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August 2017 – No4
‘I THINK OUR CARS BOYCOTTED THE WEEKEND FOR TOO MUCH ABUSE IN PAST RACES!’ DAVID TOMKINSON PHOTO ©JOSHUA BARRETT
JUST TURNED IN TO A FAST RIGHT HANDER AND IT RIPPED OFF! DAVID TOMKINSON Croft Nostalgia – 05.08.17
HSCC 70s Road Sports – August 2017
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Worth every frustrating minute as this meeting is now the HSCC event to do, fully in tune with historic motor sport with aerial displays & retro fashion. Charles Barter The Croft Nostalgia Weekend in early August brings the long haul north for those who live in the south and you just know the traffic on the M1, A1 and A1M will drive you to distraction. It’s often referred to as the Goodwood Revival of the north and there is always a special treat, this year a fly by for the fabulous Lancaster Bomber from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, one of only two Lancaster aircraft remaining in airworthy condition. Under new management the circuit made some major changes, separating competitors from the public at the entrances with the help of extra marshals, as well as new and bigger attractions – we are given to understand the event will be even bigger next year. One mustn’t forget the circuit itself, one of the most challenging on our calendar but also one of the most satisfying, especially when you able to put a perfect lap together. Road Sports were blessed with the garages this year, everybody just about fitted in from the huge combined grid.
With a grid of 40 cars, some concerns were expressed about racing against competitors we do not know. In future there will be separate Championship races whilst 70s and HRS are able to maintain sufficiently large grids. Both races were affected by safety car periods, unfortunately a great deal of time was wasted primarily due to no recovery vehicle that side of the circuit so competitors and spectators alike were deprived of some exciting racing – something that needs sorting for the future. Next stop on the Championship calendar is the Oulton Park Gold Cup another extremely popular meeting for 70s competitors and we will be holding our traditional 1970’s themed summer BBQ on the Saturday evening, following the Soap Box Races. We are really looking forward to seeing the wondrous Soap Box creations that the 70s competitors have been hatching in their sheds over the past months, further details are in the News section of this Newsletter.
Finally, don’t forget your Spa entry, this is The front runners in HRS are generally quicker proving to be a very popular event, to be than 70s cars, I was the leading 70s car, nearly guaranteed a place on the grid the HSCC four seconds off pole so it really shows how Office needs to receive your Entry Form by far HRS cars are developed these days. Monday 21 August. HSCC 70s Road Sports – August 2017
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HSCC 70s Road Sports – August 2017
Chris Baxter & Chris Holland in the shared Lotus 7 had a good weekend also sharing 24th place in both races. Sarah Hutchison enjoyed some great racing finishing 3rd in Class on both days.
Chris Fisher & David Tomkinson had great expectations before the weekend, but both suffered with challenging mechanical woes in the races.
HSCC 70s Road Sports – August 2017
CroftNostalgia JoshuaBarrett Gary Clarke CADWELL CROFT SATURDAY NOSTALGIA PARK 5TH &WOLDS SUNDAY WEEKEND TROPHY 6TH AUGUST 2017
Two capacity 40 car combined Road Sport grids provided a magnificently colourful spectacle with battles throughout the field providing plenty of entertainment on both days for competitors and the enthusiastic spectators lining the sweeping grassy embankments. Mark Oldfield, Lancia Beta Monte Carlo and Neil Brown, Lotus Eclat shared the honours in Class D All images: ©Joshua Barrett Photography
HSCC 70s Road Sports – August 2017
Despite missing the 2016 event Charles Barter’s Datsun 240Z was quickest of the 70s competitors in this combined Road Sports race ahead of Jim Dean who was unable to match his pace from the previous year.
Richard Attwood in the Classic Partner Centre Porsche 928 lined up 8th on the 70s grid. Despite a long and much travelled race career this was Richard’s first visit to the County Durham circuit.
Will Leverett had a good qualifying session in his Europa finishing ahead of Howard Payne’s similar car. Unfortunately Howard was forced to withdraw before the race action started after a serious mechanical fault was identified which was frustrating for the enthusiastic team from Huntingdonshire College.
Mark Oldfield was revelling in the handling and massively improved feel through the brake pedal of his Lancia Monte Carlo to lead Class D, fractionally ahead of Neil Brown’s Eclat and Steve Bellerby’s TVR 3000M.
David Tomkinson had a very encouraging qualifying session gaining a large chunk of Peter Shaw generously made his Lotus Europa time since 2016, whilst Chris Fisher, suffering available for Iain Daniels to share with Julian with brake and clutch issues qualified behind Barter this weekend. Although with Julian Nigel Ashley’s Lotus Europa and Chris Baxter in regulated to the back of the Sunday’s grid Peter the Lotus 7 he shares with Chris Holland. was probably relieved that he wouldn’t have Lawerence Alexander was pleased to be getting his mirrors filled with shimmering images of another race in his Invitation Alfa Romeo Alfetta his own dark blue Lotus. and Sarah Hutchison was happy to qualify 3rd Ian qualified a respectable 5th in 70s ahead of in Class D ahead of Simon Holmesmith’s Alfa Mark Leverett’s Elan and Steve Cooke’s Lotus 7. Romeo. HSCC 70s Road Sports – August 2017
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CROFT NOSTALGIA WEEKEND: SATURDAY 5TH AUGUST 2017
01 26 John Davison 02 05 Peter Shaw 03 111 William Plant 04 24 Charles Barter 05 72 Jim Dean 06 61 Larry Kennedy 07 19 Will Leverett 08 110 Howard Payne 09 15 Mike Eagles 10 47 Iain Daniels 11 20 Mark Leverett 12 70 Kieron Baillie 13 65 Steve Cooke 14 25 Jim Grant 15 63 Colin Sharp 16 40 Richard Attwood 17 34 Ben Ferguson 18 57 Mark Oldfield 19 12 Neil Brown 20 55 Steve Bellerby 21 07 David Tomkinson 22 01 Dick Coffey 23 10 Nigel Ashley 24 14 Chris Baxter 25 27 Chris Fisher 26 91 Richard Owen 27 161 Lawrence Alexander (I) 28 188 Bill Griffiths 29 141 Nik Spencer 30 56 Sarah Hutchison 31 52 Nigel Parry (I) 32 22 Tony Davis 33 88 Paul Brown 34 17 Adam Simmonds 35 71 Teifion Salisbury 36 77 Simon Holmesmith 37 37 Mervyn Selwyn 38 106 Mike Foley 39 21 Peter Chappell 40 11 Christopher Reece 41 28 Chris Baines
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Lap 9 01 26 John Davison 02 05 Peter Shaw 03 24 Charles Barter 04 19 Will Leverett 05 72 Jim Dean 06 20 Mark Leverett 07 61 Larry Kennedy 08 65 Steve Cooke 09 25 Jim Grant 10 40 Richard Attwood 11 63 Colin Sharp 12 12 Neil Brown 13 57 Mark Oldfield 14 47 Iain Daniels 15 55 Steve Bellerby 16 34 Ben Ferguson 17 01 Dick Coffey 18 70 Kieron Baillie 19 52 Nigel Parry (I) 20 141 Nik Spencer 21 91 Richard Owen 22 188 Bill Griffiths 23 10 Nigel Ashley 24 11 Christopher Reece 25 14 Chris Baxter 26 37 Mervyn Selwyn 27 56 Sarah Hutchison 28 88 Paul Brown 29 17 Adam Simmonds 30 106 Mike Foley 31 77 Simon Holmesmith 32 22 Tony Davis 33 28 Chris Baines 34 21 Peter Chappell NC 111 William Plant NC 27 Chris Fisher NC 161 Lawrence Alexander (I) NC 15 Mike Eagles NC 07 David Tomkinson DNS 110 Howard Payne EXC 71 Teifion Salisbury
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RACE ONE SATURDAY
RACE TWO SUNDAY
As the lights went out at the start of race one the grid launched itself towards the first corner in a burst of noise and adrenalin, swamping Iain Daniels who plummeted down the order having unfortunately selected 3rd gear instead of 1st.
With Julian Barter relegated to 37th on Sunday’s grid for not qualifying in session, he launched a fearless attack on the cars in front when the start lights went out, despite having not previously driven Peter Shaw’s Europa, gaining 23 places by the end of the first lap.
Will Leverett had already passed Jim Dean and was setting off after Charles Barter, Jim was further delayed running wide into Clervaux. Further back Neil Brown squeezed past Mark Oldfield to lead Class D and in the melee David Tomkinson was eased onto the grass.
Will Leverett simply resumed where he left off after the previous race nibbling at the back of the Datsun whilst Jim Dean sat in their wake. By the time the Safety Car was deployed again at the end of Lap 7, Julian had set the fastest 70s race lap of the weekend and wrestled the Europa onto the tail of Jim’s Lotus.
At the end of the first lap everyone in this rainbow peleton was settling into defending the places gained or attacking to regain positions lost. David Tomkinson having regained the Class lead from Chris Fisher suddenly found himself a passenger when the left rear half-shaft sheared as he turned into Sunny One leaving the Spitfire straddling the curb. Unable to find drive to drag the car to safety David performed a rapid evacuation and jogged to the relative protection of the cornfields.
Mark Leverett and Steve Cooke swapped finishing positions from Saturdays results and Neil Brown, shared honours with Mark Oldfield, each scooping a Class victory. Chris Fisher managed to drag the Arkley to a finish in this second race but unfortunately for David Tomkinson who had worked tirelessly overnight with his father to repair the Triumph their efforts were thwarted when the diff bearing collapsed on the out lap.
However he did provide a perfect example of With the Safety Car dispatched at the start of how to park a stricken race car in a safe position Lap 4 along with a recovery truck, the field, with to avoid delaying the race programme. the exception of Chris Fisher who retired the Sarah Hutchison said she had thoroughly Arkley on lap 5, fell into an orderly line to wait enjoyed some great on track battles throughout for the resumption of combat. the weekend to secure 3rd in Class on both days Released with just two race laps remaining Will ahead of class mates Chris Baines having Leverett relaunched his attack on the Datsun, claimed the 924 back from his brother ‘Jono’ searching for the smallest of opportunities, and Simon Holmesmith. squeezing down the inside line on the run to A SPECIAL AWARD SHOULD ALSO GO the Hairpin, in a last gasp effort on the final lap TO STEVE BELLERBY FOR SURVIVING ‘THE Will lost out by 0.103sec in the drag race to the LONGEST DAY’ ON HIS JOURNEY FROM line with Jim Dean just half a second behind. HSCC 70s Road Sports – August 2017
CORNWALL TO CROFT
CROFT NOSTALGIA 05-06.08.17 ‘7:48am BANBURY’ MARK OLDFIELD QUICK PIT STOP AT THE GOLDEN ARCHES & WE’RE ON OUR WAY TO CROFT. ‘8:16am HATT CORNWALL’ STEVE BELLERBY JUST WAITING FOR SIR RANULPH FIENNES TO ARRIVE AND WE WILL BE OFF TOO!
HSCC 70s Road Sports – August 2017
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CROFT NOSTALGIA WEEKEND: SUNDAY 6TH AUGUST 2017
01 26 John Davison 02 05 Peter Shaw 03 24 Charles Barter 04 19 Will Leverett 05 72 Jim Dean 06 20 Mark Leverett 07 65 Steve Cooke 08 25 Jim Grant 09 40 Richard Attwood 10 63 Colin Sharp 11 12 Neil Brown 12 57 Mark Oldfield 13 55 Steve Bellerby 14 34 Ben Ferguson 15 01 Dick Coffey 16 70 Kieron Baillie 17 52 Nigel Parry (I) 18 141 Nik Spencer 19 91 Richard Owen 20 188 Bill Griffiths 21 10 Nigel Ashley 22 11 Christopher Reece 23 37 Mervyn Selwyn 24 56 Sarah Hutchison 25 88 Paul Brown 26 17 Adam Simmonds 27 106 Mike Foley 28 77 Simon Holmesmith 29 22 Tony Davis 30 28 Chris Baines 31 21 Peter Chappell 32 111 William Plant 33 27 Chris Fisher 34(I) 161 Lawrence Alexander (I) 35 07 David Tomkinson 36 61 Paul Tooms 37 47 Julian Barter 38 14 Chris Holland 39 71 Teifion Salisbury
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01 26 John Davison Lotus Elan S1 02 05 Peter Shaw Lotus Elan S1 03 24 Charles Barter Datsun 240Z 04 19 Will Leverett Lotus Europa 05 111 William Plant Morgan Plus 8 06 72 Jim Dean Lotus Europa 07 47 Julian Barter Lotus Europa 08 61 Paul Tooms Lotus Elan S1 09 65 Steve Cooke Lotus 7 S4 10 20 Mark Leverett Lotus Elan S4 11 25 Jim Grant Lotus Elan 12 70 Kieron Baillie Lotus 7 S3 13 40 Richard Attwood Porsche 928 14 34 Ben Ferguson Triumph TR4 15 55 Steve Bellerby TVR 3000M 16 63 Colin Sharp Triumph TR5 17 57 Mark Oldfield Lancia Monte Carlo 18 12 Neil Brown Lotus Eclat 19 11 Christopher Reece MGB 20 141 Nik Spencer MGB 21 01 Dick Coffey Turner Mk1 22 188 Bill Griffiths Sumbeam Alpine 23 10 Nigel Ashley Lotus Europa 24 14 Chris Holland Lotus 7 25 161 Lawrence Alexander Alfa Romeo Alfetta (I) 26 52 Nigel Parry Ford Escort RS2000 (I) 27 56 Sarah Hutchison Lancia Beta 28 17 Adam Simmonds Ford Mustang 29 22 Tony Davis Austin Healey Sprite 30 88 Paul Brown MGB GT 31 37 Mervyn Selwyn Lotus Elan S3 32 91 Richard Owen Triumph TR2 33 28 Chris Baines Porsche 924 34 77 Simon Holmesmith Alfa 2000GTV 35 27 Chris Fisher MG Arkley 36 71 Teifion Salisbury Lotus 7 S2 37 21 Peter Chappell Austin Healey Sprite NC 106 Mike Foley Sumbeam Alpine NC 07 David Tomkinson Triumph Spitfire DNS 15 Mike Eagles DeTomaso Mangusta
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NEWS Oulton Park BBQ & Soap Box Derby, Spa Entries, 70s Annual Dinner Date 70s BARBECUE & SOAP BOX DERBY
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Jim Dean, Anne Richardson & Alex Bage have volunteered to organize the 70s BBQ again at the Oulton Park Gold Cup, to be held in the paddock on Saturday evening in and around Jim’s gazebo after qualifying and the Soap Box Races. We would like all competitors, family and friends to dress appropriately in their coolest 70s attire. There will be traditional BBQ Fayre, we will be asking for a £10 contribution towards costs and any money left over will be put towards our next event, either at the Silverstone Finals or the Annual 70s Dinner to be held on Saturday 17 February 2018. Jim’s tea urn will be bubbling away for most of the weekend, but to accompany the BBQ please can everyone ‘bring a bottle’ or appropriate refreshment. Anne has also asked for Dessert donations, if you are able to help with something, fruity, chocolately, creamy, custardy, sticky and generally yummy please drop her a message on her Facebook page.
‘REMEMBER NOT EVEN A CHILI DOG IS HOTTER THAN A TOM SELLECK MOUSTACHE’ HSCC 70s Road Sports – August 2017
SOAP BOX DERBY SATURDAY 27 AUGUST We are anticipating that 70s competitors will have risen to the challenge and produced some wondrously creative solutions to race in the Soap Box Derby. The course and format will be agreed at the weekend and the Derby will be run after HSCC qualifying has been completed for the day.
YELLOW PERIL KNOWLEDGE IS POWER A number of drivers missed yellow flags over the Croft Weekend because they ‘didn’t see’ the marshals flag warnings. It is a responsibility of all competitors to be aware of the location of marshals posts, not only to observe flag signals but also to identify a safe place to pull of the circuit due to mechanical problems.
70S ANNUAL DINNER This could make the difference between a session being red flagged, neutralised behind SATURDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2018 a Safety Car or simply controlled under waved The 70s Annual Dinner will again be held at yellow flags. The Lambert Arms, Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire OX49 5SB, Take the time to identify the marshals posts on the first out-lap of practice, the cooling down lap of practice and the formation lap before the race starts. It takes less time than the ‘walk of shame’ to the Clerk of the Course’s office.
All previous dinners at the Lambert Arms have been very sociable and enjoyable evenings and the food is excellent: Save the date: Saturday 17 February 2018 Booking details will follow later in the year.
SPA RACE ENTRIES ENTER BEFORE 21AUGUST The HSCC is expecting a full grid for the Closed Wheel Races at Spa and any Road Sports entry received after the closing date may be added to the list of reserves. The Spa races are part of the 70s Road Sports Championship and competitors will be guaranteed a place on the grid, but the race Entry Form must be received by ‘The Office’ before Monday 21 August 2017 https://online.hscc.org.uk/signup If you are still looking for accommodation for the Spa weekend a number of 70s competitors have already reserved rooms at Hotel Beau Site, Hockai. Accommodation in the region will be booking up quickly but it is well worth trying. Book direct at: http://www.hotelbeausite.be/en/ HSCC 70s Road Sports – August 2017
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