The Silverstone Classic is the only chance we get to drive on the full Historic Grand Prix circuit & the largest UK race event of the year making this a fantastic festival as a competitor. This race was also to be my first in a Frazer Nash, a car which I have wanted to drive for a considerable length of time after watching the likes of Patrick Blakney-Edwards flinging his sideways through bends.

We had the usual crowd at the event with Martin Overington & entourage, Nigel Ormond-Smith, Chris Guest, Stanley Mann, Philip Strickland et al all flying the Benjafields flag.

Practice went smoothly, well almost smoothly. Either me or Stu had managed to make the back axle of the Nash move sideways in the car by about ¾” though this was soon rectified with some gentle persuasion.

Nigel Ormond-Smith put on a good show in his newly acquired 3/4½ though the race was dominated by Peter Neumark\\\'s Alfa Monza with a magnificently well driven Frazer Nash hot on it‛s heals.

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