Classic and Competition Car 41

Classic and Competition CarFebruary 2014 Issue 41

Autosport International

2PageClassic and Competition car February 2014

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 16 Talon MR1

Page 18 South Midlands Boxing day meeting

3 Autosport International The racing Car Show

Page 31 Coys Auction at the Autosport Racing Car Show.

Page 34 The Performance Car Show

Page 38 Tasman Cup Revival Series Rd 2 Hampton Downs

Page 43 Bromsgrove Motoring Club January meeting.

Page 46 Archive Gallery of the month - 1970 Race of Champions

Page 49 HRCR Open Day - Gaydon.

Page 52 Tasman Cup Revival Series Rd 3 Hampton Downs


EditorialWith the racing season nearly upon us again, it is nice to look back at the great shows which have kept us occupied during the long dark winter months. The latest we report on in this issue is the Autosport International show. All forms of motorsport were on display from grass roots grass track racing right through to Grand Prix and everything in between. Next up, before racing starts again is the Race Retro show at Stoneleigh, the show for the historic motorsport fan. With its live rally stage, it is the best place to enjoy historic rally cars in action. We look forward to seeing you there.

No Britcar 24 Hours race in 2014The organisers of the Britcar 24 Hours race at Silverstone have announced that the race will not take place again in 2014. After consultations with the local parish councils around Silverstone, Whittlebury parish council have decided not to support the 24 Hour event. Silverstone Circuits Ltd require their support in order to stage the race. The organisers were disappointed with the decision as they have received no complaints for the past 3 years from local residents about the event. Strict sound regulations have been enforced to ensure that there is little disruption to local residents during the event. It would appear that a new resident to the village has brought about this decision.The organisers will be meeting with the parish council soon to discuss the event returning in 2015. If no progress can be made, then an alternative venue will be sought to host the 24 Hour race.

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Date change for 1st VR Touring Assembly.The first Vintage Racecar/Vintage Roadcar Touring Assembly which was originally due to take place on Sunday 6th April 2014, will now take place on Saturday 12th April 2014. For more information contact Vintage Racecar Europe at [email protected]

HSCC announces 2014 datesThe season starts with the season opener at Donington Park and finishes with the Season Finals at Silverstone.April 6th Donington ParkApril 19th-20th ThruxtonMay 17th-18th Silverstone International TrophyJune 7th-8th Snetterton 3 HoursJune 21st-22nd Cadwell ParkJuly 12th-13th Brands Hatch SuperprixAugust 2nd-3rd CroftAugust 23-25th Oulton Park Gold Cup.September 27th-28th Brands Hatch Indy circuitOctober 18th Silverstone FinalsNovember 1st-2nd Walter Hayes Trophy, Silverstone.In addition to these meetings, the HSCC will also be staging races at the following meetingsJuly 25th-27th Silverstone ClassicOctober 3rd-5th Castle Combeand there are several overseas races to be confirmed. See the HSCC web site for further information at www.hscc.org.uk

Simon Belcher joins BTCC in 2014Current Renault UK Clio Masters Cup winner, for the second year in a row, Simon Belcher is this year moving up to the big League. The Swindon driver will compete in the British Touring Car Championship, driving for the Wiltshire team Handy Motorsport, driving their newly acquired Toyota Avensis. The car, in its new Karcher paint job, was unveiled to the pubic at the Autosport International show on the BTCC stand.

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Race RetroThis year the Race Retro Show is celebrating the rallying success of the MG Metro 6R4 on its 30th anniversary. The best place to enjoy this celebration is out on the live rally stage on Saturday and Sunday where you will see many different historic rally cars in action including the MG Metro 6R4. There will also be a static display in the exhibition.Race Retro 21-23 February 2014 Stoneleigh Park, Coventry. For more information see www.raceretro.com

Looking for something a little different during the closed season? Why not try the Photography Show at the NEC, near Birmingham. Running from the 1st to the 4th March 2014, the show covers all aspects of photography, from the latest equipment to techniques for picture taking and software to enhance the results. With live stage action, take your camera with you. See their web site for prices more details at http://www.photographyshow.com

Renault Twizy F1 concept.

The award for the most unusual car at the Autosport Show would probably go to the Renault Twizy F1 concept electric car. Developed between Renaultsport and Renaultsport F1 engineers, the compact 2 seater features a Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) to reuse energy lost during braking, the same as used on Formula 1 cars. The compact car is just 2.337 metres long and 1.191 metres wide and

weighs just 546 kg and has a top speed of 68 mph and a power to weight ratio of 1 bhp per 5.8 kgs. When the KERS system is fully charged it develops 97 bhp. Spoilers front and rear add to the appearance.

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Stan Redmond Memorial TrophyWhen regular MSC New Zealand F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series visitors Mike Whatley and Linda Stoddart-Whatley returned from the UK to New Zealand for the New Zealand Festival of Motor Racing meetings at Hampton Downs they had a special trophy with them.The Stan Redmond Memorial Trophy celebrates the life of series' original Stan Redmond who died as a result of injuries sustained in an accident at the final

round of the 2012/13 MSC series at Invercargill's Teretonga Park last February.As well as being both a competitor and strong supporter of the MSC Tasman Cup Revival Series here and across the Tasman, Redmond made several trips to the UK to race and the Trophy has been put up by a group of drivers and family members from there in consultation with the Redmond family in Christchurch and the New Zealand Formula 5000 Association.It will be presented - by Redmond's long-time crew chief and engine man Steve Weeber - to the driver who puts on 'The Most Spirited Drive' at the final round of this season's MSC series at the annual Skope Classic meeting at Redmond's home circuit, Mike Pero Motorsport Park (Ruapuna), over the February 01/02 weekend.

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2014 BTCC calendar:

The British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) have announced their dates for 2014.The season starts on the Brands Hatch Indy circuit on the 29-30th March and finishes on the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit on the 11-12th October.

1 Brands Hatch 29-30 March2 Donington Park 19-20 April3 Thruxton 3-4th May4 Oulton Park 7-8th June5 Croft 28-29th June6 Snetterton 2-3rd August.7 Knockhill 23-24th August8 Rockingham 6-7th September9 Silverstone 27-28th September10 Brands Hatch GP 11-12th October

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Linda Stoddart-Whatley with the new Stan Redmond Memorial Trophy.

2013 Champion Andrew Jordan’s

Honda Civic on the BTCC stand at the

Autosport Show

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New Zenos revealed at Autosport InternationalThe new ultra light weight Zenos E10 sports car was unveiled at the Autosport International show last month.Zenos cars was founded by former Caterham CEO Ansar Ali and Mark Edwards. Having worked together at Lotus, and with over 30 year experience between them, the new car promises to be something

special.The road legal sports car is mainly aimed at the Track day enthusiast, with a 2 litre Ford engine producing over 200 bhp in a car weighing only 650 kg giving a power to weight ratio of 300 bhp/tonne and a 0-60 mph time of under 5 seconds.

The design is interesting. The body consists of just 18 panels with a single aluminium extrusion ‘backbone’ which spans the length of the car. With an aluminium rear subframe, the vehicle has impressive torsional rigidity. The driver and passenger are housed in a safety cell incorporating twin roll hoops and side impact protection, sitting either side of the spine in a carbon composite monocoque made from recycled carbon fibre as a skin with a thermoplastic core.The E10 is due to enter production in late 2014 with first deliveries due in the first quarter of 2015. Two future projects are planned over the next 5 years using the same chassis architecture, the E11 Roadster and the E12 GT Coupe.

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‘Steady Special’ Lancia at Autosport Show.After almost sixty years the ex-Ronald ‘Steady’ Barker 1934 Lancia Astura made its public debut at the Autosport International Show as the ’Steady Special’.The Lancia was redesigned almost 60 years ago and is currently undergoing complete restoration in Thornley Kelham’s workshops. In best coach building traditions, a bespoke body will soon be added to the rolling chassis. The car once belonged to Autocar road

tester and columnist ’Steady’ Barker, who purchased it as a six seater limousine. His first task was to chop almost four feet out of the chassis and replaced the limo body with a smaller and lighter enclosed sports racing body fitted with a modified DB2 bonnet. He used the car for both regular road transport and racing in the early fifties.The car is now owned by Michael Scott, Guild of International Engineering Specialists founder and classic car enthusiast who has authorised the current restoration project. Thornley Kelham’s are completing the full restoration

and are also having an all aluminium body fabricated based on Steady’s original sketches.The car should soon be completed and Steady Barker will be ready to drive it again after sixty years. He has already tested the driving chassis in November and he was happy with the way the vehicle responded. He is looking forward to seeing the completed vehicle.

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First WRC podium for Meeke.After battling extreme weather conditions on this years Monte Carlo Rally, Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle took their first WRC podium with a third place finish in the Total Abu Dhabi Citroen DS3. Their team mates Mads Ostberg/Jonas Andersson finished behind them in 4th place

Maserati race for 100 years at Donington Historic Festival

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Maserati, Motor Racing Legends (MRL) and the Maserati Club UK are staging a historic Maserati race at this years Donington Historic Festival (May 3rd-5th 2014). Running as a double header over two of the Festivals three days, the Maserati Centenary Trophy is open to all Maseratis and OSCA’s built before 1966. This will include single seaters as well as sports cars and all pre war cars as well as cars powered by Maserati and OSCA engines. The Maserati motorsport history actually begins in 1926 when Alfieri Maserati took a class win on the Targa Florio in his Tipo 26.

Tony Wood Maserati TEC MEC

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Andy Granatelli18th March 1923 - 29th December 2013

Born in Dallas, Texas, USA, Andy was a major figure in motorsport across the world. Andy started in motor sport as a mechanic before moving on to be the promotor of death defying stunt shows during World War 2 known as the Hurricane Racing Association. After the war he and his two brothers, Vince and Joe, entered the Indianapolis 500 as the Grancor racing team. They did their own mechanical work on the old Miller-Ford, driven by Danny Kladis but the car only lasted 46 laps before retiring, but was still classified as 21st from a 33rd starting position. Andy decided to try driving himself in the 1948 race but suffered a terrible accident in qualifying ended his driving career.By the mid 1950's the brothers were all millionaires thanks to Grancor Automotive and in 1957 Andy bought Paxton Products and produced superchargers. In the early sixties he brought back the famous Novi engine, complete with supercharger back to Indianapolis. He also became the spokesman for STP, the oil and gasoline treatment company, and the STP logo started to appear on racing cars all around the World. He also introduced the gas turbine cars to the Indy 500 race in 1967 and 1968. In 1967 the STP Paxton Turbo car driven by Parnelli Jones was leading comfortably with just 3 laps to go when the transmission failed, and in 1968 the STP Lotus 56 retired with just 10 laps to go driven by Joe Leonard from Pole position. They finally won the Indy 500 in 1969 with Mario Andretti who had destroyed the 4 wheel drive Lotus prior to the race and had to drive an old Brawner Hawk instead. Even still suffering from burns from the Lotus crash, Mario went on to win the big race. Granatelli retired from team ownership in 1973 and STP backed Patrick Racing and they got another win with Gordon Johncock. By this time Andy had also taken the STP brand in to Grand Prix racing, sponsoring the works March team. A further win at Indianapolis would follow in 1982 for STP with Patrick Racing.Andy was inducted into the International Motorsport Hall of fame in 1992 and the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2001

George Tatham1936 to 14th January 2014

George Tatham, a farmer from Malton, passed away peacefully at home on January 14th aged 78 years, after a two year battle with cancer. George was possibly better known as an elder statesman to the Midlands Hill Climb scene where he competed in an original 7.6 litre McLaren M12C Can-Am car for many years. Piloting such a wide, powerful car up some of the narrowest courses in the country was a skill in itself. He set a personal best time up Shelsley Walsh of 35.18 seconds in September 2008.He leaves behind his wife and two sons David and Peter. As a tribute to their father, as the funeral director drove away to take George to the Chapel of Rest, his sons fired up the McLaren once more for him. To his family and friends we offer our sincere condolences.

George taking a wet run up Shelsley Walsh in his McLaren M12C in June 2012

Andy bought STP in to Formula 1 with the new March 701 team in 1970

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John Button.27th July 1943 to 12th January 2014.

Born in London, John was probably best known as father of former World Champion Jenson Button, John was a rallycross driver during the 1970s. He was runner up in both the Embassy/RAC-MSA British Rallycross championship and the TEAC/Lydden Rallycross championship in 1976 in his famous Volkswagen Beetle which was known as a ‘Colorado Beetle’ due to its striking colour scheme.John was probably the greatest supporter of his son and attended all but one of Jenson’s Grand Prix races and became a regular face on television coverage of Grand Prix in recent years. He was a popular figure around the paddock and will be missed by many people.To his family and friends we offer our sincere condolences.

Brian Hart7th September 1936 to 5th January 2014.

Brian Hart is best known for the motor racing engines he produced, but before he built engines, he was a racing driver. His career started in 1958 with a Lotus VI in the 1172 championship. In 1959 he joined with Len Terry to drive his terrier Mk2 in the championship and won the Chapman Trophy. In 1960 he drove the Formula Junior Terrier Mk4 but developed a downdraught head for the Ford Anglia engine powering the car. He destroyed the car in an accident at Oulton Park. In 1961 he drove the Terrier Mk4 series 2 but the rear engined cars were dominating the series and Hart had limited success. He progressed through Formula 3 and joined the works Lotus Formula 2 team. He competed in a few non-championship Formula One races using Formula Two cars in 1967. He even made it to Grand Prix, qualifying a Protos Cosworth for the 1967 German Grand Prix. As his engineering business took off he finally retired from driving in 1971.After working for de Havilland aircraft company, he moved to Cosworth for a while but left in 1969 to form his own engineering company Brian Hart Ltd to service Cosworth’s Ford FVA engines. His company was soon commissioned by Ford to develop a new engine. The Ford BDA was used in Ford’s rally program throughout the 1970s. Hart tuned Ford FVA and BDA engines also proved successful in Formula 2 with Ronnie Peterson winning the European title with an FVA powered March in 1971 and Mike Hailwood winning the title in 1972 with the BDA engine in his Surtees. Ford pulled back when BMW and Renault arrived on the scene, so Hart developed his own Formula 2 engine which made its race debut in a Chevron sportscar in 1976 and went on to win races in Formula 2 in 1977 and 1978. Toleman provided finance for development in 1979 and the Toleman Hart dominated the European F2 championship in 1980 with Brian Henton and Derek Warwick finishing 1st and 2nd. This led to them all entering Grand Prix in 1981 with Hart fitting a turbocharger to his engine design. He later supplied engines to Ram, Haas Lola, Tyrrell, Jordan and Arrows. In 1997 Hart began work on a V10 design for Minardi but ran out of funds and Tom Walkinshaw purchased Brian Hart Ltd and developed the Arrows V10 engine. After legal action over allegedly owed money, Hart left the company before the end of the year, (1997) and Arrows then went bust in 2002. To his family and friends we offer our sincere condolences.

The Toleman Hart turbo TG184 as raced by Ayrton Senna during the 1984 Grand Prix season

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Seen at the North American Auto Show.

Clark Proctor (March 72A # 57) leading Aaron Burson (McRae GM1 # 29) in the second race of the weekend on Sunday

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Tasman Cup Revival SeriesThe Formula 5000 Tasman Cup Revival series continues to thrill the crowds down under, in New Zealand, drawing an International entry to compete against strong local competitors. There is also a great diversity in the cars taking part in the races, as can be seen in the photograph above. March 73A, McRae GM1, March 75A, Gurney Eagle and Lola T330 all add to the popularity of the series.

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Acura TLX GT Race car.Shown at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show, Acura confirmed that the car will compete in the GT category in the Pirelli World Challenge. The North American based series will see the V6 twin turbocharged, 4WD car competing against the likes of the Audi R8, Chevrolet Corvette (The new C7.R seen below), Dodge Viper, Mercedes Benz SLS, Nissan GTR, Porsche 911 and Ferrari 458 across a wide range of circuits across North America.


Honda FCEV Concept

Ford 1 Concept Ford 1 Concept

Kia GT4 Stinger conceptNissan IDx Nismo

A selection of concept car images from the 2014 Chicago Auto Show. It will be interesting to see if any make it in to production?

Toyota FCV concept

Nissan IDx Freeflow


Trident IceniTrident Sportscars used the Autosport International show to launch its new Iceni GT3 and GT4 race cars. Powered by a 6.6 litre turbo diesel V8 engine which produces up to 660 bhp and 1,050 lbs of torque give it great acceleration. It can go from 0-60 mph in just 3.2 seconds.The car is scheduled to race in both GT Cup and Britcar during the 2014 season and various International long distance races, using diesel or biodiesel fuel. Road going versions of the car all run on 100% biodiesel fuel and achieve 68 mpg at 70 mph and have a range of 2,000 miles

Slight confusion at Daytona 24 Hours over GTD winner.

The IMSA, organisers of the Daytona 24 Hours race revised the results of the highly competitive GT Daytona class 4 hours after the race finished. They originally declared that the Flying Lizard Motorsports Audi R8 LMS was the winner of the class after imposing a time penalty on the American Level 5 Motorsport team Ferrari 458 GT which crossed the line first. The penalty was given after an incident on the last lap between the Ferrari and an Audi who had been in an intense dual during the closing stages of the race. Four Hours after the race finished, they revised their original decision on the penalty and declared the Ferrari driven by Italian Alessandro Pier Guidi/ Townsend Bell/Bill Sweedler/Scott Tucker/Jeff Segal as the GTD class winner.

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Hyundai Shell World Rally Team WRC debut.After 6 months testing the Hyundai i20 WRC, two cars were entered for Rallye Monte Carlo, first round of the 13 rally 2014 World Rally Championship season. Driven by Belgians Thierry Neuville/Nicolas Gilsoul and Spaniards Dani Sordo/Marc Marti.The aim was to get as much mileage on the cars as possible during the event. Unfortunately both cars retired on the first day of the rally. Neuville went off the road on the first special stage and Sordo retired with an incurable electrical problem before stage 5.Despite the disappointment of the lack of mileage, the team felt positive about the speed the car had shown in comparison to their rivals and that the car was not too far away from some good results and that the team had operated at a professional level on the event. They expect by the end of the year to be fighting for podium finishes.

London Motor Museum had some rare and unique cars at the Autosport International show.The London museum is one of the largest collections of classic and custom vehicles in Europe. One of the cars was the Gumpert Apollo which has been part of the museums collection for over 2 years. The Apollo is one of the fastest supercars in the World, built in Germany and utilising a 4.1 litre bi-turbo intercooled version of the Audi V8 engine. It has a top speed of 223.9 mph and a 0-62mph time of 3.1 seconds and can reach 120 mph in 9.1 seconds.

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TALON MR1It's been a case of 'better-late-than-never' for Talon MR1 owner/driver David Banks, the 50-year-old Auckland businessman who joined the MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series three seasons ago in the ex-Jon Woodner Talon MR1.There's a strong 'Kiwi' connection to the American Talon marque, legendary New Zealand driver/constructor Graham McRae licensing the rights to his successful GM2 design to the man behind it, American Jack McCormack.According to Banks, five Talons were built, three MR1s and two MR1As. The car Banks bought is the original, chassis 74-07-1 and is now the only MR1 in existence."They changed the configuration slightly when they were building the MR1As and converted two of the three MR1s to the new specification at the same time."Why they didn't convert the original one is open to conjecture but Banks thinks it might be because that car was 'down under' being used by Kiwi F1 great Chris Amon in 1975 Tasman Series."There are no guarantees (as to authenticity) but ours was never converted and the only thing we can pin it down to to is that it wasn't around when they were building the MR1As because it was down here doing the Tasman Series." Banks credits good friend and fellow MSC series regular Peter Burson for his decision to buy a car - in particular a Talon - and get behind the wheel himself."I remember the cars from the first time around but not even in my wildest dreams did I ever think I'd own let alone drive one but Peter and I have been mates for many, many years and he kept saying to me, 'I'll give you a drive one day in my car. Of course, I was always saying yeah, yeah, yeah....come on come on come, then one day he did and if you ask my wife Brenda the smile didn't leave my face for a week."The car that Peter drove was the Talon MR1A originally imported by local class and historic racing identity Tony Roberts and subsequently bought by the Burson family for son Aaron to drive. It obviously made quite an impression on David because that was what he went looking for when he decided to buy a car of his own and that's what he found - thanks again to Peter Burson - for sale in the United States."Peter turned up one night," says David, " and said, 'you're not going to believe this but I've just found the only other Talon which is running in the world...'" Soon after that car was on its way to New Zealand and now David is not only one of the category regulars, he has had a best finish of fifth (in a Lady Wigram Trophy race no less) and last season finished fifth in the series points standings.Though business (he owns automotive parts supplier SAS) and family remain his main priorities David says that buying a car and joining the MSC series is one of the best things he has ever done."What do I like about? Everything! I love hanging on and focusing on what I am doing when I am out on the track, I love the camaraderie with the other drivers on and off the track, and I've got a great young guy in Steve Webster who helps me, so between he and I we do pretty much do the whole thing." Prepared by FAST COMPANY of behalf of the New Zealand Formula 5000 Association www.F5000.co.nz


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David Banks and his Talon MR1


South Midlands Car Club Boxing Day meeting. Thursday 26th December 2013. By Simon Wright.After the Christmas festivities, it was good to get out and enjoy some classic car action at the Boxing Day meeting at the Moat House Inn, Kings Coughton, near Warwick. Although the morning started foggy, it soon brightened up to a sunny but cold day. This didn't stop a large group of enthusiasts turning out in a variety of classic and modern vehicles to celebrate the Bank Holiday break. The beauty of informal meetings like these is you never know what might turn up and often something unusual will arrive. There are usually a good selection of classic cars from the 1960s and 70s with British Leyland models always popular in the Midlands where a lot of them were built. Austin, Morris, MG, Rover, Riley, Jaguar and Triumph were all represented, but the ever popular Ford range were also present along with specialist vehicles like TVR and Rolls Royce. For the more modern

enthusiast, the unusual vehicle was a pristine red Honda NSX along with a Black Chevrolet Corvette convertible, a yellow Ferrari 348 Spider convertible, and a black Ferrari 599tc. The classic car fan was spoilt for choice with an immaculate 1950s Vauxhall Velox saloon turning up to represent the British market while with much more chrome shining was an American 1956 Buick Century Riviera. Even vintage cars were well represented with a strong French collection - a pair of French Amilcars, a

American and British Muscle cars - A 1956 Buick Century Riviera and a 1972 Ford Zodiac2 wheels as well BSA motorbike

Festive and Ferrari

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Hotchkiss AM2 and an Salmson. There was a selection of classic motorcycles on display around the back of the pub, the cold weather not deterring the mainly leather clad riders from venturing out.

There were even a couple of small commercial vehicles, both Fords, showing the difference in style between the big V8 American pickup and the more compact European Ford Thames pickup truck.

Honda NSX Rolls Royce arrives at the Moat House Inn

Amilcar CGS

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1930 Hotchkiss AM2 13CV Monaco.

Hotchkiss et Cie were a French company based in Saint-Denis, Paris that was originally founded by American Benjamin Hotchkiss in 1875. Originally an arms manufacturer, they built motorcars between 1903 and 1955. The marque badge shows a pair of crossed canons representing the companies history. They started by manufacturing engine parts for Panhard and De Dion-Bouton, then progressed to building complete engines before making the first car in 1903, a 17 CV four cylinder vehicle after purchasing a Mercedes Simplex for inspiration. During the First World War, the Paris factory returned to war production and a subsidiary plant was opened in Coventry, England.This car is a 1930

Hotchkiss AM2 13CV Monaco. The original AM model was designed in Coventry and introduced in 1923. Later that year, the Coventry factory was sold to Morris. The AM2 model was built in France between 1926 and 1932. Powered by a straight 4 OHV 2412cc engine developing 48bhp, the car could cruise at 60 mph and had a top speed of 70 mph. Fitted with a four speed manual transmission, drum brakes all round, rod operated from 1927, and semi-elliptic leaf spring suspension front and rear.The later models were fitted with coil instead of magneto ignition systems. The AM2 was known for its reliability which helped overcome the uninspired handling and conservative styling.

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21PageClassic and Competition car February 2014 Chevrolet Corvette convertible

1950s Ford V8 Pickup

1930 Jowett 7cc 4 door fabric saloon

1955 Ford Popular 7.5 litre hotrod

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22PageClassic and Competition car February 2014 Jaguar XJS

Salmson sportscar

Vauxhall Velox

Ford Hotrod

Morris 1100

Ford Thames pickup truck

Austin Healey 3000 Mk II




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Autosport International - The Racing Car Show. By Simon and Janet Wright.The 2014 edition of this annual season starter show at the National Exhibition Centre near Birmingham, was as popular as ever. The

four day exhibition was held between the 9th and the 12th January. The first two days are dedicated trade days with plenty of opportunities to network and examine the latest technology with a dedicated engineering

hall in addition to the main display halls.The weekend saw a large influx of the public to get close to the cars and drivers, with the trade engineering hall swopped over to display oval and grass roots motorsport.

The main tribute display area was to honour the 50th anniversary of John Surtees winning the Formula 1 World Championship for Ferrari in 1964, having been a previous 4 times 500cc Motorcycle World Champion, the only man to be World Champion on 2 and 4 wheels. (See next page). The other major display area was the Grand Prix grid from 2013, with every team represented in the display. This was hugely popular with the fans, giving them the chance to get close to the cars that competed in last years World Championship. Another very popular area was

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the Autosport Live Stage where there was a continuous display of motor sport celebrities being interviewed, with the chance for the fans to ask them questions. 2013 FIA World Endurance Champions and Le Mans winners Alan McNish and Tom Kristensen were a major attraction here, along with John Surtees, Grand Prix driver Adrian Sutil, former Grand Prix driver and TV commentator Martin Brundle and most of the BTCC drivers at some point over the four days. Rallying was not forgotten, with Rally of Legends -

World Champion Vettle’s Red Bull

John Surtees World Championship 1964 Ferrari 158

World Endurance Champions Tom Kristensen and Alan McNish on stage

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Wales Rally GB having a large display which included several generations of Subaru models showing the heyday of British rallying - Colin McRae and Richard Burns, plus an Ari Vatenen model and an up to date Citroen DS3.The most popular British racing series is undoubtably the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) and series sponsor Dunlop had their trade mark Dunlop tyre arch on the front of the stand over the 2013 championship winning Honda Civic of Andrew Jordan. The stand also saw the unveiling of Rob Austin and Simon Belcher’s 2014 Audi cars while former champion Gordon Shedden’s Honda Civic was also on display. More interest in the Team Dynamic Honda was on the Rimstock stand which featured the new 2014 Honda Civic Tourer Estate car racer which will contest this years British Touring Car Championship at the hands of former champions

Matt Neal and Gordon Shedden. The Historic Sports Car Club (HSCC) always have a good display of classic racing cars on their stand. This year they

Former drivers and champions on the HSCC stand included Richard Attwood, Mike Wilds, Tim Harvey, Grahame White (HSCC) Chris Hodgetts, Richard Trott, Tim Davies, Gordon Spice,Chris Craft, Bob Evans and Dave Coyne.Rare Huffaker Genie 6 litre sports car

Colin McRae/Nicky grist Subaru on display

Rob Austin 2014 Audi on BTCC stand

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showed the diversity of their championships with single seaters, sports racers, saloons and sports cars all on show. The new Super Touring category was represented by an Alfa Romeo 156, next to a rare Huffaker Genie 6 litre sports car from the Guards Trophy, a Formula 5000 Lola T330 from the Derek Bell Trophy, Lotus Elan Shapecraft from the Road Sports series, Ford Lotus Cortina form the HSCC By Box Historic Touring Car Championship, Chevron B19 from the Martini Trophy series, a Reynard SF79 from the Historic Formula

Ford 2000 Championship, the revolutionary Lola Mk3 from the Formula Junior championship, Merlyn Mk20 Historic Formula Ford, Chevron B38 Classic Formula 3 single seater and the Lotus 59 Classic Racing car in original Gold Leaf team Lotus colours as recently raced by the late Bev Bond. On Friday they also invited various previous drivers and champions to their stand including Tony Trimmer, Bob Evans, Tim Harvey and Richard Attwood to name just a few.

The 750 Motor Club are celebrating their 75th anniversary in 2014 and displayed cars from some of their 15 championships and series, including the 750 Formula which has been going for 54 years, as long as the Formula 1 World Championship.

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Some of the HSCC series line up

The Texaco Ford Sierra 500 made an appearance on the Burton Power Ltd Stand. The car was driven by Steve Soper, Klaus Niedzwiedz, Klaus Ludwig and Pierre Dieudonne in the 1987 World Touring car Championship and won races at Calder Park New Zealand, Nurgburgring in Germany, Brno in Czechoslovakia, Wellington in New Zealand and Fuji in Japan.

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John SurteesThis years key display was a tribute to a true British motorsport legend - John Surtees, the only man to have won the World Championship on both 2 and 4 wheels. This year is the 50th anniversary of his Formula 1 World

Championship at the wheel of the Ferrari and there was a display of that car, plus plenty of cars and bikes which John had to driven to sucess during his career. He was 500cc Moto Gp World Champion in 1956, 1958, 1959 and 1960 riding an MV Agusta. In 1960, aged 26, he switched to 4 wheel Grand Prix racing, driving a Lotus at Monaco. He was the 1966 Can-Am Champion driving a Lola

T70 sports car in the American/Canadian series. In 1970 he formed his own race team - the Surtees Racing Organisation and build Formula 1, Formula 2

and Formula 5000 cars. He won the 1970 Oulton Park Gold Cup at the wheel of his Surtees TS7 Cosworth Formula 1 car. In 1972 Mike Hailwood won the Europen Formula 2 championship driving

the works Surtees TS10 sponsored by Matchbox. All these cars and bikes and more were on display on the stand during the show.

1964 World Championship Ferrari 158

1973 Surtees TS14 Grand Prix car

1960 World Championship 500cc MV Augusta

1965 Can-Am Lola T70

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STP Hall of FameTo commemorate the death of STP supremo Andy Granatelli, the STP stand had a 1988 STP Lola T88/00 Indycar as driven by Roberto Guerrero and Al Unser Snr in the Indycar season. They also had the 1971 March 711 Formula 1 car as driven by Ronnie Peterson to 2nd place in the 1971 World Championship.Both cars resplendant in their dayglow STP paint schemes made famous all over the world through racing.

The other Gulf Porsche - The Kremer K8 Spyder.Not quite the same colour scheme as the classic Gulf Porsche 917, this 1994 Kremer K8 Spyder did have another common point, Derek Bell as a driver. The K8 was developed for the LMP1/C90 class at Le Mans in 1994 from a Thompson built Porsche 962. The Kevlar reinforced carbon fibre bodywork allowed for a two seater configuration. The Porsche engine was a water cooled 935 series Boxer-6 with twin KKK Turbochargers connected to a Porsche 5 speed transaxle. It was the only open cockpit car in the 1994 Le Mans race. Driven by Derek Bell, Robin Donovan and Jurgen Lassig. It qualified in 2nd position on the grid and finished 6th overall and 3rd in class. A second K8 was built for the IMSA GT Championship and won the Daytona 24 hour race driven by Giovanni Lavaggi, Jurgen Lassig, Marco Werner and Christophe Bouchut. Both of the K8 cars competed at the 1995 Le mans race, with Thierry Boutsen, Hans Stuck and Christophe Bouchet finishing 6th overall and 2nd in class while the second car failed to finish, driven by Jurgen Lassig, Franz Konrad and Antonio Hermann de Azevedo.

Brisca Heritage.Brisca F1 Stockcar racing celebrated 60 years at the Autosport Show. One of the cars on display was a replica of the 1973 Cronshaw. The original was driven by Doug Cronshaw and sponsored by Auto Enthusiast Magazine. The replica has been built using photographs of the original, using a pair of Morris LD axles and springs and a box section chassis with a 98 inch wheelbase. Powered by a Pontiac engine and using four barrel ‘double pumper’ Holly carb unlike the original triple two barrel inlet manifold and carbs.


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The Red Bull X2010 S.VettelWhen Sony asked Red Bull Racing Team and Adrian Newey to design the perfect racing car for their Gran Turismo racing simulator game, this was the result. With no restrictions of rules and regulations, the team concentrated on creating maximum downforce at both low and high speeds. The front and rear wings and rear diffuser create downforce at top speeds, a fan underneath the car forces the air out underneath it, lowering the air pressure under the car, causing it to stick to the track even when cornering. The virtual car was built and Sebastien Vettel performed the shakedown tests in the game and beat the the virtual Suzuka F1 course record by over 20 seconds. Following the World wide interest in this virtual car, the Red Bull Team built this full size model, which was on display at the Autosport Show. - Virtual specification : 3 litre V6 twin turbo engine giving a 0-60 mph time of just 1.4 seconds, 0-120 mph in 2.8 seconds and 0-200 mph in just 6.1 seconds.Maximum speed over 280 mph. Maximum lateral G-force 8.25G

Classic Team Lotus unveiled their latest project at the Autosport Show. Alongside a pair of JPS Lotus 72 cars from the 1975 season driven by Ronnie Peterson and Jacky Ickx, they have begun restoration on the Emerson Fittipadi JPS Lotus 72 which he crashed heavily in qualifying for the 1973 Dutch GP at Zandvoort. This was the fifth chassis that was originally in Gold Leaf Team Lotus colours and used by Emerson to win his first Grand Prix in the USA in 1970. The car won again in 1972 in Austria and Italy and a final win in 1973 in Spain before the accident.

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Top left Le Mans winning Audi R18 E-Tron QuattroTop Right: McLaren Autosport Award winners on stage.Middle left: Grass track racing was well represented over the weekend.Middle right: They may be smaller, but the competition was just as intense with the Radio controlled race area.Left: 2013 Ferrari F138 Grand Prix car

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Mark Lappage Nissan S13 Drift championship cars

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Coys Auction NEC 11th January 2014. By Simon & Janet Wright.Held in the middle of Autosport International, the Racing Car Show, the Coys auction brought together an interesting collection of both competition and classic vehicles for sale. Star of the sale was the sole surviving 1969 Lancia Fulvia Spider Fiorio & Maglioli from the estate of Oscar Cappellano. Only three were built to compete in the 1969 Targa Florio and were modified by removing the roof to allow for a cooler drive in the hot conditions. The shell was strengthened to compensate for the lack of roof. The cars also competed in the 1000kms of Nurburgring and the Monte Carlo Rally. The car sold for a World Record £231,400.Another top seller was the 1988 Argo JM 19C Le Mans car which competed in the 24 hour race in 1988 and 1989 and sold for £75,000.The Ex Jimmy McRae and Russell Brookes 1983 Group B Opel

Manta rally car sold for £71,240 and the 1960 Ex- Innes Ireland, Peter Lovely and Jay Chamberland Lotus 20 sold for £43,240

1988 Argo JM 19C Le Mans Car 1988/89 Sold £75,000

1969 Lancia Fulvia Spider Fiorio & Maglioli Sold £231,400

1983 Opel Manta 400 Group B Sold £71,240

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1950 Connaught L3 “The Kenya Car” sold for £60,040

1968 Mercedes Benz 300 SL replica

1980 Alfa Romeo Alfetta

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1995 Ascari FGT-GTi Ex Klass Zwaet Sold £64,520

1960 Lotus 20 Ex Innes Ireland Sold £43,240

1990 Ferrari Testarossa 1975 Lancia Fulvia and 1958 Chevrolet Corvette

2007 Ferrari 430 Scuderia

1961 Aston Martin DBR2

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The Performance Car Show in association with Autocar and Pistonheads.com. NEC 9th -12th January 2014.By Simon & Janet Wright.Run in conjunction with the Autosport International Racing Car Show, the Performance car Show offers a selection of Supercars and high performance cars on display in a separate hall that is connected and merges straight in to give the appearance of one overall show for the high speed motoring enthusiast. The displays consist of car clubs, kit car manufacturers and special displays along with several specialist motor manufacturers. One of the largest displays is by the Porsche Club GB which this year had a display of various racing Porsche sports cars. A popular theme seemed to be off road vehicles, many designed for off road competition, with large open wheels and massive suspension giving impressive ground clearance. These ranged from small ‘buggy’ type vehicles right up to massive 4x4

trucks based on popular ‘smaller’ 4x4 off road vehicles such as range Rovers etc. Various kit car manufacturers were showing their latest models, many still based on the original Lotus 7 style.

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Another interesting display was the Pistonheads Hero line up. This line up consisted of a Peugeot 205 T16 - number 188 of the 200 road versions produced to homologate the rally version, a Ford RS200 - again this is number 200 of the 200 road versions required to allow the rally version to compete, an Aston Martin Vanquish V12, a TVR Sagaris, and a TVR SEAC - SEAC standing for Special Equipment Aramid Composite, built from 20% Kevlar making it 100kg lighter without compromising rigidity. Next up was a Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 V-Spec, a Mercedes Benz 450 SEL 6.9 which featured hydropneumatic self levelling suspension for the first time on a Mercedes Benz passenger car, a Jaguar D-Type V-Spec which was a 1954 factory prototype which took part in the Le Mans test session in May that year and broke the lap record by 5 seconds. The line up continued with a 1981 Audi Quattro, a 1983 Volkswagen Golf GTi, a Renault Clio Renaultsport V6 255, and a 1977 Porsche 911 Restoration which started life as a 911 Lux and has been restored by Porsche GB with RS/RSR bodywork including a rollcage, and it has been fitted with a 993 engine and 930 Turbo brakes. The final part of this impressive line up consisted of a 1989 BMW M3 E30 Roberto Ravaglia limited edition, built to celebrate BMW’s success in touring car racing, a 1993 Vauxhall Lotus Carlton and finally a 1990 Honda NSX F-Matic.

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Making an appearance on the Autocar stand at the Performance car was the new Tesla Model S P85+ electric luxury saloon. This is the performance Plus version which has world class handling and incredible acceleration. The 85 KWh power supply can accelerate from 0-60 mph in just 4.2 seconds with a maximum speed of 130 mph. from the equivalent of 416 hp power unit. The car also has an expected range of 265 miles. The carbon fibre rear spoiler on the rear of the boot lid reduces lift by 77% at cruising speeds. The rear tyres are 20mm wider and staggered for improved

acceleration on low grip surfaces and increases the vehicles range by 6 to 12 miles over the normal 21” wheels on the none Plus models. The current price for this model is £83,480 for more information see the Tesla web site at www.teslamotors.com/en_GB/

On display on the Caterham stand was the new AeroSeven Concept, the first in line of a new generation of Caterham cars. The Aeroseven hints at the styling direction for future Caterham models, starting with a new sportscar currently being developed in conjunction with Renault, that is due for release in early 2016. The Aeroseven Concept uses techniques developed by the Caterham Grand Prix team and is the first Caterham model fitted with traction and launch control. The carbon fibre body allows acceleration of 0-62 mph in under 4 seconds fitted with a naturally aspired Ford Duratec 2 litre 247 bhp engine developed by Caterham for the Caterham Seven 485. The car features various race developed technology such as an F1 style steering wheel with driver focused functionality and an intuitive fully active graphical display unit mounted in the dashboard. Delivery of the production version will begin in Autumn 2014.

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The Ferrari F12 Berlinetta is the most powerful and high performance Ferrari ever built. The 6262cc V12 200 bar direct injection engine delivers 740 horsepower and reaches 62mph in 3.1 seconds. Using a dual clutch F1 transmission to give instantaneous gear shifts and driving the rear wheels with close ratio gears specially designed to the cars performance they have reduced the fuel consumption by 30% compared to the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. The improved aerodynamics give a cd value of 0.229 and a top speed of 211 mph

What Car?Best car of the year.

Best Sports car.

Porsche Boxster0-60mph 5.8 secsTop speed 164 mphCost £38,237 *

The Vauxhall VXR8 GTS supercar has been developed by sister company Holden in Australia and is the most powerful production car to leave Australia, powered by a 6.2 litre LSA Supercharged V8 engine producing 576 bhp. This gives it a top speed of 155 mph and does 0-60 mph in just 4.2 seconds. List price £54,499 *

* Prices quoted by manufacturer at time of press and is subject to change. Contact manufacturer for latest price

The Jaguar XKR-S GT is the ultimate Jaguar and at £135,000*, probably one of the most expensive. Powered by a 5 litre supercharged V8 engine producing 542 bhp, it does 0-60 mph in 3.9 secs and a top speed of 186 mph. The car comes with built in rollcage and no rear seats

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Tasman Cup Revival Series

Michael Lyons (Lola T400 #64) and Ken Smith (Lola T332) at the first NZ Festival of Motor Racing meeting



2014 NZFMR Ferrari Festival 2013/14 MSC New Zealand F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series Rounds 2 Hampton Downs Nth Waikato January 17-19 2014 LYONS COMPLETES WINNING MSC F5000 SERIES TRIFECTA AT HAMPTON DOWNS MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series driver Michael Lyons (Lola T400) from the UK extended his winning streak at the Hampton Downs circuit south of Auckland this afternoon - but only after pole-sitter and early race leader Ken Smith (Lola T332) was stopped in his tracks by a blown engine. The last time he was here - in 2012 - Lyons, 23, set a new outright track lap record of 59.840 seconds and won all six MSC F5000 races at the two New Zealand Festival and Motor Racing meetings at Hampton Downs. Kiwi super-vet Smith, 72, had his measure in qualifying this morning, however, claiming pole position for

today's first eight-lap MSC NZ F5000 series race with a time of 59.445. Lyons, who with a best time of 59.514, was the only other driver to break the 1.00.00 minute barrier in the qualifying session, was never far behind early on in the race. But just when it looked like he was going to take a serious tilt at Smith's lead, guest driver Guido Belgiorno-Nettis in one of the Formula 1 cars shipped in for this year's Ferrari-themed NZ Festival of Motor Racing event spun and beached itself on a kerb, bringing out the yellow flags, then Smith himself spun and ended up stranded in the middle of the track at the next corner. That brought out the Safety Car then the race was re-flagged so that Smith's prone car could be recovered." "Something went wrong in the engine," said a circumspect Smith afterwards."It vibrated then it just locked up, it could be the crank, it could be anything." Once the Smith car was recovered the race was re-started with Lyons unchallenged to take the win from fellow Lola T400 driver Andrew Higgins and Class A (for older cars) stand-out Michael Whatley. "That's


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not good news, " Lyons said when told of Smith engine problem. "It's a shame too because it was shaping up to be a good race. I couldn't get anywhere near Ken into Turn 1 but once I was tucked in I was a little bit quicker through the middle-section of the track and I was just getting ready to take the gloves off it and go for it when he stopped."Compatriot Michael Whatley was the big mover as far as race places were concerned, the English veteran qualifying sixth, making up two places on the first lap then inheriting third on the last lap when defending series champion Steve Ross (McRae GM1) had a wild ride exiting the final corner. "Happy with third? I'm absolutely delighted, " he said. "I got past the Ferrari in the first lap and was just thinking that I should be sensible and settle for fourth when Steve overcooked it on the last lap."The re-start also benefited Brett Willis (Lola T330) who passed former MSC series champ Ian Clements (Lola T332) round the outside of Turn 1 on the last lap and held fourth place to the flag. Steve Ross recovered for sixth and Michael L

yons' father Frank claimed a good seventh in his Gurney-Eagle FA74).Happy to finally be on the grid and finish their first ever MSC series race, meanwhile, were series newcomers Grant Martin (Talon MR1A) who qualified his new and untested car 13th and finished the first race in 11th position, and fellow Aucklander Glenn Richards (Lola T400) who qualified 15th and finished 13th.Missing from the grid today, but hoping be be back out tomorrow, was 2012/13 series race winner Clark Proctor (March 73A), his team running out of time to replace a broken crown wheel and pinion between qualifying and the first race, while able to start the race but still struggling with a gear selection issue was fellow Aucklander David Banks (Talon MR1).Visiting British driver Michael Lyons (Lola T400) completed a winning trifecta of the MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series races on the second day of competition at the first New Zealand Festival of Motor Racing at Hampton Downs today MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Series race one winner Michael Lyons leading fellow Lola T400 driver Andrew

Higgins (right) and McRae GM1 driver Steve Ross (blue car) into the first turn at Hampton Downs



Ken Smith and his Lola T332 returning to the pits on the back of a recovery truck


(Sunday Jan 19). In the continued absence of veteran Kiwi ace Ken Smith (Lola T332) who blew an engine while leading Saturday's 8-lap encounter, 23-year-old second-generation racer Lyons ran away with both Sunday races, underlining his superiority by lowering his own outright track record from the 59.840 he set in 2012 to the 59.483 he set in the eight lap race in the morning.In that race Lyons lead Kiwi counterpart Andrew Higgins (the pair in almost identically liveried 'Viceroy' cars) from start to finish, crossing the line just over five-and-a-half seconds in front with defending series champion Steve Ross in his newly-liveried (now blue) 'Quicksilver' McRae GM1 third and 2012/13 series race winner Clark Proctor (March 73A) making it from the back of the grid (after crown wheel

and gearbox problems meant he didn't start Saturday's race) to fourth. Like Saturday's race Sunday morning's one had to be re-started, in this case after just the one lap thanks to a coming together between Michael Lyons' father Frank (Gurney-Eagle FA74) and Grant Martin (Talon MR1A) as the field streamed into the first corner. Lyons was able to continue but Martin couldn't (damaged rims) and the race was red flagged and re-started. Class A (for older cars) standout Michael Whatley (Surtees TS8B) again ran third early on before eventually being caught and passed by both Steve Ross and eventually, Clark Proctor. Brett Willis (Lola T330) again ended up best of the mid-field battle-pack in sixth place, ahead of Ian Clements and Frank Lyons, however another coming together saw both Aaron Burson (McRae GM1) and UK visitor Greg Thornton (March 75A) out of the race. In the 15-lap feature final Michael Lyons was able to further stretch his advantage though this time Clark Proctor made it all the way to second place from P14 (out of 16) on the grid with Steve Ross third and Andrew Higgins slipping back to fourth by the time the flag came out. Ross went back several places after a half-spin at Turn 1 but was able to gather it up and work his way forward again before the chequered flag was unfurled. There was disappointment for Michael Whatley, however, the visiting British veteran slowed and eventually stopped as his engine lost power. Brett Willis and Sefton Gibb also failed to finish, the former thanks to a broken throttle linkage, the later a battery issue.


Brett Willis (#16 Lola T330) leads Sefton Gibb (Lola T332)



Class A winner and third place-getter Michael Whatley


2013/14 MSC New Zealand F5000 Tasman Cup Revival SeriesRace 1 (Sat 8 laps)1. Michael Lyons (Lola T400) 8.44.8872. Andrew Higgins (Lola T400) +1.7933. Michael Whatley (Surtees TS8) +6.6524. Brett Willis (Lola T330) +7.1675. Ian Clements (Lola T332) +7.2856. Steve Ross (McRae GM1) +9.2737. Frank Lyons (Gurney-Eagle FA74-01) +11.7958. Aaron Burson (McRae GM1) +12.0169. Sefton Gibb (Lola T332) +13.15110. Greg Thornton (March 75A-1) +14.33911. Grant Martin (Talon MR1A) +17.72112. Calven Bonney (Begg 018) +20.26313. Glenn Richards (Lola T400) +21.88114. Peter Burson (McRae GM1) +22.83915. Judy Lyons (Lola T332) +1 lap16. Guido Belgiorno-Nettis (Ferrari 156 85T V6 F1) + 2 laps17. David Banks (Talon MR1) + 7 lapsdnf. Ken Smith (Lola T332) , dns Clark Proctor (March 73A)Race 2 (Sun 8 laps)1. Michael Lyons 8.07.8932. Andrew Higgins +5.6753. Steve Ross +10.4744. Clark Proctor +10.9165. Mike Whatley +18.3346. Brett Willis +24.7047. Ian Clements +26.1198. Frank Lyons +40.5019. Guido Belgiorno-Nettis +40.67910. Calven Bonney +40.83811. Sefton Gibb +57.07012. Glenn Richards +59.79413. Peter Burson +60.392

14. Judy Lyons + 2 lapsdnf. Greg Thornton, Aaron Burson, Warwick Mortimer (Surtees TS5) dns Grant MartinNew lap record: Michael Lyons 59.483Race 3 (Sun 15 laps)1. Michael Lyons 15.18.3322. Clark Proctor +12.4203. Steve Ross +15.2644. Andrew Higgins +19.4205. Greg Thornton +44.1996. Guido Belgiorno-Nettis +47.8757. Ian Clements +49.9198. Frank Lyons + 1 lap9. Glenn Richards + 1 lap10. Peter Burson +1 lap11. Calven Bonney +2 lapsdnf Brett Willis, Warwick Mortimer, Michael Whatley, Sefton Gibb, Judy Lyons

Clark Proctor (March 73A) on the charge in the second MSC race of the weekend on Sunday morning



Bromsgrove Motoring Club meeting 19th January 2014 By Simon & Janet Wright.A bright Sunday lunch time saw an interesting gathering of the Bromsgrove Motoring Club at the Bowling Green Inn at Stoke Prior, Wychbold near Bromsgrove. It was cold but bright as the cars arrived on to the pub car park, the early arrivals being fairly modern classics with a strong local flavour. A couple of nice Austin A40s and a Wolsley 1100 were all models originally built just a few miles away at Longbridge and these were followed by an immaculate Austin 10 and an MGB.

To add some variety a Rochdale Olympic was next to arrive, a rare vehicle built by Rochdale Motor Panels and Engineering, in Rochdale, Greater Manchester between 1959 and 1973. The Olympic was only the third ever glass fibre monocoque bodied car in production (after the Berkeley and Lotus Elite)

and was a closed coupe style bodyshell. The original models were fitted with Riley twin carburetor versions of the 1.5 litre BMC B series engine. Other engine options were available. Only 250 were built of the original phase 1 after a fire caused production to be suspended. The phase 2 was introduced at the London Racing Car Show in 1963 and now included a rear opening hatch. The engine was now a Ford 116E 1500cc unit as standard, producing 78 bhp. The front suspension was Triumph wishbones and the rear used a BMC axle with coil springs. The car was capable of reaching 114 mph with a 0-60 mph time of under 11 seconds. Only around 1950 were built over a 10 year period. The car attending was a 1964 Phase 2 model.An immaculate Jaguar 3.8 litre Mark 2 absolutely gleamed in the sunshine, the low angle of the light enhancing the details and

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curves of this classic Jaguar design.Three vintage cars arrived together, being led by a 1924 3 litre Bentley. The 3 litre model was originally delivered as a running chassis with Vanden Plas supplying most of the standard bodies. Most were built as Tourers. The 3 litre straight 4 engine had several technical innovations at the time. It was one of the first production cars to have an overhead camshaft and 4 valves per cylinder along with 2

spark plugs per cylinder. With twin carburettors, the power output was 70 hp giving the car a top speed of around 80 mph. The Speed model could achieve 90 mph and the Super Sports model could exceed 100 mph. An interesting fact is that there were three main variants of the 3 litre and they were built with different Bentley radiator badge colours. If the B badge background was blue it

was a standard model. If it was red, as on this car, it was a 5.3:1 high compression engine in the 117.5 inch wheelbase chassis built between 1924 and 1924. If the badge was green, it was a high performance model with the 6.3:1 compression ratio and the short 108 inch wheelbase chassis. However, there was no definitive rule regarding badge colour and if an owner requested a different colour, the factory would supply the requested colour!The other two vintage sports cars were a 1934 Salmson and an 1949 MG TC. The British Salmson S4C was built between 1929 and 1937 and used the same 1470cc DOHC four cylinder engine and chassis as the French parent company but the

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gearbox included synchromesh on the top two gears. There were two engine options, a single carburettor 12/55 and a twin carburettor 12/70 with a top speed of 90 mph. The MG TC Midget was the first post war MG, launched in 1945. It was powered by the 1250cc pushrod overhead valve engine which was used in the pre war MG TB but with a higher compression ration to produce 54.5 bhp and could accelerate from 0-60 mph in 22.7 seconds. Around 10,000 were built between 1945 and 1950.

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1970’s Race of Champions, Brands HatchIn the early 1970’s there were less Grand Prix races, which allowed the Formula 1 teams to contest several non-championship Formula 1 races. One such event was the 5th running of the Race of Champions which was

Race winner Jackie Stewart (March 701) leads second place man Jochen Rindt


The March with its distincive side pods made its first public appearance in this country

Jochen Rindt opposite locks his Lotus 49 around Druids

Graham Hill in the Rob Walker Lotus 49

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held on the 22nd March 1970 at Brands Hatch. Reigning World Champion Jackie Stewart put his brand new Tyrrell Racing March Cosworth 701 on Pole position, next to Jack Brabham in his Brabham Cosworth BT33 and Jackie Oliver in a BRM P153 (Grid was 3 2 3 in those days). Stewart won by over 36 seconds from Jochen Rindt in the Gold Leaf Team Lotus 49 with Denny Hulme 3rd in a McLaren M14A. Only six cars were classified as finishers.

Jean Pierre Beltoise failed to make the start following a practice crash in his Matra MS120D

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HRCR Open Day Gaydon 11th January 2014.

By Simon and Janet Wright with additional images by Pete Austin.

The Historic Rally Car Register held its annual open day at the Heritage Motor Centre at Gaydon, in Warwickshire. Celebrating 30 years of Historic Rallying, the event hosted many organising clubs which were promoting various rallying events through out 2014. Outside was an assembly of historic rally cars, most still actively participating in rallying events in 2014.The event is the launch point for the HRCR championships 2014 season and organisers of the various championship events were present. Various Scenic Tour organisers were also on hand to promote their events all

over the country. The scenic tours are more leisurely events for owners of cars first registered before 31/12/1985 and concentrate more on navigation skills rather than speed. Organisers were keen to sign up people for their events, and their stands were manned by helpful and knowledgeable people who were keen to answer any questions and explain where and when events were due to take place. Many even had TV’s showing video or slide shows of photographs of previous events, to encourage people to sign up.In the two conference rooms, used to house the open day, were several rally cars spanning decades of Rallying History. These cars were mixed in with the various organisers

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stands. The most modern car on display inside was a works DTV Vauxhall Chevette HS ex Jimmy McRae rally car. It was a Vauxhall Chevette HS that Jimmy used to win the Circuit of Ireland Rally in 1980 with Mike Nicholson, the first of Jimmy’s’ seven wins at that event. He also won the Tour of Galway in 1980 in a Chevette.Another famous car on display was a 1954 Sunbeam Talbot Mk3. It was a privately entered Mk3 that won the 1955 Monte Carlo Rally, while this particular car finished 9th driven by Peter Harper/ Humphrey. They then took a class win on the RAC Rally of that year.

There was also an ex-works Alpine Renault A110 that arrived outside. It was the first gravel development car run by the Dieppe manufacturer. A 1971 Group 4 Alpine

Renault A110 1600cc which had led the 1971 Maroc Rally until just 4 hours from the finish. This car helped pave the way to Alpine Renault winning the 1973 Manufacturers World Rally championship.

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Alpine Renault A 110

Sunbeam Talbot Mk3

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The Tornado Talisman.(Left)

Built by Tornado Cars Ltd of Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire, England. This 1963 Talisman is a 2+2 coupe, fibreglass body on a tubular steel chassis, powered by a Ford 1500cc engine. A team of Talisman cars gave the Tornado factory its second victory in the 750MC Six Hour handicap Relay race at Silverstone in 1963. The car is one of only 186 built between 1962 and 1964 when the company went in to liquidation.

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Andrew Cowan won the London to Sydney Marthon in a Hillman Hunter like this

Renault R8 GordiniFord Escort Mexico

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2014 NZFMR Ferrari Festival 2013/14 MSC New Zealand F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series Round 3Hampton Downs Nth WaikatoJanuary 24-16 2014

RACE WIN A MIXED BLESSING FOR BIRTHDAY BOY LYONS Birthday boy Michael Lyons (Lola T400) has extended his MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival series winning streak with another lights-to-flag victory at the second New Zealand Festival of Motor Racing meeting at Hampton Downs today. But celebrations are on hold until tomorrow night. "Yes," said the young British driver who turned 23 day today."While it's great to be able to win a race on your birthday I won't be doing much partying tonight. I've got two more races to try and win tomorrow!" Series young gun Lyons, who won all three races and lowered his own outright track lap record at the first of two NZ Festival meetings at Hampton Downs last weekend, claimed pole for today's race with the only sub one minute (59.585) qualifying lap and won the 8-lap race from the turbocharged 1985 Ferrari F1 car of special event and MSC F5000 series guest Guido Belgiorno-Nettis.Andrew Higgins (Lola T400) was the best of the local MSC series drivers in third place with Tony Richards (Lola T332) fourth on his category return and Lyons' father Frank (Gurney-Eagle FA74) fifth. After two storming 'through-the-field' drives at the first NZ Festival meeting last weekend Auckland driver Clark Proctor (March 75A) was again on form this weekend, joining Michael Lyons on the front row of the grid. However after running a comfortable second to Lyons early on he was a late retirement when his detected something not quite right in his car's driveline. "I picked up a bit of a vibration and decided it was safer to pit rather than push on and potentially do something that might take us out of the weekend again," he said.After a best placing of sixth at the first NZ Festival of Motor Racing (which this year celebrated the Ferrari marque) Sydney businessman/racer Guido Belgiorno-Nettis (Ferrari 156/85T F1) showed the benefit of track familiarity With two wins from two completed races at Hampton Downs over the weekend Michael Lyons enjoyed another clean sweep of MSC races.



today, qualifying fourth before spending the first two laps battling for third with Andrew Higgins and the last two closing in on Michael Lyons after Clark Proctor pitted. "The Formula 5000s have so much torque it is hard to stay with them out of the corners but my car was better from the big sweeper onto the start/finish straight and at the end of the straight into Turn 1, he explained. For his part Andrew Higgins said he enjoyed the unique opportunity of dicing with a genuine Formula 1 Ferrari but that in the end it came down to horsepower. "That thing is just so fast in a straight line - and so it should be - from the hairpin to the end of the start.finish straight it is just gone!" he said.With a three-lap yellow flag period bunching up the field the margins between cars remained close with plenty of action through the 18-strong field. Aaron Burson (McRae GM1) and Calven Bonney (Begg 018) enjoyed a particularly spirited dice as they disputed sixth place with Bonney, back in his car after a comprehensive rebuild which took over 18 months, positively beaming when he got back to the pits. "It's definitely good to be back and I'm doing better than I thought I would,

"he said. McRae GM1 driver Alastair Russell was another driver in a positive frame of mind, despite having to start from the back row of the grid after failing to post a qualifying time.Russell spent the race stalking and finally getting the better of fellow McRae GM1 driver Peter Burson and said that - hopefully - he has sorted the oil foaming and pressure issues, that he has been struggling with over the past two seasons.Disappointed not to get to the flag, meanwhile, was Brett Willis (Lola T330), who had to pull off the track on the last lap with a fuel starvation issue. Finally, in the MSC F5000 series' new 'battle-of-the-brothers' Christchurch-based Tony Richards (Lola T332) finished fourth his Auckland-based sibling Glenn (Lola T4000) tenth.

ANXIOUS MOMENTS BEFORE LYONS COMPLETES SECOND HAMPTON DOWNS' CLEAN SWEEP There were some anxious moments for MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series pace-setter Michael Lyons (Lola T400) before he successfully

Michael Lyons (Lola T400 #64) leads guest driver Guido Belgiorno-Nettis (Ferrari 156/85T) and Andrew Higgins (Lola T400) in the aborted second MSC series race at Hampton Downs on Sunday

morning as Tony Richards (Lola T332 #23) spins behind the trio.

Brothers Glenn (left) and Tony Richards got to race against each other for the first time today.




completed another race clean sweep at the second New Zealand Festival of Motor Racing meeting at Hampton Downs. Lyons, who qualified on pole and won the first race of the weekend on Saturday afternoon, was leading the second MSC race on Sunday morning when it was red flagged, while he had to nurse his car home from half distance in the 15-lap final when an exhaust header cracked then ran under his car's right rear wheel when it (the header) finally broke off. "I heard it crack first ," said the just-turned 23-year-old, "then a couple of laps later the engine note changed again and when I looked in the mirror after the car suddenly jumped sideways when I was accelerating out of the sweeper there was a big cut in the right rear tyre so I spent the rest of the race thinking that I needed to keep going fast enough so that the boys behind me didn't think they had a chance of catching me but not so fast that I was going to risk blowing the tyre because if it was going to go it was going to be a big one."After the second weekend race was considered null and void because it

was red flagged before 75% of its full distance was completed after Brett Willis (Lola T330) hit the start/finish straight wall when he lost control on oil dropped from another car, the 15-lap final also started - literally - under a cloud. First it was brought forward until just after lunch because of the threat of rain. Then, just as the field thundered out onto the track for the warm-up laps light rain started to fall, prompting race organizers to call the cars back to the pits to swap from slick tyres to wets. By the time all the cars were back in pitlane however, the shower had passed and even those drivers who had elected to change to wets had to change back to slicks when the race was declared dry.With Clark Proctor (March 73A), Greg Thornton (March 75A) and David Banks (Talon MR1) already out with gearbox issues of one sort or another, Sefton Gibb (Lola T332) sidelined by a broken brake caliper, Brett Willis (Lola T330) and Warwick Mortimer (Surtees TS5) out after car and/or engine damage from the aborted race in the morning, and Michael Lyons' mother Judy (Lola T332) electing not to start the feature final, the field was down to 11 cars by the time the

Spectators were entertained by a three-way dice for sixth involving Aaron Burson (McRae GM1 #29), Calven Bonney (Begg 018 #19) and Guido Belgiorno-Nettis (Ferrari 156/85T #27) in the MSC feature

race.

Birthday boy Michael Lyons (Lola T400 #64) leading MSC series guest driver Guido Belgiorno-Nettis (Ferrari 156/85T) during today's race at Hampton Downs.




feature started. That didn't mean it was without interest though, with Michael Lyons's father Frank (Gurney-Eagle FA74) grabbing second place after a daring move around the outside of Andrew Higgins (Lola T400)through the first turn and special event and MSC series guest Guido Belgiorno-Nettis (Ferrari 156/85 turbo F1) working his way from the back of the grid (after a rush to even get there thanks to a misunderstanding about the earlier race start) to fifth place at the flag.Lyons Snr held second for the first two laps before being slotted back to third and eventually fourth with Belgiorno-Nettis getting closer but still just over two seconds adrift at the flag. "I could see him making progress, but because he was only a second a lap quicker than I was the gap was too big for him to close," Lyons Snr said. One of the reasons was that it had taken the Sydney-based Ferrari driver two full laps to catch and successfully pass the dicing Calven Bonney (Begg 018) and Aaron Burson (McRae GM1). Class returnee Bonney got the better of Burson at the start but the pair were

never more than a couple of car lengths apart with Burson eventually finding a way past on the 10th lap. "Calven was a bit braver at the start, but I got alongside him one lap and past the next," said Burson.Once past Ferrari ace Belgiorno-Nettis then set off after Tony Richards (Lola T332), giving Aaron Burson a lesson in just how quick a turbocharged 1.5 litre Ferrari Formula 1 car can go - with a clear track in front. "It's definitely got some wellie!" he said of the exotic ex Michele Alboreto car." Tony Richards, meanwhile was just happy to finish the race - and weekend - with his car in one-piece after spinning in front of the field in the first turn at the start of the aborted second race. "It was definitely a scary moment," he said. "It's not much fun going into Turn 1 here backwards watching all the other cars coming towards you. I'm not quite sure what happened; I braked a bit later than Andy Higgins who was next to me bit it didn't feel like I was going too quick, but it stepped out and I was very lucky everyone was able to avoid me."Finally having a - virtually - trouble-free from lights-to-flag was Auckland McRae GM1 driver Alastair Russell who has struggled to complete a race at Hampton Downs for the past two years thanks to various mechanical issues. With a new oil system and overheating issues under control, Russell ended up in eighth place between Aaron Burson and Calven Bonney. "I'm totally elated, over the moon. We've still got some

Alastair Russell (McRae GM1 #2) had a good run in the feature to cross the line in eighth position



handling issues but the plan now is to get some seat time and see if we can run even further up the field."Saturday's race was won by Michael Lyons from Guido Belgiorno-Nettis, Andrew Higgins, Tony Richards and Frank Lyon.MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series competitors now head south for the final round on the 2013/14 series at the annual Skope Classic meeting at Christchurch's recently renamed Mike Pero Motorsport Park (nee Ruapuna) on the 1st and 2nd February 2014.

2013/14 MSC New Zealand F5000 Tasman Cup Revival SeriesResultsRace 1 (Sat) 8 laps1. Michael Lyons (Lola T332) 1.00.0242. Guido Belgiorno-Nettis (Ferrari 156/85T F1) +10863. Andrew Higgins (Lola T400) +7.8964. Tony Richards (Lola T332) +12.0525. Frank Lyons (Gurney-Eagle FA74) +12.5356. Aaron Burson (McRae GM1) +18.5807. Calven Bonney (Begg 018) +19.1428. David Banks (Talon MR1) +20.9719. Sefton Gibb (Lola T332) +24.15610. Glenn Richards (Lola T400) +27.843

11. Alastair Russell (McRae GM1) +31.05312. Peter Burson (McRae GM1) +31.05413. Warwick Mortimer (Surtees TS5) +38.66914. Brett Willis (Lola T330) + 1 lapdnf Clark Proctor (March 73A), Judy Lyons (Lola T332), Steve Ross (McRae GM1), Greg Thornton (March 75A) Race 2 (8 laps Sun)No result Race 3 (15 laps Sun)1. Michael Lyons 15.20.6022. Steve Ross +11.2183. Andrew Higgins +22.4554. Frank Lyons +41.737

5. Guido Belgiorno-Nettis +44.0316. Tony Richards +468517. Aaron Burson +56.6528. Alastair Russell +58.2899. Calven Bonney +1.00.28910. Peter Burson + 1 lap11. Glenn Richards +1 lapdns David Banks, Sefton Gibb, Warwick Mortimer, Judy Lyons


Seventh place-finisher Calven Bonney (Begg 018) enjoyed a great tussle with McRae GM1 driver Aaron Burson.


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