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Ross-Jones Triumphs against mighty Jaguar roar

SILVERSTONE

BDC

13 AUGUST

If the entry lists for the Bentley Drivers Club summer meeting at Silverstone were anything to go by, Bentleys and Morgans are the most common machines to have unique nicknames. ‘Bluebell’ and ‘Penny’ for the Bentleys, alongside Morgans ‘Black Sheep’ and ‘Baby Blue’ were in action and fit appropriately among the BDC’s friendly, clubby atmosphere, which many braved the scorching heat to sample.

The 40-minute Ecurie Classic race provided fewer named vehicles, but a lot of action. Allan Ross-Jones, in a

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