with Fraser Nash-BMW 328s, a variety of MGs, an Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 and even a Delage. Naturally the entry list included many British marques – Aston Martin, Riley, HRG, Lagonda, Vauxhall, Alvis and a pair of Rolls-Royces, even a very rare Alta. Representatives from across the pond included a Cadillac, Chevrolet and 1918 Stutz, the latter one of only two pre-1920s cars, the other being a magnificent 1908 Itala. Wherever you looked, the Paddock was full of delights. Following lunch in the Napier Room competitors
were flagged off at the Paddock gates before taking a driving test on the Finishing Straight and a run up the Test Hill. With a four-day run to Edinburgh ahead of them and exotic machinery in their hands you might have expected the drivers to make a steady start but instead many revelled in the space afforded to them to push their cars to the limit. This event is not all hard competition though and there
is a need to provide for every eventuality, so the Fortnum & Mason hamper hanging from the back of Kate and Sophie Wickham’s 1948 MG TC said much about the spirit of the rally. Organised by the Endurance Rally Association,
this year was the 10th running of the Flying Scotsman. Following the Brooklands start and first day run through the Home Counties, the rally route ran through the East Midlands, Lincolnshire Wolds and crossed the Humber Bridge. Then up through Yorkshire, Northumber- land and the Borders before a finish at the Balmoral Hotel in the heart of the Scottish capital. Such a splendid run through some of the best of the British countryside delivered on the organisers’ promise of exceptional open road vintage motoring. Overall winners of the event were Gareth Burnett and Matthew Volks in the 1939 two-litre Alta ahead of a couple of Bentleys. Gareth Tarr
The winning Alta... ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
on July 17. After Honorary Secretary Kevin Lee had announced the apologies for absence received, Chairman Neil Bailey introduced his fellow committee members. The minutes of the last AGM were approved and the Chairman gave his Annual Report, which you can read in this Bulletin. Amongst the questions this prompted was one
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the BTM. The Chairman responded that a number of possibilities have been put to the Museum’s new CEO Tamalie Newbery. Gareth Tarr presented his Treasurer’s Report,
explaining that all subscriptions go directly to the Museum and the income shown in the figures he presented is from the BTM’s own activities (talks, events etc) and donations to it – primarily from the Shere Hill Climb. In 2017 this was lower than the previous year which, together with lower amounts from raffles, accounted for the overall drop in income. This report was duly approved.
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