Tony started his racing career in 1970 under the number #101.
He raced for a couple of seasons, retiring before the 1973 season.
Tony recommenced his racing career in 1976, this time under the number #100.
During the White Top Race on 11th July 1976, Tony was seriously injured in a racing incident at Brafield (Northampton), when whilst stuck in the fence on the home straight, another car hit him from behind at full speed.
Tony was believed to have been paralysed from the incident. Tony sadly died in 1985.
A trophy was arranged to be raced for annually, starting in 1978 at the Christmas Meetings.
In 1981, the meeting was changed to one of the last Northampton meetings of the season and the race changed to the Grand National.
The trophy wasn't raced for in 1987, but was raced for up until 1997, when the winner of the trophy that year could not be located the following season and thus the trophy was "Lost" forever.
WEBMASTERS NOTE : The Memorial Trophy was found in early 2012 amongst the effects of the late Bev Greenhalf.
