1953 West Essex CC Formula 2 Race

UK West Essex Formula 2 Race II West Essex Formula 2 Race Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk Snetterton_1963_annotated.svg 27 June 1953 Permanent racing facility 2.719 4.361 10 27.19 43.61 Roy Salvadori Connaught-Lea Francis 1:51.2 GBR Kenneth McAlpine GBR Connaught-Lea Francis John Coombs GBR Connaught-Lea Francis Rodney Nuckey GBR Cooper-Bristol The 2nd West Essex CC Formula 2 Race was a Formula Two motor race held on 27 June 1953 at Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk. The race was run over 10 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Kenneth McAlpine in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis. McAlpine's teammate John Coombs was second and Rodney Nuckey in a Cooper T23-Bristol was third. Roy Salvadori in another Connaught set fastest lap but retired on the last lap with engine failure.http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1953/1953.html#weste 1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix 2022-07-26https://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F253_23.htm II West Essex CC F2 Race 1953 2022-07-26 Results Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired 1 63 GBR Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 18:53.4, 138.03kph 2 62 GBR John Coombs Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +6.6s 3 1 GBR Rodney Nuckey Rodney Nuckey Cooper T23-Bristol +19.0s 4 61 GBR Roy Salvadori Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +1 lap, engine 5 6 GBR Keith Hall Border Reivers Cooper T20-Bristol +1 lap 6 64 UK Ben Wyatt Ben Wyatt Frazer Nash FN48 +1 lap 7 3 UK Bill Black Bill Black Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica +1 lap Ret. 10 UK Ian Stewart Ecurie Ecosse Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 8 laps, rear axle Ret. 9 UK Peter Jopp Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Aston Martin 0 laps, engine DNA 2 UK Leslie Marr Leslie Marr Connaught Type A-Lea Francis DNA 6 GBR Jimmy Somervail Border Reivers Cooper T20-Bristol car driven by Hall DNA 14 UK Frank Copeland Frank Copeland Frazer Nash-BMW 328 DNA 15 no driver listed F.G. Greene Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica DNA 57 GBR John Barber John Barber Cooper T20-Bristol DNA 57 GBR Richard Coleman John Barber Cooper T20-Bristol References West Essex CC Formula 2 Race 1953 1953 Coupe de Printemps 1953 Midlands MECC Race 1952 West Essex CC Race — West Essex CC Formula 2 Race West Essex CC Formula 2 Race West Essex CC Formula 2 Race