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Stoneleigh (part 2)

Wednesday, 15 March 2006

3rd International Historic Motorsports Show Stoneleigh - 2006. continued from Page 1

Historic Treasures on Display


The ex- Dick Seaman MG Magnette which was owned and raced pre-war by Witney Straight	The ex-Freddie Dixon Riley	1937 Singer 1.5 litre, 6 cyl, B37

Blockley Tyres are now a well established company founded by Julian Majzub who is a serious competitor and collector of vintage cars, Apart from a selection of their tyres they featured the ex Freddie Dixon Riley with it’s fascinating line up of 6 Amal carburettors.

The Singer Owners Club had, for the first time, put on a very good stand on which they displayed the 1937 Model B37. This is one of 11 cars built and was retained by the factory. It features a 1 ½ litre 4 cylinder ohc engine and factory built coachwork.

Porsche cars are always fascinating and the 904 was particularly so. We had intended to buy one to replace the Marcos in 1964 but it was too expensive for a private entrant, plus it was heavy, complicated and rapidly superceded.

Right: Porsche 904 (Click on image to enlarge)

The trade stands were too numerous to list but we were intrigued by that of Newman Camshafts for the simple reason that they had brought a camshaft blank for an Austin Seven to show us. We are planning to raise the output of our Austin racer above the 85 bhp currently being produced!

Other friends were manning the Sussex Sports Cars stand where they plied us with goats cheese and wine. It is interesting to learn about the buoyancy in the market for Classic cars. Quality is the byword as there is a lot of badly restored rubbish around.


The Sussex Sports Car Club	Paton Motorcycle

Motorcycles were much in evidence this year and one particularly interesting machine on show was the Paton racer. Built by Roberto Pattoni using modern technology this racer, the BIC500 8v RU is being built to order for discerning customers who wish to display Italian exotica.

The Saturday evening dinner and Annual Awards ceremony was very well attended and a most enjoyable social interlude.
The prize winners were:

RACE MEETING OF THE YEAR

Winner: Grand Prix de Pau Historique (Presented by Giacomo Agostini and Phil Read to Patrick Quiniou on behalf of Eric Helaine).

CHAMPIONSHIP OR SERIES OF THE YEAR

Winner: Orwell Supersports Cup (Presented by Jackie Oliver to Silvio Kalb).

COMPETITION CLUB OF THE YEAR

Winner: Vintage Sports-Car Club (presented by Tony Fall to Martin Grant Peterkin, President of the VSCC).

SPEED EVENT OF THE YEAR

Winner: VSCC Prescott Hill Climb (presented by Martyn Griffiths to Robert Ellis on behalf of the VSCC membership).

ROAD RALLY OF THE YEAR

Winner: Rally of the Tests (presented by Paddy Hopkirk to Fred Bent, Clerk of the Course).

STAGE RALLY OF THE YEAR

Winner: Lahti Historic Rally, Finland (presented by Bjorn Waldegaard to Jukka Westerbeck on behalf of the event organisers).

OFF ROAD EVENT OF THE YEAR

Winner: Camel Classic Trial (presented by Dave Bickers and Mick Andrews to Keith Roach on behalf of Camel Vale MC).

MOTOR CYCLE EVENT OF THE YEAR

Winner: British Bike Bonanza (presented by Don and Derek Rickman to Adrian Moss on behalf of Western Classic MCC).

MOTORSPORT COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Winner: Millers Oils (presented by John Quenby to Robin Longden of Millers).

RESTORATION OF THE YEAR

Winner: Horst Auer - Lotus Elite (presented by David Sutton to Horst Auer).

RALLY DRIVER OF THE YEAR

Winner: Steven Smith (presented by Russell Brookes to Steven Smith).

NAVIGATOR/CO-DRIVER OF THE YEAR

Winner: Fred Bent (presented by Pentti Airikkala to Fred Bent).

RACE DRIVER OF THE YEAR

Winner: James Diffey (presented by Vic Elford to James Diffey).

JOURNALIST/PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Winner: Jim Houlgrave (presented by Rosemary Smith to Jim Houlgrave).

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