{"id":493843,"date":"2014-06-01T00:03:38","date_gmt":"2014-06-01T07:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=10371"},"modified":"2023-12-30T15:18:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T15:18:22","slug":"willhire-reunion-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/willhire-reunion-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Willhire Reunion Set"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/n8-201406-p1-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-715119 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/n8-201406-p1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/n8-201406-p1-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/n8-201406-p1-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/n8-201406-p1-1-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/n8-201406-p1-1-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/n8-201406-p1-1-770x511.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/n8-201406-p1-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/n8-201406-p1-1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/n8-201406-p1-1-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Reunion to celebrate Britain\u2019s first 24-hour race, the fabled Willhire 24 Hours that ran from 1980 to 1994, has been confirmed for this October 18. The two-hour race\u2014evocatively running into darkness\u2014will celebrate the Production Class sports and touring cars (plus the later Group N cars) that contested the original races. The event has been devised by ex-Willhire driver and HRDC Race Director, Julius Thurgood, in conjunction with the race\u2019s original administrator, the BRSCC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Drew Furlong, Competition Director of the BRSCC, noted: \u201cWhile I may not have been present for all the Willhire 24-Hour events, I have been privileged to have been involved with at least four of them, so I understand the camaraderie of the event and the many memories that it holds for competitors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thurgood has been busy behind the scenes getting this event off the drawing board and onto the track. \u201cThe spiritual home of the Willhire is Snetterton,\u201d he said, \u201cbut we ran into planning problems with the night racing aspect of the Willhire Reunion. Thankfully, Christopher Tate and his team at Donington came to the rescue, and we now have the go-ahead to run this race into darkness on the National circuit at Donington Park. Having canvassed the opinions of many of the original Willhire drivers, the vote was unanimous that this specific element of the original events be incorporated into the Reunion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thurgood is keen to ensure that potential entrants understand that cars of the type that ran in the original Willhire events would be welcome. \u201cOf course, we will give preference to an entry with an original Willhire car,\u201d he noted, \u201cbut we do realize that there are some very good cars out there that would also fit the bill for the Reunion, so hopefully we will be able to take these onto the grid at Donington in October, too\u2014especially if they are prepared to \u2018adopt\u2019 an original Willhire livery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A sampling of original Willhire cars already committed to the Reunion includes: the ex-Pete Hall\/Andy Rouse Opel Commodore GS\/E 2.8, the Willhire 25th Anniversary-winning Ford Sierra Cosworth of Slim Borgudd\/Mark Hales, the ex-Jon Dooley \u201cNapolina\u201d Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV, the \u201cBulldog\u201d Team Morgan Plus 8, the 1985-winning Ford Capri of Roy Eaton\/David Oates\/John Clarke, the Nissan Skyline of Andy Middlehurst and the MGB Roadster of Julius Thurgood\/John Trevelyan\/Graeme Davis\/Rae Davis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For further details about entering this unique event, please visit:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hrdc.eu\/willhire_24hr_reunion.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/hrdc.eu\/willhire_24hr_reunion.html<\/a>, or contact Julius Thurgood directly at <a href=\"mailto:direct@juliusthurgood.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">direct@juliusthurgood.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Reunion to celebrate Britain\u2019s first 24-hour race, the fabled Willhire 24 Hours that ran from 1980 to 1994, has been confirmed for this October 18. The two-hour race\u2014evocatively running into darkness\u2014will celebrate the Production Class sports and touring cars (plus the later Group N cars) that contested the original races. The event has been devised by ex-Willhire driver and HRDC Race Director, Julius Thurgood, in conjunction with the race\u2019s original administrator, the BRSCC. 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