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Where it all started. Maurice Macaulay receives the winner’s trophy from Jenny Taylor at the Snetterton “pilot” race in September 1981.
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Ah. I see it is a cup! Our first Champion Richard Gamble receiving a trophy in 1982.
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Chris Sweetapple was a regular competitor in the early days of the Championship with his 2 litre Giulia.
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2000GTV versus Alfasud was a normal sight in the early days of the Championship – Derek Bashford leads the way at Snetterton.
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1983 Champion Peter Cabrol receives the Bell & Colvill Trophy from Martin Colvill at a party on the Thames based “Tattershall Castle.
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The Alfashop name first appeared in the Championship on the Alfasud Ti of Richard Drake.
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Bob Buttery receives a race winner’s trophy at Brands Hatch from Jean Parsons and later went on to win the 1983 Championship title.
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Micky Bolton won back-to-back races at Oulton and Brands in 1982. These days he supplies our race winners’ trophies.
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Martin Parsons was one of the most successful Alfasud racers and then went on to a 33 and 164 during 14 seasons between 1986 and 2001.
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Roger Veall (left) and Steve Winchester (the first to race a 4 door Sud) were leading lights in the early days of Class A which eventually became Class F.
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A familiar sight in the eighties were the modified Suds of Nick Sismey and Andrew Thorpe.
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Peter Hilliard (GTV6), Roberto Giordanelli (Zagato) and Tim Stewart (GTV6) on the grid at Snetterton in 1987
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We have had some some strange colour schemes over the years (many created by Micky Bolton). This is the Alfetta GTV first raced by Robert Dyball and then Mark Pickering.
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Mayhem at Mallory (March 1988) – the front row (Terry Stacey, Tim Daniells and Charles Hill)get away well but take a look behind!
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Another cool colour scheme – Matthew Davies’ Alfasud Ti
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Charles Hill was a star driver at BLS during 1988 and 1989.
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A regular battle that we all enjoyed was that between Ian Jacobs (Spider), Bob Buttery (GTV6) and Richard D’Cruze (GTV6) in 1985.
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Roberto Giordanelli successfully raced this Giulia for several seasons, the car being seen here at Mallory Park in August 2000.
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Prominent Class C rivals in 1988 -Chris Cooney, Ian Connell and Chris Whelan with Giulia 2.0, Alfetta GTV and Giulia Super respectively.
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2000 Spiders were a rarity in the Championship – here Ian Jacobs is seen at one of the popular track days we held at Mallory Park.
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Clive Hodgkin was double champion in 1987 and 1989 – here he exits the hairpin at Knockhill during one of our rare visits.
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Roger Kay after a race win with his GTV6 at Snetterton. He became overall champion with a 75 3 litre in 1990.
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Terry Stacey won the Championship in 1988 and then switched to this modified 33 with some success.
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Chris Taylor (1750 Berlina) battling with Ian Sinclair (Alfetta GTV) in 1989
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Ian Brookfield at Mallory Park in 1989
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Class F champion Simon Fish in 1990 rounds the bumpy Cadwell hairpin on the short circuit with his Alfasud Ti. He now races an Ensign Historic F1 car.
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The Ken Bell Alfasud Team – front: Paul Edwards and Adie Hawkins, back: Rob Bishop and Ken Bell. Paul won Class F in 1989 and Adie would go on to a back-to-back Class F championship in 1997 and 1998 with a 33.
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Some things never change! The Modified Alfasud Ti shared by Pete Cate and David Litchfield is tested by the scrutineer’s noise meter.
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The GTV6 was a popular production class race car – Chris Gladwin raced this example with Avon Racing in the first half of the 90s.
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A 1992 paddock scene at Cadwell featuring the BLS team and Mark Riddle’s supercharged 33.
