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A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

ISSUE 070 NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2011

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FERRARICOMPETITIONRESULTS MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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From everyone at CompRes Towers, including the elusive Miss Tonks, we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a stunningly successful New Year.

competition and seem to be completely converted to competing regularly in their chosen series. We feel that the Club’s continuing efforts to make racing as safe as ever possible contributes in no small way to the attraction of our events. We look forward to welcoming everyone back at the start of the new competition season for yet another year of fun and enjoyment with your Ferraris. You can rest assured that we shall be doing everything we can to make it another season to remember.

CompRes: THE FUTURE This issue of CompRes is, I am afraid, the last in its present form. It has become increasingly evident that the newsletter is unsustainable in its existing format. Ever increasing costs of printing and distribution have meant The elusive Miss Tonks, seen here (on that revenue from the left) with Fenella from Filing, adds her Season’s Greetings. subscribers now covers less than half the expense of This season has been hugely production. Indeed, the deficit successful. In our Hillclimb now runs to several thousands of Championship there have been pounds each year. In addition, record numbers of competitors at the amount of time needed to most rounds and the competition design and put together the for the top places has never been magazine each month is simply fiercer or closer. In the Classic enormous, as anyone engaged in race series, we have seen some the publications industry will extremely exciting racing and the know. To try to combine this cars and drivers seem to have workload with the time necessary become quicker than ever before. to organise and administer our The Open has attracted the very two race series and other latest competition Ferraris with, I competition matters is near believe, more of those stunning impossible. 458s on the track than in any We have, of course, other race series in the country. experienced this problem in the A number of Club members past. Seven years ago, in have had their first taste of

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December 2004, we produced the last issue of Ferrari Competition News after nineteen years of production and the writing, we noted at the time, of over two million words in reporting the Club’s competition activities. The magazine’s successor, the present day CompRes, was intended to be far simpler, without the inclusion of race reports. After howls of dismay from disappointed readers, you will know that CompRes never actually became that simpler production we intended. Indeed, the number of pages increased, with the reports of events – now including those from the 15 or so hillclimbs and sprints as well as over 20 races – becoming ever more detailed with considerable full colour photographic content. From the start of next year we shall continue to produce each month during the competition season a modified version of CompRes. It will carry tabulated official results of every Club event, Championship points tables, and details of competitors’ trophies and awards. Although we shall no longer be producing detailed illustrated reports of events we shall have a ‘notice board’ section giving up-to-date news of interest to competitors. We hope to continue with the popular ‘RA’ column as well as Richard Prior’s ‘Priorities’ pieces. We hope that advertisers will wish to continue to place their ads in these pages and we shall also provide a facility for competitors to advertise their cars for sale. This issue contains a subscription form for the 2012 CompRes. Do remember that, as in the past, the cost of the newsletter is included with

competitors’ registration fees. If competitors subscribe in advance of registering for whichever series they are intending to compete in, the amount of the subscription fee can be deducted from the registration amount.

2011 RACING AWARDS CLASS

TROPHY

WINNER

2ND

3RD

PIRELLI FERRARI OPEN C1

Ivan Bishop Trophy

Paul Brooks

Vance Kearney

RACERS END OF SEASON DINNER

David Hathaway Trophy

David Hathaway

Mick Dwane

The End of Season Dinner, held on Saturday, 19th November at Ardencote Manor in Warwickshire, was a cracking affair. Around 100 competitors and their guests, sponsors, preparers and Club members enjoyed a great evening, with those of a more robust constitution carrying on partying until well after 6.00 am. Apart from the wining and dining, which we seem to be rather good at, we had the usual baffling motor racing quiz which this year was won by Chris Butler and his friends and, in second place, a consortium from the Fosker Engineering table. The prizes: a Ferrari 599 (slightly smaller than the original) and a 2012 Ferrari calendar. We specially commissioned (with the assistance of Tony Willis) a batch of Ferrari key fobs from the house of Schedoni, who are responsible for the upholstery in Ferrari road cars. Every competitor who attended the Dinner was presented with one of these mementoes, which were handed out by our President, Jack Sears. Although there were a few absentees, most of the award winners were there to receive their trophies, and for the record we list them in the accompanying panel. We have assembled a Galleria of photographs of many of the guests at this Dinner, which you will find as you plough through this issue CompRes.

FF Corse Cup

David Tomlin

Gary Eastwood

Wayne Marrs

Graypaul Racing Trophy

Derek Johnston

Paul Bailey

Craig Milner

THANK YOU! Anne and I would like to thank everyone who contributed to those amazing presents we were given last month at the

Nick Kaye

PIRELLI FERRARI formula classic Gp1

Stubberfield Trophy

William Moorwood

Nick Whittaker

Tris Simpson

Gp2

Stirling Cup

John Swift

Richard Fenny

William Jenkins

Gp3

The Big Swifty

Chris Butler

Martin Hart

Ben Cartwright

Gp4

Trofeo Italia

Jim Cartwright

Nick Cartwright

Nigel Jenkins

OTHER AWARDS Spirit of the Series (PFfc): Ray Ferguson Il Spirito Della Seria (PFO): Vance Kearney David Preston Trophy (for Preparer of the Year): RnR Wilkinson Trophy for Circuit Driver of the Year: Jim Cartwright Racers Dinner. We are looking forward in the Christmas holiday to opening the case of that divine Chateau Clark – a superb red that is our all-time favourite - not only of us but, we believe, Bernie Ecclestone as well. Anne has loaded her splendid leather handbag with all those items I couldn’t possibly tell you about. It is such a clever design that maybe a few blokes might find one useful if they had the courage to sport one. And the biggest prezzie of all, the holiday in Sardinia at the fabulously sounding Hotel Villa Las Tronas, in Alghero, Sardinia, is now all arranged including the air flights. We are planning on

taking the break at the end of March, flying back just in time to attend the Pirelli Karting Race at Thruxton on 31st March. When we savour the Ch Clark, rummage through the handbag or relax on the Sardinian terraces we shall think of all the generous folk who have made it possible. Again, thank you all so much.

2012 RACE DATES This is the time of year when we publish the dates of events in our race programmes and promptly change them when organisers mess us about. Just a couple of days after we had circulated the dates of

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2012 CALENDAR PIRELLI FERRARI formula classic Month

Date

Club

Circuit

Notes

April

14/15

CSCC

Snetterton (x 2)

Saturday/Sunday

April

AMOC

Silverstone National

Saturday

May

AMOC

Oulton Park

Saturday

June

4/5

AMOC

Brands Hatch Indy (x 2)

Monday/Tuesday

July

20-22

ADAC

Spa-Francorchamps (x 2)

Friday to Sunday

August

18/19

BARC

Donington Park

Saturday or Sunday

August

CCRC

Castle Combe

Monday

14-16

Ferrari SpA

Silverstone GP (x 2)

Friday to Sunday

5-7

ADAC/RBG

Nürburgring GP (x 2)

Friday to Sunday

September October

2012 CALENDAR PIRELLI FERRARI OPEN Month

Date

Club

Circuit

Notes

April

14/15

CSCC

Snetterton (x 2)

Saturday/Sunday

April

AMOC

Silverstone National

Saturday

June

4/5

AMOC

Brands Hatch Indy (x 2)

Monday/Tuesday

July

20-22

ADAC

Spa-Francorchamps (x 2)

Friday to Sunday

August

18/19

BARC

Donington Park

Saturday or Sunday

August

CCRC

Castle Combe

Monday

14-16

Ferrari SpA

Silverstone GP (x 2)

Friday to Sunday

5-7

ADAC/RBG

Nürburgring GP (x 2)

Friday to Sunday

September October

race meetings, albeit labelled ‘provisional’, in our 2012 programmes for PFfc and PFO, the BRSCC, hosts to our Donington Park appearances on May 19/20 (Classic) and October 20/21 (Open), decided to “withdraw” from our agreement. They explained that they had “suddenly realised that three of their own championships were not scheduled to race at Donington, and hoped we would understand that they (about 500 Caterhams!) needed preference.” After much furious negotiation we have rearranged our Donington races, which will now all be at the same 2-Day meeting on August 18/19. I trust that the BARC, the organisers of this event, will be rather more reliable than BRSCC have proved to be.

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The latest dates and programmes of events are shown in the accompanying tables. Please note that they are still provisional although I am fairly confident there will now be no changes.

NEWS FROM DAVID TOMLIN David Tomlin, that arch motoring and motor racing enthusiast, has written to us concerning his latest endeavour: On the 1st January 2012, Nick Adcock and I will be joining 44 other teams to take part in a unique and somewhat gruelling overland rally. Starting on New Year’s Day, in London outside the Houses of Parliament in our trusty race and rally prepared Land Rover

Defender TD5, we will, in just 29 days, arrive at the waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa, having driven some 10,000 miles through Europe and the African continent (full route. Details and information on the rally can be found at http:// www.londoncapetownrally.com The preparation of this event has, of course, been immense with the purchase and complete overhaul of our vehicle which has been customised particularly for the roads and conditions it will have to face. I have had the responsibility to produce a vehicle which we all hope will guide us safely and reliably across some of the most inhospitable roads in the world. The planning of the route has been very difficult, with the event actually having to be postponed from 2011 due to political

instability in Northern Africa. The revised route takes the teams down the Eastern side of Africa, having crossed over from Saudi Arabia into Sudan. The amount of visas, carnets and forms has been formidable and, as part of our preparation, numerous inoculations against various diseases have had to be endured. "An arm like a pin cushion" was how Nick described it. Although neither Nick nor I have any experience of rallying whatsoever, we are dedicated petrol heads who, with arguably misplaced confidence, believe we can win the rally outright. However our first objective is to finish the rally to raise funds for a good cause. In February 2011 we lost a great friend and colleague, Neil Rodgers, to cancer. His spirit, in the face of such huge personal adversity, was immense and his support for our racing and subsequent rallying adventures was tremendous. The assistance he received at the end was so caring and dignified it is our wish, and indeed Neil's, to support the Marie Curie charity during our event. It is important, as a charity giver, to know that 100% of your donation goes to the charity itself and all these details are on the justgiving web site: www.justgiving.com/ LondontoCapeTownRally If you would be generous enough to give whatever you can to this vital organisation we would be very grateful. We will arrange for updates and images on our adventure to be sent out. However, if you feel this isn't for you, then no problem, just write "unsubscribe" in the subject line and send it back to me. We feel sure that many of you will wish to support David and Nick in their money raising adventure.

SPIDERS AT DAMAX! The header for this story wouldn’t ordinarily create much surprise. After all, the Ferrari and Group C specialists run by

Robin and Sharon Ward must have lots of Ferrari Spiders through their doors all the time. However, sometimes things aren’t quite what they seem. We picked up this report from The Daily Telegraph earlier this month: Two venomous black widow spiders have been found living in the bodywork of a classic car, a year after it was shipped to Britain from America. A surprised mechanic found the pair when he began stripping a 1964 Ford Falcon for restoration. It had been imported from California by the motorsport company Damax of Bicester, Oxfordshire. The spiders have been given a home at Bristol Zoo Gardens, where Mike Bushell, assistant curator of invertebrates, said: “I imagine they were spiderlings when they came into the UK and they have survived by eating flies and other small bugs while they were in the workshop. They are fully grown adults now, if a little bit thin, but we’ll feed them up and they will be perfectly happy and healthy here.”

Robin tells me that he scooped them up into one of Sharon’s Tupperware dishes before they took them to the zoo. I just hope that they travelled to Bristol at a crawl. Here’s a photo of one of them – before it had been on its special build-up diet.

A LETTER FROM COLIN CAMPBELL

has sent us this letter: I very much enjoyed reading Tony Attwood’s Dino article. He certainly has had an eventful first competitive season and richly deserves winning the 2011 Maranello Cup. I am glad I don’t have to pay his repair bills. I have always found my Dino reliable, except when it caught fire at Donington Park about six years ago, due to a fuel cap becoming loose. Many Dinos have chequered histories, especially mine! When I bought the car, about ten years ago, the log book said it was last owned by a company in Liverpool. While at Loton Park this year, two engineers from Liverpool told me they thought they recognised the car. They thought it was the one that was driven into the Mersey some years before. It was left on the shore for some time and then salvaged by a car breaker who cleaned it up and sold it to a company that planned to restore it. They never finished the job. The car then went to a dealer who did a bit more restoration, and then I bought it. I feel that Dinos are best kept as original as possible, especially with respect to wheels and tyres. A couple of years ago the modified fuel injected car lasted only a few laps in Belgium, and Tony’s car seems to be beset with problems this season. My own car has a ‘fatherly eye’ kept on it from time to time by fellow Dino owner and engineer Brian Windle, and remains unmodified. I am sure many would say I don’t drive it fast enough but I am very lucky to still be able to take part in speed events when one considers I took part in a night rally on public roads with my first Aston Martin (not the historic DB2) in 1954, at the age of 24. Best regards, Colin Campbell

The well-known conductor of a Dino 246GT, Colin Campbell,

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PRIORITIES Wining and Dining The recent BRDC prizegiving lunch in London celebrated the best in motorsport for 2011, with famous drivers present such as Derek Warwick, John Surtees, Sir Stirling Moss, Jenson Button and our very own FOC chairman, Richard Allen. Among the award winners were Christian Horner, who picked up the award for great team spirit during the year, Damon Hill who received the Gold Medal for services to the BRDC club, but RA was narrowly beaten to the Autosport Young Driver of the Year award by Oliver Rowland.

Stirling Moss interviews Jake Humphries at the BRDC Luncheon.

The 2012 Hillclimb Calendar It would be nice if we could get the event dates sorted correctly in one shot but things are rarely that simple. Unfortunately we heard from the organisers at the Sutton and Cheam Motor Club that they have been unable to secure a date with the operational RAF base to hold the hotly anticipated sprint at RAF Odiham in Hampshire. We are as disappointed as the organisers are but if they get the chance to run the event in future years we will promise our support yet again. We have been busy searching for a replacement meeting as soon as we heard that RAF Odiham was off the calendar. We were hoping that a Brands

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Hatch Sprint might have filled the bill, but it turned out to be only a morning session and fell on the day before the September Shelsley. Another option we looked at was a sprint at Debden Airfield in Essex; although slightly more interesting than North Weald, we have decided against it and instead opted for a hillclimb instead, with a revisit to Prescott on the 1st/2nd September. Although this will be a two-day meeting (with practice on the The Hampshire Hotel in St Helier Saturday and official runs on the Sunday) it is a about the progress on his 250 prestigious event, being a round SWB project and hopes to have it of the British & Midland ready to take to Bouley Bay. This championships and one of the will be a treat for all of us to see highlights in the Bugatti Owners a 250 being driven in anger up Club calendar. It’s been a few the notorious hill. years since we’ve had two Prescott meetings in the MSA rule changes calendar, so please make the There have been the usual most of this opportunity to be rumblings from the MSA yet part of a big National meeting. again, who like to change certain Bouley Bay The Easter break in Jersey will see us returning to the Hampshire Hotel in St Helier, with the news from owner Chris Robin that he has made improvements to the on-site car park behind the hotel to help cope with the many Ferraris that we take. Our cars seem to take up more room than the usual hire company Fiestas and Fiat 500s. We always receive a warm welcome from Chris and his team, who have looked after us for the last two visits to the island. Jon Goodwin is still excited

rules just before championship regulations are submitted for approval. This year they have been looking at roll cages and fluid sampling but, unlike the tyre saga from two years ago, they don’t seem to be aimed at Road Going classes like ours, and we’ll try to avoid any mention of them in our regulations. Don’t be alarmed if you get direct MSA notices about those rule changes. Extra Spice Mike Spicer’s son James has been competing enthusiastically in a Lotus Exige

during 2011 and is now looking to join the PFHC and follow in Mike’s footsteps. He already has his eye on a suitable Ferrari which will be prepared over the winter. We look forward to seeing him on the hills in 2012. Loton Park Jon Goodwin has been busy organising our favourite hotels for next season, especially the Albright Hussey near Shrewsbury for the Loton Park Double header weekend, where he has successfully negotiated the same room rates as 2011. We are hoping for more splendid summer weather to enjoy a BBQ lunch at the track, which is always great value for money (thanks again to Jon’s business skills!).

One of our favourites. The Albright Hussey Hotel, our base for Loton Park hillclimb in July next year.

PFHC PROVISIONAL REVISED 2012 CALENDAR Round

Date

Venue

Organising Club

March 18

North Weald

Borough 19

April 9

Bouley Bay

JMC&LCC

May 12

Harewood

BARC Yorkshire

May 13

Harewood

BARC Yorkshire

May 26

Prescott

BOC (La Vie en Blue)

June 2/3

Shelsley Walsh

MAC

June 16/17

Doune

Lothian Car Club

June 24

Gurston Down

BARC South West

July 14

Loton Park

HDLCC

July 15

Loton Park

HDLCC

August 5

Hethel

Borough 19

August 19

Curborough

RSSOC

September 1/2

Prescott

BOC

September 23

Shelsley Walsh

MAC

October 14

Curborough

MAC

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SEASON REVIEW

YOU may have noticed, was the 25th Anniversary Year for the Ferrari Owners’ Club Hillclimb Championship. Against a depressing economic background, with motorsport event organisers generally suffering reduced entry levels, the PFHC season turned out to be another great year for the Ferrari hillclimb drivers, with record entries at many venues, such is their unbridled enthusiasm. As has become the hallmark of the series, there was a wonderful variety of Ferraris seen in action, both ancient and modern, from Dino 246 through to the 458 Italia. Wherever the Ferraris went there was strong competition throughout the class, whether amongst the heavy hitters or those of us just having fun. The Championship has always taken in some great venues, featuring most of the UK major hillclimbs, and some notable sprints too. The social side is very much a part of this activity, with that great holiday in Jersey at Easter as we plucked up the necessary courage to compete at Bouley Bay. The outing to Doune was also great fun and we nearly drowned on our tour of the Trossachs over some of the worst roads this side of the Urals before braving the hill. And then, of course, there were the always hugely enjoyable Harewood and Loton Park double header weekends - all this adding up to a

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lot of fond memories for those of us taking part. Time now to reflect on the detail and congratulate our first three finishers – inevitably, all previous Championship winners. Richard Prior, the 2012 Pirelli Ferrari Hillclimb Champion, achieved success this time with his F355 rather that the 348ts he had campaigned for many years previously. Hugely experienced nowadays, with just the right balance of bravery and car control, Richard competed in all fifteen rounds. He scored consistently strongly at most places, and took four maximum scores and one class win. Quick everywhere, at times he has the ability to produce unbelievable pace. A classic example was that 33.50 sec run he put in at Shelsley Walsh in June during practice, a time I would have thought impossible with a F355. Second overall and looking likely to win the Championship this year was Nick Taylor with his 348GTC. After a mediocre start at North Weald he hit top form at Bouley Bay, embarking on a succession of class wins and maximum pointers with a double top score at Harewood. After that he lost the initiative to Prior and, even with a great result at Hethel, it was not going to prove enough. As we all know to our cost, Nick is a terrific competitor and collected four class wins and four maximum scores in his quest for the title. Coming home third overall even though carrying the burden

of the previous champion’s additional PEP percentage, Chris Butler was also engaged heavily in the Club’s circuit race series an additional handicap as he competed in fewer rounds than his rivals. After a modest start he hit his stride with a brilliant performance in the wet at the June Shelsley, taking the class and the points. He went on to collect no less than a total of four class wins and four maximum scores, running Richard and Nick close by end of season. There are really only a handful of the Club’s hillclimbers with both the ability and aspiration to bid for the Championship each year. As the season evolved there was exceedingly close and hard competition between the three front runners, but even so there were interruptions and diversions from one or two other drivers. Andrew Holman, in fourth overall, was mostly unbeatable in sprints. He took the opening round at North Weald with his F355 and would have done the same thing at Curborough demolishing our first three placemen as he did, but there was a 458 Italia to contend with! Andrew, now improving on the hills, will be a force to reckon with in 2012. Next man up was Jon Goodwin, another previous Ferrari Hillclimb Championship winner. OK, he had the best weapon, but even though the 458 Italia is immensely capable, it is none too easy to drive in the tight confines of the courses used for the PFHC.

Photo: Dave Clark

The Ferrari drivers who competed in the final round of the 2011 Championship.

Not deterred, Jon produced some staggering times with the car, taking five class wins and one maximum point score, plus one or two records along the way. The Classic Cup produced the exciting competition amongst the older tipos we expected, and by the end of season it was the 2010 Classic Cup runner-up who took the 2011 win. It was Sean Doyle, no less, with his superb 308GT4. He zoomed away very early taking the highest scores for Classic Cup cars at most places, with five all together by season’s end. Predictably Mike Spicer, with his 328GTB, soon got into his stride with four high scores and closed in on Sean by the final round as he claimed second overall. Nice to see that veteran Brian Jackson kept them company, taking third as he collected three high point scores with that very familiar 308GTB the longest serving Ferrari car in the series. These top three were pursued by Pauline Goodwin, armed with her 328GTB and always really competitive. At the

final Curborough she put them all down, as very nearly did John Marshall who got quicker round by round with his 308GT4. The older tipos were really in evidence during 2012 with many appearances by the 308GTBs of Sergio Ransford, and Mark and Jack Hargreaves, and most remarkably we now have two 246GTs as Tony Attwood joined elder statesman Colin Campbell. The PFHC really does have a rich canvas of tipos and Club members to be seen in action, from Peter Hitchman’s 550 Maranello, through the 360 Modenas of Jeff Cooper, Peter Rogerson and Steve Routledge, and the F355s of Philip Whitehead, Barrie Wood, John Swift, Chris Hitchman and Julian Playford. There’s 348s as well from Ian Chadwick, Peter Wilson and Richard Preece, and plenty of the still very popular 328GTB, the girls’ favoured choice; as well as Pauline Goodwin, there’s Tracey Haynes, Lorraine Hitchman and Wendy Marshall. Some of the 328s have been driven by blokes

– as well as Mike Spicer, Shaun Smith, Charles Haynes and your reporter have all made brief appearances. Now we are looking to 2012 and naturally hope all of you will be out next season, honing your skills on all your favourite hillclimbs and sprints. Richard Prior has worked hard at getting the new calendar for this into shape. On behalf of all of us I would like to thank Richard for all that he does that helps make the series so popular with the drivers, not just behind the scenes but particularly at the meetings. Also to Anne Swift as our Co-ordinator and John of course for CompRes. Then there’s Christian and Graham at the Club website, the Club Office and our Eligibilty Scrutineer, Gerry Walton. Finally, and most importantly, our great appreciation to the Championship sponsor, Pirelli, whose badge we carry with great pride.

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photos: SwiftyPix

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Photo: Dave Clark

Winner’s Tales: RICHARD PRIOR

’VE STARTED WRITING this End of Season Winner’s Tale in the traditional hillclimbers way: with a glass of single malt in hand and sat by a roaring log fire. In case you are wondering, it’s a Balvenie Doublewood 12 Year old. Sebastien Vettel has just been confirmed F1 champion by absolutely thrashing the opposition in the all-conquering Red Bull, but in the Pirelli Ferrari Hillclimb Championship it was quite the opposite. In the last 11 years of competing in the Championship I don’t remember the season having such a close finish between three drivers. Even from the very beginning of the year things went well for Andrew Holman; from his result at North Weald we expected him to be on form this year. He took 20 points at this first sprint of the season and I was lagging behind already. However, when we returned to the hills, at Bouley Bay, I was back in my comfort zone. Apart from the pressure of repeating a near perfect run I

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had had in 2010, it’s a relaxing time to return to Jersey for Easter. A mini holiday with the family and plenty of time to explore the island and shops before the serious business starts on the Bank Holiday Monday. This is a hill that you either love or hate. It needs respect and care at every turn but there’s no secret way of cutting any of the corners for a fast time. Mike Spicer’s 328 had a problem, so sharing my 355 with its ex owner seemed the charitable thing to do. Of course, I had overlooked the advantage of having warm tyres and engine, and when I stood near the start line and witnessed his massive tyre burnouts before the start, I did wonder if there would be any tread left for me! We were so chuffed after the first run to find we were running first and second on scratch, but then Nick Taylor sneaked up during the 2nd run with a mid-50 second time which I couldn’t beat but got close to on the third go, before he again stretched his lead to take the 20 points.

This was the start of a winning streak of three maximum scores for Nick which only ended at Prescott when I took the maximum score, scratch win and my personal best. Having tried to break the 50 second barrier here for the last 10 years, and to get a Prescott scratch win for the first time, was a special moment. I had lost out to Jon Goodwin in previous years by just 200ths of a second, and have plenty of 2nd and 3rd place trophies, but at last, with stopping the clock at 49.07, I was happily collecting a first place. Shelsley Walsh was my debut meeting in 2001, and with only four corners sounds like a simple track, but it has taken time to learn how to keep the car’s momentum going up this steep hill. This season’s June event was a fantastic meeting, but unfortunately I had my best moment during the Saturday practice. The time of 33.50 would have slotted me into the second fastest ever time behind John Marshall’s 430 Scud from 2010, but practice times don’t

Photo: Dave Clark

Harewood in May: rock steady at Quarry.

count and the weather turned cold and damp for the following day and we had no chance of a repeat performance. Chris Butler was back on form after completing only half of the rounds to date, his Sunday time was over half a second quicker than mine but with his champion’s PEP factor taken into account it came down to just 6 hundredths ahead and took the maximum points. So far over the six rounds this season, the 20 points had been shared widely between 4 drivers. Doune was another scratch and point victory for Chris. Weather conditions were mostly wet over the whole weekend and although we never got near Chris’s class record time there were certainly some brave attempts, especially from Sean Doyle who deserves recognition for becoming the fastest 308 driver to ever ascend Doune. No success for me to get to the top of the Championship table but I did close the lead on Nick Taylor by 3 points, since he fared worse than I did. Leaving the romance of the rolling Scottish hills we were next on track at the scenic setting of Loton Park. It is never easy for me to get consistency here. I’m

usually hit and miss on the lower section of the course but Loton is well known for being one of Chris Butler’s favourites. Despite being in 3rd place on the day, thanks to Jon’s 458 PEP and Chris’s champion’s PEP, I sneaked the 20 points by a narrow quarter of a second and took over the Championship lead from Nick Taylor. The following day Chris

The clerical bit of the Pirelli Ferrari Hillclimb Championship.

turned the tables on me, taking 20 points to my 17, but to compensate I had outscored my nearest rival, Nick Taylor, for the fifth event in a row. Gurston Down was another partial success: I was happy to get the 20 points here but missed out on a great opportunity to beat a 458 on scratch. Mike Spicer had triggered the red flags when he lost the 328 back end at Karousel, and I had just started my run. As I returned to the start line with the advantage of warm tyres I knew it was a perfect chance to catch up with Jon Goodwin in the Italia for the scratch win. The re-start was excellent with 2.33 seconds over 64 ft, a decent speed of 88 mph at Hollow and a halfway split of 19.44 (not bad considering the only quicker split on record is the 430 Scud on its class record run) and 0.7 up on Jon’s fastest split today. I remember smiling to myself as I flew round Karousel perfectly, my sector time here was fastest of the class and over 0.25 faster than the 458’s last run. Sadly with all the panic and excitement, I changed into 3rd gear instead of 1st as I entered the final corner at Ashes. On the exit I couldn’t work out why the

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Photo: Dave Clark

Taylor, Butler and Holman, with Nick on the 20 points and back again at the top of the Championship table. You wouldn’t expect the Reliant and Scimitar club to hit it off with the Ferrari Owners’ Club, but we enjoy being part of their annual prize-giving weekend at Curborough. The meeting attracted one of the biggest Ferrari entries (24) of the season. The 2 lap format always suits An added attraction at Curborough was the bigger engined the presence of a Pirelli Girl. cars (you use the car was so slow, until I looked main finishing straight twice) so down at the gearstick. It seemed it was no surprise that Goodwin to take minutes to reach the in the 458 was nearly 3 seconds finish line (but in reality turned ahead of second placed man out to be only 0.86 of a second Holman, these two getting the slower than my first run). A top places in the points as well. blown chance to beat the 458 on Myself and Nick had a wasted track if ever there was one. day: no increase in our scores at MIRA was a terrible meeting all but at least the weather was in more ways than one. Chris good. Butler collected another 20 points and he now realised he had a chance to retain the Championship despite his 1% champion’s PEP. I took home a miserable 13 points. The worst moment of the season was seeing Phil Whitehead go off the track at over 100 mph. Thankfully Phil wasn’t hurt and in spite of serious damage to his F355, he still looks forward to competing again in the future. The Hethel sprint was a surprise to everyone. This updated and revamped Lotus test track was now being advertised Champion’s spoils. Richard collects as ‘Formula One standard’ and it his 2011 trophy from Carl Naylor. was certainly better than its previous incarnation. The second Shelsley Walsh Of course I thought I would meeting of the year saw a head be a strong contender here and to head shoot out between equalling sprint maestro Andrew myself and Chris Butler (Taylor Holman in the first run was a and Goodwin with his mighty 458 good sign. However I made a were both missing from this mess of my second run, braking event). It was hard for me to go too late for a chicane and taking fast through the Esses as the the safe route through the traffic dampness under the trees made cones to avoid a spin. This me more cautious than earlier in meant I was easily demoted into the year. There seemed to be no 4th place on scratch and PEP by such problems for my main rival

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here, Chris Butler moving ahead by over 0.3 of a second in the first run and expected to go quicker in the afternoon. Annoyingly rains came at lunchtime and ruined what had promised to be a close 355 battle. Calculators were drawn to work out the points based on the morning run, and I had the 20 points by just 0.04 of a second! Chris was deflated after the season long struggle for the lead. He was out of the running now with only Nick Taylor able to catch me for the Championship. It really was down to the wire at Curborough between myself and Nick. Not only was it important for us to beat each other, but if Nick got the 20 points then he would take the championship by just 1 point. There was very little chance of either of us catching Goodwin and his 458 for an outright win that day. Points were again very close. Nick was half a second too slow for the points he needed; Goodwin took 20 points (by 4 hundredths of a second) and I had 17. Not the most satisfying way to win the Championship but an achievement on the day to actually beat Chris Butler on scratch albeit by the closest of margins: 0.03 of a second!. Although there were no trophies to present on the day it was marked by some great organisation from Andrew Holman, with Pirelli cap presentations and photo opportunities with our favourite Pirelli Girl. We can look back with pride at the job we all did for the Ferrari Owners’ Club and the Championship in its 25th season. Chris Butler and Nick Taylor had an excellent year to finish on the podium, but well done to everyone who competed. The number of regular competitors entering the events is a real credit to the enthusiasm of the owners and the marquee, and we look forward again to next season and a new champion... maybe!

Winner’s Tales: WILLIAM MOORWOOD

HE 2011 SEASON was a little different - all the better for having some stiff competition, much closer racing and more GT4s appearing on the grid. It also included my first mechanical failure for quite some time. The race season started and finished at Silverstone on the National Circuit. I had not raced it before and having now done so it is not my favourite circuit. It is short and flat with long straights, not the best sort of circuit for my 308GT4. Still, it is always good to race at Silverstone and use the same pit garages that have been used in recent Grands Prix. Getting there was even better this year, with an almost deserted M40 as most people seemed to think it would be a good idea to watch a wedding on TV. The race was sadly uneventful, as both Tris Simpson and Jack Dwane suffered mechanical problems, leaving me

e = wm the only Group 1 entrant watching a string of 328s rush off into the distance. The Donington Park, Zandvoort, Spa and Oulton Park rounds were all notable for some very close racing which went on for the full length of the race. At Oulton Park, Swifty commented not for the first time - on the reliability of my car. I clearly remember asking him to stop tempting fate and please could he stop using the ‘reliability’ word. At Oulton I had noticed that there was a slight fuel feed problem (which cleared) and I booked to test on the Friday afternoon at Snetterton. I was looking forward to the new 300 circuit, which I hoped would suit my GT4. Out on the track, all went well until I heard an unfamiliar knocking sound when the car was accelerating. As a result I returned slowly round to the pits and sought out my friends from QV. I was in luck, as not only were Mike and Phil at

It will not have escaped readers’ notice that William bears more than a passing resemblance to that distinguished father of modern physics and developer of the theory of relativity, Albert Einstein. When he sent me this story of his 2011 season William said: ‘My good friend Albert sits on a bench in the Belgium seaside town of De Haan, just outside Ostend. I have driven past lots of times on the way to Spa, Zandvoort and Zolder so I thought he was due a visit. We made a day trip to see him and, as you can see, I discussed the race results with him to try a get a few pointers on the space time continuum and its relevance to Ferrari racing.’

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Simply Red. William Moorwood’s beautifully prepared 308GT4 in full flight.

the track but they had with them their work experience student, Nick Atkinson-Willes. Nick is at university studying for a degree in motorsport engineering and is the son of Richard A-W, the well known GT4 racer. Initially they could find nothing wrong and could not replicate the sound in the pits. It was only when the car was jacked up, with the engine running in gear and with the brakes on, that we could make out what was now an ominous clunking sound come back. The sound was hard to locate but the most likely cause was the drop gears which link the engine to the gearbox. A worn shaft running into the top gear seemed to be a most likely culprit. With a raceday looming, an expedient solution was sought and the gears were reassembled with plenty of extra bonding material, and left to cure overnight. We arrived in good time on Saturday to test the car, hoping to be in the scheduled 9.00am qualifying session. Immediately we ran the car up the road at the back of the pits the ominous sound was back again. The

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consensus was that this was not something to risk and, before putting the car on the track, a solution needed to be found. Mike and Nick first made sure that Wayne Marrs was all set for qualifying and then again tried to identify the source of the noise. It was really hard to diagnose and a systematic approach was adopted to find the problem. Nothing could be seen when the gearbox cover was taken off nor when the nearside driveshaft was removed. It was only when the shaft running the final drive into the clutch housing was removed that a faulty bearing was discovered. All the time, the clock had been ticking and finding specialised parts on a Saturday morning is not easy. Eurospares, who close their premises at 12.00am on Saturdays, were contacted at 11.50 and a replacement bearing ordered up which would be “left outside” for collection. This also came with the advice that someone else was collecting parts. Fosker Engineering had ordered a replacement wishbone for Vance Kearney’s F355, and

one of the team, Rob, was just about to set off on a motorbike to collect parts. Just as I was arranging for my replacement bearing to be collected, Tim Moggeridge joined the conversation to offer Vance the loan of a wishbone. Having read the previous issue of CompRes, Tim was well prepared and knew of a well known problem likely to occur with a 355. This was all good news, as Vance could race on Saturday afternoon and I was in with a good chance of racing on Sunday. The bike set off for Colchester and this allowed plenty of time to be a spectator for the Classic race. Watching the race was a new experience and although it was interesting to see all my fellow competitors racing, it was an experience I am not keen to repeat very often. Some time after the race ended, Rob returned with the new bearing. Once we had the part there was further consternation as the outer ring of the bearing appeared to be of a different size. Mike and Nick took it in turns to work on the car and they solved the problem by removing the bell housing and installing the

Photo: Jonathan Tremlett

A rare mechanical problem for William’s ‘Clockwork Mouse’.

Crossing. At home, I worked out that my last mechanical failure was in July 2008 which meant that my GT4 had run perfectly without any sort of mechanical failure for the previous 31 races, possibly something of a record. The final surprise of the season came at the Racers Dinner to discover that I had come out top in Gp 1. Using unsophisticated analysis I had been sure that I had come second. Clearly Swifty has, as he says each year, a secret system of computing the results of the race series. In discussing this with IT wizard Tris Simpson, he revealed that he had run a sophisticated computer analysis which had told him that he was not the Group 1 winner and that Swifty’s calculations were correct. It is thanks, as ever, to John and Anne for their support. My apologies if any of you did not get the mention you thought you deserved in the Silverstone reports. And roll on next year, for if the provisional programme remains unchanged, with Nürburgring in October, it looks to be the best ever!

replacement ring and bearing. watched the Open race with Anne Finally, at around 6.00pm, Mike and John. It was interesting to announced that all was complete listen to John’s comments and and everything would be in observe Anne’s meticulous note perfect order. A quick run up the taking. By this time John was road showed he was indeed nursing a somewhat swollen right correct. hand and, a couple of days after Being scrutineered in an the race, I was commissioned to almost deserted bay on Sunday write reports on the Silverstone morning at 8.30pm, when you races. The race weekend was have the only car for three certainly different and, from an officials to check, is an interesting uncertain start, finished on a high experience. All was in order but note. It was nice on the way it took some time to convince the home to be given a cheery wave scrutineer that my rear lights from Rob as he shot past me on were not really switched on; it his bike near the Dartford was the early morning sunlight shining on the reflectors which gave the appearance that the lights were apparently on when in reality they were off. With the car running, Mike and Phil had all the excuses they wanted to wind me up on the importance of a good result to justify all their hard work. Fortunately, when it came to the race, I didn’t let them down, with a good result and second in class. The kudos and the prizes. Pirelli’s Tom Murphy distributes the Later in the largesse at the End of Season Racers’ Dinner. afternoon, I

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Winner’s Tales: CHRIS BUTLER

t the end of any competition season it’s always nice to win some silverware. When that silverware is as huge as ‘The Big Swifty’ cup you could be mistaken for thinking you had just won the Indy 500! Winning Group 3 of the Pirelli Ferrari formula classic is perhaps not quite on a par with that but when you see your name added to those of previous winners - Gary Culver and Ben Cartwright - you know it’s nonetheless very special to receive it. It’s four years since I started racing with my terrific 328 GTB, or ‘Red 5’ as our little team tends to refer to it. Of course I drive the car and have the most fun but the team to which I refer of course includes my wife Ali, our recent new addition, Isabella (enjoying her first PFFC season), and also my trusted pal Simon Rossinelli who gives up so much of his time to come away with us each weekend and play with the

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RED 5 spanners. Invariably our trips from the North East are long ones eating up the motorway miles and after a draining weekend on and off track, Simon is also often found at the wheel of our tow car as I nod off! Fortunately, I know that he loves being involved and it’s very reassuring for me to know that I can concentrate on my driving while he keeps his head straight and remembers the fuel, tyre pressures, oil, brake and suspension checks etc, etc. All I do is wash the car the day before we leave home and load up the trailer. Behind the scenes the car is serviced by Dave Walton who is the North East’s sole Ferrari Independent. Each year he makes light work of the annual cam belt changes and general technical and service works. Dave is from the old school and I know he always keeps everything in good order; I have been happy to carry his name on the car for the last couple of years. Actual car set up is now

looked after by Robin Ward at Damax and at the start of this season he tweaked the suspension and geometry to give me a car that now handles and feels just as I want it, which this year has enabled me to have the confidence to push more than ever before. Finally, my good friend and ex-328 racer Mike Spicer is always at the end of the telephone for me if I need advice or someone to moan at and I remain grateful to him for that. As in previous years and due mainly to a lack of time, I rolled up at Silverstone without any pre -season testing or track days. I hoped to be able to go straight into qualifying and be near the sharp end in my class so I was delighted to receive the timesheets from Anne Swift and find myself on the second row of the grid and fastest in class. The race itself began fantastically as I got a great start and managed to squeeze through the middle of Gary Culver and Jim Cartwright, and into the lead as we went through Copse and

Photo: Stefan Eckhardt

down to Maggotts. Both my joy and lofty status were to be short lived as I turned in to Maggotts to find Jim braking very late, over the grass and the kerb down my inside to brush past. Dropping to second place, I was then overtaken by Gary a lap or two later as he set off in pursuit of Jim. These two drivers are PFFC royalty and it was no surprise to see them having a race of their own way out in front. As has happened on so many previous occasions, I found myself battling with Ben Cartwright for the final podium place and on this occasion Ben deservedly got the better of me at the halfway stage. I finished 4th overall. Although I recall being a bit disappointed initially at not making the podium, I took a lot of satisfaction from leading the pack into the first bend of the new season and for a fleeting moment having the entire field in my rear view mirror! Donington Park was the scene of my debut at the start of 2008 and is a special track for that reason, but it is also a special track full stop. The track is the ‘home’ venue of Scuderia Cartwright and all three of their drivers go very well here having lapped it, I imagine, a million times in a vast array of different fast cars. It was no surprise that Jim won both races, proving that, along with brother Ben, they were the class of the field and posting some incredible lap times that really only Gary could get near. I finished fifth in the first race having the fast improving Martin Hart and his Mondial on my tail for most of it. Race 2 saw me get a good start and ahead of Nicky Paul-Barron into ‘Redgate’, which meant that I spent the next 20 minutes having to watch my rear view even more than normal as Nicky loomed large in every braking zone! Over the years I understand I have built a reputation for being a very difficult driver to pass and for having a ‘wide’ car. This may be the case but I am comfortable in that, while I do defend quite

Spa: “I had a couple of epic battles with Ben in both races and was delighted to beat him to finish third each time and make the podiums.”

robustly, it is fair and I do use my mirrors effectively enough to know when to concede. Nicky and I had a great tussle and, being the gentleman that he is, it was no surprise to hear him joke after our close scrap: ‘Butler, you just remember how close we raced out there and didn’t trade any paint in case the positions are reversed one day soon!’. I haven’t forgotten, Nicky! Spa was the next round of the season and I only entered the week before as I wasn’t sure I could manage the time for the trip. I remember saying to Ali on our arrival at the circuit that I couldn’t believe we were contemplating not entering and that from now on Spa would be the first date on the competition calendar. This was before I had even put a Pirelli on the track but just seeing the signs for Spa is enough for the goose bumps to start. We had the best of both worlds, with a dry race on Saturday and a wet one on Sunday, and the car ran better than ever after a new set of plug leads and plugs were installed beforehand. In the three previous years, and despite my best efforts, I could not break the 3 minute lap barrier at Spa, but this time I did - by nearly 4 seconds in Race 1. We drivers know that 4 seconds a lap really is a lifetime in racing terms and I

put it down to Dave Walton’s plug refit and Robin Ward’s pre-season wizardry! In days gone by, laps of 2:56/2:57 would have been easily enough to win the Classic races at Spa but with the competition now of such a high standard the bar inevitably moves up and this year it was the 2:53 laps of Jim Cartwright and Danny Winstanley that ensured these two brilliant drivers led the field home 1-2 in both races. I had a couple of epic battles with Ben in both races and was delighted to beat him to finish third each time and make the podiums. Although initially getting the better of him, having started our racing careers together, Ben has been outstanding over the last year or two and set stunning new Group 3 benchmarks, so to beat him both days at Spa was special for me. Maybe he had pre-wedding stress! Those Spa goose bumps returned again when they played our national anthem while we stood on the podium waving to the thousands of PFFC fans in the crowd . . . . okay, seriously maybe only a couple of dozen crowd members in total but who cares because this is Spa Franchorchamps . . . and I just raced my Ferrari . . . and finished on the podium . . . listening to our national anthem . . . at Spa. It really doesn’t get any better

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Snetterton and the new 300 circuit. “In Race 1 I spun while holding a comfortable 3rd place. I then put in one of my best ever racing laps.”

Martin has really improved this season and is a terrific competitor. I spent almost the whole race chasing him down and finally caught him, with just a couple of laps to go, while flat out in 5th gear approaching a backmarker through Folly and into Avon Rise. We each elected to pass the backmarker on either side of him and it was such fully committed racing that I remember genuinely smiling as we did it. Martin did manage to hold on in front of me but I was finally able to squeeze past him into Camp Corner with a lap to go, to record a Gp3 win and a Gp3 fastest lap. I was delighted

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than this, does it? To Castle Combe, and having missed Simon at Spa due to holiday commitments it was nice to welcome him back for the long ride to Wiltshire. I think it’s further by road for us to get to ’Combe than it is to Spa. Local specialist Martin Hart knows this track well and I was delighted to see him qualify fourth and first in class. I could only manage seventh in qualy but this did lead to a really exciting race as, unusually, I could not gain any places at the start. At ’Combe there isn’t enough room to do anything other than stay in tight formation.

and it certainly made the long return journey home far more palatable. There were more fun and games at Snetterton as we all got our first chance to race on its impressive new layout. Poor Ben Cartwright had electrical problems with his immaculate and usually trusty 328, so once again I had an epic battle with Martin and his Mondial t. In Race 1, I spun while holding a comfortable 3rd place behind Jim Cartwright and Wayne Marrs, the latter driving really well in his sorted modified 328GTB, and found myself relegated back to sixth place. From here on I pushed really hard to get back in contention. I got past a hard charging Michael Squire to take fifth place, and then on the last lap I felt I put in one of my best ever racing laps, with every bend being as good as I could have made it, to finally catch and pass Martin right under the chequered flag for fourth place. Just 0.187 of a second separated us at the line and I was delighted to take the class win and fastest lap again. In Race 2 I went one better and finished in third place after a

“Donington Park was the scene of my debut at the start of 2008 and is a special track for that reason, but it is also a special track—full stop.”

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satisfying. much time and effort they both Overall it has put in to running the series and I been a hugely hope for all our sakes that they enjoyable and don't want to stop anytime soon! successful season for I would also like to thank me with some good Christian Mineeff, Nicky Paulresults and fantastic Barron, and all the website memories. The car contributors for helping to itself finished the promote and report the series on season almost in the the Club website. condition in which it Returning finally to my own started so it was ‘team’, I do wish to thank one both a pleasure and last very important member of it a privilege when the and that is my wife Ali. Most new Club office asked me mothers would insist hubby was to display it at the at home helping to change NEC Classic Car nappies or make up feeds but Ali show in November. indulged me by deciding to Making all this simply bring Isabella along for “It’s always nice to win some silverware. happen of course are the ride and allow me to compete When that silverware is as huge as ‘The Big John and Anne Swift. almost as much as we had done Swifty’ cup you could be mistaken for thinking They really are our previously. you had just won the Indy 500!” fairy godparents to I think we cut down slightly terrific duel with Nigel Jenkins in plan, schedule, publicise, on events in 2011 but having his lovely giallo, modified 328. arrange, manage, co-ordinate completed 6 race weekends and To be fair, Nigel had the legs on and report on such a wonderful 10 hill climbs it doesn't look like me that day but as he braked race series, and I am very we cut down too much! Roll on late down my inside into Riches, grateful to them for the 2012! with a few laps to go, he realised opportunity to be part of it. I when he got there that he had know, more than most, just how braked too late and carried straight on! My final run out was in Race 1 at Silverstone, and having spun backwards at full chat in qualifying coming through Woodcote, I was relieved to start the race in one piece. Another good start saw me jump pole sitter, Wayne Marrs, and also Tim Walker and Nigel Jenkins, to once again lead into Copse Corner. Unlike the first race of the season at Silverstone, this time I managed to hold on to my lead for more than a couple of corners. It was around 3 laps later when the modified chasing pack, now including Dave Tomlin, finally caught me up. As I braked into Maggotts, Wayne clipped my rear wheel as I began to turn in which resulted in me spinning off the track and drop to fourth. My wheel was bent and I spent the rest of the race nursing the car home for another class win. Not quite the end of season race I had hoped for but to lead a race Here’s the ‘team’. “My wife, Ali, and Simon Rossinelli who plays (for longer!) once again in my with the spanners. And then there’s me and all I do is standard Gp3 tipo was very wash the car and load up the trailer.”

THE 2012 CHRISTMAS SWIFTY ACROSS

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1 A shining gem of a circuit (11) 9

9 Concerning Verdi (being disbanded). There should be some gear here! (9)

2 Vegetables sound incontinent! (5) 11

11 Makes selection which includes a Ferrari racing team (6)

3 Without ceasing to stop the French cunning (9)

4 Nips out for a short drive (4)

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12 Nasty sores following telepathy might lead to drink! (8)

13 Avoid coming out of the sombre Sistine Chapel (6)

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15 An iron roller and a crumpled Eastern dress, and then you find our cars (8)

21 A track at 1 across. Maybe for a horse race! (8) 23 This may not be a good time to ring John about the latest Ferrari (3-3)

6 It’s in tea Germans are so keen (5)

8 A German lady in hospital, Australian and French gold is involved (8)

If you enjoyed trying your hand with previous Christmas cryptic Swiftys you should have fun with this one. There are some great prizes for the senders of the first three correct solutions opened on the closing date of Monday, 16th January 2012. Be sure to include your name and address with your entry. Good luck!

19 A chess piece the French university returns for Fangio (6)

5 The language in the middle of the over gets to the umpire (8)

7 So Vic and us are thick! (7)

18 A great time for the tyre manufacturer (8)

14 Sing about Dover for example. It’s just playing the game! (8) 16 Declares it’s true if farmers are upset (9) 17 F1 driver, initially with Honda, as known as Jim in North America (8)

Name:

18 Ferrari works driver gets a drink there, almost! (7)

Address:

20 Late yet confused but finds baby’s clothes (7)

26 The language of a rich Indian (5)

22 Follow in Gendebien’s tracks and find yourself in debt (5)

27 Parnell, Rosier, Etancelin and Trintignant initially follow the old Ferrari in order to explain (9)

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28 There’s a big area to conceal a drug in this French vehicle (5,6)

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1 A dreadful part of the suspension (7)

10 Force girl to get a drinking vessel (5)

BIRTHDAYS IN JANUARY

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Christian Mineeff

Philip Whitehead

Christopher England

24 The skin from under Mansell’s moustache (5) 25 A boss of some breeding! (4)

Vance Kearney

Geoffrey Finlay

Jack Sears

Nick Whittaker

Enzo Ferrari

Chris Wilson

Richard Fenny

Richard Atkinson-Willes

Gary Culver

Peter Hitchman

Richard Fenny

Richard Bramham

Mark I’Anson

Peter Fisk

Tim Mogridge

Peter Rowley

Peter Moseley

Mark Hargreaves

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