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Club completes carbon off-set for 2021 season
The 2021 season has been off-set by tree planting
The Club has off-set the carbon produced during its 2021 racing season as the next step of the Club ’ s drive to play its part in the battle against global warming . At a time when the climate is at the very forefront of the news , the Club has off-set carbon produced via a UK tree-planting project under the guidance of Carbon Footprint Ltd . The off-set has been calculated to cover the Club ’ s entire racing season as well as the travel undertaken by HSCC officials during the season .
The carbon off-set builds on the Club ’ s initiatives to move to on-line documentation to reduce paper consumption , greater use of online meetings and other changes to procedures .
The calculation was based on the number of cars and laps completed during the HSCC racing season at realistic fuel consumption figures and working to DEFRA emission statistics . The carbon off-set will now be completed each season and it is hoped to develop the programme to take account of marshals ’ travel and competitor pre-event testing .
Andy Dee-Crowne said : “ This is our first step in carbon off-setting and is one part of our plan to play an active role in the battle against climate change . During COVID we moved to a largely paper-free process and now we will offset our carbon each year .
“ However , that is only part of the Club ’ s strategy and the next phase will include the evaluation of the possible use of electric power supplies and the use of synthetic fuel to reduce reliance on fossil fuel . In all of this , we will work closely with Motorsport UK to ensure that our racing becomes as sustainable as possible .”
Dee-Crowne went on to underline the existing green credentials of a sport that actively encourages the on-going use of cars built over the last 70 years . “ Historic racing could be described as the ultimate form of recycling in terms of car manufacture when compared to modern categories where a new model is produced each year ,” he said .
“ Of course , historic racing is a very small part of the overall picture in terms of climate change , but we have all seen this week just how critical the situation has become . Everyone has to play their part in making changes and I am pleased to confirm that the HSCC will continue to engage and make our branch of the sport as sustainable as possible .”
Wood ’ s latest Chevron
Clive Wood gave the ex-Peter Williams Formula 2 / Atlantic Chevron B29 its first race in more than 30 years in the Aurora Trophy races at Silverstone . The 1975 Chevron was raced in European F2 races in period by privateer Williams in the colours of Coin magazine . It then became a Formula Atlantic car , probably for Jim Crawford and then Martin Birrane , and was later converted into a special saloon with a Sunbeam Stiletto body and a Rover V8 engine .
Wood planned to debut the car , now owned by Ken Thorogood , at Donington back in April but a testing accident in March delayed the project and prompted another rebuild at Lifetime Racing .
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Clive Wood in the B29 at Silverstone