Two Morgan Three Wheeler Club members were entered in races at the VSCC Mallory Park Meeting held on Sunday 21st July at one of the racing fraternity’s favourite venues in Leicestershire.
The Circuit:
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The Words:
Three Super Aeros were entered in three races. Sue Darbyshire took both her Super Aeros along, Iain Stewart was out on track as well.
Iain entered Race 1 – Short Scratch Race for Pre-war Cars – and was up against some formidable opposition, gaining a creditable 10th place from 19 starters.
Sue entered her road-going Super Aero in Race 2 – Standard & Modified pre-war Sports Cars – and came second to a very much on form Andrew Mitchell in his 1.5 litre HRG, trailing by just over a second after 8 laps.
Sue and Iain were both entered in Race 3 – Vintage Racing Cars Race – finishing third and fourth respectively in this 10 lap race. Iain trailed Sue by less than 5 seconds at the end of 10 laps, with a best lap time of just under 80mph.
Results and lap times are all further down the page.
The Photos:
Once again many thanks to Dennis Rushton for the photos. To view the photo gallery, click on any of the photos to bring up a larger version. You can scroll forwards and backwards using the [,] and [.] keys. Press [ESC] or click on the image to Exit.
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- Sue Darbyshire at Shaws Hairpin during practice
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- Race 1 – Iain Stewart at John Cooper Esses
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- Race 2 – Andrew Mitchell (1.5 litre HRG) leads Sue Darbyshire at Devils Elbow
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- Race 3 – The Start. Iain and Sue are just visible towards the front of the pack.
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- Race 3 – Iain Stewart leads Sue Darbyshire at Devils Elbow
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- Race 3 – Iain Stewart has time to dive inside the cockpit to retrieve his sandwiches whilst overtaking Tony Lees in the big Vauxhall Viper at Devils Elbow
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- Race 3 – Sue and Iain wait to get past Chris Hudson’s Bugatti T35B at Devils Elbow.
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- Race 3 – Sue Darbyshire, Dougal Cawley (Longstone Tyres), Chris Hudson and Iain Stewart at Devils Elbow
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- Race 3 – Sue Darbyshire heads the Riley Brooklands and Bugatti T35B round Devils Elbow
The Results:
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