As is well known, Stirling Moss’ first motorsport event was at Shelsley Walsh hillclimb in a Cooper 500. In 1948, and still today, Shelsley is one of the world’s great motorsport venues, so what better place to start such a career?

The Midland Automobile Club  has always run the hill and recently published in its MAC News a fine tribute to Stirling  with an emphasis on his ‘air-cooled years’. With the club’s  kind permission, here it is complete with his 1948 entry from its archives: