Maidstone & Mid-Kent M.C. at Silverstone (May 26th)

Tyrer’s 1940 B.M.W., beat modern sports cars and many racing cars, netting three firsts, a second and a third, but couldn’t catch Goodhew’s well-driven “P3” Alfa-Romeo in the unlimited racing car race, in which Dutt’s Maserati was juddery third.  Moor’s Wasp won the 500-c.c. race, after Headland had run wide at Stowe.  Elt overturned against one of the notorious markers but was unhurt.  Downing’s odd Connaught and Metcalfe’s much-raced FIAT Balilla were well-driven winners, the later beating a 1,087-c.c. M.G. Grace was fearless in his “2 1/2” Riley, holding off a Healey and an unsteerable Javelin in the saloon race, pursued by two more Rileys and Wolseley – like a plain-clothes police dice! The Motor Sport race had a full field, in which Marguilies drove his Talbot with spirit to win from Chambers’ “4 1/2” Bentley.

2,500-c.c. NON-S/C., 1,500-c.c. S/C. SPORTS CARS, 5 LAPS, SCRATCH. – 1st: G. Tyrer (B.M.W.), 74.27 m.p.h.; 2nd: R. F. Peacock (Frazer-Nash); 3rd: P. J. Simpson (Healey).
500-c.c. RACING CARS, 5 LAPS, SCRATCH. – 1st: E. J. Moor (Wasp), 74.05 m.p.h.; 2nd: C. D. Headland (Cooper); 3rd: C. Arengo (Arengo). 
1,500-c.c. NON-S/C., 1,300-c.c. S/C. SPORTS CARS, 5 LAPS, SCRATCH. – 1st: K. H. Downing (Connaught), 69.37 m.p.h.; 2nd: G. A. Ruddock (H.R.G.); 3rd: C. M. Sears (Frazer-Nash).
UNLIMITED NON-S/C. 3,000-c.c. SPORTS CARS, 5 LAPS, SCRATCH. – 1st: G. Tyrer (B.M.W.), 74.9 m.p.h.; 2nd: B. A. Chevall (Alvis); 3rd: A. P. Hitchings (Cadillac-Allard). First vintage car: G. H. G. Burton (“4 1/2” Bentley).
2,000-c.c. NON-S/C., 1,100-c.c. S/C. RACING CARS, 5 LAPS, SCRATCH. – 1st: G. Tyrer (B.M.W.), 75.93 m.p.h.; 2nd: O. B. Moore (H.W.M.); 3rd: C. L. Clairemonte (Riley).
SALOON CARS, 3 LAPS, HANDICAP. – 1st: G. H. Grace (Riley), 59.8 m.p.h.; 2nd: K. H. Downing (Healey); 3rd: R. S. Marsh (Javelin).
UNLIMITED RACING CARS, 7 LAPS, SCRATCH. – 1st: J. Goodhew (Alfa-Romeo), 77.77 m.p.h.; 2nd: G. Tyrer (B.M.W.); 3rd: R. Dutt (Maserati).
1,300-c.c. NON-S/C., 1,000-c.c. S/C. SPORTS CARS, 5 LAPS, SCRATCH. – 1st: C. le S. Metcalfe (FIAT), 61.46 m.p.h.; 2nd: B. H. Lister (Cooper-M.G.); 3rd: H. E. Fuller (M.G.)
M & M.K. MEMBERS, 3 LAPS, HANDICAP. – 1st: R. F. Peacock (Frazer-Nash), 72.5 m.p.h.; 2nd: G. H. Grace (Riley Saloon); 3rd: G. Tyrer (B.M.W.).
SPECIAL CARS, 3 LAPS, SCRATCH. – 1st: H. E. Fuller (M.G.), 59.5 m.p.h.; 2nd: L. J. Drew (Buckler); 3rd: A. C. B. Chapman (Lotus), also 750 M.C. Cup
OPEN HANDICAP, 5 LAPS. – 1st: J. Goodhew (Lagonda), 77.10 m.p.h.; 2nd: R. F. Peacock (Frazer-Nash); 3rd: P. J. Simpson (Healey).
“MOTOR SPORT” TROPHY HANDICAP, 5 LAPS. – 1st: D. Marguiles (Talbot), 69.6 m.p.h.; 2nd: D. J. Chapman (Bentley); 3rd: J. Goodhew (Lagonda); 4th: M. J. C. Keen (H.R.G.); 5th: A. P. Hitchings (Cadillac-Allard); 6th: P. J. Simpson (Healey).

These six are eligible for the Motor Sport race at the Eight Clubs Meeting, June 2nd.  The points to date are: Chapman 11, Marguiles 10, Parkes 5, Hoodhew 4, Bradford and Keen 3 each, McKenzie and Hitchings 2 each, Parker and Simpson 1 each.