WERE YOU THERE?

Monday’s event is the 500th car race meeting at Castle Combe, dating back to 8 July 1950. Long-time racegoers may have attended the 100th, 200th, 300th and 400th, so here is a flashback to the programme covers and winners at the landmark events of 1971, 1988, 1999 and 2011 respectively.

100th EVENT, 24 JULY 1971

• Formula Atlantic Tom Belso (Brabham BT28/35)

• Townsend Thoresen Formula Ford

Heat 1 Mike Campbell-cole (Merlyn MK11A) Heat 2 Stan Matthews (Lotus 69F) Final Jeremy Gambs (Lotus 61M)

• Mini Miglia Len Brammer

• Mini Se7en Graham Wenham

• Single-seaters/sports Cars Belso

• Clubmans/modsports Peter Evans (U2 MK6B)

• Saloon Cars Vince Woodman (Ford Escort)

200th EVENT, 4 APRIL 1988

• Castle Combe Formula Ford Howard Lester (Reynard 83FF)

• Castle Combe GT Richard Ward (Lotus Elan)

• Formula First Qualifying race Keith Farrance Final Farrance

• Fiesta Qualifying race Mike Mcinerney Final Brian Farminer

• Mini Miglia Russell Grady

• Mini Se7en Bill Sollis

• Modified Porsches Richard Chilton (959)

• Modified Saloons Brian Chatfield (Rover Vitesse)

300th EVENT, 3-4 JULY 1999

• TVR Tuscan Challenge Races 1 & 2 Mike Jordan

• Porsche Cup Races 1 & 2

David Jones (996 Carrera)

• Castle Combe Formula Ford

Richard Carter (Van Diemen RF92)

• Castle Combe GT

Bob Light (B6 Sport)

• Castle Combe Saloons

Brian Cox (Peugeot 205 GTI)

• ARP Formula 3 Jeff Gresswell (Dallara-vw F388)

• Formula Saloons Ric Wood (Holden Commodore)

• Mini Miglia Peter Baldwin

• Mini Se7en Mark Hunt

• Alfa Romeos Graham Presley (75), Dave Ashford (33)

• Ford XRS Richard Casey (Fiesta XR2)

• Autoitalia Rory Fordyce (Ferrari 355C)

400th EVENT, 30 MAY 2011

• Castle Combe Formula Ford Rob Hall (Swift SC10)

• Castle Combe Saloons Mark Funnell (BMW Mini)

• Mazda MX-5 Mk1s Races 1 & 3 Tom Roche Race 2 Paul Sheard, Race 4 Tom Davis

• Mazda MX-5 Mk3s Race 1 Tom Roche Race 2 Rob Boston

• Nippon Challenge Vaughan Fletcher (Subaru Impreza)