The Historic Sports Car Club partners with Witham Motorsport and Motul
With a proud history dating back to 1966, the Historic Sports Car Club is the leading UK organiser of racing for cars of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. And with an equally rich history and passion for Classic and Vintage vehicles, we’re delighted to become HSCC’s new lubricant partner for 2021.
As Motul’s UK importer of automotive lubricants, we already proudly support a number of drivers and race teams who are involved with HSCC events including Andy ‘Ace’ Harrison, Andrew Jordan, Jonathan Lewis, Calum Lockie and Endaf Owens, to name but a few.
Although we can’t be as involved with their incredible calendar of events as we’d like due to the current circumstances, we’re excited to be associated with a club who do so much for the Classic motor racing world and we look forward to what’s to come in future months.
Here, we find out more about the Historic Sports Car Club and what they have in store for the coming year…
The HSCC was created back in 1966 by a small group of enthusiasts, notably Guy Griffiths and Betty Haig, who were frustrated by a lack of races for smaller sports cars. They also wanted to stop them being modified, inappropriately, beyond their original specification or exported to the USA.
Griffiths and Haig were part of a very small group who thought that historic cars should be preserved. Today, the Club is proud to have played a role in making historic racing the fastest growing part of the UK racing scene.
The HSCC’s first race was at Castle Combe in May 1966. Today, they have around one thousand – mainly racing – members, and have grown to become the premier organiser of historic racing in the UK.
Today, the HSCC is a thriving, innovative and experienced organiser of historic racing. From offices at the heart of Silverstone circuit, the HSCC is a guardian of historic racing and works to make this branch of the sport as accessible as possible. Its race categories cover single-seaters, sports, GT and touring cars and so there is racing for all tastes. Everything from a Mini Cooper to a mighty Formula 5000 racing car has a place with the HSCC.
With eight prime race meetings taking in the leading UK circuits, 16 race categories covering a fantastic array of cars and the award-winning Historic Formula 2 category as a flagship, the HSCC is set for the best season so far in its 55-year history. New for 2021 are the Geoff Lees Trophy for 1980s single-seaters and the 80s Production Car Challenge, both new series designed to introduce a new generation of cars to historic racing.
The HSCC has 10 core values:
- Genuine historic racing
- A friendly Club of like-minded enthusiasts
- Races on the best UK and European tracks
- Value for money motor sport
- Sporting competition
- First class atmosphere: on and off-track
- Focus on good driving standards
- Diligent safety and eligibility scrutineering
- A progressive Club, professionally run for the members
- A range of cost-saving members’ benefits
2021 race programme
The Club has unveiled its 2021 race programme, covering eight race meetings on nine different circuits and headlined by weekends on the Silverstone and Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuits and the Oulton Park Gold Cup.
New for 2021 is an extended two-day mid-summer meeting at Donington Park and a return to Mallory Park for a weekend event in September. As before, the HSCC will also be the organising club for the high-profile Silverstone Classic, which will run from Friday to Sunday, 30 July-1 August.
Other highlights include an early summer weekend at Cadwell Park for the Wolds Trophy and the annual Championship Finals meeting on the Silverstone National Circuit in October. The Brands Hatch Indy date now moves to a Friday to join the Grand Prix circuit weekend, making a three-day event using both versions of the famous Kent track. The season opens in mid-April with a weekend at Snetterton.
The 2021 HSCC calendar is:
Sat/Sun 17/18 April: Snetterton 300
Sat/Sun 22/23 May: Silverstone Grand Prix
Sat/Sun 5/6 June: Cadwell Park
Sat/Sun 26/27 June: Donington Park
Fri/Sat/Sun 9-11 July: Brands Hatch Indy and Grand Prix
Sat-Mon 28-30 August: Oulton Park International
Sat/Sun 18/19 September: Mallory Park
Sat/Sun 16/17 October: Silverstone National
An award-winning club
The HSCC recently won one of the most prestigious awards in historic motor sport after being announced as winner of the ‘Competitive Event of the Year’ in 2020 edition of the annual Royal Automobile Club Historic Awards.
The awards celebrate the historic motor sport year and the HSCC’s Legends of Brands Hatch Super Prix was judged as the ‘Competitive Event of the Year’. Last year, the HSCC’s Historic Formula 2 International Series was named ‘Race Series of the Year’.
Spectacular and safe events
Last July, the HSCC’s Brands Hatch event kick-started the 2020 historic racing season as the sport began to emerge from the first COVID-19 lockdown. This landmark event proved that historic racing could restart while staying firmly in line with UK government and Motorsport UK rules and guidelines in the face of the global pandemic.
An extraordinary effort by the HSCC team, led by the Club’s CEO Andy Dee-Crowne supported by HSCC staff, officials and a raft of experienced volunteers, working in partnership with MotorSport Vision drew over 330 competitors and delivered an outstanding event on the superb Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit.
The event drew glowing praise from many competitors, marshals and spectators and brought a wonderful sense of normality and camaraderie back into the lives of many after more than three months of lockdown.
Visit the Historic Sports Car Club website for updates on their events, results and information on how to become a member, and visit the Witham Motorsport website to read about our passion for Motorsport and to shop our Classic and Vintage products.
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