Adam Bagnall ’ s E-type heads a 70s pack
The HRS Morgan of Simon King
Tom Muirhead won Class B in Classic Clubmans
the Morgan over the final laps to finish just 18 hundredths of a second adrift in a thrilling last lap dash to the line . Will ’ s father , Richard , narrowly took third but had to work hard to see off Dave Karaskas ( TVR 3000M ) and John Williams ( Porsche 911 ) as Kivlochan dropped out of the contest on the penultimate lap with a smoky Morgan .
Classic F3 honours were shared between Benn Tilley and Andrew Smith , with Smith going out of the first race on Friday due to a chronic misfire later traced to a dislodged valve shim . Luckily , the engine was not damaged , and he was able to return and win convincingly in damp conditions on Saturday . One of the other stars of the two races was Murray Shepherd in his Classic FF2000 Van Diemen who finished second overall to Smith in the damp to dominate the category .
Mark Charteris was the class of Friday ’ s Classic Clubmans race and won at a canter as John Harrison led the pursuit . After a troubled qualifying , Spencer McCarthy battled up to third in his Mallock after 25 laps of the Indy circuit . Mike Lane was fourth while Tom Muirhead saw off Stephen Littler to win Class B .
On Sunday afternoon touring car veteran Steve Soper was the class of the Historic Touring Car Championship in his Alan Mannliveried Ford Mustang . He went clear of regular winner Dan Williamson for a resounding win , while Williamson lost second on the penultimate lap with an off at Druids in his Ford Falcon . Instead , Rob Fenn moved through to second in his Mustang before the Ford Cortina pack headed by Mark Martin and Paddy Shovlin .
Guest races from the HGPCA brought out more than 30 glorious Pre ‘ 66 Grand Prix cars and HSCC racers featured
Trott , Thorburn and Hollamby in Classic F3
prominently in the action . John Spiers won the opening race for front-engined cars in his ex-Behra Maserati 250F , while Sam Wilson was easily the class of the rear-engined pack in John Chisholm ’ s Lotus 18 . Wrapping up the racing was Friday ’ s Champion of Brands Formula Ford contest which was convincingly won by Matt Rivett from James Hadfield .
Harry Phelps throws his Ford Anglia at Paddock Hill Bend
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