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March 2008

New to the collection is a 1970's XJ12 Coupe, Group 2 Touring Car, Chassis No. 1 raced by Derek Bell and Andy Rouse amongst others.  This has now gone to Mike Wilkinson for preparation for the Masters 70's Touring Car Races and some Heritage racing and hopefully will be out before the end of the season.

 

February 2008

MK2 Jaguar had its inaugural run at Mallory and apart from problems with rear brakes that caused a big spin and quick heart stopping moment as the armco came close, it ran very well.

 

2007

After six months of retirement I couldn’t keep away from hotels, so bought The Spa Hotel in Royal Tunbridge Wells.

 However I still managed to enter a few races…..

 It was a great years racing in the Aston Martin V8.  In the AMOC UBS Championship we ended up in the V8 with:

  • 1 pole position
  • 1 x 1st
  • 3 x 2nd
  • 3 x 4th
  • 7 x class wins
  • 2 x 1st on handicap
  • 2 x fastest laps
  • 1 x class lap record

In the AMOC Intermarque Championship it was:

  • 4 x pole position
  • 1 x 1st
  • 2 x 2nd
  • 2 x 3rd
  • 2 x DNF
  • 5 x class wins
  • 2 x fastest laps

In the AMOC Endurance Races it was:

  • 1 x pole position
  • 2 x 2nd
  • 1 x 4th
  • 1 x non start
  • 1 x DNF

We ended up 2nd in the Classic Section of the UBS Championship and winners of 3 AMOC awards.

 At Spa we won the BSSC 1 hour race and in Heritage races we had 2 x 4th, 1 x 8th and 1 x DNF in the V8.

 The E Type started 9 races and finished 8 and had a reasonable first season.

 The DB4 only came out once but what could be better than a visit to Le Mans. 

 So a big thank you to all who helped with the cars, especially Ted and Paul who keep smiling nearly all the time!

The Spa Hotel

News Archive

  • 2006 Car Arrives
    This week saw the first track test in the 2006 race car, a 1973 V8 with a successful history. The test took place at Snetterton on a damp morning and a very wet afternoon.
  • A spot of training
    In an effort to get a bit fitter for this years racing I went with my wife and some friends to Snowdonia National Park to do some hill walking.
  • Test Day
    A dry but windy day at Snetterton, lots of cars on the track.
  • Oulton Park
    The first meeting of the year, the first real outing in the new car.
  • AMOC Meeting at Brands Hatch
    I entered the Intermarque and the endurance races and the boys entered the endurance race.
  • Heritage Races at Donnington Park
    Saturday dawned grey and overcast, qualifying took place with a damp but drying track.
  • AMOC Meeting at Snetterton
    A day of differing parts.
  • Silverstone
    I went to Silverstone with great anticipation, the first time I had gone there to race for the main Aston Martin event of the year.
  • Snetterton
    The two Heritage Series races provided some great racing and for Team Belfry, a much better day than we experienced two weeks ago at Silverstone.
  • What a weekend!
    Chris and Team Belfry had their first, “1st Place” win on Saturday
  • Snetterton – Heritage Race Weekend
    Saturday dawned very wet and autumnal
  • Second Race at Brands Hatch
    Another sunny day, good crowds and the last race before lunch
  • New HGTCC Winners at Snetterton
    A packed 30-car HGTCC grid was the biggest field of the weekend and thousands of fans enjoyed the action as Sunday's race followed on from the BTCC action.
  • Brands Hatch
    Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th September – Heritage Meeting A Mixed Weekend
  • Donnington Park
    Saturday 7th October 2006 – AMOC Meeting Two races entered, the AMOC UBS Championship and the Intermarque.
  • Brands Hatch
    Heritage Meeting 21st to 22nd October 2006 The last meeting of the year.
  • Saturday 30th September and Sunday 1st October Saturday – 6 hour race
    This is an amazing event with some 600 cars taking part in 11 races over the weekend, with over 1000 drivers.
  • Spa
    Saturday 30th September and Sunday 1st October Saturday – 6 hour race