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CSCC Review
Club: Classic Sports
Car Club (CSCC)
Contact: David Smitheram
Tel: 01225 810655
Email: info@
THE MOST
SUCCESSFUL
SEASON SO
FAR IN THE
HISTORY OF
THE CSCC
L arge numbers mean
plenty of cars for every
driver to race against,
with action up and down the field.
The recipe of good value, longer
races for one or two drivers and
courteous driving standards
clearly remains popular with its
members.
The club returned from the Spa
Summer Classic at the end of June
where almost 200 of its members
got to experience racing at one
of the world’s finest remaining
circuits, many making this annual
pilgrimage with the CSCC year
after year.
Overall winners’ penalties have
helped ensure a variety of different
winners in all nine series. Chang-
es that were new for 2016 have
proved successful, including the
BMW M3 class within the CSCC
New Millennium series, attracting
more than 20 registered E36 and
E46 so far.
The CSCC Meteor Suspension
Open Series has seen average grid
numbers of 28 cars - an excellent
result for a new series. Three sim-
ple rules: no slicks (or wets), no
single seaters and no sports racers
has seen everything from 1950s
classics to the very latest modern
machinery enter in these 40-min-
ute races for one or two drivers.
An increased interest from
owners of 1970s cars has seen
the Advantage Motorsport Future
Classics series for 1970s and 1980s
models continue to thrive, with
35 to 40 cars entered at every UK
round so far.
Whilst not a CSCC-run cham-
pionship, their friends at the JEC
have seen a resurgence in pop-
ularity for the XJ Restorations/
Toyo Tires Jaguar Saloon and GT
Championship. The Nextec Dunlop
Puma Cup, now in its third year,
has also seen numbers steadily
grow within shared CSCC grids,
with double digit entry figures at
each CSCC round so far.
Looking ahead, there is a great
deal of anticipation surrounding
the televised Thruxton meeting on
13th and 14th August, with one
race selling out within just three
days! Every one of the CSCC’s
series will race over the weekend,
with the triple-header CSCC Spe-
cial Saloons and Modsports series
likely to be a highlight for many
spectators. Before that comes
the beautiful Anglesey Coast-
al layout, rewarding to those
who make the effort to travel to
Wales on 23rd and 24th July. On
the same weekend in July the
Advantage Motorsport Future
Classics have the rare privilege
of racing on the Brands Hatch
Grand Prix circuit.
Donington Park in September is
always extremely popular, whilst
Cadwell Park later that month
makes a return to the calendar
after a three-year absence, and
welcomes its European Triumph
and MG friends. A busy single
day at Oulton Park rounds off the
season nicely in October.
The friendly, social aspect of
the club is important to many,
with the annual dinner/dance at
the end of November a chance to
catch up and reminisce among
friends. With nine different se-
ries catering for cars of all ages,
come and join the Classic Sports
Car Club for the second half
of 2016.
THE FIRST HALF OF
THE SEASON HAS SEEN
RECORD CLASSIC SPORTS
CAR CLUB (CSCC) GRIDS
OF WELL OVER 300
ENTRIES FOR EACH
ROUND AT SNETTERTON,
SILVERSTONE AND
BRANDS HATCH.