Write Up Wentworth show

[Paul Rice]

After the wet week it was good to see some sunshine. Great back drop with usual fare, trade stands, catering and the popular parade ring.
Did enter the coupe and convertable category, first place went to the immaculate Triumph stag parked behind me so you could say i was close to the winner.

 

[Z Victor 1]

Nice venue, lucky with the weather after yesterday and some interesting cars. Rare BSA and Simplex for example.

 

[Z Victor 1]

Carded some zeds that were not with us.

 

[Danz3man]

The black z3 looks particularly nice

 

[Z Victor 1]

Was that you @Danz3man? Never saw you, didn't you see us?

 

[Danz3man]

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Yes me. Ill be at Zedfest nex Sunday

 

[Eddie-S]

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The Palmetto is my old one. He lives fairly local to Wentworth

 

[t-tony]

Was a college with a guy from Wentworth, a guy called Ivor Wheatcroft. I remember part of his larger family used to own the racing circuit at Donnington Park.

Tony.

 

[Z Victor 1]

Yep, Tom Wheatcroft bought land including the old pre war Donnington GP circuit and restored it. He did a lot for British motor racing, eventually fullfilling his dream of seeing F1 return to the circuit as Senna won in pouring rain. It didn't last as there wasn't enough room to enlarge the circuit etc. But Wheatcroft had backed motor racing and young drivers, famously the very talented Roger Williamson who tragically died at the infamous 1973 GP accident at Zandvoort whilst driving his Wheatcroft backed car.

 

[ktnez99]

Yep, Tom Wheatcroft bought land including the old pre war Donnington GP circuit and restored it. He did a lot for British motor racing, eventually fullfilling his dream of seeing F1 return to the circuit as Senna won in pouring rain. It didn't last as there wasn't enough room to enlarge the circuit etc. But Wheatcroft had backed motor racing and young drivers, famously the very talented Roger Williamson who tragically died at the infamous 1973 GP accident at Zandvoort whilst driving his Wheatcroft backed car.

Interesting read.