CSCC Revives Modsports & Special/ Super Saloon Racing

[andy97]

OK, I can confirm that the Classic Sports Car Club (CSCC) has announced a revival race for the Modsports and Special Saloons type cars that were such a feature of the UK club racing scene in the 1970 & 80s. The race will take place at Mallory Park on August Bank Holiday Monday, 29 August 2011. The race is open to all Modsports and Saloons, Special & Super Saloons, Thunder Saloons and Donington GT type cars and will be free to acceptable cars that raced in period.

This initiative is organised by the CSCC & is not associated with any previous attempts at this sort of revival.

The CSCC can confirm that Joe Ward has entered Baby Bertha, Jon Lee has entered Tony Hazlewood’s Dafnee and Dave Taylor has entered the ex Mick Hill Beetle. Other special cars of the period are planning to join.

The CSCC hopes that there will be sufficient interest generated to run further races later in the year, leading to a regular series for similar modified cars in 2012.

Baby Bertha will be on display on the CSCC’s stand at the Race Retro show in February to publicise the event.

Owners of cars that they feel may be eligible are requested to get in touch with the club.

There are no Tech Regs formed as yet (outside of what is applicable for the Blue Book, obviously), as this is aimed at existing cars that may have raced in period. If there is sufficient interest then regs for a new series can be considered, with the help of interested participants.

Lets get these fantastic cars back on track!

If anyone wants any more info then please get in touch.

[frodo_monkey]

You know I'll be there if I can... We spoke on another forum!

Is the good 'Lord' going to be there?!

Edited by frodo_monkey on Friday 28th January 17:28

[andy97]

frodo_monkey said:

Is the good 'Lord' going to be there?!

It's a by invitation event only

[andy rob]

sounds good ! but forgive me if i'm wrong, but hasnt a similar club, already organised a similar event @ the same track a couple of months earlier ??

[andy97]

Not that I'm aware of. Doesn't mean that they haven't, though. If you have any details then let me know & we can de-conflict. There was an attempt to run a similar race last year but i don't think it happened & the website doesn't seem to exist any more. Judging by the response we have had so far then we will be able to get a very good grid out.

[jellison]

Can some one invite that Slime, Lord Fulke Greville, with his sh*box Turner.

As I have something for him

Should be Great to these cars out.

Edited by jellison on Monday 31st January 19:40

[andy97]

A good write up about this event in todays Motorsport News. Edited to add, and thurdays Autosport.

Edited by andy97 on Friday 4th February 08:44

[thunderbelmont]

+1

[jellison]

All Triumph Race (Jigsaw) is definately on now for this day too. So I'll be entering something white or yellow (not modsports enough to hang with these bonkers things!).

Edited by jellison on Friday 11th February 14:29

[chevronb37]

Sunday at Oulton Park for the Gold Cup, Monday at Mallory for Modsports/Special Saloons? Sounds like a Bank Holiday win to me.

[jellison]

Or MG's at Donnington Sunday and CSCC at Mallory Monday! If the wife would allow it.

[chevronb37]

Yes, girlfriend's birthday is the 28th. I'm only usually allowed one day of the Gold Cup. This is an enormous potential spanner in the works. I'm afraid Gold Cup will always win out over the MGCC, though I know Steve their Competitions man and would like to make the effort to get to one of the race meetings soon.

[jellison]

You are a long way North - MGCC has a meeting at Oulton (again) on the 7th May Too far north for me, (Southern Shandy Drinker ).

[chevronb37]

Depending on my examination schedule, that might work well - Donington Historic Fest / Goodwood Breakfast Club weekend before and Elise Trophy at Oulton Park weekend after. Good call!

[andy97]

The CSCC have had over 40 people register interest in this race so far & we will have to whittle this down to a grid of 20 for the day. Not an easy task. Nevertheless it should be a tremendous day and things are looking good for aregular series of half a dozen r so races for next year.

In advance of this revival race, the CSCC will have a Test & PR session at Mallory on Wednesday 29 June 2011 in support of this event. Potential participants who registered their interest in the August Bank Holiday Monday Special Saloons/ Modsports/ Thundersaloons Revival Race should have received an invite to attend this Test & PR event. Vauxhall are supporting the day & it is hoped that the national press will be present with passenger rides possible in suitable cars to invited guests during the lunch break.

Spectators will I'm sure be welcome. The CSCC test sessions will be alternated with the usual Mallory Park wednesday tests for single seaters etc.

[frodo_monkey]

Forms in the post, I'll be there if work lets me

[andy97]

Just thought that I would bring this thread up to date. The series has continued to run with double headers at 3-5 race meetings a year since the successful Revival at Mallory Park in 2011, and this weekend sees the biggest grid since that day at Mallory with 27 car entered for a double header on Saturday 31 May at Brands Hatch.

The entry list is:

Class A : Stevens ( Carlton ) , Vickers ( Mazda ) Doyle ( Jag ) Price ( Porsche 930 ) + Team Morris ( Peugeot ).
Class B : Woskett ( TR7 ) , Grange ( Sierra ) Stapleton ( Alfa GTV ) , Moss ( Anglia ) , Moore ( Escort ) Coleman ( Sierra ) + Bennett ( Capri ).
Class C : Team Harper ( Spitfire ), Kason ( Fiat ) , Burgoyne ( Escort ) , Carey ( Honda CRX ) , Guest ( Mini ) , Paxman ( Escort ) , Sibley ( Elan ) , Duke ( Anglia ).
Class D : Cairns ( Midget ) , Franks ( Mini ).
Class E : Baker ( Stiletto ) , Cooper ( Davrian `solo` Stiletto ) .
Class T : Woods ( Maguire Stiletto ) , Moore ( Escort ) and late entry Chittenden/Deveraux ( BMW M3 ). Mattt Moore has entered 2 Escorts.

The next races are on Sunday 20th July at Mallory Park, Donington Park over the weekend of 30/31 August and at Oulton Park on Saturday 27 September.

[frodo_monkey]

Wish I could be there, but I'm in a far away and rather dusty place! The Kitten and I will be back though once the engine has been stripped and rebuilt

[chevronb37]

I'm hoping to be at Oulton Park in September.

[Output Flange]

Was watching them earlier today - they really are quite some bits of kit!