ABC PFA Performance Trophy
This trophy, a silver salver, was presented to the club by the widow of an air racer, Adrian Caple, in 1996.
Airborne Trophy
This trophy was presented to the 3Rs by Noel Edmonds in 1995. At the time he was running the Airborne Trust which gave disabled and disadvantaged children the chance to fly; instead of looking up all the time, the children had the chance to look down. The trophy is of silver and with a lid, and was given to recognise the flying time the 3Rs pilots gave to the charity.
Aurigny Air Services Trophy
This trophy has been presented in Alderney since 1999, and was given to the club by the island's own airline, Aurigny Air Services.The trophy is part of a the propellor of a Britten Norman Trislander aircraft, which had served on the inter-islands routes. Similar types have served right up until 2015, when new aircraft were being phased in.
Aurigny are extremely accommodating when it comes to race weekend, as they provide a couple of seats to allow race officials to travel to Alderney, and rearrange their schedules to allow the races to take place.
Aurigny are extremely accommodating when it comes to race weekend, as they provide a couple of seats to allow race officials to travel to Alderney, and rearrange their schedules to allow the races to take place.
Battle of Britain Trophy
Traditionally presented for the Saturday race in France. It depicts a World War 2 fighter pilot, and is mounted on a wooden plinth.
Beverley Snook Trophy
The trophy was presented by the Snook family, to honour the name of Beverly Snook who was Chairman of the Association for a number of years, and was a prime mover in taking the club from being a committee of the RAeC to an Association in its own right.
Beverley Snook Obituary
Beverley Snook Obituary
Bill Entress Memorial Trophy
Brian McBride Trophy
Presented as a tribute by a fellow aviator when Brian and his son were killed. It is awarded to the runner up in the British Air Racing Championship.
Bruce and Ian Hook Celebration Trophy
This trophy was first awarded in 2017 to celebrate the lives of two great supporters of, and participants.in air racing. It is named after a father and son air racing duo who were killed whilst racing in Menorca in 2010. The trophy was.presented to the club by the son of Bruce, and brother of Ian, Guy, who in 2017 was racing with Domininc Crossan Race 47) in a Vans RV6.
City Livery Trophy
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The trophy, a large silver cup, was presented on behalf of the Guild in 1974 by its chairman, Victor Ercolani. He was also the long standing chairman of the Herts and Essex Aero Club. Victor was the brother and partner in business of Lucian Ercolani, the founder of the Ercol furniture company, and he himself was a noted TV cabinet maker. Victor's nephew was Wing Commander Lucian Brett Ercolani DSO*, DFC, Hon D.(Des) and was a Wellington pilot during WWII; his actions are well documented.
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Digital Computers Cup
Digital was an electronics company that, for a while, sponsored races and are the presenters of this trophy
Eagle Airways Trophy
Presented to the first aircraft across the line at the Saturday race on Alderney. Eagle Airways was an airline that operated out of the Channel Islands.
European Trophy
In 2000, the club held a race in France where the winner received a cheque. The Records Racing and Rally Association decided a permanenet trophy woud be approriate so one was bought in 2001. Originally, it was presented, whenever possible, to the best pilot over 4 races with an international flavour. Some years later, the emphasis changed to the best pilot over 3 international weekends; where there weren't 3 continental weekends in a season then a venue such as the Isle of Wight or Alderney would be substituted.
Flightline Trophy
In 1999 this trophy was presented for the Saturday race at Alderney. In 2002,the criterion for changed. if the first aircraft across the line is a twin, they get the Eagle Aireays trophy, and the first single gets the Flightline. If the first aircraft across the line is a single, then the first twin engined aircraft receives the Flightline.
Gaelic Hunter Trophy
Air Racing in Galway started in 1994 when Ken Wilson, who was Chairman at the time, got chatting to the Air Trattic Controller, Tony Gibson. who decided that it would be great to have an air race to help promote the new airport. For the first three years, trophies were given pilots to keep, and these were beautiful crystal vases. In 1997, Tony got a new sponsor, Avicon, who presented the club with what is now known as the Gaelic Hunter. Because of a long gap between air races, Tony assumed that this trophy would have been lost, and in 2003, another Crystal vase was presented, and the Gaelic Hunter was presented at another venue. It has since become the trophy awarded to the season's champion navigator.
Ginger Lacey Trophy
Squadron Leader James Harry "Ginger" Lacey DFM & Bar (1 February 1917 – 30 May 1989) was one of the top scoring Royal Air Force fighter pilots of the Second World War and was the second highest scoring British RAF fighter pilot of the Battle of Britain, behind P/O Eric Lock of No. 41 Squadron RAF. Lacey was credited with 28 enemy aircraft destroyed, five probables and nine damaged.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Harry_Lacey
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Harry_Lacey
Goodyear Trophy
This trophy is of a silver seagull and was first competed for in 1948 at Wolverhampton Municipal Airport. The race was a handicapped race of 65 miles over a 3 lap course. The Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Company was a previous sponsor of the National Air Races, when the company used to look after the turn points.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_British_Aerospace_Companies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_British_Aerospace_Companies
Gordon Bennett Trophy
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Gower Cup
This trophy's full name is the Digital Gower Cup. It was first competed for in Swansea and is now presented when racing in Wales.
Grosvenor Challenge Trophy
This was first called the Grosvenor Cup in 1923, and renamed the Grosvenor Challenge Trophy in 1949. It was presented by presented by Lord Edward Grosvenor to the winner of a light aircraft time trial competition and entries were initially restricted to British designs using aero engines of less than 150 horsepower. this trophy has been awarded since 1923. Until the Kings Cup race weekend was moved there, this trophy was customarily awarded at Shobdon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grosvenor_Cup
Report of the first Grosvenor Cup race held in 1923
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grosvenor_Cup
Report of the first Grosvenor Cup race held in 1923
Jubilee Trophy
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This beautifully etched silver cup was first presented in 1952. It is awarded to the winner of the
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King's Cup
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The King's Cup is the oldest trophy awarded for handicapped air racing in the world. It was instigated by King George V in 1922 to provide an incentive for the development of the designs of both aircraft and their engines. Although originally for British, and then later Commonwealth pilots, it may now be competed for by any pilot who has completed another weekend's air racing, and the Steward's Cup on the Saturday of the King's Cup weekend.
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Michel Doré
Michel Dore was a respected aviator of the Abbeville Flying Club in France. The aero club thought it a fitting tribute to present the Records Racing & Rally Association with this trophy in his honour.
Outram Trophy
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This silver figure Of Mercury (the winged messenger) holding an aeroplane. It is presented to the highest placed new comer. The foilowqng is etched upon the trophy.
"Kings Cup Air Race 1928 - The Outram Trophy - Presented by the Proprieters of The Glasgow Herald - The Evening Times - The Bulletin - Glasgow Weekly Herald. Won by The Gloster Grebe Biplane - Entered by The Right Ho. Sir William Joys0n-Hicks PCMP Pilot-Flying Offcer R.LR. Atcherley - Navigator Flight-Lieut G.H. Stainforth First Aeroplane to reach Glasgow 20th July 1928." |
Paul Walker Trophy
We asked Carol Walker to put some words together to explain the history and the reasons behind the presentation of the trophy that bears her father's name. The full version appears on the blog
Dad, in his adolescence, craved to participate in every pastime taking place in the neighbourhood. His favourites, second only to teaching himself to be a very skilled Wurlitzer organist/entertainer, were leading a scouts’ group, singing in the Church choir and entering the county table tennis competitions.
After a short while, a yearning for more excitement ate him up and he joined the local ATC which opened the shell of what was to be the love of his life – aviation! Albeit somewhat reluctantly, Dad was sent off to Harwarden in North Wales, as was his brother, to spend two years in the RAF for national service. Whilst fulfilling an administrative role, Dad was ‘over the moon’ (albeit not literally) to be taught to fly a glider! Though only 18 years old on recruiting, he returned to ‘civvy street after two years, rebuking the offer of training for a commission.
Later in life, Dad sadly developed a very serious and eminently terminal illness. However, true to character, he struggled through pain and anguish to support me in every possible way, travelling around the country, and becoming friends with lots of my wonderful aviation ‘family members’.
The most proud moment of his life, I believe, was when at Little Gransden accompanying me on the day of a lesson, my tutor suddenly jumped out of the aircraft and told me to fly it solo! Very little could beat that occasion and such memories helped him through his illness.
After he sadly died in 2009 in my grief I decided that I wished to pay tribute to his wonderful life, to his kindness and his love for aviation. As I have attended the Air Racing events over several years, I decided to dedicate a trophy for a race in his memory for the RRR’s first Concours d’Elegance for which there was previously no trophy available.
Dad, in his adolescence, craved to participate in every pastime taking place in the neighbourhood. His favourites, second only to teaching himself to be a very skilled Wurlitzer organist/entertainer, were leading a scouts’ group, singing in the Church choir and entering the county table tennis competitions.
After a short while, a yearning for more excitement ate him up and he joined the local ATC which opened the shell of what was to be the love of his life – aviation! Albeit somewhat reluctantly, Dad was sent off to Harwarden in North Wales, as was his brother, to spend two years in the RAF for national service. Whilst fulfilling an administrative role, Dad was ‘over the moon’ (albeit not literally) to be taught to fly a glider! Though only 18 years old on recruiting, he returned to ‘civvy street after two years, rebuking the offer of training for a commission.
Later in life, Dad sadly developed a very serious and eminently terminal illness. However, true to character, he struggled through pain and anguish to support me in every possible way, travelling around the country, and becoming friends with lots of my wonderful aviation ‘family members’.
The most proud moment of his life, I believe, was when at Little Gransden accompanying me on the day of a lesson, my tutor suddenly jumped out of the aircraft and told me to fly it solo! Very little could beat that occasion and such memories helped him through his illness.
After he sadly died in 2009 in my grief I decided that I wished to pay tribute to his wonderful life, to his kindness and his love for aviation. As I have attended the Air Racing events over several years, I decided to dedicate a trophy for a race in his memory for the RRR’s first Concours d’Elegance for which there was previously no trophy available.
Rolls Royce Merlin Trophy
The first time that the Schneider was competed for was in 1913. The original intention of the competition was to encourage technical advances in aviation. However, it also quickly became a competition for the fastest aircraft; one could argue that the two go hand in hand. Should a nation win the trophy 3 times in 5 years, then the trophy would be theirs to keep, along with a cash prize. Within the space of 18 years, the speeds of the winning aircraft had increased 8 fold from 45mph (!) in 1913 to 340 mph in 1931.
Although the race was originally run on an annual basis, in 1927 it became a biennial event in order that development could take place. From that year on, Great Britain were the event winners, securing the trophy in 1931 with a privately sponsored Supermarine S.6B being the winning aircraft.
The competition lay dormant for 50 years and in 1981 was resurrected by the Royal Aero Club and sponsored by DEC to mark the 50th anniversary of Britain winning the competition; competition has been run by the 3Rs ever since (apart from the odd year when weather or local problems have prevented the competition from being held). The original trophy, which is a monster of a trophy, remains in the Science Museum but a facsimile was cast, which was presented to the winners. It was felt that this magnificent trophy was altogether too cumbersome for may light aircraft to take home after an event and whilst the winner gets a miniature to retain, it was felt a smaller half size version should be created to be handed from winner to winner each year.
Schneider Trophy - Smithsonian website
Although the race was originally run on an annual basis, in 1927 it became a biennial event in order that development could take place. From that year on, Great Britain were the event winners, securing the trophy in 1931 with a privately sponsored Supermarine S.6B being the winning aircraft.
The competition lay dormant for 50 years and in 1981 was resurrected by the Royal Aero Club and sponsored by DEC to mark the 50th anniversary of Britain winning the competition; competition has been run by the 3Rs ever since (apart from the odd year when weather or local problems have prevented the competition from being held). The original trophy, which is a monster of a trophy, remains in the Science Museum but a facsimile was cast, which was presented to the winners. It was felt that this magnificent trophy was altogether too cumbersome for may light aircraft to take home after an event and whilst the winner gets a miniature to retain, it was felt a smaller half size version should be created to be handed from winner to winner each year.
Schneider Trophy - Smithsonian website
SBAC (Society of British Aircraft Constructors) Challenge Cup
Schneider Trophy
The first time that the Schneider was competed for was in 1913. The original intention of the competition was to encourage technical advances in aviation. However, it also quickly became a competition for the fastest aircraft; one could argue that the two go hand in hand. Should a nation win the trophy 3 times in 5 years, then the trophy would be theirs to keep, along with a cash prize. Within the space of 18 years, the speeds of the winning aircraft had increased 8 fold from 45mph (!) in 1913 to 340 mph in 1931.
Although the race was originally run on an annual basis, in 1927 it became a biennial event in order that development could take place. From that year on, Great Britain were the event winners, securing the trophy in 1931 with a privately sponsored Supermarine S.6B being the winning aircraft.
The competition lay dormant for 50 years and in 1981 was resurrected by the Royal Aero Club and sponsored by DEC to mark the 50th anniversary of Britain winning the competition; competition has been run by the 3Rs ever since (apart from the odd year when weather or local problems have prevented the competition from being held). The original trophy, which is a monster of a trophy, remains in the Science Museum but a facsimile was cast, which was presented to the winners. It was felt that this magnificent trophy was altogether too cumbersome for may light aircraft to take home after an event and whilst the winner gets a miniature to retain, it was felt a smaller half size version should be created to be handed from winner to winner each year.
Schneider Trophy - Smithsonian website
Although the race was originally run on an annual basis, in 1927 it became a biennial event in order that development could take place. From that year on, Great Britain were the event winners, securing the trophy in 1931 with a privately sponsored Supermarine S.6B being the winning aircraft.
The competition lay dormant for 50 years and in 1981 was resurrected by the Royal Aero Club and sponsored by DEC to mark the 50th anniversary of Britain winning the competition; competition has been run by the 3Rs ever since (apart from the odd year when weather or local problems have prevented the competition from being held). The original trophy, which is a monster of a trophy, remains in the Science Museum but a facsimile was cast, which was presented to the winners. It was felt that this magnificent trophy was altogether too cumbersome for may light aircraft to take home after an event and whilst the winner gets a miniature to retain, it was felt a smaller half size version should be created to be handed from winner to winner each year.
Schneider Trophy - Smithsonian website
Sheila Scott Trophy
This is a silver rose bowl. This trophy appeared shortly after Sheila Scott presented the Kings Cup at Hendon. It is awarded 'Outstanding Achievements in the Field Of Sporting Aviation'.
This trophy is not won, but awarded by the Committee.
This trophy is not won, but awarded by the Committee.
Sonic Challenge Trophy
David Bryan gave this large silver rose bowl to the club in 1996. The Sonic Company supplied the club with a commentary trailer and public address system. It is awarded to the winner of the Saturday Championship, which consists of an aggregate score over a pre-determined number of races during the season.
Steward's Cup
The Royal Aero Club Steward's Cup was presented by the Stewards of the parent organisation. Racers compete for it on the Saturday of the King's Cup weekend; it is a pre-requisite for the King's Cup.
Strongbow Air Race Challenge Trophy
This was traditionally awarded at Shobdon from 1968, until the King's Cup competition was moved there. The Bulmers Cider Company sponsored this event and, the Club used to stay at The Red Lion at Weobly. which was owned by Bulmers. The trophy is Instantly recognisable as the well known Silver Helmet of Strongbow.
Vic Davies Memorial Trophy
The Royal Aero Club awarded Vic a bronze medal. When he died. his estate gave it to his good friends, David Williams and Terry Mattock. who had it made into a small paperweight. and gave it to the club in 1996.