Dorset Austin Seven Club

RACING SECTION

Austin Seven Triple Challenge (A7TC):

"Sevens first raced in 1923. Bill Boddy kicked off the Seven Fifty Motor Club in 1939 and the first Austin 7 race (Formula 750) took place at Silverstone in 1950. Race-worthy components became scarce and Austin 7 racing declined during the late 1970s.  The Austin 7 Triple Challenge is held in celebration of those pioneering days. Thanks to the support of the Seven Fifty Motor Club, Austin 7 racers from all eras are once again on the track displaying the traditional spirit of friendly, but resolute, competition.  Handicap results are calculated after the finish by applying a performance-related allowance to each car."  Dorset Dave and Team Dorset race Vince Leek's famous A7 'Mouse' in this series.

click here for A7TC race results  click here for championship position  click here for calendar of races

750 Trophy:

The 750 Motor Club’s ‘Historic’ racing series, for early 750 Formula, Austin 7 Specials, 1172cc side-valve front-engined cars, Historic 500cc F3 cars and other historic and classic cars. New cars have to be built within careful guidelines to ensure compatibility.  Engines include Austin 7, Reliant engines (642cc, 748cc and 850cc OHV, 747cc side-valve supercharged), Ford 1172 side-valve and Climax; F3 500cc class must comply with 500 OA.  Dorset Dave and Team Dorset race an historically famous 'Warren' in this series.  The Warren was one of the earliest rear-engined cars built in 1969 by Robin Smyth and Gerry Evershed and won the Championship in  1973.

Note: Dorset Dave is NOT competing in the 750 Trophy series in 2011 but John Webb is.   click here for calendar of races

Bert Hadley Championship:

The Bert Hadley Memorial Championship is a series of Sprint and Speed Hillclimb events held each season for PWA7C members driving Austin Sevens of virtually any suitable type. The Championship is completely amateur and unsponsored and is geared to cater for drivers of all ages and occupations, expert or novice. Venues in the 12 round series include Oliver's Mount (Scarborough), Gurston Down (Wiltshire), Loton Park (Staffordshire), and the Anglesey Race Circuit, between April and October. The cars are divided into 'Road' and 'Track' classes and may include sports cars and reproduction single-seaters, inspired by the works cars, as driven before the war by Bert Hadley and his team mates.  Bernard Cowley competes in his home-built Ulsteroid A7.

 click here for calendar of races

Click here for more information on the PWA7C site  (you will leave the DA7C site)

click here for Bert Hadley Results;  Click here for latest Bert Hadley Championship

Results for 2011:

Austin 7 Triple Challenge 2011 Race Results:

03/04/11 Mallory Park

average speed

handicap
1 Christian Pederson 73.06 Mike Whitby
2 John Skeavington 71.17 Michael Ingliss
3 Mike Peck 70.15 Michael Harvey
4 David Whetton 70.09 David Whetton
5 Michael Harvey 70.06 Al Frayling-Cork
6 Alistair Frayling-Cork 70.15 John Skeavington
16/04/11 Brands Hatch

average speed

handicap
1 Christian Pederson 63.04 John Gasking
2 John Skeavington 61.54 Alistair Frayling-Cork
3 Malcolm Hills 60.36 Michael Harvey
4 Michael Harvey 60.13 Christian Pederson
5 Alistair Frayling-Cork 58.28 John Skeavington
6 John Gasking 57.26 Malcolm Hills
08/05/11 Cadwell #1

average speed

handicap
1 Greg Thruston 60.67 John Skeavington
2 John Skeavington 57.53 Michael Inglis
3 Alistair Frayling-Cork 57.04 Alistair Frayling-Cork
4 Michael Inglis 54.92 Greg Thruston
5 Mike Whitby 53.07 Mike Whitby
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08/05/11 Cadwell #2

average speed

handicap
1 Greg Thruston 58,42 John Skeavington
2 David Whetton 57.82 John Gasking
3 Alistair Frayling-Cork 56.75 Alistair Frayling-Cork
4 John Skeavington 56.53 David Whetton
5 Michael Inglis 55.87 Greg Thruston
6 John Gasking 56.03 Mike Whitby
12/06/11 Mallory #1

average speed

handicap
1 Christian Pederson 63.37 Alistair Frayling-Cork
2 John Skeavington 60.49 Michael Inglis
3 David Whetton 60.17 John Gasking
4 John Gasking 59.88 Malcolm Hills
5 Malcolm Hills 58.79 Michael Harvey
6 Michael Harvey 58.69 Christian Pederson
12/06/11 Mallory #2

average speed

handicap
1 Christian Pederson 60.72 Michael Harvey
2 John Skeavington 59.00 John Gasking
3 David Whetton 58.50 David Whetton
4 Michael Harvey 58.45 Christian Pederson
5 John Gasking 58.34 Alistair Frayling-Cork
6 Alistair Frayling-Cork 57.40 John Skeavington
28/08/11 Silverstone

average speed

handicap
1 Christian Pedersen 65.11 John Skeavington
2 John Skeavington 63.36 Michael Ingliss
3 Michael Harvey 62.62 Al Frayling-Cork
4 Michael Ingliss 62.59 Michael Harvey
5 Mike Peck 61.07 Mike Whitby
6 John Gasking 60.39 John Gasking
09/10/11 Cadwell #3

average speed

handicap
1 Christian Pedersen 61.08 Michael Harvey
2 John Skeavington 58.34 Alistair Frayling-Cork
3 Michael Harvey 56.96 Michael Ingliss
4 Michael Ingliss 57.38 David Whetton
5 David Whetton 56.58 Mike Whitby
6 Alistair Frayling-Cork 56.45 Christian Pedersen

 

Austin 7 Triple Challenge Cumulative Results 2011:

FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP POSITION AFTER 8 RACES (2011):

DON RAWSON PHOENIX CRANKSHAFTS BANTAM TRAILER TROPHY DINGO TROPHY
CHALLENGE CUP HANDICAP TROPHY (Upright Radiator) (Road-going Trim)
 SCRATCH POINTS  HANDICAP POINTS HANDICAP POINTS HANDICAP POINTS
position driver points position driver points position driver points position driver points
1 Christian Pedersen 70 1
Al Frayling-Cork
65 1 Al Frayling-Cork 65 1 Al Frayling-Cork 65
=1 John Skeavington 70 2 John Gasking 57 2 John Skeavington 56 2 Mike Whitby 29
3 Greg Thruston 50 3 John Skeavington 56 3 Michael Ingliss 50 3 Bernard Atkinson 15
4 David Whetton 48 4 Michael Harvey 50 =3 Michael Harvey 50      
5 Al Frayling-Cork 47 =4 Michael Ingliss 50 5 David Whetton 46      
6 John Gasking 43 6 Christian Pedersen 46 6 Greg Thruston 44      
7 Michael Ingliss 42  =6 David Whetton 46 7 Bernard Atkinson 15      
8 Michael Harvey 41 8 Greg Thruston 44 8 Tim Holcroft-Smith 5      
9 Mike Whitby 26 9 Mike Whitby 29            
10 Mike Peck 24 10 Mike Peck 20            
11 Malcolm Hills 19 11
Malcolm Hills
17            
12 Bernard Atkinson 15 12 Bernard Atkinson 15            
13 Benjamin Myall 10 13 Benjamin Myall 10            
14 Tim Holcroft-Smith 5 14 Tim Holcroft-Smith 5            
=14 Tim Myall 5 =14 Tim Myall 5            
15     15                

 

BERT HADLEY CHAMPIONSHIP 2011

Road-going class only (Bernard Cowley & Rob Rhodes):

20/03/11

Mallory Park

time
1 Charlie Plain-Jones 59.18
2 Alistair Frayling-Cork 85.00
3 Gordon Tasker 91.70
4 Thomas Emden 97.09
5 Clive Pearce 103.22
6 Chris Smith 111.83
16/04/11

Gurston Down

time

1

 Bernard Cowley 50.17

2

 Gordon Tasker 50.69

3

 Martin Whittaker 55.36

4

 Thomas Emden 58.20

5

 Bill Abbott 58.61

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30/04/11

Oliver's Mount

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29/05/11

Prescott

 time
1 Daniel Cowley 62.49
2 Bernard Cowley 64.10
3 Alistair Frayling-Cork 64.79
4 Graham Beckett 65.29
5 Gordon Tasker 66.39
6 Martin Whittaker 70.80
04/06/11

Harewood

time
1 Geoff Harrison 86.99
2 Trevor Jackson 99.58
3 David Wilcox 104.64
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18/06/11

Gurston Down

time
1 Dan Cowley 49.77
2 Alistair Frayling-Cork 54.33
3 Bernard Cowley 57.70
4 Thomas Emden 60.07
5 Martin Whittaker 61.01
6 Rob Rhodes 71.34
25/06/11

Aintree Circuit

time
1 Gordon Tasker 74.03
2 Geoff Harrison 78.91
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09/07/11

Loton Park

time

1

 Alistair Frayling-Cork 79.39

2

 Gordon Tasker 82.57

3

 Geoff Harrison 87.34

4

 Clare Mudie 91.97

5

 Clive Pearce 93.83

6

 David Wilcox 97.60
24/07/11

Shelsley Walsh

time
1 Geoff Harrison 52.34
2 Martin Whittaker 56.13
3 Clare Mudie 56.73
4 David Wilcox 64.58
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30-31/07/11

Wiscombe Park

time
1 Daniel Cowley 54.42
2 Bernard Cowley 57.66
3 Martin Whittaker 64.15
4 Thomas Emden 65.98
5 Bill Abbott 67.63
6 Clive Pearce 69.31
14/08/11 Curborough Sprint time
1 Daniel Cowley 77.25
2 Alistair Frayling-Cork 79.65
3 Gordon Tasker 83.29
4 Geoff Harrison 86.38
5 Clive Pearce 93.02
6 Thomas Emden 93.29
18/09/11

Thorseby Park

time

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 Alistair Frayling-Cork 68.66

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01/10/11

Curborough

time
1 Daniel Cowley 42.82
2 Alistair Frayling-Cork 44.03
3 Bernard Cowley 44.32
4 Gordon Tasker 45.96
5 Geoff Harrison 49.59
6 David Wilcox 55.37
05/11/11

Goodwood

 time
1 Alistair Frayling-Cork 137.08
2 Daniel Cowley 139.56
3 Gordon Tasker 147.14
4 Bernard Cowley 149.16
5 Martin Whittaker 159.34
6 Thomas Emden 160.02

 

BERT HADLEY CHAMPIONSHIP

FINAL RESULTS in 2011

AFTER 13 MEETINGS (BEST OF 5)
position driver points (best of 5)
1 Daniel Cowley 50
2 Alistair Frayling-Cork 48
2 Gordon Tasker 40
4 Geoff Harrison 39
5 Bernard Cowley 38
6 Martin Whittaker 26