The New Elms prepared and entered Plus 8 driven by Tim enjoyed a successful, if reduced, 2018 season. 7 Starts, 7 Class Pole Positions, 7 Class Wins and 6 Fastest Laps culminating in winning the Class "C" Championship title. We competed in 3 races at Snetterton, 2 at...
We are now approaching the start of the 2018 "Morgan Challenge" Championship Season. Tim will again be campaigning our trusty Old-English-White Plus 8 "George" in Class C of the Morgan Challenge Race Series. Three meetings are planned - Snetterton on 8th April,...
After a very successful 2016 in the Morgan Challenge, we planned a limited programme in 2017 for the New Elms Class C +8. The first 6 races (4 at Silverstone and 2 at Brands Hatch) produced one class win, four 2nd and one 3rd place. The next meeting at Donnington,...
To summarise the season for the New Elms Plus 8 - Started all 13 races Won 2 races outright Had 11 Class Wins Had one second and one third place CLAIMED THE CLASS C CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDED THE "AERO RACING CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY" Photo by Bob Bull ...
As usual our last race of the year was held on the Snetterton 200 Circuit. Our season long Class C rivals, Steve McDonald and Philip Tisdell were on top form and after an exciting race, Tim had to settle for third in Class. One consolation though was that he beat his...
The Challenge Series visited Mallory Park in September for the first time since 2006. The New Elms Plus 8 was the only Class C car present so no maximum points were available, but it was an enjoyable experience to race on this historic circuit. John Bevan was also...
There may be better ways to celebrate a 67th birthday, but Tim spent his at a very wet Oulton Park in Cheshire, where in qualifying he put the New Elms Class C Plus 8 on class pole by over 2 seconds! (Photo: James Gilbert) The rain got even worse for the 30 minute...
As always at the beginning of August, the series made its annual visit by invitation from Bentley Drivers Club, to the short Silverstone National Circuit. Again an "on-form" Steve McDonald beat Tim to class pole with Philip Tisdall 3rd, but again Tim made a better...
After several weeks without any racing since Silverstone, the Morgan Challenge made its first ever visit to Ty Croes in the far North West of Wales and the dramatic Anglesey Coastal Circuit. 31 drivers enjoyed qualifying on a dry track, or should that read 30 drivers,...
(Picture: Bob Bull) On 5th June it was a privilege for the Morgan Challenge Series to race on the Silverstone Historic Grand Prix Circuit. After qualifying in near perfect conditions, Tim, in the New Elms Class C Plus 8, found himself claiming his 7th straight Class...