Classic and Competition Car 91 April 2018 by Simon Wright

April 2018

Issue 91

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

In this issue

Silverstone 24 Hours

Mount Pleasant car meet

Tasman Revival Series

Pre 93 Touring Cars, Silverstone

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

Contents Page 3

News.

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Tasman Revival series Round 6.

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Car Meet Mount Pleasant Public House, Wombourne.

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VSCC Pomeroy Trophy, Silverstone.

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ERA Road to Saigon Rally.

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Classic Car and Restoration Show, NEC.

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CCA Auction at Classic Car & Restoration Show.

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Archive Photo of the Month.

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Hankook 24 Hour race of Silverstone.

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Tour of Epynt Rally.

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Connew PC 1 Formula 1 Car .

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BARC Race meeting, Silverstone.

Independant Freelance contributors in this issue. Pete Austin. Syd Wall David Goose & Stuart Yates of MotorsportImagery

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Editorial. The Classic Car and Restoration Show held at the NEC continues to grow. It is a unique show in the UK which high-lights cars in an unrestored condition as well as concours display vehicles. It is fascinating to see some of the ‘Barn-finds’ that look like they should be towed off to the scrap heap and think that in a few months it could be in the concours class at another motor show. The show also had dozens of work in progress displays, with experts demonstrating techniques. © Simon Wright

News

Billy Monger returns Less than a year after his terrible accident at Donington Park in the Formula Four race, Billy Monger made a successful return to the circuit. At the British GT/F3 media day held at Donington Park, on the full Grand Prix circuit, on 8th March 2018, Billy drove a specially modified Carlin Formula 3 car in the test sessions held during the day. He showed he had lost none of his speed in the more powerful Formula 3 car and was in the top ten all day. He finished the day in sixth place overall with a time of 1 minute 48.613 seconds, just 0.930 of a second off the fastest time, set by Kush Maini. As we closed for press Billy took an amazing 3rd place on his debut F3 race at Oulton Park at the opening round of the British F3 championship. Billy has been given the opportunity to race in Formula 3 by Carlin thanks to the MSA granting him a suitable license and the F3 organisers allowing Carlin to run a fourth car. He worked with the FIA and MSA during the winter to overturn a rule that prevented disabled drivers from © Simon Wright competing in International single seaters racing. FIA President Jean Todt took great delight in presenting Billy with his license at the FIA Awards presentations at the start of the year.

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Jenson Button will drive at Goodwood Revival.

SEAT Cupra e-Racer. SEAT President Luca de Meo launched the Cupra e-Racer, the first 100% electric racing touring car in the World, via a web video conference prior to the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. For the second year in a row, SEAT is one of the fastest growing brands in Europe. For the first time CUPRA, a special brand for unique people, was presented to the general public. The CUPRA e-Racer will be a true motorsport car, delivering 300 kW of continuous power with up to 500 kW of peak power. It will also be the first 100% electric racing touring car in the World. Also on display at Geneva was the new CUPRA Ateca SUV. This is a sporting version of the popular SEAT Ateca. It develops 300 PS and uses the 4Drive all wheel drive system and a new 7 speed DSG gearbox. There will also be a Leon CUPRA R ST to the same specification. Both models will also feature the new Digital Cockpit, an instrument cluster that has been designed as an interactive display. It is a modern and versatile design giving a lot of functionality and is customisable to suit each driver. April 2018

The 2009 World Champion Jenson Button will drive for JD Classics for two races in 2018. He will be behind the wheel of a Jaguar XJR-9 at the Le Mans Classic in July. He will then drive another car from the JD classics stable at the Goodwood Revival in September. Button is one of the most experienced drivers to have raced in Formula 1, with 306 race starts for Williams, Benetton, Renault, BAR, Honda, Brawn and McLaren between 2000 and 2016. JD Classics is a main sponsor of both events and their competition department is perhaps the most successful classic motorsport outfit in the World, with victories at the Spa Six Hours, Goodwood Members Meeting, Monaco Historique, Donington Historic Festival and Silverstone Classic. At the last Le Mans Classic in 2016, the JD Classics team claimed four victories, a podium finish and a pole position against world class opposition. Page 4

Jaguar F-Pace SVR. The new Jaguar F-Pace offers sports car performance in an SUV design. The supercharged 5 litre V8 petrol engine develops 550 PS and 680 Nm of torque. It does 0-60 mph in just 4.1 seconds with a top speed of 176 mph. The unique aerodynamic package features unique front and rear bumpers, lower body sides and rear flip spoiler to enhance cooling, reduce lift and drag and aid high speed stability. The SVR tuned chassis also features uprated dampers with front and rear spring rates increased by 30/10 per cent respectively. There is a rear electronic active differential for optimised traction and dynamics, with lightweight 21 or optional 22 inch forged wheels with differential width from front to rear to also improve handling and traction. There are bespoke calibrations for the quickshift transmission, electric power assisted steering, Adaptive

dynamics, Torque vectoring, Dynamic stability control and allwheel drive systems. The Sports Shift Selector replaces rotary selector, SVR steering wheel with aluminium paddle shifters. A variable Valve Active Exhaust delivers a powerful Jaguar SVR soundtrack and is 6.6 kg lighter and aids performance by reducing back pressure. The interior features slimline sports seats in the front and rear with signature lozenge quilting and embossing SVR logo. The F-Pace SVR will be available to order from Summer 2018 with a list price of ÂŁ74,835 OTR in the UK. April 2018

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New Faster Ford Mustang. The new Ford Mustang looks faster, and is faster with a sleek style and enhanced engine. The 5 litre V8 engine develops 450 PS and a ten speed automatic gearbox boost acceleration and fuel efficiency. It accelerates from 0-62 mph in 4.3 seconds when combined with the new 10 speed automatic gearbox. The manual six speed gearbox features rev-matching for smoother, faster downshifts. It is available in either fastback or convertible body styles, it features more refined aerodynamics and is enhanced with LED lighting technology. MagnaRide adjustable suspension and selectable Drive Modes improve the Mustangâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun to drive character. Driver assistance technologies include Pre-Collision Assist with Pedestrian Detection and Lane Keeping aid to enhance the driving experience.

UK race on American circuit. Caterham are taking their series to America for the first ever Caterham Challenge Cup at Laguna Seca on the 1st-2nd December 2018. Caterham is the first manufacturer to offer drivers from a club championship in the UK the chance to compete on American soil. Caterham will have drivers cars packed and transported over to America for the racing extravaganza. Also after negotiations with the MSA, SCCA and ACCUS in America, Caterham will provide UK rules and regulations for the meeting, meaning the weekend will mirror the regulations of the UK motorsport calendar. The four day event package includes two days of exclusive open pitlane testing before the event. Cars on show will span the whole motorsport series, right up to the Superlight Seven 420R Championship. Olympic Legend Sir Chris Hoy was one of the first competitors to sign up for the trip. April 2018

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Nissan Leaf best selling Electric car. The new Nissan Leaf is the Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best selling zero emissions vehicle in the World. One is sold every 12 minutes in Europe, with over 300,000 sold since the original model went on sale in 2010. Packed with the latest Nissan intelligent Mobility technology, ProPILOT offers advanced driver assistance. Intelligent Power uses the Leafâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advanced new 40kW epowertrain, with improved energy efficiency, increased torque and power output for more exciting driving.Intelligent Driving is technology to improve driver confidence, enhance safety and reduce stress. Intelligent Integration links the car to a wider society via connectivity and to energy grids via unique bi-directional charging technology. It also features the innovative e-Pedal for enhanced driving pleasure. The new e-powertrain delivers 110kW of power (150 HP) and 320Nm of torque which improves acceleration from 0-62 mph in just 7.9 seconds.Using the new Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Testing Procedure (WLTP) it delivers a range of 168 miles on the combined cycle and 258 miles in city conditions on a single charge.. In comparison with other electric vehicles or the previous generation Leaf using the older NEDC test it has April 2018

a range of 235 miles. A quick charge (50kw) to 80% takes 40-60 minutes depending on charging conditions. The revolutionary e-Pedal will transform the way people drive. It enables acceleration, deceleration and full stop just increasing or decreasing the pressure on the accelerator.. By releasing the accelerator, the car will decelerate and come to a complete stop without the need to press the brake pedal. It will even do hill-holding. With a deceleration rate of 0.2G, the ePedal eliminates the need for drivers to constantly move their foot from the accelerator to the brake pedal to slow down or even stop. This will help reduce fatigue and stress in daily city driving. The Nissan Leaf has also won the 2018 World Green Car of the Year award, by the World Car Awards at the New York International Auto Show. It is the first all electric vehicle to win the award

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New Mercedes AMG C 63 model. With a powerful V8 engine and thrilling driving dynamics from motorsport inspired equipment, the C-Class from Mercedes AMG has become best sellers. The C63 embodies the core of the performance and sports car brand with saloon, estate, cabriolet and coupe versions. The 4 litre V8 biturbo engine is available in either 476 Hp or 510 Hp versions in all four body styles. This gives a top speed of 290 km/h in saloon and Coupe versions. The AMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT 9G transmission has a wet start-off clutch, making for an even more agile gearshift response. Visually it has the AMG specific radiator trim which emphasises a muscular appearance. The interior benefits from the optionally fully digital cockpit with AMG displays and a new generation AMG steering wheel. Citroen C3 R5 debut. CitroĂŤn Racing will debut the new C3 R5 at the French round of the World Rally Championship, the Tour de Corse. This new customer racing product will be driven by works crew StĂŠphane Lefebvre and Gabin Moreau at the first of a seven round WRC2 programme. There will also be a customer car driven by Yoann Bonato and Benjamin Boulloud which will be incorporated in to the works team for this round. After months of development work, covering six thousand kilometres of testing since September 2017, it will be looking to become the benchmark car for the category. Lefebvre has done a lot of the development work on the new model and will also rally it in Portugal and Sardinia. Bonato, French 2017 Rally Champion, will also be looking for a good result, as the privately run car will run under the works team for the first event to pool information. April 2018

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New look route for 2018 Dayinsure Wales Rally GB 4-7 October 2018. New closed roads legislation allows for significant changes this year. Friday action switches to exciting new tests in North Wales. The Super Saturday stages will be held in the classic forests of mid-Wales. The Wales Rally GB National Rally returns to a Friday/ Saturday format this year. The final route details will be announced in mid-April.

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ANDY HIGGINS IS 2017/18 SAS AUTOPARTS MSC NZ F5000 TASMAN CUP REVIVAL SERIES CHAMPION. Andy Higgins (Lola T332) is the 2017/18 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series champion, the Aucklander wrapping up his second series title at the final round at the annual Phillip Island Classic meeting in Australia over the March 10/11 weekend. See report on Page 11 Second-generation racer Higgins, now 37, first won the then MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series in 2014 behind the wheel of the family-owned Lola T400 he ran with his father, long-time classic single-seater and Porsche racer, Paul Higgins. Since selling that car he has raced a variety of other historic single-seaters before returning to the SAS Autoparts MSC series this season in partnership with car owner Stu Lush, and engine builder Geoff Harper of HLR Racing, in a Lola T332. © Geoff Ridder

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Second overall this season was another Auckland-based driver, Aaron Burson (McRae GM1) Like Higgins and his father, competing in - indeed helping run – the SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series is very much a family affair for Burson – who shares his passion for the category, and the cars of compatriot Graham McRae, with his father, Peter Burson. Peter also competes in the series in a McRae GM1, this season finishing 15th overall. Third, despite missing the final round at Phillip Island to attend a family wedding, was category young gun Michael Collins who enjoyed a dream debut behind the wheel of Alistair Hey’s McRae GM1. The 21-year-old from Christchurch, who in 2017 won both the South Island and NZ Class 2 Formula Ford titles, was immediately on the pace at the opening round of this season’s SAS Autoparts MSC F5000 series, battling for the lead at the first round. He then claimed his first race win at the second before winning all three class races at his home round at the annual Skope Classic meeting in Christchurch in February. Defending SAS Autoparts MSC series title holder Brett Willis (Lola T330) from Rotorua had an up and down season but held on to claim fourth place this time around. Making a big impression wherever he went, meanwhile, was runaway Class A (for earlier series’ cars) winner David Arrowsmith from Christchurch who finished fifth overall Driving the only Fordpowered car in the SAS Autoparts MSC field, a Boss 302-engined Lotus 70, Arrowsmith spent the season redefining just how quick one of the earlier model F5000 cars can be driven. And what of category stalwart Ken Smith, the 76-year-old super-vet contesting his 60th consecutive year of national level motor racing? After a heavy crash in a borrowed car (after problems with his own) at the opening round at Pukekohe in November, Smith dominated his own ‘home’ round at Hampton Downs in January but was forced to sit out the final at Phillip Island after an engine issue at the penultimate round in Christchurch. The result was 12th overall in the season points standings. Page 10

2017/18 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series Round 6 (Final). VHRR Phillip Island Classic meeting, Phillip Island VIC Australia. 09-11th March 2018

ÂŠ Fast Company/Jim Lester

Kiwi Aaron Burson scored a weekend-best second place in the feature final at the Phillip Island Classic meeting on Sunday.

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Australian Tom Tweedie (Chevron B24/28) has dominated the races at the Phillip Island Classic.

ADVANTAGE AUSTRALIA AS F5000s WOW ‘EM AT PHILLIP ISLAND Australian pair Tom Tweedie and Tim Berryman claimed the early advantage in the SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series races at the annual VHRR Philip Island Classic ‘Festival of Motor Sport meeting presented by Burson Auto Parts’ in Australia. Tweedie (Chevron B24/28), had been quickest, the Sydneysider claimed pole position in Saturday morning’s category qualifying session with a time – 1.26.9251 – a good second-and-a-half quicker than compatriot Berryman (Lola T332, 1.28.6314) then winning the first race of the weekend later that day and the second and the third of five over the weekend. Berryman, from rural New South Wales, had issues with his car’s throttle on Friday, but after qualifying second quickest and finishing a distant second to Tweedie in the first - 4 lap - race on Friday afternoon, was much more competitive once the throttle was working to his satisfaction. On his way to a close second place just over a second behind Tweedie at the flag after five laps – in April 2018

the second race of the weekend in the morning he set the quickest race lap in the morning race. He also finished a safe second in the third race of the afternoon, this time crossing the line just over three seconds behind the Chevron of Tweedie, but again well ahead of the first of the Kiwi visitors, in this case, two-time former series champion Ian Clements (Lola T332) from Christchurch. With four-time series champion Ken Smith (Lola T332) a late scratching thanks to engine parts not arriving in time from the United States, and impressive SAS Autoparts MSC series young gun Michael Collins (McRae GM1) attending his sister’s wedding this weekend, the onus of taking the battle to the top Australians at the Phillip Island Classic initially fell to one of the other former series’ title holders, Andy Higgins (Lola T332). However after heading the nine-strong Kiwi ‘landing party’ in qualifying the Aucklander spun out of third place in the Friday race (though he managed to recover and finish that race in seventh position) then suffered a broken cam follower on his way to finishing third in the morning race, putting him out for the Page 12

third race and the final pair of races on Sunday. Such is the core strength of the SAS Autoparts MSC Series field however, that each race so far has had the large crowd at the meeting lining the spectator fences as battles ebb-and-flow through the mid-field. On Friday it was Aaron Burson and Ian Clements who stepped in when Andy Higgins spun, the pair crossing the finish line in third and fourth places respectively, Burson bridging the gap between Berryman and Clements and the best of the rest of the 11-strong ‘local side,’ Victorian David Hardman. Hardman was driving the first of the Class A (for older F5000 models) cars home, the McLaren M10B owned by Australian motor industry identity (and former F5000 racer) Alan Hamilton and originally made available for local racing legend Alfredo (Alfie) Costanzo to drive this Max Pearson drove one of two Australian-made Elfin F5000s in the field. weekend. the second and the third. With Costanzo unavailable Hardman stepped in at the last Kiwi Class A counterpart Dave Arrowsmith (Lotus 70) looked minute and ended up impressing everyone, qualifying sixth set to keep Hardman honest after qualifying his unique Fordquickest and finishing sixth in the first race and seventh in both powered Lotus 70 in eighth place. However he was slowed in © Fast Company/Jim Lester Saturday’s race by a gear selection problem then (with that issue fixed) was forced out of the second weekend race this morning with an electrical fault. He finally had a clean run in the third race, though had to start from the back row of the grid but managed to get back to 10th place before the chequered flag came out. Aucklander Frank Karl (McLaren M10B) has also had an up and down weekend so far in his Class A car, though with an early overheating issue fixed by a borrowed water pump he was able to start and finish both races on Saturday. Defending series title holder Brett Willis (Lola T330) has not had the best of starts to his Phillip Island weekend, struggling with a gearbox issue. In Category original Charles Talbot enjoyed being back behind the wheel April 2018 of his ‘new’ Lola T332

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by, ending up back in 10th place at the flag.

Australia’s Phillip Island circuit proved the perfect venue for the final round of this season’s SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series over the March 10-11 weekend. ‘This place is just off the scale,” said Kiwi racer Aaron Burson (McRae GM1) after a weekend best second place finish in the feature length 12-lap F5000 category final on Sunday afternoon. “It’s just so different to what we have at home. And it’s hard to pick one bit that I like more than another, the whole place is spectacular. For a start, at almost 4.5 kms around the lap is a lot longer and it’s got lots of elevation changes which you don’t see from watching the V8s when they are here. Australian pair Tom Tweedie (Chevron B24/28 #2) and Tim Berryman (Lola T332) lead a That, and all the fast, flowing high entry warm up lap at MG hairpin. speed corners means it’s completely stark contrast, however, David Banks and series newcomer different to the other tracks we race at. The fact that you’re so Tony Galbraith (both Lola T332) have enjoyed a so far troubleclose to the sea is also one of the things I like about the place. free run, The pair have rarely been more than a second or two At any other track all you see down the start/finish straight is apart in the races with Galbraith getting to the finish line first in the car in front of you. Here, the track dips as you pass the pits, the first and third race but Banks returning the favour in the then you crest a rise and then all you see is Bass Strait!” second. The circuit, on Phillip Island, due south of Melbourne, could well Aaron Burson (McRae GM1) was typically quick in qualifying have been built for the robust, stock-block V8-powered wings(fourth) and finished third in the first race and fourth in the third. and-slicks Formula 5000 single-seaters. In the second one though he outbraked himself heading down Weekend pace-setter, former Australian Formula 3 race winner Lukey Heights and into the MG hairpin (after changing brake Tom Tweedie (Chevron B24/28), was consistently the fastest pads) and after running off the track and letting most of the field man at the meeting, qualifying quickest before going on to win April 2018

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all five category races very much as he pleased and only conceding the fastest race lap once – to compatriot Tim Berryman (Lola T332) in the second race of the weekend on Saturday morning. Tweedie was the only one to break the 1.27.00 barrier (with his pole time in the Saturday morning qualifying session of 1.26.89251. but both he and Berryman ran easily in the 1.27.00s in the races. Both also beat the two Formula 1 cars – the March 741 of former V8 Supercars ace John Bowe and the Ferrari 156/85 of Sydney driver Guido Belgiorno-Nettis – which joined the F5000 field for the first race on Sunday morning. By way of comparison the MotoGP lap record round the Grand Prix circuit is a 1.27.833 set by Italian Jorge Lorenzo, and the current Supercars one - set in 2017 by Kiwi Scott McLaughlin in a Team Penske DJR Ford Falcon - is a 1.31.2142 Like the other four races (a 4-lapper ‘sprint’ on Friday then two five lappers on Saturday, and a third five lapper on Sunday morning) the 12lap 2018 Phillip Island Classic on Sunday afternoon was another Tweedie master class, the Sydney stock broker leading all 12 laps. Until the first lap of the feature final Berryman had tucked in behind to head the rest of the 19-strong field home. In the final however, he was forced to pit to retether his car’s fire extinguisher and could only make it back up to 10th place before the chequered flag came out. That left the way open for Aaron Burson to take second place ahead of fellow Kiwis Ian April 2018

Clements, Tony Galbraith (both Lola T332s) and David Arrowsmith (Lotus). After working through gear selection then electrical issues on Friday and Saturday Arrowsmith was back to his giant-killing best in his older Class A car on Sunday, winning an entertaining battle with fellow Kiwi Tony Galbraith for seventh spot in the morning 5-lapper, then finishing a weekend-best fifth – after another race-long battle, this time with Australian ace Dean Camm (Chevron B24) in the feature final. Behind Camm was another entertaining battle for track and race position, eventually decided in the favour of Kiwi Brett © Fast Company/Jim Lester

Australian Tim Berryman (Lola T332) at the Phillip Island Classic.

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Willis (Lola T330) from Aussie Frank Harris in his Chevron B24). Category original Charles Talbot (Lola T332) rounded out the feature race finishers with just three starters failing to finish. Kiwi Grant Martin finally called time on his weekend when he ended up with just one usable gear (4th) while Australian Michael Glynn (Elfin MR8) had a wild ride exiting Turn 1 when a wheel bearing collapsed and pitched his car off the track and into a barrier. The VHRR’s annual Phillip Island Classic meeting hosted the final round of this season’s SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series. The 2017/18 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 Specialised Bulk Transport, Mobil Lubricants, Pacifica, Avon Tyres, Webdesign and Exide Batteries. You can follow the 2017/18 series on Facebook at F5000 New Zealand or on the NZ F5000 Association's website www.F5000.co.nz © Fast Company/Jim Lester

2017/18 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series RESULTS Formula 5000 Race 1 (Fri 4 laps) 1. Tom Tweedie (NSW, Chevron B24/28) 5:56.6373 2. Tim Berryman (NSW, Lola T332) 6:06.0570 3. Aaron Burson (NZ, McRae GM1) 6:15.9769 4. Ian Clements (NZ, Lola T332) 6:21.3568 5. David Hardman (VIC, McLaren MB10) 6:22.9853 6. Tony Galbraith (NZ, Lola 332) 6:29.0793 7. Andy Higgins (NZ, Lola T332) 6:29.2261 8. David Banks (NZ, Lola T332) 6:30.7417 9. Grant Martin (NZ, Talon MR1A) 6:34.3050 10. David Arrowsmith (NZ, Lotus 70B) 6:37.3263 11. Dean Camm (VIC, Chevron B24) 6:42.6949 12. Frank Harris (VIC, Chevron B24) 6:48.8187 13. Brett Willis (NZ, Lola T330) 6:49.6617 14. Rodney Carroll (NSW, Lola T140) 6:54.1010 15. Charles Talbot (VIC, Lola T332) 6:59.4158 16. Michael Glynn (VIC, Elfin MR8-BC) 6:59.4973 17. David Crabtree (VIC, March) 7:06.0026 18. Robert Splatt (VIC, March 732A) 7:49.6827 19. Maxwell Pearson (QLD, Elfin MR8) 6:09.2092

Race 2 (Sat am 5 laps)

Quick Kiwis at the meeting have included David Banks and Tony April 2018 Galbraith (Lola T332s)

1. Tom Tweedie ( Chevron B24/28) 7:27.8583 2. Tim Berryman ( Lola T332) 7:28.9281 (1:27.9066*) 3. Andy Higgins ( Lola T332) 7:52.9796 4. Ian Clements ( Lola T332) 7:57.1690 5. David Banks ( Lola T332) 8:07.5428 6. Tony Galbraith ( Lola T332) 8:07.9012 7. David Hardman ( McLaren M10B) 8:12.1533 8. Frank Harris ( Chevron B24) 8:17.7248 9. Dean Camm ( Chevron B24) 8:18.2481 Page 16

10. Aaron Burson ( McRae GM1) 8:19.9689 11. Brett Willis ( Lola T330) 8:29.4778 12. Grant Martin ( Talon MR1A) 8:29.6494 13. Michael Glynn ( Elfin MR8-BC) 8:50.4490 14. Rodney Carroll ( Lola T140) 8:50.7387 15. Charles Talbot ( Lola T332) 8:51.3887 16. Adrian Akhurst ( Lola T332C) 8:51.5026 17. Robert Splatt ( March 732A) 7:31.1072 18. Frank Karl ( McLaren M10B) 7:53.2060 DNF. David Arrowsmith ( Lotus 70B) Max Pearson ( Elfin MR5)

Race 3 (Sat pm 5 laps) 1. Tom Tweedie ( Chevron B24/28) 7:27.9943 2 1:28.4367* 2. Tim Berryman ( Lola T332) 7:31.2318 3. Ian Clements ( Lola T332) 7:52.2989 4. Aaron Burson ( McRae GM1) 7:59.3080 5. Tony Galbraith ( Lola T332) 8:00.6361 6. David Banks ( Lola T332) 8:01.3975 7. David Hardman ( McLaren M10B) 8:10.5329 8. Grant Martin ( Talon MR1A) 8:11.9353 9. Frank Harris ( Chevron B24) 8:18.1092 10. David Arrowsmith ( Lotus 70B) 8:18.4609 11. Brett Willis ( Lola T330) 8:23.8618 12. Rodney Carroll ( Lola T140) 8:35.1597 13. Michael Glynn ( Elfin MR8-BC) 8:42.0470 14. David Crabtree ( March F5000) 8:42.1625 15. Adrian Akhurst ( Lola T332C) 8:42.6994 16. Charles Talbot ( Lola T332) 8:56.3927 17. Frank Karl ( McLaren M10B) 9:10.8619 18. Robert Splatt ( March 732A) 7:44.0112 DNF. Max Pearson ( Elfin MR, Dean Camm ( Chevron B24)

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2. Tim Berryman ( Lola T332) 7:25.7314 3. John Bowe ( March 741 F1) 7:30.9333 4. Guido Belgiorno-Nett ( Ferrari (T) 156/85 F1 7:39.6481 5. Ian Clements ( Lola T332) 7:54.2889 6. Aaron Burson ( McRae GM1) 7:55.2076 7. David Arrowsmith ( Lotus 70B) 8:08.4936 8. Tony Galbraith ( Lola T332) 8:08.7297 9. Grant Martin ( Talon MR1A) 8:10.8879 10. Frank Harris ( Chevron B24) 8:18.5032 11. Brett Willis ( Lola T330) 8:18.7669 12. David Hardman ( McLaren M10B) 8:21.3331 13. Dean Camm ( Chevron B24) 8:31.0037 14. Michael Glynn ( Elfin MR8-BC) 8:31.0763 15. Rodney Carroll ( Lola T140) 8:37.0324 16. Adrian Akhurst ( Lola T332C) 8:37.1727 17. Charles Talbot ( Lola T332) 8:42.2358 18. Frank Karl (NZ, McLaren M10B) 7:25.1815 19. Maxwell Pearson ( Elfin MR5) 8:04.2037 DNF. David Banks, David Crabtree, Robert Splatt

Race 5 (Sun pm 12 Laps) 1. Thomas Tweedie ( Chevron B24/28) 18:01.6912 1:27.7985 2. Aaron Burson ( McRae GM1) 18:53.2066 3. Ian Clements ( Lola T332) 18:54.0784 4. Tony Galbraith ( Lola T332) 19:00.0037 5. David Arrowsmith ( Lotus 70B) 19:30.3419 6. Dean Camm ( Chevron B24) 19:30.8353 7. Brett Willis ( Lola T330) 19:38.9779 8. Frank Harris ( Chevron B24) 19:39.6913 9. David Hardman ( McLaren M10B) 18:06.6764 10. Timothy Berryman ( Lola T332) 18:14.2185 11. Charles Talbot ( Lola T332) 18:59.6657 DNF. Grant Martin, Michael Glynn, Robert Splatt Page 17

Classic Vehicle Show, Mount Pleasant, Wombourne. Sunday 11th March 2018. By Simon Wright. ÂŠ Simon Wright

Anglo American relationship is good. Cadillac, Ford, Austin & MG line up in the sun

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The Classic Vehicle Show behind the Mount Pleasant public house, in Wombourne, Staffordshire, had a civilised start time for a local car meeting, 12 noon. While lots of other venues have Breakfast Clubs starting very early on a Sunday morning, in this part of the country they like their Sunday mornings to prepare the car for a leisurely show over the lunch period, at a venue where it is possible to have a nice Sunday lunch. This was a relatively small venue, but still had a good turn out of interesting vehicles. Star car for me was a white 1964 Cadillac Coupe de Ville 2 door. This is a giant of a car with a massive boot © Simon Wright flanked with fins and plenty of chrome, both front and rear. This is classified as a second Cadillac

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generation model, built between 1961 and 1964 in Detroit, Michigan and designed by Bill Mitchell. The 64 model had a minor facelift over previous versions with a new front © Simon Wright Cadillac bi-angular grille that formed a V shape in both vertical and horizontal planes. The car was also fitted with a larger 7 litre V8 engine, which developed 340 HP. It was also 1 inch longer than the previous three years versions at 223.5 inches overall length. The model also had the first completely automatic heating and air conditioning system controlled by a dial thermostat on the instrument panel. Parked next to it and forming a perfect compliment to the Cadillac, bringing the American car up to date, was a 2004 4.6 litre Ford Mustang. The Cadillac was long and fairly rectangular where as the Mustang has a much more aerodynamic, and © Simon Wright

Cadillac & Ford Mustang

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aggressive, style. Although still large by European standards, the modern American car is smaller than the 1950s model and features much less chrome! The Midlands own answer to the American muscle car was the West Bromwich built Jensen. The one that arrived on the day was a 1970 6276cc Jensen FF. This is a perfect example of the © Simon Wright

experimental version had been tried on the earlier Jensen CV8, but it never went into the production version. The FF stands for Jensen FF Ferguson Formula, after Ferguson Research Ltd which invented the car’s four wheel drive system. Although very similar in appearance to the Interceptor, it was slightly longer and mechanically very different and cost 30% more. It was also impossible to convert to Left Hand Drive due to the design and therefore could not be sold in America. In total only 320 were built during the six year production cycle. MG are a staple part of the British motoring scene and we had a nice comparison of the change in design with a 1977 MG sportscar and a 2003 MG TF parked next to each other, © Simon Wright

Jensen FF

British Grand Tourer. Luxury finish in a stylish coupe design, powered by a 6.3 litre Chrysler V8 engine. The FF was the first non all-terrain Four Wheel drive car, which preceded the Subaru Leone by five years, the AMC Eagle by thirteen years and the Audi Quattro by fourteen years. The model was built between 1966 and 1971 and is easily identifiable from the similar Jensen Interceptor by having a twin row of diagonal air vents in the front wing, behind the front wheel. It also features a mechanical antilock braking system from Dunlop Maxaret, which had previously only been used on racing cars, lorries and aircraft. An April 2018

MG Old and New

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showing the change in design over the generations in this popular British sportscar. There were also a pair of blue MG B’s © Simon Wright which showed the difference between the Roadster and the Coupe, parked up together. Another regular at the MG B Roadster and MG B GT majority of classic car meetings is the original Austin Mini, in it’s various forms. Three were in attendance, with the most eye catching being a yellow 1989 Rover Mini 1000, with flared wheel arches, next to a dark green 1973 Austin Mini 1000. Apart from different wheels, the exterior design on the later model was faithful to the original desin and looked identical to the Austin version built sixteen years earlier. © Simon Wright

Ford Sierra Cosworth

Another eye turner was a grey blue 1986 Ford Sierra Cosworth. This 2 litre turbo charged 3 door hatchback stands out with the large rear spoiler, half way down the rear window. This car was the basis of the Ford Sierra RS500 which dominated the British Touring Car Championship in the early 1990s. The Metro was the modern hatchback design replacement for the iconic Mini. It never caught the public imagination like its predecessor, and was mainly produced in its basic hatchback © Simon Wright

Pair of original Mini saloons

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Metro and Metro pickup

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form, However, there were some Metro pickup’s built and there was a fine example parked next to the normal Metro hatchback. Another popular car from the 1970’s was a 3 litre white 1972 Ford Capri, the ultimate boy racer car of the period. The Capri was built across Europe from 1968 to 1986 as a European alternative to the American Ford Mustang. Many of the mechanical components were taken from the Ford Cortina, and engines fitted ranged from 1300cc through 1600cc, 2 litre and 3 litre V6 engines as standard. Many other engine variations have been fitted to this vehicle ever since. These local events show the strength of feeling of the people to celebrate their pride and joy and how classic cars can help draw people together. You will find them all across the country all during the year, so if you see a local event, get out there and show your support and see some fascinating examples of motoring history.

Jaguar © Simon Wright

Ford Capri

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Rover 2200

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Vintage Sports Car Club Pomeroy Trophy Silverstone – 24th February 2018. By Pete Austin

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Alric Kitson - Toyota Corona.

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the 1929 Frazer Nash of Simon Blakeney-Edwards taking the Densham Trophy (best pre war car) and Andrew HoweDavies taking the Edwardian award in his 1911 Scat Racer. This event always attracts an interesting mix of cars of all types and ages. It was particularly pleasing to see the 1934 Riley/ERA Maclure Special of previous winner James Baxter which was making its debut at this event. Bringing things right up to date were a pair of the limited edition Toyota Yaris GRMN driven by Patrick Mortell and Richard Seymour. These had been at the circuit the day before with a film crew who were also present on the Saturday to record their participation in the event itself with both cars taking 3rd class awards. Also taking part from the Toyota Heritage fleet was their 1966 Toyota Corona Deluxe driven by Alric Kitson. Overall winner of the Pomeroy Trophy Simon Smith - Lotus Elan

Bright sunshine but with a bitter easterly wind greeted competitors and spectators for the annual running of the Pomeroy Trophy. Named after Laurence Pomeroy the event comprises a series of tests designed to find the ultimate ‘Touring car’. It includes unusual tests like fitting standard pieces of luggage in to the vehicle (penalty points added if they don’t all fit) and at least one test must be run with a hood or roof over the driver and passenger area (again penalty points added if no roof fitted). Then there are the driving tests for handling, acceleration and braking. These tests are all done in the morning followed by high speed trials in the afternoon. The event, for the second year running, was held on the full Grand Prix circuit. Overall winner was Simon Smith in his 1964 Lotus Elan with April 2018

Densham Trophy winner - Simon Blakeney-Edwards - Frazer Nash Super Sports

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Andrew Howe-Davies - Scat Racer

James Baxter - Riley-ERA Maclure Special

Margaret Diffey - Ferrari 212

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Geraint Owen - BMW M3E36

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Lap 1 of first high speed trial.

Making it a family affair were the father – son – son trio of Martin, Lukas and Andreas Halusa driving Alfa Romeo 8C, Jaguar E Type and Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT respectively. In my view one of the most beautiful cars taking part was the deep red Ferrari 212 of Margaret Diffey. Simon Diffey meanwhile, after completing the driving tests in the morning, was last seen under his Ford Hertz Mustang in the paddock April 2018

during the lunch break. Mark Walker, as ever, kept everyone entertained with his ‘enthusiastic’ driving of his GN Thunderbug. Altogether a cold day brightened by the sun and the usual eclectic mix of cars. Full results can be downloaded from the VSCC website: www.co.uk Page 26

Lukas Halusa - Jaguar E Type

Roger Buxton - Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Zagato

Mike Preston - Bugatti T35B

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Richard Seymour leads Patrick

Mortell - both Toyota Yaris GRMN

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ERA Road to Saigon Rally Photos by Gerard Brown

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Karen & David Ayre 1907 Itala

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1974 Leyland P76. Third place was secured by David Gainer and Kerry Finn in the 1972 Datsun 240Z. Collecting their trophy, Halter acknowledged the importance of this, his first win and declared that he has two heroes in classic rallying. Of runner up Gerry Crown, who is still competing at 88 years old, Marco said: “I wish I can drive as fast as you when I’m as old as you. You’re a fast driver and a fast drinker.” Marco’s other heroes were Karen and David Ayre who he thanked for bringing their beautiful 1907 Itala to the event. A regular on the endurance rally scene, the Itala battled all the way from Singapore to the Prek Tamak Bridge, 40km north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, where on day 22 disaster struck. They broke a left-hand side half shaft and lost a wheel. There was nothing to be done by the side of the road save arrange a recovery truck to take the car to Saigon.

Vintageant winners Graham and Marina Goodwin 1925 Bentley Super Sports

The Spirit of the Rally award went to Russell Jordan and Bill Crossan for their efforts in the 1967 Austin Healey 3000 whilst the Against all © Gerard Brown

BENTLEY REIGNS SUPREME IN ERA’S ROAD TO SAIGON The 1925 Bentley Super Sports of Graham and Marina Goodwin reigned supreme on the Endurance Rally Association’s The Road to Saigon rally. Holding their lead on the Vintageant category from the start line in Singapore right the way to the finish in Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City as it is now known. Former Peking to Paris entrant Andrew Webster and his co-driver Ian Robertson took second place in their 1939 Chevrolet Master 85. Rallying over 8,600kms in 27-days, around 35 crews took on a series of challenging regularity and speed trials as they journeyed through Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The Classics division was won by Marco Halter and Claudia Engelhardt in the 1963 Ford Falcon, who had fought a close battle with runners up Gerry Crown and Matt Bryson, former Peking to Paris winners, in the April 2018

Classic winners Marco Halter and Claudia Engelhardt Page in the 1963 Ford Falcon

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Martin & Renate Hilti 1971 Mercedes Benz 280SE Manuel & Irene Dubs 1932 Rockne Six 75

Alan & Tina Beardshaw 1965 Sunbeam Tiger

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Charles Stuart-Menteth & John Carter 1965 MG A Mk II

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Odds award was taken by Adrian Hodgson and Eric Sia in the 1975 Peugeot 504 Ti for battling their way back into the rally after having major mechanical issues that saw them detour to Kuala Lumpur.

Spirit of the Rally winners Russell Jordan & Bill Crossan 1967 Austin Healey 3000

The competitors were joined at the half-way point by four novice crews of famous faces, working with Optomen Television and BBC Two for a documentary to be aired later in 2018. Original Top Gear presenter Noel Edmonds and his wife Liz; musical husband and wife team Martin Kemp (of Spandau Ballet) and Shirlie Kemp (of Wham); chef Andi Oliver and her TV presenter daughter Miquita Oliver; and close friends and musicians Tinchy Stryder and Jordan Stephens (of Rizzle Kicks) competed in the final 12-days of the event. The Endurance Rally Association’s next event is the tenth anniversary outing of the Flying Scotsman rally for pre-war cars, with over 100 vehicles departing from Brooklands Motor Museum on Thursday 26th April. © Gerard Brown

Against All Odds award went to Adrian Hodgson and Eric Sia in the 1975 Peugeot 504 Ti

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Vintageant 2nd Andrew Webster & Ian Robertson 1939 Page 31 Chevrolet Master 85

2nd Placed Classic Gerry Crown & Matt Bryson 1974 Leyland P76.

Claudine Bloom & Andrew Twort 1965 Volvo 122 © Gerard Brown

3rd Placed Classic David Gainer & Kerry Finn 1972 Datsun 240Z

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Marc Buchanan (USA) and Ralf Weiss (D) 1967 Ford Mustang

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Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration 23-25th March 2018 MEC, Birmingham.

Show with Discovery.

By Simon & Janet Wright with additional photos by Pete Austin.

Frisky Register - Shows a typical club stand with both restoration project and show cars on display

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exactly as they were found. This often includes surface rust, torn and damaged interiors and flat tyres. At this point, most of these cars would be nonrunners, and requiring a lot of Renault Dauphine Autobleu tender love and care. There were some interesting cars this year. Possibly the best condition was a very dusty blue Renault Dauphine Autobleu, while a Rover 100 was very dirty all over but with only patches of surface rust visable. What could best be described as a rainbow car was a Triumph TR6 convertible with The record breaking Classic Car and Restoration Show at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) near Birmingham, continues to be the show that offers something a little different. Instead of just pristine, showroom classic cars on show, it also includes the rusty wrecks and tatty ‘barn find’ cars before they are restored. The show is a mixture of the best and worst of classic cars, with 159 classic car club stands, restoration companies and trade stands, often showing people working on genuine restoration projects during the show. There are also stage areas where people talked about their cars or demonstrated various rebuilding techniques. With an increase of over 3,000 people, 28,151 car enthusiasts attended the three day show to view over 1,000 vehicles in various conditions. One of the key areas, unique to this show in the UK, was the Carole Nash Barn find area. With straw bales scattered all around the display area, it is home to a selection of 20 cars that had been discovered in a poor state of repair, and displayed April 2018

Triumph TR6

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Moskvitch 403

a purple bonnet and door, black front wing and rusty brown rear wing and at least 2 flat tyres. The most unusual car in this area was Stephen Gill’s 1964 Russian Moskvitch 403 which is liveried as a Soviet Union Police Car. Even more unusual is that the car was used by Pinewood Studios for the film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Unfortunately that scene did not make the final cut of the film and Pinewood sold the car, which is unusual as movie studios don’t usually sell props. The current owner has © Janet Wright paperwork from the Film Studio to prove the vehicles heritage. Adding some entertainment to the display during the day was a three piece rocker-billy band, who played some good foot-tapping music. Moving to the other end of April 2018

the classic car market, the Pride of Ownership display was where individual owners were displaying their Pontiac Trans-Am classic car for the public to vote for. This was a very interesting mixture of vehicles ranging from a 1954 Triumph TR2 owned by Rob Jones, to a 1998 Aston Martin Volante owned by Andrew Underwood. One of the most eye-catching cars was a lime green 1980 Pontiac Trans-Am of Nathan Bovington done out in Nascar style racing scheme, while probably the most famous was Puff, the 1969 Austin Maxi rally car of Bron Burrell. There © Pete Austin

Bron Burrell with Puff The Austin Maxi

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1939 Triumph Dolomite Roadster © Simon Wright

Triumph Herald Hatchback prototype

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Ant Anstead making regular appearances over the show. An interesting feature of the stage show this year was to have © Simon Wright

Pride of Ownership winning MG B GT

were quite a few more modern classics, like a 1983 Opel Kadett D Bieber Cabrio, a 1995 Mazda MX5 and a 1997 BMW E36. After the public vote, the winner was declared on Sunday afternoon, with Paul © Simon Wright Clappison taking the honours with his white 1972 MG B GT, while Bron Burrell and Puff were the runners up. Third place was the VW Corrado VR6 of Graham Varley. The Practical Classics Live Stage with Discovery saw TV stars Mike Brewer and April 2018

VW Corrado VR6

members of the Sporting Bears Dream Rides, who were offering rides in classics and supercars for charity, to drive through the stage and be interviewed for a couple of minutes, to promote the charity event. The Sporting bears Dream Rides had an area in Hall 5 to park their vehicles and collect paying customers before driving out of the hall to take the person on a short ride on the roads of the West Midlands in a car of their choice. There was quite a large selection of cars to choose from, including a nice original Volkswagen Beetle convertible, Jaguar E Type and Chevrolet Camaro. Also there was a © Pete Austin Sporting Bears line-up

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1958 Austin A105 Westminster Estate

Leyland Princess display © Simon Wright

Jowett

Bubblecar shell being restored

BMW 700 Luxus

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Marcos GT

Vauxhall VX 490

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Traction Engine just outside the Hall that gave rides outside the halls all weekend. This year, the Sporting Bears raised a record total £15,800 for charity. © Pete Austin

Allardette Anglia. In 1958 the Allard Motor Company stopped car production. They were the Worldwide agents for the Shorrocks Superchargers and so decided to develop the Ford Anglia for competition. Initially the 997cc Kent engine produced 39 bhp. Fitting a Shorrock C75B Supercharger boosted the power to 75 bhp. The car also featured front disk brakes, suspension modifications and other modifications to boost performance. The Allardette and a non supercharged 1366cc version were FIA homologated in October 1962. In January 1963 Sydney Allard and his son Alan drove the two cars to 1st and 2nd in their class in the Monte Carlo Rally. In 1963 they fitted the Ford 1395cc Ford engine with a larger C142B Shorrock Supercharger which produced 128 bhp. Alan raced this car competitively around the country. They also competed in the 1964 Liege-Sofia Rally, the longest and toughest rally in Europe. This is a continuation Allardette recreated by Alan and his son Lloyd in 2017. April 2018

The show occupied three halls of the NEC complex and saw an incredible range of vehicles on display from most countries of the World. With over 150 stands taken by car clubs, which had members cars on display, it was possible to find most of the popular cars from Britains roads from at least the last fifty years. The Porsche Club GB made their show debut with a barn find Porsche 924 next to a fully restored Porsche 356B, along with a partially restored 911. Celebrating sixty years of the Land Rover Series II, the preproduction Land Rover chassis 0001 was on display. Another unusual Land Rover was the Minerva, which was built in Belgium under license. The Minerva Land Rover was built in Page 39

1966 Wolseley Hornet Convertible. This car is rather special as it was one of just fifty seven built for Heinz, the food company. Crayford Engineering from Westerham in Kent, specialised in converting monocoque saloon cars into convertibles. Having already made a Mini Convertible, Heinz approached the company in 1966 to make a special batch of Wolseley Hornet convertibles. They were to be given away as prizes in Heinz 57 Varieties competition. Each car came with a Brexton Picnic Hamper, a 12 volt kettle that could be pugged in to the boot, a built in ladies’ make up tray by Max Factor, two insulated food boxes and a rug. The cars were either Toga White or Birch Grey with red leather seats. It is thought that around 40 of these special cars still exist Worldwide. This Car was left to rot from 1978 to April 2016, since when it has undergone a full restoration and was first shown at Techno Classica classic car show in Essen, Germany in 2017. © Simon Wright

both 80” and 86” wheelbase, from 1952 to 1956. The Wayne Kerb side Petrol Pump was also interesting as it is one hundred years old. Recently refurbished, it is fully operational apart from needing a new gear for the gallon clock. The handle was used a few times and it eventually pumped up water, as it still has the original seals fitted.

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Austin Seven Club including Austin Ascot in centre

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1978 Renault 17 © Simon Wright

1985 Toyota Celica Supra Mk2 lift back coupe. 6 Cylinder 2.8 litre 6 cylinder engine. April 2018

1958 Morris ISIS saloon. The first Morris Isis was produced by the Morris company in 1929 and continued until 1935. The name was next used on a new model in 1955. This 1958 Morris Isis Series II was one of 3,614 built, based on the Morris Oxford, but with a longer wheelbase and different front wings and bonnet to accomodate the six cylinder C series engine which develops 90 bhp. It is matched to a four speed manual gearbox, operated by a short gearstick on the right hand side of the front bench seat. The handbrake is just behind the gearstick. The deluxe saloon, with overdrive tested in 1956 did 0-60 mph in 17.6 seconds and had a top speed of 90 mph. Fuel consumption was 26.2 mpg. This car was purchased from a scrapyard in 2010 and fully restored by the current owner. The car has been painted in two tone white and green instead of the original green colour. The restoration took three years to complete. Page 42

Austin Atlantic under restoration (Before)

Austin Atlantic under restoration (After)

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Matra Murena

Talbot Sunbeam Lotus after and before

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1926 Lanchester 40 HP. The Lanchester Motor Company was a local Birmingham company, originally in Armourer Mills, Montgomery Street, Birmingham from 1904 to 1931 before moving to Coventry as part of the BSA Group where the cars were made by Daimler until 1955, when the last Lanchester was produced.

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ArtbyBex Local artist Rebecca East entertained the public by painting during the show. She specialises in classic cars on to canvas. She painted the Citroen 2CV barn find vehicle on canvas during the show.

The 1926 Lanchester 40 HP was the luxury car, more expensive than a Rolls Royce Silver Ghost. It was powered by a 6.2 litre, 6 cylinder overhead cam engine. It had a cross flow head with dual ignition matched to a 3 speed epicyclic gearbox and a worm drive rear axle. Servo assisted brakes and a cantilever suspension were also featured. The body is a typical boat designed rear, which seemed popular on cars of this period. Trabant 601S. Eastern Bloc cars from the cold war period had a display at the show. This was a fine example of the East German Trabant. Over 2.8 million were built from 1963 to 90. © Pete Austin

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1931 Triumph Scorpion. After significant success in motorcycle production, Triumph started building cars in 1923 to compete against Austin and Morris. The first car was the Super 7, which had a four cylinder engine with hydraulic brakes and a worm final drive. In 1930 it was joined by the superior Scorpion 12, fitted within a six cylinder 1203cc side valve engine. The car was fitted with an art deco radiator grille and luxury features including a sunroof, opening windscreen, aluminium panelling and six light coachwork. Only 600 were built and this is one of just seven known survivors.

Rare Saab 92 Prototype. A rare Saab 92 prototype made its UK debut at the show. One of only three surviving examples left in the World, chassis number © Simon Wright 92009 was one of just 20 prototypes originally manufactured just after 1945. It was first registered for sale in 1949, and was bought by current owner Martin Healey through a classic car auction house in Chantilly, France. 1953 Saab 92B of Chris Hull The other two surviving prototypes are in Sweden, 92001 is in the Saab Museum and 92003 in the hands of a private collector. There were two other rare models on the stand, before they are going to be restored, a 1953 Saab 92B belonging to Chris Hull and a 1945 Saab 92 belonging to Sam Glover.

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The Saab 92 Prototype

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Classic Car Auctions (CCA) Auction at the Classic and Restoration Show. By Simon & Janet Wright with additional photos by Pete Austin

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A rare 1987 Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint ‘Green Cloverleaf’ failed to sell

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Held during the Classic Car and Restoration Show, Classic Car Auctions held a two day sale over the weekend. With 165 cars in the catalogue, they did very well achieving 81% sales with a value of £2.1 million. There was a wide variety of cars for sale. The oldest was a 1923 Clement Talbot 10-23, powered by a 1074cc engine Clement Talbot 10-23 failed to sell which produces 23 hp. It’s claim to fame was that it appeared in the 1969 comic film “Monte Carlo or Bust”. Unfortunately it failed to sell. Another classic was a 1948 Jaguar 3.5 litre Mark IV Drophead coupe in an original and unrestored condition. This left hand drive ‘Big Cat’ sold for £40,700. A rare early right hand drive 1951 Lancia Aurelia B10 Berlina failed to sell. Fans of the Ford marque had a wide choice, with over twenty cars for sale from the humble Ford Fiesta to the mighty Ford Sierra RS Cosworth, April 2018

includin g the Escort and Capri. A red 1983 Ford Fiesta XR2 Mk1 sold for Ford Sierra RS Cosworth sold for £46,200 £12,320 while at the other end a restored 1987 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth sold for £46,200. Two high performance brands Porsche and Lamborghini had a pair of unusual entries, Tractors. The 1961 Porsche 217F Standard T sold for £8,417 but the 1966 Lamborghini 1R did not sell, and is offered for sale at £16,000. The highest seller was a recently restored 1972 Alfa Romeo Montreal which sold for £59,400. A similar car which hadn’t run for two years and requires some work sold for £28,600. © Janet Wright There were several ‘celebrity’ cars in the sale. A 1969 Rolls-Royce Mulliner Park Ward Coupe owned by legendary music producer Mickey Most sold for £26,250. A 1995 BMW E38 750IL which was formerly owned by Status Quo pop star Francis Rossi sold for just £7,150. However, the 2007 Range Rover Sport Supercharged which once belonged to David Beckham failed to sell. There were one or two rare or unusual cars in the sale. A 1975 Iso-Rivolta IR6

1933 Alvis Speed 20 Sports Tourer failed to sell.

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Mickey Most Rolls Royce Mulliner Park Ward Coupe sold for £26,250

LELE Sport which is one of only eleven right hand drive examples sold for £39,050. A rare remaining 1975 Vauxhall Firenza 2.3 ‘Droopsnoot’ sold for £18.150. Another rare performance © Janet Wright road car that was popular in period was a 1980 Ford Escort Mk2 RS2000 Custom sold for £19,250. There were a few competition cars up for sale. The cheapest was a 1988 Peugeot 205 1.9

GTI Rally car project that’s almost finished. It sold for £2,420 A super historic rally prepared 1960 Volvo PV544 Sport 2 litre sold Ex David Beckham Range Rover Sport Supercharged Failed to sell for £7,700. A 1976 1.3 litre Fiat 128 restored and prepared for hill climbs or road rallies with full roll cage sold for £7,920. Final competition car was a 1989 4 litre six cylinder Jaguar XJS, road regiistered Jaguar GT Challenge/Track day car, sold for £5,060. Another high seller was a 1964 Morris Mini Cooper 970 S in a rare original colour which sold for £40,700 The cheapest car purchased at the sale was a 2001 London

Jaguar XJ-S sold for £5,060 Volvo PV544 Sport sold for £7,700

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1976 Fiat 128 sold £7,920 © Janet Wright

Ford Escort Mk II 1600 Sport Sold £13,420

Highest selling 1972 Alfa Romeo Montreal sold for £59,400

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1984 Lotus Esprit S3 sold £16,940

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1948 Jaguar 3.5 litre Mark IV Drophead Sold £40,700

1951 Lancia Aurelia B10 Berlina Did not sell © Simon Wright

1964 Morris Mini Cooper 970 S Sold £40,700

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Iso-Rivolta IR6 LELE Sport Sold £39,050

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Archive Photo of the month.

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By Pete Austin.

This year sees the 60th anniversary of the British Touring Car Championship. This months image was taken during the 1970 Race of Champions meeting at Brands Hatch. Winner Frank Gardner is shown in his Motor Racing Research Ford Boss Mustang leading runner up Chris Craft in the Broadspeed Ford Escort TC. April 2018

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Hankook 24 Hour race of Silverstone By David Goose and Stuart Yates of Motorsport-Imagery. 9th - 11th March 2018. ÂŠ Motorsport-imagery

Simpson Motorsport Ginetta G57 in front of the GT field at the start of the race.

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24 hours of Silverstone - 2018

Creventic, the Dutch motorsport promoter changed the structure of this years Hankook 24 hour race of Silverstone, the start of the European Championship season for the series. This year, the home of British Motorsport round included a 12 hour race for GT Cars, a similar length race for prototype cars and the now traditional 24 hour race for TCR class Fox Motorsport Audi R8. cars from Hyundai, SEAT, VW, Audi, Honda, BMW and a Mini. To accommodate the two race durations, the 12 hour competitors raced for 5 hours on Friday, the cars going into Parc Ferme on Friday night. The 12 hours was completed with a second stint of 7 hours running alongside the first 7 hours of the 24 hour event. In the several years that the 24 hours series has been running, this was the first time that all three categories would be racing on any circuit at the same time. The new format was designed to make more of a spectacle and April 2018

interesting race for all concerned, but a limited field in the 24 hour and prototype categories was an indication to the organisers that the new format may not have met with everyones approval, particularly the teams. The races themselves were lucky to even start, the bad weather that has been around for much of the previous weeks threatened the event but as the weekend approached the snowy weather forecasted did not materialise. However, the event was often run in wet conditions and the 24 hour race was stopped for around 5 hours on Sunday morning due to thick fog blanketing the Northamptonshire circuit. The main event was the 24 hour race. With 15 cars entered it was won by the Red Camel-Jordan.nl team SEAT Leon TCR driven by the three man team led by Rik Breukers who in total completed 411 laps of the Silverstone circuit, over 2,420 km during the race. The race was won by 2 laps, only 5 minutes ÂŠ Motorsport-imagery

Simpson Motorsport Ginetta G57 approaches the start gantry.

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Synchro Motorsports Honda Civic Type R.

Grasser Racing Lamborghini Huracan. © Motorsport-imagery

Mixed weather during the race made driving conditions a challenge.

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Running in the 24 hour race this more mature BMW Z3 finished 10th out of 15 cars.

ExcelR8's Mini JCW during one of several unscheduled pit stops.

The three 12 hour prototype entries head the field at the start of the race.

Team Hyundai Denmark Hyundai i30N TCR.

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Brake disc's glowing as the light faded.

and 40 seconds separated the winners from 2nd place and last years Silverstone 24 race victors Team Bleekemolen, with 3rd place going to the Finnish LMS Racing by Bas Koeten Racing, with an all SEAT Leon TCR podium in the main class. Victor Rik Breukers had a busy weekend driving cars in the 12 hour GT and Prototype classes as well as the 24 hour race. BTCC superstar Matt Neal entered the event as part of the Synchro Motorsport Honda Civic Type R team, finishing 4th in class A3 completing 294 laps during the race but that didn’t tell the full story. The car didn’t finish the distance but completed more laps than the Unreliable Excelr8 Motorsport Mini JCW, but both cars spent long April 2018

periods of the race in the garages undergoing major repairs. With both cars © Motorsport-imagery needing engine changes during the race. Only in endurance racing can a car undergo a five hour repair and yet still get a result in the overall standings. The prototype race , the first run at Silverstone in this series was won by the Simpson

Honda Civic Type R of Synchro Motorsport.

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Race victors in the 12 Hour GT Race were Team Rofgo in the Mercedes AMG GT3R.

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Motorsport team driving a Ginetta G57. However the race victory was not as straightforward as it appeared. During the free practice for the race on the Thursday, an accident led to the original car being written off. A new G57 was sent down on Thursday evening from Ginetta to Silverstone and was used on the Friday during practice and qualification. The main 12 hour IDEC Sport Racing Porsche approaches the GT race was won end of the Hangar straight. by a battle scarred Mercedes AMG-GT3 from ROFGO Racing, with the Forch Racing Porsche 991 GTS-R in 2nd and the GRT Grasser Racing Lamborghini Huracan in 3rd. Many of the cars and garages in the GT race dedicated the event to the late Henry Hope-Frost who was sadly killed in a road accident earlier in the week. Despite what seemed to be a relatively low number of entries April 2018

NKPP Racing by Bas Koeten Racing SEAT Leon TCR.

in some classes, there was plenty of close racing throughout the field, but whether this will be enough to entice more entries next year is debatable. The unpredictable weather in March at © Motorsport-imagery

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24 hour race victors Team Red Camel Jordan.nl.

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Slow moving road sweeper cleaning up after an incident approaching Club Corner.

Silverstone is a risk to the high budget event, with teams being unwilling to gamble on good weather at the end of winter in the UK.

Audi R8 (12 Hr) and Seat Leon TCR (24 Hr) racing down the National straight.

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Holmgaard Motorsport Volkswagen Golf TCR.

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Melvyn Evans Motorsport Tour of Epynt. By Syd Wall

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Event winner Melvyn Evans jumps for joy on stage 6

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sponsor in an Impreza WRC S12, took control of the rally from stage 3 and led to the end, consistently fastest other than when Damien Cole led after stage 2 but a broken handbrake bolt on his Fiesta WRC lost him time after which he chased Evans to the end.

Quick MG ZRs are still around - Mike Williams 12th and 3rd in class

The 2018 Protyre MSA Asphalt Rally Championship kicked off with the Melvyn Evans Motorsport Tour of Epynt. The country’s premier tarmac-only championship had a year off in 2017 but came back with a great entry for the championship’s first event. Bob Fowden was seeded at number one after winning last year and was celebrating his 40th year in rallying, graduating from his first Mini Clubman via a TR7 V8 (winning on Epynt for the first time at the 1982 Mewla), to his current ex-Solberg Impreza WRC S11. He slid off on the long stage 5 while the stages were still very greasy, undamaged and stuck whilst lying 3rd. Most were finding conditions slippy and difficult on the first 4 short stages, two loops of two, before the two stages were combined and added to the long run out to the east end of Epynt for the long stages 5, 6 & 7. Melvyn Evans, the event April 2018

Julian Pritchard’s Fiesta S2000 took a comfortable 3rd place after Fowden’s demise. Suspension changes helped with the handling but a big slide on stage 4 must have got the adrenalin going. While the sun and multi-use dried the loop stages, there were still slippy patches when the rally moved onto the long stages. Steve Simpson used his R5 Fiesta rather than the WRC Impreza in which he’s won the event previously and wished he had the Impreza’s power on the day. Most of the field got through stage 6 in the dry but the late afternoon rain which had been forecast started to come down heavily for the later runners.

Malcolm 'Tar’ Jones suffered brake failure but recovered for a class win

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Simpson had already reached service before the rain started and gambled on slicks for the final stage 7 but it was run in a downpour and any chance of catching Pritchard was lost. In fact, a superb charge from Pritchard won him the final stage. Adrian Spencer’s Impreza WRC S11 finished 6th after Rob Tout’s Evo X shed its fan belt in German Village on stage 6. Paul Kirtley got himself a puncture on stage 7 but maintained his 6th place and forest expert Wayne Sisson took an excellent 7th

The Darrian T90GTR of Huw Reed punctured but gained 9th and a class win

Jason Pritchard was the rainmeister, winning the final stage in a downpour

in his Evo X. The greasy conditions were tough for all the two wheel drive favourites so it was the lower reaches of the top 10 before we found any Escorts and Darrians, Gareth James on his first event for 5 years was only 1 second adrift of Sissons. He took the Historic class win too despite his RS1800 picking up a broken manifold. Huw Reed took 9th, another to suffer a last stage puncture in his Darrian T90GTR and Richard Merriman’s T90 version won his class in 10th position. April 2018

Gareth James survived this spin to take second in class

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Quick MG ZRs are still around - Mike Williams 12th and 3rd in class

The Tour of Epynt was broadcast live on the Special Stage Facebook page, with well in excess of 100,000 views for the web © Syd Wall

The later dry conditions allowed late braking - Simon Tyson was second in Historic

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streaming service. Comment ary came from Howard Davies and I can vouch for how good it was as they were No rustiness after a 5 year break for Gareth James, taking broadcasti 8th and the Historic class win ng stage one from my photography spot. I shall certainly be visiting Special Stage’s website to check on broadcast times for the forthcoming rounds of the championship. Howard’s commentary really brought the event to life, with his rallying experience and knowledge of most competitors and cars. © Syd Wall

The unique Citroen C1 Maxi of Rhidian Daniels made on early exit

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Connew PC1 Formula One car.

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Connew F1

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Connew PC1 Formula One car from dream to fruition One of the star attractions at this years Race Retro was the one off Connew Formula One car resplendent in its yellow and red livery with Peter Connew and Barry Boor (who worked on the project) both in attendance. © Pete Austin

Peter Connew

Peter Connew was working at Surtees when he dreamed of building his own Formula One car. Initially the car was constructed in a lock up on the outskirts of London’s East End with Roger Doran (a specialist joiner) and Barry Boor (woodwork teacher) getting involved with the project. They still had their day jobs so work was carried out in the evenings. The cars first public appearance was at the 1972 racing car April 2018

show (that year held on a Townsend Thoresen ferry!) French driver Francois Migault brought a budget so that the car could be entered in Grand Prix races and Peter secured a second hand Cosworth DFV engine from McLaren. After failing to appear at the 1972 French Grand Prix its first appearance was at that years British round at Brands Hatch although the car was withdrawn after problems in practice. Following a non start in Germany the team made it to Austria where Migault ran as high as 17th before suspension Francois Migault - Connew - 1972 Rothmans 50000 Brands Hatch. problems intervened. Peter had achieved his Grand Prix dream. Next up was the one off Rothmans 50,000 Formula Libre race at Brands Hatch but sadly the car was sidelined with electrical and mechanical problems in practice. Following an aborted attempt by David Purley to race the car at the end of season tribute to Fittipaldi event at Brands, the writing was on the wall, and that was the end of its F1 career. The Cosworth engine was sold to Tom Wheatcroft and with a Chevrolet engine provided by Pierre Soukry the car was converted to F5000 in 1973. The car didn’t cover itself in glory Page 65

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Tony Trimmer - Connew - F5000 Brands Hatch 1973.

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and Tony Trimmer ended the season at Brands Hatch, where, unfortunately the car was damaged following a suspension breakage. © Simon Wright Sadly Peter Connew’s dream was over but at least he had made the start in a Grand Prix. An achievement in itself. The car has now been lovingly restored by Peter and Barry and looks immaculate. Following an outing with a loaned engine at the Goodwood Festival last year it is hoped to obtain a running Cosworth unit so that the car can be seen in action again.

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BARC Race meeting,

Silverstone. 24th-25th March 2018 By Simon and Janet Wright.

Pantelis Christoforou Ford Escort Mk2 (BOSS) leads Lisa Cox Seat Leon Cupra Cup (Thunder saloons) and Kester Cook Ford Fiesta ST150 (BOSS)

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Michael Evans leads Dan Fletcher in the first Hyundai race

The British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) held their first two day race meeting at Silverstone this year for the Classic Touring Car series. Using the National circuit, there were races for the CTC Thunder & BOSS, Pre66, Pre83, Pre93 Pre03 & Pre05 together with supporting races for Hyundai Coupe, Junior Saloon Car Championship, Renault Clio Junior, the Michelin Clio Series, Mighty Mini and Classic Formula Ford. Saturday was wet for practice and qualifying during the morning and the weather remained cold and damp. The first race was for the Carbon 8 Hyundai Coupe Cup before the lunch break. Steve Kite put his Hyundai Coupe 2000 on

pole position and led the first race from start to finish. He was nearly 4 seconds ahead of Alex Cursley and Wayne Rockett at the flag. Rockett was the only driver to have passed anyone during the race, with him having passed Mark Dicken on the sixth lap. The second race was held later on Saturday afternoon and saw Kite again lead from start to finish to take his second win of the weekend. Rockett went one better in this race to finish 2nd ahead of Neale Hurren in 3rd, with Cursley 4th in this race. © Janet Wright

Jonathan Lewis Mini Cooper S leads David Hall Ford Lotus Cortina and Paul Inch Mini Cooper

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The Pre66 Paul Inch Classic Saloon & Historic Touring Cars were the second race on Saturday. This race had a nice mix of Mini Coopers, Ford Lotus Cortinas, with a Ford Falcon, Hillman Imp, Austin A40, Alfa Romeo Sprint GT, plus a quartet of Morris Minors, a duo of Ford Anglias and a Ford Classic to add variety. In wet qualifying Jonathan Lewis put his Mini Cooper S on pole position, just ahead of David Hall in his Ford Lotus Cortina. The track was still wet for the first their first race on Saturday afternoon, and although Hall managed to lead the Page 69

and Lewis took his second consecutive win in the Mini, leading from start to finish. Dan Lewis in another Mini Cooper S made it a Mini 1-2, with Roger Stanford taking a class win in 3rd place in his Ford Lotus Cortina. Greenhalgh took another class win in 8th in the Falcon, along with Everard in 13th The other class winners were 9th placed Freddie Brown in his Hillman Imp and 14th placed © Simon Wright Patrick Harris in his Morris Minor 1000. Third race on Saturday was the Classic & Dave Cockell won the 2nd Thunder Saloon race on Sunday Alan Greenhalgh Ford Falcon leads Andy Messham Austin Mini Historic Thunder Saloons & BOSS (Blue Oval Saloon Series) Seven and Michael Sheraton Ford Anglia first lap, Lewis took the lead on the second lap and pulled out a first race. There were some interesting big engined cars in this lead of over 18.5 seconds by the finish. Hall hung on to 2nd race, including Andrew Wilson with his 5.7 litre Ford Falcon and until lap nine when Tom Bell in his Austin Mini Cooper S got Paul Eaton with his 5 litre Holden Commodore. Dale Gent through to take 2nd at the end, with Hall taking a class win in placed his Subaru Impreza on pole position, with the highest 3rd. The other class winners © Simon Wright placed BOSS runner was 5th placed were 4th placed Paul Inch in Scott Matthias in his Ford Escort another Mini Cooper, 10th Cosworth. After a wet track in qualifying, placed Alan Greenhalgh in the track was drying during the first race his mighty Ford Falcon, 12th and Gent led from start to finish. Dave placed John Everard in the Cockell held 2nd place throughout in his Alfa Romeo Sprint GT and Ford Escort Cosworth. Lisa Cox in her finally 18th placed Mark Seat Leon Cupra Cup car worked her Cross in his Morris Minor way up to 3rd overall at the finish, Bluebell. The second race having been 8th at the end of the first on Sunday was held in bright lap, to win her class. Scott Matthias was weather, but on a damp track Mark Cross spins Bluebell as John Everard Alfa Romeo Sprint GT 1st in the BOSS class, 5th overall. The leads the Morris Minors of Michael Foley and Patrick Harris

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other class winners were 7th placed Stuart Day, Ford Escort, 8th placed Alistair Camp in a Ford Fiesta (BOSS)12th placed John EdwardsParton Ford Fiesta XR2 (BOSS), Richard Askham Jaguar XJR and 19th placed Paul Eaton in the Holden Commodore. On the first lap of the race we John Edwards-Parton leads Demetris lost Tony Ellis Mazda Neophytou in a pair of BOSS Fiesta RX7, Demetris out of the pits Neophytou Ford Fiesta Mk1 and Joe Ferguson in another Ford Fiesta. Their second race on Sunday was Race 10, in much brighter conditions which saw Dave Cockell take the win in his Ford

Escort Cosworth. There was quite a battle for 2nd overall and it was Lisa Cox in her class winning Seat Cupra that took the position from Matthew Booth in his Vauxhall Astra Coupe. Gent retired on lap 5 in the second race. The other class winners in the second race were Day in 4th, Pantelis Christoforou driving a Ford Escort Mk2 in 6th and first BOSS car, Eaton in 11th,, Matthias in 12th and Askham in 19th. Neophytou made up for disappointment in race one, to take a class win in the second race, finishing in 14th position. © Simon Wright

Stephen Primett took an easy win in his Ford Escort Pre 83 Group 1 race

Thunder Saloons Race 1 winner Dale Gent in his Subaru Impreza lapping Tom Abbott Ford Capri (BOSS)

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The Pre83 Shell Group 1 Touring Cars were out on Saturday for the fourth race, with Stephen Primett on pole position with his white Ford Escort Mk1. He drove a storming race, power sliding round Luffield to lead from start to finish to take a comfortable win by just over 21 seconds and lapping half the field. After being in 6th place at the end of the first lap, on the damp track David Howard worked his powerful Jaguar XJ12 through the field to finish 2nd overall and take a class win. The other class winners in the first race were Mike Haynes Page 71

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Class winning Holden Commodore of Paul Eaton in the Thunder Saloons race

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Hyundai Coupe race winner Steve Kite

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Mark Osborne Triumph Dolomite Sprint leads 2nd race winner David Howard Jaguar XJ12 in the Pre 83 Group 1 series

Ford Capri in 7th, Scott Rust in another Ford Escort RS1600 in 9th and Jonnie Kent in an Austin Mini Cooper S in 12th. Their second race was also on Sunday, race 14 on the programme. On a dry track, Howard used the power of the Jaguar to lead from start to finish and win by over four seconds. Mark Osborne did well to hang on the 2nd in his much smaller engined Triumph Dolomite Sprint and win his class. Haynes took another class win in 10th and Rust in 14th. The Pre93 Touring Cars, Pre2003 Touring Cars & Pre 05 Production Saloon Cars were all grouped together and saw an interesting mix of cars out for race 5 on Saturday. Steve Barden grabbed pole position in his Pre 03 Honda Civic Type R, while David Howard had rushed straight back out after finishing 2nd in the previous Pre 83 race. Unfortunately the Jaguar retired April 2018

from this race on the tenth lap, while running in 5th place. Barden took a straightforward first race victory ahead of the similar car of Ross Craig, who didn’t get through traffic quite © Janet Wright as easy. David Hunt took 3rd overall to win the Pre 93 class in his BMW M3 E36 just ahead of Mike Dugdale in another BMW E36 M3. First in the Pre 05 class was Steve Barber in his Steve Barden Honda Civic Type R won Pre 03 race

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David Hunt BMW M2 E36 won the second Pre 93 race

Renault Clio 182 in 11th overall. The other class winners across the different categories were 5th placed Roger Stanford in another BMW M3 E30 (Pre 93), 8th placed Alex Nuttall in his Volkswagen Golf GTi Mk2 (Pre 93), 17th placed Colin Gibbons in an Alfa Romeo 156 (Pre 03), 20th placed Ken Adlard in a Honda CRX (Pre 93) and finally 21st placed Kevan Hadfield in a Ford Puma (pre 05). Sundays second race was held in the dry and the power of Hunts BMW showed around the National circuit, taking the overall victory in race 16, again just ahead of Dugdale in a similar car. Class winning Stanford made it a BMW lock out on the podium, in 3rd place. Barden took another class win in 4th in his Honda to win the Pre 03 class ahead of Luke Allen in another Honda Civic Type R, with Craig 3rd in class. The Pre 05 class was won by James Wilson who finished 15th in his Peugeot 206 GTi. Howard won his class in this race in the Jaguar in 7th (Pre 93), with the other class April 2018

winners being Nuttall in 11th (Pre 93), Gibbons Alfa Romeo in 12th (Pre 03), Adlard in 21st (Pre 93) and Hadfield in 22nd (Pre © Simon Wright 05). The Mighty Mini and Junior Saloon car series both qualified at the end of Saturday but didn’t race until Sunday when they were joined by the Classic Formula Ford series. The Michelin Clio Cup had both of their races on the dryer Sunday. Ben Palmer, running number 1, took pole position for both races, and dominated both races from start to finish, taking two good Renault Clio winner Ben Palmer victories. Simon Freeman took 2nd in the first race with John Hamilton in 3rd. They swapped positions in the second race. © Simon Wright

Tyler Lidsey was 4th & 6th in the Renault Clio races

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Combes improving to 2nd and Butler dropped to 3rd. The Junior Saloon Car Championship was a field of Citroen Saxo VTR hatchbacks, offering equal performance for the young drivers. Ben Kasperczak took pole position for the first race on Sunday and converted it into two comfortable race wins. Lewis Saunders took 2nd and Jemma Moore was 3rd. Race 15 saw Steven Chandler take 2nd behind Kasperczak, with Tony Rodriguez was 3rd. Finally adding a little variety to the programme were two races for the Luna Logistics Classic Formula Ford 1600 Louise Doyle three wheels to 3rd in the first Renault Clio Junior race.

Also getting a run at Silverstone was the Renult UK Clio Cup Junior series, with Nicholas Reeve claiming a very close pole position, having had at least one lap time disallowed for exceeding track limits. Although there were only five cars in the race, it was a close event with Gustav Burton crossing the line first. however he was given a 1 second penalty which dropped him to 2nd place behind winner Reeve. Louis Doyle took 3rd spot. Reeve made it two out of two in the second race, winning by just 0.346 of a second ahead of Lorcan Hanafin, with Burton right behind in 3rd. The Mighty Minis and Super Mighty Minis had qualified at the end of Saturday on a drying tack and saw Greg Jenkins take pole position in his Super Mighty Mini. The first race saw several drivers taking a turn at leading but it was Scott Kendall who took a very narrow victory ahead of Neve Kirkpatrick. Ian Slark was 3rd. Lee Poolman, in 11th position, was first of the Mighty Minis, with Benjamin Butler and Stuart Combes in 2nd and 3rd. Their second run was Race 19 and saw victory for the lady driver Jolene Polley who won by just over a tenth of a second ahead of Greg Jenkins, while Kendall took 3rd. In the Mighty Minis, Poolman took another win, again in 11th, with April 2018

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Moh Ritson leads Lewis Saunders and winner Ben Kasperczak Citroen Saxo Junior Saloon Car race

Championship. Mike Gardner took pole position in his Crossle 30/32F but ended up 4th in the first race. Benn Tilley took a very close race 1 victory in his Merlyn Mk20, just ahead of Mark Armstrong in a Van Diemen RF80, with both winning their respective classes. Rick Morris was 3rd in his Royale RP26. The second race saw Gardner back at the front winning by almost five seconds. Tilley took 2nd overall, winning his class again, while Morris was consistent in 3rd place. Page 75

Paul Inch with his Mini Cooper before the Pre 66 Classic Saloon race

Neil Bray Renault Clio Sport in the Luffield gravel trap in the Pre 05 race

Steve Barber Renault Clio 182 spun coming out of Brooklands in the Pre 05 race

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Mark Osborne Triumph Dolomite Sprint Alan Greenhalgh Vauxhall Firenza and Peter Winstone Ford Escort Mk1 in the Pre 83 Group 1 Touring cars Page