Classic and Competition Cr 77 February 2017 by Simon Wright

February 2017

In this issue

The 21st Century magazine about cars and motorsport of the past and present.

Dave Wilcox Memorial Trial

Vintage Stony Vehicle Festival.

Autosport International Report and photos from the Racing Car Show and the Performance Car Show.

VSCC Much Marcle

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Our Team. Simon Wright - Editor. 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

Contents Page 3

News.

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Vintage and Classic Festival Stony Stratford.

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Dave Wilcox Memorial Trial

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Autosport International. The Racing Car Show.

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Missing 49ers.

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AI Engineering Show.

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AI Live Action Arena.

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Performance Car Show.

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VSCC New Years Day Meet, Much Marcle.

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Archived Photo of the Month.

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Tasman Revival Series Round 3.

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 Rally co-driving.

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HRCR Open Day, Gaydon.

David Goose

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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 independent freelance photographers/ journalists Pete Austin. Mick Herring. 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.

David runs MotorsportImagery web site with Stuart and covers GT, Touring Cars and Rallying plus Classic car events.

Bron Burrell.

Janet Wright. Photographer

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. Main photo Team Gunston Lotus 72 at Autosport International Show © Simon Wright Smaller images Dave Wilcox © Motorsport Imagery, Vintage Stony © Janet Wright, VSCC Much Marcle © Peter McFadyen 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. Normally at this time of year we are attending indoor shows and keeping safe. Unfortunately even at this time of year, we need to remember that all forms of motorsport are dangerous. A competitor was killed on the Exeter Trial, a relatively low speed form of motorsport enjoyed by many. Then a spectator was killed on the Monte Carlo Rally. We all accept that Motorsport can be dangerous, but we still need to do all we can to ensure that everyone is kept safe. When spectating, always stand in a safe place and always follow the orders of any marshals. Be careful and enjoy a safe 2017 motorsport. To the family and friends of the two people who have died this year, we offer our sincere condolences.

News

Tom Kristensen to appear at Race Retro Show. Racing legend Tom Kristensen has won the Le Mans 24 Hours race a total of nine times, more than any other driver. The Danish superstar won at his first attempt in 1997 driving a TWR Porsche WSC 95 with Michele Alboreto and Stefan Johansson. He has also won six consecutive races between 2000 and 2005, five for Audi and one for Bentley in 2003. His last © www.rallygallery.com victory at the French classic was in 2013 in the Audi R18 e-tron quattro driving with Alan McNish and Loic Duval. He also had six wins at the Sebring 12 hour race in America, five for Audi and his first win in the race in 1999 driving for BMW with Jörg Müller and JJ Jehto in the BMW V12 LMR. He also took a win at Petit Le mans in America in 2002 for Audi and was crowned FIA World Endurance Champion in 2013. In his early career he was German F3 champion in 1991 and Japanese F3 Champion in 1993. He will be at Race Retro on Saturday 25th February 2017 where he will appear on the Interview stage within the Motor Sport Hall of Fame, to which he was inducted in 2013.

Can You Manage 3 Shredded Wheat? The advert from the early eighties showed Cricketer Ian Botham ordering 3 Shredded Wheat, and the advert asked if anyone could manage 3 shredded wheat? Well the Motorbase Performance team think they can manage three Shredded wheat with sponsorship of their three car BTCC team. Regular driver Mat Jackson is joined this year by Martin Depper and Luke Davenport. February 2017

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MSV Acquires Donington Park. In a surprise announcement on 12th January 2017, MSV, a private company owned by former F1 driver Jonathan Palmer and Sir Peter Ogden, reached agreement with Kevin Wheatcroft, owner and operator of Donington Park, for MSV to take over the Donington Park business and to lease the Donington Park estate for an initial 21 year term. MSV already owns and operates Brands Hatch, Oulton Park, Snetterton and Cadwell Park circuits, as well as Bedford Autodrome where PalmerSport corporate hospitality event is based. MSV also expanded into Europe in 2015 with the freehold purchase of a former military airbase in North East France, where it is currently developing a large motorsport village, Laon Autodrome. MSV also holds the promotional rights for the MCE British Superbike Championship and the BRDC British F3 Championship. Donington Park is one of the UK’s best known racing circuits and has been running race meetings since 1931 and became a Grand Prix circuit before the second World War. During the war February 2017

it was turned into a military vehicle depot. After the war it fell into disrepair until 1971 when local construction company owner Tom Wheatcroft purchased and revived the circuit. It hosted a car Grand Prix again in 1993 and has hosted the British round of MotoGP for 23 years. In 2009 history repeated itself when Tom’s son Kevin had to rescue the circuit again after the collapse of leaseholders Donington Ventures Leisure Ltd, and the circuit has again been restored and now holds many prestigious events including the British Touring Car Championship, the MCE British Superbikes and the only UK round of the FIM Superbike World Championship. MSV Chief Executive Jonathan Palmer is thrilled that MSV has now acquired the Donington circuit business. He feels it is a good circuit that deserves further investment, energy and expertise in oder to make it truly outstanding, and MSV will provide that. Kevin Wheatcroft was particularly pleased to have done a deal with MSV in the 40th anniversary year since his father reopened the venue. he is looking forward to seeing Donington continue to © Simon Wright grow and prosper with fresh investment. Both parties will work with the relevant authorities to obtain regulatory approval for the deal. Page 4

MG Motor UK one of the Fastest Growing Automotive brands. Figures released by the SMMT revealed that MG Motor UK sales have grown by 33% year on year, after selling 4,192 vehicles in 2016, 1,040 more than in 2015. A large part of this success is down to the new MG GS family friendly SUV which reached 500 sales just 176 days after being released at the London Motor Show in May. The MG3 supermini also continued to prove popular with prices starting at just £8,399, while the GS starts at £14,995

Sindre Furuseth Renault Twingo R2

Big Prize for Junior British Rally Champion. The 2017 Junior British Rally Champion will take home £30,000 cash prize to put towards their 2018 career development, after a move to an open tyre format for this year. The organisers of the MSA British Rally Championship (BRC) have announced that in response to competitors feedback after last years extraordinarily competitive contest, the Junior BRC will adopt an open tyre format open to all BRC registered tyre manufacturers. This moves the Junior BRC in to line with the rest of the championship. Open to any driver under the age of 26 on 1/1/2017, the Junior BRC should prove to be a competitive testing ground for crews as they tackle some of the best forest and tarmac tests driving FIA homologated R2 cars in the seven round series across all four home countries, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, plus the Isle of Man and for the first time the legendary Ypres Rally in Belgium. 2016 Champions Robert Duggan and Gerard Conway Vauxhall Adam

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Aston Club Racing Calendar 2017. The Aston Club racing dates for 2017 have been announced, with meetings at 6 UK circuits. 23/04/2017 Donington Park National (MSVR) 13/05/2017 Oulton Park International (ACR meeting). 24/06/2017 Rockingham (MSVR) 08/07/2017 Snetterton 300 (ACR meeting) 12/08/2017 Brands Hatch Indy (ACR meeting) 30/09/2017 Silverstone National (ACR meeting) Page 5

The World’s Fastest Four Seat car. The new Bentley Continental Supersports is the fastest accelerating Bentley ever doing 0-60 mph in just 3.4 seconds and has a top speed of 209 mph. This makes it the World’s fastest and most powerful luxury four seat car, where extreme agility blends with refinement and luxurious ride quality. The new car is available as coupe or convertible, where the convertible does 0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds with a top speed of 205 mph, making it the fastest four seater convertible. The redeveloped Bentley W12 6 litre engine with new high performance twin turbos, combines sheer power and torque to produce 700 bhp. This is an increase of 79 bhp over the 2009 Supersports model, which gives a 10% power to weight improvement. The power is transmitted through an 8 speed automatic ZF all wheel continuous drive transmission system. To handle this increase in power, the model is fitted with high performance carbon ceramic brakes with enhanced cooling, using a dynamic brake system which brakes individual front and rear wheels during acceleration out of corners to increase performance, whilst maintaining full power to the un-braked wheels. Special lightweight 21” forged alloy wheels give a 20 kg unsprung weight saving.

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MAC Shelsley Walsh Competition dates for 2017. The Midland Automobile Club (MAC) have announced the dates for events at Shelsley Walsh this year. The season starts with a Trial on the upper slopes of the car park field with the Peter Blankstone Sporting Trial on the 12th March. The Hill Climb season starts with the Speed into Spring meeting on the 6th-7th May. The club is then holding a sprint meeting at Curborough, near Lichfield on the 20th May. Back to Shelsley for the British Racing Green meeting on the 3rd -4th June. On the 17th June there will be an open Test day, with free admission for spectators. The 18th June sees the popular Reg Phillips Trophy meeting. The Vintage and Post Vintage Thoroughbreds, run in conjunction with the VSCC is over the weekend of the 1st and 2nd of July. The star of the Shelsley season is the Classic Nostalgia weekend, the 22nd-23rd July, which is always popular with spectators and the club usually gets some fantastic machinery to run up the hill over the course of the weekend. © Janet Wright The British Hill Climb Championship arrives on the 12th-13th August to tackle the oldest challenge in British motorsport. The Hill Climb season at Shelsley Walsh finishes on the weekend of the 16th-17th September with the Autumn Speed Finale, while the clubs last speed event of the year is a final sprint at Curborough on the 8th October. February 2017

This is NOT what you think it is! You looked at this photo and thought, Ah, a nice Alpine Renault A110. WRONG. This is the much rarer Dinalpin A110. Spotted at the recent Historic Rally Car Register Open Day at the British motor Museum at Gaydon, this is the one car which may have caught out a lot of people. It is in fact the very rare Mexican built Dinalpin A110. They were built in Mexico by the DINA company under license from Renault and less than 1,000 were produced over its 10 year life cycle. © Janet Wright

The results for the Coys Auction at Autosport International had not been released at the time of going to print. We hope to carry the results in our next issue. Page 7

Subaru BRZ

Silverstone to Host World RX Festival Event in 2018.

Making its debut at Autosport International, the updated Subaru BRZ sports coupe has been updated from top to bottom. The coupe shape has been retained, but enhanced with a wider, lower stance at the front end. It has full LED headlights, a first for Subaru. The rear lamps have been redesigned and an aerodynamic pedestal spoiler added to the rear, and 10 spoke aluminium wheels added. Inside, a 4.2 inch colour LCD multi-function display has been added to the instrument panel, with a slightly smaller, redesigned steering wheel. The suspension, engine and drivetrain have been redefined to enhance handling, performance and driving experience. For sporty drivers there is a new Track mode which enhances the stability of the car and allows for more refined acceleration when driving on a track. For normal driving it added Hill Start Assist to help with up or down hill starting.

The FIA World Rallycross Championship will be coming to Silverstone circuit for 2018. The circuit will host a new motorsport event which will include World Rallycross race action and other festival elements. This new event will replace Lydden Hill as the British round of the World Rallycross Championship as the Kent circuit comes to the end of its contract. Rallycross celebrates itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 50th anniversary this year and continues to undergo rapid growth. The Silverstone event will create a large ÂŠ Simon Wright scale motorsport festival weekend in 2018. Rallycross 50th anniversary was also celebrated at the Autosport International Live Action Arena show. February 2017

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Flying Finns to star at Race Retro. The 15th anniversary celebrations for Race retro will get a flying FINNish when two of the original Flying Finns take part in the live action Rally stage, which will run over the weekend of the 25th and 26th February 2017. Former British and World Rally Champion Ari Vatanen took three championship titles driving the ever popular Ford Escort. He was British Rally Champion in 1979 and 1980 and then won the World rally Championship in 1981 with Dave Richards (Who went on to run Prodrive) at the wheel of the privately entered Rothmans Ford Escort, the only driver to win in a non-works car. Vatanan is due to drive on the Race Retro live action rally stage on the 25th and 26th. Markku Alén never actually won the World Rally Championship, but he did win the FIA Cup for Drivers in 1978, which was the forerunner to the World Rally Championship for Drivers which was established in 1979. Alén started his rally career driving for Fiat, then moved to Lancia where he drove the iconic Martini Lancia Stratos. He also drove for Subaru and Toyota. He is due to appear at Race Retro on Friday 24th at the show and drive on the live action rally stage on Saturday 25th. Further information can be found at www.raceretro.com February 2017

McLaren Sales Surge in 2016. McLaren Automotive recorded a record year of sales growth in 2016, with a near doubling of it’s sales volume year over year. It sold a total of 3,286 cars in 2016 compared to 1,654 in 2015. It also saw production of its 10,000 car. North America continues to be the largest market, with 1,139 sales in 2016.

Rebellion Racing have unveiled their 2017 FIA WEC driver squad and have confirmed that Julien Canal and David Heinemeier Hansson have joined the Swiss team. They will line up alongside Nicolas Prost, Mathias Beche, Nelson Piquet Jr and Brunno Senna for the 2017 WEC season driving the new Oreca “07” LMP2 car. Canal will share the No 13 car with Beche and Piquet Jr, while Heinemeier Hansson will drive the No 31 car with Prost and Senna. Page 9

AMD Doubles up

The 2017 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship will see AmDTuning.com expand their operation by entering a second Audi S3 car this year for 2016 Renault UK Clio Cup champion Ant Whorton-Eales. Regular driver Ollie Jackson is remaining with the team to drive the other Audi S3 saloon for a second season. Last year the team was hampered by a lack of testing and Jackson is thrilled that with continuity, the team will have plenty of time to prepare for the first round of the championship at Brands Hatch. After five years in the Clio Cup, Whorton-Eales reckons it is a dream come true to be racing in the BTCC. The team is keen that Whorton-Eales will be fighting for the Jack Sears Trophy, which they won a few years ago with Dave Newsham.

Shelsley Breakfast Club. The monthly Shelsley Walsh Breakfast Club meetings start again this month. There is a small fee payable to attend and you must pre-register on the Shelsley Walsh web site at www.shelsley-walsh.co.uk. The dates for 2017 are 12th February, 12th March, 9th April, 14th May, 11th June, 9th July, 6th August, 3rd September and the 9th October. © Simon Wright

Thruxton to celebrate 50 years in style. The popular Hampshire circuit will celebrate it’s half century next year, and as part of the on-going development of the circuit, it will construct a state of the art hospitality facility on the inside of Allard Corner. Construction is due to begin towards the end of this summer. The new building is the latest vision of Thruxton Group Managing Director and sometime racing driver Bill Coombs. www.thruxtonracing.co.uk February 2017

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Vintage and Classic Vehicle Festival, Stony Stratford, New Years Day. By Simon & Janet Wright.

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1970 Dodge Challenger - Sam Posey Trans Am racing replica

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Pre-war Lagonda

Wet weather could not dampen the enthusiasm of the vintage and classic car owners from displaying their cars at the first show of the new year. Stony Stratford, near Milton Keynes in the heart of England, held its annual New Years Day Vintage and Classic car show despite continual © Janet Wright rain all throughout the morning. Whilst the turnout of vehicles, and spectators, was down on previous years, there was still an amazing turnout of vehicles, to start the new year in style. The Market Square was still fairly full of pre war vintage cars and motorcycles, with some impressive vehicles on display. Amoung the more usual Ford Model A saloons and little Austin 7s were various vintage treasures. One that caught the eye was just to prove Henry Ford wrong, a 1926 Ford Model T February 2017

© Simon Wright Tudor saloon in bright red paintwork - so much for any colour as long as it’s black! Bearing in mind the wet weather, the pre-war car park was like a rainbow, with many different coloured cars spread across the area. There was a pre-war Dodge 6 saloon from America in blue with a deep red side panel parked just in front of a grey Lagonda convertible with a very long bonnet. A bright red Wolseley Hornet sportscar from the 1930s stood out from the crowd as did a two tone green 1953 Ford Prefect MG SA saloon, again from the 1930s. A two tone blue Delage saloon showed the diversity of the vehicles which had made the trip to Stony Stratford. There was also a selection of vintage and classic motorcycles on the edge of the market square. Rounding the corner in to the High street through the town, which had been closed to traffic for the day, there was the most impressive line up of class vehicles, starting with a Heinkel Trojan

Pre-war Wolseley Hornet

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1938 MG SA saloon

Rolls Royce

bubble car from the early 1960s. They were built under license by Trojan cars Ltd in the UK from 1960 until 1966. This three wheeled, one door microcar was powered by a 198cc single cylinder, 4 stroke Heinkel engine, producing © Simon Wright around 10 hp and fitted to a four speed gearbox, which included reverse gear. The bubble car was parked just behind a 1970 Jaguar XJ saloon, which must have been at least 3 times as long as the bubble car. There were several vans and light trucks in the line up, including two Volkswagen Camper vans and a 1950s Chevrolet pickup truck, plus a very tidy yellow Land Rover brakedown truck. Several Rally cars also made the trip, with a Mk 1 and Mk 2 Ford Escort, an MG B GT and a more suprising orange Saab 96, February 2017

which although it carried Lombard RAC Rally 1974 number panels, was actually a 1977 car. American cars are always popular, and beside the more usual Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro, there were several exciting cars. You don’t see many Edsel Ranger 2 door sedans on the road in the UK and the 1959 model parked at the end of the High Street looked splendid in its sky bleu and white colour scheme. Even more spectacular was the lime green Dodge Challenger on the other side of the road. This was a replica of the Sam Posey 1970 Trans Am American racing saloon. The original was fitted with a 305 cubic inch V8 engine which took him to three 3rd place finishes in the 1970 season. Moving away from the high street and to

1937 Delahaye

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the car park behind the shops to another display of classic cars. Vauxhall, from nearby Luton, were well represented with a pristine 1954 Vauxhall Velox EIPV, a 1962 Vauxhall Cresta, and a 1972 Vauxhall Viva all parked together and reprsenting 3 decades of popular Vauxhall motoring. A little further around were a pair of 1978 Vauhall Chevette HS with the 16 valve 2.3 litre slant 4 engine, 5 speed close ratio gearbox, uprated brakes and suspension and a full front air dam. Another pair © Simon Wright of vehicles which gave a nice contrast of how designs have changed over the years were a 1953 5.3 1978 Vauxhall Chevette HS litre Chevrolet 210 hot rod parked next to a 1991 3 litre Honda NSX sportscar. Both would have been high performance vehicles in their day, but the aerodynamic Honda is probably only half the height of the much more traditionally shaped Chevrolet. Representing the former Rootes Group were a Sunbeam Rapier © Simon Wright and a Humber Sceptre, while some American cars had slipped in 1953 Chevrolet 210 and 1991 Honda NSX

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Rover 90 and Jaguar

the back car park, a Pontiac Trans Am in black with a gold firebird on the bonnet, a Dodge Dart Singer, a highly modified hot rod 1957 Chevrolet Belair and a white Cadillac De Ville. There were a few rare cars on display as well. One of the most local was a 1957 Berkeley Sports. Built in Biggleswade in © Simon Wright Bedfordshire between 1956 and 1960, the Berkeley Sports was a collaboration between designer Lawrence Bond and the Berkeley Coachworks factory owned by Charles Painter. The GRP bodied Heinkel Trojan Bubble car

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car was powered by a 492cc transverse two stroke three cylinder, air cooled engine producing 30 bhp, which gave the light weight sports car a top speed of 80 mph. This particular model, the SE 492 was built between 1957 and 1959 when the company went bankrupt. Only 666 were built.

Edsel Ranger 2 door sedan

1960 Berkeley Sports

A much larger rare car also at Stony was a Gordon Keeble. Only 100 of these Grand Tourers were produced between 1964 © Simon Wright and 1967. They were powered by a 5.7 litre Chevrolet V8 engine which gave 300 bhp. For such a powerful GT car, the company badge was a Tortoise. It is said that during the first photo shoot of the car, a pet tortoise wandered in to February 2017

Gordon Keeble Grand Tourer

the frame of the shot. Because of the irony, the slowness of the tortoise, the animal was chosen as the emblem for the model. Most other manufacturers were represented, including Alfa Romeo, Datsun, Triumph, Jaguar, Rover, MG, Morgan, Trabant, Austin, Porsche, and even Dodge with a brand new Viper and BMW with their i8 Electric hybrid supercar. While the turnout was smaller than last year, it was still a tremendous number of vehicles that were on display despite the rain, and all © Simon Wright praise to the owners who are happy to still run their classic and vintage pride and joys no matter what the weather, and to the enthusiasts that came out to support them. Datsun 1200 GX

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1921 GN

Volkswagen Varient

Saab 96

1953 Special bodied Lotus Mk VI

Classic Motorcycles display

Vauxhall Velox

Pontiac Trans Am

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1933 Talbot

Austin Cooper S

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Dave Wilcox Memorial Trial 2016 December 28th 2016 By David Goose & Stuart Yates - Motorsport-Imagery

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The sun soon made the day

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The annual Pre War Austin 7 Club Christmas event took place on December 28th, after the 2014 Trial at Butts Quarry was cancelled due to severe weather we had a change of venue to Eaton in Leicestershire for 2015. The 2016 event again had a change of venue, this time to a disused quarry ÂŠ Motorsport-imagery near Stainby, Leicestershire. Checking the weather leading up to the 28th it looked like we were Oh dear... expecting severe frost. Driving there from Leicester, and as expected the freezing conditions and hard frost had materialised making the last few miles to the venue interesting to say the least. Whilst several of us walked the hills prior to the start checking for photo locations, you could just tell this new venue along with the frosty conditions, steep February 2017

Overall winner Matt Johnston

Ian Bancroft checks over the course

hills, and deep puddles it was going to be a great day. The entry list was slightly down on previous events as some of the regular drivers were missing, but this did not detract from the day. Oldest car taking part on the day was an Austin 7 Special circa 1925 driven by Patrick Mather. A variety of hills and conditions met the drivers when they made their way to the start at 10.00am. Some over frost covered grass, several hills short and steep but the surface frozen. Then the one hill which would test drivers nerve, go around a puddle, if you can call something 20 plus yards a puddle! Page 18

Winning Lady Lara Gosling

A nice frosty morning ! © Motorsport-imagery

Hughie Walker in "VAT 69" giving it everything © Motorsport-imagery

Tinkering time

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Nick Beck takes his Austin for a swim

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Keeping well clear of trouble

Committed !

or play daring and risk getting stuck in axle deep water and go through it. As the ®rst cars entered the hills you could hear cracking of thick ice when cars hit water for the ®rst time. Watching the drivers throughout the day, some were surprised how deep the water was, over axle deep in some areas. Towards the end of the trial, fog again descended over the venue bringing an eerie silence and muf¯ing engines. Speaking to some of the competitors and organisers you

got the impression this was the best event for a few years. With sun, frost, ice, at a great venue, no one would disagree. Overall Winner with a perfect score was Matt Johnston in a 1928 Austin 7 Special. Winning Lady was Lara Gosling - Austin 7. Class 3 Winner David Johnson Austin 7 Chummy, Class 5 Winner Andy Fox Austin 7 Special and Class 6 Winner Simon Price Ford Model A Special.

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Thumbs up from Lara

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Afternoon mist

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Quick wheel change

Patrick Mather in the 1923 Austin 7 Special © Motorsport-imagery

A lot of people cleaning cars tomorrow

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Making it look easy

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Autosport International The Racing car Show. By Simon & Janet Wright. with additional material by Syd Wall - Rallygallery and Mick Herring.

The Jaguar Formula E Electric racing car next to the Formula 1 display

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There is always plenty of glamour in motorsport, and it was evident at the Racing car Show at the NEC, which continues to be the start of season event for British motorsport. The ®rst two days were trade days and included the Engineering Show 2017, while the weekend was open to the public and the Engineering halls transformed in to displays for the © Simon Wright grass Even Wheels can be glamourous roots of motorsport, including oval racing, grass track racing, rallycross and areas for modi®ed and custom cars to be displayed. The show covered 7 halls of the NEC complex, with an additional two halls for live action displays and demonstrations, plus the oppotunity for fans to experience the thrill of go karts or passenger rides in a Ginetta. This year there were several major attraction displays. One of the most popular was the display grid of last years Formula 1 cars, which included most of the teams which competed in last years February 2017

The World Champion’s Mercedes Grand Prix car

FIA World Championship. In pride of place was the Mercedes Benz of World Champion Nico Rosberg. The only teams missing from the display were Sauber and Manor. Next to this central display was the Jaguar Formula E electric racing car, and for the weekend, the Hesketh 308 as driven by James Hunt in the mid 1970s. The Autosport Stage was a centre point for the whole show, where various motor sport celebrities

Close up of the Ferrari Grand Prix steering wheel

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were interviewed in front of the public. Based around the stage was a display to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Williams Grand Prix team (see page 26). Another excellent display was from Classic Team Lotus, that had arranged for the 7 remaining Lotus 49 Grand Prix cars to all be on its stand. (see feature on page 33). The British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) is the most popular racing series with the British public, after the British Grand Prix, and the Championship was represented with a large stand, supported by series sponsor Dunlop. There were

BTCC stand at Autosport show

4 cars on the main display, representing four different vehicles. These were the Toyota Avensis of Rob Austin, the Audi S3 of Ollie Jackson and Whorton Eales, the Shredded Wheat Ford Focus of Jackson, Depper and Davenport and ®nally the BMW 125i M Sport of Andrew Jordan. Current champions Honda had the Civic R Type BTCC car on the Team Dynamics stand with Matt Neal and 2016 Champion Gordon Shedden. Other BTCC cars were also present and scattered round the show. © Simon Wright

BTCC Champion Gordon Shedden with the new Halford Honda colour scheme

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Andrew Jordan’s new WSR BMW 125i M Sport

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M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3

Corbeau seats in any colour

Britcar stand with Audi R8 LMS

Haas VF 16 Grand Prix car

One of the stars of the show. Wayne Allman's 2000hp VW Pickup dragster

BTCC driver Matt Neal

One eighth scale Tyrrell 002 - yours for £6500

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SuperKarts on display

750 Motor Club stand

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John Bright, Barry Pomfret, Peter Wardle, Ray Allan at rear, Martin Donnelly, Rick Morris, Derek Warwick, Roger Pedrickin the wheelchair,Rob Cooper,Scott Stringfellow, Jim Walsh at the back, Stuard Baird, Stuart Kestenbaum, Howden Ganey

Most of the motorsport clubs and series had stands, with a large display from both the 750 Motor Club and the BRSCC, while the Historic Sports Car Club had a tribute to ®fty years of Formula Ford. © www.rallygallery.com On Friday they had a gathering of past Formula Ford drivers including BRDC President and former Grand Prix driver Derek Warwick, Le Mans winner Classic FFord cars of Fernando Ribeiro, Nigel Nick Tandy and Mansell & Michael Schumacher

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former Grand Prix driver Howden Ganley who was involved in the manufacturing of the Tiga Formula Ford cars, plus lots of other former drivers. There were also several famous cars on the stand, including a © Simon Wright

Mansell Crossle

recreation of Nigel Mansell’s ®rst 1977 Crossle 32F and Michael Schumachers’ 1988 Van Diemen RF88. Michael Schumacher Van Dieman

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Claire Williams OBE

2016 Williams Mercedes FW38

Williams 40th Celebration. The Forty Years of Williams display was each side of the

1978 Williams FW06

Autosport stage where there was a ‘pit garage’ display. One containing one of last years Martini Williams Mercedes FW38 cars in the almost clinical workshop display. The other was more the typical brick built pit garage from 1978 with the ®rst Williams Grand Prix car, the FW06 of Alan Jones parked outside, with a spare Cosworth DFV engine on a stand and a spare monocoque in the background. Round the stage itself were an additional 4 Williams Grand Prix cars including the Ford Cosworth powered FW07 of Clay Regazzoni, which won the teams ®rst Grand Prix at Silverstone in 1979. This was next to Nigel Mansell’s 1992 World Championship winning Renault powered FW14B. Damon Hill’s 1996 Championship winning Renault powered FW18 was another prized car from the Williams collection that was on display. The ®nal car to celebrate Williams 40th anniversary was the © Janet Wright Juan Pablo Montoya Williams BMW FW25 which took victory at Monaco in 2003. The team also had various representatives from the team appearing on stage for interview and for signing autographs. These included Claire Williams OBE, Deputy Team Principal, Rob Smedley, Head of Performance Engineering, new driver for 2017, Canadian Lance Stroll and former World Champion and fellow Canadian Jacques Villeneuve. © Janet Wright

1992 Williams Renault FW14B

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1979 Williams Ford FW07

Former World Champion Jacques Villeneuve

1996 Williams Renault FW18

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MSVR had a smaller stand than in previous years, though they were one of the main talking points of the show when it was announced on Thursday that they were taking over the running of Donington Park. See News section for more information. GT and Prototype racing is currently very popular all around the globe, and Ligier had a large stand advertising their new LMP2 prototype racer. The MSV Stand F3

Derek Johnston's TF Sport British GT-winning Aston Martin on the Pirelli stand.

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© Simon Wright current British GT Championship winning Aston Martin of Derek Johnston and Jonny Adam was displayed on the Pirelli stand. M-Sport had their Bentley Continental GT3 racer on display, and there were various Audi and Aston Martin GT racers scattered throughout the show. Ginetta also had a large display which as well Ginetta stand was definitely eye catching as displaying their GT range also high-lighted their new Ginetta G57-P2. One of the fastest track day cars on the market, this prototype is also eligible to race in VdeV, the Dutch Supercar series and any open sportscar competition. Powered by a 6.2 litre V8 Chevrolet LS3 engine and weighing in at under 900 Kgs it is suitable for all levels of driver experience and ambition.

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Sebastian Ogier's Fiesta WRC17 - only 1 day at the show before leaving for Monte Carlo

Rallying was also well covered. On Thursday M-Sport unveiled the latest WRC Fiesta before it was shipped off to the Monte Carlo Rally, where it took a debut win for Sebastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia. The Abarth stand had the new Fiat Abarth 124 Spyder in traditional red and yellow rally colours. There was a feature display promoting the Prestone MSA British © www.rallygallery.com Rally Championship and also WRC Rally Wales GB. There were several cars on the display representing different manufacturer options for the British Rally 300hp Fiat 124 Abarth rally car made it's debut at the Monte Carlo rally

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Championship. The BRC2 Championship winning Mitsubishi Evo 9 of Matt Edwards and Will Rogers was part of the display, along with a Vauxhall Adam, and the Proton of Mellors and Windress. There was a Ford Fiesta R5 of Anderson and Whitlock, plus a Skoda and Citroen, plus a Toyota GT from Germany. On other stands there were some ®ne Ford Escort Mk2 Rally cars and Subaru Impreza.

Toyota GT Rally car

Proton Rally car

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Formula Student.

A nice story on this car at the show. Owned by Richard Scott, It has been developed over 6 years in a cow shed in North Yorkshire. Along with two young lads, they built all the bodywork themselves using detailed Ford WRC photos as templates. After talking to Dick Cormack of DMACK tyres, he has re-launched his 500hp car this year in the DMACK livery of Martin Prokop on the 2016 Catalunya rally. By Syd Wall - Rallygallery

A section of the show was taken by Universities which build cars to compete in Formula Student. This is a testing ground for the next generation of World class engineers. University students from around the World are challenged to design and build a single seater racing car which is then tested around the Silverstone circuit. This the car from Oxford Brookes University © Simon Wright

1963 2 door Studebaker Lark Custom. This unusual recently restored classic racer is powered by a 4.7 litre RI ‘Jet Thrust’ engine which produces around 320 bhp which is transmitted through a Borg Warner T10 gearbox to a limited slip diff on the rear axle. It has standard front disk and rear drum brakes fitted with competition pads and shoes. It has been race prepared by Andy Robinson Race Cars for Historic Touring Car racing. © Simon Wright

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Trials special © www.rallygallery.com

The weekend saw Hall 10 turn over to Oval Racing Show and Grass roots motorsport including Grass Track racing and Rallycross. © Simon Wright

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Two supercharged Rolls Royce V12s provide 7000hp for Snoopy, a leader in European Tractor Pulling

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The Missing 49’ers. By Simon Wright & Pete Austin. additional photos by Janet Wright & Syd Wall. Classic Team Lotus had a fantastic display at the Autosport International show of the remaining seven Lotus 49 Grand prix cars. This model achieved several major first’s in its short career. It was the first car to have the engine bolted straight on to the monocoque chassis. It was also the first racing car to feature commercial sponsorship when it ran in 1968 under the red, white February 2017

and gold, Gold Leaf team Lotus colours. It was eventually replaced during the 1970 season by the revolutionary Lotus 72. At the Autosport show, the two missing cars were replaced by ‘cardboard’ cutouts, which people took delight in sitting behind and having taking a photo, so it looked as if they were sitting in the car. Thanks to our photographer Pete Austin, we are able to fill the gaps with actual photographs of the missing cars, taken in period, before they were destroyed. So enjoy photographs of all nine Lotus 49 racing cars.

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R3 Driven By Graham Hill in 2nd part of 1967. Sold to John Love to race in South Africa. Restored to 1967 specification by Doug Nye before being bought by Beaulieu National Motor Museum. R4 - The shortest working life of all the Lotus 49s. Jim Clark won the 1968 South African Grand Prix in this car after which it was sold to Rob Walker for Jo Siffert to drive. During Friday practice for the 1968 Race of Champions at Brands Hatch Siffert crashed the car. It was taken back to Rob Walker's © Pete Austin garage for repairs only to be destroyed by a fire in the workshop the next R1/R9 - Rebuilt from the prototype chassis R1. Raced and crashed by Rindt day. It is seen here on Friday morning prior to practice at that event. in the 1969 Tasman series, the tub was rebuilt and raced at the 1969 Race of Champions at Brands Hatch where it is pictured here being fuelled in the paddock filling station. Following a wing failure during that years Spanish Grand Prix the car was badly damaged after crashing into the other 49 of Graham Hill which had suffered a similar failure a few laps earlier. R9 was taken back to Hethel and 'binned'. © Simon Wright

R2/11 - Jim Clarks car at Zandvoort in 1967. Won at Silverstone and Watkins Glen. Took the 1968 Tasman Championship with Clark. Loaded to Rob Walker for Jo Siffert. Upgraded to B spec and for Jackie Oliver. re-labeled to R11 and raced by Mario Andretti in South Africa before sold to Pete Lovely who raced it in 6 Grand Prix as privateer.

Restored to 1967 spec in 2010.

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R7 - Sold new to Rob Walker for Jo Siffert for 1968. It took part in 24 Grand Prix events, winning it’s first race, the British GP with Siffert, and was the last privateer to win a Grand Prix. Siffert raced it again in 1969 before leaving to race for BRM in 1970. Rob Walker put Graham Hill in the car in 1970 before replacing it with the new Lotus 72. In 1999 Geoff Farmer bought the car and has raced it on occasions, including a win at the Goodwood Revival. © Janet Wright

R5/10 - Competed in 22 Grand Prix races. Won Monaco in 1968 with Graham Hill. Also raced at Watkins Glen By Mario Andretti. Relabelled to R10 for Jochen Rindt in 1969 Tasman Series. Won Monaco again in 1969 with Graham Hill. Then did three races in 1970 driven by Emerson Fittipaldi © Simon Wright

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R6 - New car for Jackie Oliver in 1968. rebuilt after massive accident in practice for French GP. Raced by Graham Hill at Monza, and to clinch the 1968 World Championship in Mexico. Jochen Rindt drove it in 1969 for eight GP including his first GP win at Watkins Glen.Did four more races in 1970 including Rindt’s dramatic last lap victory at Monaco. Sold in 1977 and now in the collection of Richard Mille.

R8 - New for 1969 and only did 4 Grand Prix. It won the Tasman Championship for Graham Hill. At Monaco it was driven by Richard Attwood and by Graham Hill for the British GP. It was sold to Jo Bonnier who raced it for two Grand Prix before selling it to Dave Charlton to race in South Africa. It is now owned by Adrian Newey who restored it to its 1969 specification. © Simon Wright

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R12 - Constructed by Team Lotus for the Ford Motor Company as an exhibition car. It was first displayed at the 1969 Racing Car Show at Olympia. It was later donated to the Donington Collection and has recently been commissioned as a runner. It is now part of the Richard Mille Collection.

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Impressive line up of all the remaining Lotus 49s

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Thursday and Friday of the Autosport International are trade days, with a dedicated engineering hall, where the latest cutting edge technology is on display. The Worlds leading suppliers such as AP Racing and Hewland Engineering are among many companies that display samples of their cutting edge developments to a wide range of motorsport teams and Partially denuded DFV Cosworth's 155 time GP winner. buyers.There were exhibitors from 21 different countries, including the USA and China, who were showcasing their products in Europes biggest and best motorsport and precision engineering trade show. A new business hub and the Motorsport Industry Association (MIA) International business lounge provide fantastic business networking opportunities over the show period. All kinds of machining facilities, parts and tools were on display. From full engines such as the Duratec 2 litre turbo engine developed by Mountune Racing for Rallycross series all around the World, Crankshafts, disc brakes, transmission © Simon Wright units, right down to Hydraulic torque guns. © Janet Wright

Autosport International Engineering Show 2017. By Simon & Janet Wright with additional photos by Mick Herring

Hesketh bike and Hesketh 308 Grand Prix car

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Mountune Rallycross engine

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The Eibach UK stand were showing the new Elemental RP1, a British road legal track car. This mid-engined roadster is designed to be driven to the track, adjust the vehicle set up with a couple of spanners and an Allen key and then re-adjust the car to drive home again. There is a choice of either a 1 or 2 litre Ford Ecoboost engine or a 999cc Honda Fireblade motorcycle engine connected to a six speed Hewland paddle shift sequential gearbox. The double wishbone suspension uses inboard mounted Eibach springs and Nitron dampers. The innovative carbon fibre and aluminium centre tub uses an aluminium composite sandwich material for the floor and front and rear bulkheads. This means that the centre tub of the car weighs in at just 60 kg. The Ford 1 litre EcoBoost engine develops 180 bhp and will be offered in a lighter but more civilised economical version, while the 998cc Honda Fireblade powered model which will rev up to 13,000 rpm will weigh below 500kg and will be a low volume special, aimed at track day customers. © Simon Wright

Ford Escort Mk2 showcasing the best of Brown and Geeson products. © Simon Wright

As well as components and machinery on display, there were quite a few cars on different stands. One high-light was a stand with James Hunt’s Hesketh 308B Grand Prix car from 1975 displayed next to © Janet Wright one of the Hesketh high performance motorcycles on the ACT Performance Products stand. February 2017

Elemental RP1

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Autosport International Live Action Arena By Syd Wall - Rallygallery & Simon Wright

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Frankie Wainman Jr - BriscaF1 World & British Champion

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Gordon Shedden has fun in a Ginetta G55, but Rob Austin set the fastest lap in the BTCC driver challenge. © www.rallygallery.com

Pat Doran's Ford RS200 spat flames at will

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Class 8 Grasstrack cars in anti gravity display © www.rallygallery.com

Ginetta had a separate ride track © Simon Wright

The Live Action featured 50 years of Rallycross Lance Foster's 1500cc Mini

The Live Action Arena provided a one hour action show in one of the large halls at the NEC. In front of the large grandstand, an oval circuit allowed some high speed lappery by various categories of club motorsport. This year the 5,000 seat arena celebrated 50 years of Rallycross, which included the Porsche 911 which won the first Rallycross race at Lydenn Hill in 1967, through to some of the powerful group B Rally February 2017

Go Kart track where the public could drive

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Metro 6R4 in Rallycross display © Simon Wright

Rallycross Porsche 911

cars which found a home in Rallycross after they were banned from Rallying in the mid 1980s, like the powerful Audi Quattro and the ever popular MG Metro 6R4. Also the BTCC drivers competed in a Ginetta for fastest lap of the oval, with Rob Austin setting the fastest time of the weekend. © Simon Wright

Rallycross Audi Quattro Group B car

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The Performance Car Show. NEC By Simon & Janet Wright.

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Polaris Slingshot 3 wheeled motorcycle

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Officially the centre piece to the Performance Car Show was the Autocar and PistonHeads.com Supercar feature which contained eight of the latest and most anticipate supercars around. Star car Ford GT

Ford GT

here was the limited edition Ford GT. This mid engined supercar is powered by a twin turbo 3.5 litre V6 engine which develops over 600 hp. The limited production run of 500 vehicles had over 6,500 applicants! Coming back down to Earth, slightly, is the latest Aston Martin DB11, considered by many experts to be one of the best Grand Tourers in its price range. The 5.2 litre twin turbo V12 also © Simon Wright produces 600 bhp and is mated to a 8 speed ZF automatic gearbox. The car can accelerate from 0-62 mph in just 3.9 seconds and achieve a top speed of 200 mph. Launched in 2016, it is the first car off the © Simon Wright February 2017

Ford GT

production line since the companys tie up with Daimler AG and is also the first series production turbocharged Aston Martin. Next was the McLaren 570S GT4, priced at just £159,900 excluding taxes. This is aimed as an entry level racing McLaren GT car, with a twin turbo 3.8 litre V8 engine developing 562 bhp. The new 2016 Honda NSX, the Lexus LC500 V8 Sport, the Porsche 911 Honda NSX GT3 RS were also included in the display which was finished off with the Ferrari California and the Lamborghini Aventador SV, plus the fastest and most powerful Jaguar ever made, the Jaguar F-Type SVR, © Simon Wright capable of 200 mph. Mixed in among the modern supercars were various historic motorsport supercars, including a Ferrari California cockpit

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McLaren and Mercedes together

Zolfe GTC4

Vortex V2 © Janet Wright

Ford Mustang © Simon Wright

Audi Quattro

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Volkswagen Polo WRC

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Germany in 1988 and Japan in 1988 and 1989. The model also scored major success in the Wellington 500 race in 1987, the RAC Tourist Trophy in 1988, the Bathurst 1000 kms in1988 and 1989 and the Spa 24 Hours race in 1989. Opposite the RS500s was the Porsche Club Great Britain display of club racing Porsche 911 and Boxster models. One of the most eye catching was the striking yellow and red 911 S which finished Ford Sierra RS500 display 3rd in the 1970 Tour de France Automobile driven by former Grand Prix driver Gérard Larrousse fabulous collection of ten Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth Group A and co-driver Maurice Gélin. This factory 911 was the lightest of racing saloons, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the RS500. all time, weighing just 789 kg and finished behind the two Matra The RS500 was a top attraction in the British Touring Car prototypes driven by Jean Pierre Beltoise/Jean Todt and Henri Championship in the late 1980s and early 90s, with Rob Gravett Pescarolo/Johnny Rives. winning the BTCC title in 1990, the only driver to claim the © Janet Wright overall title in an RS500. The car was also enjoying success all round the World, winning titles in Australia in 1988 and 1989, © Simon Wright

Ford Sierra RS500

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Porsche 911S

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Rallying pedigree instead of more modern saloons. The Ford RS Owners Club also had a selection of rally cars in their display along with road going Escort, Focus and Sierra models © Simon Wright

Noble M12

Other British supercar manufacturers on display included Nobel, and BAC with the latest version of their single seater Mono. The BMW Car Club, Great Britain were celebrating 100 years of BMW, but the cars on display were more of a Racing and © Simon Wright

BMW M3

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Ford Escort RS on the Ford RS Owners Club stand

One of the biggest names in the Tuning Industry, Liberty Walk EU brought two of © Simon Wright its latest bespoke supercars to the show, a specially modified Lamborghini Aventador and a Ferrari 458 which had never been seen in the UK before. Liberty Walk Ferrari 458

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Avatar Roadster.

The first production Avatar sportscar was displayed at the 2017 Performance car Show. The Devon based firm has now got a fully certified 250 bhp sports car that is equally at home on the road or the racing circuit. The car weighs in at just 695 kg and with the 2 litre Ford EcoBoost engine, it can accelerate from 0-60 mph in just 4 seconds and can reach a top speed of 145 mph. With a leather interior, heated screen, roof and air conditioning, the car will appeal to a broad range of drivers. The firm also offers the option of a 2.3 litre, 350 bhp engine which reduces © Simon Wright the 0-60 mph time to just 3.6 seconds. Buyers can also specify a full rollcage, plumbed in fire extinguisher and a foam filled tank for track day action. Production starts in the spring and the car will start from £39,990 February 2017

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VSCC New Year’s Day meet Much Marcle Photographs By Peter McFadyen

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MG TA and Lea Francis in the rain

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The first day of the New Year means the local Vintage Sports Car Club members head for the Royal Oak pub at Much Marcle, near Ledbury for their annual first meet of the year. Unfortunately the 1st January 2017 dawned a wet and dull day, with the wet weather blanketing the Midlands for most of the day. Fortunately, the © Peter McFadyen VSCC members all seem to believe that their Vintage cars should be driven and enjoyed, not left in some warm, dry garage to slowly rot away. This meant that there was still a good turnout of cars, but not many owners, because as soon as they arrived, they disappeared in to the pub for warm food and a drink. All cars allowed on to the pub car park were pre-war vehicles, and included many cars from Austin and Morris, Bentley, and Rolls Royce. Some cars were even decorated in a festive theme , with holly attached to the radiator grill. Something a little more unusual was a burgundy coloured 1915 February 2017

1915 Oldsmobile 43 Tourer

Oldsmobile Model 43 Tourer convertible, powered by a 3 litre 4 cylinder OHV engine which was introduced in 1914 with the previous model 42. There was a nice example of a pair of Frazer Nash BMWs in the car park. Mark Garfitt’s 1937 Frazer Nash BMW 319/55 sports was parked next to a much rarer 1937 Frazer Nash 319/45 saloon version which had only recently been purchased by Geraint Owen. The BMW 319 was built between 1934 and 1937 in saloon, cabriolet, Tourer and Limo/Cabriolet body styles. All powered by a 6 cylinder 1911cc in-line engine which produced a maximum of 55 bhp and a top speed of 72 mph. The four speed gearbox had synchromesh on 3rd and 4th gears. The front suspension was transverse leaf spring with lower wishbones and an integral single action shock absorber. The rear used longitudinal leaf springs with a rigid axle and lever arm double acting shock absorbers. Page 51

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Ansaldo and Napier saloons

An unusual car was the Ansaldo, which was manufactured in Italy by the armaments company Glo. Ansaldo & C between 1921 and 1931. They started production with an inline four cylider 1847cc engine which developed 36 bhp. There was also a sports © Peter McFadyen version with a 1981 cc engine, a six cylinder 1991 cc engine and later models came with a six cylinder 2179 cc engine. The last cars Concours winner Mark Greening’s Austin 10 2 seater with rear dickey seat

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Concours winner Mark Greening’s Austin 10 2 seater

built came with a straight eight 3532 cc engine. The Knight’s Cider Concours event was won by Mark Greening from Tewkesbury, in his Austin 10 2 seater with dickey seats in © Peter McFadyen the rear. Second place went to the Austin 7 Swallow of local Ledbury man Glenn Sanger and third place went to Doug Howells from Newport in his 1934 Sunbeam Twenty Five 4 door saloon. The Austin 7 Swallow of Glenn Sanger (Ledbury) was second

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Lagonda and Rolls Royce limousines

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Morgan 3 wheeler line up

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Lea Francis

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Archive Photo of the month. By Pete Austin.

With the attention given to the Austin Maxi 1970 World Cup Rally car of Bron Burrell at the recent HRCR Open Day at Gaydon there is obviously a resurgent interest in Historic Marathon rallying. This months archive image shows the Fiat 131 Abarth of ex Grand Prix driver Giancarlo Baghetti and Tommaso Carletti crossing London just after the start of the 1977 Singapore Airlines London to Sydney Rally. They went on to finish 23rd.

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Tasman Cup Revival Series Rnd 3 2016/17 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 NZ Festival of Motor Racing - celebrating Ken Smith meeting, Hampton Downs. 20-22 January 2017 By FAST COMPANY of behalf of the New Zealand Formula 5000 Association www.F5000.co.nz Photos ÂŠ Fast Company/Lance Hastie

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Defending SAS Autoparts MSC F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series title holder Ken Smith (#11 Lola T332) seen here leading Clark Proctor (March 731/A) and Grant Martin (Talon MR1/A).

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Tasman Cup Revival Series Rnd 3 2016/17 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 NZ Festival of Motor Racing - celebrating Ken Smith meeting, Hampton Downs. 20-22 January 2017 SMITH GETS PERFECT START TO TRIBUTE RACE WEEKEND. DAY 1 Supervet Ken Smith (Lola T332) enjoyed the perfect start to the race meeting named in his honour at Hampton Downs, claiming pole position and the fastest lap on the way to a runaway win in the first SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series race of the weekend at the annual NZ Festival of Motor Racing. In the first series' race on the new 3.8km International circuit at the now Tony Quinn-owned Hampton Downs facility south of Auckland, category young gun Alan ÂŠ Fast Company/Lance Hastie Dunkley (Lola T332) was quicker in both practise sessions on Friday and joined Smith on the front row of the grid. In a bold move around the outside on the daunting downhill first turn and through the new section of the circuit Dunkley then edged ahead of the 75-year-old to lead the first two laps. Smith got back in front to lead the third lap, however, and Dunkley slowed then pulled off the track three laps later with engine issues. With Dunkley out UK-based series returnee Mark Dwyer

(Lola T332) inherited second after a race-long duel with high-profile local all-rounder Clark Proctor (March 73A/1). Fellow Aucklander Grant Martin (Talon MR1A) started and finished fourth with Melbourne driver Paul Zazryn the first of the Australian competitors chasing Trans-Tasman Trophy points in fifth and working his way up from eighth place on the grid. Sixth - after quickly shrugging off a three-place grid penalty for a spin in qualifying - was SAS Autoparts man David Banks (Talon MR1) with a gap back to Australian ace Bryan Sala (Matich A50/51) then a close following Aaron Burson (McRae GM1) and Glenn Richards (Lola T400). Richards was the big mover in the mid-pack, worked his way up from 15th on the grid to ninth at the flag. First of series newcomers from the UK was Brit Chris Atkinson (Surtees TS8) who finished 13th ahead of Australian driver Peter Brennan (Lola T330), and Aaron Burson's father Peter in his McRae GM1, with Ian Riley (Lola T332) 16th.

Defending SAS Autoparts MSC F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series title holder Ken Smith (#11 Lola T332)

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'GIVING IT 110 PERCENT' EARNS SMITH PERFECT F5000 SCORE DAY 2 With a lights-to-flag victory in the feature race at the annual NZ Festival of Motor Racing meeting at Hampton Downs on Sunday afternoon Kiwi racing supervet Ken Smith (Lola T332) made dominating the third round of the 2016/17 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series look easy. Afterwards Page 58

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Peter Brennan (Lola T330) leading fellow Australian Bryan Sala (Matich A50/51) and Kiwis Glenn Richards (Lola T400) and David Banks (Talon MR1)

though the 75-year-old said it was anything but. "It might look it from the outside when you are that far in front, but I was giving it 110 percent out there, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t you worry about that." Smith, a three-time winner of the New Zealand Grand Prix, four-time winner of the SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series, and now contesting his 59th consecutive season at a national was the featured driver at this year's Festival meeting, and he didn't disappoint. As well as qualifying quickest and setting the fastest race laps in all three SAS Autoparts MSC F5000 category races he won all but one of the races in the two other categories he contested in other cars, Formula Libre and Historic Formula Ford. His performance in the feature 12-lap SAS Autoparts MSC race mirrored that in the other two over the race weekend. After early challenges from Mark Dwyer (Lola February 2017

T332) and Clark Proctor (March 72A/1) Smith put the hammer down and eased away as those behind him tussled over the minor places. "The car was going good, and handling well but I did back off a bit towards the end when I saw how far back the other two were," he said. The Festival meeting was a first on the new 3.8km International circuit for Smith though you would never have guessed it. "It took me a while to get my head around, but now I've done some laps round the place I've got a better handle on it," he said. Clark Proctor drove a strong race in the feature to finish second, though Mark Dwyer, who followed Smith home in the first two SAS Autoparts MSC Series races at the event, closed dramatically on the last two laps and crossed the finish line just 0.115 of a second behind. Grant Martin (Talon MR1A) held fourth place and did a great job fending off advances from the first of the visiting Australian drivers, Paul Zazryn (Lola T332), only to slip down the field later on after contact with Brett Willis (Lola T330). Willis was the big improver in the feature race, working his way forward from eighth to fourth at the flag. "I enjoy the longer races and the car was coming to us all the time," he said. "Another couple of laps I might have got one more (place)." Australians Bryan Sala (Matich A50/51) and Peter Brennan (Lola T330) were both in the wars however, Sala losing time and track position in an early tangle which knocked his car's left-hand front wing askew, and Brennan completing the race without the use of third gear. "Just one of those things," said the Melbourne man, "I lost third gear driving out of pit lane so all the important bits where you needed to be in third I was doing in fourth.". Earlier in the day both Dwyer and Proctor managed to get around Smith through the first two corners at the start of the second SAS Page 59

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Autoparts MSC F5000 race of the weekend. Smith was up for the challenge, however, dispatching the pair before either could get away and easing away until the Safety Car came out on the fourth lap after Ian Riley (Lola T332) spun avoiding another car exiting the final corner and ended up in the barriers on the inside of the circuit. Dwyer then jumped Proctor for second place when the track went green with just the one lap to go, the order at the chequered flag Smith, Dwyer, Proctor, Martin, Paul Zazryn and David Banks (Talon MR1). Earlier Russell Greer (Lola T332) and Aaron Burson (McRae GM1) tangled through Turn 1, Greer pulling off the track between Turns 1 and 2, Burson continuing to the pits to check for damage. Glenn Richards (Lola T400) had a half spin, meanwhile, through the new double apex corner linking the International and National circuits but was able to continue and work his way back up to 13th place at the flag. Best of the first-time British visitors across the three SAS Autoparts MSC races was Chris Atkinson (Surtees TS8) who finished 13th in the first race, ninth in the second and 10th in the third. Heading into the weekend category young gun Alan Dunkley (Lola T332) was quickest in both practise sessions on Friday and joined Smith on the front row of the grid for the first category race on Saturday. ÂŠ Fast Company/Lance Hastie

Ken Smith (#11 Lola T332) qualified on pole and won the first series race of the weekend.

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Mark Dwyer (Lola T332) leads David Banks (Talon MR1)

Dunkley then edged ahead of the 75-year-old to lead the first two laps. Smith got back in front to lead the third lap, however, and Dunkley slowed then pulled off the track three laps later with an engine issue which was to spell an early end to his race weekend. Mark Dwyer inherited second after a race-long duel with Clark Proctor and Grant Martin started and finished fourth SAS Autoparts MSC F5000 series action now heads to Taupo for the inaugural Taupo Historic meeting and F1 vs F5000 Race of Champions re-enactment race. Hampton Downs circuit owner Tony Quinn said today that the Ken Smith tribute meeting was one of 'the best ever' and next year the Festival meeting will celebrate Bathurst. The 2016/17 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series is organised and run with the support of sponsors SAS Autoparts, MSC, NZ Express Transport, Bonney's Specialized Bulk Transport, Mobil Lubricants, Pacifica, Avon Tyres, Webdesign and Exide Batteries. Page 60

2016/17 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series Race 1 (8 laps) Saturday 1. Ken Smith (Lola T332) 12:09:786 2. Mark Dwyer (Lola T332) +16.214 3. Clark Proctor (March 73A/1) +16.721 4. Grant Martin (Talon MR1A) +29.163 5. Paul Zazryn (Lola T332) +31.289 6. David Banks (Talon MR1) +31.957 7. Bryan Sala (Matich A50/51) +44.594 8. Aaron Burson (McRae GM1) +45.046 9. Glenn Richards (Lola T400) +45.129 10. Ian Clements (Lola T332) +45.995 11. Russell Greer (Lola T332) +49.636 12. Shayne Windelburn (Lola T400) +59.000 13. Chris Atkinson (Surtees TS8) + 1.12.908 14. Peter Brennan (Lola T330) +1.20.012 15. Peter Burson (McRae GM1) +1.24.963 16. Ian Riley (Lola T332) 1.29.471 17. Bill Hemming (Elfin MR8) +1 lap 18. Frank Karl (McLaren M10B) +1 lap 19. Mike Sidgewick (Trojan T101) +1 lap 20. Karl Zohs (Chevron B32) +1 lap dnf Brett Willis (Lola T330), Alan Dunkley (Lola T332) . ns Gregory Thornton (Chevron B24) Race 2 Sunday 6 laps 1. Ken Smith 10:37.431 2. Mark Dwyer +1.51 3. Clark Proctor +1.727 4. Grant Martin +2.790 5. Paul Zazryn +3.456 6. David Banks +4.082

7. Bryan Sala +5.550 8. Ian Clements +6.533 9. Chris Atkinson +8.066 10. Brett Willis +8.593 11. Peter Brennan +10.236 12. Shayne Windelburn +10.540 13. Glenn Richards +13.184 14. Peter Burson +13.301 15. Bill Hemming +18.585 16. Frank Karl +20.178 17. Mike Sidgewick +1.11.578 18. Karl Zohs +1 lap dnf. Ian Riley. Aaron Burson, Russell Greer. Race 3 Sunday 12 laps 1. Ken Smith ÂŠ Fast Company/Lance Hastie 18:22.855 2. Clark Proctor +26.705 3. Mark Dwyer +26.820 4. Brett Willis +35.052 5. David Banks +38.422 6. Paul Zazryn +39.293 7. Ian Clements +43.803 8. Glenn Richards +48.065 9. Shayne Windelburn

+1.01.908 10. Chris Atkinson +1.11.169 11. Bryan Sala +1.14.499 12. Russell Greer +1.21.912 13. Aaron Burson +1.31.247 14. Grant Martin +1.37.753 15. Peter Burson +1 lap 16. Bill Hemming +1 lap 17. Frank Karl +1 lap 18. Peter Brennan +1 lap 19. Mike Sidgewick +2 laps

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Paul Zazryn (Lola T332) leads fellow Australian Bryan Sala (Matich A50/51) and Kiwi David Banks (Talon MR1).

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Michael Lyons (Hesketh 308E) seen here ahead of Andrew Beaumont in his Lotus 76.

Supporting the Tasman Revival at Hampton Downs was a small grid of Historic Formula 1 cars, shipped over to New Zealand. Taking a clean sweep by winning all three races was Englishman Michael Lyons, driving his Hesketh Ford 308E which took him to the 2016 FIA Masters Formula 1 Championship (Non ground effect cars). His nearest rival was in race 3 when James Hagan in his Hesketh 308-1 finished 2nd, only 11.5 seconds behind. In race 1 Andrew Beaumont was 2nd in his Lotus 76 and Hagan was 3rd. Tommy Dreelan in a March 761 finished 2nd in the second race, over 50 seconds behind with Beaumont 3rd. Frank Lyons, Michaels father, managed 3rd place in his McLaren M26 in the third race. Michaels mother Judy in a Surtees TS9 failed to finish the first two races but was classified 6th in race three. ÂŠ Fast Company/Lance Hastie

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March 761 of Tommy Dreelan (#35) and the McLaren M26 of Frank Lyons.

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Historic Rally Car Register Open Day

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British Motor Museum, Gaydon By Simon & Janet Wright with additional photos by Pete Austin

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AMC AMX from the Peking to Paris Rally 2016

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Impressive line up of Historic Rally cars outside the Museum conference centre. Including Standard, Imp, Saab 96, Morris 1800, Mini Cooper and Triumph 2.5

Annually held at the British Motor Museum at Gaydon, Warwickshire, the Open Day is a free event in the conference facilities where the HRCR get event organisers to come together to advertise their events for participants and spectators alike. The main room has stalls all around the edge where different rallies and tours can advertise their particular event. Some events have TV displays and may show film of a previous years event, others may have maps showing the location and route of their event. In the middle of the room were a couple of historic rally cars, This year it was an Austin Healey Sebring from the Coupe des Alpes and a Volvo 544. Also somewhere in the room there is a small dias and microphone for various well known figures in the historic rallying scene can give a short speech or presentation. The Open Day then February 2017

spreads out into a second room that has links to both the cafe and to the museum, where there is usually a special reduced entrance fee for the day. In this larger area there are several more rally cars on display as well as some of the larger event organisers, where events such as the Historic rally Championship have information about the championship and often the facilities for people ÂŠ Pete Austin Austin Healey Sebring Sprite

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Opel Ascona 400

to make an entry for the series. Inside there were four rally cars on display. An Opel Ascona 400 driven by Theo Bengry and Les Forsbrook in 2012, a Fiat 131 of John Bloxham and Richard Harper, a Mini Cooper and a Ford Escort Mk II. Outside the conference facilities there is a car park that is blocked off for the parking and displaying of Historic rally cars. There was a good turn out of vehicles this year. The ever popular Austin Mini Cooper always makes an appearance, and this year there were a couple, including one of a certain Barrie ‘Wizzo’ Williams, who was also February 2017

© Simon Wright present, wandering round chatting to people. The lineup of cars was both interesting and colourful.The grey Standard 10 saloon from the 1950s was typical of the normal 3 box design of the time. The pale blue Hillman Imp with the black bonnet and rear engine layout showed how much vehicle design had changed by the 1960s. Both cars Hillman Imp Rally Car were built locally at nearby Coventry. The next car was very eye catching for both its bright orange colour scheme and its much more rounded design. The Swedish Saab 96 was a popular rally car in the 1960s and early 70s achieving many outright victories, driven by Erik Carlsson and Stig Blomqvist. Carlsson won the RAC Rally three years in sucsession, in 1960 with Stuart Turner, 1961 with John Brown and 1962 with David Stone, while Simo Lampinen and John Davenport won again in 1968 and showing the long and successful career of this amazing car, it won again in 1971 with Stig Blomqvist and Arne Hertz. Next in the line up was the Morris 1800 (Landcrab) ‘The Beauty Box’ which was entered for the 1970 Daily Mirror London to © Pete Austin Mexico World Cup Rally for an all

Colin McRae Tribute Model Collection

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events. The car park was begining to look like a reunion for the 1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally with the Team Thailand Austin 1800 of Viscount Errington and American Bill Heinecke on display, and finally the Marshalls of Cambridge Austin Maxi of Bronwyn Burrell, Katrina Kerridge and Patricia Ozanne was parked outside the main conference entrance. Adding some glamour to what would have been a normal day was the © Simon Wright

Triumph 2.5 Pi

women crew of Jean Denton, Pat Wright and Liz Crellin and sponsored by Womans Own magazine. Split by the Mini Cooper, the next car in the line up was yet another member of the British Leyland family and another World Cup Rally car, the Triumph 2.5 Pi driven by Andrew Cowan, Brian Coyle and Uldarico Ossio. Unfortunately neither the Beauty Box or the Triumph managed to make it to the finish in Mexico City. The © Simon Wright oldest Rally car on display was an old 1939 1466cc MG TB as driven by Paul Crosby and Andy Pullen in Historic Road Rally Championship MG TB

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Dinalpin, Lotus Elan Plus 2 and MG B GT

phenomena that is Bron Burrell. The BBC TV One Show had sent a film crew to film the “Rallying Granny”. See seperate feature on page 68. Also by the entrance was the Vauxhall Astra of David Crawley and © Janet Wright Russell Joseph which was competing in Historic Rallying during 2016. Continueing the interesting and varied historic rally car selection was a Lotus Elan Plus 2, a Matra Murena and a Citroen DS21. David Alderson’s current Volkswagen Beetle which Vauxhall Astra

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Standard 10

Volkswagen Beetle

still does Historic Rallying was parked next to another German car, a Porsche 924. A couple of late arrivals on the day were a white Rover 2000 and the AMC AMX of Jim Valentine and Jonathan Lodge who competed in the 2016 Peking to Paris Rally © Simon Wright

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Fiat 131

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Bronwyn ‘Bron’ Burrell. © Simon Wright Born in New Zealand 72 years ago, Bron was one of a three woman crew who took part in the London to Mexico World Cup Rally in 1970, driving an Austin Maxi. Her team mates were Tina Kerridge and Tish Ozanne. After travelling 16,173 miles and passing through 25 countries, they unfortunately did not make it to the finish of the event, with the car failing in Argentina. Now over forty years The Austin Maxi “Puff” later Bron has bought the Austin Maxi, known affectionately as “Puff the Magic Wagon” and teamed up with Tina Kerridge-Reynolds, now 77 years old, to go rallying again. The third member of the original crew, Tish Ozanne unfortunately passed away in 2009. The car has been restored to perfect condition by Project Shop and now Bron and Tina are due to take part in the London to Lisbon rally in April. Bron has already done some rally school training and regained her competition licence. This has generated a lot of interest in the media, with Bron appearing on BBC Breakfast Time, various radio interviews and at the HRCR Open Day, Lucy Siegle and a film crew from BBC TV The One Show were present to interview Bron and Tina. Having filmed first at the Project Shop workshop, then filming an interview February 2017

and some in car footage at Gaydon, the film crew were with Bron and Tina for around six and a half hours for a four minute slot on prime Tina Kerridge and Bron Burrell time TV. You can view our film of the BBC filming on our YouTube Channel at https://youtu.be/PzHmF8L8SLs © Simon Wright

Lucy Siegle interviews Brom and Tina for The One Show

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Left to right: Drivers view of the Maxi with standard seats fitted. The Girls get ready for a drive round the museum roads. The Maxi engine. Below: Front wing signed by Bron. Navigators dashboard equipment.

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Bron takes TV Presenter Lucy Siegle for a spin round the Museum perimeter road for the Cameras

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