NEWS

Royal Automobile Club Historic Awards success for The Vintage Sports-Car Club.

Friday 25 October 2019

Club President Jenny Lees is proud to announce The Vintage Sports-Car Club have made the finalist list in two of the prestigious categories of the inaugural Royal Automobile Club Historic Awards 2019.
 
Our two finalists are:
COMPETITIVE EVENT –
Le Mans Start Silverstone
 
The opening round of the VSCC Formula Vintage Season, held at Silverstone on 13 and 14 April 2019, brought the spectacle of a Le Mans Start back to British shores for the first time in over 50 years.  Working closely with the Benjafields Race Club, the VSCC brought 40 vintage Bentleys to Silverstone, where they lined up for a pre-race grid walk enjoyed by hundreds of spectators before drivers sprinted for their cars and a place in the history books in front of a crowd of thousands. 
 

PERSONALITY –
Ian Ferguson
 
As well as the role of Chief Librarian, Ian is a staunch supporter of the Club and regularly volunteers at meetings, exhibitions and events – anywhere that needs a safe pair of hands!

Ian’s generosity of spirit and dedication to vintage motorsport - and the VSCC in particular - over decades encapsulates the spirit of this remarkable and unique club.  Not only is he a cornerstone of the many volunteers that support the Club in so many ways, but his patient assistance and support to Club staff at TOPO and to members across the globe does much to ensure that the world of vintage motorsport is preserved for future generations and that the encyclopaedic body of knowledge of so many members over so many decades is passed on.  In addition, his stewardship of the VSCC Library is not a role to be undertaken lightly; the responsibility for the guardianship, preservation and development of such a huge body of knowledge is a substantial one. 

The winners will be announced during a special presentation evening at the Awards Dinner 21st November 2019 at the prestigious Royal Automobile Club, 89 Pall Mall, St. James', London, with a trophy given to each winner onstage.

I am sure you will join me in wishing both finalists all the best on the night.
 
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