Classic and Competition Car 12 September 2011

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Classic and Competition Car 12 September 2011
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Super Saloon
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Issue 12
September 2011
VSCC Prescott Hill Climb
Lotus Festival
Page 1 Classic & Competition Car September 2011
© Simon Wright
© Pete Austin
Benjamin Donaz Austin 7 Special goes off at the VSCC Prescott Speed Hill Climb
Contents
Page 4 News
Page 11 GT Cup Snetterton
Page 14 Ramblings from Rugby 6 Wheel are go
Page 16 VSCC at Prescott
Page 19 Bentley Drivers Club 75th Anniversary
Page 22 Lotus Festival Snaetterton
Page 25 VSCC Bob Gerard Trophy Mallory Park
Page 28 Wythall Carnival
Page 31 GT Cup Brands Hatch
Page 34 Triumph TR8
Page 36 Great Rempstone Steam and Country Show
Page 37 Archieve photo of the month
Page 38 Supersaloon and Modsports Revival Mallory
Park
© Pete Austin
Williams FW 08B
Bentley Drivers Club 75th Anniversary meeting Bentley Scratch Race - Stanley Mann - Bentley 3-8
Page 2 Classic & Competition Car September 2011
© Simon Wright
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The Vintage Sports Car
Club meetings continue
to enjoy great support
during these tough
times. Competitor
numbers are strong for
their popular events and
they continue to pull in
Simon Wright
Editor/Photographer
a good crowd to watch.
The Prescott Speed Hill
Climb reported in this issue had a lot of reserve
drivers on the entry list and a really interesting line
up of cars. I met a fan there who had travelled over
from Eastern Europe. He was thrilled with the
action. They have car events in his country, but
they are static displays. He was very impressed
with the enthusiasm with which the cars were
being driven at Prescott. Although the cars are
worth a lot of money and in many cases are very
rare, their owners still drive them on the limit, and
long may they do so! It is one thing to see a
vintage car, but it is quite another to see it at speed,
how it was meant to be seen. They may be pieces
of automotive art work, but they were designed to
be driven, and at VSCC meetings that is just what
happens.
Historic racing and Rallying in the UK is a
thriving scene. If you haven’t been to a historic
race meeting you really don’t know what you are
missing, so make the effort and attend. You won’t
be disappointed
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Front Cover
Baby Bertha leads the Super Saloon revival at
Mallory Park © Simon Wright
Lower left
Donald Day - ERA R14B VSCC Prescott Hill
Climb © Pete Austin
Lower Right
Type 58 Rear Suspension at Work during the
Lotus Festival© Mick Herring
Page 3 Classic & Competition Car September 2011
Barrie Williams at
Prescott
The irrepressible Barrie ‘Wizzo’ Williams
took part in the VSCC Speed Hill climb at
Prescott, at the beginning of August. He
shared a 1934 Singer Le Mans with the
VSCC PR Manager Gillian Carr. Barrie was
quick to help Gillian who then managed to
get 1st in class on Handicap. Barrie adapted
© Pete Austin
© Janet Wright
News
© Simon Wright
to the car well and improved his
time on each practice run and was
over 3 seconds faster on his first
timed run than his first practice. His best time was on his first run where his time
of 58.33 seconds was good enough for 5th overall in class.
Tony Gilham has lost his drive in the British Touring Car Championship due to
lack of funding. Currently in 15th place in the championship in his first season, he
has been unable to secure the finance required to keep his Triple Eight drive in the
Vauxhall Vectra.
Page 4 Classic & Competition Car September 2011
Stirling Moss at Chelsea AutoLegends
Sunday 4th September will see the biggest
car show yet at the Royal Hospital London.
Now in it’s 2nd year, the show will feature
special displays to celebrate the 50th
anniversary of the Jaguar E-Type and also
the Mini Cooper, along with a central
display of Le Mans racers. There will also
be a cavalcade of super cars and classic
bikes. To help celebrate the swinging
sixties, members of the public are
encouraged to dig out suitable clothing to
recreate the groovy days of Chelsea’s
Kings Road.
The Le Mans exhibit aims to trace the
history of the great race from the Bentleys
in the 1920’s right through to the modern prototypes like the current Aston Martin
and Peugeot’s. The Supercars are having a run through central London during the
morning, starting at Royal Automobile Club in Pall Mall and should arrive at
Chelsea around midday. The Classic bikes are also riding in, starting their run at
the Ace Cafe on the North Circular road.
As well as Sir Stirling Moss attending, motorcycle World Champion Phil Read MBE
will also be making an appearance, along with rallying heros Paddy Hopkirk and
Russell Brookes and Le Mans winner Richard Attwood
The event helps to raise funds for the resident Chelsea Pensioners. Gates open at
10am and will close at 4pm. For more information please check out the event web
site at www.ChelseaAutoLegends.com
Photo/Sportsdesk: Image above shows Ferrari Dino 206 with Chelsea Pensioner and models.
© Janet Wright
Raikkonen tests Peugeot 908 Le Mans car
Former World Champion Kimi
Raikkonen has tested the Peugeot
908 Le Mans car with a view to
possibly joining the team for the
2012 season. The test was carried
out in Spain at the circuit Motorland
Aragon.
The current Peugeot team will be at
Silverstone over the weekend of the
10th and 11th of September for the
Autosport 6 hours of Silverstone
race when they will be up against
rivals Audi in the Le Mans series
Page 5 Classic & Competition Car September 2011
© Pete Austin
Derek Warwick takes over BRDC Presidency.
Ex-Grand Prix driver Derek Warwick has
become president of the British Racing
Drivers Club, succeeding retiring President
Damon Hill. He was voted in at the BRDC
Annual General Meeting held on Thursday
25th August 2011. Derek started 147
Grand Prix during his career as a driver. He
also won the Le Mans 24 Hours race and
the World Sportscar Championship.
© Simon Wright
He wants to continue to develop the
Silverstone circuit, which is owned by the
BRDC, into the best motorsport venue in
the World. He also wants to help support
young British Drivers to progress up the
motor racing ranks.
Derek Warwick British GP 1985 Silverstone driving for Renault
Becketts Farm
All future Becketts Farm Classic Transport meetings have been cancelled. Due to a
number of people leaving the site in an irresponsible manner and crowds gathering
on the road side to watch them, all future meetings have been cancelled following
recommendations from the Police.
Page 6 Classic & Competition Car September 2011
SMITH TO DEFEND MSC F5000 TITLE IN NEW CAR
Evergreen New Zealand racing
veteran Ken Smith will defend his
MSC New Zealand F5000
Tasman Cup Revival Series title
this season behind the wheel of a
new car, an ex Danny Ongais
Lola T332.
Since his move to the series in
2007, Smith - who turned 70
earlier this month and who has
won the annual trans-Tasman
MSC series for the past three
years - has been driving a Lola
T430.
It was in an earlier model T332
Photo credit: Fast Company/Alex Mitchell
Lola that the three-time New
Zealand Grand Prix winner enjoyed much of his success in the category first time around
(in the 1970s) however, and he has had an eye out for a good one since his return.
Word of such a car reached him 18 months ago and he and long-time crew members
Barry Miller and Phil Richardson bought it from the widow of its original owner soon after.
"The 332 was the best of the 5000s and this one's been in a museum in Los Angeles for
31 years, " says Smith. "It was an Interscope car which Danny Ongais drove. It was
absolutely original when we bought it, as if it had just finished its last race." Despite that
Miller, Richardson and Smith have spent the past year stripping and completely rebuilding
the car with the intention of having it ready for the 2011/2012 MSC series.
This season's series kicks off at Christchurch's big Wigram Revival meeting at Ruapuna
Park's Powerbuilt Tools Raceway on the first weekend of November with subsequent
rounds at Manfeild, Hampton Downs, Powerbuilt Tools Raceway again, and Phillip Island
in Australia. Last season Smith won the MSC title for a third year in a row having fought a
season-long battle with top local driver Steve Ross (McRae GM1) from Dunedin, and
visitors Jay Esterer from Canada (McRae GM1) and Michael Lyons (Lola T400) from Great
Britain. All three are expected back - for some of the rounds in the case of Esterer and
Lyons anyway - with Smith particularly looking forward to taking on the visitors in a lighter
car.
"Don't get me wrong, " he says," the 430's a great old girl but the McRaes are a good
150kgs lighter and Jay's in particularly has always been wickedly quick off the corners. I
don't think we'll be able to get the 332 quite down to their level but it'll definitely be closer
than the 430."
Though entries are yet to open for the two 2011 events (in Christchurch and Feilding)
indications are that there will be over 20 locally-based cars on the grid. That number will
then be supplemented at the 2012 meetings at Hampton Downs, Powerbuilt Tools
Raceway and Phillip Island by almost as many cars again from across the Tasman and/or
the UK and the US/Canada.
The MSC F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series is organised and run with the support of
sponsors MSC, NZ Express Transport, Bonney's Specialized Bulk Transport, Mobil
Lubricants, Pacifica, Smith & Davies, Avon Tyres and Exide.
Prepared by FAST COMPANY of behalf of the New Zealand Formula 5000 Association. www.F5000.co.nz
For more information about the 2011/12 MSC New Zealand F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series contact
Ross MacKay on 021 677 919 or via e-mail on [email protected]
Page 7 Classic & Competition Car September 2011
Martin Hines King of the Karts
22/4/1948 - 28/8/2011
Martin Hines, Karting super star has passed away at the age of 64 after losing his
battle with cancer. Martin had been the driving force behind the Karting scene for
many years, winning numerous titles and setting up the very successful Zip Kart
business with his father in 1964.
Zip Kart has become one of the most respected names worldwide in karting and they
pioneered the Superkart which was later known as Formula E. Martin also helped to
introduce Karting to the USA, Australia, South Africa and Europe.
He had been a member of the RAC Technical Sporting Committee on Karting for the
last 18 years and worked with the FIA/CIK on a couple of working groups relating to
Karting sporting and technical matters.
During his karting career, Martin won the Karting World Championship 3 times in
1983, 1991 and 1992. He won 5 European titles in 1969, 1977, 1986, 1993 and 2002
and 6 British titles in 1976, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987. This established him
as the most successful Kart racer in history.
He has also helped many young drivers in the early stages of their careers including
former World champion Lewis Hamilton and Grand Prix winner David Coulthard.
Lotus VI
Barry Davison has just purchased a Lotus VI registration number PGP 182. Barry
is already a well known racer of historic Lotus sports cars. The Lotus VI was the
first production car introduced by Colin Chapman in 1952. Chassis number 34
was sold to Peter Kirwan-Taylor on January 1st 1955 which he built up from day
one clothed in a streamlined aluminium body from Williams and Pritchard. The
car was so pretty that Colin Chapman commissioned Kirwan-Taylor to style the
Elite which went on to become a huge design (if not commercial) success. The
car was subsequently re bodied but the original streamlined body body still exists
in Belgium. Barry and the body's owner are currently trying to wrest the salient
parts from each other in order to eventually re-unite them.
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© Pete Austin
Chris Williams demonstrates his 42 litre Packard Bentley
© Pete Austin
Chris Williams demonstrated ‘Mavis’ at the Bentley Drivers Club 75th Anniversary
meeting at Silverstone. The Packard Bentley consists of a 42 litre V12 Packard engine from a second world war motor torpedo boat mounted on an 8 litre Bentley
chassis. In the interests of
health and safety it’s not
advisable to stand next to
the 24 exhausts while it is
being warmed up!
Last months issue carried an incorrect caption in the Group C
report from the Silverstone Classic meeting. The picture
shows Gareth Evans - Mercedes C11 which stated he won
the 2nd race. The 2nd race was won by the same car, but with
Bob Berridge driving. as mentioned in the main report. This
was a production error. We are sorry for any confusion this
may have caused.
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© Pete Austin
© Pete Austin
Fire breathing Mavis by Pete Austin.
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© Mick Herring
GT Cup Snetterton 26th June‫‏‬
By Mick Herring
© Mick Herring
A beautiful summer's day was the perfect setting for the two exciting GT Cup
Championship races that would be unfolded by the sixteen cars assembled here.
The heat at the Snetterton track in it's full 300 format would prove challenging and the
track still new to some of our racers today.
Qualifying the previous day had an excitement all of it's own when championship leader
Andy Ruhan suffered a puncture right at the start of the session.
In his absence Gary Eastwood held pole for both races until the final few moments saw
Ruhan re-emerge with new tyres to claim race 1 pole on his final lap.
Race 1
As the cars left the grid at the start of
Sunday morning's race Ruhan's
Porsche got clear of Eastwood's
Ferrari, with third placed David
Tomlin's Ferrari looking for a way up
the inside of Ruhan at the first
corner, Riches.
A nearly-missed gear change here
saw him slip back towards Tom
Andrew's Morgan but holding the
inside line saved the place until the
Pete Morris
3rd overall, 1st group 2
Montreal hairpin.
Under braking for the hairpin saw the two engage in wheel banging and a spin for
Tomlin.
Some of the
following cars
weren't so
fortunate as they
took avoiding
action and the
damage
sustained by
Lap 1 Palmer corner.
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© Mick Herring
Eastwood leaves a gap
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© Mick Herring
© Mick Herring
© Mick Herring
Leon Price's Ferrari
and Colin Broster's
Porsche meant that
neither would finish this
lap.
By half distance the
recovering Tomlin had
caught Gary Eastwood,
who was struggling
with worn out tyres as
a result of having to
David Tomlin 2nd
hastily fit a set that had
seen service at Brands Hatch, when one of his intended race 1 set was found to
have a holed casing, too late to be renewed.
Under pressure from Tomlin, Gary made a spectacular exit from second place into
the cornfield at Riches when his tyres gave up.
The race settled down in the run to the flag until fuel pressure issues saw the
Morgan relinquish it's third place to GT Cup returnee Pete Morris' Porsche 996 GT3,
Morris would also
take the Group 2 win.
Race 2
The grid for race two
would see an all
Ferrari front row with
David Tomlin
alongside pole-man
Gary Eastwood.
Race 1 winner Andy
Ruhan shared row
two with Peter
Bamford's Ferrari
430.
Mark Radcliffe into retirement.
Repairs to Leon
Price's Ferrari between races allowed him to take his place on row three alongside
Tom Andrew's Morgan(Group 2 pole position).
Even with this second race always scheduled to start at 17.00hrs, little heat had
gone out of the sun and several drivers were complaining of the high cockpit
temperatures they
were suffering.
Gary Eastwood
controlled the
pace to the rolling
start well but his
move towards the
right hand side of
the track as they
approached the
line left a huge
Ruhan leads into Riches
© Mick Herring
© Mick Herring
© Mick Herring
Gary Eastwood.
and inviting
gap for Ruhan
in the centre
enabling him
to pull ahead
on the drag
down to
Riches with
Eastwood just
inside.
Ruhan pulled
ahead by the
end of the first
lap with
Eastwood
right behind,
several lengths ahead of Tomlin, Bamford and Andrew's Morgan.
An unfortunate spin at Murrays by the diminutive Chevron of Andy Yool saw two of the
orange BMWs tag each other heavily, Michael Symons braked heavily in avoidance
with his car suffering heavy rear damage but able to carry on whilst team-mate Mark
Radcliffe was not so lucky and with heavy frontal damage causing his retirement on
the first lap.
Positions continued to be traded as the race progressed with Andy Ruhan still well
ahead of the closing Gary Eastwood
but the drama of this race was still to
be witnessed.
At the start of lap 10, with around 4
minutes left on the clock, Ruhan
sensed that he had a puncture and
before the completion of the lap Gary
Eastwood had caught and overhauled
him for the lead, however, only a
couple of corners later the red flags
were out.
Paul Winter's Porsche, which had so
ably been taken to third place in race
Ruhan takes the flag.
1 by Pete Chambers, had clashed
with the similar Porsche of Francis Galashan with serious race-stopping damage to
both, fortunately without harm to either driver.
With so little race time left,
a result was declared and
on count back to the
previous complete lap,
Andy Ruhan was thus the
winner (of both races) with
Gary Eastwood second
and Peter Bamford third.
Peter Bamford
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Ramblings from
Rugby
by Pete Austin
Six wheels are go….
March 2-4-0
An Indianapolis car called the
Pat Clancy Special appeared in
1948/9 and Mercedes had the
concept for their Type 80 record
car although this was interrupted
by the war. Four wheels on the
same axle appeared on ERA hill
climb cars and Paul Jaye still races
his Alta. Ferrari even tried it with the
T6.
By far the most successful car with
six ‘in line’ wheels was the Tyrrell P34
which appeared in 1976 with Goodyear tyres mounted on four small
wheels at the front. The covers came
off at the launch to surprised journalists who couldn’t believe their eyes.
Despite not being enamoured with
the car Jody Scheckter went on to
win that years Swedish Grand Prix
Jody Scheckter - Tyrrell P34 - 1976
with Patrick Depailler second and a
number of other podium finishes were achieved. Ronnie Peterson replaced Scheckter in 1977 but due to lack of development at the ‘front end’ no more victories with
this car were achieved. With Goodyear concentrating on developing tyres for the
‘conventional’ four wheel cars and designer Derek Gardner leaving towards the end
of the season the end was in sight for the P34.
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© Pete Austin
© Pete Austin
As the editor mentioned last
month, the so called March 2-40 six wheeled racing car made
its first racing appearance during the recent Silverstone Classic. Originally built in the 1970s
this wasn’t the first ‘six wheeler’.
© Pete Austin
Jeremy Smith - March 2-4-0
© Pete Austin
Known by the railway engine terminology ‘2-4-0’ March displayed their 6 wheeler in
December 1976. Based on the March 761, this time the 4 similar sized wheels
were at the back. The idea was to get better traction from four driven wheels and
reduced drag with all of the wheels being the same size. Despite being tested by
Howden Ganley the car never raced and the conventional (and less expensive)
771 was used instead. It was popular as an exhibit though and Scalextric even
made a scale model of it. That wasn’t the end of the story though as hill climb
champion Roy Lane grafted the back end on to a March 771 for the 1979 season.
Williams were next up in 1981 with the Patrick Head inspired FW07D. Like the
March there were 4 smaller in line driven wheels at the rear. Together with other
teams, Williams with their normally aspirated 3 litre Cosworth V8 engines, were
battling against the new breed of 1.5 litre turbocharged engines coming to the fore.
Again the idea was to give better traction with lower air resistance from the wheels.
Alan Jones tested the car at the end of the season in an unsuccessful attempt by
the team to try and make him change his mind about retiring. Less than a year later
a further version
Williams FW 08B
(FW 08D) was
tested at Donington with apparently some
competitive times
being set. However, that was the
end of the road
for 6 wheel Grand
Prix cars as the
FIA banned them
from 1983.
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© Janet Wright
Short cut to the top
© Simon Wright
VSCC Prescott Hill climb 6th-7th August 2011.
By Simon & Janet Wright
with additional photos by Pete Austin and Mick Herring.
One of the oldest meetings on the VSCC calendar, Prescott is a special event which
uses the original shorter course up the hill. The Vintage Sports Car Club originally
found Prescott as a venue, but let the Bugatti Owners Club take over the venue on
condition that the VSCC could run their meeting on the track once a year. The
original course goes tight right at Orchard corner instead of going round the newer
Ettore’s bend.
The event drew a
massive entry with 20
reserves listed. Everyone
wants to compete at this
fantastic venue, set in the
rolling Gloucestershire
countryside. The
competition in every class
was fierce, but James
Baxter driving his regular
Frazer Nash Single
Seater managed to still
come out on top with the
fastest time of the day, a
blistering 40.96 seconds
Fastest time of day went to James Baxter Frazer Nash Single Seater
to win him the MaysBerthon Trophy. Robin Tuluie driving the 1929 Riley Menasco Pirate set a time of
43.4 seconds to win the award for Fastest Vintage Car. The always spectacular GN
Parker of Justin Maeers wasn’t that far behind and was the fastest un-supercharged
sports car at 43.62 seconds, while Sue Darbyshire showed that you don’t need 4
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© Pete Austin
wheels to win an
award, taking the
Silver Con-Rod Trophy
in her 3 wheeled
Morgan Super Aero.
Charles Beeden - Austin 7 Ulster Replica
There was also an
award for the fastest
Bugatti, the Peter
Hampton Tankard,
which went to Chris
Hudson in his 1925
Bugatti T35B in a time
of 45.75 seconds. The
final award, the Sam
Clutton Memorial
Trophy was awarded
to James Collins
© Simon Wright
Amongst the many class
battles, the closest was in
the Pre 1941 Racing
Cars 1101-1500cc class
where Terry Crabb
driving the ERA R12C
finished just 3/10ths of a
second ahead of Pete
Candy driving the Riley
Super Rat with a time of
43.17 seconds, though
Patrick BlakeneyEdwards in the Richard
© Mick Herring
driving a 1917 Hudson
Super Six.
Dr Dave Morley Riley 9 Special
Bolster Special finished 1st on
Handicap in that class with a
time of 45.13 seconds.
Jeremy Way Austin 7 Mrs Jojo
The other fastest in class awards
went to William Way Austin 7
Ulster 50.34 second, Edward
Williams Austin 7 Rolt Ulster
50.14 seconds, Geoff Smith
Frazer Nash Super Sports 47.75
seconds, Ken MacMaster Frazer
Nash BMW 328 47.02 seconds,
Graham Galliers Alta 2 litre
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© Janet Wright
Sports 47.99 seconds,
Neil Twyman Alfa Romeo
8C 46.69 seconds, Tim
Hopkinson Riley 9 52.59
seconds, Dr David Pryke
Morgan/Riley 4/4 46.63
seconds, Brian White
Frazer Nash/BMW TT
Replica 43.63 seconds,
David Baker PiccardPictet Special 48.08
seconds, Winston Teague
Wasp Single Seater 45.54
seconds and Paul
Richardson ERA R14B in
a time of 42.67 seconds.
Simon Kirkpatrick 1924 Bugatti 13A
© Pete Austin
© Pete Austin
. See our short video on YouTube by clicking here.
Duncan Ricketts - ERA E-Type
Sue Darbyshire Morgan Super Aero
John Earle Marsh Alvis Silver Eagle
© Janet Wright
© Simon Wright
© Mick Herring
© Mick Herring
Alex Ames - Talbot AV105 Alpine
Don Press Peugeot 148
Gillian Carr Singer Le Mans
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© Pete Austin
Bentley Driver’s Club 75th anniversary
Silverstone 13th-14th August 2011. By Pete Austin.
© Pete Austin
Bentley Scratch Race - Chris Williams - Napier Bentley
This years annual race meeting at Silverstone celebrated the founding of the Bentley Drivers Club in 1936. It was 75 years ago that Bentley enthusiast Gerald Keston
Pelmore left his contact details on all of the old type Bentleys’ he could find in the
car parks at the first Brooklands meeting of that season. 26 people turned up
at the stated time and so
the club was formed. The
rest is
history.
It was therefore appropriate that one of the cars
taking part in the lunchtime
demonstrations was the
1933 Napier-Railton Special from the Brooklands
Museum which, amongst
other achievements holds
the Brooklands Outer CirNapier - Railton demonstration
cuit lap record in perpetuity
at 143.44 mph. In the spirit
of the huge aero engined Brooklands racers, Chris Williams also demonstrated his
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© Pete Austin
© Pete Austin
fire breathing ‘Mavis’. The Bentley Scratch race saw Simon Worthington on Pole position in his Bentley Continental GT but it was Stuart Worthington who took the race
victory in his Bentley Turbo R from
the spectacular Napier Bentley of
Chris Williams. The
Bentley Handicap
was won by Randal
Stewart driving a
Bentley 3/ 4½. The
Keston Pelmore
Trophy race in honour of the clubs
Bentley Handicap - 3 - Paul Carter - Bentley 4 1/4 & Nigel Batchelor founder was a speBentley 4 1/2 Blower
cial 20 minute race
with a compulsory
wheel change pit
stop. The race was
won by Paul Forty at
the wheel of a Bentley Mk VI after Simon Worthington
had led the entire
race in his Bentley
Turbo R only for
Paul Forty to take
the victory, leaving
Simon to come a
distant 2nd over 17
seconds behind .
Bentley Scratch Race - Rachael Singer - Bentley 3 litre Blower
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© Pete Austin
Bentley Handicap - Richard Frankel - Bentley TT
© Pete Austin
In addition to the races for Bentleys’ of various vintages other marques were also
catered for over the two days.
© Pete Austin
© Pete Austin
50s Sports Cars winner Tony Bianchi - Allard Farrelac - leads Julian Majzub - Sadler Mk3 - Chris
Keen - Kurtis Corvette
Equipe GTS - Pete Foster - Triumph TR4 leads
race 1 winner John Andon - Triumph TR4
© Pete Austin
Vintage & PVT Handicap - Graham Paddick McDowell Ford
Stuart Worthington - Bentley Turbo R
Page 21 Classic & Competition Car September 2011
25th-26th June 2011.
By Mick Herring
The Lotus Festival, naturally at
Snetterton, drew together
demonstration runs by some of the
most iconic single seater racing
cars and road cars from the
Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman era
Clive Chapman
and beyond.
It is good to see the Chapman family's continuing involvement with the cars they
built and, as principal of Classic Team Lotus, Clive Chapman, Colin's son would
also drive one of his father's creations.
The oldest F1 car was the Type 18 in
the hands Malcolm Ricketts, of the
type with which Stirling Moss famously
won the 1960 Monaco GP with the
lower cockpit sides open.
The versatility of the 18 is borne out by
it's use not only in F1 but also F2 and
Formula Junior with different 4 cylinder
engines.
© Mick Herring
© Mick Herring
© Mick Herring
Lotus Festival
Snetterton‫‏‬
Lotus Type 18 Climax
© Mick Herring
The 1962 Type 25 broke new ground with
it's much stiffer monocoque chassis, as
opposed to the tubular spaceframe of the
car's predecessors.
Powered by the 1.5 litre V8 Coventry Climax
engine this model would go on to claim the
1963 World Championship in the hands of
Jim Clark.
Lotus Type 25 cockpit
Left Coventry Climax V8 Auto Art
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The wedge shaped Type 58, here in F2 specification, was both innovative and
heavy, built and tested in 1968 it would not make it's race debut until 2002 following
restoration by Classic Team Lotus.
Both front and rear suspension were of the De Dion type, with both axles being rigid
in order to keep the wheels upright at all times, the steering rack also being integral
with the front axle. The result was a big, consequently heavy car when compared to
it's contemporaries, but the aerodynamic Wedge shape would re-appear in the
Lotus 72 very soon.
The 1977 Type 79 was
Chapman's second
generation "groundeffect" car, evolving
from the Type 78 but
with at least 30% more
downforce. Despite
some early fragility the
79 took Mario Andretti
and Ronnie Peterson to
many race wins and
Lotus Type 79 DFV Driven by Clive Chapman.
secured the world
championship for Mario in 1978.
Given as being one of the most
significant F1 cars and the latest
car present to be the work of his
father, this was the car that Clive
Chapman would drive.
The post Chapman era of Team
Lotus was represented at
Snetterton by the Types 101 and
102.
The 1989 Judd powered Type 101
even with Nelson Piquet's driving
Lotus Type 101 Judd
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F2 Lotus Type 58 FVA
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ability, results were not forthcoming. This particular car's best being a 4th place in
Australia when driven by Satoru Nakajima. Fittingly the 101 was first tested by
Martin Donnelly at Snetterton in March 1989, with Martin being present and racing
at this meeting, although not driving the F1 cars. The sound of the Judd engine can
be linked back to the Cosworth DFV and Coventry Climax engines that powered
the previous cars, however, what came next definitely has it's origins in what we
heard in F1 cars until recently.
The 1990 Type 102 is unique in Lotus
terms in being powered by a V12 engine
and a Lamborghini V12 engine at that. The
wail of the V12 could be heard all round
the circuit together with the "pops and
bangs" this type off engine always thrills
us with, on the overrun.
It was in a Type 102 that Martin Donnelly
had his life-threatening accident in Spain.
Donnelly drove alongside Derek Warwick
with Johny Herbert taking over from
Lamborghini V12 engine
Martin.
1991 would see a heavily
revised 102 race in 'B'
specification and with a
change back to Judd
power.
During a lull in racing,
another attempt would be
made to break the world
record to parade Lotus
road and quasi-racing cars
in convoy around the
circuit.
With all models past and
present eligible and in spite
of the circuit boasting it's
Lotus Type 102 Lamborghini
extra 1 mile in length not
enough cars were able to take to the circuit to beat the 2009 record of 436 cars.
Front to Rear Lotus Types 102, 101, 18, 79, 58
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VSCC Bob Gerard Memorial Trophy Meeting,
Mallory Park, 21st August 2011
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By Pete Austin
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The VSCC paid its annual visit to the delightful Mallory Park circuit for the Bob
Gerard Memorial Trophy meeting. Bob
Gerard had a close connection with the
circuit and the fast Gerard’s Bend is
named after him. Appropriately enough,
the race for pre-1961 front engined racing
cars was won by young William Nuthall in
Graham Burrows’ Bob Gerard Cooper
Bristol. Invited
to make the
presentations
after the race
was Sue
Palethorpe, a
former employee of ERA at
Bourne in the
Bob Gerard
Bob Gerard Memorial Trophy Kieft Climax GP
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Bob Gerard Memorial Trophy - winner William Nuthall - Cooper Bristol Mk2
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Always a highlight of this meeting is the
race for Edwardian racing cars. On handicap, Michael New won this one in his
Dick Baddiley & Edwardian Racing Trophies Mark Walker - Panhard GP
Dick Baddiley & Edwardian Racing Trophies Michael New - Leon Peugeot Voiurette Racer
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unique Leon Peugeot Voiurette Racer. In the absence of his Darracq which had suffered from a damaged block at Prescott, Mark Walker had brought along his Panhard Grand Prix which was driven with his usual verve.
John Taylor Memorial Trophy - Gil Duffy - Bond FJ
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days. Two cars associated with the late Bill Morris were also entered for the race.
Victoria Morris had entered her late husbands Keift Grand Prix car with family
friend Greg Snape coming all the way
from Australia to drive and Bill’s ERA
R12C was entered and driven by its current owner, Terry Crabb.
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John Taylor Memorial Trophy - George Diffey - Lotus 20
The John Taylor Memorial Trophy for Formula
Junior cars was set to be
another encounter between top protagonists
Jon Milicevic and Sam
Wilson in their Cooper
T59s’ with Wilson coming
out on top on this occasion. In this event George
Diffey was having his
maiden race in father
Simon’s Lotus 20. Also
making a first appearance was the second
front wheel drive Bond
driven by Gil Duffy
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alongside the sister car
driven by Andrew Tart.
Formula 3 (500) - Nigel Ashman - Cooper MkIX
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Perfect weather
made for an excellent days racing for
all of the usual
VSCC categories
including a race for
the 500cc F3 brigade and a lunchtime demonstration
by De Dion Bouton
Tricycles.
RIGHT Pre War
Scratch Race 1 - Justin
Maeers - GN Parker
loses it in front of
Stephen Shoosmith Bugatti T51 and Pete
Candy - Riley
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During the summer months, many towns and villages hold summer fetes and
carnivals, and increasingly they are inviting classic car owners to display their
vehicles as part of the show. The annual Wythall carnival has been held for many
years with a Classic Car Show incorporated and it always draws a very interesting
group of classic cars. This year was
no exception. Due to it’s location,
not far from Longbridge Birmingham
where Austin cars were produced
there always seems to be a bias
towards former Leyland car
marques. Austin, MG, Jaguar,
Triumph and Rover all have a proud
history and are always well
represented at meetings like these.
That does not mean that other
makes are not well represented, for
example there was a superb Honda
S800 sports car and a Pontiac
Trans Am amongst the vehicles
representing foreign manufacturers.
Honda S800
You often find many fine examples of some of the smaller British manufacturers
represented that have not existed for many years, but the cars look like they have
just left the show room. Riley and Wolseley were two manufacturers which had
been absorbed in to the British Leyland empire but the names were used on later
models for different sectors of the market. There were a couple of cars at the show
which high-lighted the differences between the same car sold under two different
brands. Launched in 1957, the Riley 1.5 was a sporty saloon car offered with a two
tone paint job and the engine was boosted with a pair of SU carburettors. This gave
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Wythall Carnival By Simon & Janet Wright.
A great
Triumph TR7/8 Turbo Janspeed Le Mans replica
feature of
these shows is that you never know what you might find as you look around. A
Jensen GT is a rare sight these days. Another locally built car from West Bromwich,
in the West Midlands, only 509 cars were produced in this 4 seater sports estate
design. Another British ‘sports car’ aimed at the American market, they were
manufactured between 1975 and 1976. Based on the Jensen Healey sports car,
the vehicle was fitted with a Lotus 4 cylinder twin OHC 16 valve 1973cc engine
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the Riley 20 BHP more
than the Wolseley
model, even though
they both used the
same B series 1498cc
engine. The Wolseley
1500 was launched first,
in the April of 1957 and
was a more basic,
cheaper saloon than the
more upmarket and
sportier Riley version.
Both models had a
slightly different radiator
grill design to help
distinguish the model.
W”olseley 1500 and Riley 1.5
When production ceased in 1965, 103,394 Wolseleys had been built and only
39,568 Rileys.
Two of the more unusual cars on
display were a genuine American
Triumph TR8, (see separate
feature in this issue) left hand
drive, imported from America with
a genuine 17,000 miles on the
clock, and an MGC GT both
owned by the same man. There
was also a Triumph TR7 with
Triumph TR8 and MGC GT
modified
bodywork,
obviously
based on the
Janspeed
Triumph TR8
Turbo Le
Mans car from
1980, which
certainly
looked the
part.
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which produced
142 bhp. The
American
models were
fitted with Zenith
Stromberg
carburettors
while UK
models had
Dellorto
carburettors.
This gave the
car a top speed
of 120 mph.
Only 291 Left
Hand Drive cars
were exported
Many local car
clubs had sent a representative
group to the carnival which all
added to the flavour of the event
and well over one hundred cars
were on display.
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Jensen GT 4 seater Sports Estate
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Beutiful Singer at the entrance to the show
Alvis saloon
Triumph 2500S
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GT Cup
Brands
Hatch Indy
Circuit
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July would see the
GT Cup make it's
second visit to
Brands Hatch, this
Race 1 start
time on shorter Indy
circuit.
A grid of eighteen cars would take the start of race 1 in what was to prove another
exciting pair of
races in
radically
different
weather
conditions
across
qualifying and
the two races.
Race 1
Although a
sort sharp
shower had
preceded the
first race, at
least this one
David Tomlin wins from sighting lap spin
would be conducted in the dry.
Peter Bamford
had claimed
pole ahead of
David Tomlin
but a spin for
Tomlin on the
1st of two
sighting laps
would see him
take the rolling
start in fourth
place due to
the cars ahead
frantically
Paul Cope's rare Venturi
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By Mick Herring.‫‏‬
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Ex-BTCC racer Simon Blanckley 3rd
the problems ahead of him and pulled
away from the chaos behind.
Andy Ruhan. In spite of his postSnetterton ballast penalty, he was able to
take second place as the race
progressed.
Gary Eastwood had, by his standards, a
poor qualifying and had charged through
the field from 15th to 7th despite a
lengthy battle with the Porsche of Francis
Galashan impeding his progress and on
to an eventual 5th place at the end.
Andy Ruhan 2nd
After his initial spin on the sighting lap, it was a jubilant David Tomlin who took his
first GT Cup win ahead of Andy Ruhan and ex-BTCC racer Simon Blanckley's
Porsche 997 GT3 in third, followed by the rare Venturi 400 GTR of Paul Cope.
Race 2
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weaving to get heat into their
tyres ahead of the start.
At the start Bamford's lead
evaporated after contact and a
spin at Paddock Hill Bend,
leading to his prompt retirement.
Another casualty was the rear
wing of Jordan Whitt's Chevron
when a Ferrari climbed on the
back of the nimble yellow car to
flatten the rear wing to the
detriment of it's aero
performance.
After his warm-up lap spin,
Tomlin was able to benefit from
Race 2 start Paddock Hill Bend
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A severe change in the weather between the two races saw the need for the everefficient MSVR trackside staff needing to effect barrier repairs, fortunately with little
effect on the time schedule.
All eighteen cars would once again take the start after repairs and with success
ballast added or
removed as required.
Anxious not to repeat
their race 1
escapades, neither
Bamford nor Tomalin
had any answer to
the nimble Chevron
GR8 of Jordan Whitt
as he charged round
the outside of both
and into a lead that
he would maintain to
the flag. After 25 laps
of a very wet race it
was Jordan Whitt
Gary Eastwood 5th
who gave the Chevron
GR8 it's first
independent race
win, the wet
weather proving,
as ever, a great
leveller, Andy
Ruhan second,
David Tomlin third
and Peter
Bamford fourth.
Bamford laps Winder to 4th place
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Rain-master Jordan Whitt won the second race in his Chevron GR8
Triumph TR8
By Simon Wright
the range of Triumph sports cars was the Triumph TR8. If you attend classic car
shows up and down the country, you will find many examples of Triumph TR8s,
but these are not original models. Lots of TR7s have been converted by fitting the
Rover V8 engine. This article is covering a perfect example of an original factory
built Triumph TR8, which was spotted at the recent Wythall Carnival. This
particular car had been originally exported to America, which is where most of the
original factory built Triumph TR8s were sold. This
model has been re imported back to Great Britain a
few years ago and is in perfect condition.
This particular car was manufactured at Canley in
Coventry in July 1980 before being exported to North
America and sold in New York to an expatriate
Englishman who used the car very little. When he
returned to the UK he brought the car back with him.
But
unfortunately,
not long after
returning, he
died due to an
unfortunate
illness and the car was sold as part of his
estate. The car was bought by a member of
his family who found that it was not the kind of
vehicle they wished to use and it was stored
for over 18 years.
The current owner purchased the car in 2006
and had various work done to the vehicle. The
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The Triumph marque has always proved
popular for sports car owners. The last of
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original Triumph branded factory
fitted radio and the luggage rack
on the boot was also a works
dealer fitted option.
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At the time the car was built, Triumph
were part of British Leyland. Original
factory built TR8s were fitted with the 3
1/2 litre Rover ST1 V8 engine linked to a
five-speed Rover ST1 gearbox and Axle
and a pair of Stromberg 175 CD
carburettors. Even though the car is a
convertible, due to being American spec,
the car is fitted with an air conditioning
system and American specification front
and rear bumpers. In total,
approximately 2850 original Triumph
TR8s were built and only 18 where righthand drive home market specifications. These didn't include any prototypes or works
rally cars. The 18 original right-hand drive cars are rare and can easily be confused
with the large number of TR7s converted from the
four-cylinder engine as originally fitted, to the Rover
V8 engine fitted by private owners. With this model
being left-hand drive, you can see the original North
American speedometer which has the 55 mile an
hour speed limit marked on the speedometer and it
had a top speed of only 85 mph. The radio is a rare
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brakes had to be replaced and the
American emission system removed
and the catalytic exhaust system
replaced with a stainless steel exhaust
system. All the tyres were replaced due
to their age. When purchased the
original mileage was only 12,500 miles.
The car still displays the original
stickers from the New York license
Department for the emission passes
that the vehicles require for use on the
roads in America. The vehicle had been
fully rust proofed before purchase
hence the excellent condition of the
bodywork after all this time.
The Great Rempstone Steam & Country Show
The Great Rempstone Steam
and Country Show began in a
modest way in 1954 and has
grown into the oldest surviving
rally in the East Midlands, in only
it's third but ever larger location.
2011 marked the 55th edition,
only three having been missed
due to either an outbreak of Foot
and Mouth or adverse weather
conditions.
The aim of the show has always
been to provide traditional family
entertainment, the spectacle of the magnificent steam engines, rollers and
miniatures in action at full steam, vintage cars, motorcycles and tractors coupled
with the traditional country crafts,
birds of prey, fairground organs
and exhibits from a heritage that
must be celebrated and never
forgotten. The wealth of colour,
sight, sound and smell provided
by all of these many moving or
static exhibits could be savoured
all in one place. This year was no
exception with approx. 500
individual exhibitors or stalls,
including 40 engines. The
highlight of the show was always
destined to be the evocatively
named "100 ton pull", where in the
first instance the lead traction
The Stanley Steam Car
engine pulled approx. another 90
tons behind it, unaided. It accomplished this on the flat part of the exhibition ring and
only needed slight assistance on the uphill gradient owing to wheel spin. The power
of these engines was never doubted but in an acknowledgement to a more modern
era and superior traction, a 1963 Caterpillar earth moving tractor came in and towed
the assembled steam "train" in it's entirety.
The beneficiaries of the success of the show are national and local charities or
organisations. Last year over £10,000 was donated to charities including Help for
Heroes, Rainbows Children's Hospice, Steps and several local charities. Past
recipients have been Air Ambulance and cancer charities. During Sunday
afternoon's awards presentation ceremony, the Mayor of Charnwood presented the
traditional plaques for each category together with initial cheques in the sums of
£5,000 and £2,000 to Help for Heroes and 2425 Nottm Airport sqn. ATC
respectively, with further donations made after the show. The Mayor and Mayoress
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By Mick Herring.
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of Charnwood
forsook their usual
mayoral transport
for an exhibition
ride in a Stanley
Steam car.
Archive Photo
© Pete Austin
By Pete Austin
"With this years British Grand Prix using the new 'Silverstone Wing' pit complex for the first
time I thought it would be interesting to show what things were like 40 years ago. This
months image was taken just before the start of the 1971 British Grand Prix. The photo was
taken from the Woodcote grandstand looking towards Copse. Despite the start being imminent
chaos seems to reign in the entry to the relatively unprotected but crowded pit lane. I can't see
Bernie tolerating that now. Obviously health and safety wasn't such an issue in those days.
What I presume to be the timekeepers building seems rather confined for such a major event
and there is a distinct lack of grandstands and safety fencing on the run down to Copse. The
mechanics carrying amongst other things a water carrier, small toolbox and a wheel in the pit
lane make an interesting comparison with the equipment required today. Notice Reine Wisell's
Lotus Pratt & Whitney near the back. Ah, those were the days!"
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Joe Ward Vauxhall Baby Bertha dices with Jeff Wilson VW Beetle Chevrolet V8 and Robert Knox
Maguire Spaceframe Stiletto
Mallory Park 29/8/2011. By Simon & Janet Wright
Additional photos by Mick Herring.
© Janet Wright
A typical August Bank Holiday, grey cold and with heavy showers, could not deter
the many fans from turning up at Mallory Park for the Classic and Sports Car Clubs,
Supersaloon and Modsports revival race meeting. It may have been cold at the
circuit, but the action was hot.
The Classic Sports Car Club had managed to assemble a fantastic field of these
Super and Special Saloons and Modsports racers, with quite a few ‘STAR’ cars.
High light for most people was Baby Bertha, the famous Vauxhall Super saloon as
raced to so many victories by the late great Gerry Marshall. Other major Superloons
included the Daf V8 ‘Dafney’
and the Beetle Chevrolet V8,
plus the Jaguar XJ12 and
assorted Ford Escorts. Add to
this mix a few slightly more
modern special saloons such as
the Vauxhall Carlton V8, and the
Sunbeam Talbot Lotus
Andy Wilson Maguire Mini Clubman leads Bill Richards
Rover Metro round the hairpin
Four 15 minute races were
organised to give competitors
maximum exposure. The first
race looked like it was going to
be a walk over for Ex-GP driver
Mike Wilds driving the Daf V8
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Super Saloon and Modsports rule
Pete Edwards Ford Escort Mk2 taking the lead of race 1
from Mike Wilds Daf V8
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The second race proved a very
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who led from the start, but about
half way through the race, the
white Ford Escort of Pete
Edwards hit the front. Mike
Wilds seemed to be dropping
back but soon started to chase
the leading Escort and finally
finished 2nd overall. Joe Ward
driving Baby Bertha had been
on the front row of the grid, but
dropped back, with the car
sounding rough and was lapped
twice by the end of the race.
exciting race as
Simon Allaway in the
very low and wide
looking Lotus Esprit
Silhouette Special led
from start to finish, but
was hounded all the
way by the Vauxhall
Carlton TS of Peter
Stevens which never
seemed to be more
than 2 car lengths
behind the Lotus for
the entire distance.
Simon Allaway Lotus Esprit Silhouette leads the start of the 2nd race
The third race saw
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Joss Ronchetti in
the ‘Lotus Bullet’
Lotus Talbot
Sunbeam take a
flag to flag win.
The battle in this
race was for 2nd
place between the
Ford Sierra Mk1
XR8 of Piers
Grange and the
much older
Triumph Spitfire of
YYYYY. Lap after
lap they would exit
Joss Ronchetti Lotus Bullet
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the hairpin side by
side on the drag
down to Devil’s
elbow, with the
Sierra getting 2nd
place at the end.
Vince Woodman in
his Broadspeed
Ford Capri
managed a spin at
the hairpin in this
race after tangling
with the Reliant
Scimitar of Iain
Daniels/Ben
Vince Woodman Ford Capri V6 leads Piers Grange Ford Sierra Mk1 XR8 Gough, both were
round Shaws hairpin
able to continue.
Lee Costello started from the back of the grid in his black Ford Escort Mk1 and was
moving through the field until pulling in to the pits about half way through the race.
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Mike Wilds
Daf V8 heads in to Devil’s Elbow
The fourth and final Super Saloon and Modsports race proved another win for the
low Lotus of Simon Allaway
again from the Vauxhall Carlton
of Peter Stevens after early
leader Joss Ronchetti in the
Sunbeam Talbot Lotus lost out
to the two more powerful cars
once their tyres had warmed
up, though Joss was able to
hold on to third place..
Ross did get the consolation of
winning the final race of the
Lee Costello Ford Escort Mk1
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day, the Sports Car v Saloon challenge after starting the race from the pit lane after
changing tyres (Treaded tyres
were required for the final race).
He charged through the field to
take the lead on lap 5
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L to R Joe Ward Baby Bertha, Bill Richards Rover Metro Bernie Chodosh Chevrolet Corvette and
Joss Ronchetti behind
Mark Campbell won a couple of races in his Triumph TR5
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In between the Super Saloon and Modsports
races, the CSCC had arranged a couple of
Swinging Sixties races and a Triumph challenge
Jon Doubleday Fraud Cortina leads
Jeff Wilson in the VW Beetle V8
Swinging Sixties field through Gerards bend
plus a Sports cars Versus
Saloons race to close the
meeting. Mark Campbell had a
successful afternoon at the
wheel of his blue Triumph TR5,
taking victory in both the Classic
Triumph Invitation race and the
Swinging Sixties Group 2 race.
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The swinging Sixties
Group 1 race was red
flagged after Kevin
Hadfield rolled his Triumph
TR4 at the John Cooper
Esses and ended up at the
bottom of the straight
leading to to the Shaw’s
hairpin.
The meeting had proved to
be a big hit with both
competitors and fans alike.
Lets hope that a series can
be organised for next year.
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Glenn Canning’s smokey NSU TT in the Swinging Sixties race
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Alistair Pugh Triumph Spitfire ADU 7B Triumph Andy Gardner Vauxhall Firenza leads Michael
Bell Ford Escort RS1600 in Modsports and Super
Challenge
Saloons revival
Derek Pearce Jaguar Mk2 3.8 Sports V Saloon
Challenge
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