasfastestofaselectionof rallycarscompetingagainsteachother.Thedriverswere doingtheirbesttohangthetailoutatthetwohairpinbends ateachendoftheshortcourse.Theselectionofrallycars wasvariedwithafewGroupBcarsincluded. ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright Lancia037FordRS200 ToyotaRallycarinaction

103October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar ©SimonWright ©SimonWright MitsubishiLancerEvokicksupthedust SkodaFabiarunswide FordEscortMk2

104October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar Mini1275GT FordEscortMk1 FordEscortMk2 MercedesBenzSLCrallycar ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright

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106October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar DuringtheClassicatSilverstone,theinfieldcentreofthe circuitisturnedintoonehugecarshow,withCarClubs andindividualsdisplayingtheirclassiccarsormodern supercars.ManyCarClubsusetheeventtostagetheir annualcarshow,andmanyusetheeventtocelebrate specificanniversaries.Thisyeartherewereseveral significantanniversaries. TheFerrariOwnersClubwerecelebratingthe75th anniversaryofFerrariandthe50th anniversaryoftheclub withalarge displayof members vehicles, includinga pairof fabulousred FerrariF40s flankingthe entranceto themembers marque. The750FormulaHistoricRacingclubhadasmalldisplay areawithseveral750racingcarsondisplay.Mostofthese carsarebasedonthe749ccAustin7,whichiscelebrating itscentenarythis year. Aftertheendof thesecondWorld War,many troopsreturning homemodified thebasicAustin 7toracing specialstorace onoldwartime airfields,like Silverstone. ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright

107October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar ©SimonWright Anothercelebrationwas50yearsoftheFiatX1/9byX1-9 theclubforFiatandBertoneX1/9enthusiasts. TheRagingBull,Lamborghini hadplentyofmemberscarson displayaswell Allardownerscelebratedthe70thanniversaryofSydney AllardWinningthe1952MonteCarloRally. Thecentenaryofthe Austin7wascelebratedby variousclubs. ©JanetWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright

108October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar TheMGOwnersclubwerecelebrating60yearsoftheMGB Mostversionsofthe ChevroletCorvette wereondisplay ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright QuantumOwnersClubhada goodturnoutofthekitcar

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110October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar TheShropshiretownofBridgnorthisknownmorefor steamtrainsratherthancars,asitisoneendofthefamous SevernVallySteamRailwayheritagesteamTainline.But onabrightandsunnySeptembermorning,theclosedoff towncentrewasfullofItalianvehicles.Withcars, motorbikesand scootersfillingthe mainstreetsofthe towncentre,thetown withapopulationof around12,000,was suddenlyfullof thousandsofpeople enjoyingthefree spectacle.Thetownis splitintotwopartsby theriverSevern,and thecareventtook overHighTown.As youapproachedthe towncentre,Whitburn streetwasmainlyfilledwithItalianLambrettascooters, thenenteringtheHighStreet,thereweremanyItalian motorcyclesparkedtogetheroutsideLloydsBank,while therestoftheHighStreetwassolidwithalltypesofItalian cars,parkedbothsidesoftheroad.Therewaseverything fromlittleFiat500stoLamborghinisupercars,with probablyeveryItalianmarquerepresented. TherewasanimpressivelineupofMaseratiGTcars parkedtogether,withGhibliandQuattroportimodelsThe Ghiblinamehasbeenusedonthreedifferentmodelssince 1967.ThefirstwasaV8GrandTourerfrom1967to1973. ThiswasfollowedbyaV6,twinturbochargedcoupefrom 1992to1998,thenfrom2013ithasbeenanexecutive saloon.Ithasthechoiceofa3litretwinturbochargedV6 engine(325hp)ora3.8litretwinturbochargedV8engine (404hp).Thereisalsoanoptionfora3litreTurbocharged Dieselengine(271hp),thefirstMaseratiwithadiesel engine.Alltheseenginesdrivetherearwheelsthroughan 8-SpeedZFautomaticgearbox. ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright

111October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar TheMaseratiV8GranSportwasasportierversionofthe MaseratiCoupe,withimprovedaerodynamicsandwas builtbetween2005and2007.Itwaspoweredbythe4.2 litreFerrari/MaseratiF136RV8enginewhichproduced 395hpthankstoadifferentexhaustsystem,whichgrowls onfullthrottle,andsomecylinderheadimprovements.It camewiththe6-SpeedCambiocorsapaddleshift transmission.Ithadatopspeedof180mphwitha0-62 mphaccelerationtimeof4.85seconds. Ontheoppositesideoftheroadwasanimpressivelineup ofcolourfulLamborghinisportscars.Theseincludedavery colourfulAventadorwithaBatmanthemedpaintjob,an orangeLamborghiniGallardo,asilverLamborghini Countach,ayellowLamborghiniHuracánandablue LamborghiniUrraco. Keepingwiththecolourful theme,thenextline-upwasa black2010Ferrari458,ared 2002Ferrari360,ayellow 2015FerrariFFandared 2006FerrariF430Spider. ©SimonWright MaseratiV8GranSport ©SimonWright ©JanetWright

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Ferrarimodelsinthatitisa4seaterand4-Wheeldrive (FF-FerrariFour).Between2011and2016atotalof2,291 werebuiltatMaranello.Thethreedoorshootingbrake designhasafrontmid-enginedrivingallfourwheels.Itis poweredbya6.3litreV12engineproducing650hp,witha 7-Speeddual-clutchtransmissionwithpaddleshift.Ithasa topspeedof208mphandcanacceleratefrom0-62mphin 3.7seconds.Whenitwaslaunchedin2011,itwasthe largestroad-goingFerrariengineeverproducedand FerrariclaimeditwasthefastestfourseatcarintheWorld. The4-Wheeldrivewasanewsystemcalled4RM.Itwas about50%lighterthanconventional4-Wheeldrive systems,providingpowerintelligentlytoeachwheelas required.Thecarisnormallyinrearwheeldrive,withthe 4WDsystemonlyoperatingwhenthedashboardswitchis settoSnoworComfortsetting.Thesystemisbased aroundasecond,simplegearboxtakingpowerfromthe frontoftheengine.Itonlyhas2forwardgears,2ndand 4th,plusreverse,withgearratios6%higherthanthesame gearsinthemaingearbox.Theinteriorisdesignedfor luxurywithpremiumair-conditioning,GPSnavigation system,carpetingandsoundsystem,withtherearseats beingabletofolddowntogiveupto28cuftofbootspace. NextinlinewereapairofLanciacars.TheLancia Montecarlowasbuiltbetween1975and1978asLancia BetaMontecarlo,thenagainfrom1980to1981aseithera 2doorcoupeora2-doortargatopsportscar.Itwas poweredbyatransverserearmid-mounted2litre,straight 4-cylinder,twin-camenginedrivingtherearwheelsthrough a5-Speedmanualgearbox.Theenginedeveloped118hp at6000rpm,givingatopspeedof118mphandan accelerationtimeof9.3secondsfor0-62mph.Thesecond editioncarsbuiltafter1980hadasignaturesplitfrontgrill fromtheLanciaDelta,glassintherearbutterstogive betterrearvisibilityand14inchalloywheels.Theengine coverattherearishingedontheleftsideandthespare wheelisalsolocatedintheenginecompartment. ©SimonWright ©JanetWright

113October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar TheotherLanciawasared1978LanciaGamma2500 2-doorcoupe.DesignedbyAldoBrovaroneatPininfarina,it wasaimedattheexecutivemarketandwasalsoavailable asaBerlina4-doorsaloon.Launchedatthe1976Geneva MotorShowasLancia’snewflagship,itreplacedthe LanciaFulviamodelbutwasbasedonsomecomponents fromtheLanciaBeta.Itisafrontengine,frontwheeldrive carbuiltbetween1976and1984.Duringthatperiod,only 6,790ofthecoupewerebuilt,withanother15,272saloon versionsassembled.The2.5litre,allaluminiumboxer flat-4,SOHC,8valveengine,withWebercarburetors,is longitudinallymountedandproduced140bhpThisgaveit atopspeedof120mphwith0-60mphin9.4seconds.It wasconnectedtoeithera5-Speedmanualor4-Speed Automaticgearbox. The modern Fiat500 andvery popular Abarth595 were plentiful around town,as theyare provingtobea desirablemodern car.Therewasalso theAbarth124 spidersportscar andanAbarth GrandePunto present.Abarthare nowthesportyside ofFiatvehicleswho providetuned-up versionsoftheFiat 500withtheAbarth595 and695andtheFiat124 sportscar,plusinthepast othervehiclesliketheFiat Puntohavealsohad Abarthtunedversions. ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright Abarth959 AbarthSpyder124 AbarthPunto

114October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar ThemostunusualFiatwasaluxuriousFiat130Coupe. Theyweremanufacturedbetween1971and1977.Itwas designedbyPaoloMartinofPininfarina.Itispoweredbya 3.2litre6cylindertwinOHCenginewhichwasdeveloped byFerrarimasterengineerAurelioLampredi.Theywere usuallyconnectedtoaBorgWarner3-Speedautomatic gearbox,but900werefittedwitha5-SpeedZFgearbox fittedinstead.Between1971and1977atotalof4492were produced.AlthoughFiatwereconsideredtobean economycarmanufacturer,thismodelwasmoreexpensive topurchasethanaPorsche911inperiod.Fiattookover severalotherItalianbrandsbrandsincludeFerrari,Alfa Romeo,LanciaandMaseratiandnowtheentiregroupis partofStellantis,whoalsoownChrysler,Dodge,Jeep, RAMTrucksandSRT. This2003FiatBarchetta(above)isafrontengine,front wheeldriveRoadstersportscarthatwasbuiltbetween 1995and2005.Itwas basedoftheFiatPunto. Poweredbya1.8litre16 valve,DOHC4-cylinder whichproduced130bhp at6300rpmand164Nm oftorque.Thisgaveita topspeedof118mph anda0-62mph accelerationtimeof8.7 seconds. Anotherpopularsmall FiathasbeenthePanda (left)andits4x4model. With4WDandraised body,thisPandacould goanywhere. ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright

115October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar FiatalsomadelightcommercialvehiclesandthisFiat900 Tvan,knownastheFiatCitivanintheUK.The900van wasbuiltbetween1976and1885andispoweredbya smallrearmounted903ccenginetakenfromtheFiat127. Itproduced35bhpand44.84lbs-ftoftorque.Itwas availableasthe900Ecampervan,calledAmigoor Pandora.Withtheroofraised,thetenttopfoldsoutto provideanupstairssleepingarea,idealforcamping holidaysandtripsaway. FiatprobablyhadoneofthefirstMPVsonthemarketwith theFiat600Multipla.Builtbetween1956and1967itwas classifiedasafourdoorMultiPurposeVehicle(MPV)It wasbasedontheFiat600drivetrainandtheFiat1100 frontsuspension.Withthesmallengineintherear,driving therearwheels,itleftplentyofroominthecompactbody toseatuptosixpeopleinabodythatwasonly20inches longerthanaMiniCooper.The1963FiatMultiplaat Bridgnorthwasa750withthelarger767ccenginewhich produced25hpcomparedtotheoriginal663ccengine whichproduced21.2hp.Theclaimedtopspeedwas56 mph.Ontheoriginal663ccversion,itcouldaccelerate from0-60mphin43secondsandhadatopspeedof57 mph.Ithada4-Speedmanualtransmissionwith synchromeshonthetop3gears.Withdoublewishbone suspensionandcoilspringsatthefrontandtrailingarm suspensionattherear.Otherchangesincludedfittinga largerradiatorandrelocatingthefueltanktotherear, mountedabovethegearbox.Ontheoriginal600thefuel tankwaslocatedinthefrontluggagecompartment.With nofront‘boot’,thesparewheelwasalsorelocatedintothe passengercompartmentinfrontofthepassengerseat. ©SimonWright ©SimonWright

116October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar TheFiatAbarth750wasaseriesofracingsaloonsfrom AbarthofTurininItalyinthe1950sand60s.Theyusedthe floorpanoftheFiat600andsometimesthebody,fittedwith anAbarthmodifiedengine.Abarthofferedthe750cc versionoftheFiat600withboththeoriginalBerlina bodyworkormoreaerodynamicbodyworklikethisZagato “DoubleBubble”.TheZagatowasfirst shownatthe1955TurinMotorShow, withthedoublebubbleroofandthe specialraisedrearenginecoverto allowclearancefortheupright carburettorandairfilter.Theall aluminiumbodyiseasilyidentifiable bythedoubledomesontheroof.Not muchisretainedfromtheFiat600 apartfromthefloorpan.TheAbarth tunedDerivazione747ccengine produced42hp. ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright

October2022 ProbablythemostpopularoftheItalianmanufacturersinthe UKforvolumesalesisprobablyAlfaRomeo,Therewere plentyofAlfaRomeomodelspresent,manyinthetraditional Italianred.OneinterestingcarwastheTimeAttackAlfa Romeo155,anex-BTCCcarasdrivenbyAntonioGiovinazzo. ©SimonWright ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar 1979AlfaRomeo AlfasudSprintVeloce AlfaRomeo155 1999AlfaRomeoGTVTwin-Spark 2007AlfaRomeoSpider. ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright

118October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar ©SimonWright ©JanetWrightAlfaRomeo1451983AlfaRomeoGTV2.0 2012AlfaRomeoGuilietta 2015AlfaRomeoGiulietta2002AlfaRomeoGTVV6 2017AlfaRomeoGiulia ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright

119October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright 2019ListerBellSTRLanciaStratosreplica. 1972LanciaFulvia 1997LanciaDeltaHF 1998LanciaDeltaHFTurbo

120ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright©SimonWright ©SimonWright©SimonWright 2007LamborghiniGallardo Abarth595 1961LanciaFlaminiaGT3C2.5Convertible 1973LanciaFlavia

121October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar ©SimonWright ©SimonWright 1972AlfaRomeo2000 1973AlfaRomeoGT1600Junior 2014AlfaRomeo4C AlfaRomeoBreraSLimitedEdition 355of500 1977AlfaRomeoAlfettaGTV 1971T48CorsaSpyder 1979FerrariBB512 1989Ferrari328GTS ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright

JohnPolson–Talbot25HPfinished5th inthe Dick Baddiley &EdwardianRacingTrophyrace ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar ©MotorsportImagery VSCC MalloryPark 21stAugust2022 BySimon&JanetWright withadditionalphotosbyStuartYates&DavidGooseof MotorsportImagery

123October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar TheVintageSportsCarClubheldtheirfinalracemeeting oftheseasonatthefriendlycircuit,MalloryParkattheend ofAugust. Withmorningpractice,thefirstracewasafterthelunch break,whenthespectatorswereabletodoagridwalkof theEdwardiancarsonthegridforthefirstrace.TheDick Baddiley&EdwardianTrophyRacewasover8laps,and startedtheafternoonsaction,withahandicapevent.The firstcarsoffwereWilliamTwelvetreesina1916BuickD45 andIanBalforthina1917HudsonSuperSixRacer,with Twelvetreesonlydoing7lapswhileMarkWalkerina1905 Darracq200hpandHughieWalkerina1913Theophile SchneiderAerowereduetorun9laps.Attheendofthe raceitwasRobHubbardina1917Vauxhall30-98who tookvictorybyjust1.25secondsfromBalforthinthe Hudsonin2nd.In3rdplacewasNeilGoughina1911//16 Thelunchtimegridwalkwasverypopular. ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright Race1winnerRobHubbard1917Vauxhall30-98 Race13rd NeilGough1911/16K.R.I.T

124October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar K.R.I.Tanotherfourteensecondsfurtherback.This includedatensecondpenaltyforajumpstart.MarkWalker finished6thandHughieWalkerwas7thaftersettingthe fastestlaptimeintheraceat1minute04.09secondson lapseven.WilliamTwelvetreesfinished12th. ThesecondraceoftheafternoonwastheAllcomers Scratchraceoversixteenlaps.Startingfrompoleposition wasMichaelJamesina1937Riley12/4CottonSpecial, butheretiredonlapten.ThewinnerwasPatrickBlakeneyEdwardsina1930FrazerNashSuperSports,whofinished overnineteensecondsaheadattheflag.In2ndplacewas ChristianPedersenina1932Austin7Special.Theywere theonlytwocarstocompletesixteenlaps.In3rdplacewas DavidPrykeina1936FrazerNashShelsleywho completedfifteenlaps.Twolapsdownonthewinner,in4th placewasNickHayward-Cookina1937RileySpecial, withHughieWalkerinGNThunderbugtaking5thpaceand MikeDavies-Colleywas6thinaMGPA. ©JanetWright ©MotorsportImagery Race12nd IanBalforth1917HudsonSuperSixRacer Race22nd ChristianPedersen1932Austin7 Race23rd DavidPryke1936FrazerNashShelsley Race2winnerPatrickBlakeney-Edwards1930FrazerNashSuperSport ©SimonWright ©JanetWright

125October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar Race3wasfortheStandard&ModifiedPre-WarSports cars.StartingfromPolepositionwasMarkBrettinthe1937 Ballamy-Ford(Lmb)v8SpecialwithSueDarbvshirenextto himinathreewheeled1929MorganSuperAero.Inthe raceDarbyshireintheMorganwasveryfastandledfrom starttofinish,winningbyoverthreeseconds.Shealsoset thefastestlaptime.Brettwas2ndintheBallamy,while3rd policewenttoMaxSowerbyina1938TalbotLargoT23.In 4thplacewasAdamMoodyinaRileyTTSprite.In5th placewasthe1935AstonMartinUlsterofEdwardBradley androundingoutthetopsixwasJoBlakeney-Edwardsina 1929FrazerNashSuperSports. Nextontheschedulewasrace4,theMalloryParkTrophy raceforVSCCSpecials.Thiswasanothersuccessfora Morgan,withthewingoingtoStanfordAndrewsina1926 MorganAero2str.Hestartedfrompolepositionandwon byoverthirtyoneseconds.In2ndplacewastheWolseley HornetSpecialofAnthonySeber.Afurtherseventeen ©JanetWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©MotorsportImagery Race3winnerSueDarbyshire1929MorganSuperAero Race32nd MarkBrett1937Ballamy-Ford(Lmb)V8Spl Race33rd MaxSowerby1939TalbotLagoT23 Race4winnerSandfordAndrews1926MorganAero2Str

126October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar secondsbehindwasAlexanderHewitsonina1937Riley 12/4Special,thefinalrunnertocompletefifteenlaps.In4th placewasCharlesGoddardina1934MGPA-PB,onelap downonthewinner,followedbyDougalCawleyinGN/Ford Pigletin5thandMatthewMooreina1930Austin7Ulster in6th. Race5wasforPre-War&Pre-1966RacingCars,which sawonlysixcarsfinishthetwentyminuterace.Harry PainterclaimedpolepositionButdidnotstarttherace. TakingvictorywasJustinMaeersinaCooperClimaxT53. BenMaeerstook3rdplaceinaCooperT51,overtwenty sevensecondsbehindJustin.Splittingthemin2ndplace wasFrederickHarperina1957KurtisIndyRoadster,just overfivesecondsbehindthewinner.Theonlyother competitortocompletethefullracedistancewasRobin LongdoninaLolaMk3whofished4th.MattRickettswas 5th,onelapdowninhisCooperT41andtheonlyother ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©JanetWright Race42nd AnthonySeber1935WolseleyHornetSpecial Race43rd AlexanderHewitson1937Riley12/4Special Race5winnerJustinMaeers 1960CooperClimaxT53 Race52nd FrederickHarper1957KurtisIndyRoadster

127October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar finisherwasDuncanRickettsina1938ERAParnell Challenger. Race6wastheTripleMRegisterRaceforMGcars. Startingfrompoleposition,MikePaintertookaconvincing victoryinhis1935MGKayne,winningbyoverfortyfive seconds.In2ndplacewasAndrewLonginaMGN Magnette.3rdplacewenttoMikeDavies-ColleyinaMG PA,followedbyTeifonSalisburyinaMGK3.In5thplace wasIanGoddardinaMGPA-PB,thelastrunnerto completethefullracedistance,Onelapdown,in6thplace wastheMGJ2ofFredBoothby, ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright ©JanetWright Race53rd BenMaeers1960CooperClimaxT51 Race6winnerMikePainter1935MGKayne Race62nd AndrewLong 1933MGNMagnette Race63rd MikeDavies-Colley1934MGPA

128October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar Race7wastheeightlapracefortheVintageHandicap raceincludingAustin7s.AtthefinishitwasAlastairBailey ina1930Riley9SeatSpecialthattookthewinbyjust1.4 secondsfromAnthonyFenwick-Wilsonina1935/37Railton LSTourer.Approximatelysevensecondsbehindin3rd placewasthe1stoftheAustin7sdrivenbyMatthewMoore inhis1930Austin7Ulster.Hewasfivesecondsaheadof MarkDaniellwhowas4thoveralland2ndoftheAustin7s inhis1930Austin7UlsterReplica.HejustbeatJames Milesbyjust0.59seconds,inhis1936Austin7Special. Hewasonly0.15ofasecondaheadofJohnMosswho took6thoverallinhis1933Austin7Sport. TheVintageRacing&VintageSportsCarRacewas number8ontheprogramme.PatrickBlakeney-Edwards startedfrompolepositioninhis1930FrazerNashSuper Sports.TomWalkerina1930AmilcarHispanoSpecial madeagreatstartfromthethirdrowofthegridtoleadthe firstfivelapsoftherace.AtthatpointPatrickBlakeneyRace7winner AlastairBailey 1930Riley9 2seatspecial Race72nd AnthonyFenwick-Wilson1935/37RailtonLSTourer Race73rd MatthewMoore1930Austin7Ulster Race8winnerPatrickBlakeney-EdwardsFrazerNashSuperSport ©MotorsportImagery ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright

129October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar Edwardsgotthroughintothelead,whichheheldtothe chequeredflag.Hewonbyjustover6secondsfromTom Walker.Closebehind, in3rdplacewas OliverLlewellynina 19267/30Bentley3/8, onlytwoandahalf secondsback.Well behindin4thplace wasSandford Andrewsina1926 MorganAero2str. Finishing5thwas EddieWilliamsina FrazerNashSuper Sports,whileshowing howcompetitivethe littleMorgan3wheelersarein vintageracing,Sue Darbyshiretook6thin herMorganSuper Aero,puttingtwoin thetopsix. Race9wasforthe500OwnersAssociationandsawa reasonablegridoffifteenofthehistoric500ccFormula3 carstakethestart.OnpolepositionwasAlexWilson drivingaCooperMk10andheconvertedthatintoarace ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©JanetWright Race92nd SimonDedmanCooperMk10 ©MotorsportImagery Race82nd TomWalker1930AmilcarHispanoSpecial Race83rd OliverLlewellyn 1926/30Bentley3/8 Race9winnerAlexWilsonCooperMk10

October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar victorybyovernineteenseconds.In2ndplacewasSimon DedmaninanotherCooperMk10followedby3rdplaced HarryPainterinaCooperMk7.SneakingintotheCooper strangleholdwasXavierKingslandinaStarideMk3who took4thplace,aheadoftwomoreCoopersinthetopsix. AndrewTurnertook5thplaceinhisCooperMk9,while RichardFullertook6thinhisCooperMk8.Eventhe fastestlapwenttoanotherCooper,TomWaterfielddida 59.29secondlapinhisCooperNortonMk9ofthefifthlap, justbeforeretiringfromtherace. ThemeetingclosedwithaneightlapAllcomersFast HandicapRace.StartingonscratchwereCharles GoldspinkinaFrazer NashAcedesandOllie LestoninanAustin7 Special.Oliver Llewellyninthe Bentley3/8and RodneySeberina WolseleyHornet Specialhadto completeninelaps, whileFrancesca WiltoninanAustin S/S,AndrewBakerin aRileyBrooklands andGeorgeScholeyin anAustinUlsteronlyhadtocompletesevenlaps.Therace sawRebeccaSmithtakevictoryinaMorrisMore,finishing just1.3secondsaheadandalsowinningtheYclass.In 2ndplace,thefirstnonYclassrunnerwasJamesRicketts inaRileySpecial.In3rdplaceoveralland2ndinYclass wasJamesPainterinaMGKayne.JeffreyEdwardsinan AlvisSportsSpecialwas4th,aheadofChrisHudsonina BugattiT35Bin5th.Finishing6thoveralland3rdintheY classwasOliverLlewellynintheBentley3/8. ©JanetWright Race93rd HarryPainterCooperMk7 Race10winnerRebeccaSmith1929MorrisMord Race102nd James Ricketts1937Riley Special1st inclass Race103rd JamesPainter1935MGKayne ©SimonWright ©SimonWright ©SimonWright

FootmanJamesCoffeeandChromeCollective, BritishMotorMuseum,Gaydon. 18th September2022. PhotoGallery BySimon&JanetWright. 1994MaseratiShamal ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar

132October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar 1961FordConsulconvertible 1991Midas 19553.8litreFordThunderbirdconvertible 1972FordMustangFastback

133October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar fittedwithaJaguar3litreV6engineApairofMazdaMX5Sportscars1965FordThunderbird 1972IsoGrifoSeries2 1979MitsubishiLancerEstate

134October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar TheearlyarrivalsatCoffee&Chrome TheThreeAmigos, VolkswagenCampervans 1954AustinHealey100 1977MorrisMarina1.8Estate 1995LotusElan2 1967Fiat500GiardineraEstate

135October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar 1973Porsche914 1982MGMetro1275anda1996Rover100 1972RoverV8P6 1995Peugeot306 convertible RollandGarros 1954RollsRoyceSilverDawn2000LotusElise340RNo71of340 1972LanciaIntergraleHF16v 1981MiniVan 1984RoverSD1

136October2022ClassicandCompetitionCar ClassicandCompetitionCar 1965LanciaFlaminia2.83CGTLSuperleggera ScoobyDoowiththeSubaru1996LotusEspritV8 2015JaguarFTypeand2012JaguarXF 2018PilgrimSumoSports(AcCobrareplica) 1934Austin10 MaseratiMerakSS 1967TriumphSpitfire4Mk1 1979ChevroletCorvetteStingray

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