The Apprentice : Encouraging The Next Generation…
Kevin, the Ice cream man stopped his van as it headed past us towards the exit. It was something after 6pm on a Sunday evening and raining. Kevin leaned out…
Read moreAll A Question Of Clouds… Four Motor Sport Events In Spring
We had storm clouds, rain clouds, dust clouds and clouds of tyre smoke. We even had that rarest of happenings, Shelsley Walsh Hillclimb with no clouds at all! Yes Spring…
Read moreSpeeding Into Spring : Bromyard Speed Festival April 3 2016
The elderly man in the flat cap beside me laughs out loud and grins from ear to ear. His wife, not quite so vocal, beams her own approval. Beyond them…
Read moreTrial By Mud – Some Winter Motorsport 2015
As the days grow short and the weather grows colder the hillimbs have all finished and there aren’t many circuit races left but the hardy souls of the Vintage Sports…
Read moreA Glastonbury For The Vintage Car Set. Prescott Vintage Hilclimb 2015
On the course and in the paddock you see a beguiling assortment of pre WW2 sports and racing cars. In the car park on Sunday morning a jaw dropping variety…
Read morePrescott Hillclimb With A (Slight) French Accent…If You Listened Closely.
Ooh look! It’s a….Lotus….followed by a…Riley And here’s a jet powered motorcycle. Never mind, there will be something French on the course soon…I’m sure. Actually there was quite a lot of…
Read moreA Long Spring Day…Very Long! Prescott Speed Hillclimb 26 April 2015
It’s something after 4pm on Sunday and I’ve been at Prescott for exactly 48 hours. The sun is out, it’s not exactly warm but it’s OK. There’s a bit…
Read moreNot Goodwood Revival : Loton Park VSCC Hillclimb 2014
Nestling in the hills west of Shrewsbury is a hidden gem in the British motor sport pantheon : Loton Park. No, not Oulton Park. I know, I know – say…
Read moreMonsters, Mud And The Mini-Tornado : Prescott VSCC Hillclimb 2014
The paddock seems to be brimming with aero-engined Edwardian monsters, there’s a healthy crowd watching although this is just Saturday afternoon and practice day. Tomorrow is when it all gets…
Read moreEarly Season Events 2014 – Prescott – Shelsley – Silverstone – Beaulieu
A technical glitch has prevented any blogging here this season but it’s fixed at last! And we’ve been busy. Back in April we were at SILVERSTONE for the Vintage Sports…
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