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Race Report HRDC Snetteron

A successful weekend for team CCK at the HRDC’s Snetterton race meeting. Somehow the rain was kept at bay long enough to finish all races. James Turner once again confidently piloted the CCK MG1100 in the TC63 race. Ian Burford’s Austin-Healey Sprite “Lumbertubs” successfully finished it’s Grand Touring Greats race although a couple of spins kept him further down the grid. Sunday morning saw the Touring Greats with James Turner bringing his Zodiac home in 5th overall and 2nd in class despite a few taps up the arse from Paul Taft in the Volvo Amazon. 3rd in class was our very own David Griffiths in his Standard Vanguard who made his way up to 9th overall from 15th on the grid. Well done to all involved for another successful meeting.

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JUST IN! Volvo 122S for TC63

CCK have just brought in a Volvo 122S and will be building the car for the HRDC’s TC63 race series. This Volvo has a very tidy, virtually rust free shell with some competition experience in it’s past. Ian Goodwright will perform his magic and apply a fresh coat of paint before passing it over to Graham Smeeton to build up. The well known and reliable B18 1800cc 4 cylinder engine will provide the propulsion to make this a very competitive yet accessible racer. This car will be available for sale. If you have any interest in this project please contact Daniel via the form on the contact page.

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This weekend: HRDC at Snetterton

This weekend Snetterton will be hosting the second round of the HRDC 2012 calendar. CCK will of course be attending bringing with us James Turner’s Ford Zodiac and Dave Griffith’s Standard Vanguard for Touring Greats, Ian Burford’s “Lumbertubs” for Grand Touring Greats and finally our very own MG1100 which will be driven by James Turner in TC63. Let’s hope its a dry one. See you there.

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TC63 potential bargains!

A brief scour of the internet has brought up some potential TC63 racers which could possibly be prepped and on the grid for £10,000-£15,000. All of these cars could offer huge amounts of fun and decent competition. The first is this great looking 1963 Morris 1100 found advertised for under £1500! The next is this fantastic 1963 Austin A40 Farina Mk2 for the ridiculous sum of only £700. A lovely little Ford Anglia 105e for £2200. And lastly a very nice Vauxhall VX490 for £4500.

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Wet & Wild HRDC at Castle Combe

A very wet day was had by all. More of a boat race than a motor car race. CCK were there in full force representing 5 cars in the first event of the HRDC calendar. James Turner in the CCK MG1100 had great race in TC63 qualifying 12th and finishing in 9th overall. James Turner and Darren Turner were set to share their Ford Zodiac for the Touring Greats race. On his second lap of qualifying Darren got hit in the side after another car span out in the wet. This shunt saw the end of the Zodiacs racing for the day which was a real tragedy as Darren managed to qualify 3rd after only one lap. Had this not happened the Zodiac could have certainly achieved a podium finish if not a win. Dave Griffiths entered both TC63 and Touring Greats. His TC63 race was going very well until he made a move for 7th position which ended in some late braking sending the Vanguard off the track and in to the wall. Luckily the damage wasn’t too bad and he was able to finish the race. Peter Thompson did well in the GTS65 to finish 3rd in class in his Marcos 1800GT. Unfortunately Ian Burford’s race was cut short in Lumbertubs first outing since restoration due to a misfire.  Overall we all had a great day and now we’ve dried out it’s time to get to work. Bodywork damage to the Zodiac and the Vanguard will be addressed as well as some further development to Lumbertubs.