NEWS

Last Call for entries for the Silverstone AutoSolo

Wednesday 12 April 2017

There are still places available for our first AutoSolo of 2017, taking place alongside the opening round of the Club’s Formula Vintage race season at Silverstone next weekend – but hurry as entries close tonight!
Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, the AutoSolo will again provide an exciting addition to our traditional ‘Spring Start’ weekend – the long-established season opener for Vintage and Historic Racing in the UK – as both another attraction to entertain Spectators and a fantastic opportunity for our non-Racing Club Members to be part of the day.
 
The event will take place in the dedicated AutoSolo arena situated in the Outer Paddock during the Saturday morning, finishing in time to allow participants a free afternoon to watch the race action on the circuit – the entry fee includes a weekend admission ticket.
 
Introduced to the VSCC in 2014, the AutoSolo discipline was originally devised to encourage youngsters in modern hatchbacks to have a go at motorsport and involves a number of ‘all forward’ Autotests on a sealed surface using numbered markers. The tests are more straight-forward than traditional Driving Tests and, as there is no reversing, have been proven to be very popular with the older driver in an older car too.
 
The experienced Martin Jelley and his team take the reins at Silverstone once more, and are sure to offer another great opportunity for Club Members to enjoy throwing their car around with less strain on the back axle and creaking necks.
 
The event is open to road-going Pre-1941 Cars (must run with wings/lights) with the Entry sub-divided into two classes for Short and Long Wheelbase.
 
Entry Fee: £25.00 (including a weekend admission ticket for the Silverstone Formula Vintage)

Closing Date for Entries: Wednesday 12 April (Midnight)
 
Note that those drivers and/or cars entered for the Race Meeting will not be able to enter as you cannot compete on more than one MSA Permit on a single day.
 
Download Supplementary Regulations and an Entry Form, the latter to complete and return to the VSCC (post/fax/email accepted) at the Event Page (CLICK HERE). Alternatively, Club Members with a payment card registered with the Office and who know the Eligibility Buff Form number of the car they intend to enter can also use our online entry facility.
 
If you have any questions, please contact the Competition Department on 01608 644777 (ext 4, 5 or 6) or email andrew.tarring@vscc.co.uk.
 
 
New for 2017 – The VSCC Tony Jones Trophy!
 
Don’t forget the Silverstone AutoSolo event forms a round of the Club’s inaugural Annual Aggregate Driving Tests competition this year, with the winner being presented the Tony Jones Trophy at the Annual Awards Dinner in Spring 2018.
 
Points will be accrued at the following events:
  • New Year Driving Tests
  • Silverstone AutoSolo (Saturday 22 April) – CLICK HERE
  • Oulton Park AutoSolo (Saturday 10 June) – CLICK HERE
  • Scottish AutoSolo (Sunday 25 June) – CLICK HERE
  • Snetterton AutoSolo (Sunday 17 September) – information to follow
  • Winter Driving Tests (Saturday 2 December) – CLICK HERE
These events will run alongside the Club’s other traditional Driving Tests event (not included in the Championship) including the Brooklands Double Twelve on Sunday 18 June (CLICK HERE) and Madresfield on Sunday 10 September (CLICK HERE). Follow the links to the event pages for more information.
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