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 FINAL A7TC results

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 2008

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

click here for FINAL Bert Hadley Results

Calendar:

The Austin 7 Triple Challenge and 750 Trophy

(David Whetton—A7TC only)

 

09/03/08

Mallory Park, Kirkby Mallory, Leicester, LE9 7QE

 

5th + 6/04/08

Lydden Hill, Wooton, Canterbury, Kent

 

10th +11/05/08

Cadwell Park, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 9SE

A7TC

21/06/08

Brands Hatch, Fawkham, Dartford, Kent

A7TC

19/07/08

Donington Park, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2RP

 

24/08/08

Silverstone, Nr. Towcester, Northants, NN12 8TN

A7TC

27/09/08

Snetterton, nr. Norwich, Norfolk, NR16 2JU

A7TC

12/10/08

Mallory Park, Kirkby Mallory, Leicester, LE9 7QE

 

The Bert Hadley Memorial Championship

(Bernard Cowley)

DATE

VENUE

19/04/08

Gurston Down Hillclimb, Salisbury

03/05/08

Oliver’s Mount Hillclimb, Scarborough, Yorkshire

24/05/08

Prescott Hillclimb, Gotherington, Cheltenham, Glos. GL52 9RD. Special French day with guest car – The Bugatti Veyron accompanied by F1 driver Pierre-Henri Raphanel

28/06/08

Aintree Circuit (Sprint), Melling Road, Liverpool L9 5AS

13/07/08

(change of date)

Loton Park Hillclimb, Alberbury nr. Shrewsbury

20/07/08

Shelsley Walsh Hillclimb, Worcestershire

26th + 27/07/08

Wiscombe Park Hillclimb, west of Southleigh, Devon

10/08/08

Curborough (Sprint), off the A38 trunk road between Burton on Trent and Lichfield in Staffordshire

24/08/08

Harewood Hill Climb, West Yorkshire

06/09/08

Brands Hatch (Sprint), Fawkham, Dartford, Kent

14/09/08

Thorsby Park (Sprint), Nottinghamshire

04/10/08

Curborough (Sprint), off the A38 trunk road between Burton on Trent and Lichfield in Staffordshire

 

Austin 7 Triple Challenge 2008 Race Results:

10/05/08 Cadwell Park #1

average speed

handicap
1 Greg Thruston 60.39 Lockie McKenzie
2 John Skeavington 58.96 Mike Whtby
3 Stewart Arklay 59.92 David Whetton
4 Mike Whitby 55.51 John Gasking
5 David Whetton 55.00 Alistair Frayling-Cork
6 Alistair Frayling-Cork 55.27  
10/05/08 Cadwell Park #2

average speed

handicap
1 Stewart Arklay 61.50 John Gasking
2 John Skeavington 59.77 Alistair Frayling-Cork
3 Greg Thruston 61.59 Mike Whtby
4 Alistair Frayling-Cork 56.94 David Whetton
5 Mike Whitby 54.51  
6 David Whetton 55.20  
21/06/08 Brands Hatch

average speed

handicap
1 Mike Peck 61.84 John Skeavington
2 Stewart Arklay 61.35 David Whetton
3 Greg Thruston 61.33 Mike Whitby
4 John Skeavington 58.91  
5 John Church 58.63  
6 David Whetton 58.49  
24/08/08 Silverstone

average speed

handicap
1 Mike Peck 68.48 John Skeavington
2 Greg Thruston 66.80 David Whetton
3 Tim Myall 66.98 John Church
4 John Skeavington 65.98  
5 John Church 65.55  
6 David Whetton 64.54  

27/09/08

 Snetterton

average speed

handicap
1 Stewart Arklay 65.56 Tim Myall
2 Greg Thruston 64.88 Alistair Frayling-Cork
3 John Church 64.47 John Gasking
4 Tim Myall 65.53  
5 David Whetton 63.08  
6 Alistair Frayling-Cork 60.50  

 

Austin 7 Triple Challenge Cumulative Results 2008:

FINAL POSITION AFTER ALL 5 RACES (2008):

Austin 7 Triple Challenge Cumulative Results 2008
  Phoenix Crankshafts

Handicap Trophy

   Don Rawson Challenge Cup

Scratch Results

   Bantam Trailers Trophy

Handicap Upright rad cars

 Dingo Trophy

Handicap Road-going cars

Position

driver

time

driver

points

driver

driver

1

 Alistair Frayling-Cork 1:11:43 Gregan Thruston 44 David Whetton Mike Whitby

2

 David Whetton 0:00:02 Stewart Arklay 38 John Skeavington  

3

 John Skeavington 0:00:37 John Skeavington 36    

4

     David Whetton 27    

5

     Al Frayling-Cork 25    

6

     John Church 22    

7

     Mike Peck 20    
      Mike Whitby 20    
      Tim Myall 18    
      John Gasking 12    
      Lockie McKenzie 5    
      Paul Lawrence 1    
      Graham Chambers 1    
             
             
             
             

 

Drivers have to complete all five races to qualify for a cumulative award.  

 

BERT HADLEY CHAMPIONSHIP 2008

Road-going class only (Bernard Cowley):

19/04/08

Gurston Down

time
1 Stewart Arklay

53.0
2 Alistair Frayling-Cork 55.6
3 Bernard Cowley 55.7
4 Gordon Tasker 56.2
5 Thomas Emden 59.3
6 Reg Nice 59.4
03/05/08 Oliver's Mount time
1 Stewart Arkley 60.33
2 John Mansfield 64.28
3 Julia Constantinos 64.87
4 Carol Woods 65.53
5 Peter Pearson 66.88
6  Geoff Harrison 71.64
24/05/08

Prescott

time
1 Stewart Arklay 59.83
2 Alistair Frayling-Cork 64.52
3 Graham Beckett 64.92
4 Bernard Cowley 65.50
5 Reg Nice 65.61
6 Thomas Emden 68.21
28/06/08

Aintree Circuit

time
1 Thomas Emden 75.28
2 Clive Pearce 85.44
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5    
6    
13/07/08

Loton Park

time

1

 Stewart Arklay 73.66

2

 Alistair Frayling-Cork 79.08

3

 Thomas Emden 86.47

4

 Chris Smith 92.37

5

 Paul Railton 94.12

6

 Clive Pearce 95.94
20/07/08

Shelsley Walsh

time
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26-27/07/08

Wiscombe Park

time
1 Alistair Frayling-Cork 57.95s
2 Bernard Cowley 60.35s
3 Penny Jones 63.19s
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10/08/08 Curborough Sprint time
1 Bernard Cowley 81.69
2 Reg Nice 82.72
3 Alistair Frayling-Cork 83.34
4 Thomas Emden 88.40
5 Neville Bar 90.76
6 Charlie Plain-Jones 91.43
24/08/08

Harewood Hill

time
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06/09/08

Brands Hatch

time
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14/09/08

Thorseby Park

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Curborough

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Bert Hadley Memorial Championship

FINAL RESULTS 2007

(road-going class only)

 

driver

points

car

1

Stewart Arklay

50

1938 Gould Ulster Special

2

Alistair Frayling-Cork

40

Paxton Special

=3

Gordon Tasker

32

1931 Special

=3

Bernard Cowley

32

1928 Cowley Special

5

Thomas Emden

31

1936 Special

6

Chris Smith

23