at Brands Hatch

Masters Historic Racing, Europe’s leading promoter of historic motor racing, will celebrate the 100th birthday of the iconic Morgan marque by hosting a race solely for the popular Malvern cars at Brands Hatch next weekend.

As part of its three-day Festival at Brands Hatch, Masters will run a Morgan-only race on Saturday, May 23. Dubbed the Tucker Trophy, in honour of celebrated Morgan pilot Jim Tucker, the race will be supported by auction house Coys. The race will be open to Morgans built before 1970 and runs for a silver cup hallmarked and dating back, appropriately, to Morgan’s formation year of 1909. It was found specifically for this race by Masters’ sponsor, the jewelers, Ogdens of Harrogate.

J.S. ‘Jim’ Tucker, who died on 18th December 2006 aged 67, bought his first +4 in 1960, and his second in 1963. It was upgraded to full Super Sports specification and he campaigned it throughout the 1960s including the Ilford Films 500 mile and Guards 1000 races at Brands Hatch. He also won the BDC Silverstone Morgan race and set the first sub-60 second Morgan time at Curborough.

The race entry is still growing but already includes the rare (one of three) Morgan SLR Le Mans car of Simon Orebi Gann. The race is being co-ordinated by Guy Loveridge at Coys with assistance from Morgan racers and anyone with a car eligible for the race is encouraged to contact the Masters office on 01908 587545.

The Tucker Trophy will form a showpiece race within Masters Saturday event on the Brands Hatch Indy circuit, a perfect curtain-raiser to a further two days of activity on the Grand Prix circuit for Masters’ classes.