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Elicia Davies aged 22 from Salford was crowned Miss Manchester 2010 earlier this month and will now take part in the Miss England final in London this September.
Elicia enjoyed the excitement of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championships and the Hughes hospitality and last seen heading off to one of the pit lane parties.
Last weekend saw Tony Hughes hit the podium after a sterling drive in the second race at Oulton Park. Tony got the Chairman’s Cup after beating Ex F1 driver Martin Donnelly and Chairman’s Cup front runner Colin White. Joining Tony in the Speedworks awning once again was Charlie Butler-Henderson, enjoying a one off outing in the second Hughes Shelter Systems Ginetta G50.
Tony’s next outing will be racing at Le Mans for the annual Le Mans Classic in July.
Charlie Butler – Henderson is over the moon about his latest success in the Fiat Abarth Trofeo championships with 2 podium finishes at Caldwell Park this weekend.
“The team has worked really hard to get us into this position and I’m delighted with two 3rd positions” says Charlie, who is hoping to continue this success during the 2010 season.
Buildbase Kawasaki scored their best points haul to date with an excellent weekends racing at Oulton Park.
After qualifying in a strong 8th position, John Laverty entered both races in a confident frame of mind. Race 1 and John was up to 6th
in the opening laps and began a race long battle with Josh Brookes, Michael Laverty and Alistair Seeley. On the last lap John came from 5th to record a remarkable British Superbike podium in 3rd place. With the heavens opening just minutes before the start of race 2, the team were pushed to prepare the bike for a wet race. An excellent start from John saw him up to 3rd again before finally finishing in 5th place.
Oulton Park proved to be a fantastic weekend for both the team and John, who is now 6th overall in the championship standings and looks on to Cadwell with high hopes of repeating his success.
Adam Jenkinson bounced back from his crash at Thruxton with two fine results, consistently increasing his pace throughout the weekend. Race 1 and a fantastic start saw Adam rocket to 10th on the first lap from 19th on the grid, crossing the line in 13th place. Race 2 and again Adam flew off the start this time from 16th to 7th within the first two laps. Unfortunately with the tyres starting to go off due to the track drying out following the rain Adam finished in a respectable 15th place.
Superstock
Barry Burrell and Lee Jackson both rode fine races to record 10th and 12th respectively in the Superstock 1000cc series. Barry starting from 22nd came through to 10th improving his qualifying time by 1.3 seconds. Lee qualified 13th but struggled at the start of the race. Both riders will be aiming to qualify higher at Cadwell Park in order to push for the podium places. Due to the bad weather delaying earlier races coupled with time restrictions at Oulton Park, the Superstock 600cc race was cancelled and subsequently Joel Morris did not race.
Following on from the first test of the 2010 racing season, the Knutsford Guardian Sport devoted their back page to the racing of resident and Hughes Safety Showers Managing Director Tony Hughes:
Last Friday Oulton Park opened its gates to the 2010 season with a test session. Track conditions were made challenging by the combination of recent weather conditions and fallen leaves.
However, this challenge was something the drivers were relishing. Hughes’ Managing Director Tony Hughes was utilising the day to get his eye back in and try and to get more time in the seat. He commented:
‘As this is the first test day at Oulton Park for the 2010 season, it is a perfect opportunity to get back into the groove. The circuit is brilliant and the conditions are very slippery and challenging which helps to get your eye in again. I have many plans for this season. I am hoping to do 7 out of the 10 rounds of the Ginetta G50 Championship but also going to make appearances at the Spa 6 hour, Classic Le Mans and the Britcar 24hr races.’
Tony powers down the start line – © Matt Sayle
Hughes Safety Shower’s shelter division have shot a 2 minute challenge video with Vicki Butler Henderson to attempt to prove it can be erected under a 2-minute time limit. Vicki Butler Henderson will be attempting to drive the Hughes Ginetta G50 for 2 laps around Oulton Park before the Emergency Response Shelter is put up by Ms Manchester Louise Cliffe and Harriet Hughes.
For more information on Hughes Shelter Systems, click here
Managing Director Tony Hughes will again be competing in the Ginetta G50 Championship this year. He also aims to race in additional races at:
- The Classic Le Mans
- Britcar 24 hour International
- Circuit de Spa Francorchamps
To view all information for Tony’s racing calendar in 2010, click here
Winner!
Last weekend saw a fantastic set of results for Speedworks Motorsport – trophies and a best ever finish for Tony Hughes at Rockingham, qualifying in 12th place.
Race 1 on Saturday afternoon saw the team field 3 of it’s regular cars, Tony having a great battle to finish in 11th position.
Sunday morning saw bright sunshine and two more races to run. The start of Race 2 was a rather torrid affair with a spinner at the second corner taking out 4 cars, but the race settled down and saw Tony have his best ever finish in 6th place. He took his maiden podium to win the Chairmans Cup category and achieve fastest lap in the class!
Race 3 saw another corner collision which saw Tony take the unfortunate turn of collecting the spinning car but even this could not dampen his sprits as Speedworks brought home 4 trophies, with 3 class wins and a 3rd overall.
Tony in his G50
Tony’s next round of the G50 Cup is Brands Hatch on the 4th/5th October.
We will keep you updated on Tony’s progress!
Managing Director of Hughes Safety Showers, Tony Hughes blogs on the realities of his other major passion, racing as a member of the G50 Cup Team Champions.
Last year was the debut season for the the Ginetta G50 Championship and I managed to drive in all 10 races.
It was a support race for GT Cars, Formula Ford and Formula 3. This year it takes a step up and becomes a support race for the British Touring Car Championship which attracts 30,000 plus crowds and live TV coverage at circuits such as Brands Hatch, Oulton Park and Silverstone.
Tony started the year well by taking second place in the gruelling Sebring Challenge in Florida
This year, I’ve cut back to 5 drives in the Championship so that I can drive on some of the classic race circuits around the world.
We did Sebring earlier in the year and hopefully have Daytona lined up for November.
Anyone who was at Oulton Park on 31st May or watched the race on TV will know it can get a little hairy.
Quick reactions are vital to keep out of trouble.
For a driver’s view check out the footage from my on board camera. Sit tight, strap yourself in and wait for the action.
Carl Breeze who slewed across the track just after Old Hall Corner ended up with a broken leg but the guy who ran into him, Mark Proctor, broke his back and has decided to retire from racing.
Out of car view of the incident:
