Replica event develops its on history

July 7, 2014

In Historic Motor Racing News, the rather rarefied monthly which circulates to owners of the more glamorous old racing cars, editor and historic racer Carol Spagg makes an interesting point about the Mille Miglia. The retro run now has a history which is two-thirds as long as the real thing. There have been 16 retros in 20 years, compared with 24 originals in 30 years.

But even if the re-runs soon outnumber the real race, it won’t alter Jenks’s view, wherever he is, When I once announced I was off to Brescia for the revived run and suggested he go too, he snorted, “Why? I won it when it was a real race. I don’t like fake events any more than I like fake cars”.

The same magazine includes the following Lonely Hearts advertisement: ‘Slim, blonde ex-model would like to meet fun, single 250F (or similar) owner with view to racy relationship. Please enclose photo of car: GC

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Gordon Cruickshank

Deputy editor

Bravely ignoring his degree in industrial design after discovering night rallies in a Renault 8, GC joined Motor Sport by accident, in the Teesdale days around 1982 when Jenks and WB were office regulars and Mr Tee ruled with a rod of cardboard. He took part in some of the early historic rallies, winning one of the Pirelli Marathons, and regularly runs his Mk2 Jaguar in road events.

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