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28/04/2025

Easton’s Academy Art Museum’s recent display of Bugatti Family Art, deemed Bugatti: Reaching for Perfection, was an amazing success. With its four-month exhibition spanning from December through April, Director Charlotte Potter Kasic noted that this superb display resulted in attendance being up 50% from other events of years past, stating “The Bugatti exhibition has significantly expanded our reach, driving a substantial increase in attendance. We have been averaging 1,750-2,000 people per month”. Adding, “this surge demonstrates increased public engagement, fueled by the exhibition’s unique appeal and broader marketing efforts”. A review of the display on MotorWeek, a televised automotive magazine also contributed to the turnout as one patron mentioned they travelled eight-hundred miles to attend.

Upon entering the museum through the beautiful glass doors, patrons were greeted by the museum’s friendly staff and treated to a hallway lined with an artistic display of Rembrandt Bugatti’s incredible bronze sculptures. Further down the hallway, a stunning display from the Bugatti family patriarch, Carlo Bugatti featured his paintings and sensational furniture constructed from a masterful combination of materials that included ebonized wood inlaid with copper, brass, ivory, mother-of-pearl, and vellum, tastefully adorned with leather tassels, geometric marquetry, and painted designs.

To either side were two rooms adorned with more Bugatti art, memorabilia and a pair of rare Bugatti automobiles designed and crafted by Ettore Bugatti and his son Jean. To the left were two Bugatti grand prix machines, one of which was converted to street use with the addition of fenders and lights. The aluminum body work of this Type 39A Grand Prix machine, gleamed as the paint had been removed and the aluminum was polished to accent its stunning metal work. To its side sat a French blue Type 45 16-cylinder Grand Prix Bugatti, which was the factory race team’s sister car to the machine that won the very first Monaco Formula One Grand Prix race. Between these two sat a Type 52 "Bébé child’s sized electric powered mini car ready to drive, alongside one of Rembrandt’s sculptures between a mounted, magnificent, Bugatti, straight eight, double overhead camshaft, supercharged engine, whose castings and engine covers were adorned with artistic scrolls on their polished aluminum surfaces.

To the right, this room presented two luxurious Bugatti’s and another display of artwork, a Bugatti photograph timeline, a traditional Bugatti horseshoe radiator and two phenomenal Bugatti Coupe’s, designed by Jean Bugatti, a Type 57 SC Atlantic, and a Type 57 Atalante. The two sumptuous black automobiles are both powerful and pleasantly comfortable. Both have an elegant, spectacular wooden dashboard that exudes organized excellence with gauge and control placements. As the Type 57 SC Atlantic was designed to be constructed with magnesium, its body panels feature center seams that are riveted together, as magnesium is challenging to weld. Although it was decided not to use magnesium for several concerns, aluminum was chosen, however the riveted construction was retained.
This world class display is the result of hours of networking, coordination, hard work and dedication from the museum staff, supporters and behind-the-scenes individuals whose generosity prevailed in a splendid attraction of unequalled proportion.

28/04/2025

This year’s Gathering of the Nortons on Sunday April 27 in Frenchtown, NJ hosted by the Delaware Valley Norton Riders was met with sunny brisk weather and temperatures about 10° below what was forecasted, but this did not hamper the turnout or the enthusiasm of hundreds of motorcycles from showing up. Motorcycles of many brands and types were lined along the road leading to large, open display area which was arranged nicely with machines parked around the perimeter with the center area arranged with two long rows of Nortons and brands of many other manufacturers. Some of the machines on display were transported but the majority were ridden in. As the day wrapped up many of the machines had traditional kick starters and having sat for a couple of hours, their engines were cold thus getting the engines started required additional effort. Those of us who have ridden vintage motorcycles with kick starters and carburetor ticklers know the challenges getting the engine started, and the need to allow for a short warm up period before riding away.

The rural setting and the winding hilly roads leading to the event add to the joy of attending, and many rode in groups making the event more than just a show, but an adventurous rally. Thank you to the Delaware Valley Norton Riders for hosting this fantastic event.

09/03/2025

Happy Women's Day 2025 Fast Women
The Simeone Automotive Museum, known for its motto, “The Spirit of Competition,” celebrated International Women’s Day 2025, by recognizing some of the top women competitors in the field of motorsports. Kevin Kelly the Executive Director of the Simeone, lead off the event titled Fast Women, Odette Siko, Helle Nice, and Margaret Allen.
Kevin initiated the event with a technical discussion of the competition cars these women drove during of their era. The 1926 Bugatti Type 35, the 1928 Riley Nine, the 1929 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Super Sport, and the 1931 Bentley 4.5 litre Supercharged. All these beautiful machines were started and demonstrated later in the day.
The vibrant guest speaker, Sheena Monk, currently one of the current top women racing competitors, who will be competing in the 2025 IMSA Championship in the number 021 Triarsi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3 and racing at Sebring next week elaborated on her career and fielded questions following her presentation. When asked, what was her favorite race car to date, she enthusiastically stated the rumble of the Ford Mustang GT4 really rocked.
Monk’s racing resume is very impressive. In 2018 she drove a Lamborghini Super Trofeo to one win, two poles and seven podiums. In 2022 she raced a Toyota GR Supra GT4 and finished the season with a Ford Mustang GT4, with podiums at Lime Rock and VIR, finishing 6th in the standings. During the 2023-2024 she teamed with Katherine Legge, running in the IMSA series with an Acura NSX GT3.
Following Sheena’s introduction, Kevin provided a brief history of the significance of the International Women’s Day and provided a fantastic review of the superb women racers who pioneered the early days of motorsports racing.
Initially, Theresa Malkiel an American labor activist, suffragist and educator, established an annual National Woman’s Day in 1909.
In 1911 the International Women’s Day advocated that women across Europe demand the right to vote and to hold public office and to protest employment discrimination. Competing in motorsports, a male dominant activity, was extremely prohibitive for a woman.
Odett Siko, a 31-year-old former tennis pro was recruited by Marguerite Mareuse in 1930 to compete with her in the Le Mans 24-hour event to drive her Bugatti Type40 1.5 L. The couple completed a flawless 132 laps, finishing seventh overall, first in class, and qualified for the Rudge-Whitworth Biennial Cup, thus becoming the faces of France’s women’s movement.
Odette returned to Le Mans in 1932 co-driving an Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 with Louis Charavel finishing fourth overall and winning the 2 Litre class. Odette is credited as the highest-ranking woman competitor in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
She and Charavel returned to Le Mans in 1933 and ran 6th during the night, but an early morning downpour made the infamous street course slick and unpredictable and Siko slid off the track, hitting two trees and then crossed the track hitting a third tree causing the car to burst into flames.
Though the car was completely demolished, Odette was thrown from the car and only suffered a broken wrist and a burned leg. She decided that this would be her last Le Mans endeavor, though she continued to compete in rallies such as the Paris-Saint-Raphael women’s race driving with Helle Nice, and in 1935 teamed with Simone des Forest in the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Triumph to take the class win.
In 1937 Siko ran a ten-day speed trial at Montlhery as the captain of a four-woman team with drivers Helle Nice, Simone des Forest and Claire Descollas driving a Mahtis-Ford 3600 V8, covering 30,000 km at 140 kph, resulting in 25 world records!
Odette returned to Monte-Carlo driving a Matford with Louise Lamberjack and managed an 18th place finish after a rough start.
Odette Siko’s teammate, Helle Nice, was also an accomplished woman driver and competed in the first Women’s Grand Pix in 1929 which was part of the third Journee Feminine de I’Automobile on the Montlhery circuit.
After a night of sheer indulgence, she won the event driving an Omega Six. Following her amazing finish, the Bugatti company invited her to drive for them. Her acceptance of the offer rewarded the Bugatti team as she won the Actors Championship. Being an attractive woman who could compete heads-up in a male dominated sport led to a sponsorship offer from Lucky Strike, where her popular posters made her one of the most famous people in France.
In 1930 Helle Nice went to America to race dirt tracks in supercharged Miller cars and signed an impressive advertising deal with Esso.
Her epic career led to her being referred to as the ‘Bugatti Queen’ and she raced across Europe earning the equivalent of $100,000 for each race she entered. She won the Woman’s Grand Pris title many times and in 1933 she joined Alfa Romeo. Her career was hampered by a last lap crash in 1936 while competing for second place when her car crashed into a crowd where six spectators died.
Her reputation took a downward slide, and looking to restore her notoriety she joined the Yacco endurance trials at Montlhery with three other women who, as a team, drove continuously for ten days and nights setting records that still stand today. Nice, the “Bugatti Queen” won her last race in 1939 driving a Renault 4CV in the Comminges.
Kay Petre, an American born woman racer first raced a Wolsleley Hornet Daytona Special finishing on the podium in her first two races. In 1933 she moved up to a 2 litre Bugati. In 1935 Kay drove a massive 10.5 litre (641 cubic inch) Delage V12 to set the Ladies Land Speed Record of 135 mph. In 1934, amongst stiff competition, she finished ninth at the Brooklands Grand Prix driving a Riley 1.5 and in her first attempt at Le Mans, she, along with Dorothy Champney, finished an impressive 13th in a Riley and drove the 1935 Le Mans with Elsie “Bill” Wisdom.
Kay was a frequent participant at British races, teaming with notable drivers such a Dudley Benjafield and Prince Bira of Siam. She drove many rallies and was an accomplished hillclimb competitor. Her racing career came to an end in 1937 when she was seriously injured when Reg Parnell crashed into her on the banking at Brooklands.
Margaret Allan competed in the 1932 Monte Carlo Rally driving a factory sponsored Riley Nine finishing tenth. She competed in the rally for the next three years driving a Rolls-Royce, a Triumph, and an A/C. In 1933 she drove a 4.5 litre Bently to her first win and a second win in 1934 at Brooklands. In 1935 she drove at Le Mans for George Eyston’s “Dancing Daughters” in one of the team’s three works prepared P-type MG’s driven by three pairs of woman drivers, Margaret Allen & Coleen Eaton, Doreen Evans & Barbara Skinner, and Joah Richmond & Joan Simpson.
In 1935 Allen came in second at the Brooklands Easter event driving “Old Mother Gun” a single seater streamlined bodied 4 ½ litre Bentley.
Margaret also teamed with Doreen Evans at the rain-soaked Brooklands’ LCC Relay Race taking a third-place podium finish.
Elsie “Bill” Wisdom was most notable for her skill in driving the 7.2 litre (440 cubic inch) Leyland-Thomas, winning Britain’s first 1,000 mile race with Joan Richmond with an average speed of 84.41 mph. In 1933 she was the sole female member of the Aston Marton Le Mans team.
Brooklands was a circuit frequented by many women drivers such as Kitty Brunell, a well-known driver and mechanic who raced an AC Ace Sports and the only woman to win the British RAC Rally. Paddy Naismith, a British actress also competed at Brooklands in 1933. In 1935 Gwenda Stewart took the Ladies Outer Circuit lap record with an average speed of 136 mph and was accompanied by three other woman racers Doreen Evans, Kay Petre, and Elsie Wisdom.
Fay Taylor who was second fastest in the 1100cc class of the Shelsey Walsh hillclimb in an MG K3, and is shown in a popular photo where she appears to be putting on makeup, but in reality, she is carefully wiping cinders off her face from below her eyes.
Another Brookland woman competitor was Eileen Ellison who raced a Bugatti at the Mountain Race in 1934.
Annie Bousquet was France’s most well-known woman driver in her day. Her first event, the Rally Sestriere, found her teaming with Alberto Ascari. In the 24 Hours of Spa- Francorchamps she teamed with Gilberte Thirion driving a Fiat 1100. In 1954, driving a Gordini T175S she won the 1100cc class at Agadir and Dakar, and competed in the Mille Miglia with Gilberte Thirion winning the Ladies Cup. She drove a Porsche 550 to 8th overall and 2nd in the “Coupe des Dames” in the Tour de France. In 1955 she took the Porsche to 2nd place in the 24 Heures Gran Prix de Paris at Montlhery with Josef Jeser. Sadly, her incredible career came to a sudden end with a fatal accident while competing at the 1956 12 Heures de Reims.
Patricia Ann Moss, a BMC driver, drove her Morri Minor to 4th at the RAC Rally and another 4th at the Liege-Rome-Liege Rally. Driving an Austin-Healey 100/6 she won the first of her five European Ladies’ Rally Championships. In 1960 she won overall at the the Liege-Rome-Liege Rally and second in the Coupe des Alpes rally, driving an Austin-Healey 3000. While with Ford of Britain, Moss finished 6th in the Acropolis Rally in her Lotus tuned Ford Cortina. After her marriage to Erik Carlsson she joined Saab and they drove in eleven international rallies. Moss joined Lancia to drive the Fulvia at the Monte Carlo Rally and finished 2nd at the Rallye San Remo and won the Sestriere Rally. During her marriage to Erik Carlsson, Patricia Ann Moss-Carlsson took three outright wins, and seven podium finishes in international rallies. She was crowned the European Ladies’ Rally Champion five times.
Italian Maria Teresa de Filippis is credited as being the first woman to compete in Formula One, participating in five World Championship Grand Prix races since her debut in May, 1958.
Shriley Muldowney, lovingly known as “Cha-Cha”, the first woman to compete in NHRA’s premier class, Top Fuel, won championships in 1977, 1980 and 1982.
Michele Mouton, a top rally car competitor who won four rallies for Audi and finished runner-up in 1982 to Walter Rohrl, won the Pikes Peak International Hil Climb in 1986, and set a new course record at that time.
Sabine Schmit, known as the “Queen of the Nurburgring”, drove thousands of laps at the renown German circuit and amazed motorsports enthusiasts with a 10:08 run in a Ford Transit Van and won the challenging 24 Hours of Nurburgring Twice.
Danica Patrick starred in the Indy Car race series and became the first woman to win an Indy Car race with a victory at the Indy Japan 300 in 2008.
Jamie Chadwick became the youngest driver, and the first woman driver to win the British GT Championship in her rookie season in 2015 after joining Aston Martin to drive their V8 Vantage. She will be driving in the 2025 European Le Mans Series and previously raced for Andretti Global in the Indy NXT series. She won the inaugural W Series in 2019 and retained the title in 2021 and 2022.
Sheena Monk will be competing in the 2025 IMSA Championship in the number 021 Triarsi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3 and racing at Sebring next week.
“The Queen of Speed,” Janet Guthrie, began racing SCCA in a Jaguar XK140 and by 1972 was racing full-time. Her success included two class wins in the 12 Hours of Sebring. She drove in 33 NASCAR races over a four-year span and finished 6th at the demanding Bristol event in 1977. Guthrie raced in three Indianapolis 500’s, eleven IndyCar events, with a best finish of 5th place. She is the first woman to compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500 and amassed a combined forty-four starts in those series.
Guthrie is a member of the International Women’s Sports Hall of Fame, the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, the Sport Car Club Hall of Fame, the Automotive Hall of Fame, and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame. She was awarded the prestigious Simeone Foundation Spirit of Competition award by Dr. Simeone in 2009.

26/09/2024

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10/09/2024

The September 8th, 2024 Radnor Hunt Concours d' Elegance was absolutely spectacular. The vehicle turnout was stunning. There are so many who were kind enough to share their splendid machines and their history. Together Michael Tillson and John Lawless along with their committees put together a day full of incredible activity. A special thank you to John’s guest Alan Cathcart who took some time to autograph his recent book on the late Dr. John Wittner. Alan’s book is a true treasure, especially for the Moto Guzzi enthusiasts. As quoted from the September 6-8th 2024 | [email protected] posting, the 100 Motorcars of Radnor Hunt is a nationally recognized motor car event. The Concours was first organized in 1997 by Michael G. Tillson, III, a Governor of the Radnor Hunt and a recognized expert on the subject of classic, sports, and racing cars.

Michael Tillson and several of the present committee members of the Concours played major roles in the organization and supervision of the Fairmount Park Vintage Grand Prix events that were held from 1990 to 1995.

Over Twenty-Seven Years of Distinction
In the early 1990s, a small group of automobile enthusiasts banded together to organize the Philadelphia Vintage Grand Prix which was held in Fairmount Park. The event was well attended, and the roster of vintage competitors was impressive. However, several factors caused the event to end after a few years of operation. That enthusiast group then considered another way to bring these wonderful vintage vehicles together for the public to enjoy. The idea was to create a Concours d’Elegance, inviting only the most interesting and significant automobiles for display and judging on the concours show field.
Michael G. Tillson III was one of those organizers. In 1997, Michael and his fellow enthusiasts decided to bring together classic cars and the world of horses and fox hunting – by staging a benefit Concours d’Elegance at the Radnor Hunt in the rolling country of Chester County, Pennsylvania. Over the years, the event has grown from it’s humble beginnings with a handful of exceptional cars, to a showfield of one hundred entries chosen by the Car Selection Committee. In 2005, vintage motorcycles were added to the show field, making Radnor Hunt Concours d’Elegance the first nationally ranked event of its type to include motorcycles. The addition of horse drawn coaches and carriages in 2007 made Radnor Hunt Concours d’Elegance the only concours to feature the earliest forms of wheeled transportation.

Radnor Hunt Concours d’Elegance has grown from its humble beginnings to a three-day event that starts off with a Friday Night Barbecue, followed Saturday by the Bill O’Connell Memorial Road Rally and Black Tie Gala, culminating in the main event on Sunday; the Concours d’Elegance.
Today, this is an event with show field entries from all over the country, and vehicle nominations that exceed the capacity of the grounds. The Marketplace features vendors of both automotive and lifestyle interests to round out the Sunday activities. Proceeds from the event benefit two local non-profit organizations; Thorncroft Equestrian Center in Malvern, PA and the local Boy Scout troops.

The career of Michael Tillson’s grandfather spanned two eras – although he was deeply involved in horse transportation, he also entered the automobile business. In the next generation, Michael’s father extended the family’s involvement in the world of cars. Michael G. Tillson III, today one of the most highly regarded authorities in the country on classic and sports cars as well as a lover of fine horses, began his career ferrying cars from one of his father’s facilities to another – at the age of 12. The world of very special and exotic cars opened when Michael became associated with the Derham Body Company of Rosemont, Pennsylvania – a firm that had crafted the finest custom bodies for chassis supplied by manufacturers such as Packard, Cadillac and Duesenberg. During Mike’s tenure, Derham was still hand-crafting custom work for clients on Philadelphia’s famed Main Line as well as armor-plating limousines for diplomats and dictators. For Michael Tillson, it was then on to the position of service manager for the legendary Ferrari dealer, Algar of Rosemont. Tillson’s encyclopedic knowledge of Ferraris and Alfa Romeos owes much to this experience. By now, he had entered another phase of the automotive scene – he had become a serious and respected sports car racer, appearing regularly on the SCCA and IMSA tracks. He burned rubber at Daytona, Sebring, and Lime Rock as well as courses in Mexico and Canada. Among his treasured memories of this period are the races where he was co-driver with such legends of the track as Innes Ireland, Al Holbert, and Bruce Jennings. In 1997, Michael decided to bring together two of his great loves – classic cars and the world of horses and fox hunting – by staging a benefit Concours d’Elegance at the Radnor Hunt in the rolling country of Chester County, Pennsylvania. In a way, this is a happy synthesis of the two passions that have characterized three generations of the Tillson family – Michael is a governor of the Hunt and an avid horseman. Since then, the Concours has continued to grow and is now a recognized prestige event that showcases the most elegant Packard, Cadillac, Du Pont, Bentley, Duesenberg, Rolls-Royce and Mercedes Benz automobiles from around the nation. The sporting marques that have graced the show field include Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Jaguar and Porsche. His hard work and dedication have produced an event that brings great pleasure to many classic car enthusiasts and has resulted in significant gifts to various charities and, for the past several years, has focused on Thorncroft Equestrian Center and the local troops of the Boy Scouts.
Note, photos will be posted in three groups. Enjoy!!

10/09/2024

The September 8th, 2024 Radnor Hunt Concours d' Elegance was absolutely spectacular. The vehicle turnout was stunning. There are so many who were kind enough to share their splendid machines and their history. Together Michael Tillson and John Lawless along with their committees put together a day full of incredible activity. A special thank you to John’s guest Alan Cathcart who took some time to autograph his recent book on the late Dr. John Wittner. Alan’s book is a true treasure, especially for the Moto Guzzi enthusiasts. Note, photos will be posted in three groups. Enjoy!! Second post of 3 of photos...

09/09/2024

The September 8th, 2024 Radnor Hunt Concours d' Elegance was absolutely spectacular. The vehicle turnout was stunning. There are so many who were kind enough to share their splendid machines and their history. Together Michael Tillson and John Lawless along with their committees put together a day full of incredible activity. A special thank you to John’s guest Alan Cathcart who took some time to autograph his recent book on the late Dr. John Wittner. Alan’s book is a true treasure, especially for the Moto Guzzi enthusiasts. Note, photos will be posted in three groups. Enjoy!!

As quoted from the September 6-8th 2024 | [email protected] posting, the 100 Motorcars of Radnor Hunt is a nationally recognized motor car event. The Concours was first organized in 1997 by Michael G. Tillson, III, a Governor of the Radnor Hunt and a recognized expert on the subject of classic, sports, and racing cars.

Michael Tillson and several of the present committee members of the Concours played major roles in the organization and supervision of the Fairmount Park Vintage Grand Prix events that were held from 1990 to 1995.

Over Twenty-Seven Years of Distinction
In the early 1990s, a small group of automobile enthusiasts banded together to organize the Philadelphia Vintage Grand Prix which was held in Fairmount Park. The event was well attended, and the roster of vintage competitors was impressive. However, several factors caused the event to end after a few years of operation. That enthusiast group then considered another way to bring these wonderful vintage vehicles together for the public to enjoy. The idea was to create a Concours d’Elegance, inviting only the most interesting and significant automobiles for display and judging on the concours show field.
Michael G. Tillson III was one of those organizers. In 1997, Michael and his fellow enthusiasts decided to bring together classic cars and the world of horses and fox hunting – by staging a benefit Concours d’Elegance at the Radnor Hunt in the rolling country of Chester County, Pennsylvania. Over the years, the event has grown from it’s humble beginnings with a handful of exceptional cars, to a showfield of one hundred entries chosen by the Car Selection Committee. In 2005, vintage motorcycles were added to the show field, making Radnor Hunt Concours d’Elegance the first nationally ranked event of its type to include motorcycles. The addition of horse drawn coaches and carriages in 2007 made Radnor Hunt Concours d’Elegance the only concours to feature the earliest forms of wheeled transportation.

Radnor Hunt Concours d’Elegance has grown from its humble beginnings to a three-day event that starts off with a Friday Night Barbecue, followed Saturday by the Bill O’Connell Memorial Road Rally and Black Tie Gala, culminating in the main event on Sunday; the Concours d’Elegance.
Today, this is an event with show field entries from all over the country, and vehicle nominations that exceed the capacity of the grounds. The Marketplace features vendors of both automotive and lifestyle interests to round out the Sunday activities. Proceeds from the event benefit two local non-profit organizations; Thorncroft Equestrian Center in Malvern, PA and the local Boy Scout troops.

The career of Michael Tillson’s grandfather spanned two eras – although he was deeply involved in horse transportation, he also entered the automobile business. In the next generation, Michael’s father extended the family’s involvement in the world of cars. Michael G. Tillson III, today one of the most highly regarded authorities in the country on classic and sports cars as well as a lover of fine horses, began his career ferrying cars from one of his father’s facilities to another – at the age of 12. The world of very special and exotic cars opened when Michael became associated with the Derham Body Company of Rosemont, Pennsylvania – a firm that had crafted the finest custom bodies for chassis supplied by manufacturers such as Packard, Cadillac and Duesenberg. During Mike’s tenure, Derham was still hand-crafting custom work for clients on Philadelphia’s famed Main Line as well as armor-plating limousines for diplomats and dictators. For Michael Tillson, it was then on to the position of service manager for the legendary Ferrari dealer, Algar of Rosemont. Tillson’s encyclopedic knowledge of Ferraris and Alfa Romeos owes much to this experience. By now, he had entered another phase of the automotive scene – he had become a serious and respected sports car racer, appearing regularly on the SCCA and IMSA tracks. He burned rubber at Daytona, Sebring, and Lime Rock as well as courses in Mexico and Canada. Among his treasured memories of this period are the races where he was co-driver with such legends of the track as Innes Ireland, Al Holbert, and Bruce Jennings. In 1997, Michael decided to bring together two of his great loves – classic cars and the world of horses and fox hunting – by staging a benefit Concours d’Elegance at the Radnor Hunt in the rolling country of Chester County, Pennsylvania. In a way, this is a happy synthesis of the two passions that have characterized three generations of the Tillson family – Michael is a governor of the Hunt and an avid horseman. Since then, the Concours has continued to grow and is now a recognized prestige event that showcases the most elegant Packard, Cadillac, Du Pont, Bentley, Duesenberg, Rolls-Royce and Mercedes Benz automobiles from around the nation. The sporting marques that have graced the show field include Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Jaguar and Porsche. His hard work and dedication have produced an event that brings great pleasure to many classic car enthusiasts and has resulted in significant gifts to various charities and, for the past several years, has focused on Thorncroft Equestrian Center and the local troops of the Boy Scouts. Note, first group of three groups of photos posted.

16/08/2024

Well...I don't know what to say here...the class for the car I have been working on for a number of years to develop and race Nationally with the SCCA has just been eliminated from National Competition. To be more accurate the entire GT-Lite class has been combined with F/Production with downgrade modifications. According to the SCCA as of January 2025 the GT-Lite class is now a Regional Only race group.

Two months ago, SCCA® hosted its first webinar discussing a proposal that would bring significant changes to the SCCA Road Racing program. The prop...