Hill shows ‘promise’ for Festival’s future


Vintage car racing driver Simon Kelleway was one of 80 competitors to compete at an inaugural weekend event in Cornwall on the banks of the River Tamar.


The Looe racer, driving a 1937 Riley Sprite Special,was participating in the Pentillie Festival of Speed.


The event was affected on the Saturday by rain and the racing was cut short, with most drivers having had two practice runs.


The timed sessions in the afternoon were abandoned due to delays and weather conditions.


Said Kelleway: ‘There are always going to be teething problems with a new event but it was the weather that spoiled the day.


‘The hill is challenging and shows great promise for future events. It is good news to have an event of this calibre in Cornwall.’


The sun shone on the Sunday and the event proved a success, with spectators able to get close to the racing cars as well as vintage Bentleys.


Kelleway and his wife, Sara, run their own vintage racing team, Scorched Earth Racing, to compete in circuit racing and hillclimbs across the UK and France.


The couple, who are new to engineering and racing, do the mechanical work on the family’s race cars.


They got involved in motorsport racing after attending events.


Said Simon: ‘In September 2010, we were sitting in the stands at Angouleme,watching the pre-war cars racing at this street circuit in South West France, and I decided I was fed up watching and that next year we would compete.


‘Two months later I had a race licence and our first race was at Silverstone in April 2011. We did race at Angouleme later that year.


Simon has had a top-ten race finish, out of 28 entrants, at Silverstone, and a first in class success at a Wiscombe hillclimb.


He was having a good race at Angouleme, before the car broke down with two corners to go on the last lap.


Sara and her 87-year-old father, Clifford, also have hillclimb licences and will be competing next year in a 1931 Austin 7 Special.


Scorched Earth Racing is thanking sponsors Trenderway Farm Boutique B&B, Autoflux Engineering, Astins Trophies and Curious Squid Web Designs.


For further information about sponsoring the team, please visit the website at: scorchedearthracing.com


HOME COMPETITION:Looe-based racing driver Simon Kelleway,pictured above driving a 1937 Riley Sprite Special,competes in the inaugural Pentillie Festival of Speed in Cornwall on the banks of the River Tamar


Dee Halifax,Jack Hart, and Jodie Hawkins of Amour Exhibitions


patch and look after animals. It’ll also be about educating them on healthy eating and looking after the countryside.’


A plot in Staffordshire has already been promised to Dee for the foundation, and she is also on the lookout for affordable plots of land in South East Cornwall.


‘We’d be keen to hear from any farmers or landowners who are looking to sell a small section of their land,’ she added.


Meanwhile, volunteers are needed for the first fundraising campaign the new charity is running – a Trash the Dress photoshoot and calendar.


Inspired trio set up charity


A Looe businesswoman was so moved by a documentary about children who have never experienced the countryside that she and her colleagues have set up their own charitable foundation.


Dee Halifax, Jodie Hawkins and Jack Hart of Amour Exhibitions have wasted no time in turning Dee’s idea into reality: the team are already in the process of acquiring land for the new Love to Know foundation, and have a fundraising project planned.


by KERENZA MOORE Cornish Times


‘It’s for children and families that are less fortunate than ourselves,’ explained Dee.


‘Some families who live in cities and towns never get to see how their food is grown or how wool is made.We’re going to buy some land – and we’ll invite children to come and build a vegetable


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‘It’s for anyone who has got their wedding dress stashed in a cupboard, gathering dust, and will never wear it again,’ explained Dee.


‘They can trash the dress in any way


they like – it could be running through water, rolling in mud, using scissors or spray paint – the more inventive the better.


‘It doesn’t have to be a bridal gown – it could be someone who’s got a bridesmaid’s dress, a mother of the bride outfit – or a man with his wedding suit,’ she added.


‘We are going to put together a calendar with the 12 photos – the pictures are all being taken over the next few weeks by professional photographers Adrian Barnett Photography.’


Anyone who is interested in taking part in Trash the Dress for the Love to Know foundation should contact Dee by email at dee@amourexhibitions.co.uk or by ringing 01503 263350.


Silverstone was the venue


Pictures courtesy of Sara Kelleway


for the debut race of vintage car racing driver Simon Kelleway. The Cornish racer has achieved a top-ten finish at the famous English motorsport circuit


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