Guards Trophy

Next up: Snetteron on the 200 circuit - Saturday 21 April. Smaller grid, but another 60 minute race. Spread the word - the weather is finally looking up!

Fastest of the GTs was John Davidson in the incredibly rapid Lotus Elan 26R (surely he has a BMW engine hidden in there?), ahead of Brian Casey (Lenham) and in 10th, Paul Tooms (Lotus Elan). Congratulations to all finishers (17 in total) out of 23 starters. High attrition rate!

Jon Waggit, joined this race by Peter Needham, finished a fine 4th (in Jon's stunning orange Lenham), spoiling the Chevron party, with Nick Thompson and Sean McClurg (B6), Paul Ugo/Robi Bernberg (B8) and Phillip Nelson (B8) filling 5th to 8th. 6 Chevrons in 1 race, great start!

Greg Thornton (B8) was 2nd at the flag, but a bad choice of tyres (Avons in a Dunlop sponsored race??) meant he was only eligible for the Invitation class. Charles Allison (B8) ran a flawless race to take the final podium place. Chevrons 1, 2 and 3 then!

Last weekend's Guards Trophy race was very challenging! 2 cars dumped oil around most of the track on lap 8. An emphatic win for Will Shryver and James Hadfield though (in the family B6) showing it must be in the genes!

Taking the fight to the Chevrons in the sports-racing division will be Lotus 23Bs, a brace of Lenhams and an Elva Mk7S while the GT pack is topped by the mighty TVRs of John Spiers, Peter Thompson and Peter and Nathan Dod.

The B8 pack is strong and features Philip Nelson, Charles Allison, Greg Thornton and Paul Ugo/Robi Bernberg, while another rapid B6 comes from the experienced pairing of Nick Thompson/Sean McClurg.

However, it is the slightly earlier B6 of Will Schryver and James Hadfield that could set the pace. After countless victories in the hands of Michael Schryver and Simon Hadfield, their sons will be at the helm at Donington.

Extended to an hour-long duration is the opening Guards Trophy race of the season and a strong field is capped by a gaggle of quick Chevrons to start the 50th anniversary season of the B8.

Just a week to go before the season opener....... And what will the weather do? Looking forward to dusting off the winter cobwebs, squeezing into the race suit and having a great race at Donington.

Congratulations to John Davidson for winning the overall Guards Trophy championship in 2017! The season, which marked 10 years since the development of the Guards Trophy, ran across six 40-minute races with mandatory pit-stops and optional driver changes.

The full list of races for 2018 (provisional dates) are now published on the HSCC web site. Racing starts at Donington Park on the 7th April, and then moves to Snetterton on the 21st April. Check out the full list of races @ HSCC.org.uk.

The 50th anniversary of the Chevron B8 will be marked with a unique one-make race at the HSCC's Oulton Park Gold Cup meeting on August 27th 2018. The Club is aiming at a grid of more than 20 cars for this race, which will be a central attraction at the event.

The Guards Trophy GT and Sports Racing Championship is contested by Pre 66 GT cars and Pre 69 sports-racing cars with an international sporting pedigree from period. Included from 2014 is an invitation class for larger engine Sports Racing Cars built prior to 1968.