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Illustrious Historic Racing Series to join the celebrations at ‘Spring Start’
Thursday 13 March 2014
The Vintage Sports-Car Club will welcome a number of established Historic Race Series to their Silverstone ‘Spring Start’ Race Meeting on the weekend of 12-13 April. The Club’s own programme of races for Pre- and Post-war Racing and Sports-Cars will be complemented by invited grids from some of the most popular Associations of the Historic Racing fraternity.
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RILEY REGISTER CELEBRATE THEIR DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY WITH SPONSORSHIP OF THE VSCC 80TH ANNIVERSARY FILM NIGHT
Wednesday 12 March 2014
2014 sees The Riley Register celebrate their Diamond Anniversary, and we are delighted to announce they have chosen to mark this special occasion by sponsoring the VSCC 80th Anniversary Film Night.
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VSCC John Harris (Derbyshire) Trial Organising Team raises £600 for Ashgate Hospice
Tuesday 11 March 2014
Congratulations to the local organising team of our John Harris (Derbyshire) Trial, whose catering efforts at the event Start/Finish venue at Ashover Village Hall, led by Jane Wildsmith and Tina Fathers, helped raise £600 for Ashgate Hospice.
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VSCC AGM, AWARDS DINNER, MARSHALS’ DINNER & FORUM, FRIDAY 21 & SATURDAY 22 MARCH 2014 (UPDATE)
Friday 07 March 2014
There is still time to join us for the VSCC Annual Awards Dinner, AGM and Marshals' Forum & Dinner weekend - book your places now!
Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, we are again delighted to combine the Club’s AGM over the weekend with the our Annual Awards Dinner (Friday) and the Marshals’ Forum and Dinner (Saturday), which will all be held at Chateau Impney Hotel, Nr Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire.
BRITISH NATIONAL TREASURE’S FRENCH DESIGN ICON FOR SALE AT BONHAMS
Friday 07 March 2014
A 1972 Citroën DS Saloon owned by leading British broadcaster David Dimbleby, estimated at £15,000-20,000, is to be sold at Bonhams Collector’s Motor Cars and Automobilia sale in Oxford tomorrow, Saturday March 8th.
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The Vintage Sports-Car Club presents ‘A Vintage Day Out’
Thursday 06 March 2014
We are delighted to be able to announce further details of VSCC’s Vintage Day Out taking place at the East of England Showground, Peterborough, on Saturday 9 August 2014 and forming the sole Public Admission Day of the VSCC 80th Anniversary Celebrations.
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Government launches consultation on Closed Road motor sport
Wednesday 05 March 2014
Following many years’ of lobbying by the MSA, the government yesterday launched its long-awaited public consultation on closed road motor sport. This is great news for British motor sport and we now have to ensure that everyone connected with the sport responds to the consultation and demonstrates the support that exists for this initiative.
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March Classic and Competition Car
Wednesday 05 March 2014
The March issue of Classic and Competition Car is now online and available to download.
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John Harris (Derbyshire) Trial Provisional Results & Photo Gallery Now Live
Tuesday 04 March 2014
Members can now download the Provisional Results from our John Harris (Derbyshire) Trial, which took place this past weekend, based out of Ashover Village, on Saturday 1 March.
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March Newsletter Now Available to Download
Friday 28 February 2014
The March edition of the Newsletter is now available for Club Members to download along with the VSCC Report & Accounts for year ended 31 December 2013.
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VSCC descend on Derbyshire for a weekend of Vintage motoring
Friday 28 February 2014
The Club’s famed John Harris Trial takes place tomorrow Saturday 1 March, with event headquarters based once again at Ashover Village Hall near Matlock in Derbyshire. In a welcome addition to the weekend, we are delighted to see the return of the traditional ‘Sunday Run’, which will take participants via some of the classic attractions of North Derbyshire, the home of the Peak District National Park and the Industrial Revolution.
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Entries for the VSCC Herefordshire Trial on 15/16 March Close Soon
Thursday 27 February 2014
Members are reminded that entries for the Club’s Herefordshire Trial close this Monday 3 March. One of the Club’s most popular events, the Trial will take place over the weekend of 15 and 16 March based again at How Caple Court near Ross-On-Wye. Don’t delay and submit your entry now to take part.
Read >Colin Crabbe announced as Guest of Honour at the VSCC 80th Anniversary Gala Dinner
Wednesday 26 February 2014
We are delighted to announce that Colin Crabbe will be the Guest of Honour at the 80th Anniversary Gala Dinner, being held in the Cambridge Suite at the East of England Showground, Peterborough on Saturday 9 August 2014.
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Bonhams becomes title partner for the celebrated annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run
Tuesday 25 February 2014
The organisers of the famous London to Brighton Veteran Car Run are delighted to announce that Bonhams is to become the new title partner of the longest running and greatest of all motoring celebrations. The new four-year agreement with the renowned auctioneers sees the illustrious commemoration renamed as the ‘Bonhams Veteran Car Run’ until the end of 2017.
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Pomeroy Trophy Provisional Results & Photo Gallery Now Live
Monday 24 February 2014
Members can now download Provisional Results from this weekend’s Pomeroy Trophy, which took place at Silverstone on Saturday 22 February.
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Silverstone in February can only mean one thing... it’s time for the VSCC Pomeroy Trophy!
Friday 21 February 2014
What better way for the VSCC to usher in the start of the Race/Speed Season in its 80th Anniversary year than with the legendary ‘Pom’? The event has been a VSCC staple for over 60 years and continues to attract one of the most eclectic line-up of cars you are likely to see anywhere in the world of motorsport. Silverstone welcomes us again tomorrow Saturday 22 February.
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VSCC at home on ‘Speed Street’ at Race Retro this weekend (21-23 February)
Thursday 20 February 2014
The International Historic Motorsport Show ‘Race Retro’ takes place this weekend, starting tomorrow Friday at Stoneleigh Park near Kenilworth, Warwickshire and as usual the VSCC will exhibit for the full three days alongside fellow Historic motorsport promoters on ‘Speed Street’ in Hall 2. You will find the VSCC stand in its traditional location adjacent to the HGPCA (Historic Grand Prix Cars Association).
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BONHAMS ANNOUNCES NEW AUCTION SALE AT MERCEDES-BENZ MUSEUM
Wednesday 19 February 2014
Bonhams is partnering with Mercedes-Benz Classic to present a unique, single-marque sale in the outstanding Mercedes-Benz Museum. On 12 July 2014, Bonhams’ Mercedes-Benz Sale will feature a choice selection of some 40 motor cars manufactured by the renowned German marque over its more than a century-long history.
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ERA to take centre stage at VSCC Silverstone ‘Spring Start’ 2014
Tuesday 18 February 2014
In celebration of 80 years of both ERA and the Vintage Sports-Car Club, an exclusive race will take place on the Sunday of the Club’s Silverstone ‘Spring Start’ Race Meeting, taking place over the weekend of 12/13 April. The event is expected to attract many of the eighteen cars built, as well as those ERA-engined derivatives with close associations to the marque.
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Exmoor Fringe Trial Provisional Results and Photo Gallery Now Live
Monday 17 February 2014
Members can now download the Provisional Results from our Exmoor Fringe Trial, which took place this past weekend, based out of the Anchor Inn, Exebridge on Saturday 15 February.
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