NEWS
VSCC BOB GERARD MEMORIAL RACE MEETING AT MALLORY PARK UNAFFECTED BY LOCAL COUNCIL DECISIONS
Thursday 11 July 2013
At a time when many VSCC racing competitors are getting ready for the VSCC’s Bob Gerard Memorial Race meeting at the venue on Sunday 21 July, the noise debate at Mallory Park has come to the fore again with news that Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council intends to go ahead with plans to bring charges for breach of noise regulations against Mallory Park Motorsport Limited.
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GERMAN SILVER GOING FOR GOLD!
Wednesday 10 July 2013
Bonhams’ annual Sale at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed will feature not
only one of the most significant motor cars of the 20th Century but also the
most important historic Grand Prix racing car ever offered at public auction.
It is the 1954 2½-litre straight-8 Mercedes-Benz W196 einsitzer – chassis number
‘00006/54’ – in which five-times World Champion Driver Juan Manuel Fangio won both the 1954 German and Swiss Grand Prix races.
Results and Photographs from ‘Vintage’ Shelsley Walsh now live
Monday 08 July 2013
Thousands of spectators basked in the heat at Shelsley Walsh for the ‘Vintage’ meeting which featured some 130 Vintage Sports-Car Club members in action yesterday. James Baxter wowed the crowds by taking ‘Fastest Time of the Day’ for his performance in ERA R4A, his new competition vehicle and duly took the ‘Fray Challenge Trophy’ for his best time of 34.54 seconds,
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All set for a sublime Shelsley Walsh
Friday 05 July 2013
Everything points towards this Sunday’s Vintage Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb being an unforgettable event as visitors will be able to bask in temperatures in the high twenties whilst watching one of the best entries in recent years thanks, in no small part to the Vauxhall 30-98 Centenary.
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July Newsletter
Friday 05 July 2013
The July Newsletter is now available for Club members to download
Read >Last call for Trophy Race Entries at Mallory Park
Thursday 04 July 2013
Entries are now officially closed for Mallory Park... BUT there are still some places available in our Set 1 grid for Vintage Racing Cars and Set 4, Mallory Park Trophy Race for Special Pre-war Sports-Cars.
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Vauxhall 30-98 Centenary to be celebrated in style at Shelsley Walsh hill climb this weekend
Wednesday 03 July 2013
2013 marks the centenary of the Vauxhall 30-98 model, which was referred to in period as the ‘King of all Sporting Models’. This week, over one hundred 30-98 cars are participating in a week of special events across the country which culminate at Shelsley Walsh this coming Sunday 7 July.
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VSCC Summer Calendar of Tours Continues with the Norfolk Tour
Tuesday 02 July 2013
Our annual VSCC Norfolk Tour takes place later this month on Saturday 27 July. The ever-popular event is an undoubted highlight for our members in East Anglia and beyond and is always well-supported with record entries over the last couple of years. In keeping with the military theme of recent editions, the 2013 event continues with a World War II Bomber Command background, this year starting and finishing at The Grove Cheshire Home at East Carleton, south-west of Norwich (NR14 8HP).
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Special Trial Membership Offer!
Monday 01 July 2013
If you have ever thought of joining the VSCC then now is the ideal opportunity.................
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Reminder: Mallory Entries close in 6 days time!
Friday 28 June 2013
Please organise your entry for the Bob Gerard Memorial Trophy Race at Mallory Park this weekend as entries close this coming Wednesday, 3 July.
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2013 Edition of the VSCC Pre-war Sports-Cars Team Relay Race returns to Pembrey this August!
Thursday 27 June 2013
The ever-popular VSCC Pre-war Sports-Car Team Relay Race will be held on the evening of Saturday 17 August at Pembrey. As part of the Club’s ever-growing Welsh Speed Weekend, the event will be an exciting finale to Saturday’s track action, following the conclusion of the Sprint, and a great warm-up for Sunday’s Hawthorn Memorial Trophies Race Meeting programme. A truly unique event and at only £300 per team, it offers true value for money.
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Wiltshire to welcome the VSCC Light Car & Edwardian Section this weekend
Friday 21 June 2013
This year’s LC&ES Summer Navigational Rally and Tour takes place this weekend, based at The Old Sarum Aerodrome, Wiltshire, one of the oldest First World War airfields still operating, and an attractive venue with camping and facilities.
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Only a month until the next chapter of the 2013 VSCC Race Season – the Bob Gerard Memorial Trophy Meeting, Mallory Park, Sunday 21 July
Thursday 20 June 2013
The 2013 VSCC Race Season has seen two stellar meetings thus far with our successes at Silverstone in April and Cadwell earlier this month. Attention now turns to yet another favourite on the Club’s calendar of events, with our annual visit to Mallory Park for the Bob Gerard Memorial Trophy Meeting on Sunday 21 July. But hurry – entries will close soon (Wednesday 3 July) so if you haven’t got yours in yet then act now!
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Fathers' Day Weekend celebrated in style at the Brooklands Double Twelve Motorsport Festival - Results now Live
Wednesday 19 June 2013
Results from the three elements of the Double Twelve Festival – the Speed Trials, Driving Tests and the Concours – which took place this past weekend at Brooklands Museum over 15/16 June are now available. Click HERE to download these and results of the Overall Double Twelve Competition for those who entered any two of the events.
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Bruce Spollon
Tuesday 18 June 2013
It is with deep sadness that we have to announce that Bruce Spollon, former President of the VSCC, passed away on Friday 14 June 2013.
Brooklands Double Twelve Timetable
Thursday 13 June 2013
If you are thinking to the Brooklands Double Twelve Motorsport Festival this weekend you may be interested to see the event timetable:
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Shuttleworth and Nuffield Trophies Race Meeting at Cadwell Park commands double page spread in today's Autosport
Thursday 13 June 2013
www.autosport.com for the tablet version.
Competitor Entries Close TODAY for Shelsley Walsh ‘Vintage’ meeting 7 July 2013
Wednesday 12 June 2013
Don’t miss your opportunity to compete at the Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb ‘Vintage and Post Vintage Thoroughbred’ meeting where the historic Worcestershire venue harks back to its Pre-war roots as Vintage Sports-Car Club members fill the paddock and tackle the original course in the very cars that competed at Shelsley in its heyday.
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The June issue of Classic and Competition Car is now available to download free
Tuesday 11 June 2013
This issue reports the Donington Historic Festival and the HSCC International Trophy at Silverstone, plus the VSCC Speed Trials from Curborough.
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Cadwell Photos in Gallery
Tuesday 11 June 2013
Photographs of the VSCC Shuttleworth and Nuffield Trophies Race Meeting on Saturday 8 June have been uploaded to the gallery.
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