HGPCA Awards

More than 160 members, guests and friends attended the Annual HGPCA Lunch at the Royal Automobile Club in early December to celebrate a successful race season and applaud those chosen to receive awards for their achievements both on and off the track.

Charlie Martin and Clive Chapman with the Jack Brabham Trophy awarded to Rudi Friedrichs

Chairman Peter Horsman welcomed everyone and started the ball rolling by awarding the Chairman’s Cup, in recognition of his much-valued support of the Association, to Tim Ross owner of no fewer than three Grand Prix cars, which are regularly raced by Tommy Waterfield, Rod Jolley and Jo Blakeney-Edwards, .

HGPCA President Clive Chapman presented the class awards, amongst which were:

Stephan Rettenmaier, winner of the Pre-War classes:
Ian Nuthall, Class 5 – 1952/53 2 litre Grand Prix Cars:
Klaus Lehr, Class 6 – 1954-58 Grand Prix Cars:
Richard Wilson (Ferrari 246 Dino), Class 7a – Pre 1961 Front Engine Grand Prix Cars:
Geraint Owen (Kurtis 500C), Class 8 – Formula Libre, Indianapolis and Intercontinental Cars:
Rudi Friedrichs, Class 7b – Pre 1961 Grand Prix Cars:
Stuart Tizzard, Class 7c – Pre 1961 Formula 2 Cars under 2 litres:
Barry Cannell, Class 9 – Pre 1961 Grand Prix/Formula 2 cars under 2 litres:
Mark Shaw, Class 10a – Pre 1966 1.5 litre 4 Cylinder Formula 1 cars:
Michel Kuiper, Class 12 – Pre 1966 Tasman and Intercontinental cars:
Geoff Underwood (Cooper T56/59), Class 10b – Pre 1966 Formula 1 cars and 1964/66 F2 cars:
Philipp Buhofer, Class 11 – Pre 1966 1.5 litre Multi-Cylinder Formula 1 cars