REVIEW : GUARDS TROPHY
The Newall Chevron B6
Newall heads the Guards
Andy Newall won every race outright and is a deserving champion for 2021 while John Davison , second overall , is GT and Class A champion . Many congratulations to you both , says Hugh Colman .
Silverstone had 17 GT and 28 sportsracing cars . Qualifying had the Jacksons Lenham on pole from the Mitchells ’ Chevron the Jones-Best / Thurston Lotus 23C with Andy Newall a fraction back . Top GTs were the Daytonas of Martin and Cullen . Newall led from the flag from the Mitchells with the Piper Brahma third . First GT was Mike Whitaker ( TVR Griffith ) sixth overall with Peter Thompson ’ s Griffith 10th overall ; the Daytona ’ s finished nose to tail . John Davison won the Elan battle from Schryver / Weller . In SRB , the 23B of Gomes / Claridge was a lap ahead of the 23Bs of Hudson and Wilson .
Donington Park had 5 GTs and 16 sports-racing cars with the Jacksons on pole again from Newall , the Tustings , with Mark Colman , the Mitchells , the Pancisi Elva and Nick Fennell all on the same second . Top GT was John Spiers in the TVR from Davison ’ s Elan .
The Jacksons disappeared over the horizon , with Newall , Pancisi and Colman at a distance . Both Lenhams failed within 10 laps , leaving Newall in an extending lead . Colman hauled in the Pancisi Elva , with a splendid battle
between Nelson , the Mitchells and the GTs of Spiers , Davison , Andrew Haddon and Andrew Wareing ’ s McLaren . Colman finished second with the Mitchells third overall . First GT was Spiers from Griffiths as Haddon pipped Davison .
At the Brands Superprix , Westie and Ben Mitchell were on pole , from Simon and Cam Jackson ahead of Piper , Newall , and the Hibberds Lotus 23B . Top GTs were Spiers and Thompson in TVR and Davison in the leading Elan . Newall won with the Jacksons second from the Mitchells and Piper . In GT , Spiers was seventh overall from Thompson while top Class A Elan was Chris Atkinson and Steve Jones from Andy Somerton and Ben Snee .
The Oulton Park entry included the interesting Nathan Astra from Denmark . Westie and Ben Mitchell took pole from the Tustings , and Newall . Top GT was Davison from Mark Shaw . Newall won again from the Mitchells , the Minshaws ( Chevron B8 ), Mark Colman , the Tustings
“ Ashley Hudson was third overall and SRB class winner ”
and Nick Fennell . In GT , Davison was a clear winner , though Sam Smith gave him a run for his money in the first part of the race .
At Silverstone Finals the Tustings took pole from Newall and Piper / Caton . In GT , Davison was ahead of the Schryver Elan . Newall led from the start and lapped the field , Dave Forsbrey was second from the Thompson / McClurg
Chevron and the Tustings . In SRB , the Hudson / Devlin 23B was the only starter . In GT , Davison won class A from the Schryvers .
Congratulations to all our 2021 winners . In GT the classes : John Davison ( class A ), Josh Barnett / Henry Chart ( Class
B ) and John Spiers ( Class D ).
Ashley Hudson was third overall and SRB class winner , a superb result for a first full season . Andy Newall won SRD from Westie and Ben Mitchell . The Elvas of Dryborough / Bartell and Pancisi / McMillan were equal in SRC and the Tustings won SRE . Guards Trophy attracted 91 drivers , with a hard core and visitors : thanks to you all .
The Lotus 2B of Ashley Hudson
John Davison ’ s Elan
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