Waterfield splashes his way to 500cc F3 victory
Oct 07, 2021
3 minutes
MARCUS PYE
CASTLE COMBE
CCRC AUTUMN CLASSIC
2 OCTOBER
Tom Waterfield demonstrated considerable prowess in defending his Freddie Giles Memorial Frazer Nash title at the 10th Castle Combe Autumn Classic. His other victory, aboard Tim Ross’s ex-Jim Russell Cooper-Norton Mk9, was poignant, since British Formula 3 champion Russell won the 500cc standalone race 66 years ago, the last such contest at the venue until 2014.
That meeting, on 1 October 1955, marked a high in Combe’s history. Huge crowds flocked to see Franco-American Harry Schell (Vanwall) win the Avon
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