The life and motor racing achievements of Wales’s most famous driver will be remembered at Pembrey Circuit, Llanelli this weekend as drivers compete for the Tom Pryce Trophy.

Ruthin born Tom was killed in the 1977 South African Grand Prix at the age of 27, in just his third full season of Grand Prix racing.

Although he never won a Grand Prix he had taken victory in the prestigious Race of Champions at Brands Hatch and many followers of the sport believe that, had he survived, he was capable of going on to be world champion.
The Tom Pryce Trophy was instigated several years ago, the crystal bowl which carries an engraving of Tom’s face having been funded by the Western Mail newspaper. It hasn’t been competed for in recent seasons but the Pembrey circuit management believe that the first weekend of major Historic racing to be held at the venue offers the most fitting occasion for the Trophy race to be re-instigated.

The Historic Sports Car Club is behind the two day feast of historic motor sport machinery with the seventeen race programme including events for classic saloons, sports cars and single seaters. But it will be the Historic Formula Three racers who will be battling it out over two races for the Tom Pryce Trophy.

Announcing the event, circuit manager Phil Davies said “it is fitting that the trophy should go to a Formula Three racer since that was the category in which Tom enjoyed much of his early success. It was his performances in Royale Formula Three cars that brought him to the attention of Formula One team managers.”

Saturday sees practise for the various categories start at 9.30am with three races rounding off the day. A fourteen race programme, including the Tom Pryce Trophy races, gets underway at 9:30 on Sunday.

Admission is £12 per day with accompanied children up to 14 admitted free.