Subscriber Archive Racing from the other side of the fence as a VSCC marshal I’ve been lucky enough to enjoy a great 2023 season of competing with the Vintage Sports-Car Club, and every now and then I feel it’s right to give something back… March 2024 Issue By Rebecca Smith
Subscriber Archive It’s all uphill from here And so we approach the tail-end of the season. Unlike circuit racing, late autumn still brought two more trials to tackle, even if they would be the last trials until… February 2024 Issue By Rebecca Smith
Subscriber Archive A downhill start to trialling season Autumn is a funny time of year for motor sport. While there’s still a multitude of events going on, there’s also this looming sense that the race season is coming… January 2024 Issue By Rebecca Smith
Subscriber Archive VSCC paddock mourns the loss of Roger Twelvetrees Motor racing perhaps has more ups and downs than any other sport, and this last month has been as varied as it has been emotional. After two great events out… December 2023 Issue By Rebecca Smith
Subscriber Archive The karat kid The Oulton Park Gold Cup is a special event, and a great chance for the VSCC to share the stage at a truly prestigious meeting, so there was a huge… November 2023 Issue By Rebecca Smith
Subscriber Archive Double VSCC duty at Donington Park With some fresh modification to Mord, including strengthening the cross member and some adjustment to the front springs, Dad and I were excited to see the impact on our now-notorious… October 2023 Issue By Rebecca Smith
Archive VSCC: Cadwell Park - Tackling Lincolnshire’s very own Nürburgring Cadwell Park, dubbed by many as the ‘mini Nürburgring’, is one of my favourite circuits. Sadly, I missed out last year with a broken Mord, so I was even more… September 2023 Issue By Rebecca Smith
Archive The big steep: VSCC at Wiscombe Park Hillclimb A three-hour drive gives plenty of time for reflection. I had to question whether the long trek down the M5 towards Wiscombe in Devon was all worth it. Silly question… August 2023 Issue By Rebecca Smith
Archive Never a dull moment A busy month has found most weekends filled with motoring adventures. First up we had the Light Car & Edwardian Section Welsh Weekend, a fabulous event held in Llandrindod Wells… July 2023 Issue By Rebecca Smith
Archive VSCC Herefordshire Trial: scorching brakes and piping sausage rolls Before the Herefordshire Trial we had some maintenance to do on Bess, including fixing that broken window mentioned last month, plus assessing the fuel starvation issue. Luckily a fellow VSCC… June 2023 Issue By Rebecca Smith
Archive Vintage mud-plugging at Exmoor Trial After a long winter break, it’s great to get back out and blow the cobwebs away, and the Exmoor Trial is perhaps the best way to get back into the… May 2023 Issue By Rebecca Smith
Archive VSCC looks to a younger generation It’s all too easy to look at a set-up like the Vintage Sports-Car Club and immediately think tweed, pipes and slippers – writing it off as not being a scene… April 2023 Issue By Rebecca Smith