NEWS
All set for a Vintage Double Header at Pembrey
Tuesday 13 August 2013
Pembrey Race Circuit in South Wales will be the base for 150 Hundred Vintage and Historic Cars that will compete at the Vintage Sports-Car Club’s Vintage Speed Weekend (17-18 August2013).
Competition gets underway on Saturday 17 August with a Sprint competition for 90 cars in eight classes.
Competition gets underway on Saturday 17 August with a Sprint competition for 90 cars in eight classes.
Classes 1 &2 welcome the smaller engine such as plucky Austin 7s to original Brooklands Rileys and MGs whilst Frazer Nash competitors occupy the majority of Class 3, including Charles Gillett who travels all the way from North Yorkshire to compete his 1929 Frazer Nash Super Sports. The Fack family debut their very original 1935 Railton Light Sports on a Sprint course in Class 6 whilst lady racers Joanne White and Claire Furnell battle it out in Class 9 in their Riley 12/4 and Austin 7 Special respectively. Ewen Getley will be hoping to break his 2012 Class 11 record in his 1927 Bentley 3/4 ½ litre, not without challenge from Toby Kirkby’s similar but earlier model. Dudley Sterry will also be vying for the honours of ‘Fastest Sports-Car’ but he will face heavy competition from Jo and Simon Blakeney-Edwards’s shared Frazer Nash Shelsley.
Unique Specials are the flavour for Class 14 and Charlie Martin looks favourite for Vintage (Pre 1930) honours in this class in the Morgan Special ‘RIP’. Terry Crabb’s beautiful ERA R12C is one of two examples of the iconic Pre-war Voiturette but Mac Hulbert will be gunning for overall honours in ERA R4D fresh off the back of his ‘Fastest Time of the Day’ accolade at the Club’s prestigious Prescott Speed Hill Climb only a fortnight ago. Tony Lees brings the only Edwardian car to the fore, his 12 litre Vauxhall Viper Special is sure to ruffle some feathers!
Each competitor will practice twice in the morning and have two competitive runs in the afternoon (3/4 lap of the circuit). The Sprint will be followed at approximately 3pm, with the thrilling VSCC Team Race for Pre-war Sports-Cars.
Thirteen teams, the majority of which are marque based will thrash it out over 90 minutes, willed on by their enthusiastic Team Managers and kept in line by an army of Judges. It’s set to be a battle royale of Riley versus Frazer Nash with ‘Rideaux de Boeuf’ favourites if the Specials of Dougal Cawley (GN/Ford ‘Piglet’ and Justin Maeers (GN Parker) rise to the endurance challenge. The Riley 12/4 Special team, ‘The Good, The Bad and the Riley’ of Pryke, Iliffe and Kneller will be one of the fastest out there, however, the ‘Dudley and the Racy Women’ team should not be discounted as it features three of the fastest Sports-Car racers out there Dudley Sterry (HRS), Sue Darbyshire (Morgan Super Aero) and Jo Blakeney-Edwards (Frazer-Nash Shelsley).
Awards to the winner on Scratch and Handicap will be presented in the paddock after the race, but competitors will have to curtail their merriment with a full programme of eleven races on Sunday to keep them focused!
Practice commences on Sunday morning from 9.30am and the first race of the afternoon gets underway at 1.00pm, a short Scratch Race for Pre-war Cars. We welcome Torcuato Iriarte to the track who has travelled all the way from Argentina to race his Delage DI 50 Special.
A well supported grid of Standard and Modified Pre-war Sports-Cars sees Riley, HRG, Talbot Lago, Frazer Nash, Morgan, Lagonda and MG battle for the prestigious Bill Phillips Trophy.
A trio of Bugatti T35Bs headline the Vintage Racing Cars event, and with the GN Specials of Robert Carr and Justin Maeers re-united after their epic battle at Mallory Park last month, anything could happen. Their friends Charles Gillett (Frazer Nash Super Sports) and Dougal Cawley (GN/Ford Special ‘Piglet’) will want to get in on the action too!
The Hawthorn Brighton Trophy for Special Sports-Cars welcomes one of the furthest based UK competitors, Garry Whyte who travels down from Glasgow to race his 1937 Riley 12/4 Special, one of eleven in this race that will see Ewen Getley’s 1927 Bentley 3/4 ½ litre and Dougal Cawley’s GN/Ford ‘Piglet’ at the forefront of the action.
Christopher Mann’s Alfa Romeo Disco Volante heralds other rarities to the grid for the Hawthorn International Trophy for 1950s Sport Racing Cars. Philip Walker is sure to set the pace in his Lotus 15 whilst an Aston Martin DB3S and Fiat Balino MM bring further Italian exotica to the race.
The feature race of the day is the Hawthorn Memorial and Spanish Trophies Race which will see an epic battle between three ERAs. Mac Hulbert brings ERA R4D fresh from the Nurburgring in Germany whilst Mark Gillies flies in from the USA to exercise Mary Smith’s ERA R2A which is rarely seen in action on UK soil. Terry Crabb joins with the 1500cc car R12C. Another rare treat will be Christopher Mann’s Alfa Romeo P3, and Philip Walker’s Lotus 16 which is likely to be the pace setter.
For fans of something a little more modern, there are two races of for the Welsh Sports and Saloon Car Championship which has a huge cross section of production and special saloons including BMW (Z4 and 318SI), Ford Sierra (including Cosworth), Subaru STI, Caterham, Ginetta, Mini and Westfield.
The full programme of races for Sunday’s Hawthorn Memorial Trophies Race Meeting is;
Vintage Racing Cars (VSCC Set 1) 10 laps
Hawthorn Memorial and Spanish Trophies for Pre-1961 Racing Cars (VSCC Set 2) 12 laps
Bill Philips Trophy for Standard and Modified Sports-Cars (VSCC Set 3) 8 laps
The Hawthorn Brighton Trophy for Special Pre-war Sports-Cars (VSCC Set 4) 8 laps
X 2 Scratch Race for Pre-war Cars (VSCC Set 5) 6 laps each
X 2 Handicap race for Pre-war Cars (VSCC Set 6) 6 laps each
1950s Sports Racing Cars 10 laps
X 2 Welsh Sports & Saloon Car Championship Races 15 mins
Tickets for spectators cost £10 on the gate on Saturday and £12 on Sunday. Children under 16 go free.
The circuit is located adjacent to the Pembrey Forest and the Irish Sea just south of Kidwelly. It is only twelve miles from Junction 48 of the M4 Motorway and a total of 90 miles, (therefore under 2 hours) from the Severn Bridge. Pendine Sands, including the Museum of Speed where ‘Babs’ is housed is only 30 miles away to the west.
Unique Specials are the flavour for Class 14 and Charlie Martin looks favourite for Vintage (Pre 1930) honours in this class in the Morgan Special ‘RIP’. Terry Crabb’s beautiful ERA R12C is one of two examples of the iconic Pre-war Voiturette but Mac Hulbert will be gunning for overall honours in ERA R4D fresh off the back of his ‘Fastest Time of the Day’ accolade at the Club’s prestigious Prescott Speed Hill Climb only a fortnight ago. Tony Lees brings the only Edwardian car to the fore, his 12 litre Vauxhall Viper Special is sure to ruffle some feathers!
Each competitor will practice twice in the morning and have two competitive runs in the afternoon (3/4 lap of the circuit). The Sprint will be followed at approximately 3pm, with the thrilling VSCC Team Race for Pre-war Sports-Cars.
Thirteen teams, the majority of which are marque based will thrash it out over 90 minutes, willed on by their enthusiastic Team Managers and kept in line by an army of Judges. It’s set to be a battle royale of Riley versus Frazer Nash with ‘Rideaux de Boeuf’ favourites if the Specials of Dougal Cawley (GN/Ford ‘Piglet’ and Justin Maeers (GN Parker) rise to the endurance challenge. The Riley 12/4 Special team, ‘The Good, The Bad and the Riley’ of Pryke, Iliffe and Kneller will be one of the fastest out there, however, the ‘Dudley and the Racy Women’ team should not be discounted as it features three of the fastest Sports-Car racers out there Dudley Sterry (HRS), Sue Darbyshire (Morgan Super Aero) and Jo Blakeney-Edwards (Frazer-Nash Shelsley).
Awards to the winner on Scratch and Handicap will be presented in the paddock after the race, but competitors will have to curtail their merriment with a full programme of eleven races on Sunday to keep them focused!
Practice commences on Sunday morning from 9.30am and the first race of the afternoon gets underway at 1.00pm, a short Scratch Race for Pre-war Cars. We welcome Torcuato Iriarte to the track who has travelled all the way from Argentina to race his Delage DI 50 Special.
A well supported grid of Standard and Modified Pre-war Sports-Cars sees Riley, HRG, Talbot Lago, Frazer Nash, Morgan, Lagonda and MG battle for the prestigious Bill Phillips Trophy.
A trio of Bugatti T35Bs headline the Vintage Racing Cars event, and with the GN Specials of Robert Carr and Justin Maeers re-united after their epic battle at Mallory Park last month, anything could happen. Their friends Charles Gillett (Frazer Nash Super Sports) and Dougal Cawley (GN/Ford Special ‘Piglet’) will want to get in on the action too!
The Hawthorn Brighton Trophy for Special Sports-Cars welcomes one of the furthest based UK competitors, Garry Whyte who travels down from Glasgow to race his 1937 Riley 12/4 Special, one of eleven in this race that will see Ewen Getley’s 1927 Bentley 3/4 ½ litre and Dougal Cawley’s GN/Ford ‘Piglet’ at the forefront of the action.
Christopher Mann’s Alfa Romeo Disco Volante heralds other rarities to the grid for the Hawthorn International Trophy for 1950s Sport Racing Cars. Philip Walker is sure to set the pace in his Lotus 15 whilst an Aston Martin DB3S and Fiat Balino MM bring further Italian exotica to the race.
The feature race of the day is the Hawthorn Memorial and Spanish Trophies Race which will see an epic battle between three ERAs. Mac Hulbert brings ERA R4D fresh from the Nurburgring in Germany whilst Mark Gillies flies in from the USA to exercise Mary Smith’s ERA R2A which is rarely seen in action on UK soil. Terry Crabb joins with the 1500cc car R12C. Another rare treat will be Christopher Mann’s Alfa Romeo P3, and Philip Walker’s Lotus 16 which is likely to be the pace setter.
For fans of something a little more modern, there are two races of for the Welsh Sports and Saloon Car Championship which has a huge cross section of production and special saloons including BMW (Z4 and 318SI), Ford Sierra (including Cosworth), Subaru STI, Caterham, Ginetta, Mini and Westfield.
The full programme of races for Sunday’s Hawthorn Memorial Trophies Race Meeting is;
Vintage Racing Cars (VSCC Set 1) 10 laps
Hawthorn Memorial and Spanish Trophies for Pre-1961 Racing Cars (VSCC Set 2) 12 laps
Bill Philips Trophy for Standard and Modified Sports-Cars (VSCC Set 3) 8 laps
The Hawthorn Brighton Trophy for Special Pre-war Sports-Cars (VSCC Set 4) 8 laps
X 2 Scratch Race for Pre-war Cars (VSCC Set 5) 6 laps each
X 2 Handicap race for Pre-war Cars (VSCC Set 6) 6 laps each
1950s Sports Racing Cars 10 laps
X 2 Welsh Sports & Saloon Car Championship Races 15 mins
Tickets for spectators cost £10 on the gate on Saturday and £12 on Sunday. Children under 16 go free.
The circuit is located adjacent to the Pembrey Forest and the Irish Sea just south of Kidwelly. It is only twelve miles from Junction 48 of the M4 Motorway and a total of 90 miles, (therefore under 2 hours) from the Severn Bridge. Pendine Sands, including the Museum of Speed where ‘Babs’ is housed is only 30 miles away to the west.
