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Newsletter for the HSCC Historic Road Sports Championship Issue 2 Autumn 2018 Road Sports NEWS

Only HRS can put on such a perfect picture: Tony Davis, Richard Owen and Stephen Chapman

Reports From • MALLORY • SILVERSTONE • CROFT • OULTON PARK • BRANDS HATCH

www.historicroadsports.com D Newsletter CONTENTS The Historic Road Mallory Race Report ...... 3 - 4 Sports Championship is organised and Mallory Photo Gallery ...... 5 - 6 administered by the Mallory Results ...... 7 - 8 Historic Sports Car Club (HSCC) in accordance with Silverstone Race Report ...... 9 - 10 the General Regulations of Silverstone Results ...... 11 the Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association Silverstone Photo Gallery ...... 12 - 14 (MSA). Peter Shaw ...... 15

Details about individual Johan Denekamp ...... 15 - 17 championships can be Croft Race Report ...... 18 - 19 found at: www.historicroadsports.com Croft Results ...... 20 Croft Photo Gallery ...... 21 - 23 Points ...... 24 HSCC Bruce Stapleton ...... 25 - 28 Oulton Park Race Report ...... 29 - 30 Oulton Park Results ...... 31 View from the cockpit of a Ginetta G4 .... 32 Historic Sports Oulton Park Photo Gallery ...... 33 - 35 Car Club In The Press ...... 35 Silverstone Circuit Nr. Towcester Brands Hatch Race Report ...... 36 - 37 Northamptonshire Brands Hatch Results ...... 38 NN12 8TN 01327 858 400 Brands Hatch Photo Gallery ...... 39 - 41 [email protected] Tech Torque ...... 42 For more details about the HSCC, please visit For Sale ...... 43 www.hscc.org.uk Thank You ...... 44

The views and opinions expressed in this Newslet- ter are solely those of the original authors and other contributors. These views and opinions do not necessarily represent those of the HSCC.

MALLORY – 10 June 2018 Race REPORT

A welcome return to the Leicestershire only 17 cars, it still made for close racing on circuit, one that HRS has not raced at for the relatively short 1.35-mile circuit. many years; a double header race and Qualifying went to form with John qualifying all on the same day. Davison taking pole, a convincing 1.144 Whilst we had a smaller grid than usual, ahead of the Morgan of Kevin Kivlochan and Tim Pearce taking the P3 quali slot. Jim Grant travelled all the way from Scotland with his white S3 Elan and qualified 0.007 ahead of the Dick Coffey Turner who was in turn 0.05 ahead of Mike Leese in the Lotus 7. The ever-improving Johan Denekamp took class B pole. A new entrant for Andrew Lovett in

Andrew Lovett – Sunbeam Rapier

HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 3 KeKi took a double victory at the Leicestershire circuit in his Morgan +8

his Sunbeam Rapier, who wished to try out taking Class E. some races with HRS before committing Race two was a second win of the day to a 2019 season with us. Judging by the for KeKi, this time ahead of John Davison smiles on his face through the day, I think he by 1.684 seconds and Tim Pearce taking is hooked! his second podium of the day with a P3. The Elan of Davison got a good start Johan again took Class B and Dick took off the line, but the power of the KeKi Class E. However, as Class E had only two Morgan dug in and took the lead into entries Dick would receive 6 points for the Gerards a position that Kivlochan would wins rather than 9, thus dropping a total hold to the end of the race. of 6 possible points for the weekend and Mechanical problems hit the Davison bringing the annual tally for Dick, John and Elan who limped home in fourth, with Tim Kevin all equal. Class B leader is Johan Pearce taking P2 and a delighted Barry Denekamp with 18 points, class D has joint Ashdown taking the last podium place and leaders of Harry Brown and Adam Ross a Class C win. Barry Davison was pipped on 20 points. Class F is lead by Richard to P6 by Mike Leese in his Lotus 7 by a Owen on 8 points. mere 0.495 of a second. Johan Denekamp took Class B honours and Dick Coffey

4 HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 MALLORY – 10 June 2018 Photo GALLERY

KeKi and Barry Ashdown discuss how to beat the black Elan

Andrew Lovett in the Sunbeam…Loved It… (Sorry, couldn’t resist) Jim Grant travelled all the way from Scotland

HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 5 Johan Denekamp in the beautiful pea green Tuscan Jim Grant’s Elan

Barry Ashdown in Kermit took P3 and a podium in Race 1

Tim Pearce took a well deserved P2 in Race 1 and P3 in Race 2

6 HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 Mallory RESULTS

Lap Chart Mallory Race 1

Mallory Podium 1 - Tim Pearce, Kevin Kivlochan and Barry Ashdown HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 7 Mallory Podium 2 - Tim Pearce, Kevin, John Davison

Lap Chart Mallory Race 7

8 HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 SILVERSTONE – 21 July 2018 Race REPORT

So, it’s 10-years since we last with 100,000 spectators and full TV represented our series at the Silverstone coverage. Classic, where the race was previously Once again this year we are won by Russell Paterson in a 70s blessed with a dry race and qualifying; Morgan. Not that it is a competition very hot conditions for both car and between HRS and 70s in any way driver. For HRS, qualifying went with shape or form. It really doesn’t matter the ever-dominant black Elan of John whether the race is won by an HRS car Davison taking pole ahead of or a 70s car ...... much! Richard Plant in his Morgan. However, It is a real honour for our series to the margin gap was a surprise with a

Larry and Barry at the Classic be invited to race at an event which massive difference of 2.324 seconds. is recognised as one of THE premium What was a shocker too being that historic racing events in the world, HRS cars took the first three qualifying

HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 9 places; James Owen secured a pole you consider the track and the two for Class B ahead of Mike Eagles in huge straights, Wellington and Hanger, his nimble Milano - Class D pole was that do not best suit the little Ginetta. taken by John Shaw in his fabulous Well done Ian, great result. Johan Denekamp had a superb weekend (see Johan’s blog later in this newsletter) to take the Class B win and 11th overall in HRS. John Shaw was a welcome return to HRS in his 911 taking the win in Class D. The Turner of Dick Coffey took a Class E win, but only 5.808 seconds ahead off Laurie Tucker in the MG Ashley GT and a best lap time of 0.122 ahead of Laurie’s. (Editor’s note: Jonathan Edwards took P3, John took the win and I am living in hope!) Barry Richard Plant secured P2 Davison had a great weekend rising 911 and Class E pole held by Dick from a qualifying slot in P22 to Coffey in his Turner. finish P16 overall and third in Class C. Unusually for HRS, we were to have a rolling start due to the large grid size of 58 starters. The initial laps saw Davison, Plant and Kivlochan take an early lead, pulling a reasonably comfortable gap ahead of Julian Barter who lead 70s in his Elan. However, a popped plug lead on the blue Morgan of Kivlochan severely impacted his lap times and KeKi was soon passed by Barter and Jonathan Edwards in his Plus 8. The race was convincingly won by Davison with a comfortable lead over the Plant Morgan of 22.426 seconds. After the thirty-minute race, Jonathan Edwards held up the John Davison accepts the impressive Trophy for the honours for HRS taking P3 overall. So race win the podium was dominated by HRS.... However, star of the risers was Adrian nice work boys! Gilbert in his S3 Elan rising an incredible Ian Burford secured a win in Class 16 places from P42 to a P26 finish. C in his nippy Ginetta G4 with an Richard Owen had finally received his overall P6 in HRS, a very impressive 2018 engine and returned in his TR2 drive in the little car especially when to take a solo run in Class F.

Thank you from Barry Ashdown To Graham and the team at HSCC. I am sure that I speak for us all when I express a huge thank you for not only including HRS/70s in the Classic but doing so in style. Being in the Wing elevated the experience from special to incredible.

10 HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 Silverstone RESULTS

HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 11 SILVERSTONE – 21 July 2018 Photo GALLERY

Ian Burford requesting donations from Justin, for the loudest shirt competition

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? An impressive grid of HRS and 70s combined totalled 58 cars

Nick savage and Camaro at full chat John Davison and series 1 Elan in impressive form

12 HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 I think Ian Burford and his Ginetta could fit in the boot Davison heads the pack of the Savage Camaro

The beautiful GT350 of Larry Tucker James Owen wonderful TR

Adrian heads a tight cluster of HRS cars Richard Plant’s Morgan leads the similar car of Kivlochan

Jonathan Edwards secured P3 overall and a podium Barry Ashdown in Kermit finish

HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 13 Larry and Barry in close quarters Bruce, Johan and Bob at the fair

Richard Plant challenged John for the win, but Tim Pearce put in a solid performance eventually had to settle for P2

Teifion’s 7 leads Ian’s 4 Colin Sharp’s fabulous TR4

Great to see John Shaw and his 911 back with us and a win in class D

14 HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 Peter SHAW

Ian Burford Winner Class C

KeKi Winner Class A

John Shaw Winner Class D

We were honoured to have a special guest, Peter Shaw who presented the prize giving for both HRS and 70s after the race, great to see Peter again, beers all round. Johan Winner Class B

An exciting weekend for Dick Coffey Winner Class E Johan Denekamp

The Silverstone Classic - Grand Prix Circuit – 20/21/22 July 2018

This is the big one! One of the top It has not rained for 6 weeks and race meetings in Europe. Up there I’m looking forward to a dry run in the with Spa 6 Hour and the Goodwood Tuscan. The eager beavers start to Revival. We are only invited here every jostle to get into the assembly area at 10 years and we have been given a 5.15pm. I also get in there early, as combined grid of 58 cars – 29 from far better to be in the front 10 or so sixties and 29 from seventies. There cars rather than right at the back of are also 15 reserves, so just the 73 this massive entourage. National TV of us out there on our rather brief 18 cameras descend on us and we all try minute qualification session at 6.03pm to look cool in the cockpit. It is nearly on Friday. 30 degrees outside, but you know

HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 15 what I mean. As we sit in there, they from his 4.7 litre Mustang right down play the footage on the huge screen in the Hangar straight and right on the front of us and one shot shows some line. We only get 6 laps, but my times massive black clouds coming in fast. improve steadily through 2.56, 2.54 Yes, it starts raining gently at 6pm just to 2.52.5. To be honest I’m surprised 3 minutes before we go out. We’re all and disappointed. I’ve managed 2.44 still very excited in both the Lancia and the Marcos. and full of not a We are on the modern F1 GP circuit little trepidation. and not the more benign Historic GP I’ve been warming circuit, a very hard left at Vale. This is the engine up and probably worth 2 seconds a lap but in these slightly nevertheless I need to do better. distracting I’m 36th out of the 73, I’m second moments find I in class behind James Owen who has have over heated managed 2.51.57 but I’m ahead of it. Danni comes class B rival former HRS Chairman over to say turn Mike Eagles in his very light 3 litre the fan on, as Milano. Dick Coffey is behind me, Tuscan in 2018 Silverstone Classic garage a little water is John Shaw former HRS champion running out from under the car. Better from 2015 and 2016 is also behind that than a little bit of water running me, as is Steve Camplin in my old out of this excited driver and we are all Lancia Monte Carlo. very excited. Reflections – my main target is to At 6.03pm we are off, the car get past James and to win my class cools down immediately with the good and to get my lap times on this tougher airflow. I’m up there with the big dogs, F1 circuit to 2.48 or so. Ideally get up and as we have only 18 minutes, we 6 places or so into the top 30. all set off at pace. I’ve figured the Saturday afternoon. Our race is at tyres must be warm as we have sat 3.05pm. The whole event is running in that heat for 45 minutes. We are like clockwork. The organisers say on our first (warm up) lap and as we that we have had 100,000 spectators approach Becketts I lose adhesion through the gates! We’re on the telly! and spin gently off! Cringingly school- No pressure then! It is to be a rolling boy error. I can’t believe it but luckily, start and we go off side by side in 29 I don’t collect anything and as we pairs of very excited drivers. We go have gone off so fast, only 2 cars go through the green flag lap and we’re past me to see the incident. I re-join off. I have made a mental calculation the track sheepishly and get on with that it will be about 40 miles, being it, without many of the 62 cars behind 30 minutes at 75mph. I get away well seeing it! Anne is showing me lap and leave the car alongside me, the times, of course they are always one best performing Bertone Alfa, behind. lap behind the current lap, so on lap 3 Pleasingly I also get past James quite she holds out a board showing 2.59 quickly and I’m pulling away from him. for lap 2. This isn’t too bad. Other cars Generally, the bigger capacity cars are spinning out and two cars have start to come through the field as blown up already. A black Alfa GTV Silverstone is a power circuit. The has laid down oil on one corner and yellow TVR 3000M from seventies, Larry Tucker has laid a big trail of oil well driven by Cornish man Steve

16 HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 Bellerby, has come up the field and thinking if I can just avoid the oil there he is all over me. Cheeky beggar, he will be the chequered flag, and there it even goes past me on the National Pits is not. And as we all know you cannot straight going into Copse, I think he’ll drive defensively – that equals crap lap never hold that line and predictably he times. This happens two more times has to run off the circuit to carry on. with me thinking I have a 100-metre This is, we are always told at the advantage which becomes 50 metres briefings, strictly illegal and will be as I back off trying to make sure of punished. But who do I see, I notice finishing. All good things come to an he carries on with no flags waved. end, we are eventually on what is to Right, he wants some! I chase him be the very last lap. My trip is reading down for the next lap and we work out 50 miles plus but I reckon this must be where each of is quicker. He prepares it. The very front runners lap us and I his own car and we are very evenly also sneak through on the inside of Mr balanced. Same engine, same power, Bellerby on the very last corner on the same straight-line speed. I follow him very last lap. I beat him by 16/100ths. down the Hangar straight and attempt John Shaw is one second behind him to get down the inside for Stowe, and James is 15/100ths behind John. he pulls over to defend that line. To Elated are us. I’ve won the class and my delight I drive around him on the what a great race. Dick? Pahh, he is outside of Stowe (very Nigel Mansell). back another 2 places. So much for I feel like a God. #Ave it! We are on our 2017 Champion. I finish 28th with lap 5 I guess. Bugger me – he is back a best lap of 2.49.5. Ahead of me are and sneaks past me six Morgan plus 8s, 9 again on lap 6. Can’t Lotuses; (Elans, believe it. Where is Europas and Sevens), his respect? Anyway, two Porsches, two we come around to Ferraris. I’m really the Hangar straight pleased if it had been at 130mph, as you only 60s I’d have been do, only to find an oil 12th. slick on the racing Very emotional line! Steve nearly spins prize giving, where off as do I.. knickers. Peter Shaw who I won’t be overtaking is not at all well, there next time. I get presents all the class past him on lap 8, but winners with their he gets back past me. trophies and makes And so forth for 3 more a special fuss of me Oliver and I at Silverstone Classic 2018 laps. In addition, as we as I’m in his old car. have both been What a great guy! dicing and backing off because of the Next outing Brands Hatch Indy circuit. oil slick, John Shaw in the Orange 911 Double headers, probably in both cars is upon us, as is James in the TR5. so 6 track outings. My class win is now in jeopardy. Also, All on Sunday 23rd September. my estimate that 40 miles on the trip Guests welcome! would just about do it, is miles out. Can’t wait! Each time I come around Stowe JH Denekamp

HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 17 CROFT – 4 & 5 August 2018 Race REPORT

John Davison extended his domination elan of Barry Ashdown. Colin moved at the front with a qualifying time of up two places on the tail of Ashdown’s 1:36.121, a convincing 4.377 seconds elan with Kermit taking the place by only ahead of KeKi in P2. 0.772 seconds after the 20-minutes of The fight for second place would hard fought racing and Keiron hot on be closer however with a Jonathan his tail 0.769 behind the TR4. Rose 0.4 behind the Morgan, Jonathan Rose put up a strong Jonathan would get the jump on the fight against the Morgan, with his tyres Kivlochan Morgan at the start of Race giving up on lap 10, he spun at the one, leaving KeKi to fight back for the complex allowing Larry Kennedy in a place, eventually out braking the elan similar elan to catch him; they fought into the hairpin. to the line with Jonathan taking the

Chris Burbury returned in his TR5 to HRS after a break, giving maximum commitment! Photos courtesy of Kristy Kerr. The race would not disappoint the last podium place by only 1.571 Croft crowd however with the star seconds on Larry. battles in mid field. Qualifying times Class B was won by a welcoming should have signalled we were in for return of the TR5 of Chris Burbury, some close racing with less than two class D by the truly gorgeous Alfa seconds separating Kieron Baillie in Romeo 1750 Spider of Anthony P7 and Neil Russell in P14 in his TVR Ross and Class E was won by our Griffith. Colin Sharp qualified in P12 a reigning champion, Dick Coffey, who mere 0.021 behind the Kermit green had started to squeeze a small lead at

18 HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 Think I might get this for next year, John Davison....try passing this wide beast!

the head of the points table, 6 points ahead of John Davison. So, to Race two, this time the Kivlochan Morgan would hold station at the start but Jonathan Rose wouldn’t Sharron Kivlochan’s “supportive” allow an easy run and kept the pressure text message to KeKi on KeKi to the line. The John Davison Elan was in a different league (see supporting text from Sharron Karl Wetherell and Ben Ferguson Kivlochan!). shared the pretty TR4, they were both Larry Kennedy kept hard on the mightily impressive with Karl finishing Rose elan for P3 but was unable to in P 6 posting a time of 1:41.646 in displace him, finishing a tantalising Race 2 Ben brought the car home in 1.864 behind the green and yellow P6 with a time of 1:41.652 car. Class B was again taken by Chris Colin Sharp in his TR 4 was another Burbury and class E by Dick. Richard Owen brought his TR2 home in 13th place to complete his double class win of the weekend.

Colin Sharp’s fabulous TR 4 weekend riser Qualifying 12th, Race one 10th and Race two 8th with an impressive time of 1:41.77

Karl Wetherell and Ben Ferguson shared the pretty TR4

HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 19 Croft RESULTS

Podium for Race one and Race 2 at Croft would be the same, John Davison taking the honours with a clear lead over the strong battle for P2, with KeKi taking P2 and Jonathan Rose hot on his heels in the Elan Mike Ricketts – 4 & 5 August 2018 receives the CROFT spoils on behalf Photo GALLERY of John Davison

Best dressed mechanic award, Ewan Sergison John Davison takes up his customary position

Mark Godfrey in the Ginetta G4 was impressively fast in both races, posting a time of 1:41:008 in Race 2 to secure P5 just 2.629 behind Larry Kennedy. Here he is in close quarters with Jim Grant in his elan, all the way from Scotland Adrian Gilbert had a weekend of climbing Quali 15th, Race one 13th, Race two 9th.... brilliant result

The Elans of Jonathan Rose, Larry Kennedy and Jim Barry Ashdown lifts a wheel Grant

22 HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 21 Paul Lovett gained two signatures in his Sunbeam Rapier H120...a very happy man Looking forward to seeing Paul out with us more in 2019 in his new toy. Watch this space! Peter Chappell takes a neat line in his Austin Healey Sprite

Adam Simmonds hauls his Terlingua Mustang round Jonathan Rose....Barry Ashdown style!! (or is it Barry Croft....I know I am not allowed a favourite...... but Ashdown, Jonathan Rose style?!)

Neil Russell brought out his truly fab Griff 400, qualifying in P14 he had a blast in Race one hawking the beast up to P8 Race two was a different story, the wheel Cylinder popped on lap 2 at Clervaux and that was the end of his weekend. Stephen Chapman nudges under Peter Chappell. The Sunbeam had a roller coaster weekend, qualifying P19, Race one P20 and Race two a satisfying P14

A beautiful drift in the G4 Richard Owen TR leads Ian Ross Ginetta

22 HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 Jonathan Rose got a jump on KeKi in Race one and Lotus a sandwich made the Morgan driver work hard for his P2

Maximum effort from Ben Ferguson John Davison took pole and a double win in customary fashion

Nostalgia weekend, military support vehicles everywhere

HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 23 POINTS

Johan Denekamp has a ten-point lead in Class B with Chris Burbury in P2 In Class D we have a tie for the lead with Harry Brown and Adam Ross on equal points with twenty a piece. Additionally, Harry is leading the charge for the Gerry Marshall Trophy due to a delayed engine, Richard had a late start to the season in his TR2, however he now leads Class F ahead of Mark Gordon in his beautiful Jaguar.

24 HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 Dinner with Bruce Stapleton

40 years on, and Bruce Stapleton is still mixing it with the best of the Morgan Plus 8 Brigade

“I remember my father buying a Humber Super Snipe when we were stationed in France and chasing a Mercedes, I was a young boy at that time, but have fond memories of the Humber and getting excited as we reached 100mph. My father took me to the British Grand Prix watching the early rear engines GP cars, I had no interest in them whatsoever, but I do remember Archie Scott Brown in the Jaguar saloons winning, along-side Graham Hill. My brother John had an MGTC that he I first raced against bought for £250 and I Bruce back in the early to mid 90s discovered that it attracted the ladies when I had my TVR Griffith and he was (he tells me with a wry smile). I was at racing his trusty Morgan Plus 8 that he the University of Nottingham at the time still races today. Naturally I would never studying agriculture, £250 pounds was say that he was sand- bagging, but whatever I managed to wring out of the TVR, Bruce always had more; was he the master, playing with the junior rookie? I shall let you decide. Bruce’s father was in the RAF, not a racer so how and why did Bruce get into racing I asked…?

HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 25 a lot of money back then, however Vauxhall Ventora. I remember Aussie the £90 for a flat rad Morgan with a Dave Walker, the ex-F1 driver, working Vanguard tractor engine was a good on his car in turkey; it fell of the jack starting point. and landed on his head. He ended up It was 1966 and I soon realised that in hospital and the bed next to him was the Morgan in that form was too slow, occupied by Grahame White... Small so a Sid Hurrell Full House TR4 engine world. was needed. I was racing with the In 1993, the 25th Anniversary of Nottingham Sports Car Club racing that event, Douglas and I decided to sprints, but soon found these races to do it again, this time in the Plus 8. We be too short. came 12th out of 110 cars. My elder brother John was selling In 1968 the Mugello Grand Prix in Italy was one of the most dangerous races in the world, part of the Mille course and run by Automobile Club de Florence. We got start money back then. We shipped the car down in the back of an ex-furniture lorry. Scrutineered in the middle of town next to the works Alfa 33 and Porsche 910; cars out of the Evening Standard it was part of the world championship and teamed up with Douglas Morris. back then. We found premises in South Kensington One lap took 45 minutes with cliff owned by John Campbell , a D-type edges and many competitors falling Racer. John did the selling, whilst I ran off the edge. The event was stopped the workshop. in 1969 as it was considered to be too I saw an advert in Autosport where dangerous. Gerry Marshall was selling the ex-Chris Life was to change gear when the Lawrence Plus 4 Morgan so I bought Morgan Factory noticed that they were that for £350. selling Morgan’s and racing well. At The old flat rad went into the the same time Basel Roy who was the showroom and sold pretty easily and only London dealer was closing down, for strong money. so Peter Morgan gave us the London So the business started, we agency. A Plus 8 back then was £1,500 would buy Morgans’ out of the and was demon fast. You could buy Exchange and Mart and sell via the Evening Standard from a South Kensington mews. I had reasonable success with racing the Morgan and we ran a 2 car team under the Morris Stapleton Motors Team banner, raced by brother John and myself. Then in 1968 Douglas and I did the London to Sydney Marathon in a Mick Jagger Brigitte Bardot

26 HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 one in any colour! Remember this was the 12 hours of Sebring and the swinging 60s, so a bright orange commissioned us to build the cars. Morgan or Union Jack paint scheme as We built the cars, sent the invoices and the order of the day. The Plus 4 Triumph he disappeared, never got engines cars had become superseded paid, but we used the cars by the powerful V8s, they were the to do the Willhire 24 hour at order of the day - Mick Jagger had one, Snetterton where we won the Brigitte Bardot too. Commanders Cup. The Then in the 70s we ran in Production factory even did a leaflet on Sports car racing starting in 75/76. the car titled “The car that People had struggled to understand goes on and on”. 1977 Oulton Park how to get power, we were running My real dream was Le Mans, but in Bush Fusegear May Meeting effectively road cars with our main 1979 I did Sebring 12 hours with the – Production competitor being the TVR of Colin idea that we would possibly develop Sports Car Race. Blower . At that time, Charles Morgan later for Le Mans but never happened. Colin Blower TVR leads Bruce in his raced the factor Plus 8. So entered in world champion Plus 8 Then started the early days of historic ship for FIA cars in events like the racing. I had noticed that the Ford 1000k, Brands 6 hours , Silverstone 6 Zephyr had some potential to be hour; we were against the factory 934 competitive, cheaper than the Jaguars Porsche’s and Lancia Monte Carlos, too. I found a mark 2, an ex-police car De Tomaso Panteras - it was deadly in the Exchange and Mart so threw serious. We were the first Morgan to

away the column shift and put 6 inch race in FIA championship for more like steel wheels on it, lowered it and race 15 years. Sadly we could not afford to prepared that. It was immaculate, I keep the car and sold it to the USA. think the seller thought I was going to But as luck would have it, I bought it place it into a museum. I won a few back four years ago. It took me years races before selling it to Gerry Marshall. to find, it was crashed in garage. I’ve By 1980 I was pretty hooked. I got pic of the car with Georgia plates remember we got a call from a guy in and it took 6 months to get the guy to the USA who was involved with the answer his phone. He had the car 19 Plus 8s, he said he was part owner of years, he had an argument with a the Sebring race circuit. He wanted to Semi trailer and crashed it and could build a team of two Morgan’s to run in not afford to repair it. It had 360Bhp,

HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 27 it was like a comfortable arm chair. turned out to be a difficult farm to run, I love that car, it looks moodier with not flat, rocky, 1000 sheep was enough the factory-built wide arches, 10 inch to drive anybody crazy! wheels. I saw the Morgan as a At the end of the London Sydney challenge, it’s not the obvious car and rally in 1993 I had no great plans; I remember asking a chap “what are 2018 – Bruce racing traditional style, no you doing next?” mechanic, no crew “I am going to New Zealand, as – Just flying solo! apparently I own land” he said. So I thought, “why not” and went with him and rented camper and travelled to South Island, knocking on doors looking for work. I went back to the UK for a while, but the draw of New Zealand was too strong. I returned and started looking at the wine industry which was at that time was tricky to get going, out of the box. reasonable fledgling in New Zealand. Buying a Porsche would have been I bought about 100 acres of land in a the easy route, no technical challenge, good spot and started a 5 year that’s what everyone does. programme of planting vineyard and So what paid the bills, I asked store for ten years. him...? I sold the vineyard in NZ and came From school I got into farming. I back to the UK in 2008. I then went to bought a derelict property in Oxfordshire live in Provence, France, running an in 75 acres, planted vineyard. I Blame olive farm; it meant that I could pop it on my wife, she wanted to grow a over to the UK to race. I bought the vine up side of our house. So did some green car in 1996, that I still have today. research and found the English My first race was Mallory where I Vineyard Association and planted a few got pole and won in the HSCC. With a 1000 vines. Then the engineering side wry smile he looks at me and says; “I of me said I needed a bigger project, believe you qualified in P2 in your TVR so I bought a fruit farm in Kent, turned and came second in the race.” it into an arable farm. It meant that I I won the Tour Britannia in 2006 could have fun with stuff like tractors and the Tour Espana in 1999. Not bad and combines. It had 200 acres. for a car with 1909 suspension! But I At that time the Morgan dealership discovered that the idea of popping was still going well mainly, run by his back to do a motor race in UK was brother… too expensive, so once again the I found that I had a connection with racing took a back seat. land, an affinity if you like. I liked land Now I am living back in the UK based activities but hated water. I then near Daventry and racing again with sold the farm in Kent as I wanted more the HSCC; no team, no mechanic, big toys, So I bought an estate in Fyfe just me and the trusty Morgan. 1100 acres - Loch, rivers, shooting, So, what did you decide? fishing holiday lets arable, a very busy Was Bruce toying with me all those time. So for those few years I did little years ago? racing this was the late 80s by then. It End

28 HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 OULTON PARK Gold Cup – 26/27 August 2018 Race REPORT

Wet wet wet... That was the forecast Qualifying went to form with John for the Gold Cup and we were not to Davison placing his Elan on pole by be disappointed – Dust off those wet 0.178 seconds on the last lap of tyres boys! qualifying. KeKi appeared to have a

Paul Tooms and KeKi show maximum respect for John Davison’s trophy

HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 3129 “safe” pole with a 2 second lead until see four Lotus 7s join us at the Gold the last lap, when JD turned the tables Cup with Keiron Baillie taking honours on him. Paul Tooms returned with his in qualifying in P9 overall. To add to our Turner qualifying 8.8 seconds behind already varied grid, we were honoured in P6, however a truly fantastic start to have Paul Kennelly with his wonderful saw him carve his way into P2 by Old XK150S barrelling the mighty Jaguar to Hall, a position he would maintain to a P10 in qualifying and an impressive the finish of the race. A new entrant race result of P6 overall, being harried for HRS was Peter Garland in class A over the line by Jonathon Rushton’s qualifying in P3, ahead of the troubled Plus 4 a mere 0.337 seconds behind.

Lining up for a wet grid

Morgan of Richard Plant who suffered Barry Davison had a superb weekend all weekend from electrical gremlins. qualifying the Elan S3 in P 14 overall, Peter was also to post fastest lap of he then gained 6 places to finish in P8 the race with a 2:23.444. Ian Burford in very challenging conditions, a superb qualified his Ginetta in P5, however he effort. If we were to have an award for had mechanical issues that threatened bravery then surely that must go to to spoil his weekend, but in true HRS Adam Simmonds in the Terlingua Mustang, spirit Keiron Baillie (Lotus 7) assisted what a beast to race in conditions like (see Ian’s story of the weekend later in we had, amazing to get the car round, this issue). Patrick Ward-Booth was a well done. Peter Chappell was the sole welcome return to HRS in his Ginetta, Class E entrant as Dick Coffey was qualifying in P11 and finishing in P9. sunning himself in foreign lands. Jonathon Rushton returned with is Overall a huge congratulations to all Morgan Plus 4 to continue his friendly 21 starters and 19 finishers in very challenge with Class B rival, James challenging conditions, well driven by all. Owen in his TR5. It was truly great to

30 HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 Oulton Park RESULTS

HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 31 View from the cockpit of a Ginetta G4

By Ian Burford

Practice started well on a damp and that is when the hard work began. track. The track surprised me with the Alex and Kieron were determined to amount of grip I could find just off the fix my car, and with the help of Paul “dry line”. All was going well until the Tooms who had a spare slave cylinder, 5th lap, coming out of Lodge, into the the clutch was fixed. There was compression before Deer Leap. I tried another problem however: the engine to change up from 3rd and the clutch mount had also broken. This was pedal went straight to floor. I managed removed by Alex and welded by one of to match the revs and grab 3rd, just Iain Rowley’s team at Delta Motorsport. in time for me to drive straight to park All in all, a very frustrating day that ferme. I sat there for a while before the ended well with the help of the session finished when Kieron Baillie wonderful HRS competitors and pulled up next to me in his Lotus fellow HSCC members. Unfortunately, Seven. We had a quick chat and the race on Sunday didn’t start well during that he said his friend and with the G4 clutch giving way again mechanic would probably be able to about 50m from the start. Again, it help me sort the G4. Whilst my wife was those wonderful HRS competitors and I, with my son Aston driving, were who managed to miss me in the pushing the car forlornly back to my rain-spray as I coasted to the side of awning, Kieron found me with Alex, the circuit.

32 HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 OULTON PARK Gold Cup – 26/27 August 2018 Photo GALLERY

If you go down to the woods today...

Seeing double Peter Garland was a new entrant to HRS, with many years’ previous experience in Morgans

Good to see Paul Tooms return to HRS in his Turner Class B rivalry at it’s very best

HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 33 John Davison takes the lead with Paul Tooms Turner Barry Davison had a superb result in the challenging leaping to P2 at the start conditions

HRS Team line up

Paul Tooms chased Davison’s Elan for the whole Fastest lap of the race went to Peter Garland twenty minutes

Bruce Stapleton Plus 8 leads the Rushton Plus 4 The magnificent XK150S of Paul Kennelly

34 HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 Peter Chappell winner of Class E Adrian leads Keiron and James

The wonderful B of Peter Bowyer Alpine of Stephen Chapman leads Chris Holland’s Lotus Seven S4

Adam Simmonds wins award for gallantry James Owen powers through the wet In the PRESS

From Motorsport News

HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 35 BRANDS HATCH – 23rd September 2018 Race REPORT

Our Double header race at Brands was certainly to throw up drama all round. With the overall Championship still down to three potential winners, John Davison, Elan, Dick Coffey in the Turner and Kevin Kivlochan in the Morgan. What a great spread and representations across the classes. Well we had another wet one, this time Jeff’s Facebook post the conditions for both our qualifying disqualified ….ouch. and race one were Qualifying went to form with John horrendous and a Davison taking the lead, followed by massive congratu- Kevin Kivlochan on the Plus 8. Robert lations to all for Rowe showed his ever-improving getting around form by qualifying third in the wet. It safely. Our second was great to See John Shaw return in race would be drier the 911 this year, as the sole entrant all together. in class D. Qualifying in P8 was the The drama started wonderful Sunbeam Tiger of Neil from the off with Merry, new to HRS and just fantastic a huge puddle in to see a new competitor with a new Paul Kennelly rows his way to quali the tunnel entrance car. Jonathan Rose struggled for grip between the outer and inner paddock, in qualifying, in P9 but that was all to causing cars to flood, with the Morgan change in race 2. Paul Kennelly of Peter Garland to be put out for the arrived in his beautiful ice blue Healey, whole day, the Ginetta of Shad Eddin in favour of his XK that he raced with to gain gremlin issues and the MG us at Oulton. Ashley GT of Laurie Tucker to get a Race One flooded transponder, which later failed A wet race for us, John Davison had a to work and he was subsequently super start taking the lead into Paddock

36 HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 Hill bend but struggled for grip at the turn this year’s championship by 1.741 top of the hairpin, allowing KeKi’s seconds. KeKi hounded John all the Morgan to slip by on the inside to take way with the narrowest of margins to the lead, one that he would maintain take fastest lap of the race ahead of to the flag. John took a solid second John by 0.001 seconds. But John, place, a class win which extended his in usual fashion drove a solid and lead in the Championship further (the convincing race, taking the overall win Morgan only receiving 6 points for the and Championship in style. Barring win, due to Pater Garland failing to mechanical issues John has won his start). Larry Kennedy jumped his elan class every time this and is a worthy from a Q5 in qualifying to take the last Champion. Jonathan Rose started his podium slot ahead of Bob Rowe by elan in P7 from the result of race won 1.311 seconds. Jonathan Stringer and stormed through the field to take chased Paul Kennelly across the line the P3 podium slot, having now found with Paul taking the advantage by 0.417 grip in the drier conditions. Larry seconds. The elan of Adrian Gilbert Kennedy and Mark Godfery in the gave a similar chase to class B Tuscan Ginetta G4 had a close battle with of Johan Denekamp with Johan Larry taking P4 ahead of Mark by nudging ahead by 0.578 seconds. 0.666. Shad Eddin gave chase to Class E honours went to Tony Davis, Barry Ashdown in Kermit, following ahead of Ian Ross in the G15 Ginetta. him over the line by 0.52 and Tony Race Two Davis took his second class win of the A drier race for race 2, with official day. track conditions being Bright/Damp. So after a hectic day for many, Having won the first race KeKi would the Championship had been decided take pole this time, however in the along with many class positions for previous race a Ford Escort had 2018. However, Class D and Class chosed to dump the contents of its F still has all to play for, can’t wait for sump on the start line. So JD got the Silverstone finals! jump on the Morgan into Paddock Hill Congratulations to all for showing bend and lead the race from start to fantastic driving standards a real finish, KeKi didn’t let John take the win compliment to you all. lightly though and chased him to the flag with John taking the win and in

Overall winner of 2018 Champion- Winner of class A Winner of class E ship and class C – John Davison – Kevin Kivlochan – Dick Coffey

Class D – is down to the finals with Harry Brown MGB GT and Adam Ross Alfa Romeo Spider tied on 20 points each Class F – is also down to the finals with Richard Owen TR2 on 12 points and Paul Kennedy Austin Healey

HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 37 Brands Hatch RESULTS

Podium Race 2

Podium Race 1

38 HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 BRANDS HATCH – 23rd September 2018 Photo GALLERY

Bob Rowe was mightily impressive in the wet, qualifying in P3 and putting in fastest lap for class C in the race with a 1:11.282

Tony Davis had a solid weekend with two class wins

Mark Godfrey hot on the heels of Johan at the bottom A crowded start for all at Paddock Hill of Paddock Hill

HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 39 Two great drives by Laurie Tucker in challenging conditions

The roaring Tiger of Neil Merry, what a hand full that must have been in the wet conditions

Ian Ross scored some healthy points in class E The beautiful ice blue Healey of Paul Kennelly cuts under with a P2 in race 2 Adrian’s Elan

Shad’s Ginetta tucked in front of the Kermit Elan of Barry Ashdown

40 HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 Some close racing for Larry, Mark and Bob

Jonathan Rose gave chase to Larry in race two for the final podium slot

Maximum effort from the farmer from Dorset

John Davison took an early lead in race two which he kept to the flag

HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 41 Tech TORQUE

Our Eligibility Scrutineer has asked all competitors to be aware that it is always the competitor’s ultimate responsibility (not any preparer’s or owner’s) to ensure that their car is no less than the relevant minimum weight shown for their car model in the list appended to the Championship Regulations or if the weight is “by application”, then the weight is agreed with the Registrar and as shown on the car’s HSCC VIF. For our championship, any other “official” weight, such as Nigel Edwards the FIA homologated weight is irrelevant. In the context of minimum weight, please note this is the “dry” weight of the car ready to run i.e. other fluids such as coolant and oil etc. in place but with no fuel whatsoever. Consequently, “I used more fuel than I expected” is not a valid reason for being underweight (the only valid excuse might be if an actual piece of the car was lost during the event!). The Eligibility Scrutineer can ask any competitor whose car is near the minimum weight to remove any remaining fuel and then to re-weigh the car. Similarly, it is the competitor’s responsibility to ensure that their car meets the 100mm minimum ground clearance, as set out in our Championship Regulations, with driver seated normally (i.e. as the car finished the event).

SUMP SEALING The value of being seen to comply with our Technical Regulations regarding engine capacity should be obvious to all. To minimise “paddock grumbles”, our Eligibility Scrutineer Nigel Edwards has offered to measure any competitor’s engine’s cylinder bore and stroke whenever the cylinder head is off and then “wire seal” the sump, thereby effectively certifying the cylinder capacity. The cost will be simply £10 to cover MSA seal materials and a contribution to his travel costs would be welcome. We believe this to be a cost-effective way of moving towards confidence that all cars are compliant with their correct specification, thereby promoting more demonstrably fair racing and hence encouraging more cars and competitors to join us at the circuit.

Nigel Edwards MSA Scrutineer Car & Eligibility (Licence 15190) and HTP Registrar

Nigel can be called on 01903 742505 or 07875 111554 or email at [email protected]

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HSCC Historic Road Sports – Autumn 2018 43 To our sponsors;

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