On Saturday a very warm welcome was made to all from the VSCC for their annual Pomeroy Trophy Competition, at what was a very cold and wet Silverstone. The event was open to all members of the public and was also free to attend.
The Pomeroy Trophy is a truly unique and somewhat quirky event in which both Pre-war and Post-war vehicles will be marked on their speed, agility, and braking capabilities and not least forgetting one of the most unique car tests in the world: the ability to carry two VSCC standard-sized suitcases. Based on Laurence Pomeroy’s formula to calculate the ultimate Touring Car, the Pomeroy Trophy is awarded to the overall event winner. This year’s event was open to all roadworthy cars, and penalties were not given for cars arriving on trailers.
Following on from the morning tests, the competitors took to the famous Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit for 40 minutes to see if they could achieve their target number of laps. The first session would see the pre-war cars take to the track as the heavens opened to make this a very wet affair. The sun did make an appearance for the remainder of the afternoon.
Results
#52 Jason KENNEDY NISSAN SKYLINE GTR 2569 1993 428.11 The PomeroyTrophy 1st Class
# 129 Simon BLAKENEY-EDWARDS FRAZER NASH SUPER SPORTS 1496 1929 423.79 The Densham Trophy 1st Class
# 17 Charles KNILL-JONES AUSTIN A35 948 1958 422.79 1st Class
# 86 Martin WHITLOCK MG B ROADSTER 1850 1963 409.45 1st Class
# 66 John FELSTEAD SUBARU IMPREZA 2123 2004 409.23 1st Class
# 65 Jonathan GOMM FORD/LOTUS CORTINA 1598 1963 408.82 1st Class
# 124 Rob CULL MG B 1853 1964 405.6 1st Class
# 68 Andy WOLFE FORD ESCORT 1995 1968 391.94 1st Class
# 119 Josh SADLER PORSCHE Carrera RS 2687 1972 391.05 1st Class
# 42 Piers REID BMW 3.0 CSL 3003 1972 390.13 1st Class
Full results can be found here https://www.vscc.co.uk/vsccMedia/29278.pdf
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