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Aintree Circuit Club has invited Lancashire Automobile Clun members to their Anniversary Celebrations at Aintree racing Circuit on the 16th May.

The celebrations are for:

THE GOLDEN DECADE 1954 – 1964
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
70 YEARS ON: FIRST RACE MEETING, 29 MAY 1954
70 YEARS ON: FORMATION OF AINTREE CIRCUIT CLUB, 1954
60 YEARS ON: FINAL RACE MEETING, 16 MAY 1964

A VERY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE EVENT AT AINTREE RACECOURSE ADMISSION BY INVITATION AND TICKET ONLY. THE JACK SEARS FORD GALAXIE WILL RETURN TO AINTREE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE WINNING THE FINAL RACE ON THE GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT…

We will be emailing all Lancashire Automobile Club members once we have final details. Tickets will provide private admission to the event, paddock parking and for a place at the Civic Lunch, entry for 1 car to the event and the opportunity to participate in any track activities (tbc)

SAVE THE DATE!
THURSDAY 16 MAY 2024

Wow what an evening. The Lancashire Automobile Club Dinner Dance proved to be a great success with the Mitton Fold Hotel really looking out for us with a wonderful setting and a great meal.

The evening continues a 122 year tradition, minus a few years due to two world wars, of kicking the season off in style and presnting  few awards to Club members for their efforts in supporting the Club.

The pictures from top left to bottom right show Adrian Dean with the Wood Trophy presnted for all his work in getting the Club involved in the Tree V initiative to absorb the carbon generated by our road events.

Next is Anthony Taylor getting the Attwater Trophy for services to the club in getting our monthlu Noggin and Natters back on the calendar and ensuring their success.

Then, top right, we have Jeff Chambers who has taken over Entries Secretary and created the wonderful Videos of Club events which we have been sharing with you recieving the RW Clarke Memorial Trophy.

To the left of the second row is David Barnes who is a regular entrant in his immaculate E Type recieving his ‘Leaper’ which was donated by Jaguar Cars to the Club for organising the Sir William Lyons Cetenary road runs.

Centre is Alan Wilson recieving a Special Award from the Club for his support in designing, organising and making the replicas of the original commemorative medals from the first Kendal 100 in 1904 is silver given to participents in the Kendal 100 last year.

The premier award went to Tom Hardman who has been a leading vintage and historic car racer with mounts including including Maserati 6CM, Bugatti Type 35B and ERA. He is globally respected and internationally renowned for expert product knowledge.

Finaly we came to the Presidents award which was presnted to our Master of Ceremonies, Chris Lee for 55 years of service to the Club.

With the formal bit out of the way the Disco took over with dancing to midnight.

A really great way to kick off the season.

The Lancashire Automobile Club’s Coast to Coast is on Saturday 13th July. As normal we will be starting from The Midland Hotel in Morecambe and finishing at Dusley Hall just north of Whitby.

We have taken in some new roads as well as some old favourites as we follw a 170 mile route. We have a coffee halt at The Helwith Birdge Inn and a lunch stop at The Inn at South Stainley along the way.

The event is a non competitive Touring Assembly with a Concours at Dunsley open to Vintage, Classic and Cherished cars of any age.

Please click on link below for regulations and entry (please read the updated regs).

https://lancsautoclub.com/enter-event/?action=show&event=8569

See you in Morecambe.

The Kendal 100 recreates a reliability trial staged by our predessessor club, the North East Lancashire Automobile Club, in 1903/4.

The original run was 100miles from Whalley to Kendal and back non stop other than a comfort break in Kendal and for the replenishment of fluids and the repair of punctures.

In 2023 we ran the outward leg of the reliability trail and returned via The Trough of Bowland; this year we use the return leg of the reliability trial and go to Kendal via Jeffy Hill, Dolphinholme and a cffee stop at Tewitfield. This enables us to use even more of the original route.

The event is a touring assembly and Concours d’Elegance with a prize presentation for the concours at the finish.

If you have any queries regarding your entry, please contact the Entries Secretary, Jeff Chambers – Email jeff.chambers1@yahoo.com

Regulations and entry form now available Click on Regulations and Enter below

https://lancsautoclub.com/enter-event/?action=show&event=8568

In this the latest instalment of the LAC’s very own Mike Wood’s Rallying Years we have the privilege of looking back at Mike’s film of the 1969 Acropolis Rally one of the toughest rallies at the time, unfortunately Mike & Hannu Mikkola had to retire with driveshaft failure , sit back & enjoy a slice of history………….

Simply click on link below or copy and paste into your browser.

We thought you might like to view or Club magazine ‘All Torque’ in a digital format.

Makes a great read simply click on the link below.

32707 – LAC All Torque Magazine Christmas 2023 – Proof (4)

With Mike Raven currently working on a Highland 3 Day Event for 2024 we thought you might like to see this the latest episode of the LAC history series where we look back at the 3 Day Highland tour from 2007 & 2009. The Highland 3 Day has been a highly successful event and normally lasted 4 rather than 3 days! The event toured the Highlands of Scotland travelling from one venue to another for overnight stays. Averaging close on 200 miles per day the event attracted a loyal band of regulars over the years. Fancy dress with a Highland theme was popular amongst the entrants.

AS normal click on link below or copy and paste into your browser.

Continuing with our series of short videos Jeff Chambers has put together a video covering the St Georges Day Run 2014/15.

Some really great cars and wonderful roads combine to make an enjoyable delve into the past. Once again the event was in response to the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs plea to get vintage and classic cars out on the road for the public to see. The Lancashire Automobile Club ensures the routes have been different every year to keep the event fresh and planned to be suitable for Vintage, Classic and Cherished Cars.

As always click on link below or copy and paste into your browser

Mike is famous for his exploits in the works Mini Coopers and Datsun 240Z accompanying Tony Fall but his rallying history is much broader than that.

In the 1969 San Remo Mike was in the hot seat alongside Hannu Mikkola in a works Escort Twin Cam. Their event ended with an accident but Mike pictures of the event are well worth watching.

As an aside Jan and I were on holiday in Italy this summer and we stayed in the Hotel Londres in San Remo. As you walk down a long corridor to the main dining room there is a large display cabinet. In it, although in need of a good polish, are trophies from the San Remo Rally. Whilst we were looking a member of the hotel staff came up and started to talk about the rally. I mentioned Mike. ‘Oh yes’ he said ‘he was Tony Fall’s navigator.’ Apparently the man was working there since the late 1960’s.

Enjoy the video. Please Click on link below or copy and paste into your browser.