IN THE HEADLINES

ONE-OFF MG RACES

The unique ‘1959 Milano MG’ made its UK race debut in Christian Jaeger’s hands at Mallory Park last weekend, finishing fifth in the HRDC Allstars encounter. The car was built originally in Australia as a 1933 MG J2, but in the late ’50s was crashed and rebuilt. Its engine is a Holden V8, much of the chassis comes from an Austin 7, while the rear bodywork is from a Morris Minor. Jaeger bought the car earlier this year.

RABAGLIATI’S LANDMARK

Three years after he notched a landmark 500th race start in his omnipresent Alexis HF1 (‘The Flying Carrot’) at Zandvoort, Formula Junior Historic Racing Association founder Duncan Rabagliati reached the 600 mark in the Bmc-powered car at the Dutch GP venue’s FIA Lurani Trophy round on Sunday.

EMPTY FRONT ROW

Officials made the decision to leave the front row empty for the CNC Sports/saloons races at Anglesey due to safety concerns. Action was taken to prevent a repeat of a heavy startline shunt that occurred when the series visited the Welsh circuit last year, when Paul Rose’s Saker was rear-ended by the Porsche of Garry Wardle after the driver was unable to see the lights from his front-row position.

MSA APPOINTS NEW CEO

The Motor Sports Association has announced former Prodrive man Hugh Chambers (below) as its new CEO. Chambers, who worked on many of Prodrive’s programmes including the

World Rally Championship with Subaru and Formula 1 with Bar-honda, will replace Rob Jones. More recently, Chambers has served as chief commercial officer of World Sailing and the British Olympic Association.