Classic and Competition car 72 September 2016 by Simon Wright

September 2016

Issue 72

Silverstone Classic British GT Snetterton VSCC Prescott

British Hill Climb Shelsley Walsh BTCC Rockingham

Our Team.

Contents Page 3 Page 12 Page 15 Page 20 Page 25 Page 26 Page 39 Page 42 Page 47 Page 52 Page 58 Page 64 Page 68 Page 74 Page 80 Page 85

Simon Wright - Editor.

News. Beaulieu Supercar weekend . GT Cup Donington Park. Wythall Carnival Classic Car Show. Archive Photo of the month. Silverstone Classic. Silverstone Auctions at the Silverstone Classic. Classics in the Park, Tatton Park. British Hill Climb Championship, Shelsley Walsh Bentley Drivers Club race meeting, Silverstone. Red Bull Air races, Ascot UK. GT Cup, Oulton Park. VSCC Prescott Hill Climb. BTCC Rockingham. Swan at Chaddesley Corbett Classic car show. British GT Championship, Snetterton.

Simon has been photographing and reporting on motor races for many years. Served an engineering apprenticeship many years ago. Big fan of the Porsche 917

Pete is the man for Historic racing, with an extensive archive of black and white images covering the last few decades of motorsport in Britain. Very keen on BRM.

Mick's first love is GT racing, including Historic, especially the Lola T70. Has an extensive knowledge of all things GT.

Lucy Owen-Moczadlo.

Syd Wall.

Lucy runs Jucy Rally Photography and joins us to expand our rally coverage. She loves anything to do with Subarus and even tries her hand at a bit of autotesting. David runs MotorsportImagery web site with Stuart and covers GT, Touring Cars and Rallying plus Classic car events.

Classic and Competition Car is published by simonwrightphotos.com High View Drive, Kingswinford, West Midlands DY6 8HT E-mail simonwright57@hotmail.com Tel 07905 435973

Janet has been taking photographs for many years, and is also very skilled in video. She likes Aston Martins.

Our regular contributors below,are all independant freelance photographers/ journalists Pete Austin. Mick Herring.

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Syd shoots for rallying website, RallyGallery and covers Rallying, Drag Racing and all things American & Historic

Stuart Yates Stuart runs motorsportimagery web site with David. Covers GT, Touring Cars and Classic car events

Front Cover. Silverstone Classic Group C race into the dusk. Nathan Kinch - Lola T92-10 © Pete Austin British GT Snetterton © Mick Herring, VSCC Prescott © Janet Wright, BHC Shelsley Walsh © Syd Wall, BTCC Rockingham © Motorsport Imagery All content is copyright classicandcompetitioncar.com unless otherwise As well as this magazine, you can follow us on Twitter @classcompcar stated. All photographs are copyright and cannot be used for commercial purposes unless by prior approval of the original copyright and join our Facebook Group holder. We try to ensure accurate and truthful reporting but if you spot Classic and Competition Car. an error, please contact us and will we verify and correct accordingly. To Subscribe for free and be notified when the next issue is We do not organise any events which are mentioned and we are not published please click here. To check out our web site with responsible if the event does not take place or is cancelled. Please contact the event organiser before making a long trip. additional photos please click here

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Editorial. In this issue we have our coverage of the Silverstone Classic, the largest historic motor sport festival in the World. Whatever your passion for motoring, there is something at the Classic. We are lucky in the UK as we have some form of historic motorsport almost every weekend, and it is great to see historic vehicles as they were meant to be seen, in action. So get out there and experience it yourself, you know it makes sense.

ÂŠ Pete Austin

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Can-Am 50 Interserie Challenge - Harm Lagaaij - Shadow Mk1

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The Silverstone Classic this year celebrated 50 years since the start of the Canadian - American Cup (Can Am) for powerful sports cars. The series was mainly dominated by foreign manufacturers, with Lola having initial success, followed by McLaren and then the Porsche turbocharged 917 steamroller. However, several American cars did enjoy sucess in the series, with Chaparel and Shadow two of the more sucessful. The 1969 AVS Shadow Mk 1 was at Silverstone. It made its debut in 1970 where its unusually low profile really caught attention. It used 10x11 inch wheels on the front and 12x16 inch wheels at the rear. The low design restricted suspension travel and forced the use of triple mini springs. The 8 inch disks required special active cooling to pull air from the area. It was powered by a Chevrolet ZL1 engine producing over 600 bhp. Even with George Follmer driving, the car was a relative failure with overheating being the main issue. At the Silverstone classic it was driven by Harm Lagaaij from the Netherlands who finished 17th in race 1 and 15th in race two.

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RENAULT UK CLIO CUP ANNOUNCES 2017 RACE DATES The Renault UK Clio Cup has confirmed its 2017 racing calendar. As in 2016 it will include 18 races – two each at nine of the Dunlop British Touring Car Championship’s race weekends. The 2017 Renault UK Clio Cup race calendar is: Rounds, Date, 1&2, Sat 1/Sun 2 Apr, 3&4, Sat 15/Sun 16 Apr, 4&5, Sat 6/Sun 7 May, 7&8, Sat 20/Sun 21 May, 9&10, Sat 10/Sun 11 Jun, 11&12, Sat 29/Sun 30 Jul, 13&14, Sat 26/Sun 27 Aug, 15&16, Sat 16/Sun 17 Sept, 17&18, Sat 30 Sept/Sun 1 Oct,

Donington Park underwent some un-official track modifications when Neil Huggins spun off at McLeans in his Lamborghini Gallaedo during the third GT Cup race on August 14th. The race was red flagged to remove the car after it went in backwards over the tyre wall and flattened the concrete wall behind.

Circuit/County Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent Donington Park, Leicestershire Thruxton, Hampshire Oulton Park, Cheshire Croft, North Yorkshire Snetterton, Norfolk Rockingham, Northamptonshire Silverstone, Northamptonshire Brands Hatch (GP), Kent

The UK Clio Cup earlier this year announced it will continue to race alongside the BTCC – Britain’s biggest motor racing championship – until the end of 2019 at least…

David Tomlin’s Ford Escort RS1800, carried on a Silverstone Classic tradition of buying a car in the Silverstone Auctions sale for £57,380 on Thursday and racing it to a podium 3rd place on Sunday. September 2016

Paul Rivett Renault Clio at Rockingham

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Bute Motorsport Prototype Cup Bute Motorsport, promoters of the GT Cup championship have launched the © Mick Herring Prototype Cup with a showcase event at Snetterton over the weekend of October 8th and 9th 2016 ahead of next season’s full calendar of races. Prototype Cup is open to ACO-homologated LMP3 cars and other FIA homologated CN sports racing cars where possible. The series is aimed at Bronze or amateur drivers paired with a professional driver or second driver of any grading and the inaugural race at Snetterton will be of one hour duration including pit stop. Aimed at providing close racing and a UK step-ladder path for drivers to compete in the Le Mans 24 hour. The six race calendar for 2017 will take place at Brands Hatch, Silverstone and Donington UK Grand Prix circuits with the others at Donington National circuit, Snetterton and Spa Francorchamps. At the Oulton Park meeting there were two cars on display, both Ligier JS P3 models, with United Autosports having theirs as a static whilst Steve Donovan did a few quick laps during the lunch break. Christian England demonstrated the United Autosports car at the Donington round.

BMW 2002 HOMMAGE CELEBRATES THE BIRTH OF THE TURBOCHARGED CAR. BMW 2002 Hommage celebrates the birth of the turbocharged car. Design study pays tribute to legendary motor racing glories at the Concours d’Elegance in Pebble Beach. The BMW Group is presenting the BMW 2002 Hommage to shine the spotlight back over its successful history with turbocharged engines. In 1973 the BMW 2002 turbo became the first seriesproduced vehicle in Europe to feature turbo technology. In so doing, it turned the BMW 02 into a full-blooded sports car. A particularly striking feature of the car’s flanks are the pronounced wheel arches, which frame the body like four brackets and add stature. In the process, they recall the homologated version of the BMW 2002 turbo, which needed broad extensions bolted onto its body to accommodate a significantly wider track.

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Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6. Pebble Beach in California was the perfect place to launch the new Vision Mercedes Maybach 6, a sensational luxury-class coupĂŠ concept. The 2+2seater is a homage to the glorious age of the aero coupĂŠs. The car measures almost six metres in length, and is designed as an electric car. The drive system has an output of 550 kW (750 hp). The shallow underfloor battery allows a range of over 500 kilometres according to the NEDC (over 200 miles according to EPA). A further highlight is provided by the gullwing doors, a hallmark Mercedes design element which has been brought up to date. They underline the sporty character of the vehicle's silhouette and feature innovatively designed aluminium trim. The exterior mirrors designed as cameras are supported on the wings.

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The extended, round "boat tail" format of the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6's rear recalls a luxury yacht, and narrow tail lights which emphasise the width of the vehicle are integrated in its outer edges. Above this sit the two extremely shallow rear windows ("split window"). Emission-free driving: electric drive system generating 550 kW (750 hp) Thanks to its four compact permanent magnet synchronous electric motors, it features all-wheel drive. The output of the drive system is 550 kW (750 hp). The shallow underfloor battery has a usable capacity of approx. 80 kWh. This not only allows performance characteristics typical of a sports car (acceleration from 0-100 km/h in under four seconds, top speed electronically governed at 250 km/h) but also a range of over 500 kilometres according to the NEDC (over 200 miles according to EPA). Vision: add an extra 100 kilometres to the range in just five minutes The quick-charge function is also visionary: as a result of DC charging based on the CCS standard, the system allows an impressive charging capacity of up to 350 kW. In just five minutes enough power can be charged to achieve an additional range of around 100 kilometres. The battery can either be charged via a cable connection at a public charging station or a conventional domestic outlet or, for even more convenience, it can be charged wirelessly, via an electromagnetic field. These concept vehicles take cues from local trends in design, culture and mobility and make these the focal point of the respective mobility concept. At the same time these show cars are looking far into the future. Page 6

Lister Knobbly Stirling Moss Edition makes US debut at Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance.

Honda build momentum in Title challenge. After Matt Neal’s victory at Knockhill, in Scotland, the Halfords Yussa Racing team are looking to maintain their form in the BTCC and challenge for this years championship. From eighth on the grid in race two at Knockhill, Neal fought through to take a third victory this season in his Honda Civic Type R. Team mate and reigning champion Gordon Shedden managed to score points in all three races. Leaving Scotland, Neal and Shedden sit in second and fourth in the Championship table, with 9 more races to go, at Rockingham, Silverstone and Brands Hatch.

The car was offically launched in the Pebble Beach Classic Car forum, at the Inn at Spanish Bay. The event was hosted by Alain de Cadenet with Sir Stirling Moss as guest of honour. Only ten of the special edition cars will be built, and will feature the same lightweight spec as the Lister ‘works’ car in which Moss won at Silverstone in 1958. None of the original works cars have survived, so this is a unique opportunity to buy a continuation ‘works’ Lister Knobbly. The new model is the only car in the World to feature a body made of lightweight magnesium. The sump, clutch and differential casing will also be made of magnesium. Each car will be painted green and yellow and will feature a plaque signed by Sir Stirling Moss. The cars will be available for $1 million plus taxes. The lightweight version follows a run of 10 aluminium bodied continuations which have sold out.

Tempestini wins on tarmac. After winning on the gravel in Portugal, Simone Tempestini and Giovanni Bernacchini in their Citroen DS3 R3T also won on the tarmac of Rallye Deutschland with 17th overall, which means they can win the FIA Junior WRC title at the Tour de Corse at the end of the month.

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60 years on and new record set. To celebrate 60 years since the Renault Dauphine first went on sale in America, Renault Classic took a Dauphine to Bonneville Speed Week. It joined the Renault Etoile Filante, which also 60 years ago, on the 5th September 1956, it set four new World records with a speed of 308.9 kph - two of which still stand today. Nicolas Prost, son of former World Champion Alain Prost, and Renault e.dams Formula E driver drove the Dauphine at Speed Week and set a new class record of 76.5 mph, proving that passion has no age.

Ford GT Production extended for another 2 years. Ford Performance have announced that they will offer the all new Ford GT for an additional two production years, bringing the total production commitment of the carbon fibre supercar to four years. This will support the decision to race the Ford GT in both IMSA and World Endurance Championship (WEC) series for four years. September 2016

Hyundai Motorsport announces 2017 WRC driver line up. It has been announced by Hyundai Motorsport that Spanish driver Dani Sordo has been given a two year extension to his contract, which will see him and co-driver Marc Marti stay with the team until the end of 2018. They both joined the project in 2014 and have helped the team, contributing to the teams historic 1-2 in Rallye Deutschland two years ago and finishing 2nd overall in the same event this year. They also got a podium finish in Rally Spain in 2015 Page 8

Dunlop and Honda swap star drivers at Knockhill. In a jointly hosted event at Knockhill circuit in Scotland, Honda and Dunlop put 23 times Isle of Man TT winner John McGuinness in to the Halfords Yuassa Racing BTCC Honda Civic Type R of Gordon Shedden, while Gordon got to ride the Honda CBR 1000RR Fireblade SP TT winning motorcycle. They were given 30 laps in each others’ machines, and although no offical times were realeased, it is said that they were both very close to each others lap times. John McGuinness: “It was brilliant; I didn’t want to get out of the car to be honest. The first session all happened really fast but then I settled down into a groove. The whole mindset changes when you swap from what you know to something new, and I was a bit nervous, but we’re all racers and just want to go fast. “It’s hard to see the apex, you’re strapped in tight, and it’s quite warm in there. You’re breathing in engine fumes and there are lots of rattles and bangs, it’s such a different world but I was shocked by how nice and precise it was. Dunlop put some soft, sticky, amazing grippy tyres on the Honda Civic Type R and they gave me so much confidence to go fast. “My Honda Fireblade had the same tyres we used at the TT where we did a 132.6mph average lap and we brought it here and did some riding on those same tyres which is testament to Dunlop and how good their September 2016

product is. You know we put our lives in the hands of a few things, but tyres are such an important part of the package.” Gordon Shedden: “It was absolutely out of this world, you maybe build a picture of what you think it’s like in your head, but nothing compares to it when you’re out there. It’s phenomenally fast but once you get used to it you learn to relax and get more confident. It was an absolute privilege to have a go. “It was the first time I’ve ever ridden on a slick tyre and I cannot believe the grip that the contact patch the size of a credit card can actually give you, it’s just absolutely mind blowing. The speed obviously is as you’d expect, the world passes by at a million miles an hour. I can only imagine what it’s like going round the TT course, and John is welcome to stay on that! “Each stint I started to relax more and get more confidence in the grip that was available. The brakes on the race car are fantastic with four big slick tyres to hold the thing on, so you wouldn’t believe the bike would have the stopping capability that it does.” To view the film content of the challenge, please click here: https://youtu.be/Hz36XDBViAI

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John Mulholland Motors Ulster Rally.

Elfyn Evans wins 2016 British Rally Championship. With victory on the Ulster Rally, 6th round of the Championship, Elfyn Evans and his co-driver Craig Parry have clinched the 2016 MSA British Rally Championship title. Elfyn takes the championship crown exactly 20 years after his father Gwyndaf won his title.

Jonathan Greer Citroen DS3 R5 takes third place on the Ulster.

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Elfyn Evans and co-driver Craig Parry won the Ulster Rally, the sixth round of the MSA British rally Championship over the weekend of 19th and 20th August driving their Ford Fiesta R5. They were over a minute ahead of Alastair Fisher and Gordon Noble in Junior winner Robert Duggan and Gerard another Fiesta, while Conway Vauxhall Adam Jonathan Greer and Kirsty Riddick claimed the final podium position in their Citroen DS3. In the same rally, Robert Duggan and Gerard Conway driving a Vauxhall Adam finished in 16th place overall to win the DMACK Junior BRC Class and at the same time they wrapped up the Junior title in Northern Ireland

David Bogie makes it three marques in the top Four

Adam Bustard slides on his home event.

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Forty years of the Volkswagen Golf GTi Saturday 20th August saw 85 cars descend on to the Volkswagen UK Headquarters at Milton Keynes to celebrate the ultimate hot hatch, the Volkswagen Golf GTi’s 40th birthday. The event had been organised in association with PistonHeads.com and saw models from right across the timescale arrive, despite the summer weather, rain.

Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Volante Announced at Pebble Beach, the Volante is to partner the Zagato Coupe which was making its North American debut at Pebble Beach.The Volante will be a limited production run of just 99 cars, to be built at Aston Martin’s headquaters in Gaydon, England. Both cars share an enhanced version of the iconic Aston martin V12 engine, with increased output at 592 bhp and a projected 0-60 mph time of 3.7 seconds.

Maki F101 Seen at the Silverstone Classic the 1974 Japanese Maki F101 Grand Prix car was originally driven by Howden Ganley in Britain DNQ and in 1975 by Hiroshi Fushida in © Simon Wright Holland DNS, Britain DNQ and Tony Trimmer then took over. DNQ in Germany was followed by only race in Swiss Grand Prix where he finished 13th

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Jaguar XJ220 on a demo run

Racing Start to Beaulieu Supercar weekend. With over 450 of the Worlds greatest supercars on display in the grounds of the National Motor Museum, the first ever Beaulieu Supercar weekend got off to a thunderous start over the weekend of the 20th-21st August 2016. Over 13,000 visitors attended the celebration of high speed motoring, and they were able to see many of these fantastic machines in action, with demonstration runs throughout the weekend. The cars were September 2016

paraded through the Action Arena, then accelerated down the Demonstration Straight. The Action Arena also played host to the Top Gear Stunt Team who did lots of different driving displays over the weekend. There was a tribute to commentator Murray Walker with a collection of cars on the lawns of the Palace House which spanned his long and distinguished career. The cars ranged from a Maserati 250F through to Formula 1 cars driven by Nigel Mansell and Damon DB11 in Aston Martin tribute collection Hill, plus historic rally cars and iconic motorcycles. Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exclusive VIP Gala evening was hosted by Tiff Needell and saw a range of guests and motorsport personalities pay tribute to Murray, including 1981 British GP winner John Watson. In front of Palace House, the historic home of the Montagu family, was the Aston Top Gear Stunt Team

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Lamborghini Huracan

Martin Tribute Collection which included cars like the iconic DB2/4 of the 1950s through to the latest DB11. Ferruccio Lamborghini: 100 Years celebrated the man who brought us some of the most iconic supercars ever made by the Raging Bull. These ranged from the 400Gt of the 1960s through to the modern gallardo, and included the Miura, Countach and Diablo.

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Lamborghini Aventador

Another display was Supercar to Race car which had some back to back comparisons between road going versions and race specifications of cars like the Jaguar XJ220 and the Ferrari F type, the Nissan GTR and the Ford GT40 Ford GT40 to show the differences that exist between the modern road going supercars and the racing version of the same vehicle. In the Super-SUV Secret Garden were high performance, luxury 4X4s from Jaguar, Bentley, Porsche and Lamborghini. The LM002 used the 7.2 litre V12 engine from a Countach! For information on next years event visit www.beaulieusupercarweekend.co.uk

Lamborghini LM002 in Super-SUV Secret Garden

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Ferrari Testarossa

BMW smokes off the start line

McLaren P1 and Ferrari LaFerrari.

Jaguar XJ220 in front of a line of Ferrari

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Porsche 911 GT3 RS

Jaguar XK120

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GT Cup Donington Park. 13-14th August 2016. By Mick Herring

ÂŠ Mick Herring

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GT Cup Jeff Wyatt class win before tyre wall damage

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Gareth Downing Lotus Evora un-retired to three second places.

Following heavy damage from an errant Lamborghini at Oulton Park last time, the Kevin Riley/Gareth Downing Lotus Evora was quickly plucked from its racing retirement and rebuilt when it became apparent Kevin’s faithful Mosler would not be ready for Donington, having blown another expensive engine testing. Over the three GT Cup races on Donington’s GP circuit, it proved to be a sound decision. In race one, with no opposition, Jordan Witt’s pole position Bentley won by 45s and posting fastest thus securing race two pole. Despite the Lotus suffering intermittent ABS/ ECU communications problems causing brake locking, Gareth Downing scored the first of three GTO/overall second places as he pursued the Bentley. As a portent of what was to come on Sunday, the fast improving Nigel Hudson was September 2016

just 5s further back in his Audi R8. GTB cars took the next three places, Tom Webb’s BMW M3 ahead of two scrapping Porsche 996 of Andrew Baker and Guy Riall. However, the main excitement featured in GTA, Sam Webster and Daniel Mike Sellar Porsche 997 GT3 Cup. O’Brien sandwiching young Esmee Hawkey’s Porsche Cayman (her previous racing experience confined to Ginetta Juniors) with their Ginetta G55s, all three taking several turns at leading. © Mick Herring Jeff Wyatt was lucky to secure the GTC win after being hit twice and having to reboot everything on the 4wheel drive Lamborghini Gallardo to restart it. Race two yielded a 56s Bentley benefit, Jordan happy with his progress and ability now to take Donington’s sweeping Craner Curves flat out. Second place number two for Gareth Downing with Nigel Hudson’s Audi another 10s behind. Continuing his strong results, Tom Webb, (always to be found juggling before a race to hone hand/eye coordination) in his sonorous BMW took fourth place and GTB win from

Gareth Downing Lotus faulty ABS lock up.

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Sam Webster Ginetta G55. Stewart Proctor - Steve Gray McLaren 650S Sprint.

Guy Riall Porsche 997 GT3. © Mick Herring © Mick Herring © Mick Herring

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Andrew Baker Porsche 997 GT3 Cup.

Juggling GTB winner Tom Webb BMW M3.

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Aaron Scott defends from Jordan Witt's Bentley. © Mick Herring

Paul Bailey’s GTC class Ferrari in fifth. Sam Webster’s Ginetta again taking GTA. Race three was red-flagged after Neil Huggins spun the Lamborghini Gallardo at high speed and backwards onto the top of the tyre wall at McLeans, flattening the concrete wall behind. Following a lengthy delay, with start one void and the restart reduced to thirty minutes, the Bentley couldn’t win this race because full success time penalties still applied at the pit stop. This time John Dhillon’s AF Corse Ferrari engaged in a drag race with

Daniel O'Brien Ginetta G55.

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the Bentley but spun and beached at Redgate, prompting a safety car whilst it was returned to the track. The Bentley did its customary disappearing act with Downing keeping the Audi at bay until the pit window. Once stops and handovers were complete, Downing led, fighting hard keeping the Audi behind but once in Adam Wilcox’s hands he had to succumb with Wilcox/Hudson going on to popular © Mick Herring first victory. The John Dhillon/Aaron Scott AF Corse Ferrari, sidelined on Saturday by a blown engine requiring a replacement, not from Italy but Birmingham, regained some places but a determined Aaron Scott repeated warm-up form and brought it home third ahead of Andrew Baker’s GTB Popular first win Neil Hudson Adam Wilcox Audi. Porsche and Witt’s Bentley fifth. Saturday’s two Porsche Club GB races resulted in two wins for © Mick Herring reigning champion Pete Morris from Mark McAleer, their Porsche 996 C2s split by 0.2s and 0.5s. In Radical European Porsche Club Championship Natalie McGloin Cayman S.

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F399 (1400 Moto) second in race two. The corresponding races for F3, Mono 2000 and Classic 2000 with, for obvious reasons, an F3 chassis being fastest, Ben Cater’s Dallara F301 led the first seven over the line from this category and Chris Hodgen’s Dallara F304 leading the first five home in race 2. Completing Saturday’s timetable, 45 minutes of MSVT Trackday Trophy was won by Henry Curtis’ Peugeot 205 GTi from 1990 against many younger saloons and sports cars. © Mick Herring

Radical European Masters RXC Spyder Turbo Jim Booth.

Masters, James Littlejohn and Tony Wells took all three 60 minute races, the narrowest by 0.6s from Alex Kapadi/Manhal Allos’ identical SR8RX. The traditional V8 engined car still reigning over the RXC Spyder V6 Turbo took the three third places. In the JMT Mono 1800,1600, Moto 1400 and 1000 races both victories went to Jason Timms’ Dallara F311 (1400 Moto class) from Richard Gittings Jedi Mk6 (1000 Moto) in race 1 and Jeremy Timms Dallara © Mick Herring

MSVT Trackday Championship Antony Sidney-Woollett Zenos

All comers silhouette Tigra.

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Two races on Sunday for the most eclectic mix of cars, the MSVR All-Comers provided two wins for Barry Liversidge beating David Frankland’s similar Radical SR3 and the rear-drive silhouette MDV Tigra of Luke Armiger both times in this interesting series, giving the chance to a whole new set of drivers to race cars like the Ariel Atom, Ginetta G40, Renault Clio and Seat Leon. Closing the meeting MSVT Trackday Championship’s six class pitstop race was won by Richard Bromley’s top power class BMW M3 by 3.2s at the end of 45 minutes racing from Simon Clark’s Porsche Boxster S and championship leader, James Britton’s BMW M3. Page 19

Wythall Carnival Classic Car Show

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Sunday 14th August 2016 By Simon & Janet Wright.

Morris Army truck

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Part of the impressive MG line up

The Classic Car Show is held in a large area of the park surrounded by trees, which allows it to not be mixed up with the other stalls and displays, while still being part of the event. After last years event had to be cancelled due to a waterlogged park, this years event was held on a lovely sunny and warm summers day and drew the largest entry I have seen at this event. Andrew, the organiser does his best to display similar cars together, so in one part there was a large display of MGs, while in another area were all the vintage cars, while the contingent of large army vehicles were down the bottom end of © Simon Wright

Wythall is a small village on the outskirts of Birmingham, and like many villages all across the country, holds an annual village carnival in the local park. This year was 50 Golden Years of Wythall Carnival and like many events, it includes a classic car show alongside the normal things like the fun fair, local craft stalls, food stalls and a display ring with local dance displays, birds of Prey and this year a medieval ®ghting display. © Janet Wright

Plymouth Fury III

the ®eld, with the few commercial vehicles. There is always a good turn out of the locally built British Leyland cars, with Longbridge only about 10 miles away, as this year there was a selection of the classic BMC Mini saloons, the pocket rockets parked next to the largest cars on show, the classic American saloons. There were some interesting cars in this section which included a good example of a late 1960s Ford Mustang, a 1965 Ford Thunderbird convertible, a Plymouth Fury III, an unusual 1968 Dodge Polara sedan and a ®ne example of an older 1956 Plymouth Belvedere Sport Sedan. The two tone paintwork is September 2016

Wolseley 1100

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1956 Plymouth Belvedere Sports sedan

eye catching in Briar Rose and eggshell white. The car is powered by a 4.5 litre V8 engine ®tted to a Power¯ite automatic gearbox, which is push button operated with only 2 forward gears and reverse. This 1.5 ton monster is over 17 feet long, with independent coil spring suspension at the front and semi elliptical leaf springs at the rear with hydraulically operated drum brakes all round and the emergency (Hand) brake on the drive shaft. After last months news article about the Vauxhall Victor (1961-78) being on the endangered species top 10 list September 2016

with only around 828 still being on the road, it was lovely to see three different examples of this much loved British saloon on display together. The beige Ferrari California T Convertible coloured car was a 1957 FA model, the two tone blue F series model was built in 1961 while the white and green car in the middle was a 1963 FB model. Some of the interesting vehicles are usually displayed in the middle of the display ®eld and one of the oldest trucks was the Blue Morris Commercial on the end of the lineup. As a complete contrast, next to it was one of the most modern cars in the © Simon Wright show, a 2015 Ferrari California T convertible with powered roof, and paddle ¯ap steering wheel and a 3.8 litre V8 engine and can 0-62 mph in just 3.6 seconds with a maximum top

Three generations of Vauxhall Victor

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speed of 196 mph. Also in the centre was another ‘Ferrari’ but this was actually a Fiorano T48 Corsa Spyder kit car based on the Triumph Spit®re or GT6. It is a replica of the 1948 Ferrari 166 S, which was originally powered by a 2 litre V12. The 166 © Simon Wright

Classic MG Saloon and Sports car © Simon Wright

Fiorano T48 Corsa Spyder

refers to the displacement of each cylinder, so 166cc multiplied by 12 gives 1992 cc for the V12 engine, which developed 110 horsepower. It was enough to allow the car to take ®rst place in the 1948 Mille Miglia, which at the time was the most important race for an Italian car manufacturer.

Nissan PAO © Janet Wright

Classic British - Healey and Mini Traveller

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1934 Austin 12/4 Harley and a 1936 Austin 18HP York limousine

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Austin Cambridge

Historic Ford Classic racing saloon © Janet Wright

Ford Zephyr lineup including estate

1948 Jaguar 3.5 litre Mk IV saloon

Dodge Polara © Simon Wright

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1985 Ford Granada Mark II Dorchester Limousine

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Archive Photo of the month. By Pete Austin.

Last month we received the sad news that Chris Amon had died at the age of 73. Often regarded as one of the greatest drivers never to win a World Championship Grand Prix, he is shown here in a Formula 1 race he did win - the 1970 International Trophy at Silverstone driving a March 701. It's also interesting to note the dress code for marshals in those times

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Silverstone Classic, Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit 29th-31st July 2016. By Mick Herring, Group C by Stuart Yates and David Goose - Motorsport Imagery. Additional photos by Janet & Simon Wright and Pete Austin.

Rudi Friedrichs Cooper T53 leads winner John Nuthall Cooper T53 in the Maserati Trophy for HGPCA Pre’ 66 Grand Prix cars

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World GP Bike Legends in action

circuit, very ordered behind a safety car on Saturday but Sunday the riders were unleashed to wheelie, entertain and showcase skills. Contrast that against sessions for Legends of Modern F1 from 1984 to 2002. Top status must go to Zak Brown’s shrill ex-Mika Hakkinen 2001 McLaren MP4-16A, secured after lengthy negotiations with McLaren. Equally famous cars included Ayrton Senna’s 1984 turbo-era Toleman TG184 and Michael Schumacher’s 1992 Benetton B192. The 90’s Endurance Legends completed demonstration sessions with rare and diverse cars like the Ferrari 333SP, Jaguar XJR15, Porsche 911GT1, McLaren F1GTR and TVR T400R lapping at speed.

Billed as the largest classic motor racing festival in the World, the Silverstone Classic organisers constantly innovate to entertain, both on and off-track. With 10,000 classic cars on display, The Stranglers and Boomtown Rats providing the musical entertainment, air displays in the skies and a program of twenty races providing the on-track action for 100,000 fans over the weekend, there was no time to be bored. As well as the racing there were various historic demonstrations for Formula 1 and GT Legends on track, which were broadened this year to include World GP Bike Legends sessions. With bikes and riders from the 1980 to 1999 500cc era including champions Wayne Gardner, Phil Read, Troy Corser, Christian Sarron, Freddie Spencer, Didier De Radigues and Jim Redman riding the GP

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Formula 1 Legends - Dallara leads Arrows BMW, Benetton and McLaren

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90s Endurance Legends David Bradbury Jaguar XJR15.

A major Celebration at this years Classic was the 40th anniversary of James Hunt’s 1976 world championship victory. His son Freddie Hunt signed books and hosted an exhibition of Surtees and McLaren F1 cars driven by James during his career. © Janet Wright

The HSCC marked its fiftieth anniversary with a parade of cars including one that had competed in the club’s very first meeting.

Frank Lyons F5000 McRae in the HSCC anniversary parade

Marking fifty years of CanAm-Interserie these were my highlight races, Andy Newall harnessed the huge 8.8 litre JCB McLaren M8F’s power, leaving two wide black lines out of corners is a sight that will linger from the ultimate CanAm car (until the Porsche 917 steamroller), he lead both races but had to give best to Rob Hall’s more nimble, wailing V12 Matra MS670B, a beautiful car with ultimate iconic Gitanes livery. © Mick Herring

James Hunt Celebration exhibition in the pit garages

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CanAm Interserie Andy Newall JCB McLaren M8F.

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John Grant’s equally thunderous M8C/D retired from third with a puncture handing the place to Michele Liguori’s Lola T292 DFV but claimed third on Sunday. Both days, however, began with Commander Yorke Trophy Historic Formula Junior races, the first three in both slipstreaming battles being Sam Wilson (Lotus 20/22), Andrew Hibberd (Lotus 22) and Callum Grant (Merlyn Mk5/7). Wilson took the huge margin of 1.07s on Saturday but Sunday’s victory by a mere 0.22s. © Pete Austin

L & M Hulsa Ferrari 250 SWB ‘Breadvan’ 5th RAC Tourist Trophy

Commander Yorke Trophy - Formula Junior Paddock group

Next and competing for Sir Stirling Moss’ actual first Grand Prixwinning trophy, this pit stop Pre-61 sportscar race provided the third consecutive Classic victory for the Ferrari 246S this year driven by Sam Hancock by 28s, initially chased by Olly Bryant’s Lotus 15, which dropped down the order with, father, Grahame driving. Second and third were Lister territory with Richard Kent’s Costinbodied car second ahead of Tony Wood/Will Nuthall’s “Knobbly”. Lukas Halusa thought pitting under the safety car would seal victory for the Ferrari “Breadvan” in the 50 minute RAC Tourist Trophy for September 2016

Historic Pre-63 GT cars but the window hadn’t opened so a second stop dropped him down, his father Martin clawed his way back to a close fourth but Wolfgang Friedrichs/Simon Hadfield’s pole sitting Aston Martin DB4 GT claimed victory from the Hunt/BlakeneyEdwards Cobra and the Cottingham/Smith E-Type. The 50 minute RAC Woodcote Trophy for Pre-56 sportscars presented by Jaguar was a one-two for the Cooper Jaguars of Chris Ward (T33 model), regaining the lead from the Frederick Wakeman/Pat BakeneyEdwards (T38) with 5 minutes left from Tony Wood/Will/Nuthall’s RGS Atalanta. The Jet Super Touring Car Trophy twenty minute races both provided incredibly close (too close for the stewards on Sunday) racing with James Dodd’s Honda Accord darting in all directions to find a way past the Vauxhall Vectra of Colin Noble Jr. Noble would hold off © Simon Wright

Darren Fielding BMW E36 318 leads Tony Longhurst BMW 318 and Tony Absolom Vauxhall cavalier in JET Super Touring Car Trophy

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Dodd by 0.2s, both well ahead of third place Frank Wrathall’s exEmanuele Pirro Audi A4. On Sunday the pair resumed the battle with paint-swapping until Noble punted Dodd over the kerbs and into a spin. Race stewards excluded Noble thus promoting the recovered Dodd to first ahead of Neil Smith’s Alfa 156 and Jason Minshaw’s Volvo S40.

FIA Masters Historic Sports Cars - The Andy Willis & Rob Hall Matra MS650 leads the Chris Ward & Paul Gibson Lola T70 Mk3B James Dodd Honda Accord leads Colin Noble Jnr Jet Super Trophy race

The Maserati Trophy for HGPCA Pre-66 Grand Prix Cars (ranging from 1937-1964), a huge grid on Saturday yielded a strong win for Will Nuthall’s Cooper T53 after yo-yo battles with Jon Fairley’s Brabham BT11 from Peter Horsman’s Lotus 18/21. On Sunday, after a big start-line accident, the re-started race provided victory for Peter Horsman, 16s ahead of Rod Jolley’s Cooper T45/51 © Pete Austin and Tony Wood’s TecMec Maserati. Wood regained third place after the Richard Tarling’s Assegai F1 faltered yards from the flag and he gamely pushed it over the line to 19th classification. Early leader Maserati Trophy - Guillermo Fierro - Maserati 250F leads Steve Hart - Maserati 250F

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Nuthall retired with a broken driveshaft. Saturday’s 50 minute race for FIA Masters Historic Sports Cars race also fielded a huge line up of cars and capacities. Taking what would be the second of three victories, Rob Hall took over the 3 litre Matra MS650 started by Andy Willis by 28s. The next two place were Lola territory with the 5 litre T70s of solo Oliver © Mick Herring Bryant heading the Chris Ward/ Paul Gibson example by good margin. Saturday’s penultimate race for the International Trophy for Classic GT Pre-66 cars Masters Historic Sports Cars Alexander Rettweger Ferrari 365 GTB4 Daytona.

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provided a last minute win for the Daytona Cobra of Simon Hadfield after taking the car over from Leo Voyazides, Hadfield having squeezed past, race-long combatants, Oliver Bryant’s AC Cobra and Mike Whitaker’s TVR Griffith. © Simon Wright

Big engine Touring Cars Mark Devis ex-David Howes AMX Javelin.

Banks shared Alfa Romeo Guilia Sprint GTA. Touring car legend Steve Soper retired from a hard won second when International Trophy Classic GT Shaun Lynn AC Cobra leads Bremner-Reid AC Cobra the Lotus Cortina, shared with Tin Top Sunday celebrated all-that’s-good-with-a-roof-on with the John David Cuff, stopped on the Fitzpatrick Trophy for Under Two Litre Touring Cars (U2TC), more final lap. than 40 cars starting the 50 minute pit stop race. After 20 laps Richard The next race, the Historic Meaden/Andy Wolfe came out on top ahead of the similar Lotus Touring Car Challenge 66-90, Cortina of Neil Brown/Richard Dutton by 20s from the Andrew/Maxim the next step up in size and © Mick Herring capacity with Rover SD1, Ford Capri, BMW CSL, Chevrolet Camaro and the venerable AMX Javelin raced by David Howes in the 1970s. However it was the younger BMW M3 of father and son, Nick and Harry Whale that prevailed after the pit stops ahead of the early leading 3100 Capri of Richard U2TC Sanders-Jones Lotus Cortina emulating jim Clark on three wheels. September 2016

Historic Touring Car Challenge Lockie-Luck BMW 2002 Ti ahead of Mullen/Blakeney-Edwards BMW 3.0 CSL

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Historic Touring Car Challenge White/Bussell Rover Vitesse ahead of McKay/Allam Ford Capri

Meaden and Grant Tromans. They would finish ahead of a jubilant David Tomlin’s Escort RS1800. Third in the Tin Top series, the Big Engine Touring Cars Pre-66 fielded a proportion of big American V8 cars but also a host of Lotus Cortinas and several Mini Cooper S’, all intent on giant-killing the big boys. Leo Voyazides’ Ford Falcon shot into the lead but spun at the first corner into retirement. Sean McInerney’s Mustang took the lead but retired soon after, handing the lead to Craig Davies’ Mustang. He would take a 22.6s win from Roger Wills’ Mercury Comet Cyclone whose V8 power just kept it from the clutches of Michael Gans/Andy Wolfe’s Lotus Cortina.

Legends of Modern F1 Zak Brown ex-Hakkinen McLaren MP4-16A. © Mick Herring

Wes Price Abarth 750 GT Zagato won the prize for longest distance travelled from Australia

Big Engined Touring cars Rob Fenn Ford Mustang ahead of Steven Wood Ford Falcon

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The FIA Masters Historic F1 by Simon & Janet Wright. The high-light for many people at this years Silverstone Classic were the FIA Masters Historic Formula 1 races on the Saturday and Sunday. It was fitting that the circuit that saw the first Williams Grand Prix victory in 1979, with Clay Regazzoni in a Williams FW07, should provide a double victory this year for Nick Padmore in a Williams FW07C. His victory on Saturday was by just 3.861 seconds from Loic Deman in his Tyrell 010, but in the Sunday race FIA Masters F1 Phili[p Hall Theodore TR1 he had opened that gap to nearly 30 seconds to Deman. On Saturday 3rd place went to Greg Thornton in his black and gold Lotus 91/5 despite him having a spin at Abbey. On Sunday it was Ollie Hancock who took the 3rd place podium step in his distinctive yellow Fittipaldi F5A, also winning the Fittipaldi Class in both the races. Martin Stretton was the winner of the Lauda Class in both races driving his distinctive green Tyrell 012. Another Tyrell 010 driven by Mike Cantillon to 8th in the first race and 9th in the second, won the Invitation class in both, while appropriately the Stewart class was won in both races by John Delane driving an ex Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 001 to 17th and 20th overall.

FIA Masters Historic F1 double winner Nick Padmore Williams FW07C © Mick Herring

Masters Historic F1 Loic Deman Tyrrell 010.

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Group C By Stuart Yates and David Goose Motorsport Imagery. Always a ®rm favourite with the Silverstone Classic crowds are the iconic Group C cars. This years qualifying session started on Friday afternoon, by mid session Bob Berridge in the Nissan R93 was setting the pace. Pole was not to be though, with a very late lap the Lola T92/10 driven by Nathan Kinch grabbed it with a lap of 1m 50.676s, 0.292s ahead of Berridge, with third place going to Christophe D’Ansembourg in the Christian Perrier March 85G Group C resplendent Jaguar XJR14. Saturdays track action was brought to a conclusion with the sunset race for the Group C cars. With lights on and the sun setting over the grandstand, you could almost be at Le Mans all those years ago. Right from the start Nathan Kinch took advantage of pole position to make his escape, this left Bob Berridge and Katsu Kubota in the Nissan R93s, Christophe D’Ansembourg’s Jaguar XJR14 and Mark Sumpter’s Porsche 962 ®ghting for the remaining podium places. September 2016

Mark Sumpter Porsche 962 Group C

The Jaguar eventually got past Nissans but slowing down on the ®nal lap promoting Kubota and Sumpter into the second and third. It was a dominant victory for Kinch whose winning margin was © Motorsport-imagery 51.742s to Katsu Kubota. 1. Nathan Kinch (Lola T92/10) 17 laps 2. Katsu Kubota (Nissan R90CK) +51.742s 3. Mark Sumpter (Porsche 962) +57.885s After the previous nights race, Sundays prototype action was set to take place mid afternoon. Nathan Kinch in the Judd Into the twilight

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Bob Berridge Nissan R93 Group C

Georg Kjallgren Courage C26S lights ablaze

V10 powered Lola again led from pole but immediately ran into problems and retired on the ®rst lap. Bob Berridge inherited the lead in the yellow Nissan R93CK, ahead of another Nissan, the R90CK of Katsu Kubota and Robin Ward’s Spice SE90C. With Ward in his sights, Mark Sumpter and his turbo powered Porsche 962 soon overhauled the him to take third position, his climb up the podium steps was not ®nished though as Katsu Kubota spun his Nissan giving Sumpter second place. 1. Bob Berridge (Nissan R93CK) 14 © Motorsport-imagery laps 2. Mark Sumpter (Porsche 962) +18.849s 3. Katsu Kubota (Nissan R90CK) +9.551s

Christphe D'Ansembourg Jaguar XJR14 Group C

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Frederic Da Rocha Spice SE88C Group C

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CanAm Interserie Rob Hall Matra MS 670C.

90s Endurance Legends Jason Clegg TVR T400R © Pete Austin

Jet Super Touring Car Trophy Craig Davies Ford Sierra RS500 battles with Guy Minshaw Audi A4 © Motorsport-imagery

Katsu Kubota Nissan RC90K Group C © Janet Wright

Historic Touring Car Challenge - Henry Mann - Ford Escort Mk1 leads a pack

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RAC Woodcote Trophy Till Bechtolsheimer spun in qualifying in his Allard J2

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Silverstone Classic Car Club displays By Simon & Janet Wright. Beside all the track action at the Classic, there was probably the largest classic car show being staged within the confines of the circuit. Over 10,000 privately owned classic cars from various car clubs and private individuals were on display. In the centre was a large display of Ferrari and Aston Martin models, millions of pounds worth of iconic cars for the public to enjoy. Behind the BRDC centre, next to the circuit medical centre was a major display from Porsche which included the fantastic Penske Porsche 913/30 Can-Am Championship winning car to help celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Can-Am championship, plus a large display for the 40th anniversary of the introduction of the company’s first transaxle model in 1976, and they also staged a 200 plus car cavalade around the circuit. There were various other parades over the weekend to

Can-Am Porsche 917/30

celebrate significant anniversaries from Lamborghini, The Dodge Viper, Morgan, Lotus, Honda, Mercedes, Lancia, Nissan, Piper, Panther, Jaguar, BMW, Allard, Westfield and even the humble Austin A35.

Jaguar F-Type Passenger ride Drift Experience.

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Ferrari Owners’ Club LaFerrari and Ferrari 500 testa Rossa

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Ford Mustang line up © Simon Wright

Porsche 924 display © Simon Wright

Triumph Italia 2000 © Simon Wright

WW2 Spitfire parked on the Village Green

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Classic Chevrolet

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The Silverstone Classic Car and Race Car Sales. Taking place over the weekend of the Silverstone Classic, Silverstone Auctions held the event in the second floor exhibition halls of the Silverstone Wing pits complex. There was a large catalogue of vehicles for sale, including both competition cars and road cars, plus various motoring memorabilia. The Classic Race Car Sale took place on the Thursday before the event, while the classic car sale took place on the Saturday of the Classic weekend, The most expensive car sold was on Thursday was a 1981 Porsche 924 Carrera GTR. This was the ultimate Porsche 924 in competition terms. Only 17 were built and some were sold at a cost of $75,000 to private customers. Nine either raced or qualified at Le Mans, while others were raced in Europe or America. the one exception was this car, which has never been raced and has been kept in a two storey garage in Japan. It has been taken to service each year by Porsche on a trailer. It sold for £495,000.

Porsche 924 Carrera GTR sold £495,000

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F5000 Surtees TS8 sold £38,810

Another tradition which seems to be continuing is buy a car at the sale on Thursday and race it in the Classic meeting at the weekend. This year David Tomlin bought a 1975 FIA Group 2 Ford Escort BDG Zakspeed replica for £57,380 and raced it to 3rd in the Historic Touring Car Challenge race. Another touring © Simon Wright car which fetched a high price was a 1964 Ford Lotus Cortina FIA/HTP Appx K which sold for £73,130. Of the single seater racing cars up for auction, a 1971 Surtees TS8 Formula 5000 car 1986 Ben Bowlby SC100 sold £11,250 sold for £38,810. The cheapest competition car sold was a 1986 Ben Bowlby SC100 special saloon powered by an 1100cc Kawasaki motorcycle engine. It sold for just £11,250. Page 39

AC Ace Bristol sold £249,750

In the road car sale it was a 1958 AC Ace Bristol which reached the highest price at £249,750. Ferrari seemed popular with the buyers, with a 2009 Ferrari 430 Scuderia selling for £131,630 and a 1993 © Simon Wright Ferrari 348TB sold for £50,630. This 3405cc V8 powered Italian sports car can do 0-60 mph in just 5.4 seconds and has a top speed of around 171 September 2016

mph. Other Ferrari’s including a 1987 Testarossa and a 2000 Ferrari 550 Maranello failed to sell. A barn find 1952 AC 2 Litre, which had been with the current owner for 20 years, sold for £6,750. A stunning 1953 Alfa Romeo © Simon Wright 1900 Speciale 1952 AC 2 Litre £6,750 with a 1888cc 4 cylinder engine fetched £70,875. This typically stylish Italian sports car produced 90 bhp from its twin cam engine.

Alfa Romeo 1900 Speciale Sold £70,875

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1988 Nissan Primera Super Touring Car - unsold © Simon Wright

1992 Dallara F392 F3 car Unsold

1966 Porsche 911 SWB Competition sold £103,500

1931 Mathis PY 7CV Sold £1,463

1972 Bristol 411 Series 3 £30,380 © Simon Wright

1939 Fiat Topolino Sold £1,240

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1997 TVR Chimaera 4.0 Sold £13,500

1948 Buick Roadmaster convertible Sold £2,030

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Classics in the Park, Tatton Park. 21th-21st August 2016 By David Goose and Stuart Yates - Motorsport Imagery.

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Vauxhall Firenza gathering

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Vauxhall Cresta

Over the weekend of the 20th/21st August, Tatton Park in leafy Cheshire played host to the last of this years three motor shows run by Cheshire Auto Promotions. This years August car show, now renamed the Passion for Power Classic Car Show was expected to feature up to 2000 car exhibits in general car displays and within 90 car club displays. There were also 250 trade stands and a large dream car marquee featuring cars from Range Rover, Bentley, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Lotus, Maserati and Lamborghini. The show, now in its 28th year has now moved away from its traditional classic car show and is now a much

more rounded general interest show for the public to get up close and personal with a wide range of Austin Metro City, in Showroom condition and only 13000 miles in the clock cars, from an Austin Seven from the 1920’s, to a new Bentley Continental GT. The show also provides a great opportunity for club members and enthusiasts to network among other petrol heads. In the car clubs, several owners were proud to display the histories of their cars, highlighting the difference between those owners who devote virtually all their spare time to maintaining their car in almost perfect original showroom condition, to those who do whatever is necessary to keep their pride and joy on the road. The original Austin Metro was launched in the 1980’s to be the replacement for the Mini, but never ful®lled its promise. On display was a red 1989 Austin Metro City with only 13,000 miles on the clock, in almost perfect condition. Never a car that you would describe as a © Motorsport-imagery

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Ferrari F50

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Porsche 911 © Motorsport-imagery

Immaculate Triumph TR2, MFH883 © Motorsport-imagery

Colin McRae and Nicky Grist’s Martini Ford Focus WRC Road Car

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Meeting of Ford Consul owners

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classic but even this city car turned heads. In the car club displays, two cars stood out for differing reasons to the Metro. David Rothwell Motor Engineers of Southport displayed their 1951Ford Prefect. The car was bought for spares only four years ago, but after only minor work the engine ran and it was decided to restore it to running condition. Although it still retains the heritage of a Prefect , it has been rebuilt with parts from a variety of sources and is now used as a pickup on a daily basis by the business. The owner says this 65 year old car is made from “Bitsa” this-n-that, hardly a perfect Ford Prefect but a great use for a car that was destined for the scrap yard. © Motorsport-imagery

Triumph TR2, THY999, despite the tatty exterior, used almost daily and fully restored mechanically

running gear has been lovingly rebuilt and despite not requiring an MOT, the car has been tested and passed for the last two years. The car is now used on a daily basis and the MOT reassures both Roger and the authorities that the car is safe on the road despite its appearance. The car is now going to be used for several years giving Roger a break from restoring the rest of the car. Most de®nitely a car with character. © Motorsport-imagery

Ford Prefect Pickup, destined for the scrapheap 4 years ago, now used daily

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Triumph Spit®re IV

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Ford Sierra XR4i

1951 MG YA

Bristol 2 Litre

Austin A40 Ford Prefect from the Ford Sidevalve Owners Club

One of several Commer Campervans

Beautifully Presented Bentley R Type 4566cc

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Warrington and District Motor Clubs rally display, including an Opel Manta, BMW 3 Series and Nissan Micra rally cars

Ford Fiesta XR2

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British Hill Climb Championship Shelsley Walsh 21st August 2016. By Syd Wall of Rallygallery

Richard Spedding just held this slide through the top S en route to 10th place

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last run of the day. With light drizzle starting just before the title runners’ second class runs, it seemed for a while that chaos might ensue in the final run-off but the track was hot after a day of sunshine and the problem evaporated away. With the penultimate run of the day, Menzies couldn’t match his morning time but Moran took another three hundredths off © www.rallygallery.com

Scott Moran setting 2nd fastest time in the morning class runs

At the end of the latest round of the British Hillclimb Championship at Shelsley Walsh, there was no change in the order of the title chasers. That doesn’t tell the story of a day of intense competition for championship points and FTD between leader Scott Moran and third placed Wallace Menzies. © www.rallygallery.com Menzies came so close to breaking into the 22 second bracket in the first run-off with 23.06s, a half second clear of Moran and a time that would stand as FTD until the very The 6.0Litre W12 engine delivers sufficient power to haul a Bentley Continent

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The rare Centaur BDA of Josh Moss competes in Class M

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Trevor Willis - 2nd in the title chase but 4th on this run

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all were that little bit quicker. second time around. Barrelling through the Kink in a shower of sparks, Trevor Willis trailed the two leaders early on, but was edged out to fourth place in the afternoon by Dave Uren, the Wiscombe run-off winner delighted to set third FTD in the Force turbo which suffered a broken chain on the start line in the class runs with Nicola Menzies at the wheel. Uren’s performance is especially impressive given his small 1300cc turbo engine having to work against the Shelsley gradients. Will Hall was back on form with the Force-AER for fourth place in the opening run-off, but electronic problems struck yet again and he failed to make the afternoon cut after stalling the car after the start. The team decided to set the launch control down by 400 revs to make it quicker off the line, but the rear wheels had crossed the start line and he was out. Also charging up in a firework display of sparks, Alex Summers really enjoyed his September 2016

Richard Spedding just held this slide through the top S en route to 10th place

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Wallace Menzies is already doing nearly 100mph soon after leaving the startline

first competitive outing in Mark Coley's Gould GR55, enthusing about the V6 engine which he will eventually be using in his new DJ and finishing fifth each time as the quickest of the 24sec runners. That was enough for the defending champion to retrieve his tenth place on this year's table from Jason Mourant, the Jerseyman finishing eighth and sixth in his Gould-Judd. Motorsport never stands still - if not already fast enough, Menzies would soon be seen in his new Gould-Cosworth XD if not for Gould being busy with their F1 manufacturing contracts, so it will be seen next year instead.

Will Hall’s 2.0Turbo Force. Apart from the Safeguard barriers this view is the same as when Hans Stuck was here in 1936 © www.rallygallery.com

Championship positions after round 26: 1 Moran 228pts; 2 Willis 203; 3 Menzies 173; 4 Spedding 124; 5 Uren 115; 6 Hall 96; 7 Price 71; 8 Gould 70; 9 Hollier 66; 10 Summers 55

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Nicola Menzies sits patiently while the drive chain is replaced

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Bentley Drivers Club race meeting. Silverstone. 6th August 2016. By Simon & Janet Wright ÂŠ Janet Wright

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Immaculate line up outside race Control

It was a sunny summers day for the annual Bentley Drivers Club meeting round the national circuit at Silverstone at the beginning of August. After morning qualifying for the eight race programme, the lunch break included an air display by a Sopwith Snipe biplane, and several parade laps by members of both the Bentley Drivers Club and the Morgan Owners Club. This was followed by several high speed laps by the current Bentley Continental GT3 racer, stretching its legs round the © Simon Wright

The latest Bentley Continental GT3 at speed

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tight national circuit, showing how far the Bentley marque has progressed in GT racing since the famous Bentley Boys won Le Mans back in the 1920s. The afternoon racing began with a 25 minute race for the Bic Healey Trophy. Beside the mix of Austin Healey cars entered there was a little variety with a single MGB B and four AC Ace Bristols on the grid. Drew Cameron claimed pole position in his Anthony Wilson-Spratt WSM MG B in the Bic Healey Trophy race Austin Healey Speedwell Sprite and led the ®rst half off the race. But at half distance Jonathan Abecassis stuck his Austin Healey 100/4 in front and took the win by just 0.142 of a second from Cameron. Gordon Ewell took a distant 3rd in his Austin Healey Sebring Sprite, over 14 seconds behind. This was followed a 20 minute race for the Aero Morgan Challenge Series. Oliver Bryant was on Pole position by over a © Simon Wright second from Keith Ahlers both in Morgan +8 cars. The two cars headed in to Brooklands on the ®rst lap side 78 Bryant just leads Ahlers on the first lap of the Morgan race

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Michael Haig battled his way through the ®eld in yet another Mk VII Special. Once Haig hit the front, he stayed there to win by over two seconds from Forty while McCosh took 3rd and Stuart Worthington made it a superb 1,2,3,4 for the Mk VI Specials. © Janet Wright

Peter Sargeant Morgan +8 runs slightly wide out of Brooklands in the Morgan race

by side with Ahlers on the inside which gave him the lead for the ®rst three laps, though in reality the ®rst two appeared to be driving one eight wheeled Morgan. By lap three Bryant was in front and he slowly began to edge away and by the end of the race he was over 12 seconds in front of Ahlers. William Plant in another +8 was less than half a second behind in 3rd place. © Janet Wright

William Elbourn Bentley 3/41/2 ahead of Jock Mackinnon Bentley 3 litre Tourer

The Fifties Sports Car Racing Club (FISCAR) had a nice variety of entries for this 30 minute race. Jonathan Abecassis took pole position in his Austin Healey 100 but it was Robin Ellis who took the lead at the start of the race until lap 8 when Abecassis took © Simon Wright

Michael Haig Won the scratch race in his Bentley Mk Vi Special

Now it was time for the Bentleys to take to the circuit with the 15 minute Bentley Scratch for Pre 1966 & Pre War Team Challenge cars. Paul Forty took his ®rst pole position of the day in his Bentley Mk VI Special from Gerard McCosh in another Mk VI Special. The ®rst half of the race saw Forty hold the lead as September 2016

Start of the Fiscar race with Abecassis Austin Healey leading the field

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cars, leaving the grid to be made up of seven MG A and one MG B plus eleven Morgans. John Henry Williams took pole position in his Morgan 4/4 and led the race from start to ®nish. James Sumner was 2nd in another Morgan 4/4 while Bill Kirkpatrick was third in an MG B. © Janet Wright

Nigel Winchester AC Ace was 7th in the FISCAR race © Simon Wright

Robin Ellis Lotus Elite S2 won the FISCAR race

over at the front till lap 10 when Mike Freeman had a couple of laps at the front in his Lotus Elite. Stephen Bond was next in front in his Lister Bristol. The Perkins/Piercy Tojerio Sport was classi®ed as leading on lap 15 as it dived in to the pits for the driver change. After all the pit stops it emerged as Ellis was leading in his Lotus Elite S2 and he remained in front to win by over 9 seconds from Abecassis and Freeman. The MG T register, AC & Morgan race seemed to be missing any MG T and AC

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Leigh Sebba Morgan +4 in the MG T Register, AC and Morgan race

The 15 minute Allcomers Handicap race allowed a wide selection of more modern machinery to take to the track and enjoy some racing action. Pole position was claimed by David Tilley in the Hart Sports Racing machine by over two and a half seconds from David Rushton in his Morgan +8. Tilley had a problem on the ®rst lap and came through in 10th place over 20 seconds behind Rushton who led the ®rst ten laps before Tilley managed to ®ght through the ®eld and take the lead which he then extended to almost 13 seconds by the chequered ¯ag. John Taylor in a smart looking Crossle 9S took 3rd

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The Allcomers Handicap had great variety with David Rushton Morgan +8 finishing 2nd and the Crossle 9S of John Taylor was 3rd (42)

The penultimate race was the Bentley Handicap Race over 15 minutes. Paul Forty was on pole position in his Bentley Mk VI Special and led from start to ®nish to win by over 31 seconds from Bentley regular Stuart Worthington who was driving another Bentley Mk VI Special. Clive Morley was the last podium ®nisher in 3rd over a minute behind and the last car to complete the distance. Everyone else was lapped either once or twice. © Janet Wright

The ®nal race of the day was the Allcomers Scratch race & Bentley Scratch race for Post 1966 cars and had a reduced ®eld from the earlier Handicap race. It was Tilley again on Pole position in his Hart Sport Racing machine from Rushton in his Morgan +8. This time Tilley made no mistake and lead from start to ®nish. This time it was Rushton who had problems and retired on lap 11 leaving John Taylor in the Crossle 9S to ®nish a distant 2nd, almost a lap behind at the ¯ag. David Hughes was 3rd in his Ford Sierra Cosworth. © Janet Wright

Vivian Bush Bentley Mk VI Special in the Bentley Scratch race

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David Tilley Hart Sport Racing won the Allcomers Handicap race

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Bentley lunch time parade © Janet Wright

Stuart Anderson Morgan ARV6 in the Morgan race © Simon Wright

Tom Commander Bentley Mk Vi Special © Simon Wright

The Kennedy Lancia Aurelia GT in the FISCAR race © Simon Wright

Richard Woolmer Austin Healey Sebring Sprite in the Bic Healey Trophy

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Peter Campbell Wingfield Bristol Special in the FISCAR race

Richard Hudson Bentley 3/4 1/2 Bentley Handicap race

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The Red Bulls takeover at Ascot When Red Bull run an event, you know its not only going to be expertly run, but it will also be a massive branding exercise for the Austrian run energy drink giant. The Red Bull Air Race was no exception when it visited the impressive Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire in August. It would be easy to assume before the event that everyone just turned up the day before the event and everything just happened. The attention to detail throughout the event is a real credit to the organising team. The main race is competed by 14 pilots ¯ying very similar aerobatic aircraft, mostly the Edge 540S, with two pilots choosing the MXS-R, both aircraft designed and built in the US. The ®rst day of each weekend, the Friday is free practice for the pilots, the Saturday more practice and race qualifying, the Sunday is the three ¯ying rounds that © Motorsport-imagery

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ef®cient the Red Bull team have made this air race series. Cones are in¯ated by petrol engined air charging units to a pressure that allows them to withstand light winds without movement, with the race aircraft ¯ying at over 370 kph at heights of under 25 metres the last thing a pilot needs is cones that are moving around 2016 was the third year the series had visited Ascot and the British weather didn’t let the organisers down. Wind speeds in excess of 10mph pose a serious threat to the safety of the competitors, although in the days leading up to the race the forecast was looking ominous, the weather over the weekend was almost perfect. Round one sees the 14 pilots compete head to head against another competitor. The winner of each head to head together with the fastest Head to Head loser then goes through to the round of 8. Again the top eight pilots ¯y off against each other

make up the race itself. The race comprises individual runs through a course of 25 metre high cones, pilots must ¯y level through some cones, vertically on a knife edge through others, slalom through some cones, whilst not exceeding speed limits or maximum G limits, not exceeding engine rpm, not running display smoke or deviating from the course. Most importantly, pilots must ¯y below the upper level whilst passing through the 25 metre high cones, penalty seconds are scored for each breach of the rules. The 2016 cones are very different to the ®rst cones used for the race back in 2005. Cones have to be designed so that when struck by an aircraft they pose no threat to the safety of it. In 2005, when a cone was struck it could take up to 30 minutes to repair. In 2016 the new spinnaker type material and lightweight nylon zips mean that a damaged cone section can be replaced in as little as 30 seconds, an indication of just how © Motorsport-imagery

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in pairs to create the four winners who go through to the ®nal, the round of 4, this round is simply a race to see who can set the fastest single lap of the course. Hopes were high for local hero Nigel Lamb in his last Red Bull season and therefore his last home race. Flying his MXS-R, Lamb was beaten in the round of 8 by eventual race winner, Australian Matt Hall also ¯ying a similar MXS-R. Speaking after his win, Hall commented that at breakfast on the day of the race he had been thinking about qualifying and how his result wasn’t that great. There was a minor problem with his aircraft and once ®xed he was victorious on raceday. Second place in the race and championship leader, German Matthias Dolderer had dominated free practice, qualifying and the ®rst two rounds of raceday commented that although he was happy with ®nishing second, that for some reason the last run didn’t really work out the way he wanted. Third place in the race went to Austrian

Hannes Arch who although he didn’t complete his run in the ®nal round, did start the course, and was awarded third place as a result of his earlier fastest lap. Fourth place Michael Goulian was disquali®ed in the ®nal round for exceeding the maximum load factor for the aircraft for too long, basically pulling too many “G” for too long. The Red Bull circus packs up everything after the event and moves on to Lausitzring in Germany, then across the Atlantic for two ®nal round in the USA. © Motorsport-imagery

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GT Cup - Oulton Park Saturday 23rd July 2016 By Mick Herring.

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Lotus Evora into retirement.

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GT Cup ®rst corner Witt Bentley Continental leads Dhillon Ferrari

Jordan Witt’s unstoppable Bentley Continental GT3 claimed GT Cup win number eleven, it would have been twelve if the 25 minute sprint race had got beyond the very first corner before three cars were eliminated, being red flagged and the extended recovery time rendering the race cancelled. Video showed Darren Nelson passing © Mick Herring John Dhillon’s Ferrari 458 on the inside of Old Hall taking both cars on to to the grass and as Nelson’s Lamborghini re-joined he spun, collecting the unfortunate Gareth Downing’s Lotus Evora, with the Webb BMW also involved. A sad end, this was to be the Lotus’ retirement meeting, it will now be repaired and September 2016

used for expos and role as test mule for next season’s exciting new Lotus GT3 programme by South Staffs’ University students/ National Motorsport Academy. Expectations were, therefore, high for the fifty minute pitstop race and most of the 2013 GT Cup champion action occured behind Jeff Wyatt GTC Lamborghini Gallardo the leading pair holds off chasing throughout the race. Porsches. Jordan Witt ensured his runaway lead would not be negated by success penalty and took a near-34s victory from Aaron Scott, the only other driver on the lead lap, who took over John Dhillon’s Ferrari. They were the only GTO finishers in the race. Third, a lap down, James and Tom Webb were the GTB class winners in their suspension repaired, sonorous BMW. They finished ahead of GTC class winners Paul Bailey and Andy Schultz’s Ferrari 458. Compounding their overall championship position, both Ferrari drivers had a stintlong battle with Topcats preparation boss, Warren Gilbert’s, venerable GTB Marcos Mantis but Gilbert was dropped a place for failing to serve a stop-go penalty. Sixth went to Jeff Wyatt/Neil Huggins’ GTC Lamborghini Gallardo

Broster-Clutton GT Cup GTA winners from 18th.

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share the Invitation-class car with fellow pro Ray Grimes. Each of the class winners also set the fastest lap in the race for their respective class.. In a tightly scheduled one day meeting, MSVT Trackday Championship provided a 10s win for Mark Flower’s BMW E46 M3 over the E36 of Stenhouse/Darbey, Kester Cook’s 2 litre Fiesta was a distant third after 45 minutes. Two races for the Toyo Tyres Racing Saloons provided two wins for Stuart Waite’s BMW M3 over the similar car of Nigel Innes, who took both fastest laps, in a varied field that included a pair of Jaguar XJS’ © Mick Herring

James & Tom Webb GT Cup 3rd BMW M3.

Trofeo, two laps down on race winner Witt, while seventh went to Nick Staveley’s Porsche 991 GT3 Cup. Perhaps, the most rewarding drive of the race fell to Colin Broster and Marcus Clutton in Colin’s venerable, yellow Porsche 996 GT3. Colin kept the car in touch before Marcus rang its neck to take eighth place and GTA honours, which mirrored his drive in the V8 Chevron against Jim Geddie’s McLaren at this meeting last year. Marcus was originally to drive the Chevron GT4 until organisers deemed that he couldn’t © Mick Herring

B&D Abbitt Peugeot 306 Class B winners MSVT Trackday Championship.

but BMW’s ubiquitous M3 holding the first five spots. Toyo Tyres again represented in a pair of races for the Production BMW Championship with two wins for William Davison, the first at 0.19s, with Matthew Wileman second in both. MSVT Trackday Trophy, with one 45 minute race yielded a win for James Clink’s Renault Clio despite a first lap delay into the gravel at Cascades. A double celebration for the Broster family saw Glen Broster take second in his Ginetta G40, 17s adrift. GT Cup one lap later Jordan Witt Bentley with huge lead.

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TOYO Tyres Production BMW

Toyo tyres Production BMW 2 second places for Matthew Wileman

MSVT Trackday Trophy James Clink Renault Clio wins despite gravel trap delay after ®rst lap spin.

MSVT Trackday Trophy Steve Dolman Mazda MX5

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Toyo Racing Saloons for all ages.

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VSCC Hillclimb Prescott. 5th-7th August 2016 By Simon & Janet Wright with additional photos by Pete Austin.

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Robin Lightwood Frazer Nash Fast Tourer

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Topliss makes it two in a row at Prescott. The VSCC have run an annual hill climb meeting at Prescott using the original short course for many years with agreement with the Nick Topliss Bugatti Owners Club in return for the VSCC ®nding the course originally and allowing the BOC to take over the venue. A few years ago the VSCC ran an additional one day event using the long course as is normally used for hill climbing events at Prescott. the event proved successful and so the VSCC have run the event again in 2016 on the Friday preceding the normal two day event on the original short course. The long course hillclimb is run as a separate event, and on a lovely sunny summer day it saw the overall awards going to Nicholas Topliss, who set the Fastest Time of the Day (FTD) driving his 1938 ERA R4D, with a time of 49.5 seconds. The fastest Pre-war car was the 1934 Frazer Nash Single Seater driven by Julian Grimwade who set a time of 51.31 seconds, while the fastest vintage car was Tony September 2016

Tony Stephens - ERA R4A

Dr David Pryke Morgan/Riley 4/4

Lees driving the 1925 AC/GN Cognac with a time of 52.77 seconds. Finally the fastest Sports car was Dr David Pryke in his 1936 Morgan/Riley 4/4 with a time of 55.31 seconds. © Pete Austin As usual for VSCC Speed events this year, the entry was split in to the usual 16 classes. Joe Tisdall won Class 1 in his Austin 7 Ulster in a time of 69.10 seconds, while Sarah Foster in an Austin 7 Nippy was 1st on Handicap. Alex Peacop in his 1930/31 MG M Type was fastest in Class 2 with a time of 65.29 seconds, and Roland Woodtli in his Riley Brooklands was 1st on handicap. Class 3 saw Tim Kneller in his Riley TT Sprite set the fastest time just ahead of Mrs Jo Blakeney-Edwards in her Frazer Nash Super Sports, while Andrew Briggs in an MG L Type Magna was 1st on handicap. Class 4 saw Dr Matt Vincent in a Page 69

Trevor Corner Talbot 105

Frazer Nash TT Replica set the fastest time in the class with a 68.77 seconds, while Jack Bond in a Morris Cowley 2 seater was 1st on handicap. Classes 5 and 6 were merged and saw John Guyatt emerge fastest in his Talbot Largo T150C with a time of 59.80 seconds, while Sam Butterworth in a Ford A Phaeton was 1st on handicap. The Edwardian cars are always spectacular and class 7 was for

the automobile engined cars that saw Andrew Howe-Davies fastest in his Scat Racer with a time of 65.63 seconds, while Andy Lloyd in a Chalmers 17 was 1st on handicap. The other Edwardian cars are the real crowd pleasers, the class 12 Non-Automobile engined Edwardian cars. Here it was Geoff Smith who set the fastest time of 58.60 seconds in his 1918 Piccard-Pictet Sturtevant Aero Special while Guy Lachlan Mrs Annette Van Wortel Lagonda Rapier in the 1914/18 Fafnir Hall-Scott Special was 1st on handicap. The Special Sports Cars in Class 8 were led by Tim Hopkinson in a Riley 9 with a time of 62.04 seconds and Jonathan Yeeles © Simon Wright

Nicolas Williams Salmson Special

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Thomas Hardman MG Bellevue Special

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Sue Darbyshire - Morgan Super Aero

Jean-Louis Donaz Austin 7 Special hits the gravel

Robert Cobden Riley Falcon Special

Jack Bond Morris Cowley 2 str

Juliam Grimwade Frazer Nash Single seat

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Stuart Roper-Marshall - Austin 7 Special

Paul Compton Wolseley Aerees Special

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Miss Vicki Royston Austin 7 Ulster Replica at the start line

was 1st on handicap in his Austin 7 Cambridge. Class 9 was won by Dr David Pryke with David Ralls in a Riley Special 1st on handicap. Classes 10 and 11 were merged and Dudley Sterry was fastest in the class in his HRS Sports with a time of 57.47 seconds, while Ron Turner in a Wolseley Hornet Special was 1st on handicap. Moving to the Pre 1941 racing cars, the up to 1100cc in Class 13 was won by Stuart Roper-Marshall who was fastest in his Austin 7 Special with a time of 59.49 seconds and George Scholey was 1st on handicap in his Austin 7 Ulster. In the 1101-1500cc class 14 it was Robert Cobden who set fastest time of 51.52 seconds in his Riley Falcon Special, September 2016

with Nicolas Williams 1st on handicap in his Salmson Special. Nicholas Topliss took class 15 with his FTD with another Wolseley Hornet Special, this time of John Seber 1st on handicap. The ®nal class 16 for over 3000cc Racing Cars was won by Julian Ian Seymour-Smith Mitchel Board Racer Grimwades, while Peter Butler was 1st on handicap in his © Pete Austin Bentley 3/4 1/2 Litre. The weekend short course event had a much larger entry and saw Topliss make it two in a row in ERA R4D to win the Mays-Bethan Trophy. Ben Collings in a Bugatti T51 took the Peter Hampton Tankard. Mark Walker in his fantastically fast 1905 Darracq 200HP won the Sam Clutton Memorial Trophy and Michael Mohr took the Silver Con-Rod Trophy in his 1935 Lagonda Rapier.

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Geoff Smith Piccard-Pictet Sturtevant Aero Spl

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Jonathan Mellor AC/GN Beetle

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British Touring Car Championship Rockingham By Stuart Yates and David Goose - Motorsport Imagery

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Mat Jackson Ford Focus chased by Jason Plato Subaru Levorg

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Gordon Shedden on his way to pole during the very wet qualifying.

The August Bank Holiday weekend saw the BTCC circus arrive at Rockingham for Rounds 22, 23 & 24 of the 2016 Championship. For those of us that were there on Saturday, that will be a day to remember for the monsoon conditions during qualifying. Free Practice 1 on Saturday had Andrew Jordan setting the pace with Tom Ingram in second place a mere 0.059s behind. Third and fourth place were taken by Adam Morgan and Josh Cook. The session was interrupted with three red-flags as both Team Hard drivers were stranded out on track along with championship leader Sam Tordoff who was suffering with a rear brake bias problem. Motorbase were also searching for a September 2016

vibration which meant Jordan only managed two flying laps, but as Andrew Jordan said " we wanted to solve the issue, the car felt good. It's early days, you don't know what others are doing with tyres so it doesn't mean much overall" Moving on to Free Practice 2 had Silverline Subaru BMR Racing's Colin Turkington top the session, with Tom Ingram again in second place. Third and fourth spots occupied by Honda Yuasa Racing pair Matt Neal and Gordon Shedden respectively. Handy Motorsports Rob Austin set about improving

Jason Plato during qualifying.

A rather happy Gordon Shedden aftery taking victory in Sundays first race.

his time finishing the session in fifth, one place infront of FP1 pace-setter Andrew Jordan. The remaining Silverline Subaru BMR Racing's FP2 had problems, Warren Scott had a spin and James Cole complaining of a lack of power. Jason Plato cracked the sump after hitting the kerbs a few too many times. Plato commented " I made a mistake at Turn 9, I caught the kerb on the left. The Page 75

car jumped towards the next curb landing on the sump, which we've broken" Sam Tordoff felt he could be in for a difficult weekend after missing most of the morning session after beaching his BMW earlier. The brake bias being set up wrong causing the spin, and not putting fresh tyres on meant they were further down the times than they had hoped. © Motorsport-imagery

Rob Austin on two wheels.

Power Maxed Racings Hunter Abbott & Dave Newsham

Just before qualifying got underway the predicted "bad" weather arrived in the form of thunder and lightning. With headlights ablaze it was like driving in darkness, not 3.30pm in the afternoon. All the drivers were keen to set a benchmark time in the early stages, and it was Gordon Shedden in the Honda Civic Type R who set the best. Mat Jackson, Jason Plato and Colin Turkington setting out the top four times before the session was stopped for ten minutes. The rain eased off, and with 14 minutes still to run the session restarted and it was Shedden who made sure of pole by improving his time in the latter stages of the interrupted session. With Matt Jackson, Josh Cook and Jason Plato taking the remaining top four places. September 2016

With far better weather on Sunday race day it was hoped no rain would be seen throughout the day, but there was the chance of a shower for race three. Gordon Shedden started the day with a lights to flag victory in race one for his third win of the season. He was pushed early on by front row Mat Jackson but that was short lived as the Subaru's of Plato and Turkington, both of which managed to get past Josh Cook closed him down. Minor incidents on lap one had a short safety © Motorsport-imagery

Alex Martin Ford Focus

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Gardex drivers. Mat Jackson in his ballest-laden Ford still managed to take decent points with a fourth place finish ahead of Ash Sutton. Race three never did get into full flow with three safety car periods, but it was Aron Smith who took the victory to make it a record 12 different winners in the 2016 season, and a first victory for Team BKR. Matt Neal and Mat Jackson both pushed Smith © Motorsport-imagery

Jack Goff BMW in the middle of the pack, stranded, another DNF

car period but after that Shedden had the perfect race, having taken pole, fastest lap and race win. Commenting "I'm giving it everything to claw my way back into the title race". Mat Jackson taking second place with Jason Plato and Colin Turkington third and fourth, the MG Racing RCIB Insurance pair, Josh Cook and Ash Sutton a respectful fifth and sixth. After commenting earlier he thought it would be a "difficult" weekend, Team JCT600 with Gardex driver Sam Tordoff took a victory in race two at Rockingham. By mid race he was up to third place and pulled his way up to Andrew Jordan and Matt Jackson, both of which he passed easily within one lap. Heaping praise on his engineer John who changed the setup which transformed the car, Tordoff even stated "it was probably my most enjoyable race ever. I could put the car wherever I wanted and after yesterday it's a fantastic turnaround". With Rob Collard getting third place it was a sucessful outcome for Team JCT600 with September 2016

Jeff Smith using all the track and some

hard early in the race, but they would both succumb to Shedden and Turkington both of whom were running the medium compound Dunlop tyres. The battle between the two over the last 3 laps helped Smith stay out front, with just 0.572s © Motorsport-imagery covering the top three. Supporting the BTCC were the Renault UK Clio Cup, F4 British Championship,Ginetta GT4 and Ginetta Juniors. In the Clio Cup there were wins for Ant Whorton-Eales and Mike Bushell. In race one Whorton-Eales was in second place

Chris Smiley Reanult Clio Cup

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Race one in the F4 British Championship on Saturday had James Pull take victory from pole for his maiden F4 win. Side by side with Alex Quinn into the first corner, made worse by the trecherous conditions would test Pulls nerve at Deene hairpin, but keeping it together he emerged still in the lead and set about opening a gap which at the finish was 5.000s. In race two Sennan Fielding made it five wins for the season, starting fourth he made an aggresive start passing the three in front. As they went four abreast into the first corner, I'm sure there was a sharp intake of breath for them and the crowd. Heading towards Deene hairpin it was Fielding and Luis Leeds who emerged at the front, at the flag the gap between Fielding ÂŠ Motorsport-imagery

Race 1 winner Ant Whorton-Eales

half way into the opening lap when a safety car period came. At the restart he pounced exiting turn one to pass Paul Rivett pulling out a near nine second lead by the flag. Race 2 saw Mike Bushell win from pole position but was under pressure the whole race from Paul Rivett who finished 1.988s behind Bushell. ÂŠ Motorsport-imagery

Race winner Sennan Fielding.

and Leeds was just 0.535s. The third and final race saw Max Fewtrell take his second win or 2016 after pole man and race leader Billy Monger had a technical problem on the final lap. Having led from pole Monger had what looked like certain victory taken from him, as he exited Deene hairpin, his car suddenly slowing allowing Fewtrell and Fielding past, Monger at least managed to finish third. Ayrton Simmons Formula 4

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Fraser Robertson having a spin GT4 SuperCup

BTCC Sam Tordoff BMW pushing it

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Patrik Matthiesen Formula 4

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The Swan at Chaddesley Corbett Classic Car Show. August 27th 2016. By Simon & Janet Wright.

1936 Bentley saloon

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Jaguar E-Type, Alfa Romeo and Austin Healey part of the massive sports car display

The August Bank Holiday weekend saw the Swan Public House at Chaddesley Corbett in Worcestershire, hold its Annual Charity Classic car meeting on the Saturday. Raising money for charity from the entrance fee, there was a good turnout of over 100 classic and exotic cars on display in the field behind the public house. The variety of vehicles was impressive, ranging from classic 3 wheeled Mogans, right through to the latest petrol/ electric hybrid BMW i8. The BMW is a stunning looking supercar, with lift up doors and performance to match its looks. It can do 0-62 mph in just 4.4 seconds and yet on the official fuel consumption figures, can achieve 134.5 mpg with a CO2 reading of just 49g/km. These figures will probably never be achieved in the real world, but because the car can run on just electric power, if you only do short runs you may not use any fuel at all. Real world fuel consumption figures appear to be nearer the 40 mpg if you use the performance of the combined petrol and electric engines. The car used the same 1.5 litre, 3 cylinder September 2016

turbocharged engine as the Mini Cooper to drive the rear wheels, delivering 228 bhp, combined with am electric motor developing 139 bhp driving the front wheels. This gives the car a combine d power of 357 bhp and a top speed of 155 mph. This was not quite enough to keep BMW i8 Hybrid sports car

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Ferrari 488 GTB

up with the lovely scarlet Ferrari 488 GTB with its twin turbo 3.9 litre V8 engine which develops 661 bhp and can do 0-62 mph in just 3 seconds with a top speed of 205 mph. The blue Ferrari 458 Italia uses a 4.5 litre V8 engine which produces 562 bhp and gives a 0-62 mph time of 2.9 seconds and a top speed of 210 mph. Unfortunately the fuel consumption is a lot less than the BMW at around 21.2 mpg.

One of the earliest, and most outstanding cars was an original 1923 3 litre Bentley TT which was built as a replica of the 1922 Tourist Trophy race cars. It is fitted with Vanden Plas style touring coach work 1923 Bentley TT and finished in traditional British Racing Green. This linked to another unusual car on show. The original Austin Mini Seven was built in various versions, including the standard Morris Mini, the sporty Riley Elf with different bonnet, grill and rear wings and boot, the similar upmarket Wolseley Hornet. On display was a car that was labeled as a Vanden Plas Princess 1000. It had the same body style as a Riley Elf. Could not find any

Ferrari 458 Italia

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Vanden Plas Princess 1000?

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reference to a Vanden Plas 1000, so is this a very professionally converted special or a one off prototype? According to the DVLA, the car is officially registered as a Riley. At the other end of the Leyland range was the MG XPower SV, the 4.6 litre V8 2 door coupe that was assembled by MG Rover at Longbridge between 2003 to 2005, at the end of the original MG business. The car was sold originally for around ÂŁ83,000 and it is said that only 83 were built.

convertibles, plus an immaculate Jaguar XK120. Another more unusual sports car was the red 1956 Allard Palm Beach Mk 11, powered by a 2553cc engine. Production ceased in 1958 and only around 80 had been built.

Allard Palm Beach

MG XPower SV

Moving away from the locally built cars, there were a pair of Aston Martin sports cars, showing how car designs altered from the 1960s with the sleek curves of the Aston Martin DB4 to the more agressive and purposeful design of the much more powerful Aston Martin Vantage V8. The sunny weather brought out a range of British sports cars including several types of Triumph sports cars, including TR2, TR3 and TR6 September 2016

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6 Wheeled American Armoured car

Morgan 3 wheeler line up

Mitsubishi Evo Hill Climb car

1955 Alvis 3 litre saloon

Best of British - Jaguar XK120 and Aston Martin DB4

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Buick Invicta

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British GT Snetterton 7th August 2016

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By Mick Herring and additional photos and support race report by Stuart Yates and David Goose of Motorsport Imagery

Phil Keen fends off Jonny Adam.

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Snetterton’s 300 circuit hosted British GT’s penultimate round with two, one hour races. In race one AmD BMW’s Joe Osborne drove a storming race, after his pit stop, in pursuit of Phil Keen’s Demon Tweeks Lamborghini Huracan. The two friends, and Spa 24Hr Pro-Am Cup podium team mates just one week before in the DT Huracan, caught GT4 traffic at the Bombhole with Keen having to slow more than usual. Being so close resulted in Osborne tapping Keen into a spin with only four minutes left, and Osborne going on to take the flag. A © Motorsport-imagery post Jon Minshaw & Phil Keen Pole position race 30 second penalty to the Osborne/Lee Mowle BMW, applied for ignoring the consequent drive-through, gave Jon Minshaw/ Phil Keen back the win plus the championship lead. Poleman Mark Farmer’s Aston Martin paid for his Spa victory with success penalty pit stop times added, and co-driver Jon Barnes had to work hard to finish just 0.4s behind Keen. Bentley’s Seb Morris spent most of his run, following his and Rick Parfitt’s Spa success penalty pit stop, holding off Jonny Adam after Adam’s co-driver, Derek Johnston, dropped September 2016

down the early order following a tap from Alasdair McCaig’s McLaren, they finished fourth. Making double Alasdair McCaig McLaren front dive plane damage just visible after contacting Derek Johnston's Aston. GT4 history, Ecurie Ecosse’s McLaren 570S claimed its first victory and one of its pairing, Sandy Mitchell who, at 16years 169 days becomes British GT’s youngest ever victor. He took the mantle from Jamie Chadwick when she secured her 2015 GT4 title. Race two, started by pro-drivers, saw poleman Keen, and Minshaw’s Demon Tweeks Lamborghini win by 4 seconds and extending their championship lead despite their 10s race one success penalty . The last occasion both victories went to the same drivers was in 2010. The pace of TF’s Aston Martin should have given them victory had a tangled seat belt not intervened when Johnston took over from Adam. Barwell’s slick pitwork allowed the Lamborghini a 3 seconds lead over Lee Mowle’s BMW, Johnston recovered ground and

Mark Farmer and John Barnes Aston Martin Vantage GT3

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Three abreast GT4 into Riches

TV Chef Paul Hollywood Beechdean AMR

Sports 2000 winner Mark Gibbins MCR

Toby Sowery Formula 3

Youngest British GT winner Sandy Mitchell middle right.

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5 Phil House VW Scirocco

1 Mark Powell Tiga SC84 Sports 2000

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Part of the supporting events to the British GT over the weekend at Snetterton saw The British F3 Championship and the VW's racing, along with the Ginetta's and Sports 2000 cars. In what was the penultimate gathering of the 2016 BRDC British F3 series, going into the weekend Ricky Collard was still leading the championship but with a reduced margin of just 4 points to Matheus Leist. Right from the start of qualifying it was a close fought thing. As Collard took the ¯ag, Leist made one last valiant charge on his last lap setting fastest times in the ®rst two sectors, but missing out by ®ve hundredths of a second after an error in the ®nal sector. © Motorsport-imagery

Joe Osborne thirty second penalty for avoidable contact

passed Mowle to finish second, limiting the damage to his and Adam’s championship hopes. Farmer and Barnes’ fourth place finish means that they theoretically can’t fight for the title at the Donington final, falling half a point short. The high attrition rate in GT3 meant Jack Bartholomew/Ross Gunn’s Beechdean Aston Martin GT4 win gave them eighth overall ahead of Graham Johnson/Mike Robinson in their PMW World Expo Racing/ Optimum Motorsport Ginetta G55 GT4, cutting their GT4 lead to 2 and a half points. Donington’s final 2 hour encounter over 10/11th September will be tense. © Mick Herring

Ricky Collard.

In the ®rst race Collard led from the lights but the race was red ¯agged after 16 year old Enaam Ahmed went off after a coming together going through Brundle. Ahmed walked away from the accident, and after the restart Collard took the win from Leist and Sowery. Youngest GT4 winner Sanday Mitchell Ecurie Ecosse McLaren 570S.

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championship still up for grabs at the ®nal round at Donington, Collard leads from Leist by 15 points, with third place Thomas Randle 51 points behind. © Motorsport-imagery

BRDC F3 drivers Aleksanteri Huovinen heads Thomas Maxwell and Enzo Bortoleto

Race two had the Russian driver Nikita Mazepin on pole, which he converted into a lights to ¯ag victory, taking full advantage of the partial reverse grid. This was his maiden single-seater win in his British F3 debut, ahead of Tarun Reddy and Harrison Scott. In race 3 Ricky Collard was back on pole with Matheus Leist alongside to complete the front row. Holding off a brief challenge © Motorsport-imagery on the opening lap Collard was able to control the pace and came over the line 1.5 seconds clear of Leist, with Ben Hingeley third, getting his maiden podium in BRDC British F3. With the 7 Matheus Leist.

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Dennis Strandburg leads the ®eld in his Scirocco

Moving on to the Milltek Sport Volkswagon Racing Cup, a last gasp rush for the line saw Dennis Strandberg in a Scirocco grab pole by 0.151 seconds ahead of Phil House in a similar car, with Paul Ivens Scirocco and Simon Rudd’s Golf in third and forth places. The early morning mist cleared and the temperature sawing the cars took to the circuit for race 1, Strandberg was instantly under pressure from Phil House, who eventually made the pass and pulled away to take a comfortable victory with a gap © Motorsport-imagery of 5.451 seconds. Further back in the ®eld championship leader Bobby Thompson in a VW Polo had a mechanical failure which resulted in Stephen Johansen three wheels his VW Polo round the bend

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him retiring after making contact with the tyre wall. Race 2 drama started before the lights even went out when Bobby Thompson's car suffered a problem on the green ¯ag lap and went straight back into the pits, re-joining one lap down but retiring for good after a further 2 laps. Tom Witts and Kenan Dole charged off from lights out with Strandberg in pursuit picking off cars one by one, as he headed for 3rd position he was handed a 5 second penalty for exceeding track limits, this demoted him to 5th. Podium places were now set, Tom Witts taking victory from Kenan Dole in second and Phil House third.

Phil Ingram Ginetta G40 won both races

a Lola T90/90 in 12th, Damien Grif®n Lola T598 in 13th and Graeme Cooksley in a Tiga SC81 who ®nished 18th. The Ginetta Racing Drivers Club had two races for the G40 Club car and saw Phil Ingram win both races from Richard Isherwood and Jack Oliphant 3rd in the ®rst race and Richard Tetlow 3rd in the second race. The three Ginetta races in the Ginetta Racing Drivers Club + class cars saw Rob Keogh win the ®rst race from Richard Evans and Shawn Fleming. The second race saw a complete turn round, with Fleming winning from Evans and Adrian Campbell© Motorsport-imagery Smith taking 3rd ahead of Keogh. The ®nal race saw Keogh back in front with Evans Tim Tudor in his MCR leads $ Nick Bates in a Lola B07/90 and Peter Needham Tiga SC80 taking his third The Sports 2000 race saw Michael Gibbins driving an MCR take 2nd place and a comfortable win by over sixteen seconds ahead of Patrick Campbell-Smith Sherrington in another MCR. Paul Trayhurn ®nished 3rd overall in taking his his Van Dieman to win his class . The other class winners were second 3rd Alaric Gordon driving a Carbir in 6th overall, Colin Feyerabend in place. September 2016

Richard Evans was consistent with three 2nd place ®nishes

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