Southport show makes a splash

David White’s 1910 Sunbeam 12/16, 1915 Ford Model T and 1917 Buick D35 Touring Car were the event’s oldest entrants.

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A weekend of classic events in Southport helped to raise more than £1000 for those affected by atrocities in the town this year.

Aintree Circuit Club said that donations throughout the Classic & Speed Revival on 14-15 September had gone to help an appeal by Southport Hesketh Round Table. This included a sprint event on the town’s seafront, a fundraising dinner and a classic car show, although inclement conditions throughout the show meant a reduced turnout and the cancellation of a planned classic parade through Southport’s town centre.

'All the drivers loved the new course'

Club chairman, Mike Ashcroft, told Classic Car Weekly: ‘The sprint in particular was a great success, given that we had doubled the length of the course, with a new start and finish area. All the drivers, including a number of British speed, race and rally champions, loved the new course, which they found very challenging and rewarding to drive.’

This year's show winners:

  • Best pre-1918: David White’s 1915 Ford Model T

  • Best pre-war car: Darren Christian’s 1929 Rolls-Royce 20hp Goshawk

  • Best pre-1966 car: Roy Clapham’s 1950 MG YA

  • Best car, 1966-1990: Michael Barton’s 1988 Bristol Brigand

  • Best car, post-1990: Brian Radam’s 1993 Nissan 300ZX

  • Best new millennium car: Bob Marshall’s 2002 MG ZT-190

  • Best TVR: Paul Taylor’s 1998 TVR Griffith 500

  • Best Mini: Adrian Kermode’s 1973 Mini Clubman

  • Car of the Show: Philip Owen’s 1954 Austin-Healey 100M

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