The noise of the engines
and speed gave me goose
pimples as I watched with
eyes fixed on the action.
Martin Stretton took first
place in his 1974 March
742
in 18 minutes and
41
seconds after 13 laps
with Darwin Smith from
Ballymena in Northern
Ireland following second
and Hans Peter from Switzerland taking
third place.
Other categories of races covered over
the two days included the Martini Trophy
race with winner Silvio Kalb from Dreieich
in Germany seeing off
competition from one
of the fastest drivers on
the grid, John Burton; the
Derek BellTrophy race won
by Michael Lyons where
Formula 1 cars and Formula
5000
s shared the grid; the
HSCC Guards Trophy Race
won by father and son
team Graeme and James
Dodd which showcased
pre-69 sports-racing cars;
the HSCC Historic Road
Sports Championship race
that featured sports cars built before the
end of the 1960s; the HSCC Formula Ford
Championship where 40-year-old single-
seater racing cars competed against each
other; the HSCC ‘ByBox’ Historic Touring
Car Championship which saw vintage cars
approaching the half-century mark creating
an intense race; the HSCC Formula Ford
2000
Championship race for single-seater
cars of the late 1970s and the HSCC
Classic Racing Cars Championship home
to Formula 2, Formula 3 and Formula
Atlantic cars of the 1960s, built in the days
before wings and slick tyres.
Another wonderful and enjoyable
weekend of exciting racing and
entertainment, I simply cannot wait until
next year. For future racing events, go to
HSCC’s website at
www.hscc.org.uk
for more details.
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