IN THE HEADLINES

HSCC’S WHITE TO RETIRE

Grahame White will retire as chief executive officer of the Historic Sports Car Club at the end of this year to take a new consultancy role with the club. White has been CEO for over 20 years and will now switch to a new position to ensure the HSCC continues to benefit from his experience and expertise. White said: “It has been a privilege to work for the HSCC and all the members, and I will continue to help in planning its future.”

MINI CHALLENGE CHAOS

The start of last weekend’s second Mini JCW race at Silverstone was delayed after Ollie Pidgley and Jac Maybin collided with each other on the formation lap at the exit of The Loop. Maybin stopped his car at Luffield. It needed to be recovered, and he was fined and issued three penalty points on his licence.

COMBE SINGLE-SEATERS

The Castle Combe Racing Club is set to run an allcomers Open Single-seater race for the first time at the end of the 2018 season. The race will form part of the CCRC Finals meeting on September 15 and will be run over 15 minutes. Entrants will be split into four classes based on engine capacity. The competition is open to any single-seater machinery, with tyres also being unrestricted.

SHEPHERD’S STRIFE

Reigning M3 Cup champion Adam Shepherd looks set to miss the coming Ginetta GT4 Supercup rounds due to a lack of budget, after a brace of podium finishes at Oulton Park last weekend. “That result may be our last,” he said. “Fingers crossed these results will help because we need more sponsors to carry on.”

HIBBERT PLOTS RETURN

Tom Hibbert plans to make his return to the Ginetta GT4 Supercup in the season-ending round at Brands Hatch in September. Hibbert, a three-time Supercup winner, took part in the opening three races of 2018 at Brands Hatch but was hindered by car problems throughout. The completion of a new

G55 is now in progress.

JEWISS’S APPROACH

British F4 points leader Kiern Jewiss admits he may think again before pulling off any late overtaking moves after being penalised last Saturday at Oulton Park. He grabbed the lead on the penultimate lap, colliding with Dennis Hauger at the hairpin, and was relegated to second post-race. “If you don’t go for those gaps, then you’re not a racing driver,” said Jewiss. “It’ll not change me, although I might think more about how far back I am.”