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PRESTON AND DISTRICT VINTAGE CAR CLUB 2024 SUMMER TOUR

Preston and District Vintage Car Club have invited LAC members to their 2024 Summer Tour.

Details are as follows.

PRESTON AND DISTRICT VINTAGE CAR CLUB 2024 SUMMER TOUR

A GENTLE ROAD RUN WITH A BIT OF ADDED FUN !
THIS IS A NONE COMPETITVE EVENING TOUR AROUND THE LANES OF THE FYLDE, WYRE AND BLEASDALE DISTRICT, WITH THE ADDITION OF SOME TREASURE HUNT STYLE QUESTIONS, IN ORDER TO TEST YOUR OBSERVATIONAL SKILLS.

THE EVENT WILL HAVE A REMOTE START, DETAILS OF THIS WILL BE GIVEN BY EMAIL IN A LATER BULLETIN.

THE EVENT WILL FINISH AT “THE BOOT AND SHOE PUB. ELSWICK.
PR4 -3YB. M/R 102. 418.5 / 385.5 TEL. 01995 47601.

THE EVENT IS OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS AND GUESTS OF THE P.DV.C.C & ALSO MEMBERS OF THE L.A.C.
ALL VEHICLES ENTERED MUST COMPLY WITH THE R.T.A. AND BE TAXED, INSURED, AND CARRY AN M.O.T WHERE APPLICABLE. NAVIGATION. A TULIP STYLE ROAD BOOK. WILL BE ISSUED AT THE START CONTROL, WITH THE OPTION OF MAP REFERENCES FOR THOSE WHO PREFER USING THE O/S MAP, THERE WILL ASO BE A “LOGICAL ROUTE” VERSION OF THE ROAD BOOK AVAILABLE (i.e. without mileages) FOR THOSE WHO LIKE A BIT MORE OF A CHALLENGE!.

“IN ORDER TO SAVE ON PRINTING, PLEASE MAKE ME AWARE OF YOUR PREFERENCE PRIOR TO THE START DATE BY EMAIL.“

THE START CONTROL WILL BE OPEN FROM 5.00 PM, AND THE FIRST CAR WILL LEAVE AT 6.00PM, AND THEN AT ONE MINUTE INTERVALS.

THE ENTRY COST INCLDES AN EVENING MEAL FOR TWO OF EITHER, CHEESE AND ONION, OR STEAK PIE AND PEAS WITH CHIPS, FOLLOWED BY APPLE CRUMBLE AND CUSTARD.
THE ENTRY FEE IS £23.00 PER CAR PLUS CREW OF 2, ADDITIONAL MEALS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE COST OF £10.00 PER HEAD.

ENTRIES WILL CLOSE ON THURSDAY 4th JULY 2024 .
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE MADE ON THE OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM

Second part of the St Georges Run video from the cockpit of the Mirage

For those of you who enjoyed Bill Cookes dash cam video of the outward leg of this year’s St GEorges Day Run.
This is the Return Leg Dash-Cam footage of our Drive out with Lancs Auto Club on Drive-it-Day From Helwith Bridge Inn to Blackburn Northern Sports.
Our next event is the Kendal 100 taking in some fantastic roads on June 23rd.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6qp306xf6M

Video of our St Georges Day run from the cockpit of the Mirage.

Bill Cooke was out on Lancashire Automobile Club’s St Georges Day Run in April.
He recorded two videos of the run in his Mirage. This is the video of the outward leg from Cafe Lazio to Helwith Bridge Inn.
See separate video for return-leg.
Our next event is the Kendal 100 on June 23rd taking in some great roads and scenery. The return leg from Kendal closely follows the route of a LAC reliability trail from 1904 by the way. Regulations and entry forms on the LAC website lancsautoclub.com (look at the event calender and click on Kendal 100.

To view the video click on link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL4KSOTtO0Q

All Torque Magazine – April 2024

The latest edition of Lancashire Automobile Club’s magazine, All Torque, is now available . It can be accessed either by seecting ‘Members’ in the banner headline then clicking on ‘Members Area’ in the drop down box. Then simply click on All Torque.

Alternativley simply click on the link below.

https://lancsautoclub.com/all-torque/

Lots of intersting articles and reports from members, great publication – many thanks to Andrew Ogden and all the contibutors.

LAC Videos – Latest is of the 1973 Acropolis Rally

Welcome to this latest episode in the LAC’s very own Mike Wood Rallying Years, this time Mike looks back at the 1973 Acropolis Rally which was was the 6th round of the inaugural World Rally Championship run in late-May on the punishing hot gravel roads of central Greece. Mike & Tony Fall entered in a works VW.

Clck on link below to watch the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjWdkxXPhvI

Enjoy

 

St Georges Day 2024 Video

It was great to see so many smiling faces on this years St George’s Day Tour. The weather was kind and we had a fantastic selection of cars for all to enjoy.

LAC’s first event of 2024 – St Georges Day Classic Tour part of The Federation of British Historic Vehicles Club National Drive-It Day. Held each year on a Sunday in April, when historic vehicle enthusiasts and the public at large have the opportunity to celebrate the ‘One Thousand Mile Trial’. that started on 23 April 1900. Today, Drive-it Day is an opportunity to raise awareness and support amongst the public for the historic vehicle movement

Jeff Chambers, Mike Wood, David Williams, Glyn Hughes and DW Motorsport Photography were out on the event with their cameras close to hand. Jeff has compiled the attached video from the many photos and video from the event.

We hope you will enjoy the video and look forward to seeing you on our coming events. There are still a few places available on the Kendal 100 on the 23rd June by the way.

Click on link below to view

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU58H9Bfufc

81st Goodwood Members Meeting Live Streaming

The 81st Goodwood Members’ Meeting presented by Audrain Motorsport is an incredible two-day event full of awesome motorsport action. Racing includes Group 1 Touring Car action for the Gordon Spice Trophy, featuring ’70s favourites such as the Chevrolet Camaro, Rover SD1 and BOSS Mustang, pre-war Grand Prix action with a fleet of Bugattis racing for the Grover-Williams Trophy, stunning ’60s GT cars from Cobras to E-types and more for the Graham Hill Trophy and more. But that’s not all. We also have amazing demos for mighty V8 Can-AM cars, a tribute to Niki Lauda with his F1 title-winning McLaren MP4/2B and the first ever Goodwood sidecar shootout!

Our own Anthony Taylor  and Adam Sykes will be there share driving a silver/red Chinook Cheverolet Can Am car in the John Surtees Memorial Race. Practice on Saturday and Race 7 in the Sunday Calendar. Also in the same race will be Roger Wills driving a McLaren M1 b – red with yellow stripe across nose an ex Bruce McLaren car and Marcus Black in a black McLaren M1B whose car Rick and Antony rebuilt.

Anthony will also be taking part in the Cavelcade of Can Am cars. Watch out for him in the the McLaren M6B.

If you want to watch the Live Stream. Click on Link blow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtsa5oqf5mQ

LAC May Noggin and Natter

With our first road event out of the way time to meet up with fellow members and motor enthusiasts at out Monthly Noggin and Natter at The Mytton Fold Hotel, Whalley Rd, Langho, Blackburn BB6 8AB on Thursday 2nd May

Anthony and Carolyn will be there as usual to greet you and you can share motoring memories, discuss the recent St Georges Day Run and look forward to our Fellsman event on May 18th and the Kendal 100 on June 23rd. With the (hopefully) improved weather.

Why not bring along your Vintage, classic or cherished car for others to enjoy?

Talking of the Kendal 100 Jeff Chambers has produced a short video of last years event which gives  glimpse of the ebvent to those who didn’t enter. For those who did you may well see yorselves, your car and your friends out on the event.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4BHUVapTDQ

You will find the regulations and entry forms on our web site.

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

45th annivesary of the sale of the Longridge Racing Circuit

This year sees the 45th annivesary of the sale of the Longridge Racing Circuit, last race was in 1978. Lancashire Automobile Club ran the first and the majority of the races there.
The circuit, in the bottom of a quarry, was reportably the shortest racing circuit in the UK and possibly the world. It created a fantastic ‘clubby’ atmosphere loved by competitors, officials and crowds alike.
Initially the powers that be were very concerned about running full races on the track and after much persuasion by Gavin Frew, Tony Iddon, Les Braithwiate, Stan Foulds and others gave the club a permit to run 6 car grids. This proved a success and later the grid size was increased to 8 and finally 10 cars. The plan was to increase to 12 in 1979 but it wasn’t to be.
Longridge is possibly unique in that three different drivers in three different cars jointly hold the official lap record. They were Kim Mather in a F1 BRM, Warren Booth in a F2 (LOtus I think) and Bob Prest in a Mallock U2.
Racing was always close and exciting and as well as karts, Scooters, car Sprints, car races and bike races the circuit also saw stage rallying, rallycross, and 2CV across; quite a mixture.
f anyone has any pictures or films of the circuit in action and would like to share them with fellow enthusiasts please contact Chris Lee chrislee1275@aol.com
The picture shows just a taste of the spectacle. Going from top left we have John Kent (who won every Formula Ford race he entered at Longridge) leading the pack of Formula Fords into the first bend known as The Esses.
Top right is Brian Whiting in his Escort rounding Weighbridge Corner onto the Start/Finish Straight.
Bottom right is Eike Wellhausen and Brian Murphy in the E Types exiting Paddock Bend and entering Rock Straight.
Bottom left is Vic Mills in the thunderous Capri again in the Esses.
Finally the centre shot is lap record holder Warren Booth on the left with his arch rival Joe Applegarth alongside him in a very close finish – oh and the handsome young man with the flag is a much younger version of me.