Vintage Sports-Car Club
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The Vintage Sports-Car Club or VSCC is a British
motor racing club. Established "towards the end of 1934" by Tim Carson and Tom Rolt
to promote the pastime of motoring, the VSCC was first started in order to allow the "not so rich" to enjoy historic motoring.. General guidelines made the club principally for cars built before 1931. This guideline generally remains in force although cars built before the Second World War
but conforming to standards set in 1931 are also allowed.
As well as social events the club, which has a membership of some 7,500, organises a range of motoring competitions such as driving tests, hill climbs
, races, road rallies
and sprints. Their most famous race is held at Silverstone Circuit
in April of every year.
United Kingdom
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motor racing club. Established "towards the end of 1934" by Tim Carson and Tom Rolt
L. T. C. Rolt
Lionel Thomas Caswall Rolt was a prolific English writer and the biographer of major civil engineering figures including Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Thomas Telford...
to promote the pastime of motoring, the VSCC was first started in order to allow the "not so rich" to enjoy historic motoring.. General guidelines made the club principally for cars built before 1931. This guideline generally remains in force although cars built before the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
but conforming to standards set in 1931 are also allowed.
As well as social events the club, which has a membership of some 7,500, organises a range of motoring competitions such as driving tests, hill climbs
Hillclimbing
Hillclimbing is a branch of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock to complete an uphill course....
, races, road rallies
Road rally
A road rally is a car rally that takes place on the public road. It is a popular sport in the United Kingdom, especially Wales, and has traditionally been the core of the "grass roots" of club-based amateur motorsport. However it has declined in popularity since the 1980s and now stage rallies are...
and sprints. Their most famous race is held at Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...
in April of every year.