classic and competition car november 2013

Classic and Competition CarNovember 2013 Issue 38

Spa 6 Hours

2PageClassic and Competition car November 2013

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

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

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

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

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Contents

Page 3 News.Page 13 British GT Final, Donington Park.Page 19 HRDC All Stars Donington0 Vintage Classic Car boot sale, Southbank, London.Page 24 HSCC Season Finals, SulverstonePage 29 Severn Valley Railway Classic car display.Page 33 Archive photo of the monthPage 34 Spa Classic 6 Hours.Page 37 FIA Masters Historic F1, SpaPage 41 FIA Masters Historic sports cars.Page 44 Classic car meeting, The Swan, Fradley.Page 47 HSCC Gold Cup photo galleryPage 51 Birkett 6 Hour Relay, Silverstone

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EditorialThe largest Classic Motor Show in the UK will be at the NEC, near Birmingham between the 15th and 17th of November. The first show in May 1984 occupied just one hall, while this years show will cover a mammoth 82,000 square metres in ten halls plus an additional hall for the Classic Motorcycle Show.Well worth a visit or maybe two to see everything classic in motoring and motorsport.

News

Zoe to represent UK In Scirocco shootout.GT Racer Zoe Wenham (left) has been nominated by the MSA to go forward to the Scirocco R-Cup shootout and has been named as one of the final 12 from all over the World. An initiative of the FIA's Women in Motorsport Commission, 12 female drivers from around the World have been chosen to attend the Oschersleben circuit in Germany, where one of the twelve will have the chance to be offered a full time drive in the 2014 Volkswagen Scirocco R Cup season in either Junior or Pro cup. We wish Zoe the best of luck for the evaluation day.

Andrew Jordan clinches BTCC title.After being top independant last year, Andy Jordan has clinched the 2014 BTCC Touring Car Championship crown as well as the Independant crown for 2014.

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Jones Donington Woes.David Jones in the Preci-Spark 22 Mercedes AMG SLS GT3 was excluded from the final round of the British GT championship at Donington Park on the 6th of October 2013. He also had 4 penalty points added to his competition license, and had 8 championship points deducted from his current points and was fined £1,000 after contact with cars on two separate occasions, the 888 Optimum Racing 888 BMW Z4 GT3 of Dan Brown and Steve Tandy and the 42 Mtech Ginetta G55 GT3 of Derek Johnston and Luke Hines.

Drayson Electric record

A new sub 999kg World Electric Land Speed Record (Subject to FIA ratification) was made by the Drayson B12/69 Hyper EV car at Elvington airfield in Yorkshire during October. The car covered a flying mile at an average of 205.139 mph. Brainchild of former British Science Minister

Lord Paul Drayson. The car broke four Land Speed Records in total, beating its own previous World Record as well as the EV acceleration record by covering a quarter mile from a standing start in just 9.742 seconds. It also set an all new British "flying mile" Land Speed Record for any wheel driven vehicle.

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2013/14 MSC New Zealand F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series CalendarRnd 1: Nov 8-10 2013 'The Sound' MG Classic Manfeild FeildingRnd 2: Jan 17-19 2014 NZFMR Ferrari Festival - 1 Hampton Downs Nth WaikatoRnd 3: Jan 24-16 2014 NZFMR Ferrari Festival - 2 Hampton Downs Nth WaikatoRnd 4: Feb 01-02 2014 Skope Classic Powerbuilt Tools Raceway @ Ruapuna Park Christchurch 2013/14 Formula 5000 Australia Cup Series (invitational rounds)Rnd 1: Aug 31-Sept 01 2013 Muscle Car Masters meeting Sydney Motorsport Park SydneyRnd 2: Sept 13-15 2013 Sandown 500 meeting (V8 Supercars) Sandown MelbourneRnd 3: Nov 08-10 2013 Sandown Historics meeting Sandown MelbourneRnd 4: March 07-09 2014 Phillip Island Classic meeting Phillip Island MelbourneRnd 5: (provisional yet to be confirmed) March 14-16 2014 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix meeting Albert Park Melbourne

Class A standout Alan Dunkley (Lola T140)

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Seen testing at Donington Park recently.© Janet Wright

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Frank Lyons switches to a McRae GM1.The HSCC Finals held at Silverstone saw Frank Lyons race a McRae Chevrolet GM1 in the Derek Bell Trophy Race. This was the ex Roy Lane hill climb car which was sold to America years ago and is now back in the UK. The McRae was based on the McLaren M19 Grand Prix car after Graham McRae tried to buy an M19 in 1971. He was unsuccessful but did obtain a copy of the plans which Len Terry used to produce the first chassis at Leda, the LT27. It was slightly larger than the M19 as it was required to carry more fuel and built connect to a 5 litre Chevrolet engine. It was re-named as the McRae GM1 in 1972. A total of fourteen were built between 1972 and 1973. The original McRae proved to be a very successful design with Graham McRae winning the US Formula 5000 Championship and the Tasman Championship in 1972 and the Tasman Championship again in 1973. Roy Lane achieved considerable success in the British Hill Climb Championship, taking the title in the McRae Chevrolet GM1 in both 1975 and 1976. Frank was a little less successful, retiring from the race after only 2 laps.

Group B to star at 30th Lancaster Insutance Classic Motor Show.

Fans of the mighty Group B rally cars are in for a treat at this years Classic Motor Show at the NEC.This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Peugeot 205 and Club Peugeot UK are celebrating with a range of 205s on their stand , including the ultimate 205, the T16 which was an 80s rallying legend.

The Club Audi stand will also feature a host of Quattros, including a 1983 Ur Quattro and a limited edition 1985 short wheelbase Sports Quattro.The MonteCarlo Consortium will mark the 30th anniversary of Lancia winning the World Rally constructor's Championship with an original Group B Lancia 037 on their stand.The Sunbeam Lotus Owners club will feature a trio of cars, one of which will be an ex-works car.Finally, from an earlier period, but no less effective, the Classic Z Register are also celebrating rallying with a replica of the 1973 Safari rally winning Datsun 240Z.The NEC Classic Motor Show runs from 15th-17th November 2013. Tickets cost from £18.50, for more information on the show visit www.necclassicmotorshow.com

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Rare cars from RudolfLike father, Like son.Michael and Andrew Hibberd both took a victory at the HSCC Season Finals at Silverstone in October. Andrew won the Formula Junior race at the wheel of his Lotus 22, while his father finished 7th in the Guards Trophy race, winning his class at the wheel of a Lotus 23B

Regular Historic competitor Rudolf Ernst from Germany raced a couple of unusual cars at the HSCC Silverstone Championship Finals race meeting at Silverstone. Above is a 1961 Formula Junior 997cc PBA Mk2 in which he finished 27th overall and won the class. Below in the HSCC Guards Trophy he drove this 1964 1100cc DRW Mk6 to 21st overall.

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BARC give up Mallory park.

After extensive discussions with the Administrators, the British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) has announced that it is "unable to pursue any further involvement with Mallory Park". It is understood that the landlord, Titan Properties is not prepared to reduce the rent to half its current amount but is prepared to offer terms for the next 12 months but without any commitment towards necessary capital expenditure on track work. The BARC was committed to continuing operating Motor Sport at Mallory Park but is not in a position to do so with the continuing uncertainty in respect to contractual agreements with Titan Properties and Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council.Under these circumstances, the BARC has come to the conclusion that it is unable to pursue any future involvement with the Mallory Park circuit. At this point, all track activity at Mallory Park has ceased operation.

The World record attempt by the 70 year old Vintage Adventurer Rob Wade and his co-driver Michael Flanders to drive their 1930 Ford Model A from Staten Island to Venice Beach in California in just 60 hours has sadly failed on its first attempt. They left New York on Columbus Day (Monday 14th of October) to travel through ten states in an attempt to drive 2,947 miles non-stop in under 60 hours. They suffered a broken crankshaft after 38 hours, having just travelled through Amarillo in Texas. They are now planning a second attempt towards the end of November.Information and photo supplied by Andrea Seed, Poppyseed media Ltd.

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Murray Withs Festival.Niall Murray from Eire driving a Van Diemen RF99 was the worthy winner of the 42nd Formula Ford Festival which took place over the weekend of the 26th and 27th October 2013 at Brands Hatch on the 1.199 mile Indy circuit. An old tradition had been revived this year, where the main category was contested by the 1600cc Kent engined cars for the first time since 1992.

COUNTDOWN UNDER WAY TO CROFT CIRCUIT’S RAC RALLY STAGES• Top retro rally featuring star cars of 60s, 70 & 80s on Sat 9 Nov

North Yorkshire’s Croft Circuit is gearing up for its second high-profile motor sport event in as many months – the visiting Roger Albert Clark Rally on Saturday 9 November Since its inception a decade ago the ‘Roger Albert’, which recreates the magic of the famous RAC Rallies of old, has emerged as arguably Britain’s most popular rally in terms of sheer spectator volume.It is estimated more than 50,000 fans, all eager to re-live rallying’s glory years (1960s, 70s and 80s), will follow the Roger Albert Clark Rally’s three-day route which stretches from North Yorkshire across to Cumbria and includes some of rallying’s legendary forest stages along the way. Many thousands more enthusiasts will also turn out to watch for the day as the event passes their back yard.Tickets are priced just £10 – see www.croftcircuit.co.uk or call the Croft Circuit office on 01325 721815 for more details. Admission for accompanied children aged 15 and under is free. Gates will open to public at 10.00am. More details about the RAC Rally can be found at www.rogeralbertclarkrally.org

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One of the all-time RAC Rally classics, Lancia's Stratos

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Maria de Villota.13th January 1980 to 11th October 2013

The unexpected and sudden death of Maria de Villota at the age of 33, has been reported as a consequence of the terrible Formula 1 Marussia test crash injuries she received in July 2012.She was found dead in her hotel room in Seville on Friday 11th October, where she passed away in her sleep as a result of the neurological injuries she suffered as a result of the testing accident.The daughter of former Grand Prix driver Emilio de Villota, Maria was born in Madrid, Spain in 1980.She had competed in many racing series starting with the Spanish Formula 3 championship in 2001-2005. She also competed in the 2005 Daytona 24 Hours followed by the Ferrari Challenge Europe in 2005-2006, the World Touring Car Championship 2006-2007. Also in 2007 she competed in Division 1 of the German ADAC Procar series. In 2008 she drove in the Euroseries 3000 series. In August 2009 she signed with Atletico Madrid to finish the season in the Superleague formula and remained with them until the series finished in 2011. In August 2011 she was announced as the Test driver for the Lotus Renault Grand Prix team and made her Formula 1 test debut at Paul Ricard. She switched to the Marussia F1 team in March 2012 and her first test was a straight line run at Duxford Aerodrome in England on the 3rd of July 2012. On returning to the service crew, she ran head first in to the raised tailgate of the transporter and suffered major head injuries and lost her right eye. It took over an hour to remove her from the car . She was in hospital for 17 days before being able to return home to Spain. She married her husband Rodrigo Garcia Millan on 28th July 2013.To her family and friends we offer our sincere condolences.

Stephen JewellDied 29th September 2013

Stephen, from Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, was an experienced competitor in many forms of vintage motorsport. He died as the result of an accident while practicing for the VSCC Seaman Memorial Trophies race at Snetterton when his 1924 Bugatti T35B hit the barriers. He was taken to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital after the accident, but later died of his injuries.He was a regular competitor at his local Prescott hill climbThe 63 year old businessman from Cheltenham, was chairman of print for Design.His wife died several years ago from cancer. He leaves behind three children and five grandchildren.To his family and friends we offer our sincere condolences.

Stephen Jewell in his 1924 Bugatti T35B at Prescott in May 2013

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Sean Lawrence Guy Edwards6th December 1986 to 15th October 2013.

Son of former Grand Prix driver Guy Edwards, Sean was born in London and was a professional racing driver.He died in a tragic accident at the Queensland Raceway in Australia whilst coaching another young driver.The 20 year old driver from Brisbane survived the high speed crash but is in hospital having sustained severe injuries and burns.

Sean started his racing career in Formula Renault before switching to sports cars where he raced in GT2, GT3, Le Mans series and the Porsche Supercup, which at the time of his death, he was leading this years championship. With another round to go, he finally finished in 2nd place. He won the Nurburgring 24 hours race this year in a Mercedes driving with Bernd Schneider, Jeron Bleekermolen and Nicki Thiirm. He also won the Porsche Supercup race at the Monaco Grand Prix. He also played his father in the Ron Howard movie Rush.

To his family and friends we offer our sincere condolences.

Sean Edwards in a Porsche at Silverstone

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HISTORIC RACING CLUB/NZ FORMULA 5000 ASSOCIATION2013/14 MSC New Zealand F5000 Tasman Cup Revival SeriesSeason Preview Rnd 1The Sound MG Classic meeting, Manfeild Sat-Sun Nov 9-10 2013

SMITH SET TO MARK ANOTHER MILESTONE AT MANFEILD New Zealand motor racing's evergreen 'super-veteran,' Ken Smith, will mark another milestone at the opening round of this seasons' MSC New Zealand F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series at Manfeild this weekend. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the opening of the 3.0km Feilding circuit and Smith will be the only competitor at The Sound MG Classic meeting who has competed there every year since 1973. "I didn't do the very first meeting they had there, but I did the big one that summer and I've been going back ever since," said the 72-year-old about to embark on his 56th consecutive national motor racing season.Smith rates the Feilding circuit as one of his favourites, despite a serious accident at the start of the first MSC F5000 race the last time (2 years ago) the series visited the circuit. "It's like a second home to me," he said. "The original promoters, Rob and Wendy Lester, were always very good with the drivers plus its good for the spectators because they can see all of the track rather than just one little bit of it, from the grandstands." Smith, a three-time former MSC series champion who drives a Lola T332 similar to the one he raced here and in Australia in the 1970s, heads a 13-strong Tasman Cup Revival Series entry at this weekend's two-day The Sound MG Classic classic and historic motor racing meeting at Manfeild.An unfortunate date clash with the inaugural Highlands 101 endurance race at the new Highlands Motorsport Park in Central Otago means that both defending MSC series champion Steve Ross (McRae GM1) and 2012/13 series race winner Clark Proctor (March 73A) will not be on the grid at Manfeild this weekend (the pair are sharing a Mosler sportscar at the Highlands event) though Smith will not exactly be lacking for competition.Series young gun Andrew Higgins (Lola T400) has impressed at the two rounds of the Formula 5000 Australia Cup series already held, and former MSC series champion Ian Clements from Christchurch (Lola T332) is more than capable of taking the battle to the Auckland pair.Also entered this weekend are 2011/12 series runner-up Aaron Burson and his father Peter (both McRae GM1), former Lady Wigram Trophy winner Roger Williams (Lola T332) and Talon MR1

driver David Banks (all from Auckland), 2011/12 series third placeman Brett Willis (Lola T330) from Rotorua, series returnees Sefton Gibb from the Hawke's Bay and Tony Richards from Christchurch (both Lola T332), as well as longtime classic and historic event supporter Russell Greer (Lola T332) from Blenheim, local driver Tim Rush (McLaren M22) and Class A (for older cars) standout Alan Dunkley. Dunkley is a real crowd-pleaser in the only high-wing car (a 1968 Lola T140) in the MSC field and Smith, for one, rates him highly."They're certainly aren't many people who can push one of those old cars round like he can. He always gives 110%," says Smith.Prepared by FAST COMPANY of behalf of the New Zealand Formula 5000 Association www.F5000.co.nz For more information Cup Revival Series contact Ross MacKay via e-mail on [email protected]

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British GT Final Donington Park 5th-6th October 2013. By Simon & Janet Wright.The British GT Championship reached its climax at a sunny Donington Park at the beginning of October. Both GT3 and GT4 titles were still up for grabs as the teams arrived at the East Midlands circuit with a full grid of 32 cars for the 2 hour championship finale.Before this race, the championship could not be closer with Andrew Howard (Beechdean Aston Martin Vantage GT3) just 1/2 a point ahead of the Ecurie Ecosse BMW Z4 GT3 pair of Marco Attard and Oliver Bryant. The other drivers still in with a chance of the title were Michael Caine and Ahmad Al Harthy in the Oman Air Motorbase Porsche 997 GT3 R and Nick Tandy in the Trackspeed Porsche 997 GT3 R. The GT4 title was also still open with Ryan Ratcliffe and Rick Parfitt Jnr leading for Optimum Motorsport in the Ginetta G50 with Delan Jones 2nd

for Century Motorsport in another Ginetta G50 and Matt Smith and Dan Eagling in 3rd for Redgate Lifetime Racing in yet another Ginetta G50.None of the championship contenders took Pole position round the sweeps of the full Donington GP circuit. This honour fell to Joe Osborne in the 888 Optimum Racing BMW Z4 which he shared with Lee Mowle, who would start the race. The other front row spot was the Gregor Fiskin/Richard Westbrook Trackspeed Porsche 997 GT3 R, with the first championship contenders in 3rd place on the grid, the Ecurie Ecosse BMW Z4 of Attard/Bryant. The fastest GT4 car was on the 12th row of the grid and was again not one of the championship protagonists, but the Team Parker racing Ginetta G50 of Adrian Barwick and Bradley Ellis, with the championship leaders Ratcliffe/Parfitt Jnr next on the grid, on the 13th row.From the rolling start, the black BMW of Mowle took the lead in

Race winners Patterson/Bell United Autosports Audi R8 LMS Ultra

GT Champion Andrew Howard Beechdean AMR Astom Martin Vantage GT3 with Jonny Adams

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to Redgate from Fiskin in the Porsche followed by Attard in the BMW and Gary Eastwood/Rob Barff in the FF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 while in the GT4 class Parfitt Jnr was just head of Barwick in the battle of the Ginettas'. On the second lap the Ferrari of Eastwood took 3rd place from the Attard BMW as the cars snaked through the Craner curves while the leading pair were starting to pull away from the rest of the field. On the third lap Steve Tandy ran wide in his BMW Z4 coming out of Roberts on to the start straight and lost several places while following on some way behind was

a smokey Ginetta G55 GT3 of Derek Johnston/Luke Hines which appeared to have suspension damage and headed for the pit lane after an incident with the David and Godfrey Jones Mercedes AMG SLS GT3 which hit the rear of the Ginetta, damaging the offside rear wheel and suspension. Zoe Wenham was having a fantastic battle in her Ginetta G50 with the similar car of Adrian Barwick for 6th in GT4. Wenham passed Barwick round the Melbourne loop hairpin for Barwick to dive back inside her and Roberts and the two cars were side by side down the start straight but Wenham had the advantage of the inside line at Redgate to take the place and then Barwick lost it at the Old Hairpin

after running wide on to the grass while chasing Wenham and spun round on the grass. Ashburn then spun the Porsche coming out of McLeans leaving him sideways across the track as the field passed him. This resulted in the Safety car being deployed as Ashburn had to abandon the Porsche. The order remained the same at the restart. The next championship contender

Pole position and early leaders Mowle/Osbourne BMW Z4 GT3 pass GT 4 race class winner Jones/Freke Ginetta G50

Eastwood/Barff Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 finished 2nd

Al Harthy/Caine Porsche 997 GT3 R finished 12th

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to drop out of contention was Al Harthy who spun the Porsche in the Melbourne loop hairpin and had to watch the entire field pass him. He was quickly followed by Steve Tandy whose BMW was in the pits with front body damage, effectively taking him out of the championship. A couple of laps later, Gregor Fiskin had a quick spin at Roberts , dropping him down to 8th place.With 90 minutes remaining, Howard in the Aston Martin began

a charge at the BMW at Attard starting on the run down to the Melbourne hairpin. He closed right on to the rear bumper of the BMW through the hairpin and went round the outside at Roberts to get alongside the BMW down the start straight and passed him before Redgate corner. Next lap and Attard went further back when the United

Autosports Audi R8 LMS of Mark Patterson and Matt Bell also passed the BMW out of the Melbourne hairpin, though Attard did try to re pass him through Roberts without any success. The fast VonRyan Racing McLaren MP4 12C of Gregoire Demousiter/Duncan Tappy went with the Audi and they both closed on the Aston Martin of Howard, who was encountering difficulties in lapping traffic. Soon the McLaren was past the Audi and closed on the Aston Martin, passing it at Coppice with the Audi also went through in to the chicane on the same lap. The next lap and Patterson retook the place

at the chicane, passing the McLaren as they cut through slower GT 4 cars. DeMousiter fought back and dived up the inside of the Audi at Roberts, for Patterson to cut

back on the exit of Roberts and retain the 3rd positionAs soon as the 50 minute mark of the race had been reached, the pit lane

Barwick/Ellis Ginetta G50 had several off moments

Nick Tandy had an outside chance of the championship before the race

Demoustier/Tappy McLaren MP4 12C finished 7th

The Jones brothers Mercedes AMG SLS GT3 had an eventful race. Seen here with the Ferrari 458 Challenge of Bailey/Schultz and the Porsche 997 GT3 R of Minshaw/Keen

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was open for driver changes. The leading pair of Mowle and Eastwood were about 10 seconds too early at the pit lane entrance and could not take immediate advantage of the driver change to the faster, more experienced driver, but Patterson in the Audi and Demoustier in the McLaren both dived into the pits to swop drivers, with Matt Bell taking over the Audi and Tappy taking over the McLaren. Attard also brought the BMW straight in to hand over to Bryant. Meanwhile on track, Eastwood made a move under braking for the Melbourne hairpin, to put his Ferrari in the lead from

the 888 BMW of Mowle just before Mowle headed for the pitlane for the routine pitstop. Each pitstop has to last for a minimum of 110 seconds, and some are considerably longer if the team have been successful as extra time is added to the pitstop of

successful cars to help balance race performance. Mowle then received a drive through penalty along with several other cars including Phil Burton, John Dhillon, Mark Poole and Jon Minshaw, for passing under a yellow flag. Next in were Howard in the Aston Martin to hand over to Jonny Adam and Eastwood in the Ferrari to hand over th Rob Barff, the Ferrari having an

additional 15 seconds added to its pit stop time. This left the AF Corse Ferrari of John Dhillon and Aaron Scott in the lead, but with a drive through penalty, and Fiskin in 2nd place in the Porsche. Bryant soon passed Barff in the Ferrari while ahead of them Bell in the Audi passed Tappy in the McLaren at the

The Ecurie Ecosse BMW Z4 GT3 of Attard/Bryant came home 5th

Zoe Wenham/Rory Bryant Ginetta G50 finished 7th

Fiskin/Westbrook finished 3rd in the Trackspeed Porsche 997 GT3 R

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Melbourne hairpin. Adam came out of the pits in the Beechdean Aston Martin ahead of Bryant in the BMW. After the pitstops, the three leaders were still nose to tail, with the Osbourne BMW ahead of Barff in the Ferrari and Bell in the Audi. With just under an hour still to go Bell dived inside the Ferrari of Barff in to Redgate to snatch 2nd only for Barf to cut back inside the Audi through the Craner curves. The two cars touched slightly, side by side and Barff was back to 2nd as Bell lost momentum and was back to 3rd. With forty minutes of the race remaining the team managers of the two leading cars were called before the clerk of the course. Then the leading BMW was given a drive through penalty for speeding in the pit lane while serving the earlier drive through penalty of passing under a yellow flag. This put Matt Bell in the Audi in to the lead of the race, well clear of Barff in the Ferrari

while Osbourne had rejoined in third place ahead of Tappy in the McLaren. At this point, the championship would go to Bell/Patterson in the Audi. Richard Westbrook was now the fastest man on the track in the 7th place Trackspeed Porsche and was closing on the three car battle for 4th place. With just 30 minutes to go Tappy was given a drive through for passing under a yellow flag and Westbrook passed Bryant for 6th place at the Melbourne hairpin. Other penalties were given at this time. GT 4 contenders Ratcliffe/Parfitt Jnr were given a 1 second stop/go penaly for too short a pit stop and the GT 4 Ginetta of Zoe Wenham/Rory Bryant were given an eight second stop/go penaly also for too short a pitstop. As Tappy dived in to the pits for his penalty, Westbrook tried to drive round the outside of the Aston Martin of Adam at Redgate, but Adam held his line and his nerve to maintain the position. With 25

Duyver/Hollings Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 10th

Chaplin/Wilson Aston Martin GT4 has a spin at Melbourne hairpin

GT4 Champions Ratcliffe/Parfitt Jnr Ginetta G50 finished 3rd in class

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minutes to go, Osbourne pulled the BMW in to the pits, drove to the end of the pit lane and abandoned his car! Now the pressure was off Adam and he could let Westbrook pass and still give Howard the championship. As the race was coming to a close, the GT4 battle had the Ratcliffe/Parfitt Jnr Ginetta under pressure from the Aston Martin of Harry Whale/Richie Stanaway, but as the Aston Martin was not registered for the championship it did not matter as it passed the Ginetta for 2nd in GT4.The race finshed with United Autosports taking a well deserved win with Mark Patterson/Matt Bell at the wheel of the Audi R8 LMS Ultra, with the FF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 of Gary Eastwood/Rob Barff finishing 2nd and Gregor Fisken and Richard Westbrook taking the final

podium place with the Trackspeed Porsche 997 GT3 R. Fourth place for Andrew Howard/Jonny Adam in the Beechdean AMR Aston Martin Vantage GT3 was enough to give the championship title to Howard. In GT4 Century Motorsport took the victory with the Ginetta G50 of Declan Jones/Nathan Freke while 2nd place went to the Aston Martin GT4 of AMR/Silverstone Auctions driven by Harry Whale/Richie Stanaway. Ryan Ratcliffe/Rick Parfitt Jnr took their Ginetta G50 to 3rd place in the race, but the Aston Martin was not registered for the championship, so they took 2nd place points, which was enough to give them the GT 4 championship.

Jason Minshaw/Benji Hetherington Fortec Motorsport Mercedes AMG SLS GT3 finished 13th

Nick Tandy/David Ashburn 3 wheel the Trackspeed Porsche 997 GT3 R through the chicane

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Supporting the British GT at Donington was a race for the HRDC Allstars which saw a dominant victory for Mike Whitaker in his TVR Griffith who led the 16 lap race from start to finish, chased all the way by Bill Shepherd in his mighty Ford Galaxie 500. The battle for third was a typical Davis and Goliath battle with Neil, Brown holding 3rd for most of the race in his little Ford Lotus Cortina Mk1 while Richard Dutton in his

much more powerful Ford Mustang followed behind, but at the finish, Dutton used the power of goliath to snatch 3rd place at the flag. Whitaker, Shepherd and Brown all won their class. Other class winners were Andrew Bentley 6th MGB Roadster,Ken Lark 7th Alfa Romeo GT, Shaun Rainford 9th Lenham GT SS 1800, Matthew Wrigley 14th Austin A35, Gavin Watson 16th Volvo PV544, David Beatty 18th Lotus Elite and Tom Shephard 23rd

Alfa Romeo Giuilietta Ti.There were also two BRSCC Mazda MX5 Autumn Challenge races both won by Mike Comber Mazda MX5 Mk3, with Abbie Eaton in 2nd and Justin Newnam 3rd in both races .

Richard Frankel Alfa Romeo Giuilia Super dices with Helen Elstrop TVR Grantura

Start of the HRDC race with Whitaker leading Shepherd from the start

Ian Burford `Sebring Sprite 'Lumbertubs' beached at RedgateSimon Fleet battled Will Chappell for 4th in the Mazda MX5 Autumn Challenge

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‘Vintage’ Classic Car Boot Sale, Southbank Centre, London – October 12th 2013.

By Pete Austin.

‘Vintage’ presented their first Classic Car Boot Sale in the shadow of the London Eye on London’s Southbank on Saturday October 12 th. Traders sold everything from vintage clothing, collectibles and memorabilia to vinyl records from their classic vehicles. The collection of cars was certainly eclectic with 50’s American ‘gas guzzlers’ and Vintage Model A Fords alongside British icons such as the Aston Martin DB4, Sunbeam Tiger and Rolls Royce.

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Even the refreshments were served from appropriate vehicles with a London double decker bus acting as a bar and the food court on the upper level comprising the best ever collection of classic street food vans.Scooters and bubble cars added to the mix and, in addition to many of the traders being in period dress, the impromptu jazz and swing performances of Elle and the Pocket Belles added to a tremendous atmosphere.

Citroen 'Taco Truck'

FMR Messerschmitt

Elle & The Pocket Belles

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Aston Martin DB4

Plymouth 'Key West' Police car

Chevrolet Corvette

Austin 1100 & Morris Minor 1000 Panda cars

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Pink Cadillac

Ford MustangCitroen Traction Avant

Sunbeam Alpine

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The end of another sucessful season drew to a close for the Historic Sports Car Club (HSCC) at Silverstone on Saturday the 19th October when they held their Championship Finals Historic race meeting. Using the National circuit, the nine race programme was to decide many of this years championships. First out on the damp track was the Classic Formula 3 championship which had already been won by Graham Fennymore in a Ralt RT3. But it was Greg Caton in a March 803B who took the first race win of the

day by just over 6 seconds from Fennymore in his Ralt RT3 with Ben Mitchell third in his March 743. Richard A-Willes Reynard SF79 and Gareth Walters Mallock Mk 11B both won their classes.Next up was the Historic Road Sports and this title had already been settled in favour of John Shaw driving a Porsche 911. Having dropped one race score already and with only 9 points available for the win, he was already 14 points clear at the top of the championship. The

race was won by Roger Waite in his Lotus Elan S1 by just 0.228 of a second from class winner Bruce Stapleton at the wheel of a Morgan Plus 8. Peter Shaw had been the early leader and was 3rd in another Lotus Elan S1. Class winners included Waite and Stapleton, plus Chris Keen

HSCC Season Finals at Silverstone 19th October 2013. By Simon and Janet Wright.

Andrew Hibberd and Sam Wilson were never further apart than this in the Formula Junior race where they finished 1st and 2nd

Class winning Gareth Walters Mallock Mk 11B leads Mark Hulme Toj-Modus M1 in the Classic Formula 3 race

Nigel Bancroft Lotus Elite on the opening lap of the Historic Road Sports race with chaos behind him

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(6th) who won his class driving the Marcos 1800GT, Peter Collis (11th) in a MG B, Colin Sharpe (16th) at the wheel of a Triumph TR5, Ian Burford (17th) in a MG Lenham Le Mans, and finally Richard Owen in a Triumph TR2.Andrew Hibberd won the Formula Junior race even though not in the hunt for the championship. His Lotus 22 led from the start but he could not shake off Sam Wilson in another Lotus 20/22 and they swopped the lead as they battled for victory. Hibberd took the win with Wilson second just 0.099 of a second behind at the flag. Simon Diffey had also joined the leading group to make it a Lotus 1-2-3 all covered by less than 1 second after 15 laps. Denis Welch was a long way back in 4th place but continued the Lotus trend in another Lotus 22.

Class winners included 5th place Christopher Drake driving an Elva 300, Will Micham the the U2 Mk2 in 11th, Robert Barrie 13th in his Lotus 18, 24th placed Jan Biekens in a Stanguellini FJ, Graham Barron Gemini Mk11 in 26th, Rudolf Ernst in the PBA Mk11 27th and Peter Williams in 29th overall at the wheel of a Brabham BT6.The single seater action continued to come thick and fast when the large field of Historic Formula Fords took to the track. Callum Grant dominated the race in his Merlyn Mk20a taking victory from championship leader Sam Mitchell in another Merlyn Mk20 who closed to within 0.146 seconds of the lead at the end, while Josh West made it a Merlyn Mk20a 1-2-3. There was plenty of wheel to wheel racing through the field and several drivers got caught out at Brooklands, spinning off the track. Local driver Michael O'Brien from Towcester won the Novice class win for drivers with no previous race or kart experience.The Formula Ford theme carried over to the ByBox Historic Touring Car Championship with the front of the race dominated by a three car Ford Lotus Cortina battle for the lead. Mark Jones, Tim Davies and Neil Brown had the cars sideways through luffield as they battled for the lead of the

Julian Barter TVR 3000M had a moment at Becketts during practice for the 70s Road Sports race where he finished 2nd

Battles all through the field in the Histroic FF race. Brian Morris Lola T202 leads Mike Wrigley Elden Mk8 Kevin Stanzl Merlyn Mk20 and Louis Hanjoul Elden Mk8/10

Formula Ford in the Historic Touring Cars. Winner Mark Jones leads Tim Davies and Neil Brown all in Ford Lotus Cortina's

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race. Behind them the small cars were having their own race with the Singer Chamois of Andy Jones and the Mini of Tim Harber locked in combat. Nigel Cox had a huge spin coming out of Brooklands in his Ford Lotus Cortina, but the rest of the field managed to avoid him and he was able to continue for a while but eventually retired near the end of the race. The three way battle at the front was eventually broken when Brown had a huge moment coming out of Brooklands, getting his Cortina completely sideways across the track as he spun away his position. This allowed Roger Cope through in to third place in his BMW 1800 while Brown recovered to finish 4th. Jones and Davies contined fighting for the lead but Jones was able to maintain his lead to take the win while Davies finished 2nd to take the title.Ian Jones in his Lotus 59 had a healthy lead in the Classic Racing Cars championship before Silverstone and he consoldated that with another victory but he was forced to work hard for the win by Antony Ross in a similar Lotus 59 which led for several laps as

they battled and swopped places at the front. They were nose to tail until the 9th lap when as they started to lap back markers Jones began to pull out an advantage as they passed the slower cars. Nicholas Ball had qualified 11th in his Chevron B14 and had dropped back to 15th on the first lap. He then began a charge through the field passing car after car, getting 11th by lap 2, 7th by lap 3, and as the leading cars began mixing it with the lapped backmarkers, he continued his charge towards the front and reached 3rd place by lap 13. As the race entered its final phase, Jones continued to pull out his lead, winning by 37.070 seconds, while Ball took 2nd place on lap 16 and Ross finished in 3rd place nearly 5 seconds behind Ball at the flag. Tim Kary in a Brabham BT28 finished 5th overall to win class D for 1 litre Formula 3 cars built and raced between 1964 and 1970. The Formula Ford 1967 to 1971 Invitation class was won by Jonathan Baines in a

Merlyn Mk20, while Lincoln Small in a Brabham BT10 won the 1 litre Formula 2 cars up to 1966 clas and final class winner was

Colin Gunton Hillman Imp battles with Andy Jones Singer Chamois as Bob Bullen rejoins the track in his Ford Anglia 105E

Classic Racing Cars Lotus battle for the lead between Antony Ross and winner Ian Jones

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Brian Ashby in the Emeryson Formula 1 car.The Guards Trophy for Sports Racing Cars was a twenty minute race which saw Grahame Dodd in his immaculate blue and orange Ginetta G16 totally dominate the race, leading from Pole position to the chequered flag. There was a fight for 2nd place between the Chevron B6 of Michael Schryver, the Chevron B8 of

Charles Allison and the Lenham Spider of Stuart Tizzard which eventually saw the two Chevrons come together at Brooklands and resulting in the retirement of Schryver and allowing Lenham to finish 2nd and Allison 3rd. Tizzard also won his class, with Max Bartwell in 5th in his Elva Mk7S taking a class win along with Mark Williams in 6th driving an AC Cobra. Michael Hibberd took another class win in his Lotus 23B in 7th while the Marcos 1800GT of Andrew Smith also won his class in 12th place. The remaining classes

were won by Denis Welch 15th in an Austin Healey 3000, Gisella Ketvel Ford GT40 in 17th, Graham Pattle led home a string of MG B in 22nd, Andy Somerville was 29th in his Triumph TR4 and final class winner was Chris Glaister in his special Cannon GT that finished 32nd.The Derek Bell Trophy race for single seater racing cars, is not a championship, but a series of races during the season for Formula 5000, Formula 2 and the occasional Formula 1 car. Regular competitiors, the Lyons family were out in force as normal, with Frank driving a Formula 5000 McRae GM1 instead of his normal Gurney Eagle while Judy was driving her Formula 5000 Lola T332 and Michael was in his regular Lola T400. On a damp track, Michael seemed to be having a few problems in qualifying, which let Mark Dwyer claim Pole

Class winner Mark Williams AC Cobra smokes sideways through Brooklands in the Guards Trophy race

Robert Bremner AC Cobra 289 Mk !! and Gisella Ketvel Ford GT40 race through Beckets

Simon Taylor Chevron B28 spun off in practice for the Derek Bell Trophy race

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position in another Lola T400. But in the race it was another matter and it only took Michael 20 minutes to lap the entire field, having led from start to finish. On the short National circuit, Michael had lapped his mother Judy by the end of lap 2 by which time Frank had retired the McRae. Neil Glover finished 2nd, more than a lap behind the winner but he was kept busy by the Class winning Formula 2 March 742 of Mark Dwyer who finished less than 0.3 seconds behind the more powerful Lola. The Formula Atlantic class was won by Robert Wainwright in a March 78B in 5th Overall

ahead of Alex Summmers Lola T140 in 6th and first pre 1972 Formula 5000 car to finish. The final class winner was Lincoln Small driving a Brabham BT30 in the 1600cc Formula 2 and Atlantic cars between 1967 and 1971.

The final race was for the hotley contested 70s Roadsports championship, which had Julian Barterin his TVR 3000M just 4 points ahead of Oliver Ford in a Lotus Europa in the overall championship table, both lead their respective classes. David Tomlin put his Ferrari 308GTB on Pole position with Barter next to him on the front row while Ford was third fastest. In the race Tomlin slowly pulled away in the blue and orange Ferrari to win by over 20 seconds from Barter in the TVR while Ford in the Lotus was 5th overall. All three were class winners. Charles

Barter took 3rd place overall in a Datsun 240Z. The other class winners were Justin Wilson in 11th place driving an Alfa Romeo Bertone and finally Ralph Harwood-Penn 15th in a MG Arkley SS. With both championship contenders winning their respective classes, the championship is provisionally awarded to Julian Barter driving a TVR 3000M by just 3 points from Oliver Ford in his Lotus Europa.

Ian Flux March 79B retired on the first lap of the Derek Bell Trophy race

The damp track caught many out in practice. Robert Wainwright March 78B runs wide at Becketts in the Derek Bell Trophy

Mark Dwyer 3rd in a March 742 with top hill climber Alex Summers Lola T140

William Jenkins BMW 3.0 CSL in the 70s Road Sports came 8th

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Severn Valley Railway Classic Car and Bike Day.Sunday 13th October 2013. By Simon & Janet Wright.

The Severn Valley Railway is a full size, standard gauge steam railway that operates on a 16 mile scenic route from Kidderminster in Worcestershire to Bridgenorth in Shropshire. It operates 6 stations along the route at Kidderminster, Bewdley, Arley, Highley, Hampton Loade and Bridgenorth and on the Classic Car and Bike day there are cars or bikes displayed at each station.Kidderminster had vehicles on display inside the station to represent the major anniversaries that are taking place this year. The centenary of

Morris was celebrated with a Morris 8, a Morris Ten Four, a pair of Morris Minor 1000 Travellers, a Morris Marina van, a Morris 1100 and a Morris Minor all as part of the inside display. There was a Standard Vangurd Estate to represent the 110th anniversary of Standard cars and an immaculate white Triumph TR6 to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Triumph cars first apperance on British roads. It was a wet day but outside the front of the station was another line up of classic cars on display including a

Line up of British Classic cars at Kidderminster Station

Morris centenary celebrations inside Kidderminster station

Triumph TR6

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couple of old Minis, An Austin Seven Mini and a Mini Minor Mini, plus a variety of classic British cars and a Volkswagen Microbus. A few miles down the track at Bewdley there was another selection of Classic cars lined up outside the station. There were some more modern classic here, including a nice example of an MGA sports car, a Hillman Imp, an Austin

A40 and a Ford Popular. The nice suprise was a Triumph Gloria convertible and an early Morgan 4 plus 4 convertible sportscar. Due to major roadworks at Bewdley, the roads were gridlocked, so the best way to see the car displays was to ride the steam trains that are operated all day along the line.At the Hampton Loade Station there was a display of classic motorcycles,

while the Highly station display was based around Austin cars from Longbridge, both pre and post war.The event is always well supported by both classic car owners eager to show their vehicles and by the public who are keen to enjoy the history of 20th century transport including trains and cars and bikes from a bygone age.

Inside display at Kidderminster Station celebrating Morris, Standard and Triumph anniversaries

Morris 8

1954 Riley RM 1.5

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Triumph Gloria and Morgan Four Plus Four

Line up at Bewdley Station

Heinkel Cabin Cruiser Bubble car

1920s Verus Motorcycle, built in Birmingham

Simca Special 1501 Estate and Singer Sport Imp

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Top left: Morris Ten Four inside Kidderminster StationTop Left Mini Minor and Austin Seven Mini outside Kidderminster stationLeft VW Camper van and Vauxhall Wyvern outside Kidderminster StationAbove: Rolls Royce

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Archive Photo of the month.

By Pete Austin.If it's November it

must be time for this years Wales Rally GB which

takes place between 14th and 17th inst. This months image

was taken during the 1971 Daily

Mirror RAC International Rally

of Great Britain which started and

finished at Harrogate. The

snow blasted event was won by Stig

Blomqvist and Arne Hertz in a SAAB

96V4. Here Roger Clark and Jim

Porter are shown on the Knebworth

stage in their works Wills Embassy Ford

Escort RS which eventually finished

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Spa Classic 6 Hour Endurance Race 21st September 2013. By Mick HerringTo win the feature Spa Classic 6 Hour endurance race at all, every bit of your luck has to be aligned.Repeating the following year means that the gods, probably Greek in this case, were indeed with you.After an intense 6 hours around Spa's 7.004 km circuit the Ford GT40 of Leo Voyazides and Simon Hadfield took their second consecutive victory by 35 seconds ahead of the one hundred cars that took the 4 o'clock start.The sight and roar of a GT40 leaving La Source is always captivating to me but the spectacle of two equally matched GT40 chasing each other lap after lap out of La Source was mesmeric. The calibre of cars can never be underestimated, with Ford GT40s taking seven of the first nine places in the dry race.But it was the driver credentials that made the entry list serious reading.

Former F1 driver, Jan Lammers, sharing the Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport with Michel Campagne and Allard Kalff finished second after leading at 3 hours.1999 Indianapolis winner Kenny Brack shared the driving of Christian Glasel's GT40 with the owner

Two times winner Voyazides/Hadfield Ford GT40

McInerney/Keen TVR Griffith finished 13th Giant Killing Lotus Elan 26R of Wilson/Wolfe/Stirling finished 7th

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and D Ellerbrock to fifth overall having led at the end of the first hour.Top English driver talent saw Mike Jordan, sharing Philip Walker's GT40 "1041", taking pole position, later disallowed for exceeding track-limits, finishing fourth and running as high as second at three hours.Anthony Reid shared Roger Wills GT40 to ninth place. Phil Keen shared the McInerney family TVR Griffith to 13th.This race will always reward giant-killing performances too with the Wilson/Wolfe/Stirling Lotus Elan 26R in seventh and the Tice/Conoley Marcos 1800 GT in eleventh.

Walker/Jordan Ford GT40 4th

Low drag E-Types at La SourceJoy/Konig/Simon Ferrari 250SWB 99th

Hancock/Cooke/Bryant Lotus Elite finished 42nd

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36PageClassic and Competition car November 2013Meins/Lillingstone-Price Ford GT40 finished 6th

Lynn/Haddon/Clark Ford GT40 adorned on the Grid

Lammers/Campagne/Kalff Chevrolet Corvette finished 2nd

Hinderer/Hinderer/Stretton AC Cobra at Raidillon

Ziegler/Hancock/Fisken E Type leads Gillett/Maeers E Type through La Source

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FIA Masters Historic Formula One Spa 21-22 September 2013. By Mick Herring.

The fact that Michael Lyons took his customary brace of victories in the Masters F1 races over the Spa weekend belied the drama, especially that of the first race on Saturday afternoon.The young Ferrari GT driver extended his getaway from the 28 car field at the rate of 5 seconds per lap until the Cosworth DFV engine of familiar blue Hesketh 308E refused to rev beyond 8,000 rpm. On lap 6 he made it back to the pits still in the lead, just, in frustration but fortunately the slow

running and period of idling in the pits, allowed what was later diagnosed as a fuel filter getting sucked in, to clear.Resuming in fourth he chased and passed Christophe D'Ansembourg's Williams FW07/C, Nick Padmore's Williams FW05 and, on the penultimate lap, Simon Fish's Ensign N180 to win by 3 seconds from the newer ground-effect/flat bottomed cars, posting a blistering 2m 14.739 seconds on lap 8.Sunday's second F1 race saw Lyons unheaded although the highlight of the race was Steve Hartley's drive from the back of

Race 1 in to La Source. Lyons leads Padmore, Fish and Hartley

Steve Hartley Arrows A4 retired from the first race and finished 2nd in the second race

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the field to second by lap 7, following a driveshaft problem which sidelined him on Saturday. Third, fourth and fifth went to Christophe D'Ansembourg, Nick Padmore and Manfredo Rossi's Brabham Brabham BT42 respectively.With 13 different marques of F1 car represented across the grid it was pleasing to see the ISO Marlborough Williams FX3B of Daniel Rollinger and Hugues Taittinger's Ligier JS11/15

Dave Taylor Shadow DN1 3A finished 13th and 12thPair of Shadow DN5. Nick Colyvas 12th and DNF leads Greg Audi 14th and 16thRare Ligier JS11/15 of H Taittinger placed 9th and 20th


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D Rollinger Williams FX3B finished 21st in both races

John Delane Tyrrell 002 20th and 18th

Manfredo Rossi di Montelera Brabham BT42 managed 5th in both races

Nick Padmore Williams FW05 was 4th in both racesThe only view that most drivers had of Michael Lyons Hesketh 308E


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FIA Masters Historic Sportscars Spa 22nd September 2013. By Mick Herring.

A massive 49 cars took the start of the 60 minute Masters Historic Sportscars race on a damp, slippery and misty circuit as Sunday lunchtime approached.It was always going to be a battle of the "big-bangers" with the Lola T70 coupes of Leo Voyazides, Carlos Monteverde, a solo-driving Steve Tandy and Grant Tromans battling with solo Roger Wills' McLaren M1C.Leo Voyazides led Carlos Monteverde initially

with Carlos taking the lead when the pair touched. Carlos pitted that lap to hand over to Gary Pearson and by lap 12

Winner Leo Voyazides/Simon Hadfield Lola T70 Mk3B leads through La Source

Mark Devis De Tomaso Pantera was 20th overall and 2nd in classRoger Wills was 3rd in his McLaren M1C

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most of the significant pit stops had been done, leaving Simon Hadfield (Voyazides) and Martin Stretton(Tromans) to battle it out at the front, distancing themselves from Tandy.A puncture for Martin Stretton put paid to his race with Hadfield and a safety car at 90% race distance allowed no further racing laps to take place.Another Anglo-

Greek victory ahead of Steve Tandy and the twitchy McLaren of Roger Wills in Joao/Newall Lola T70 Spyder finished in 6th place.

John Sheldon/Cope Chevron B19 came home 11th

2nd place went to Steve Tandy in his Lola T70 Mk3B

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third. Pearson/Monteverde would be demoted from fourth to sixth for an infringement of the owner/driver race regulations allowing the Cooper T61M of Jolly/Farthing and the Joao/Newall Lola T70 Spyder to fourth and fifth.

Adelman/Hall Lola T210 finished 26th

Carrington-Yates family Chevron B16 in 10th place

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Classic Car meeting at the Swan at Fradley. Sunday 27th October 2013. By Simon & Janet Wright.It was a bright and breezy day with a few showers, and a time to do a little exploring to find a different classic car gathering. Fradley is located a few miles away from Lichfield in the Midlands, and is home to the Curborough Sprint course. This meeting was just up the road from Curborough, on the car park of the Swan Public House, which was located right next to the junction of the Trent and Mersey canal and the Coventry canal. To access the venue by road, meant driving along a single track towpath road with built in speed humps and several passing places. It was a relatively small gathering of classic and modern cars, where enthusiastic owners can chat amongst themselves about their pride and joy.The most unusual vehicle on show was a 6 wheel Puch Pinzgauer All Terrain vehicle. Developed in the 1960s and originally built in Austria, Pinzgauer being an Austrian breed

of horse. In 2000 the rights were sold to Automotive Technik Ltd and the vehicles were manufactured in Guildford, Surrey. They were either 4 or 6 wheel drive to allow for all terrain capabilty. The first car to catch the eye was a blue 1948 Singer 9 Roadster. This was a very nice example of the car that was built between 1939 and 1949. This particular model was a post war model from 1948. It is powered by the 1074cc l4 overhead camshaft

Puch Pinzgauer All terrain vehicle

1948 Singer 9 Roadster Singer 9 bonnet badge

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engine, as used in the Bantam range but slightly modified to produce 36 HP from a downdraught SU Carburettor. The vehicles performance was handicapped by the 3 speed gearbox which meant that top speed was around 65 mph (105km/h). The post war models had a stiffer chassis than the pre war models and the engine was mounted further forwards. The aluminium panel bodywork was attached to the wooden framework, with rigid axles front and rear and non-independant leaf spring suspension.An immaculate red and cream 1954 Sunbeam Talbot 90 Mk IIA was lined up at the front of the car park. The car had been extensively restored and resprayed to its current colour scheme. Powered by a 2267cc engine and a four speed gearbox, complete with column change, the car produced 77bhp and large brakes with pierced wheels to improve brake cooling. Over 10,000 were produced between 1952 and 1954.Another duotone car was a purple and white 1939 Wolseley 14/60

series III powered by an 1822cc in line 6 cylinder engine which produced 55 bhp and gave a top speed of 71 mph. The car had the Jackall system in which a hydraulic hand pump system could be used to raise the front, rear or all wheels off the ground. The model also introduced the Wolseley Phased Suspension system to give the

1954 Sunbeam Talbot 90 MkIIA

Triumph Spitfire Mk3 1939 Wolseley 14/60 Series III

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car a smooth and comfortable ride over rough roads. Springs were fitted of different but finely tuned lengths to the front and rear, the periodicity of the springs could be predetermined to iron out the see-saw effect.

Triumph Acclaim

Ford Escort Mk3 and Rover 2200SC

Vintage Austin Saloons

Austin Montego and Ford Cortina Austin Cambridge

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HSCC Oulton Park Gold Cup Photo Gallery By Mick Herring.

Judy Lyons Surtees TS9

Chris Glaister Ford Anglia 100ELouis Bracey Ford Mustang at Deer Leap

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Neil Glover F5000 Lola T330-332 halts Michael Lyons Hesketh 308E charge from last to first in six laps Three abreast Simon Benoy Hillman Imp

Decades apart Louis Bracey Ford Mustang and James Dodd Honda AccordSteven Platts Singer Chamois



49PageClassic and Competition car November 2013James Dodd Honda Accord prepares to pass Richard Dutton Ford Mustang Ric Wood Ford Capri GA V6

Richard Cross Triumph 2000 Mk1 andTimothy Brooke

Austin Mini Cooper

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63rd Anniversary Birkett 6 Hour Relay 26th October 2013. By Simon & Janet Wright.The 750 Motor Club held its annual end of season team relay at Silverstone, using the historic Grand Prix circuit on Saturday 26th October. This unique event is the fun end to the club racing season for many competitiors who get the chance to race around Silverstone for longer than most other club races.The event was the brainchild of one of the founder members of the 750 Motor Club, Holland "Holly" Birkett in 1951. After his death, the event was renamed in his honour. This year saw the 62nd running of the 6 hour relay, the 50th anniversary event was a 12 hour

race.This unique event sees up to 70 teams competing with between 4 and 6 drivers and cars, using the full historic Grand Prix circuit (cuts out the sharp entry to Club corner from Vale). There are two events running within the one race. The main aim is to complete as many laps as possible during the six hours. Each team can only have one car on track at a time, so when one comes in to the pits, the next team car is released out on to the circuit. The second event is a handicap classification, where each team, apart from the scratch team, are given a number of credit laps before the race begins This year the scratch team was The Free Radicals with no credited laps, while the most credited laps were the Smarts 4 You Racing team with 38 laps credited before the start of the race. The Handicap result is then calculated from the actual number of laps that the team cover plus their handicap laps. Entry is restricted to Saloons and Sports Cars, allowing

First lap in to Stowe with the Third Radicals Aaron Bailey Radical SR3 in an early lead

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Classic saloons to compete against modern GT sports cars. Teams can be a mix of any vehicles, but many teams do join together with fellow competitiors in similar vehicles such as Team Tortoise consisting of all Caterham 7 sports cars, while PPC Magazine team consisted of a BMW Compact, a Ford Fiesta Cosworth, a Mini Cooper S, a Renault Clio Sport 162, a Sylva Phoenix and a Honda Integra Type R.The Free Radicals, consisting of A Gary Ramsdale Radical SR3 RS, B Josh Smith Radical SR4, C Shaun Mellors Radical SR3 RS, D Darcy Smith Radical SR4, Gary Paterson Radical SR3 and Richard Hardie Radical SR3 were on Pole position for the start with the Inspires next to them on the

front row consisting of A Tim Gray B John Cutmore, C Alastair Boulton, D Robert Wise and E John Thackray all driving a Spire GT3. It was Mellors taking the start for the free Radicals and Gray lined up next to him for Inspires. The track was wet for the start and as they headed in to Stowe corner for the first time if was Aaron Bailey in a Radical SR3 for The Third Radicals team that swept in to the lead from Gray in the Spire GT3. By the half hour mark, the Inspires were a lap ahead of second placed The Third

Radicals with Nearly Six Sevens in third place. Positions stayed the same after the one hour mark. After 2 hours the Third Radicals were maintaining their 1 lap lead but now it was from Nearly Six Sevens with inspires back to 3rd place. After 3 hours the Third Radicals were maintaining their lead but the Inspires had cut the lead back to only 41.55 seconds while the

One of the winning team The Third Radicals Oliver Cox Radical SR4 ahead of Barnaby Davis Toyota Starlet Roy's Boys

Winners on Handicap Regency/TBR Racing Lee Deegan Citroen Saxo

Jagnuts Chris Palmer Jaguar XJS in to Stowe with the Silverstone Wing in the background

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Nearly Six Sevens had dropped back to 4th place, a lap behind the leaders having been passed by the Saker Sportscars| Team JPR who were now third and on the lead lap.As the teams entered the second half of the race and before the three and a half hour mark was reached, the lead had changed and as the teams reached the four hour mark was reached, the Inspires had the lead but by only 3.91 seconds ahead of the Saker Sportscars | Team JPR while the Third Radicals had dropped to 3rd place, a lap behind the leaders. The Inspires continued to lead at the 5 hour mark and the Third Radicals were back up to 2nd but a lap behind. The Saker Sportscars | Team JPR had dropped

a further lap behind in 3rd place with one hour left to run. On the run to the finish and with just 30 minutes remaining, the Third Radicals were leading again after the Inspires were given a 30 second penalty for overtaking under the yellow flag while the Sakar Sportscars | Team JPR continued in 3rd place. The Third Radicals continued to the flag to win by 28.66 seconds from the Inspires but in the closing stages, 3rd place was snatched by the Nearly Six Sevens from the Sakar Sportscars | Team JPR. The winning Third Radicals team consisted of Aaron Bailey in a Radical SR3, Oliver Cox in a Radical SR4, Doug Carter in a Radical PR6, Charles Harvey-Kelly in a Radical SR3 and Lee Bailey in a Radical SR3.

Dominic Mooney Austin Healey Sebring Sprite part of MCR Racing

Iain Daniels Reliant Sabre Six - Should know Better

Paul Rose Saker Sniper - Saker Sportscars passes Barnaby Davis Toyota Starley Roy's Boys

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On Handicap, after 30 minutes it was the RAFMSA Team Flywheel in front from Ecurie Porumphorganda and Academy Motorsport. At the one hour mark, the lead remained he same, but Regency/TBR Racing was 2nd and The Golfers were third. After two hours there were big changes in the handicap with the Golfers now leading from Regency/TBR Racing and

Smarts 4 You Racing in third, while former leaders RAFMSA Team Flywheel had dropped back to 7th. After 3 hours, the half way point, the Golfers were still in the lead from Regency/TBR Racing and the amazing Smarts 4 You Racing were still holding 3rd place against much more powerful opposition. By the fourth hour the Golfers maintained their lead, but were now being chased by Team Trophy Tidee Boys who had 6 drivers running three cars, a Toyota MR2 Turbo, a BMW 328i and a Seat Leon Cupra R. The Regency/TBR Racing team was now in 3rd place,

while the Smarts 4 You Racing had dropped back to 5th place. With just one hour remaining, the Golfers had lost their advantage and the Regency/TBR Racing team had got the lead while the Team Trophy Tidee Boys maintained 3rd place. As the race came to a close, Regency/TBR Racing maintained their performance to win the Handicap while the Team Trophy Tidee Boys managed to move up to 2nd place while the Golfers claimed 3rd place. The winning Regency/TBR Racing Team consisted of Tom Bell, Lee Deegan, Nathan Saunders and Shayne Deegan each driving a Citroen Saxo.

Darren Howe VW Golf Mk2 Turbo - RAFMSA Team Flywheel

Steve Harris Saker GT - Saker Sportscars 4th overall

Paul Blackburn VW Golf GTI - The Golfers ahead of Chris Gough CGR Evo2 - 750 Formula Fire Engines

William Burnett BMW E36 M3 - Climax Motorsport heads in to Vale

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55PageClassic and Competition car November 2013Three abreast through Stowe with Scott Lawrence Caterham 7 - The Roadies on the outside

BMW E46 M3 - HRD & Automatic spins at Brooklands in front of Colin Benham STM Phoenix - Run Baby Run with Simon Cripps MGB V8 Roadster - John Wilson Racing watching in his mirror

Mark Ticehurst Mazda MX5 Mazda Motors UK runs over the kerbs at Club

James Palmer Smart For Two - Smarts 4 You Racing came 6th in the Handicap

Ian Smythe Ford Fiesta Cosworth and Sue Harris Darvi Mk5/97 MMC Motorsport down the Hanger straight

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Gail Hill Jaguar XJ40 - The Six Potters rounds Luffield

Racing in the shadow of the Silverstone wing

John Plant Allard - John Wilson Racing finished 15th

Donald Duncan Chevrolet Camaro - Herts County Auto & Aero

Luke Stevens Caterham CSR - Nearly Six Sevens leads the early caterham battle for 3rd

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