MG ZR Wins Class in 9 hour race

30 June 2003

MG ZRs finished 5th and 6th overall and 1st & 2nd in their class from a field of over thirty starters in the Willhire nine hour endurance race at Snetterton in Norfolk on Sat 28th June.

Fiona Leggatt only started racing this year in the Mayflower Challenge series for MG ZR and TFs. She drove at the formidable grand prix circuit at Spa in Belgium earlier this month, where she spun off at the awe- inspiring Eau Rouge corner. This weekend she joined forces with fellow series competitors Barry Benham and Colin Wilmot in a last minute entry and came home in 5th place overall and 2nd in class 3.

The less powerful MG ZR 160 was driven to a magnificent win in class 4 and 6th overall by Andrew Dunlop and father and son John+Mark Hammersley, making this their third win out of three races this year.

Andrew’s Dad, Martin Dunlop said: “It was an absolutely brilliant result for us and MG. To finish so close behind the other MG after such a long race was fantastic.

See series calendar for MG Mayflower Trophy 2003

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