ENTRIES CLOSE SOON FOR THE MG CAR CLUB ORGANISED GT AND SPORTS-CAR RACE ON SILVERSTONE'S GP CIRCUIT

Entries for the premier, 50-minute race at MG Live!* on Saturday 25 June for 1950-to-1965 GT and Sports-cars close on Friday 3 June. Cars must comply with the specifications required by FIA Appendix K and race on Dunlop L, M and R Section Historic tyres. The race, using the Grand Prix circuit, is for one or two drivers, with a mandatory pit stop. The competitively-priced entry fee is £450. Supplementary Regulations and an entry from are available on the MG Car Club website at www.mgcc.co.uk or by calling Steve Carr on 01235 555552 or 07779 156801. Practice is in the morning of Saturday 25 June and the 50-minute race is in the afternoon, so it is possible to participate without the cost of overnight accommodation. The maximum grid size is 58 cars and five reserves will be accepted. There are overall and class awards, based on both 'Scratch' (overall classification) and 'Handicap'. The overall winners of each category will receive a Thomas Cook travel voucher to the value of £500. There is an opportunity for anyone with a race licence and a suitable race car to practice throughout Friday 24 June - it is not exclusive to drivers with an entry for the MG Live! meeting. Entries are also available for all the other MG CC races over the weekend. Details can be found on the MG CC website. * MG Live (www.mglive.co.uk), organised by MG Car Club on 25/26 June, is the world's biggest MG event for MG Owners. Future motor racing meetings organised by MG Car Club are: 25/26 June - Silverstone, Northamptonshire 30 July - Thruxton, Hampshire 28 August - Donington Park, Derbyshire 1/2 October - Snetterton, Norfolk Full details of all MGCC race championships and individual race meetings are available on  www.mgcc.co.uk/mg-racing/race-info-topmenu-78/2011racecalendar.html

HRDC TO LAUNCH HISTORIC RACE SERIES FOR EARLY Gp2 HISTORIC TOURING CARS

The Historic Racing Drivers Club is to launch a race series for early Gp2 historic touring cars of the type which formed the nucleus of the European Touring Car Championship in 1963. HRDC Founder and Race Director, Julius Thurgood, comments: "For many years, I have rued the fact we no longer see the eclectic mix of historic touring cars that created the variety and spectacle which hallmarked the ETCC in its formative years. "It is clear that certain models have now become 'the weapon of choice' in pre-'66 historic touring car races, so much so that hardly any true-to-period variety is to be seen in this arena. Nowadays, where can you see a proper Jaguar Mk2 running competitively, or, for that matter, a Lancia Flavia or Flaminia coupe, Alfa Romeo 2600 or early Giulia Ti, Vauxhall VX4/90, Mercedes-Benz 300SE, MG 1100, Mini 850, Ford Zodiac Mk3 or even an early model Ford Cortina GT? I know that many of these cars exist in historic race form, but most have been mothballed by disheartened owners, who have given up any hope of competing on a level playing field against over-developed homologation specials. I truly feel that there is a strong demand for these early, less-developed, cars to make a dynamic return to historic racing within a well managed series." 1963 saw the formation of the FIA-sanctioned ETCC, the brainchild of German Willy Stenger, who enlisted the help of John Aley to coordinate the UK rounds. One particular race inspired Julius Thurgood to launch the new series was the 'The Motor' 6-Hours race at Brands Hatch, held on 6 July 1963. "Here we had the sight of the then mighty Jaguar Mk2s of Mike Salmon and Peter Sutcliffe, Roy Salvadori and Denny Hulme, Peter Linder and Peter Nocker, battling against Jack Sears and Bo Ljungfeldt in the Willment Cortina GT, while the mighty Galaxies had yet to find their potential. "John Aley and Rauno Aaltonen were in a Mini Cooper (not an 'S'), as were Edward Lewis and Julien Vernaeve in a Westover Racing version. Bill Blydenstein fielded a Vauxhall VX4/90, Dick Jacobs was in an MG 1100, Anita Taylor hustled the Willment Ford Anglia 1200, while the HF Squadra Corse team fielded both Lancia Flavia and Flaminia coupes. Add a sprinkling of Sunbeam Rapiers, Volvo Amazons, a brace of Zodiac Mk3s, a Fiat Abarth, Riley 1.5 and a Mercedes-Benz 220SE and you can see the colourful palate that made up this evocative grid - with not a single Lotus-powered homologation special in view!" Therefore, the HRDC will be running a dedicated series for FIA-compliant historic touring cars which ran in 1963 - with the exclusion of 'homologation specials'. This series will run alongside the established HRDC 'Touring Greats' (for pre-1960 touring cars) and 'Grand Touring Greats' (for sub-1500cc, pre-1966 GTs). The new series will be called HRDC 'TC63 Touring Greats'. Owners of eligible 'TC63' cars who are interested in competing with the HRDC in such a series are invited to contact: Julius Thurgood Mobile: 07850 361159 Landline: 01926 885835 Email: direct@juliusthurgood.co.uk Web: www.hrdc.eu

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Liverpool City Raceway 1967 - 1989: More of The Place of Pace (Signed)

Liverpool City Raceway 1967 - 1989: More of The Place of Pace (Signed) - more details

This edition is limited to 1000 copies individually numbered and signed by Tony Loxley.

'More of The Place of Pace' Liverpool City Raceway 1967-1989 Book Description
This 194 page, hard-bound follow-on from the hugely successful 'Liverpool City Raceway - The Place of Pace 1967-1989' will be released mid-year and will once again be full of images and memories from those who competed and remember the great times had at this much lamented high-speed oval.

Tony Loxley and former solo rider (and now journalist) Steve Magro have put together this exciting tome which will be every bit as good as the original.

Gavin Skene is once again responsible for the artwork, and Matt Burton has once again put thousands of hours into scanning the thousands of crystal cleari mages captured by the legendary lenseman David Cumming, and the many others whose skill behind the lens has left a lasting legacy for all those who loved this incredible racetrack.

The introductions are by 10-times Australian Sprintcar Champion and Australian Speedcar Grand Prix winner Garry Rush, and Multiple Marlboro Grand National winner, Gene Cook.

To secure your copy place an order now and don't miss out on what will be a stunning edition to Liverpool City Raceway - The Place of Pace 1967-1989.