NEWS
HONOURING TONY DRON AT THE CLASSIC
The Classic and Motor Racing Legends ( MRL ) will pay tribute to the well-respected and much-loved racer and writer Tony Dron who sadly passed away aged 75 at the end of last year .
In recent stagings of The Classic at Silverstone , The Tony Dron Trophy has been part of a larger grid featuring more modern tin-tops including Rover Vitesses and Sierra Cosworth RS500s . Now , in a special salute to Dron ’ s remarkable lifetime achievements , the entire grid will run under the banner of the Tony Dron Memorial Trophy for MRL Historic Touring Cars .
Having earned himself a reputation as a promising young driver in Formula Ford and Formula Three , Dron in later life became a leading light in the classic car world both as one of historic motorsport ’ s top drivers and as a leading journalist writing for the Daily Telegraph and Octane magazine and editing Classic Cars for nine years .
“ I can think of no more fitting tribute to Tony than a grid of historic Touring Cars lining up at Silverstone ,” said Dron ’ s wife , Charis . “ It ’ s a circuit to which Tony had a huge emotional attachment and , even better , many of the entrants will have been his friends or racing rivals . I can picture him up there on a cloud , watching the action and downing a pint of real ale in approval . Thank you to Duncan Wiltshire and Motor Racing Legends as well as those at The Classic for making such a thing possible .”
Watch the spectacular 50-minute showdown at 1020 on Saturday morning .
RETURN OF THE WHEELER DEALER
The Wheeler Dealer is back ! Festival favourite Mike Brewer is hosting his ever-popular Car Clinics alongside fellow presenter and ex-Formula 1 technician , Marc ‘ Elvis ’ Priestley .
The Car Clinics will take place on both Saturday and Sunday mornings and afternoons , now with support from Car Gods , the event ’ s new Official Detailing partner . The cars taking part in the clinics are those to have been featured on the Wheeler Dealers show and a series of “ pop-up ” clinics will also be held with a number of car clubs too . See the timetable ( pages 13 to 22 ) for further information .
There ’ s nothing Mike likes better than sharing his interest and passion for all kinds of cool cars with fellow enthusiasts - head over to the main stage on Saturday and Sunday to see Mike and Elvis for their Car Clinics .
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