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Tuthill Porsche has won the 2014 Mini Britannia historic motorsport rally!
Three Tuthill Porsche-prepared 911s took part in this precursor to the full Tour Britannia: the Belgian Historic Championship challenger of Glenn Janssens, Duncan Buck’s 3-litre RSR-style rally car, and a Tuthill-built 3-litre 911, which had last run at Tuthill Porsche’s Below Zero ice driving camp on the frozen lakes of Sweden.
In changeable conditions, Tuthill Porsche 911s traded fastest times on every stage of the one-day historic motorsport event, including the stages run on the BBC Top Gear test track at Dunsfold Park. At the chequered flag, the winning driver was long-time Tuthill competitor and experienced endurance racer, Howard Redhouse.
“This event was excellent fun,” smiled the victorious Redhouse. “It was my co-driver Scott Nicholson’s first motorsport outing, and we pushed flat out from the start. The sometimes damp, sometimes wet conditions were a great leveller in the inter-team battle between our 3-litre ice driving car and Glenn Janssens’ championship-winning monster. It’s a very satisfying victory!”
“Only one thing beats watching Tuthill Porsche cars in competition, and that’s watching Tuthill drivers competing for the win,” said team boss, Richard Tuthill. “Howard, Glenn and their co-drivers gave it everything and it’s especially rewarding to see one of our Below Zero Ice Driving cars take the victory. All we did was change the rear torsion bars and fit some wet tyres! It shows how well Tuthill cars are put together. In his first outing with our team, Duncan Buck enjoyed a reliable event and is booked on the full Tour Britannia. Great results all ‘round!
“In the last seven days, Tuthill Porsche has claimed a category win in the British Historic Rally Championship, taken second and fourth place on the 2014 Sydney London Marathon rally and we’re on the verge of confirming a former World Champion for our team on the Classic Rally of South Africa in September: another great Tuthill 911 adventure, suitable for experts and novices alike.“
Drivers interested in Tuthill Porsche’s South Africa plans in January 2015 or hiring a Tuthill classic rally car for another arrive-and–drive motorsport event this year can contact us at info@tuthillporsche.com or call Tuthill Porsche on 01295 750 514.
