SUCCESSFUL SILVERSTONE CLASSIC FOR WOODHAM MORTIMER AS COSTIN LISTER TAKES HARD FOUGHT SECOND PLACE IN THE STIRLING MOSS TROPHY

SUCCESSFUL SILVERSTONE CLASSIC FOR WOODHAM MORTIMER AS COSTIN LISTER TAKES HARD FOUGHT SECOND PLACE IN THE STIRLING MOSS TROPHY

• Woodham Mortimer race team-prepared Costin Lister pushes hard for victory and secures 2^nd spot on the podium in epic rain-drenched Stirling Moss Trophy
• Successful finishes for both Frazer Nash Le Mans Rep and Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar XK120 in the RAC Woodcote Trophy

Woodham Mortimer returned to podium winning ways at last weekend’s glorious Silverstone Classic – the world’s biggest historic racing festival. The world-renowned race preparation team that has enjoyed so much success in recent years, prepared and ran three cars at the Classic, including a potent Lister Costin which contested the Stirling Moss Trophy, an historic ex-Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar XK120 and an equally historic ex-Roy Salvadori Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica, both contesting the RAC Woodcote Trophy. For 2019, both races were combined on a single, maximum capacity grid.

At the end of a week that had seen Britain sweltering in record-breaking heat, race day witnessed a change in fortunes, as the rain came in overnight on Friday and was well established by Saturday morning. Having qualified early on Friday in warm and dry conditions, the Lister Costin of David Hart secured 6^th overall in the huge 58 car grid, while the Frazer Nash of Steve Ward and the Jaguar of Josh Ward and Chris Ward both qualified well within their classes. The thoroughly drenched conditions on race day were always going to create difficult racing conditions for cars and drivers, and that was to prove to be the case. In conditions that reward driver skill as much as a car’s performance, it is a testament to David Hart that he pushed the eventual race winner hard all the way to the chequered flag, securing second place overall and only missing the top step of the podium by three seconds! David Hart also set the second-fastest time of the race, with a 2 min 42.71-sec lap.

Both the XK120 and the Frazer Nash performed faultlessly in the race, finishing 32^nd and 51^st respectively.

Jean-Marc Gales, CEO and Chairman of Woodham Mortimer, says: “The whole team performed fantastically well at the Silverstone Classic. We are a team that enjoys success, and to have a car finish second in such a large and competitive grid, is a fantastic result. All the cars performed faultlessly and we are looking forward to more competition in the coming months.”

Woodham Mortimer is a full-service restoration, race preparation and sales business, based in extensive facilities in Maldon, Essex.  With over 40 skilled craftsmen working in-house, the company delivers some of the highest quality restoration work seen anywhere in the world, with dedicated workshops for bodywork, paintwork, trimming, machining, engine building, final assembly and race preparation. Cars restored by Woodham Mortimer’s workforce have won honours at many of the world’s most prestigious concours events, while the race team has prepared and run some of the most successful historic racing cars to compete for international events of every type. 

For further information, please visit www.woodham-mortimer.com.

Source: Woodham Mortimer

NEW SEASON PARTNERS ANNOUNCED FOR MOTOR RACING LEGENDS

NEW SEASON PARTNERS ANNOUNCED FOR MOTOR RACING LEGENDS

Lister-Silverstone Classic

As the new season approaches new partnerships have been confirmed between Motor Racing Legends’ and the Lister Motor Company who will become the title sponsor for the Stirling Moss Trophy.

Silverstone Auctions and Ric Wood Motorsport have also been confirmed as joint partners for the Historic Touring Car Challenge.

CEO Lawrence Whitaker has been a long-time supporter of Motor Racing Legends through the annual Brian Lister Trophy, but from now on the Lister Motor Company will be taking on a much more active role as title sponsor for the series. Promoting not only the continuation models of the Lister Knobbly but also their new range of stylish sports supercars.

Silverstone Auctions are a world-class, specialist auction house for the sale of classic cars, modern supercars, all types of competition cars, modern and historic motorcycles as well as automotive memorabilia and will be using the partnership to cement relationships with competitors and promote sale consignments to their forthcoming sales.

Renowned Capri and engine specialists Ric Wood Motorsport who are experts in the field of race development for Ford Capri, and Group 1 Touring Cars including full engine or complete race car build will be promoting their performance enhancing engineering skills to competitors.

Chairman Duncan Wiltshire commented “It is great to have such loyal competitors, the Historic Touring Car grid does have a very special social vibe about it, with both the new partners of the Historic Touring Car Challenge being active competitors often trading places at the sharp end of the grid. It is fabulous to see them join forces as partners for the series and the support of all the new partners is greatly appreciated.”

The start of the season is just around the corner all six grids for Motor Racing Legends due to kick off to a roaring start at the forthcoming Donington Historic Festival on 3-5 May.  For more details of how to enter visit: http://www.motorracinglegends.com