{"id":461031,"date":"2007-02-01T03:06:40","date_gmt":"2007-02-01T11:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=67616"},"modified":"2024-01-08T15:06:09","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T15:06:09","slug":"vr-contributors-win-prestigious-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/vr-contributors-win-prestigious-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"VR Contributors Win Prestigious Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In December, several members of VR\u2019s editorial staff were honored by the motor press community for the quality of their work in Vintage Racecar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">European Editor Ed McDonough won the Guild of Motoring Writers\u2019 Aston Martin International Trophy for \u201cexcellence in journalistic achievement by a Guild member working in the international field.\u201d The silver Aston Martin Trophy and a \u00a31500 award was accepted on Ed\u2019s behalf by VR photographer Peter Collins on Nov. 29 at the RAC Club in London, as Ed was in Australia, with the VR team covering the Tasman Revival event.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_662100\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-662100\" style=\"width: 926px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/n6-200702-p2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-662100 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/n6-200702-p2.jpg\" alt=\"Pete Lyons\" width=\"926\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/n6-200702-p2.jpg 926w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/n6-200702-p2-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/n6-200702-p2-878x1024.jpg 878w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/n6-200702-p2-86x100.jpg 86w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/n6-200702-p2-770x898.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/n6-200702-p2-293x342.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 926px) 100vw, 926px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-662100\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pete Lyons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, in California, VR\u2019s Pete Lyons was awarded the Motor Press Guild\u2019s 2006 Dean Batchelor Award for magazine articles, for \u201cHeroes Are Human, Too,\u201d an article which appeared in the May 2006 issue of Vintage Racecar on former Formula 1 Champion and Indy 500 winner Graham Hill.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Finally, VR photographer Pete Austin won the British Land Registry National Arts and Photographic Competition for his motorsport photography in both the best digital image and best human portrait categories. 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