From the archives
ONE-SEASON WONDER Smarting from defeat by Auto Union, the Daimler-Benz board invested in an all-new design Eighty years ago – in the early-summer of 1937 – the single-season racing car…
Results: (April 7th.)
Northern Weekend Jug: B.B. Morrison (1928 Austin 7)
First Class Awards: M. Ross (1930 Alvis), H.E. Collis (1934 Alvis) and J. McEwen (1930 Riley)
Second Class Awards: C. Chilcott (1926 Alvis), J.H. Calvett (1928 Invicta), N. Arnold-Foster (1924 Delage), G.M. Tomlin (1929 Rolls-Royce) and A. Webster (1928 Austin)
Third Class Awards: L.J. Stretton (1924 Frazer Nash), D.P. Harris (1934 Frazer Nash), M. Hirst (1928 Alvis) and D.G. Laxton (1924 Austin)
Team Result: 1st: Scottish, 100; 2nd: Midlands, 84; 3rd: North, 58; 4th: South-West, 39; 5th: South, 34
Navigators’ Awards: B. Ledwith, G.J. Holdstock, D.M. Allen, W.R. Sant and F.W. Smith