Awards for the 2009 season

[Richard Smith]

Yes, it is getting close to totting up the points time. Please let me know if you have taken part in any events that are not race or sprint, for instance track days, CTs etc that I may not know about. Or if you have helped organise one of the events that qualify you for championship points.

If your car qualifies for entry into the Quarter Century Cup, please let me know otherwise this will be one trophy that will not be awarded in February 2010.

Talking of which, there will be two places held for a short while for winners of all the trophies, please, please make every effort to be at the Awards Dinner, and if you are being re presented with a pot following the speed and race series dinners, then, please also try to be there. Lots of MSCC members want to woop woop your efforts in the cause of entertainment.

Sadly, I am not in contention for any pots this year But there again, you never know, I make the rules!

[Mary Lindsay]

Is there a list of award winners?

[Richard Smith]

1 Challenge Trophy
Best overall performance in the Club Championships in any Morgan
2 Pickersleigh Cup
Best overall performance in the Club Championships in a +8
3 Committee Cup
Best overall performance in the Club Championships in a Pushrod 4/4
4 Chairman’s Cup
Best overall performance in the Club Championships in a TR +4
5 Right Turn Trophy
Best overall performance in the Club Championships by a lady member
6 Powertorque Trophy
Best overall performance in the Club Championships in CVH 4/4
7

Peter Morgan Memorial Trophy
The winner of the first race at the MSCC Annual Meeting
8 Charlesworth Trophy
Best overall performance in the Club Championships in a 4/4 Series One
9 Nil Desperandum
Best overall performance in the Club Championships by a member not winning any other individual award.
10 Arthur Neal Trophy
The winner of the main race at the MSCC Annual Race Meeting
11 TMT Memorial Trophy
For the true spirit of Morgan Racing as polled by fellow competitors
12 Peter Collins Tray
The overall winner of the Morgan Motor Company Racing Series
13 Morgan Sprint Trophy
Fastest Time at the MSCC Annual Sprint
14 The Parc Ferme Award
Presented to the winner of the class run-offs at the Club Sprint at Curborough
15 Mason Cup
Presented in memory of Dave Mason, to be awarded to the overall winner of the MSCC National Speed Championship

16
SGT Racing Trophy
The member achieving the best result against other marques, during the season

17 Cotswold Cup
Best overall performance in the Club Championships in a Twin Cam Morgan
18 Vice President’s Cup
Presented by the vice President to the competitor who has performed with great merit in a pushrod 4 cylinder
19 Success d’Estime
An occasional award presented to individuals or groups in recognition of the efforts in the ‘Spirit of Competition’
20 Harewood Cup
Fastest time of the year by a member driving a Morgan at Harewood Hill climb, National or Invited event

21
Prescott Cup
Fastest time of the year by a member driving a Morgan at Prescott Hill climb, National or invited event
22 Quarter Century Cup
Best overall performance in the Club Championships in a Morgan over 25 years old at the start of the season
23 Ruth Atkinson Trophy
Best performance in a Morgan in the MCC Trials, Exeter. Land’s End & Edinburgh
24 Red Pen
The member, who, in the opinion of the Editor, has contributed the most interesting article to Miscellany
25 Prebendary’s Cup
Presented by the Club’s Late President, Peter Morgan, to be awarded to the person or group contributing most to organising the Club’s Annual Event
26 Jenny Seward Memorial Trophy
Awarded by the National Committee to the lady member who they think deserves recognition for her efforts on behalf of the MSCC. This is an ‘occasional’ award.
27



28
Kieft Trophy
Best performance in a Morgan at the Club Production Car Trial (at Lintridge)

Hunt Cup
Best performance by a Novice in the Car Trial Series
29 Richard Thorne Roadster Trophy
30 The Millie Award
for the person doing something outstanding for Series 1 4/4s either in competition or otherwise.
31 The Madresfield Cup
32 The Taylor Cup
Fastest time of the year by a member driving a Morgan at Harewood Hill climb, National or Invited event
33 The Eric Wilson Memorial Trophy
The winning team of the MSCC National Concours
34 Powertorque Morgan Roadster Challenge

[Mary Lindsay]

Who is in the running for the various awards?

[Richard Smith]

easy answer is that you all are at the moment! Got some adding up to do. Will let all winners know as soon as I can. BUT, I have NO-ONE who has actually registered their interest in the quarter century cup [-X

[Jim Mountain]

Hi Richard you can pop me in for the 1?4 centery cup as I stand no chance of winning anything else this year

[Mary Lindsay]

Well JEK qualifies for the cup but I have only done one race at Brands and one at Mallory this year.

Any chance of running a championship listing in Miscellany every couple of months so that it encourages competition?

[Richard Smith]

<<<running a championship listing >>>

I agree, would be a nice idea, if I had a bit more spare time!

[Kelvin Laidlaw]

When I was Awards' Secretary I regularly posted an interim championship list in Miscellany. There was even a mid season award. This took quite some time to complete in prehistoric pre-computer days, but it certainly made the championship much more keenly fought after. Racers even ended up doing trials in their bid to well. There were quite a lot of allrounders. Barry Sumner, Murray M-S, Bob Northover and Dave Sapp are some of the names that come to mind. For several years the overall winner did at least one race, one hillclimb and the club trial.

Kelvin

[Mary Lindsay]

I remember that Kelvin, it certainly kept people interested and it made the other club members aware of the fact that awards are being competed for.

Setting up the database would take some time but once that is done it ought to be relatively straightforward to keep it up to date.

Maybe Chris Acklam might be able to suggest a system? The Morgan Challenge and I think the speed championship both have up to date information - maybe something could be borrowed from these?

[Chris Acklam]

Setting up the database would take some time but once that is done it ought to be relatively straightforward to keep it up to date.
Maybe Chris Acklam might be able to suggest a system? The Morgan Challenge and I think the speed championship both have up to date information - maybe something could be borrowed from these?

I don't know how the awards are calculated but, for the ones based on the results from the race and sprint series, a simple spreadsheet may be easily viewable on the web (as html, pdf or a cloud document). Happy to help, if required.

[Mary Lindsay]

may be easily viewable on the web (as html, pdf or a cloud document).

Chris, please explain, what is a cloud document.....?

[Chris Bailey]

Richard

Isn't Tim Harrison on the list?

Chris

[Richard Smith]

the awards are calculated on an xl spreadsheet, and are taken from (a) race results posted on this site and (b) from the sprint results sent to me, plus from those who are not sprinters and racers by contacting me directly. HTH

[Richard Smith]

Richard

Isn't Tim Harrison on the list?

Chris

What list is this Chris?