'Since arriving on this planet wrapped in tinfoil and wondering whether someone would remove the potatoes and parsnips placed by my cot, I have generally believed in the well used motto, "no point in rushing." This applies to all events tackled with my standard 1971, 1700cc Ford Xflow engined 4/4, called Millie running on Michelin ZX’s who has managed to remain on all fours over the last two seasons, taking a couple of class wins (both follies, you understand) and a worm around the Speed Championship. I’ve been competing since 2007 and have won class awards like 1st out of the Morgan’s at Three Sisters in 2007 & 2008, she also won the Unstone Trophy in 2009 and has won MSCC Annual Awards like The Right Turn Trophy in 2008 and the Vice President's Cup in 2009

Life has suddenly moved up a gear in class one, so I've been polishing my luggage rack (you never know when it could be useful) to let the airstreams slip by easily. I've also been running around a lot so if push comes to shove, I can always get a quicker time running around the courses than actually driving Millie. As I am currently involved in building a new home in Scotland with my husband Roger, (saw the exit sign and left teaching), away from Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire where we currently reside. It can get quite confusing between driving the JCB and then driving Millie; so far, Millie hasn't lifted any timber frames or run over any sheep but I am willing to sprint the JCB. On a final note I am rather partial to doughnuts, koala bears and a certain brand of crème egg.'

Ray a graphic designer/company director living in Bolton with his wife Carole. We bought the morgan 4/4  70th Anniversary model to encourage Ray to slow down a bit, it started good, cruising the country lanes of the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District. Unfortunatley Ray decided to take part in the Taster Day at Curboruugh, that was it ,Hooked!

For the 09 season Simon helped Ray to sort out a mixture of sprints and hill climbs that would suit this novice in his little 4/4. With a little help from John B.... Stephens with the circuits technical know how, and Brian at Techniques who fitted Avo adjustable shocks, Roll Bar, Aluminium rad , Full Harness etc. and now looks after her every whim. The first season saw Ray go from strength to strength and rightfully won the Class 2 Championship in 2009

Mike Hughes

Class 3 4/4

Mike, a consultant and company director from Odiham in Hampshire, has owned Morgans since 1989, this being his third.  Originally built for hill-climbing and raced by Andy Simm and Tony Morgan- Tipp in the seventies, this 1969 4/4 competition model was bought as a bit of wreck in 1998, stored and finally rebuilt in 2007/8.  The car is one of the original “Tupperware specials” with all body panels other than the bonnet and spare wheel cover made from GRP.  Weighing less than 600kg, it runs its original 1599cc Ford cross-flow engine through twin 40’s and a free-flow exhaust.  Running on Yokohama A539’s Mike will be competing in most southern events in class 3 for his first season having been hooked at the Curborough taster day in March.

Peter Mountain

Class 5 +4

Peter Mountain is a building surveyor from Chesham in Buckinghamshire.   He competes in class 5 in his modified but very mildly tuned Flat Rad +4 in which his son Jim won class 5 in 2007.   The +4 has been owned by Peter for 42 years and has been in competition on and off since it was new in 1952, including racing, trialling, hillclimbing sprinting and years as an everyday car.   Modifications to the +4 include disc brakes, panhard rod, TR4 engine on SUs, cycle wings, etc.   Peter's other motor sport involvement is in classic trialling, the Morgan was used for this but the trials have become far too damaging in recent years so he uses a more suitable Dellow for trialling.

Paul lives in an ancient cottage on the Essex Suffolk border with wife Brenda who has been looking after the Speed Championship scoring in recent years.  The day job is a chartered surveyor and he has a practice in Frinton.  Began motor sport in the Speed Championship in 2001 after many years as a competitive runner and drives a 1987 4/4 owned since 1988.  Modifications have progressed to the 2009 variation which has a warmed 2 litre zetec engine with twin dellorto 40 carbs. Class 7 winner in 2008 and 2nd in class in 2009 and also won the MSCC Nil Desperandum Award in 2008.

Married to Judy, his principle source of encouragement and common sense, and lives in Scarisbrick, West Lancashire. Got into sprinting nearly 4 years ago after a Curborough taster day and having finally worked out which is grass and which is tarmac, has actually started winning some trophies!!! Foolishly drives a Plus 8, in a class where the bogey times have all been set by people much better at driving than him. Now considering buying an Aeromax - on the grounds no one else would be stupid enough to drive one in anger, so the class wins might be easier. Wonder whether Richard Hammond might loan his for a try out...... 

Having retired from the Oil Industry and with children Sarah and Ben having flown the nest, Paul moved to Devon 4 years ago with his wife Liz. Paul started Sprinting/Hillclimbing in 1993 at a very wet Scammonden Dam in a 4/4 4 seater but soon acquired an Ivory +8 ‘MOG 7X’ which stayed with him for many years and which Liz also used for the Speed events. He started circuit racing in 1999 and for a few years competed in both disciplines before concentrating on the racing. Paul won the Speed Championship (now the Masons Cup) in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 and the Race Series Peter Collins tray in 2003 and 2004 plus a number of class and MSCC awards. He is particularly proud to have been part of the Birkett 6 hour winning team in 2001. Having parted with his ‘ivory friend’ Paul now drives a 1993 standard road going red 3.9 litre +8 but has retained his MOG 7X numberplate. The car has no competitive history.

Andrew is a semi-retired teacher, mountain leader, presently trying to entice teenage girls onto the hills.........as a Duke of Edinburgh's Award Co-ordinator you understand. My wife is Head of Music in the junior part of the same school and is an absolute whizz at her work.
Although I've been racing in the Powertorque Morgan Motor Company Challenge for a couple of years now- read newsletter No 1 2007 under 'misc' at www.mogsport.net to find out why- I found that I had a spare month last September and decided to have a go at a few sprints and hillclimbs to compensate. Picked up the Taylor cup for the FTD at Shelsley for a Morgan which boosted my hopes no end. 2009's commitments again mean that there will be little I can do until August/September time.

Jonathan Baines

'Hairy Jono'

Class 10 Roadster Lightweight

Jonathan, studying to be a Secondary School ICT Teacher at The University of Cumbria and also a part-time Playgroup Assistant and part-time qualified swimming teacher from Marple in Cheshire. He's sharing his Dad's car which is a Standard 2007, 2997cc V6 Roadster Lightweight called Ronnie running on Kumho Ecsta's after deciding to make his debut season in the centenary year and after a year of having a driving license. He's been competing since 2001 in go-karts and decided to move onto Morgans doing gymkhanas and national autotests like Beamish at the age of 16 in the +8 and then he did the Madresfield autotest in 2008 in the +8 and the Mallory Park Track Day in his Dad's +4 after passing his driving test the day before the track day. He competed in the Taster Day in 2008 in John Stephens' 4/4 and in the Roadster Lightweight in 2009. He's won numerous awards such as the Red Pen award in 2008 with his brother Christopher and winning the 2009 championships Best Novice Award.

Mike is a Project Manager / Building engineer for Jaguar Cars at their Castle Bromwich factory. I have a wife, Paula, a three year old son Tom (who starting to take an interest in the Morgan and racing) and a one year old daughter, Amy. The car is a 1975 +8, which Father Ray bought new. In the last 10 - 15 years it has had a new chassis, engine (now 3.9ltr), 5-speed gearbox, back axle and various go-faster bits (quad downdraught dellorto carbs, performance heads etc). Tyres are old Bridgestone SO-2's. Hopefully I'll get some decent Kumhos at some stage. I won the speed championship back in 1995, but these days family commitments severely limit the number of events I do.

Tony, Managing Director of Avantek Computer Ltd from Arnesby in Leicestershire with wife Jenny and five kids George, Annie, Alex, Michael and Henry. His car is a Modified, 4000cc Rover +8 running on Kumho Ecsta's which he previouly used for racing. He's been competing since the early 00s in the race championship and wished he'd started racing 20 years ago. He's has Morgans since aged 20 in which he bought a 1948 4/4 Series 1 which he still has, along with a 1924 3 wheeler in bits, his +8 and a race prepared 1976 Class B +8 which he uses for the race series. He's been competing in the speedchampionship since 2006 where he has done the MSCC Curborough Club Sprint in 2 different cars and is starting to record impressive times in the process. He's won MSCC Annual Awards such as the Morgan Sprint Trophy in 2008 and the Charlesworth Trophy in 2006.