April 2016 Issue 67

750 Formula Donington Park

Tour of Epynt Rally BTCC Media Day Alfa Romeo Coventry Restoration Show

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Front Cover. 750 Motor Club season opener at Donington Park. Eventual winner (1) Ed Pither in the PRS 1b trails (85) Robin Gearing Darvi P88 and (3) Bill Cowley Cowley Mk IV in to Redgate on lap 1 of the 750 Formula race © Simon Wright. Tour of Epynt Earthy/Edwards Citroen C2R2 Max © Rallygallery. BTCC Media Day Jackson Audi S3 © Mick Herring. Alfa Romeo and Restoration Show © Simon Wright.

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Contents

Page 3 Opening Shot.

Page 4 News.

Page 17 Restoration and Classic Car Show, NEC .

Page 24 Silverstone Auctions Restoration Show NEC.

Page 28 Archive Photo of the Month.

Page 29 Mid Wales Stages Rally.

Page 34 BTCC Media Day, Donington Park.

Page 39 Alfa Romeo Owners Club Meet, Coventry.

Page 44 74th Members Meeting, Goodwood.

Page 49 750 Motor Club Race meeting, Donington Park.

Page 54 Tasman Revival Series, Phillip Island.

Page 60 Tour of Epynt Rally.

Page 66 British GT & BRDC F4 Media day, Snetterton.

Simon Wright - Editor.Simon has been photographing and reporting on motor races for many years. Served an engineering apprenticeship many years ago. Big fan of the Porsche 917

Pete Austin.Pete is the man for Historic racing, with an extensive archive of black and white images covering the last few decades of motorsport in Britain. Very keen on BRM.

Mick Herring.Mick's first love is GT racing, including Historic, especially the Lola T70. Has an extensive knowledge of all things GT.

Janet Wright. PhotographerJanet has been taking photographs for many years, and is also very skilled in video. She likes Aston Martins.

Lucy Owen-Moczadlo.Lucy runs Jucy Rally Photography and joins us to expand our rally coverage. She loves anything to do with Subarus and even tries her hand at a bit of rally co-driving.

Syd Wall.Syd shoots for rallying website, RallyGallery and covers Rallying, Drag Racing and all things American & Historic

David GooseDavid runs Motorsport-Imagery web site with Stuart and covers GT, Touring Cars and the odd Rally and Classic car event

Stuart YatesStuart runs motorsport-imagery web site with David. Covers GT, Touring Cars and Classic car events

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Our Team.

Our regular contributors below,are all independant freelance photographers/journalists

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Opening Shot

The BTCC is back for 2016 and flying high with Mat Jackson in the Ford Focus© Mick Herring

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Editorial.The racing season has started in the UK and a perfect example of the diversity of the racing scene is the 750 Motor Club. With an aim of providing reasonably priced motorsport for competitors, they also cover many different categories, with saloons, sports cars, prototypes and even single seaters all on the same race programme, it also provides a great days motorsport action for the enthusiast.By the way, it’s my birthday in April and if anyone is looking for a last minute present to get me, then take a look at Page 8. I believe they still have a few left!

Nissan power Hoy attack on 24 Hours title.Olympic cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy will fulfil his motorsport dreams in June, when he competes in the Le Mans 24 Hour race. This has been made possible through Nissan’s accelerated driver development program which will allow the 2015 LMP3

champion and most successful Olympic cyclist to become the first British gold medallist to compete at Le Mans. The Eleven times World Champion and Six times Gold Medallist in Cycling has been working towards this goal for the last three years and is excited to be competing in the legendary 24 hour race.Hoy started racing with Nissan driving a Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 in the British GT Championship in 2014 and graduated to the European Le Mans series last year in the new Nissan powered Ginetta in the LM P3 prototype class. Hoy and co-driver Charlie Robertson scored victories in three of the four races in the Team LNT Ginetta to clinch the LM P3 driver’s title.This year Hoy will drive for the Algarve Pro Racing team on board a Nissan powered Ligier JS P2 chassis at Le Mans and at the opening two rounds of the European Le Mans Series, driving with Frenchman Andrea Pizzitola and fellow Brit Michael Munemann, who was runner up in the 2015-16 Asian Le Mans Series.

News

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A new event plans to bring Formula 1 action to the streets of Glasgow this summer. Ignition, Festival of Motoring, will run between 5th-7th August 2016 and should see David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing and the Stig in action on a street circuit in Glasgow. The three day motoring festival will take over the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre and SSE Hydro Arena and surrounding streets to create Glasgow’s first ever street circuit. The event will showcase all aspects

of motoring as well as paying homage to some of the World’s finest motor racing heros. Coulthard will drive the Red Bull RB7 and there will be further track action from a selection of race, rally and supercars, plus bikes. Organised by the team behind Top Gear Live, it should be one of the most exciting, ambitious and complex motor shows ever to be staged in Scotland. There will be track action on all 3 days and there will also be iconic cars on static display including a collection of Colin McRae rally cars. Scotland is one of only five countries in the world to have .produced World Champions on two, three and four wheels and this will be celebrated by the Ignition event.The Top Gear live stunt team will add excitement to the Live Action zone, and Top Gear magazine will display some of the finest supercars in the World. There will be a Motor Sport Hall of fame celebrating Scottish success in motorsport, and a motorcycle Hall to display all types of motorbikes from track and road. The Classic Car fan is not forgotten with a Vintage and Classic Hall. Add to this the latest vehicles from manufacturers and dealers, with a test car facility and young driver area, will make this one of the major motoring events of the summer. more information on their web site at www.ignitionfestival.co.uk

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Howard to defend Clio Cup title.Mark Howard will remain with Team Pyro to defend his Renault UK Clio Cup Masters class title for the championships older drivers. At the age of 51, he was the first of the ‘Over-38s’ to cross the line in five of last years races, as team mate to the top two drivers in the overall championship. This year he will be team mates with returning BTCC driver Mike Bushell, promising 2015 newcomer Josh Price and rising star Senna Proctor. Mark is no stranger to winning, having won a Renault 5 Turbo title in the early nineties.

Oak Racing unveil 2016 livery.The Ligier JS P3s of Oak racing will run in the livery of the Ingenico Group in the 2016 European Le Mans Series. The Ingenico Group are World leaders in the field of integrated payment systems, and will join the teams existing partners Marcassus Sport, the Sathe department and the Francois Vaultier & Co Group. The teams drivers are Erik Maris, Jacques and Pierre Nicolet and Jean-Marc Melin.

Caterham launch Turkish series

Caterham is expanding with the launch of its first ever race series in Turkey, in partnership with Intercity. Twenty cars will compete in thirteen races at the former Turkish Grand Prix circuit Intercity

Istanbul Park. The series will offer an arrive and drive format which will give both local and International drivers the opportunity to drive the identical 180 bhp Caterham Superlight R300 cars prepared by Intercity. The series will start in April and consist of 6 two race weekends with a 1 race finale in November.

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Donington to Echo to the sound of Formula 1 again.

The Donington Historic Festival, which takes place between the 30th April and the 2nd of May 2016, will bring back the sound of Formula 1 to Donington Park, as historic Formula 1 cars stage a series of spectacular demonstrations on the first two days of the Donington Historic Festival.The latest cars will be the 2002 Jordan EJ12 as driven by Takuma Sato, the ex-Michael Schumacher 1992 Benetton B192 and the 1990 Camel Lotus 102 as originally driven by Derek Warwick, Martin Brundle and Johnny Herbert. Also promised are the 1983 Williams FW08 as originally driven by Keke Rosberg and Jacques Laffite, the 1983 Osella FA1-D originally driven by Jean-Pierre Jarier, Piercarlo Ghinzani and Corrado Fabi, and the ex-Rupert Keegan 1977 Hesketh 308E. It is also hoped that a pair of Tolman Grand Prix cars will be there, with the 1985 TG-185 as driven originally by Teo Fabi and the 1984 TG-184 which was Ayrton Senna’s regular test car throughout 1984. With a mixture of Lamborghini V12, Ford DFV V8 and Hart engines, the sound should be fantastic round the sweeps and bends of the historic Donington Park circuit.

UK Slot Car Festival returns to the British Motor Museum.This exciting festival promises to be a fantastic day out for the whole family over the weekend of the 14th and 15th May. All the major manufacturers including Scalextric, Carrera, SCX, Slot.it, NSR, Ninco and many others will be at the event. It aims to showcase all aspects of the slot car world, including collectors, racers and families and will have new for 2016 the Slot Car Wall of Death competition and Stunt Slot Car Shows. There will be plenty of interactive activities to enjoy, including free tracks to try, rally stages, oval Banger racing, a drag strip, HO scale tracks, Digital layouts and a massive retail and trade area with interviews and product launches.Visitors will also have the chance to meet the manufacturers and swap, buy and sell cars, plus play for free on a host of tracks showing some of the latest innovations such as App controlled racing and Arc Air, which is a wireless hand throttle from Scalextric. Visitors will also be able to enjoy the Gaydon Spring Classic Car gathering outside the museum. For more information visit the UK Slot Car Festival website at www.ukslotcarfestival.co.uk and for information on the museum, visit www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk. Tickets for the festival cost £10 in advance or £14 0n the day for adults and £6 in advance or £9 on the day for children or £39 on the day for a family ticket.

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Bugatti Chiron unveiled at Geneva Show.The Chiron is the World’s most powerful, luxurious, exclusive and fastest production super sports car. It boasts a 1,500 hp, 8 litre W16 engine with four two stage turbochargers, giving a maximum speed of 420 km/h, which is limited for road use. It has an exceptionally high torque value of 1,600 Nm between 2000 and 6000rpm and will accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in

less than 2.5 seconds. With this performance, the Chiron is well placed to become the next World Speed record holder and reach speeds significantly above the record currently held by Bugatti. The new Titanium exhaust system has two

main catalytic converters that are about six times larger than the unit fitted to a medium sized car, and the active surface of all six catalytic converters used for exhaust gas treatment equal the area of more than 30 football pitches.It will launch in Autumn 2016 for a basic price of €2.4 million with a limited production run of only 500 vehicles, of which 1/3rd have already been pre-ordered. The Chiron is the latest generation of the ultimate super sports car and is a completely new development. It’s new carbon fibre monocoque, which takes 4 weeks to produce, and adaptive chassis, plus specially developed tyres make this an agile, modern Bugatti with

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handling that ensures maximum driving pleasure. Safety is also an important consideration with the first airbag in the world to shoot through a carbon fibre housing. The aerodynamics of the car allow for intelligent air intake management while significantly improving the aerodynamic properties and enhance vehicle cooling.

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McLaren 570S Coupe - Best of the Best.The McLaren 570S Coupe has received the highest accolade at the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2016, being named ‘Red Dot: Best of the Best’ for design quality and groundbreaking design. Awarded by a jury of 41 independent designers, design professors and specialist journalists, this award celebrates the aerodynamic focus of the 570S Coupe

Alpine hunting for success in 2016 WEC.Signatech-Alpine have revealed that they will be competing in the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship with a pair of Alpine A460 cars with an aim to take LMP2 victory. The cars will be driven by Frenchman Nelson Panciatici and Chinese drivers David Cheng and Ho-Pin Tung in No. 35 and French driver Nicolas Lapierre, American Gustavo Menezes and Monegasque Stephane Richelmi in No. 36. With new LMP2 regulations due in 2017, the Alpine A460 features a new FIA homologated chassis with a closed cockpit for improved driver safety and enhanced aerodynamic efficiency. It is powered by the same Renault-Nissan Alliance 4.5 litre V8 engine as the A450b, which develops 550 HP and drives through a six speed sequential gearbox. The two cars sport a blue and orange livery, the colour scheme chosen by Alpine since its comeback in 2013. Each car will be distinguishable by national flags, the French flag for No. 36 and the Chinese flag for No. 35, which will be entered under the name of Baxi DC Racing Alpine. DC Racing won several Asian Le Mans Series Titles before joining forces for the 2016 season with Signatech-Alpine who will run the programme’s technical, sporting and logistical sides. After winning last year’s 8 Hours of Shanghai, the team is looking to continue to make progress in the WEC.

Citroen ready to defend WTCC title.For its final season in the series the double World Championship team are entering two Citroen C-Elysee cars for Jose Maria Lopez and Yvan Muller, who between them have claimed six of the last eight titles in the competition. With an aggressive new livery, the cars will begin their defence of the title at Paul Ricard in France. New rules to try and level the playing field mean that the reigning World Champions will carry 80 kg of ballast in the first two meetings of the season before a rebalancing based on results. Other changes include a reverse grid for the opening race and the Manufacturers Against the Clock contest to be held after qualifying.

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RACE RETRO ACQUIRED BY CLARION EVENTS LTD

Race Retro, the international historic motorsport show, has been acquired by

Clarion Events Ltd from Live Promotions Events Ltd. Clarion will take ownership of

the three-day event following on from the 2016 event.

Clarion adds Race Retro to it’s motoring portfolio, which already includes the

UK’s biggest indoor classic car event The Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show,

the Practical Classics Restoration and Classic Car Show, and the newly launched

National Car Club Awards. Daniel Nwaokolo, Event director for Clarion Events,

said: “Race Retro is a fantastic event and with many of the clubs that support our

existing classic motoring events participating in historic motorsport, the

acquisition is a natural progression as Clarion continues to support and develop

with the classic movement. “Race Retro comes to us as a well established, well

supported show thanks to Live Promotions many years of hard work, and we look

forward to building on the excellent foundations in place to further grow and

develop the show using the vast experience of the Clarion team.” Live Promotions

purchased Race Retro from founder Ian Williamson in 2009, six years after the

inaugural event. Colin Ward, Managing Director of Live Promotions Events Ltd,

said: “Given our own expanding event portfolio, it is the right time to pass the

baton of Race Retro to Clarion Events and we wish them every success for the

future.” Race Retro 2017 will take place at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, on

Friday 24th to Sunday 26th February. Further announcements will be made later in

the year. For more information, visit www.raceretro.com.

TOP TEN FASTEST SUPERCARS AROUND THE CHOLMONDELEY TRACK REVEALED

As organisers of Cholmondeley Power and Speed are finalising the entry list for 2016, with the theme Supercars: Past, Present and Future, they have studied the lap times of the fastest supercars that have competed on the famous, nail-biting track since the event began in 2008. 10 – Aston Martin Centenary Vanquish – 68.46 seconds9 – Ford GT – 68.08 seconds8 – Bentley Continental Supersport – 67.09 seconds7 – Jaguar XJ220 – 67.05 seconds6 – Ferrari 458 Italia – 66.59 seconds5 – Porsche Carrera 4S – 65.28 seconds4 – Nissan GT-R – 64.99 seconds3 – Porsche 911 Turbo S – 64.81 seconds2 – McLaren 650S – 63.87 seconds1 – Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 – 63.54 seconds and 62.64 secondsHolding the two fastest times for a supercar on track is the Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4. In 2011, the Spyder Performante version set an impressive lap time of 63.54 seconds. Two years later, the lightweight Superleggera went even faster. It treated visitors to a truly blistering track performance, shaving almost a second off the Performante’s time. In the hands of precision driver and race car instructor Tim-Marshall Rowe it posted a time of just 62.64 seconds. The video of his lap is available to view here - http://bit.ly/1W5Uh7b The 2016 staging of the event will also feature the inaugural Motorshow Live! Taking place on the Friday, this all-new element of Cholmondeley Power and Speed will give car manufacturers the opportunity to demonstrate their latest models on track while enabling guests to test drive in a unique racing environment.Further information and tickets are available at www.cpop.co.uk for the event at Cholmondeley Castle, Malpas, Cheshire. Adult tickets are priced from £20 and children’s tickets are free if purchased before 30th April 2016.

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Jaguar F-Type SVR Fastest Production Jaguar ever!The new Jaguar F-TYPE SVR, the fastest production Jaguar ever, has been put through its first high speed test drive with Fast and Furious star Michelle Rodriguez at the wheel. On a closed highway in the Nevada desert, home to the world’s fastest road race the Silver State Classic Challenge, the actress pushed the car to its top speed with the speedometer indicating 201mph - a personal top speed for Michelle.

Porsche ready to defend WEC Crown.In 2015 Porsche won the Le Mans 24 Hour race with a 1-2 victory, they took the Manufacturers World Championship title and Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber became the Drivers’ World Champions, so for this year they will race No1 and the sister car of Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb will carry No 2.For the first time, Porsche fully exploits the WEC regulations by deploying three different aerodynamic packages to make the car best suit each race track. The two energy recovery systems of the hybrid drive have been improved in terms of efficiency and the weight of the four cylinder turbo engine has been reduced. Also the components of the electric drive have become more powerful and efficient including the optimised electric motor at the front axle, the power electronics and the new generation of lithium-ion battery cells in the in-house developed battery.The new front axle allows for more set up options, to go with the tyre development done by Michelin, to give the car a more refined overall setup for the new 919 Hybrid.

Porsche 911 RSR 3rd in FloridaBy finishing 3rd in the 12 Hours of Sebring in Florida, Porsche has consolidated its strong position in the IMSA Sports Car Championship. In a gripping race, Earl Bamber (NZ), Frederic Makowiecki (F) and Michael Christensen (DK) finished in 3rd place in the GTLM Class. This moves them up to 2nd in the championship.

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Bumper entry for World and Euro Rallycross Championships.The 2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy has a total of 17 supercars entered, each having more than 600 bhp. The entry has two Peugeot 208 WRX for nine times WRC Champion Sabastien Loeb and last years runner up Timmy Hansen, a Citroen DS3 for regeining Champion Petter Solberg, a pair of Audi S1 EKSRX quattro for Mattias Ekstrom and Toomas Heikkinen and a pair of Seat Ibiza RX for Rene Munnich and Reinis Nitiss. There are Ford Fiesta cars for Timur Timerzyanov, Janis Baumanis, Kevin Eriksson and Niclas Gronholm, while

American Ken Block and Andreas Bakkerud prefer the Ford Focus RS RX. Johan Krisoffersson and Anton Marklund will be driving Volkswagen Polo RX with Robin Larsson in an Audi A1 and Liam Doran driving a Mini RX. These drivers will fight it out over 12 rounds all across the world.The European Championship is made up of five events in Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Latavia and Germany and has a record breaking 23 full time enties. The front wheel drive Super1600 category has 18 full time entries and the rear wheel drive Touring Car field has 15 full time entries.

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New Subaru unveiled in America.Subaru has unveiled the all-new 2017 Impreza sedan and hatchback ahead of the New York International Auto Show. The first model to be underpinned by Subaru’s advanced new Global Platform architecture, the new Impreza is engineered to deliver significantly higher levels of driving pleasure, agility, crash protection and ride comfort. The Subaru Global Platform will underpin a variety of upcoming Subaru vehicles, including hybrids and the next generation of Subaru’s supremely capable, all-terrain SUV and crossover models.As before, every Impreza is equipped as standard with Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive, which maximises driving agility, stability and traction on all surfaces, and gives the car a key advantage over front-wheel drive competitors.The all new 2017 Impreza 5-door hatchback is currently under consideration for the European market.

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West returns to Chateau Impney Hill Climb to claim his title after almost 50 years.

A Droitwich man who triumphed in the final Chateau Impney sprint in 1967 as a teenager, but never had his win recorded properly, is on a mission to claim his rightful place in the Chateau Impney record books almost 50 years on.David West first competed at Chateau Impney in the last ever Hagley & District Light Car Club sprint event in 1967. He wasn’t meant to be competing but jumped in the car at the last second to replace Fred Jones, a driver for Team Autoquip, who was called away due to an emergency. With no time or thought to inform the organisers, David drove Jones’s 1275cc Morris Mini Cooper S up the old 550-yard course, going up against six other Mini drivers, as well as a more powerful Triumph 1300, and completing the course in an outstanding time of 28.49 seconds.Despite David’s win, it was Fred’s name that was added to the Chateau Impney records. And with no further events held for almost half a century, the wrong remained un-righted.Nearly 50 years later, David was able to put tyres to tarmac at Chateau Impney once again at the inaugural Hill Climb in 2015. Taking on the more challenging course in his own 1967 Austin Mini Cooper S – he was ready to make his mark and earn his rightful place in the venue’s record books. However, he was pipped at the post by Richard Parsons, who competed in a Morris Mini Cooper S, by just a quarter of a second.Although David came a credible second in his class, it wasn’t the result he craved and so he is returning to the 2016 event knowing exactly what he needs to do to get a chance at the top spot: “I’m not going to fluff it on the line, like I did last year!”Rod Spollon, event director of the Chateau Impney Hill Climb, is excited to welcome an original sprint trial competitor back to the Chateau: “Although we can’t rewrite the history books and give David his original title, we are absolutely delighted to give him the opportunity to win it back at the 2016 event. “David’s competition run at the inaugural Hill Climb last year was agonisingly close, and now that he’s had the chance to drive the course, we are excited to see if he can finally claim the class win that he craves at the event in July.”Unsurprisingly, David noticed quite a few changes between the event in 1967 and its revival in 2015 – and not just the length of the course. “Health and safety at today’s events is far superior to what it was in those days,” said David. “We used to be able to get into a car and just put a crash helmet on – you could literally just turn up on the day and drive. Now the records have to show the right names and permit numbers. What happened to me in 1967 couldn’t happen now.” The Chateau Impney Hill Climb takes place on 9 and 10 July in Droitwich, Worcestershire, and will see 200 pre-1967 cars race against the clock to claim victory on one of the UK’s most challenging hill climb courses. As well as the opportunity for both enthusiasts and families to enjoy a great day out full of motorsport action, the event will also include a comprehensive Concours d’Elegance, a vintage funfair, air displays, and a major classic car auction, hosted by specialist auctioneers, H&H Classics.Tickets can be purchased online at www.chateauimpneyhillclimb.com or by calling 0845 017 0637.

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The UK’s largest reliability rally for Vintage cars will take place between the 15th and 17th of April 2016. One hundred and ten competitors will set off from Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire on a 700 mile trip to

Gleneagles in Scotland, competing in the Flying Scotsman Rally. The Endurance Rally Association (ERA) organised event will travel through Lincolnshire and the Yorkshire Wold, north to Scotland via Northumberland, to take in some of the finest Lochs and Glens before arriving at the Gleneagles Hotel.This is the eighth running of this event, and as usual it has attracted an international entry from all over the world. Regular competitors Bill Ainscough in his 1927 Frazer Nash Sports and David Thomson in his 1936 Talbot 105 Alpine have competed in all seven events so far, while defending champion William Medcalf, a two times winner of the event, will be trying to make it a hat trick of victories in a 1925 Bentley 3 litre.

Flying Scotsman 2016 - Spectator PointsPlaces to see the cars during the 2016 Flying Scotsman Rally. Please note that admission charges may be applied at some venues.

Day One - Friday 15th April Fulbeck Karting 08:45 to 10:45Saxilby Lincs B1241 10:00 to 11:45Blyton Park Raceway 10:30 to 12:15Redbourne Redbourne Inn 10:45 to 12:30Humber Bridge A15 11:00 to 12:45Castle Howard 13:00 to 14:30Osmotherly 14:40 to 16:20Croft Circuit 15:30 to 17:15Ingleton B6279 16:00 to 17:45Stanhope A689 17:10 to 18:30

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The Porsche 718 BoxsterIn its 718 Boxster, Porsche is deliberately revisiting the concept of the legendary 718 mid-engine sports car. With its lightweight construction, strong four-cylinder flat engine and precise chassis, it won numerous international races in the 1950s and 1960s. Today the four-cylinder power unit is water-cooled and turbocharged. From its two litres of displacement, the new machine in the 718 Boxster delivers 220 kW (300 hp). The 718 Boxster S with a 2.5 litre four-cylinder engine takes this figure up to 257 kW (350 hp) thanks to its turbocharger with variable turbine geometry. Compared with previous Boxster models, this corresponds to an increase of 26 kW (35 hp) in each case.Redesigned from scratch, the engines also impress with their efficiency: depending on the model and equipment, the consumption figures are up to 13 per cent lower than the respective predecessor models. The completely retuned chassis, more powerful brakes and not least the emotive tone are designed to convert the especially compelling power development into even more driving fun. The new model line has also undergone comprehensive further development in its design. Only luggage compartment lid, windscreen and convertible hood have been left unchanged.

Day Two - Saturday 16th April Corbridge B6259 08:15 to 10:00Morpeth B6343/A192 09:45 to 11:30Acklington Railway Inn 10:15 to 12:00Embleton B1339 11:15 to 13:00Bamburgh B1342 12:00 to 13:45Paxton House Berwick 13:00 to 14:45Duns A612 14:10 to 15:50House of Soutra A68 15:30 to 17:15Blythbridge A701 16:45 to 18:30Castlecary B816 18:00 to 19:30Day Three - Sunday 17th April Knockhill Circuit 08:30 to 10:30Yetts O Muckhart B934 09:00 to 10:45Kenmore Kenmore Hotel 11:00 to 12:45Loch Tummel 11:30 to 13:15Pitlochry Athol Palace 12:00 to 13:45Loch Freuchie 13:50 to 15:30Gleneagles 15:00 to 16:45

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Practical Classics Restoration and Classic Car Show. NEC Birmingham, 5-6th March 2016. By Simon & Janet Wright

with additional photos by Pete Austin.

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1926 Bull Nose Morris in Van configuration as used in various TV Shows. The Don Hayter V8 MG B Tourer won the National Car Clubs Awards Best Car in Show

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Now in its third year, the Restoration and Classic car show continues to grow in size and popularity, this year taking six halls at the National Exhibition Centre, near Birmingham and achieving over 20,000 visitors attending over the 2 days of the show. This show differs from most other Classic car shows in that it encourages rusty wrecks to be exhibited alongside fully restored classic cars, as a before and after. With over 700

classic cars on display and nearly 120 motoring clubs, the show has something for everyone, with many of the club stands actually working on car restoration during the show, giving visitors an insight in to how many different jobs are done.

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As well as individual clubs working on cars, there were several stages and workshop areas where professional restorers demonstrated some of the many techniques involved in restoring classic cars to their showroom finish. The Live stage also featured motoring celebrities including Wheeler Dealers’ Mike Brewer and Edd China, Ant Anstead from For the Love of Cars and the original Top Gear Stig - Perry McCarthy. The barn find display highlights some recently found vehicles, some in more desperate need of restoration than

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Classic Jaguar requires some work

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Restoring the wooden frame on a Jowett van

Lamborghini Countach 5000 S

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others. There were some very unusual vehicles in this display, the earliest being a 1906 Holsman G10, a rare example of a motorised farm buggy. The Holsman Automobile Company of Chicago reckoned that High Wheels travel all roads because all roads are made to be travelled by high wheels, and that their cars rode like a carriage. This was probably true at the time, as most roads would have been cart tracks in a lot of the country.They initially proved popular in the mid-west, but the firm did adopt such new items as pneumatic tyres and they ceased production in 1910. The car used a manila driveshaft, the rope was known to slip on wet days. The vehicle did not have a radiator, clutch or brake pedal as Holsman thought that the foot could not subconsciously act quickly enough in an emergency to stop the vehicle from its top speed of 10 mph.The 1919 Ford Model T was one of the 250,000 that was originally sold in Australia between 1908 and 1927. The cars were assembled by dealers after being shipped from Ford of Canada to beat the import duty on completely

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Mike Brewer & Ed China

Armstrong Siddeley 16-18 Whitley 4 Light Saloon

1906 Holsman G10

1919 Ford Model T

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built cars and non - British Empire goods. Another interesting car in the barn find area was a 1958 Renault 4CV which was

in remarkably good condition, thanks mainly to it never having been driven on salted roads in winter. The only marks on the paintwork were from storage, with it having been off the road for 42 years. The seats are slightly worn but the rest of the car is genuine authentic. The public voted for their favourite Barn Find vehicle, with the award going to a 1953 Aston Martin DB2 owned by Dave Whiting.

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1958 Renault 4CV

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MG B with the Footman James Team

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AC Ace

1936 Abbott Bodied FN-BMW Model 315

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There were various competitions and awards presented throughout the show. The Lancaster Insurance ‘Pride of Ownership’ had 20 finalists displayed together and the public voted during the show for a winner. This went to the 1969 Gold coloured Ford Capri of Stuart Turp, who beat Jim Scott’s 1966 Ford Cortina and Martin Healey’s

1964 Saab 96 2 stroke.The Golden Spanner award and title Restorer of the Year went to James Cribb with his lovely restored 1989 Austin Metro City. On the Saturday evening the National Car Club Awards were presented in a special dinner event. The

Best Car in Show was won by Don Hayter’s MGB V8 Tourer, while the Best Restored Car was the Sadlier Maxi on the Austin Maxi Owners Club Stand. The National Car Club of the year went to the Volvo Owners Club, while the Best Stand

under 75 Sqm award went to the Midland Austin 7 Club, and the Best stand over 75 sqm stand award was won by the Midget and Sprite Club. Amongst the many other awards, the Best of the Best category for the National Car Club winners were the Volvo Owners Club.The Sporting Bears raised around £7,500 for charity by offering rides out in the countryside round the NEC in a selection of classic and supercars.

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1969 Ford Capri Pride of Ownership winner

Restorer of the year - James Cribb 1989 Austin metro City

National Car Club Stand of the Year - Volvo Owners Club

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Chevrolet Camaro SS

Standard Pickup

1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk

1952 Humber Pullman Limo Austin Healey 100/6

Club Peugeot Stand featured a black 1939 Peugeot 202 Estate

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At first glance, this might look like a Triumph 2.5 Estate, but look again, It is a 1972 Del Lines Triumph Stag V8 Estate which was originally Del’s own car. The 2997cc V8 OHC engine produces 145 bhp which gives a top speed of 115 mph, with a 0-60 mph in 11.6 seconds. When new, it cost £3,000.

TV’s Simon Templer, aka The Saint, had a couple of iconic cars in the TV series. Roger Moore had the Volvo P1800 (Right), while Ian Ogilvy had the Jaguar XJS both as ST 1.

If you couldn’t afford to buy a real car, there were plenty of models on sale , Here are a selection of racing Porsche 935 models, but you could probably find any car model on the various stands, from racing to classic or supercar.

Ant Anstead’s rare 1969 Ford Escort Mk 1 Van complete with model Aston Martin DB2 sports car model on the roof. There are only around a dozen Mk 1 Ford Escort vans still thought to be on the road.

Matra Bagheera S dragster fitted with an American Chevrolet V8 engine.

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Silverstone Auctions at the Restoration Show.

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The De Tomaso Pantera failed to sell

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The classic car sale on Sunday at the Restoration and Classic Car Show saw 69% of the vehicles sold, with a total sales figure of £1.5 million. The star of the sale was the last true Lamborghini sports car

built before Volkswagen took over the firm at the end of 1999. The Lamborghini Diablo SV sold for nearly £25,000 more than it’s lowest estimate, reaching

£174,375. Another vehicle fetching £20,000 more than its lowest estimate was a 1948 Series One Land Rover which sold for £47,250, the highest price for a Series One in recent years. A further Land Rover sold for a new World record price, the historically important and rare 1950 Land Rover Series 1 Station Wagon with coachwork by Tickford sold for £38,250.The cheapest vehicle which sold was a 1983 Rover 2600 SD1 which was in need of recommissioning and a full service as it has been off the road for several years, which sold for £1,237. Another bargain which required some attention was a 1998 BMW 840 Ci Sport, powered by a 4.4 litre V8 engine. The car has been

unused since 2011 when the MOT stated it had completed 141,206 miles. It was recommended that some recommissioning work before being restored to road use and sold for £2,813.A couple of Jaguar Sports cars needing restoration work both sold. The 1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster was in original condition and was ideal for a full restoration programme. It sold for £36,000, while a

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1948 Land Rover Series 1 Sold for £47,250

1999 Lamborghini Diablo SV sold for £174,375

1983 Rover 2600S SD1 Sold £1,237

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1968 Jaguar E-Type Series II Roadster, which had a lot of the mechanical parts restored after a 20 year storage, and was mainly cosmetic to finish off the paint and bodywork, went for £41,624Among the more unusual cars was a 1972 Citroen ID ‘DSuper 5’ which looked in very good condition and sold for £16,594. An immaculate 1972 De Tomaso Pantera powered by a 7.3 litre Ford V8 engine failed to sell, along with a 1999 Honda NSX and a classic 1960 Ford Thunderbird Convertible. However, the unusual wedge shaped 1985 Aston Martin Lagonda sold for £73,125 and the not so common 1987 Ferrari 412i sold for £50,625 and the ultimate 50s 1959 American Cadillac 62 Sedan with its large fins and lots of chrome fetched £23,625.

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1998 BMW 840 Ci Sport sold for £2,813

1972 Citroen ID DSuper 5 sold for £16,5941950 Land Rover Series 1 Station Wagon Coachwork by Tickford Sold for £38,250

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1972 Porsche 914 Unsold

1959 VW Split screen 11 window camper Sold for £42,750

2011 Porsche GT3 RS 4.0 (997) Unsold

1979 Ford Escort RS2000 Custom Sold for £28,688

Aston Martin Lagonda 1985 Sold for £73,125

1971 Volvo P1800E Sold for £34,875

1959 Facel Vega HK 500 Unsold

1940 Buick Super 50 Sedan Unsold1976 Ferrari 365 GT4 Berlinetta Boxer Unsold

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Archive Photo of the month.

By Pete Austin.

The 1 litre F3 'screamers' made a welcome appearance at the recent Goodwood Members meeting. Packed grids and close racing were a feature of this category in period together with the formula being a 'breeding ground' for aspiring Grand Prix drivers. Here is Ronnie Peterson in a Lotus 59 at Brands Hatch in 1969.

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Mid Wales Stages 6th March 2016

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Stanley Orr and Guy Weaver Ford Escort RS2000

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The opening round of the British Rally Championship kicked off on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th March 2016 in the snowy forests of Mid Wales, with HQ based in Newtown. Using stages that form part of Wales Rally GB, the event proved to be a real test to the start of everyone’s campaign this year.

On Saturday evening there were two stages in the dark, the snow and ice making a hard challenge to the event and season.

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struggled with being the first car on the road in the snow and slush. Fredrik Ahlin, in another R5 Fiesta, pushed Elfyn all the way and started closing the gap on Sweet Lamb, these two had previously battled in WRC2 in Sweden.

Tom Cave and David Bogie, in a Skoda R5, were having a battle of their own however Cave managed to secure third place, even dropping to fourth following a puncture, and David Bogie suffered mechanical issues later on in the rally leaving him back in fourth place.

In the Mid Wales Stages National Rally Cup Osian Pryce and Dale

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Furniss in the Mirage R5 took the top spot followed by Robert Blomberg and Sasha Kakad who were over 8 minutes behind at the end. Osian was over the moon to win even with an off on one of the

Stages. In the Historic section, Stanley Orr and Guy Weaver, took the win in the HRCR Stage Masters Challenge and also the prestigious Martyn Lewis Trophy. Stanley’s Mk 1 Pinto powered the duo to the finish leading them from the start.

Following close behind Stanley and Guy, Ben Friend took second followed by Terry Brown in third.

Despite grip levels being variable throughout the event

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Terry Brown & Den GoldingFord Escort Mk II RS 1800

David Bogie and Kevin Rae Skoda Fabia RSRobert Blomberg & Lars Andersson Mitsubishi R5

Sacha Kakad & James Aldridge Mitsubishi Evo 9

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with bends either covered in mud, slush, ice and snow or a mixture many crews successfully completed the event, however sadly a few

didn’t with a serious accident on Stage 5 Sweet Lamb and the stage being cancelled for time constraints.

The whole event was a success and all crews appeared to enjoy the challenging conditions and spectators flocked to the stages and enjoyed some amazing views especially across Pikes Peak with the wind turbines spinning in the backdrop. Hands down to the marshals who stood out in these conditions which were blizzard like in places to make the event run smoothly and safely and helping drivers back on their feet.

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Tom Cave & James Morgan Ford Fiesta RSShawn Rayner & Declan Dear Ford Escort Mk II

Osian Pryce & Dale Furniss Mitsubishi Mirage R5

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Fredrik Ahin & Morton Erik Abrahamsen Ford Fiesta RS Scott Faulkner & Richard Mills Had a slight problem with their Land Rover Defender 90

Ben Friend & Cliffy Simmons Ford Escort Mk2

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2016 BTCC Media Day Donington Park 22nd March 2016.

By Mick Herring with additional photos by Stuart Yates and David Goose of Motorsport Imagery

Jack Goff Replaces Andy Priaux in the IHG Rewards Club BMW

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A dull day at Donington couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the BTCC grid or the guardians of the place itself. With capacity grids, the 2016 BTCC is officially full and all thirty two TOCA BTCC Licenses taken. Furthermore, new technical partnerships ensures NGTC “2” adopts upgraded control chassis and suspension components from RML Group and engines from Swindon engines.Together with revised weight penalties, a reduction in lap times is the aim across the thirty race programme. Only two chassis and five engines remain from 2015. Eleven marques are represented and Subaru have chosen to promote their Levorg model (hopefully not an accronym) as a full manufacturer effort alongside Honda and MG. Yuasa Honda welcomed the return of a former long-term sponsor, Halfords, retaining reigning champion Gordon Shedden

and 2011 winner Matt Neal plus Andy Neate. Many new combinations and car liveries were revealed in the pit lane unveiling, none more spectacular than Yuasa Halfords Racing, with a screen reliving the championships won by Team Dynamics before Matt Neal’s 2006 winning Halfords Honda Integra replica burst through, followed by its three cars, brand new last year and raced before the model was even launched. Their engines are produced by Neil Brown.Five former champions are included for 2016, Subaru Team BMR fielding Jason Plato and Colin Turkington together with team boss Warren Scott and Guitarist/musician James Cole in its four car team.The Subaru was unable to run today due to an engine mounting mis-match but is due to test this week and the remaining cars are nearly complete.Motor racing has always attracted celebrity drivers and, Kelvin

Fletcher (of Emmerdale fame) joins Hunter Abbott in the Power Maxed Chevrolet Cruze team. Kelvin, described by commentator Alan Hyde, ” as a racing driver who does a bit of acting”, is no stranger to racing since his 2012 debut in Minis, through Porsche GT3 and VdeV is determined not to just make up the numbers.

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Kelvin Fletcher Racing driver who acts

Matt Neal's 2006 Winning Honda Integra

Matt Neal Honda Civic The seasoned campaigner will be quick in this years retro looking Type R Civic

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BTCC Class of 2016

2016 BTCC Grid

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Mat Jackson

Aiden Moffatt Mercedes Glowing Brakes

Race winner Adam Morgan Mercedes Always a crowd pleaser, no doubt one of the crowd favourites in 2016Alex Martin Ford Focus

Ollie Jackson Audi S3

Current Champion Gordon Sheddan

Subaru Team BMR Warren Scott Colin Turkington James Cole Jason Plato

Matt Simpson Honda Civic Plenty of experience in the circuit racing world, Matt wants to make a bog

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2013 champion Andrew Jordan moves from MG to Ford with Motorbase Performance. BTCC 2016 welcomes several feeder series champions, all looking to take the next step up the ladder. Renewed

contracts with Dunlop (introducing a new soft tyre) and ITV4 see them remain as title sponsor and broadcaster until 2022.The first round of the BTCC is and Brands Hatch on April 3rd with the second round returning to Donington on April 17th. Donington is keen to showcase the event, with tickets going on public sale as soon as the gates were opened to the fans at lunchtime and, it is interesting to learn that Donington’s owners have invested £11.5 million pounds and imported 650,000 tons of material since 2010 in order to return the circuit and its facilities to a higher standard than ever before its aborted Grand Prix attempt. The afternoon

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was given over to the teams for free testing and although it turned colder, the last hour heated up, initially Clio Cup graduate, Ashley Sutton in the MG 6 topped the time sheets until a very late flurry by

Matt Neal in the Honda Civic Type R set the mark at 1m 10.410 seconds just before the final flag, beating Sutton’s time by nearly a tenth of a second. His team mate, Josh Cook took the other MG to fifth spot, an impressive performance considering neither of the young drivers had driven the car previously. Another impressive performance was given by Rob Austin in the Handy Motorsport Toyota, who had initially topped the time sheets before finishing in third place. Proving that the Toyota Avensis is on the pace, Tom Ingram set the fourth fastest time for Speedworks Motorsport. Sixth and seventh fastest times went to the Eurotech Racing pair of Martin Depper and Jeff Smith, while Adam Morgan in the Wix Racing Mercedes was eighth.The final two places in the top ten went to Mat Jackson in the Motorbase Perforce Ford Focus in ninth and Sam Tordoff in the West Surrey Racing BMW was tenth. Reigning Champion Gordon Shedden in the Honda Civic Type R and former champion Andrew Jordon in the Pirtek Racing Ford Focus were both outside the top ten.

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Andrew Jordan Ford Focus. The move to the Ford Focus looks to be a good move

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Alfa Romeo Owners Club(East Midlands) meeting.Coventry Transport MuseumMarch 27th 2016.By Simon Wright.

Alfa Romeo Owners Club in Millennium Place Coventry. GTV 3.0 V6 and Spider

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The East Midlands Alfa Romeo Owners Club held a meeting at Millennium Place, outside Coventry Transport Museum, on Easter Sunday. The dry, if slightly overcast day, saw a good turnout of members with an interesting selection of vehicles which drew a lot of attention to the public, many of whom were attending the Coventry Transport Museum as an Easter treat. Many of the cars on display were newer models, which look stylish and still retain that Alfa Romeo elegance of design and all feature the classic Alfa Romeo distinctive radiator grill design. There were several classic gems amongst the more modern saloon and hatchback models, including a 1970

Left Hand Drive 1290cc Alfa Romeo Giulia 1300 Ti. This was a more traditional three box design saloon which was common at the time. The traditional front engine, rear wheel drive design featured a 1290cc twin cam engine with a single down draught carburettor which produced 81 HP and was similar to the engine fitted to the sportier GT 1300 Junior Coupe, but with different camshaft timing (but the same camshaft) and different induction systems. With a 5 speed gearbox, the car was capable of achieving 99 mph.Next to it was a 1972 1962cc Alfa Romeo 2000, which although was a similar 3 box design, and showed improvements on the earlier model, with a different designed

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front grill with twin headlights, and of course, the traditional Alfa Romeo Grill design. It is interesting to note that these two Alfa Romeo had the word Milano on the bottom of the Alfa Romeo badge, which none of the other cars on display featured.Alfa Romeo has always built a range of saloons and sports cars, and flanking the main entrance to the museum were a pair

of the latest Alfa Romeo 4C sports cars, one in white and the other in traditional Alfa Romeo Italian Red. Both cars on display were roadsters with the soft removable roof section to offer open top driving pleasure, weather permitting. The 4C was introduced in 2013 and is built in Modena at the Maserati plant. It is a 1.75 litre turbocharged sports car with a transverse mid engine, rear wheel drive configuration through a six speed gearbox. It uses a carbon fibre tub with a hybrid front and rear subframe made from mainly aluminium to help reduce weight. It uses double wishbone suspension on the front and

MacPherson struts at the rear and uses different size wheels front and rear. To save weight and improve feel at high speed, the car is not fitted with power steering. The 4 cylinder aluminium 1.75 litre turbocharged engine produces 240 HP and can propel this pocket rocket to 160 mph, doing 0-62 mph in just 4.5 seconds. If you switch to race mode, it will take just 4.2 seconds. It is the first mass produced Alfa Romeo to enter the American market in recent times. Production is aimed at 2500 vehicles a year.Other notable models on display included a stunning red Alfa Romeo Montreal This 2+2 Coupe designed sportscar was manufactured in Turin by Bertone between 1970 and 1977. Powered by a 2.6 litre dry-sump lubricated V8 fuel

injected engine which produced 197 HP. The power goes through a 5 speed ZF gearbox with a limited slip differential on a live rear axle. Double wishbone front suspension with coil spring and dampers enable excellent handling. The car had a top speed of 137 mph and does 0-62

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mph in just 7.4 seconds. The car has a couple of unusual design features. There are unusual grills above the four headlights, which retract when the lights are activated. The bonnet features a NACA duct which is actually blocked, since its purpose is not to draw air in to the engine, but to hide the power bulge in the bonnet. When launched in the UK at £5,077, it cost more than a Jaguar E-Type or a Porsche 911.The Alfa Romeo 164 is a four door executive saloon manufactured between 1987 and 1998 which was designed by Pininfarina. The black model at Coventry was a 1989 model which is fitted with a 3 litre V6 engine which produces around 190 BHP. This gave the car a top speed of 140 mph and a 0-62 mph time of 8.1 seconds.It was interesting looking around the cars on display, to see that apart from the more traditional designs of the early 1970s, Alfa Romeo has in more recent years returned to the companies curved and rounded stylish designs that have been

part of the marques design philosophies since the beginning, and looking at the 4C sports Car, the future of Alfa Romeo looks very bright indeed.

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THE 74th GOODWOOD MEMBERS’ MEETING.Goodwood. report & photographs courtesy of Goodwood.

Created by Goodwood owner, Lord March, to recreate the atmosphere and camaraderie of the original BARC Members’ Meetings held at Goodwood Motor Circuit in the 1950s and ‘60s, the Goodwood Members’ Meeting conjures up some of the most evocative sights and sounds from the golden era of motor racing.

The 2016 Members’ Meeting featured 12 races in total over the two days of the event. Three of the most iconic periods in motorsport history were also celebrated with high-speed demonstration runs – the Super Touring cars of the 1990s, ground effect Formula 1 cars and Group 5 sports cars of the 1970s.The 74th edition of the sell- out and very memorable Goodwood Members Meeting is over for another year. The 33,000 visitors on-site over the

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Members’ Meeting weekend were treated to some real edge-of-the-seat competition, with close wheel-to-wheel racing.The live Members’ Meeting streaming feed proved especially popular too, with enthusiastic comments being posted from all around the world, including a couple who stayed awake for two consecutive nights to watch the qualifying and racing from their home in New Zealand.Along with the now-established Gerry Marshall Trophy race at the Members’ Meeting for 1970-82 Group 1 saloon cars, the 74th Goodwood

meeting introduced a number of new races and competition vehicles to the event.These included the S.F. Edge Trophy for Edwardian specials of a type that raced up

until 1923, with Duncan Pittaway’s tiny 1921 GN Curtiss beating the giant 1923 Delage DH V12 of second-placed Mattias Sielecki. An astonishing one hundred year old Sunbeam ‘Indianapolis’ was driven to third by Julian Majzub.The very first motorcycle race at a Goodwood Members’ Meeting – the Hailwood Trophy, for two-stroke 250cc and 350cc Grand Prix bikes that

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raced between 1970 – was won by Ian Simpson on a 1979 Yamaha TZ350E, with Richard Parker (1981 Spondon Yamaha TZG) taking second, and Dean Stimpson (Harris Yamaha TZG) third.In Sunday’s close-fought Derek Bell Cup race for 1964-70 Formula 3 cars, Andrew Hibbard (1966 Brabham-Ford BT16) took the laurels, followed by Peter Thompson (1968 Brabham- Ford BT21) and Jim Blockley (1970 Chevron-Ford B17) on the podium. James Cottingham won the Graham Hill Trophy for 1960-66 GT cars in a Shelby American Cobra Daytona coupe, chased by Andrew Smith in second in another Cobra Daytona, and Rob Hall in third in an AC Cobra.William Nuthall took victory in the Parnell Cup for Grand Prix, Formula 2 and voiturette cars that raced up to 1953 in a 1953 Cooper-Bristol Mk 2, with Eddie McGuire taking second (1952 Cooper-Bristol Mk 1) and Marc Valverkens (1952 Gordini Type 16) third. Ford Lotus Cortinas took a 1-2-3 in the Whitmore Cup race for sub 2-litre saloons, with Richard Meaden taking a comfortable victory over Mark Sumpter and John Young.The final race of the weekend was the Peter Collins Trophy for 1948-55 drum-braked sports cars, with Sam Hancock taking a decisive win in a

1953 Cunningham C4R over second placed Steve Boultbee-Brooks (1955 Aston Martin DB3S) with Richard Woolmer (1954 HWM-Cadillac) taking third.The fastest racing lap of the weekend went to Frank Stippler in a 1965 Ford GT40 who clocked a lap time of 1 minute 21.607 seconds in the all-GT40 Alan Mann Trophy race. He was rewarded with a special watch from Members’ Meeting timing partner IWC Schaffhausen for his impressive achievement.Adding to the fast-paced racing over the weekend was a series of high-speed, high-octane track demonstrations. One such demonstration featured 30 ground effect Formula 1 cars from the late 1970s and early

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1980s, which provided a distinctive howling soundtrack. Guests also enjoyed the sight of Group 5 sports cars – including a record gathering of Ferrari 512s and Porsche 917s – plus some of the iconic Super Touring tin-top saloon racers from the halcyon days of BTCC.The official timing partner of the Members’ Meeting - IWC Schaffhausen – also staged a very special celebration display of three significant Mercedes-Benz ‘Silver Arrows’ racer, with F1 legends Mika Hakkinen and Jochen Mass driving demonstrating laps in the W196s.

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Jochen Mass, Streamlined Mercedes W196, IWC Track Moment, 74MM

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Porsche 917K, Group 5 Sports Car Demo, Grid Start, 74MM

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Paul-Emile Bessade; Gladiator; S.F.Edge Trophy

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The 750 Motor club started their 2016 racing season at home, as their office is based at Donington Park. The two day meeting covered the majority of the racing series organised by the club and gave competitors the opportunity to start the season in style round the national circuit. First out of the starting blocks were the Tegiwa BMW M3 Cup runners which were combined with the Super Cooper Cup Mini’s. Brian Chandler took Pole position in his BMW E46 M3 but it was Adam Shepherd who

took the first victory from Chandler with Mark Anderson 3rd. Will Sharpe took the Super Cooper victory in 10th overall ahead of Stephen Rose and Caroline Gilbert. They were out again later in the day for race 8 on the programme when Shepherd again took victory ahead of Luke Sedzikowski and Anderson. Sharpe and Rose were 1st and 2nd again in the Super Cooper Cup, while Martyn Rose took 3rd.The Locost Championship offers some of the closest racing in

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the country in affordable cars built to the design set out in Ron Champion’s book ‘Build Your Own Sports Car’ and look like the original Lotus 7 sports car and are powered by the 1300cc Ford Xflow engine. Jack Coveney took pole position but could only

manage 6th place in their first race. Ian Allee took victory from Danny Andrew and Richard Bradley. In the second race later in the day, Alee could only manage 3rd while Andrew went one better to take the win while Tim Neat took a very close 2nd, just 0.45 of a second behind Andrew, with all three covered by just 0.72 of a second.The Demon Tweeks Yokohama Classic Stock Hatch championship for retro hatchbacks sold prior to January 1992 with 1400cc multivalve engines or 1600cc 2 valve per cylinder engines, saw Lee Scott on Pole position in his Ford Fiesta XR2i.

However in the first race he was beaten by Matt Rozier in his Peugeot 205 GTi, while Edward Cooper finished 3rd in a Vauxhall Nova Gsi. The second race saw Scott reverse the race one result to beat Rozier by just 0.16 of a second. Matthew Stubington in a Peugeot 205 GTi finished 3rd on the road, but was penalised 10 seconds for jumping the start, which dropped him down to 6th, allowing Andrew Thorpe in a Citroen AX GTi to take 3rd place.

The Premier Choice Group 750 Formula Championship for sports-prototype racing cars with an offset driving position and small passenger space. They are powered by the Fiat 1108cc ‘Fire’ engine to keep costs down. Ed Pither grabbed pole position in the PRS 1b and went on to win the first race by nearly 14 seconds from Robin Gearing in a Darvi P88 and Bill Cowley in a Cowley Mk IV. At the start it was (3) which grabbed the lead from (85) with (1) in third, as the first three rounded Redgate as

Adam Shepherd BMW E46 M3 won the M3 Cup race

Samuel Hathaway Mini Cooper S Super Cooper Cup

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one. Further back in the pack (12) and (86) did a little synchronised spinning at Redgate, with (86) ending up in the gravel and requiring a push from the marshals to get going again. In the second race the gap between winner Pither was even larger at just over 16 seconds ahead of Cowley in 2nd and Peter Bove took 3rd in a Darvi Mk4/5.

The Demon Tweeks Yokohama Stock Hatch Championship for hatchbacks for sale in the UK with up to 1400cc for multi valve engines and up to 1600 cc for 2 valve per cylinder engines saw Tom Bell claim pole position in his Ford Fiesta ST, but he went

out just after the start of the race along with the other Fiestas of David Allen and Alistair Camp. This left the race to Matthew Howarth in his Vauxhall Astra GSi who finished over 8 seconds ahead of Neil Stringfellow in a Peugeot 205 GTi and Paul Jarvis in a Citroen Saxo VTR. The second race on Sunday saw the Fiestas back in action, with Bell winning from Camp with Howarth in 3rd place.

The next race was the longest of the meeting with a two hour race for the Cartek Club Enduro series. This is a new three race endurance series for production sports and saloon cars. Andy Marston and Brett Evans took pole position in their BMW E46

M3 but from the start of the race it was the Honda Civic Type R of Carl Swift and Endaf Owens that took the lead from the start,

Ed Pitcher PRS 1b leads Robin Gearing Darvi P88 in the 750 Formula Championship race

Start of the Stock Hatch race with Alistair Camp Ford Fiesta ST leading

Neal Martin in the unusual VW Caddy in the Enduro race

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pursued by 3 BMWs. After 30 minutes Marston and Evans were back in front with Neville Anderson and Allan Gibson BMW M3/Lotus Exige in 2nd and the Honda back to 3rd. At half distance, after an hour, it was Leighton Norris in front, solo driving a Toyota Super GT only 11 seconds ahead of the Caterham 7 of Paul Aram and Rui Ferreira and the Mazda RX8 of Liam Crilly and Jonny Macgregor was in 3rd. At 90 minutes it was Ben Demetriou and Jonathan Evans in a Porsche 968 who were 6 seconds in the lead from the Anderson and Gibson BMW M3 and the Marston and Evans BMW E46 M3 and this remained the

order to the chequered flag, with the Porsche opening up a 48 second lead by the end of the two hours.After the endurance race it was time for the single seater racing cars to take centre stage. The Ravenol Formula Vee championship is for single seater racing cars without wings or other aerodynamic aids and powered by the 1300cc air cooled VW type engine which produces around 85 bhp. The cars also use standard VW suspension components. The front is VW axle, hub, stub axle and torsion bar and the rear uses the majority of VW rear suspension components. Paul Smith took

pole position in the AHS Dominator and took an eight second victory ahead of Graham Gant in a WEV FV01 in race One. Craig Pollard was 3rd in Bears GAC. Smith was also victorious in race two, but this time ahead of John Hughes in a Scarab Mk5 and James Harridge in a Maverick Vee.

Sunday saw a few additional fields join the race programme. The Toyota MR2 Championship started proceedings on Sunday, with the first of three races. The first race was won by Kristian White from Pole position, narrowly beating Jim Davies by just 0.73 of a second, with Michael Wells in third place. The second race saw Jim Davies take an even closer win by just 0.34 of a second from Alex White and Cam Walton. The third race was the last race of the day on Sunday and saw White back to his winning ways with a huge 4 second lead at the end over 2nd place Ben Rowe, with

Enduro race winner Demetriou/Evans Porsche 968 leads the Anderson/Gibson BMW M3

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Mick Nicholls taking 3rd place.The K-tec Racing Clio 182 Cup first race saw James Bark on Pole position and took the first race win from Philip Wright and Patrick Fletcher. The second race saw Fletcher take a very close victory , just 0.74 of a second ahead of race one winner Bark while Don de Graaff was 3rd. Next out on Sunday was the 750 Trophy Series which is the 750 Motor Club’s Historic race series for early 750 Formula Austin 7 Specials using the 1172 cc side

valve front mounted engines, Historic 500cc F3 cars and other historic and classic cars. Martin Depper took the race victory from pole position at the wheel of a Centaur Mk 4. Trefor Slatter

was 2nd in another Centaur Mk 11 and Tim Grigsby completed the podium in 3rd place at the wheel of a Merlyn. The Armed Forces Challenge race on Sunday allowed racers from all across the Armed Forces to compete on a level playing field irrespective of car performance by awarding consistency during the race. Andrew Stacey was fastest in practice in his Mini Cooper S, but in the race it was James Williams in a BMW M3 that was awarded the win from Darren Howe in a VW Golf and Ed McKean in a BMW 325i after Stacey retired after just 2 laps of the race.

Chris Gough CGR2 Evo 750 Formula race 4th

Lee Scott Ford FiestaXR2i sideways to victory in the first Classic Stock Hatch race

Barry & Tommy Moore Caterham in the Enduro race finished 16th

Leighton Norris Toyota Super GT leads a pair of BMW in the Enduro race

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2015/16 MSC New Zealand F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series Round 5 (final)VHRR Classic Festival of Motorsport, Phillip IslandVictoria Australia. March 11-13 2016Prepared by FAST COMPANY of behalf of the New Zealand Formula 5000 Association www.F5000.co.nzTWEEDIE SETS THE PACE BUT PHILLIP ISLAND F5000 BATTLE NOT OVER YET SAYS SMITHYouth - in the form of 27-year-old Sydneysider Tom Tweedie - made the running in the MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series races on the first day of competition at the annual VHRR Phillip Island Classic motor racing meeting in Australia today. But the driver who pushed him all the way, 73-year-old Kiwi supervet Ken Smith reckons it's way too early to write off age and experience just yet.Tweedie, driving his family-owned ex Chris Craft/Tony Dean Chevron B24, qualified comfortably quickest on Friday but Smith (ex Danny

Ongais Lola T332) beat him off the line and for the first lap in the first (6-lap) race this morning before crossing the finish line less than a second behind.Then in the second race this afternoon Smith shadowed Tweedie early on and after easing back mid-race a fraction, closed the gap right up again only to have the chequered flag come out at the end of 5 laps rather than the 6 everyone was expecting."I had a little handling issue getting onto the straight in that first race "Smith explained. "The car was oversteering on the exit and he (Tweedie) was able to catch and tow past me down the shute. Through Turns 2,3,4,5 and 6 I could close the gap right back up because the car was grouse through there. But he was better onto the straight." Between races Smith and his crew made some suspension changes which allowed the hard charging veteran, now in his 58th consecutive season of national motor racing in his native New Zealand, to push Tweedie even harder. But by that time the track was past its best and though the gap between the pair remained at around two-hundredths of a second, Smith's quickest time of the day remained the 1:28.5929 he set in the

Tom Tweedie (#2 Chevron B24) and Tim Berryman (#6 Lola T332) shared race wins in the MSC NZ F50000 Tasman Cup Revival Series races at the VHRR Phillip Island Classic meeting in Australia over the weekend.

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first race. "He's just got the edge on me," admitted the Kiwi veteran, "but now that we've got the car dialled in I know I can really work it through there (the corner leading onto the main straight) so you just watch me tomorrow."As if the world's quickest septuagenarian was not enough to deal with, Smith's latest protégé, 21-year-old Tom Alexander from Christchurch, also made his presence felt in his debut races in the F5000 category today. Former kart champ, New Zealand Formula Ford class front-runner and 2014/15 Toyota NZ 86 class champion Alexander had only done 10 laps in UK-based MSC F5000 series regular Greg Thornton's Chevron B24 before the first race this morning. But after qualifying fifth on Friday with a 1:31:3525 he set the third quickest race lap - a 1:29:4706 - as he passed and pulled away from local ace Paul Zazryn (Lola T332) on his way to fourth place.Then, in the second, he went one better, jumping top local driver Tim Berryman (who had qualified third quickest on Friday and finished third in the first race in his family-owned ex Guy Edwards/Jon Davison Lola T332) to claim his first F5000 class podium alongside Tweedie and Smith.Behind Berryman, meanwhile, came long-time local F5000 category supporter Andrew Robson

in his family-owned Lola T330/2. After sitting out both practice/qualifying sessions on Friday with a migraine, Robson stormed through the 26-strong pack from the back row in the first race to cross the finish line in seventh place behind fellow Melbournite Zazryn and fellow T330 driver Peter Brennan. He then made it from seventh to fourth in the second race…...in a car with its own Ken Smith story.Smith enjoyed considerable success in the car in period and 40 years ago last month scored one of his most memorable victories on Australian soil, beating local hero and former F1 driver Vern Schuppan to victory in the Rothmans International Series round at Adelaide International Raceway.And what about the other storied 73-year-old competing in the MSC F5000 class races at Phillip Island, four-time former Australian Drivers' Champion, Alfredo (Alfie) Costanzo?He qualified the Alan Hamilton-owned McLaren M10B 12th and finished the first race in that position but was a non-starter in the second race after breaking a rocker in the first.The Hamilton team was busy replacing the engine and Costanzo was

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expected back on the grid for Sunday's two races.With Smith attending to business up front the battle for second Kiwi MSC series regular home in both races was between Lola T332 drivers Russell Greer from Blenheim and Ian Clements from Christchurch. Napier driver Sefton Gibb was also part of a strong mid-field battle pack in his Lola T332 with the three Kiwi Talons MR1s of David Banks, Aaron Burson and Grant Martin.Banks struggled with a gear selection issue in the first race, having to start from pit lane and culminating in a lurid spin at Lukey Heights, while Grant Martin lost control of his car in the second race and grazed the barriers between turns two and three, fortunately only doing superficial damage.The second race saw the return of local Matich A50 owner and driver Bryan Sala (otherwise driving a Ford Sierra Cosworth Group A touring

car at the meeting) in Geoff Munday's Elfin MR5B. UK-based MSC series regular Greg Thornton continued to suffer fuel problems with his hi-tech 3.4-litre V6 Cosworth-Ford engined March and Jay Bondini had a brake issue.SundayThere was no fairy tale finish for Kiwi supervet Ken Smith (Lola T332) on the second day of competition. Smith ended up third rather than the first he was aiming for in both Sunday races. But that didn't stop the 73-year-old from praising the meeting, and the drivers he battled with, Tom Tweedie and Tim Berryman, over the weekend. "It's been magic, just magic, "Smith said after an all-action 8-lap final won by category and series' newcomer Tim Berryman from fastest qualifier and the winner of the three other F5000 races at the 27th annual Phillip Island Classic meeting, Tom Tweedie. "This is one of the world's great circuits and I've had a ball, an absolute ball all weekend."

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Despite not - quite - being able to make a clean sweep of the four MSC series races Tweedie (Chevron B24) was also on a high after the final. "It's been an honour racing against you here," he said to Smith as the pair chatted afterwards.Tweedie, 27, and now working as a stock broker in Sydney after a promising early pro driving career in Australia's Formula 3 single-seater, and Carrara Cup and Dunlop V8 Development series, proved the man to beat in the F5000 races at the meeting. But rather than Smith - who ran him closest in qualifying and Saturday's two races - it was compatriot Berryman (Lola T332) who successfully completed the challenge, splitting Tweedie and Smith in the 4-lap race on Sunday morning then getting the jump on Tweedie off the rolling start to lead the final in the afternoon from start to finish.A farmer from Stockinbingal (near Wagga Wagga) in rural New South Wales, Berryman was very much the surprise package of the meeting, having only done limited laps beforehand in the ex Davison family Lola T332. The 39-year-old is not exactly a newcomer to racing though, having competed successfully in the Formula Ford and Formula 3 classes early on in his career and won the Radical Australia Cup (for purpose-built Radical two seater sportscars) in 2014. Despite progressively losing rear end grip as the final played out, only Tweedie went quicker, the pair the only two to lap in the 1.28s as they edged ahead of Smith who, despite changes made on Saturday, was still struggling to get off the final turn and onto the start/finish straight as well as his two, younger, adversaries. "It was spooky through the left-

handers, I'll tell you that for a fact," said Smith. "I just couldn’t get the power down like those other two and it hurt me down the shute."Berryman, who fitted a new set of tyres for Sunday's two races, took advantage of the fact in the race on Sunday morning, testing his move for second on Smith at the end of the second lap then successfully pulling it off at the end of the third. What Berryman didn’t know was that Smith's car had started jumping out of gear, making it even harder

for the Kiwi to maintain the pace Tweedie was setting. It wasn't just up front where there was action from lights to flag either.In the first Sunday race Melbourne drivers Andrew Robson and Paul Zazryn consolidated their top six status in their Lolas (Robson's a T330/2, Zazryn's a T332) with British driver Greg Thornton (having taken over the Chevron B24 used on Friday and Saturday by Kiwi young gun Tom Alexander) the big mover after starting from the back of the grid (P24) and making it up to ninth by the start of the final lap then drafting past Kiwi Lola T332 ace

Sefton Gibb for eighth by the start/finish line. Second Kiwi home (after Smith) was veteran Blenheim all-rounder Russell Greer (Lola T332) who withstood consistent pressure throughout from Aussie Lola T330 counterpart Peter Breenan to claim sixth place. Behind Sefton Gibb, former MSC F5000 series champion Ian Clements was the Lola T332 meat, meanwhile, in a Talon sandwich, with David Banks leading in his dark blue MR1 and Aaron Burson bookending Clements and somehow managing to hold off Aussie Darcy Russell (Lola T330) at the same time in his red MR1/A.

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Kiwi Glenn Richards (Lola T400), and Aussies Phillip Lewis (Matich A50) and Bryan Sala (Elfin MR8) enjoyed a race-long battle of their own behind Russell, with the first of the older Class A cars home the second McLaren M10B of entrant Alan Hamilton in the hands of the category's other 73-year-old driver, Alfie Costanzo, in 17th place.The second Class A car home was also a McLaren, the crowd favourite high-wing M10A driven by Kiwi category stalwart Tony Roberts. In the final in the afternoon, a race generally agreed to be one of the best in the 12-year history if the MSC series, the main interest was in whether Tom Tweedie could take back the spot from Berryman. The Sydneysider definitely tried, setting the race's fastest lap (1:28:5277) as he poked and probed for a gap, but Berryman had every option covered, even as - late in the race - the pair encountered lapped traffic. "I'm just so stoked, this is just awesome," Berryman said of his debut category win.With Smith third, a good six seconds behind Tweedie, Andrew Robson (driving the car Smith claimed a number of memorable wins in, including the New Zealand Grand Prix. in period) was only five-and-a-

half seconds back in fourth with a sizable gap back to the rest of the field led by Paul Zazryn. Russell Greer enjoyed another strong run in sixth in front of the mid-field battle pack of Sefton Gibb, David Banks, Peter Brennan, and Ian Clements, then the closely dicing Darcy Russell and Aaron Burson, and Alfie Costanzo and Glenn Richards.Both pairs entertained with close, committed dicing throughout the race with a second-and-a-half at the line between Russell and Burson but barely a lick of paint (two-hundredths of a second) between Costanzo's M10B McLaren, which was again the first of the older Class A cars home, and Richards' Lola T400. Aaron Burson spoke for all the Kiwi MSC series regulars when he said afterwards how much be enjoyed racing on the fast, flowing Phillip Island circuit. "It’s a brilliant track, awesome, and so well suited to our Formula 5000s. The VHRR have treated us all so well too, we've all had a ball!"Brit Greg Thornton was also in the thick of things early on in the final, getting a blinder of a start to elevate himself from eighth on the grid to fifth at the end of the first lap, only to have his car's steering rack fail, forcing him out of the race on lap 5.The weekend's round was the final of the 2015/16 MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series with Ken Smith claiming his fourth title after dominating all four New Zealand rounds.Formula 5000 - Race 1Event R15 6 Laps 1. Tom Tweedie (NSW) 1973 Chevron B24 8:58.37992. Ken Smith (NZ) 1976 Lola F5000 T332 5000 9:00.01983. Tim Berryman (NSW) 1974 Lola T332 9:05.51604. Tom Alexander (UK) Chevron B24 9:09.5266 5. Paul Zazryn (VIC) 1974 Lola T332 9:26.8993 6. Peter Brennan (VIC) 1973 Lola T330 9:32.0056 7. Andrew Robson (VIC) 1973 Lola T330/2 9:38.8849 8. Russell Greer (NZ) 1973 Lola T332 9:39.39679. Ian Clements (NZ) Lola T332 9:39.7170 10. Sefton Gibb (NZ) 1974 Lola F5000 T332 9:41.5098 11. Grant Martin (NZ) 1974 Talon F5000 9:45.550412. Aaron Burson (NZ) 1974 Talon F5000 MR1 9:46.591313. Alfredo Costanzo (VIC) 1970 McLaren M10B 9:48.1278© peter ellenbogen ( www.flickr.com/photos/peterellenbogen )

Auckland driver Glenn Richards (#99 Lola T400).

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14. Philip Lewis (DNK) 1972 Matich A50 9:48.214015. Darcy Russell (VIC) 1972 Lola T330 9:48.4835 16. Glenn Richards (NZ) 1975 Lola T400 9:52.5927 17. Bill Hemming (VIC) 1977 Elfin MR 8 10:04.335518. Frank Harris (VIC) 1973 Chevron B24 10:32.516419. Tony Roberts (NZ) 1969 McLaren M10A 10:34.749620. Maxwell Pearson (QLD) 1971 Elfin MR5 10:37.617921. Rodney Carroll (NSW) 1968 Lola T140 10:39.821322. Jay Bondini (VIC) 1974 Lola T332 10:39.884723. Andrew Kluver (NSW) 1972 Lola T300 9:10.282624. Frank Karl (NZ) 1970 McLaren M10 9:41.009725. Geoff Munday (VIC) 1975 Elfin MR5B 9:58.007926. + 1 lap: David Banks (NZ) 1974 Talon MR1 8:12.7488 Formula 5000 - Race 2Event R27 5 Laps 1. Tom Tweedie (NSW) 1973 Chevron B24 7:32.98652. Ken Smith (NZ) 1976 Lola F5000 T332 7:34.16623. Tom Alexander (UK) Chevron B24 7:37.3228 4. Tim Berryman (NSW) 1974 Lola T332 7:38.87655. Andrew Robson (VIC) 1973 Lola T330/2 7:51.3962 6. Paul Zazryn (VIC) 1974 Lola T332 7:53.3680 7. Peter Brennan (VIC) 1973 Lola T330 7:58.76738. Ian Clements (NZ) Lola T332 8:02.04279. Russell Greer (NZ) 1973 Lola T332 8:02.266510. Darcy Russell (VIC) 1972 Lola T330 8:09.450111. Sefton Gibb (NZ) 1974 Lola F5000 T332 8:12.403512. David Banks (NZ) 1974 Talon F5000 8:12.623213. Aaron Burson (NZ) 1974 Talon F5000 MR1 8:14.049014. Glenn Richards (NZ) 1975 Lola T400 8:21.235515. Philip Lewis (DNK) 1972 Matich A50 8:35.1666 16. Bryan Sala 1975 Elfin MR5B 8:36.1800 17. Bill Hemming (VIC) 1977 Elfin MR 8 8:41.9799 118. Tony Roberts (NZ) 1969 McLaren M10A 8:43.5755 19. Frank Harris (VIC) 1973 Chevron B24 9:20.526820. Rodney Carroll (NSW) 1968 Lola T140 7:45.6029

21. Frank Karl (NZ) 1970 McLaren M10 7:46.702322. Andrew Kluver (NSW) 1972 Lola T300 7:46.9545DNF. Grant Martin (NZ) 1974 Talon MR1A, Gregory Thornton (UK) 1975 March, Maxwell Pearson (QLD) 1971 Elfin MR5 DNS: Alfredo Costanzo (VIC) 1970 McLaren M10BFormula 5000 - Race 4 (final)Event R51 8 Laps 1. Tim Berryman (NSW) 1974 Lola T332 12:03.02242. Tom Tweedie (NSW) 1973 Chevron B24 12:03.34503. Ken Smith (NZ) 1976 Lola F5000 T332 12:09.43774. Andrew Robson (VIC) 1973 Lola T330/2 12:14.8314 5. Paul Zazryn (VIC) 1974 Lola T332 12:40.81846. Russell Greer (NZ) 1973 Lola T332 12:43.34107. Sefton Gibb (NZ) 1974 Lola F5000 T332 12:47.75258. David Banks (NZ) 1974 Talon F5000 12:47.95939. Peter Brennan (VIC) 1973 Lola T330 12:49.218310. Ian Clements (NZ) Lola T332 12:49.981611. Darcy Russell (VIC) 1972 Lola T330 12:58.1166

12. Aaron Burson (NZ) 1974 Talon F5000 MR1 12:59.689813. Alfredo Costanzo (VIC) 1970 McLaren M10B 13:10.523714. Glenn Richards (NZ) 1975 Lola T400 13: 10.700615. Bryan Sala 1975 Elfin MR5B 13:12.251816. Philip Lewis (DNK) 1972 Matich A50 13:15.8398 17. Tony Roberts (NZ) 1969 McLaren M10A 12:07.806818. Bill Hemming (VIC) 1977 Elfin MR 8 12:12.372419. Andrew Kluver (NSW) 1972 Lola T300 12:14.762320. Mike Glynn (VIC) 1977 Elfin MRB-BC 12:47.828321. Frank Harris (VIC) 1973 Chevron B24 12:52.009222. Frank Karl (NZ) 1970 McLaren M10B 12:55.308323. Rodney Carroll (NSW) 1968 Lola T140 12:57.9240 DNF. Gregory Thornton (UK) Chevron B24 6:16.0749

© peter ellenbogen ( www.flickr.com/photos/peterellenbogen )Tom Tweedie (#2 Chevron B24) was the driver to beat in the MSC NZ F50000 Tasman Cup Revival Series races at the VHRR Phillip Island Classic meeting in Australia today. Kiwi veteran Ken Smith (#111 Lola T332) got closest.

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Tour of Epynt Rally. 13th March 2016.

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Kicking off the MSA Asphalt Rally Championship, the Melvyn Evans Tour of Epynt rally took place on 13th March on the famous and unforgiving Epynt Ranges with HQ based in Llandovery.

The full entry had some amazing machinery which included defending champion and last year’s winner Simon Mauger with his Millington engined Metro 4M4 who was up against strong opposition in Damian Cole in his WRC Fiesta, Steve Simpson in the Subaru Impreza WRC, Eian Pritchard and Adrian Spencer.

To everyone’s relief, the day dawned with dry roads and the prospect of sunshine for most of the day. The days weather was pleasant with intermittent sunshine a contrast to last weeks snow and icy conditions on the Mid Wales Stages not far away.Cole led after stage one but Simpson took the lead after stage two and held it for the rest of the day, despite an engine fire at the finish of the penultimate stage. Cole felt high tyre pressures affected him on stage two and a change of tyres and damper settings improved matters. Mauger also changed tyres after a slippery run on stage two, dropping to third

but retaking second spot after Cole was puzzled by dropped time on stage five. Cole finished third, even after a rallycrossing jaunt on the penultimate stage lost them the place to Adrian Spencer’s new Impreza WRC, but a fast time on the final stage regained them the place. Eian Pritchard had a steady run to fifth, overhauling Bob Fowden

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9 Richard Clews/Carl Williamson Subaru Impreza STi 7th and Class B13

Simon Mauger/Jonathan Hawkins MG Metro 4M4

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and Richard Clews who both changed tyres to improve matters, which worked until Clews ran out of them. First 2WD runners were the Tappin brothers’ Mk2 Escort in 8th, with Ollie Mellors and Rob Tout completing the top ten in Proton S2000 and Evo 10 respectively.Simon Mauger with co-driver Jonathan Hawkins in the Dennis Marshall-built Metro 4M4 contested last years success but took second place to Stephen Simpson and Patrick Walsh in their Impreza WRC after a fierce

battle throughout the day.Damian Cole and Paul Morris in a Fiesta WRC were hoping for another victory on the Military Ranges but had to take third place in the end of a day close behind the top two.Adrian Spencer and Mark Hewitt took fourth place in another Subaru Impreza WRC.In fifth place Eian Pritchard with Steve McPhee entered in the Focus WRC that son Jason has won on the Manx National Rally in both 2014 & 2015. Another Epynt ‘veteran’ is Bob Fowden in his Impreza WRC with Paul Wakely codriving taking sixth position.

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Car 14 Sean Crowley and Emma Jones Mitsubishi Mirage (finished 29th)

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20 Ollie Mellors/Ian Windress Proton Satria Neo S2000 – 9th and Class B14

Mark Creacall/Peter Littlefield BMW Compact

Huw and Aled Jones Honda Civic Type R

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90 Kevin & charles Tappin Ford Escort –8th and Class B11

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Subaru flying high

Cole finished third, even after a rallycrossing jaunt on the penultimate stage cost him 2nd place

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© www.rallygallery.com Eian Pritchard /Steve McPhee Ford Focus WRC– Class B14

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Stephen Simpson/Patrick Walsh Subaru Impreza WRC Class A8

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Roger Moran/Dan Golding Ford Escort Richard Milbank/Lee Bezuidenhout Vauxhall Corsa

Danien Cole/Paul Morris Ford Fiesta WRCJukes/Williams Vauxhall Astra

Paul Clapham/Tom Wood Peugeot 106

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British GT and BRDC F4 Media Day 15th March 2016By Mick Herring, with additional photos

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A late evening email from SRO promising a world-wide exclusive ensured plenty of photographers populated Snetterton's pit lane early next morning. Unveiling the brand new McLaren 570S ahead of its GT4 debut certainly brightened a cold, overcast day and heralded our first chance to witness a host of new cars, drivers or teams looking to advance their profile and see familiar faces returning. For some, today would be the first opportunity to drive their new cars. Later, in the press conference chaired jointly by MSVR boss Jonathan Palmer and SRO's Stephane Ratel, British GT emphasised the importance of GT4, not only here, but worldwide and McLaren GT managing director, Andrew Kirkaldy, said that McLaren viewed racing as a major part of the

570S road car’s development platform.With seventeen full-season entries confirmed in GT4, 2016 will see not only the new McLaren but also the very vocal Maserati GT MC (in the hands of Abbie Eaton) and Porsche’s Cayman GT4 Clubsport battling the resident Aston Martin, Ginetta, Lotus and Toyota entries.With eleven manufacturers competing across both classes, GT3 sees the return of Lamborghini, Bentley, McLaren and Audi. Grids of fifty-plus are likely to contest the rounds at Spa and Silverstone with the inclusion of the GT4 European Cup. The four 2015 champion drivers will return but with major changes, reigning GT3 AM champion, Andrew Howard will drive with GT4 winner Ross Gunn, whilst GT4 co-champion, Jamie Chadwick, returns later in the season with celebrity baker Paul Hollywood. Works Aston driver Jonny Adam teams up with final round winner, Derek Johnston in the TF Sport Aston Martin. The partnership formed between SRO and MSVR will

undoubtedly achieve the desired growth of the series, increasing public awareness of British GT as the definitive Pro/Am championship and the change to Pirelli tyres ensures ease of competing in different championships across Europe and beyond for both GT and BRDC F4.

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Ebor GT Maserati GT MC GT4 Marcus Hogarth / Abbie Eaton

Beechdean AMR Aston Martin Vantage GT4 Jordan Albert / Jack Bartholomew

Jonathan Palmer Stephane Ratel Matthew Corby Pirelli UK

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AMD Tuning BMW Z4 GT3 Lee Mowle / Joe Osborne

PFL Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Peter Littler / Jody Fannin Rick Parfitt Jr, Seb Morris Bentley Continental GT3

McLaren 570S GT4 worldwide debut

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with F3. He signalled this as a return to the glory days of F3 in England but with costs only at a quarter of F3. This is borne out by the international 26 driver entry list and that top F3 teams Carlin, Double R Racing and Fortec will each field three cars. These championships, together with the diverse series that have traditionally supported British GT, promise a full and exciting 2016.The first rounds of the BRDC F4 is at Snetterton March 27th- 28th and British GT Championship is at Brands Hatch 16th-17th April.

Meanwhile Jonathan Palmer’s adoption of the Tatuus carbonfibre chassis, 230bhp Cosworth engine and Pirelli tyres for BRDC F4, brings it into line with European championships which the FIA had set up in opposition. Jonathan Palmer further re-itterated that the new chassis, aero changes, power increase and Pirelli tyres (themselves developed from F3 compounds) have made BRDC F4 the desired 5-6 seconds faster per lap than the previous cars, bringing them into line

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Optimum Motorsport Ginette G55 GT4 Graham Johnson / Mike Robinson

BRDC F4 new faster Tatuus carbon chassis, Cosworth engine

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Black Bull Racing Ecurie Ecosse McLaren 650S GT3

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Century Motorsport Ginetta G55 GT4 Anna Walewska / Nathan Freke/Team Parker Racing Bentley Continental GT3 Rick Parfitt / Seb Morris

Returning GT3 champion Andrew Howard Aston Martin

Ginetta G55 GT4 new Team Hard