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The start of British Summer Time sparks a final flurry of entries for the ‘Spring Start’ Race Meeting at Silverstone cover

The start of British Summer Time sparks a final flurry of entries for the ‘Spring Start’ Race Meeting at Silverstone

Friday 29 March 2013

The British Spring may be a little slow in its stride this year, but on 20-21 April it will have firmly arrived as over 300 Vintage and Historic cars convene for the Vintage Sports-Car Club’s ‘Spring Start’ Race Meeting at Silverstone, marking the start of the new Vintage and Historic Racing season. As part of the new two-day format, all Sunday races will be televised live on Motors TV, with opportunities for all drivers to perform for the cameras; the meeting will surely be one of the highlights of racing year.

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VSCC Office Easter Closure 2013 cover

VSCC Office Easter Closure 2013

Thursday 28 March 2013

The VSCC Office is closed from 5.00pm Thursday 28 March 2013  until 9.00am Tuesday 2 April 2013 for the Easter Holidays.

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Last chance to enter the VSCC Scottish Trial, Saturday 13 April cover

Last chance to enter the VSCC Scottish Trial, Saturday 13 April

Tuesday 26 March 2013

With three events already in the books for 2013, don’t miss your last chance to compete on a VSCC Trial before the mid-season break. The entry deadline for the Scottish Trial, taking place on Saturday 13 April has been extended to 12 noon on Monday 8 April, with Competitors Instructions due out soon after.

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VSCC Awards Dinner and AGM Takes off at East Midlands cover

VSCC Awards Dinner and AGM Takes off at East Midlands

Monday 25 March 2013

Despite the appalling weather at the weekend, hundreds of VSCC Members attended the inaugural Annual Awards Dinner, Annual General Meeting, Marshals Dinner and various marshalling forums over the weekend at the Radisson Blu Hotel near to Donington Park even though the nearby East Midlands airport was closed for much of the weekend which put many people off travelling.

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Awards Dinner, AGM and Marshals

Awards Dinner, AGM and Marshals' Dinner is on!

Friday 22 March 2013

The VSCC Club staff have enjoyed a clear run up to the Radisson Blu hotel near East Midlands Airport despite the poor weather conditions and would like to promote the fact that this weekend's planned social functions at the hotel are very much going ahead.

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Member’s Car Surprise Restoration to feature on ‘Cars SOS’ TV Programme cover

Member’s Car Surprise Restoration to feature on ‘Cars SOS’ TV Programme

Friday 22 March 2013

VSCC member,  Graham Wadeson of Suffolk, had the surprise of his life recently when his 1928 12/4 Austin Clifton Tourer was restored without his knowledge.
Unfortunately various circumstances, especially his wife Valerie having a stroke 12½ years ago, meant that Gusty, as she is called, had been mothballed in her garage, and future use of her was very uncertain.

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Reminder: VSCC Annual General Meeting – Saturday March 23  cover

Reminder: VSCC Annual General Meeting – Saturday March 23

Thursday 21 March 2013

The VSCC AGM will be held this Saturday morning at the Radisson Blu Hotel adjacent to East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Derbyshire (just off the A50 / M1 / M42).
Formal business will commence at 11.00am, in the Wheatcroft Suite followed by an open Q & A session on topics such as Tool Room Copies of Racing Cars, MOTs, Events etc.

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Bonhams to sell most important Historic Grand Prix Racing Car  cover

Bonhams to sell most important Historic Grand Prix Racing Car

Tuesday 19 March 2013

Last night, at its New Bond Street saleroom, Bonhams unveiled an incredibly important motor car that will be offered for auction at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on Friday 12 July. The car will become the most important historic Grand Prix racing car ever entered into public auction.

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Brescia score top marks on muddy 2013 Herefordshire Trial cover

Brescia score top marks on muddy 2013 Herefordshire Trial

Monday 18 March 2013

Mags Diffey won the 2013 Herefordshire Trial by a nail biting margin of 1 point to Austin 7 driver, Donald Skelton.  Mags, driving her beautiful 1924 Bugatti Brescia took the advantage on Goodwins Rise on Sunday, scoring a commendable 10 points against Skelton’s 3, worried that she might have lost the advantage after Saturday’s sport by failing off the stop re-start on Dean’s Place.

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Last Chance to RSVP for VSCC Awards Dinner (Friday 22 March) & Marshals’ Dinner, (Saturday 23 March) at Radisson Blu Hotel, East Midlands Airport cover

Last Chance to RSVP for VSCC Awards Dinner (Friday 22 March) & Marshals’ Dinner, (Saturday 23 March) at Radisson Blu Hotel, East Midlands Airport

Friday 15 March 2013

A final call for all those who have not yet booked their places for next week’s inaugural VSCC Awards Dinner on Friday or those invited to Saturday’s Marshals’ Dinner to please RSVP to the Club Office by the end of day on Monday 18 March.

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Online Voting for Club Committee Election Closing Soon cover

Online Voting for Club Committee Election Closing Soon

Thursday 14 March 2013

Members are reminded that the Online Voting System for the Club Committee Election will close at midnight (2359hrs) on Monday 18 March.

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Entries now open for 2013 VSCC Touring Assemblies cover

Entries now open for 2013 VSCC Touring Assemblies

Wednesday 13 March 2013

From the Scottish Borders to the Welsh Marches, Norfolk Broads to the vineyards of Burgundy, the VSCC’s calendar of touring events offers an eclectic mix of scenery and landscapes for our members to use their Pre-war cars in more leisurely pursuits. Submit your entries now for…

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John Harris (Derbyshire) Trial Final Results now live cover

John Harris (Derbyshire) Trial Final Results now live

Tuesday 12 March 2013

Results from the John Harris (Derbyshire) Trial held on 2 March are now final and live. Members can download these and view photos from the day on the Event page HERE (ensure you are logged on with your Membership Number and Pin).

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Summer studio photography weekend for Car Clubs with top professional James Mann cover

Summer studio photography weekend for Car Clubs with top professional James Mann

Monday 11 March 2013

With over 20 years experience shooting cars for Classic and Sports Car, Evo and Top Gear magazine award winning pro’ photographer James Mann’s studio work is seen all over the world.

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Free Adverts for VSCC Members cover

Free Adverts for VSCC Members

Friday 08 March 2013

Members can now advertise "Cars For Sale" and "Spares" free of charge in the Club's Newsletter and on this website.

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Annual Trials Trophies 2013 : Start of Season - The Exmoor Trial cover

Annual Trials Trophies 2013 : Start of Season - The Exmoor Trial

Thursday 07 March 2013

The new Trials season is underway and Peter Livesey reports on the Exmoor Trial on 16 February and updates us on the first points scored in the 2013 Trials Trophies sponsored by Routen Chaplin and FROSTS.

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Classic and Competition Car March Issue Live. cover

Classic and Competition Car March Issue Live.

Wednesday 06 March 2013

The March issue of is now available for free download at www.classicandcompetitioncar.com

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Something for the weekend Sir?! cover

Something for the weekend Sir?!

Tuesday 05 March 2013

A range of bespoke VSCC Racewear range has been launched by competing Club members Tony and Pia Bianchi who operate the UK franchise for Toora Competizione (high quality Italian racewear) through their business, Racing Repertoire.  They are pleased to announce a bespoke range for the VSCC which includes suits, race boots, gloves and underwear.

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Last Call for the VSCC Herefordshire Trial, 16/17 March 2013! cover

Last Call for the VSCC Herefordshire Trial, 16/17 March 2013!

Monday 04 March 2013

Following the Club’s visit to the Peak District for our annual John Harris (Derbyshire) Trial this past weekend, members are reminded that entries close for the Club’s next Trial, the Herefordshire (16/17 March) the end of day today, Monday 4 March.

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Star Cars Announced for Showcase Event.  Brooklands Double Twelve Motorsport Festival cover

Star Cars Announced for Showcase Event. Brooklands Double Twelve Motorsport Festival

Friday 01 March 2013

Brooklands Museum and the Vintage Sports-Car Club have released advance details of some of the star acts for this year’s Brooklands Double Twelve Motorsport Festival on 15-16 June. At the official Press Launch for the event held yesterday it was announced that the Double Twelve Speed Trials sprint competition to be held on the Mercedes-Benz World circuit on Saturday 15 June will include a special class for the BMC Mini Cooper S, which was launched 50 years ago. The Cooper S had already been listed as a star class for the Double Twelve Driving Tests to be held on Sunday 16 June.

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