Tight racing in the Aero racing Morgan Challenge.
one second separated the top two, and as the pair scrapped, Tarrant-Willis found himself pirouetting out of contention, as Bailey went on to take the chequered flag. Williams was victorious second time out on a drying track. Tarrant-Willis and Bailey again dominated early on, but both were muscled out by Sam Smeeth, who charged from the back of the grid to second.
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James Wheeler’ s MGBGT V8 cocks a wheel.
Ferrari Open
There was no doubting the quality of the racing in the Porsche and Ferrari races, but with thousands of MG fans at Silverstone, it was perhaps unsurprising that the excitement level went up a notch as the cars in the Ecurie GTS race lined up for the start of their race. The impressive 51 car field included various
MGs, Triumph TRs, TVRs, Elvas, Lotus Elites, Morgans, Austin Healeys and Triumph Spitfires. With the race underway, Robi Bernberg in his TVR Grantura led the pack on lap one before second placed Scott Quattlebaum( Elva Courier) seized his opportunity to sneak ahead. Upon seeing his rival advance forward, James Cottingham followed shortly afterwards, before Malcolm Gammons, both in MGBs, joined in the fun as well. With the top three positions filled by Quattlebaum, Cottingham and Gammons, the battle for control ignited. All three were engulfed in a fiercely entertaining tussle, with each enjoying some time in the lead and determined to seal victory. As they reached the chequered flag it was Quattlebaum who was ahead when it counted. Gammons held onto second