Autosport – 25 July 2019

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NATIONAL REPORTS CLUB AUTOSPORT

BIRTHDAY BUOYED Few people can say that they share the same birthday as their car, but Keith

Egar and his 1965 MG Midget came into the world on the exact same day, 54 years ago. Unlike

the A series cars he races alongside that use a traditional 1275cc engine found in classic Minis,

Egar’s car is fitted with a 1800cc unit that’s found in the more contemporary ZRs. This means the

nimble Midget can run toe-to-toe with MG ZSs and MGB Roadsters in Class C of the Cockshoot Cup.

RARE FIND Over 30 years ago, South Carolinian Alex Quattlebaum stumbled across a mystery

car in a Sussex barn. Suspecting it was a Tojeiro, Quattlebaum passed it onto the British Motor

Museum for further inspection and, to his surprise, it turned out to be something even rarer. Built

in 1954 by Liss Engineering Company, the LECo is one of only two cars made by the manufacturer.

Quattlebaum finished ninth, second in class, in the Iconic 50s encounter at Donington.

MOON’S SPRITE SHINES AGAIN After a horrific accident at MG Live in 2010, John Moon’s Frogeye

Sprite was almost destroyed entirely. “I remember there were two or three cars involved, some fire,

my helmet was knocked off and then I woke up in Northampton hospital,” he said. Not one to shy

away from competing, Moon gradually rebuilt the car from scratch over the next six years. Moon

opted for the more obscure, streamlined Lenham body, while maintaining the heart of the Frogeye.

lottery. Race one had been run in two parts
due to a red flag during Saturday’s sudden
downpour. When the race resumed later in
the day Ross dropped to third from pole
and, after gaining a place to the retiring
Ross Makar, a fine move past Doug Cole
through the Craner Curves sealed the win.
There was a similarly bold move
through Redgate to pass Makar for
the lead in race two, before Makar again
retired gifting Cole another second.
Richard Buckley’s Rover Tomcat was
struck by power-steering issues in race one
of the MG Cup and had to settle for second
behind the Metro of Mike Williams. But
with topped-up fluid for race two, the
Tomcat’s overall speed trumped Williams’s
Metro and its “completely gone” tyres.
When asked if he felt the win in race
two was revenge, Buckley’s response
was simple: “Definitely,” he laughed.
DOM D’ANGELILLO

EQUIPE THREE HOUR CLASSIC RELAY

Plastic Fantastic – Rob Cull, Rod Begbie,

Mark Ashworth (TVR Grantura MK III)

EQUIPE GTS

Chris Ryan (Triumph TR4)

MG TROPHY

Races 1 & 2 Graham Ross (ZR 190)

MGCC MG CUP

Race 1 Mike Williams (Rover Metro GTi)

Race 2 Richard Buckley (Rover Tomcat)

MG MIDGET & SPRITE CHALLENGE

Race 1 David Morrison (Midget)

Race 2 Stephen Collier (Midget)

MGCC ICONIC 50s

Robin Ellis (Lotus Elite)

MG METRO CUP

Races 1 & 2 Jack Ashton (below)

MGCC COCKSHOOT CUP

Races 1 & 2 Paul Clackett (MG ZS)

MORGAN CHALLENGE

Races 1 & 2 Philip Goddard (+8)

SPORTS 2000

Tom Stoten (Gunn TS11)

DONINGTON PARK

WEEKEND WINNERS

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