{"id":494732,"date":"2015-08-26T11:49:39","date_gmt":"2015-08-26T18:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=16234"},"modified":"2024-10-02T03:37:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T03:37:42","slug":"holody-awarded-mg-collier-cup-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/holody-awarded-mg-collier-cup-2\/","title":{"rendered":"MG Collier Cup (2015) &#8211; Holody Awarded MG Collier Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian MGA racer Jim Holody from London, Ontario, was awarded the prestigious \u201cMG Collier Cup\u201d at this year\u2019s Collier Cup MG race, as part of SVRA\u2019s U.S. Vintage Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, New York. The Collier Cup race is for MGs only, and includes cars from Pre-War MGs to MGBs. SVRA has been running this all-MG race and awarding the Collier Cup \u2014 in memory and honor of the MG racing Collier Brothers \u2014 since 1985! It is not won by the race winner, but is awarded to the MG racer in the race who best represents the \u201cSpirit of MG Vintage Racing\u201d in both car preparation and driver conduct on and off the track, with the winner selected by a vote of the MG racers at the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReceiving the Collier Cup was totally unexpected and rattled me for the rest of the podium presentations,\u201d admitted Holody. \u201cI thanked all the MG drivers and commented on the significance of the Collier Cup, and the Collier Brothers, to MG racing. I was proud to receive this award, that was also won by Don Funke in this same MGA Twin Cam in 1990.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Holody was also honored to win the Bucher-Decker Memorial Cup (Sponsored by NAMGAR) for being the 1<sup>st<\/sup> MGA overall in the race!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian MGA racer Jim Holody from London, Ontario, was awarded the prestigious \u201cMG Collier Cup\u201d at this year\u2019s Collier Cup MG race, as part of SVRA\u2019s U.S. Vintage Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, New York. The Collier Cup race is for MGs only, and includes cars from Pre-War MGs to MGBs. SVRA has been running this all-MG race and awarding the Collier Cup \u2014 in memory and honor of the MG racing Collier Brothers \u2014 since 1985! 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