NEWS
Historic Shelsley Walsh to welcome the Vintage Sports-Car Club this weekend
Friday 04 July 2014
An annual highlight of the Club’s calendar of events, the Midland Automobile Club’s Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb plays host to the Vintage Sports-Car Club this weekend, bringing together two of today’s most celebrated names in Pre-war motorsport, on Sunday 6 July.
To mark the Club’s 80th Anniversary year, a stellar entry of over 150 Vintage, Pre-war and Historic Racing and Sports-Cars will descend on the historic Worcestershire venue – the oldest motor sport venue in continuous use in the world – for the ‘Vintage and Post Vintage Thoroughbred Meeting’, traditionally run by the MAC on behalf of the Club, with Invited classes for Post-war Racing Cars, which includes entries from F3 (500) Racers and 1950s Sports Cars.
The Pre-war classes have attracted the usual array of wonderful machinery with many of the Club’s regular Speed competitors in attendance to continue their busy seasons. A whole host of revered marques are represented, such as Alvis, Austin, Bentley, Bugatti, ERA, Frazer Nash, Lagonda, Lea-Francis, MG, Morgan, Riley and more with a number of like-models poised to lock horns. Look out for the Blakeney-Edwards Frazer Nash battle as brothers, Simon and Patrick, go head-to-head in Class 3 in their familiar chain-driven charges whilst similar family feuds are scattered throughout, including William and Roger Lear sharing the Lea-Francis Hyper and Donald Day and Paul Richardson who co-pilot ERA R14B.
The latter pairing are sure be at the sharp end of proceedings as they will likely find themselves up against the likes of perennial challengers Ian Baxter (MG Bellevue), Rob Cobden (Riley Falcon) and fellow ERA racers Terry Crabb (R12C) and James Baxter in R4A. Amongst the Vintage ranks, expect to see 2014 frontrunners Charlie Martin and Sue Darbyshire play a part in the Morgan RIP Special and Super Aero respectively alongside Robin Baker’s Amilcar, whilst they will no doubt be joined by David Leigh’s famous GN Spider following his impressive showing at the Goodwood Festival of Speed a week ago; the Staffordshire man’s genuine Pre-war Hill Climber should be quite at home at Shelsley, alongside the other GN-based Pre-war Specials such as the insect-inspired Gnat of John Wiseman and Winston Teague’s Wasp. And although he may not challenge for victory, Chris Williams’s 24-litre engined Napier Bentley is ever the crowd-pleaser.
The action starts with practice runs from 9.15am, followed by competitive timed runs in programme order with full commentary, finishing at approximately 5.30pm. Tickets are available on the day at £20.00 per person (accompanied Under 16s go free).
Shelsley Walsh is located approximately 10 miles north-west of Worcester and 9 miles south-west of Stourport-on-Severn (Sat Nav: WR6 6RP).
Visit www.shelsley-walsh.co.uk for more information.
The Pre-war classes have attracted the usual array of wonderful machinery with many of the Club’s regular Speed competitors in attendance to continue their busy seasons. A whole host of revered marques are represented, such as Alvis, Austin, Bentley, Bugatti, ERA, Frazer Nash, Lagonda, Lea-Francis, MG, Morgan, Riley and more with a number of like-models poised to lock horns. Look out for the Blakeney-Edwards Frazer Nash battle as brothers, Simon and Patrick, go head-to-head in Class 3 in their familiar chain-driven charges whilst similar family feuds are scattered throughout, including William and Roger Lear sharing the Lea-Francis Hyper and Donald Day and Paul Richardson who co-pilot ERA R14B.
The latter pairing are sure be at the sharp end of proceedings as they will likely find themselves up against the likes of perennial challengers Ian Baxter (MG Bellevue), Rob Cobden (Riley Falcon) and fellow ERA racers Terry Crabb (R12C) and James Baxter in R4A. Amongst the Vintage ranks, expect to see 2014 frontrunners Charlie Martin and Sue Darbyshire play a part in the Morgan RIP Special and Super Aero respectively alongside Robin Baker’s Amilcar, whilst they will no doubt be joined by David Leigh’s famous GN Spider following his impressive showing at the Goodwood Festival of Speed a week ago; the Staffordshire man’s genuine Pre-war Hill Climber should be quite at home at Shelsley, alongside the other GN-based Pre-war Specials such as the insect-inspired Gnat of John Wiseman and Winston Teague’s Wasp. And although he may not challenge for victory, Chris Williams’s 24-litre engined Napier Bentley is ever the crowd-pleaser.
The action starts with practice runs from 9.15am, followed by competitive timed runs in programme order with full commentary, finishing at approximately 5.30pm. Tickets are available on the day at £20.00 per person (accompanied Under 16s go free).
Shelsley Walsh is located approximately 10 miles north-west of Worcester and 9 miles south-west of Stourport-on-Severn (Sat Nav: WR6 6RP).
Visit www.shelsley-walsh.co.uk for more information.
