NEWS
VSCC Members invited to attend Salon Prive Concours d’Elégance at a special discounted rate.
Wednesday 24 July 2013
Salon Prive Concours d’Elégance 4-6 September, Syon Park, near Richmond, Surrey
For motoring enthusiasts who prefer to enjoy their super cars and classic cars in a more relaxing, intimate Garden Party environment, there is only show in the UK to attend. By far the best value and most exciting automotive event in the Capital this year, Salon Privé returns for its 8th consecutive year to the stunning grounds of historic Syon Park.
Lobster Luncheon, Pommery Champagne, Complimentary Bar and Afternoon Tea all remain on the menu but alongside this year’s sensational display of super car debuts & rare classics, new features have been added to make your visit that much more exciting and the experience even more memorable.
Those who plan to compete at the Welsh Speed Weekend at Pembrey Circuit in South Wales on 17-18 August are reminded that they have a week to get their entries in
Tuesday 23 July 2013
Whilst the Club has enjoyed a long history of race events at Pembrey, after a break of nearly fifteen years the VSCC has enjoyed three recent returns to the popular South Wales circuit, and this August’s events looks to build on previous successes.
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Nuthall cruises to a second Bob Gerard Memorial Trophy win whilst Vintage GN Racers steal the show.
Monday 22 July 2013
Cooper Bristol pilot, William Nuthall dominated the feature race at the Vintage Sports-Car Club Bob Gerard Memorial Trophies Race Meeting cruising to victory 7.83 seconds ahead of a fabulous field spanning four decades of racing car history. Nuthall’s margin for pole in the 1953 machine was a mere second ahead of a pack of four Pre-war challengers. Steve Russell qualified his original Gerard Bristol in a creditable sixth place. Nick Topliss leapt to the fore off the line in ERA R4A and held onto second place until the fifth lap when Fred Harper’s Kurtis Indy Roadster and Tom Dark’s unique Bugatti Type 73C moved into second and third places and hounded him down.
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Mallory Park Race Meeting Photographs and Results are live!
Monday 22 July 2013
Fantastic photographs from yesterdays Bob Gerard Memorial Trophy Race meeting at Mallory Park have been uploaded to the Mallory event gallery. A basic results file is also available.
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VSCC Racers show their support for Mallory Park with a superb turnout for the Bob Gerard Memorial Trophy Race Meeting this Sunday
Friday 19 July 2013
As Mallory Park dominates the headlines due to threats from the local borough council to reduce the number of days of track activity because of noise issues, Vintage Sports-Car Club competitors have entered the VSCC’s Bob Gerard Memorial Trophy Race in their droves showing their endearing enthusiasm and support for Leicestershire’s ‘Friendly Circuit’. The VSCC has held the event at Mallory Park since 7 July 1991.
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July Edition of Classic and Competition Car
Thursday 18 July 2013
The July issue of Classic and Competition Car is now available for free download.
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Incredible line-up of Pre-war Aston Martins will be the focus of VSCC Prescott Speed Hill Climb
Wednesday 17 July 2013
The world’s oldest Aston Martin makes rare appearance at Centenary celebration.
The oldest surviving Aston Martin, the 1921 ‘A3’,the only remaining prototype of five built by Robert Bamford and Lionel Martin, will be the centrepiece of a special display of Pre-war Aston Martins to celebrate the marque’s centenary at the Vintage Sports-Car Club’s Prescott Speed Hill Climb on 3-4 August thanks to the Aston Martin Heritage Trust.
Entries close for the Norfolk Tour Tomorrow
Tuesday 16 July 2013
We would like to remind all members planning on entering the Norfolk Tour that entries will close tomorrow for this popular event.
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BONHAMS MAKES AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY IN £37 MILLION GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED SALE
Monday 15 July 2013
Sale becomes highest-grossing motor car auction in Europe.
Automotive history was made at the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale on 12 July, when the car that took five-time champion Juan Manuel Fangio to the second of his Formula 1 world titles achieved a record-breaking figure of £19,601,500. The auction as a whole realised £37,072,464 to become the highest-grossing auction of motor cars in Europe.
Sale of Mercedes-Benz W196R approaches
Friday 12 July 2013
The VSCC are exhibiting at this afternoon's once-in-a-lifetime Bonhams Auction this afternoon at Goodwood Festival of Speed where the 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Grand Prix car will be offered for sale.
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VSCC BOB GERARD MEMORIAL RACE MEETING AT MALLORY PARK UNAFFECTED BY LOCAL COUNCIL DECISIONS
Thursday 11 July 2013
At a time when many VSCC racing competitors are getting ready for the VSCC’s Bob Gerard Memorial Race meeting at the venue on Sunday 21 July, the noise debate at Mallory Park has come to the fore again with news that Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council intends to go ahead with plans to bring charges for breach of noise regulations against Mallory Park Motorsport Limited.
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GERMAN SILVER GOING FOR GOLD!
Wednesday 10 July 2013
Bonhams’ annual Sale at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed will feature not
only one of the most significant motor cars of the 20th Century but also the
most important historic Grand Prix racing car ever offered at public auction.
It is the 1954 2½-litre straight-8 Mercedes-Benz W196 einsitzer – chassis number
‘00006/54’ – in which five-times World Champion Driver Juan Manuel Fangio won both the 1954 German and Swiss Grand Prix races.
Results and Photographs from ‘Vintage’ Shelsley Walsh now live
Monday 08 July 2013
Thousands of spectators basked in the heat at Shelsley Walsh for the ‘Vintage’ meeting which featured some 130 Vintage Sports-Car Club members in action yesterday. James Baxter wowed the crowds by taking ‘Fastest Time of the Day’ for his performance in ERA R4A, his new competition vehicle and duly took the ‘Fray Challenge Trophy’ for his best time of 34.54 seconds,
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All set for a sublime Shelsley Walsh
Friday 05 July 2013
Everything points towards this Sunday’s Vintage Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb being an unforgettable event as visitors will be able to bask in temperatures in the high twenties whilst watching one of the best entries in recent years thanks, in no small part to the Vauxhall 30-98 Centenary.
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July Newsletter
Friday 05 July 2013
The July Newsletter is now available for Club members to download
Read >Last call for Trophy Race Entries at Mallory Park
Thursday 04 July 2013
Entries are now officially closed for Mallory Park... BUT there are still some places available in our Set 1 grid for Vintage Racing Cars and Set 4, Mallory Park Trophy Race for Special Pre-war Sports-Cars.
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Vauxhall 30-98 Centenary to be celebrated in style at Shelsley Walsh hill climb this weekend
Wednesday 03 July 2013
2013 marks the centenary of the Vauxhall 30-98 model, which was referred to in period as the ‘King of all Sporting Models’. This week, over one hundred 30-98 cars are participating in a week of special events across the country which culminate at Shelsley Walsh this coming Sunday 7 July.
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VSCC Summer Calendar of Tours Continues with the Norfolk Tour
Tuesday 02 July 2013
Our annual VSCC Norfolk Tour takes place later this month on Saturday 27 July. The ever-popular event is an undoubted highlight for our members in East Anglia and beyond and is always well-supported with record entries over the last couple of years. In keeping with the military theme of recent editions, the 2013 event continues with a World War II Bomber Command background, this year starting and finishing at The Grove Cheshire Home at East Carleton, south-west of Norwich (NR14 8HP).
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Special Trial Membership Offer!
Monday 01 July 2013
If you have ever thought of joining the VSCC then now is the ideal opportunity.................
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Reminder: Mallory Entries close in 6 days time!
Friday 28 June 2013
Please organise your entry for the Bob Gerard Memorial Trophy Race at Mallory Park this weekend as entries close this coming Wednesday, 3 July.
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