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So after a long hibernation our season kicked off in its usual manner with the VSCC‛s Spring Start meeting at Silverstone.
The event started with the 30 Min regularity in which a number of clients and friends were competing. Rachel Singer upheld her tradition of racing cars she only learnt to drive on the way to the circuit and this year went one better. This year, she would learn how to drive the car on route to the circuit on only 3 wheels and while it was on fire! Thankfully the flames under her right knee that had sprung forth from the little Aero Morgan were small and we managed to douse them quickly. Still, it was a most auspicious start to our racing season.
Following the regularity, our next big race of the day was the Fox & Nichol trophy in which a small horde of Bentleys were entered including myself and Nigel Ormond-Smith both in 3/4½‛s, Adam Singer in the 3/8 Special and Martin Overington in his Blower. The first few laps saw me fighting with a Derby Bentley, Bugatti 35B and the HRG that pushed us off the podium at Spa the year before. By the end of the 3rd lap I had fought clear of the pack and was trying to reel in front man Jonathan Cobb. Despite my most valiant efforts Cobb proved to be too quick and I finished second; a result that pleased both me and the most important spectator of the day, my 5 year old son.
Next the Singer family‛s Bentley 3/8 special was once again in the GP Itala & Lancaster trophy race with Stu behind the wheel. He had qualified well and the first few laps seemed to be promising a good result until a heat related misfire dashed our hopes and Stu dropped back to 7th. At this point I must offer congratulations to the scruffy bowler hat wearing peoples’ favourite who took the honours for the second year on the trot; Mr Chris Williams.
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