New F1 Champ
A new and popular Champion of Historic Formula One is Bobby Verdon Roe after a careful run at Paul Ricard in late October. The former BTCC star led the field going into the final race in his Class B McLaren M26, just nine points ahead of Rowland Kinch’s Arrows A4.
After a troubled practice he avoided a start line incident that slowed Kinch and cruised home as second in class and 2009 Championship winner. Other class winners were: Class A – Gunther Alth (March 701); Class B – Peter Dunn (March 761); Class C – Joaquin Folch (Brabham BT49C); Class D – Patrick D’Aubreby (Tyrrell 012).
This has been one of the most competitive Historic Formula One seasons yet, and with newcomers onto the grid, next year promises even more competitive racing. 
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Jean Claude Basso took ASAVÉ’76 honours in his fearsome BMW 3.0 CSL
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French Champions
As the season winds to a close, all the major Championships are announcing their 2009 winners. The ASAVÉ Challenge finished its 7-race-meeting series (most with two races per meeting) with Louis Daniel taking the coveted Pre-’66 Championship title with his Ford Cortina. Runners-up were Fabrice Bernard and Didier Gruau. Jean Claude Basso took ’76 honours in his fearsome BMW 3.0 CSL with Franck Metzger and André Sediki behind him in the points. For the Challenge within a Challenge for Gordini–engined cars, Michel Mondy-Frances was the winner in his Alpine 1800 Gr4. Second in the pre-’77 points table and first Porsche home, Franck Metzger took the Coupe Georges Sevin for Porsche cars in his 3-litre Grp4 911SC. The ASAVÉ Champions will hold their prizegiving at Retromobile in January.
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Robert Barrie bagged the Guards Trophy 2009
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HSCC Champions
Martin Stretton clinched the HSCC Formula 2 Championship at the season Final at Dijon. In a full grid, he won his class, for 1600 cars, in race one and retired from race two. But it was enough and the Championship is his. Other HSCC Championships were decide at the Club’s 17 October Silverstone meeting, with, amongst others, Chris Drake taking the British Formula Junior title, Robert Barrie bagging the Guards Trophy in his Porsche 911, Bill Coombs coming first in the F3 Championship in his Argo JM6 and Westie Mitchell taking Formula Ford honours driving a Merlyn Mk20.
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