Club news, April 1987
British-based commemorative event for single-seaters is being organised by the Jersey Motor Cycle & Light Car Club for August 12,13, and 14. Intended to evoke the days of Bira, Mays, and de Graffenried, the meeting, which includes a sprint and a demonstration run over part of the original course, is open to single-seaters of the 1947-52 period. Fuller details from Mrs Ellaine Le Cornu, Midway, Croix de Bois, Five Oaks, Jersey.
The Bristol Owners Club AGM is scheduled for Sunday April 12 at the Alverston Manor Hotel in Stratford.
A luxury steam train carriage on the Severn Valley Railway near Kidderminster is the unusual venue for the BMW Car Club’s annual dinner on Saturday, April 25.
A rebirth seems set for 500cc racing this year. The latest issue of the newsletter of the 500 Owners Association lists no less than 30 modern half-litre racers built or apart from the historic F3 cars which race regularly. 500s have tended to appear in sprints and hill-climbs, but the Association is keen to see half-litre classes on the circuits as a challenge to the recently-announced Formula First to encourage newcomers into racing. Information on the Club’s activities from Barry Brant, 104 Lowbrook Lane, Tidbury Green, Solihull, West Midlands.
The Nelson Piquet Fan Club has been resurrected under new management and at a new address: 56 Levensgarth Avenue, Fulwood, Preston PR2 4YY.