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39-549: Barkingside is an area in Ilford , in the London Borough of Redbridge . It includes the major road junction of Fullwell Cross which also gives its name to the locality near that roundabout. The area is situated 10.6 miles (17km) north east of Charing Cross . Prior to 1965, it formed part of the borough of Ilford in the historic county of Essex. Barkingside is chiefly known for the children's charity Barnardo's , which

78-570: A test in a Formula Pro-Mazda car for Team Pelfrey at Sebring in Florida USA but sadly budget constraints made the move impossible. He finished the season by making his debut in the prestigious Walter Hayes Trophy at Silverstone, with the Kevin Mills Racing Team, and completely dominated the event leading every lap of his heat, semi final and the grand final taking victory by an emphatic margin of over eight seconds and setting

117-484: A 23-point lead over MGR Motorsport's Josh Webster, with two podiums securing him the title by 42 points on gross scores, and 33 points overall—368 points to 335—after dropped scores came into effect. Malvern's successful year was recognised by the readers of Autosport magazine who awarded him Club Driver of the Year. Previous recipients have included Lewis Hamilton , David Coulthard and Dario Franchitti . In 2013 Malvern

156-530: A Gillard chassis for Project One Racing in the popular Rotax Max class. A few days later Scott sampled a Formula Ford car for the first time with the Jamun Racing Team at Silverstone. Malvern did not race during the 2008 season, but remained involved in motorsport working as a mechanic for British Formula Ford Champions Jamun Racing based in Rochester, Kent. Along with testing the team's cars during

195-643: A collision with Malvern; ultimately, Pye won the title by 19 points. Malvern finished the season with 14 podium finishes, and finished all bar three races in the top five placings. He finished the season with a fourth-place finish in the Duratec class of the Formula Ford Festival , and was nominated for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award , but lost out to Formula Renault UK driver Lewis Williamson . Having set his sights on

234-664: A covered, lit space. A small turfed space at the High Street end of Virginia Gardens known as the pocket park was also completed in 2014, partly funded by the GLA Pocket Parks Programme. Its informal landscaping references Frederick Gibberd 's garden and consists of trees, mixed shrubs and a Christmas tree. Both square and park are outcomes of the Better Barkingside regeneration project. Barkingside has two public houses. The New Fairlop Oak pub

273-431: A dream debut when he gained a comfortable lead in the opening round of the championship until a gear linkage problem saw him slip down the order with just a few laps to go but he did achieve a race victory during his first meeting at Snetterton , winning the third of the weekend's races. From that point on, Malvern finished all bar two races on the podium, taking two further victories during the season at Thruxton – taking

312-585: A move into the British Formula Three Championship , Malvern remained in Formula Ford for a second season in 2011 , and returned to Jamun Racing for the first time since working as a mechanic three years previously. Malvern was the dominant driver during the campaign, taking a record 17 overall victories, as well as another British series win—18 wins in total – when he was the top placed British-registered driver during one of

351-589: A new lap record in the process. In 2014 and 2015 Malvern made the switch to sportscar racing in the Radical UK Enduro Championship (with a couple of guest appearances in the European Championship). Malvern competed with businessman, and former Formula Ford 1600 racer Nick Jones as a Pro-Am pairing, run by the Kevin Mills Racing Team, and had some success finishing on the podium at Donington on their debut weekend and winning

390-601: A race, as a solo driver, at the same circuit later in the year. In 2015 the pairing enjoyed several podiums, including a win at Rockingham Motor Speedway, and finished as the top Pro-Am pairing and third overall in the championship. In 2014 he also returned to Formula Ford to race in the Bert Ray Memorial Trophy on the Grand Prix circuit at Brands Hatch winning the event and setting a new lap record. For 2016 Malvern has remained with Nick Jones but moved to

429-596: A roundabout - at the northern end of the Barkingside High Street is named after Adam Fulwell who leased a farm in the area from Barking Abbey . The element Cross may indicate a road junction and or a preaching location. Late 19th century Ordnance Survey maps show the location with the alternative name Fullwell Hatch . It must not be confused with the district of Fulwell in south-west London. Barkingside has two secondary schools: Ilford County High School and King Solomon High School . Primary schools in

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468-713: A summer holiday fun day at The Brentwood Raceway Arrive & Drive circuit near Great Warley. Scott made his race debut at the Buckmore Park circuit in Kent in January 1998. Scott competed between 1998 and 2007 in various series. His first championships came in 1999 at the 60 cc Comer Cadet level, winning the BPKC Henry Moore Memorial Shield and Lydd Club Championship for Keith Baines Motorsport. He won several more club level championships but

507-468: A vast stretch of territory". Steen Eiler Rasmussen observed in 1934 that "London became a greater and still greater accumulation of towns, an immense colony of dwellings where people still live in their own home in small communities with local government just as they had done in the Middle Ages." London boroughs are the result of amalgamations of hundreds of ancient parishes that date from at least

546-414: A win ratio of 40% race starts being converted to victories and 65% podium finishes from 140 race starts to date (June 2016) Full career statistics are available * Scott Malvern career summary at DriverDB.com As Malvern was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points. ( key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap in class) As Malvern

585-681: Is Barkingside tube station on the Central line . Barkingside is also served by London Buses routes 128, 150, 167 , 169, 247, 275, 462 and N8 . List of areas of London London is the capital of and largest city in England and the United Kingdom . It is divided into the City of London and 32 London boroughs , the result of amalgamation of earlier units of administration that can be traced back to ancient parishes . Each borough

624-613: Is also the personal performance coach for Formula One driver Lando Norris Born in Barking , Malvern attended Fairlop Primary School in Barkingside Greater London (where he grew up) and then Caterham High School in Clayhall before going on to study engineering at University whilst also working as a race mechanic. Malvern had an extensive karting career, having gained an interest in the sport when he took part in

663-743: Is located on the Fullwell Cross roundabout, named after a giant tree under which an annual fair took place for over a century. At the other end of the High Street is the Chequers pub. For over 70 years Barkingside was the home to the famous Rossi Bros Italian Ice Cream Parlour. Three non-league football clubs Redbridge FC , Newbury Forest F.C and London Seaward FC play at the Oakside Stadium, adjacent to Barkingside tube station. Barkingside Recreational Ground in Mossford Green

702-550: Is made up of many smaller areas that are variously called districts, neighbourhoods, suburbs, towns or villages. John Strype 's map of 1720 describes London as consisting of four parts: The City of London , Westminster , Southwark and the eastern 'That Part Beyond the Tower'. As London expanded, it absorbed many hundreds of existing towns and villages which continued to assert their local identities. Mark Twain described London in 1896 as "fifty villages massed solidly together over

741-563: Is one of the area's most popular open spaces. Popular footballer Trevor Brooking who played for West Ham United and England attended Ilford County High School . Successful British Racing driver Scott Malvern grew up in Barkingside and attended Fairlop Primary School and then Caterham High School . Caterham High School is a sports academy and attended by youth team players of West Ham United football club who have their training ground nearby. The nearest London Underground station

780-628: The 2011 British Formula Ford Championship , the 2012 Formula Renault BARC championship and twice being nominated for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award .Malvern was also awarded the British Racing Drivers Club Henry Surtees Award in 2011 and the Autosport Club Driver of the Year in 2012. Scott's younger brother Jon was also a successful kart racing driver and then set up his own performance & fitness company for racing drivers and

819-476: The 12th century and are in some cases based on earlier manors . Download coordinates as: These are the areas of London that are variously described as districts, neighbourhoods, suburbs, towns or villages. Scott Malvern Scott Aaron Malvern (born 23 February 1989) is a British racing driver, currently competing in the British GT Championship who is best known for winning

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858-584: The 2012 season; he moved into the Formula Renault BARC Championship which enjoyed a boom year with grids regularly achieving thirty plus cars largely due to the cancellation of the Formula Renault UK Championship. Top teams such as Fortec, MGR and HHC supported the championship but Malvern returned to Cliff Dempsey Racing, after one season with Jamun. With no pre-season testing, Malvern looked set for

897-611: The Barking side of Hainault Forest , just inside the boundary of the Manor and Parish of Barking (of which Great Ilford was a major sub-division) which ran through the forest. Chapman and Andre's 1777 map of Essex shows Barking Side as a linear common on the western edge of Hainault Forest. The map showed a number of dwellings on the western side of the common, which had a road (the northern part of which survives as Tomswood Hill) running through it. The Fullwell Cross junction - now

936-588: The Cliff Dempsey Racing team in the Webcon UK National Formula Ford Championship. Competing in the class for cars built after 1989, Malvern was immediately competitive winning a race and finishing second on his National FF1600 debut weekend at Anglesey and also set two new lap records (the circuit used two different layouts that weekend) and then went on to win the national championship with six victories in

975-426: The Fullwell Cross locality. Ken Aston Square, located between the leisure centre and library, was officially opened on 27 September 2014. Ken Aston had been a local headteacher and the football referee thought to have introduced red and yellow cards. His name was chosen from a shortlist by residents. The square is bordered on one side by a long arched colonnade designed in the style of the library building and providing

1014-679: The Jackie Stewart Golden Helmet Trophy at the Scottish Speed Festival at Knockhill. Malvern's season ended with a second-place finish to Rory Butcher in the Kent class of the Formula Ford Festival , missing out on victory by just 0.069 seconds. Malvern remained with Cliff Dempsey Racing as he moved into the British Formula Ford Championship for the 2010 season . In his first meeting at Oulton Park , Malvern won

1053-675: The Simpson Motorsport Team and entered the British GT Championship in the GT4 Class. The pair have registered to campaign a new Porsche Cayman GT Clubsport but due to a delay in the delivery of the car from the Porsche factory they have begun the campaign in a borrowed Ginetta G55. So far Malvern has recorded three fastest laps in the four races and led the class comfortably at Oulton Park until forced into

1092-412: The area include Clore Tikva Primary School, Fullwood Primary School, Mossford Green Primary School, Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary School and Avanti Court Primary School. At the northern end of the High Street is Fullwell Cross roundabout, which gives its name to the adjacent leisure centre and distinctive circular Grade II listed library building (both designed by the architect Frederick Gibberd ) as well as

1131-405: The championship lead – and Donington Park . Despite a mid-season split from Cliff Dempsey Racing, Malvern ran with Cullen Motorsport for the remainder of the season – as well as undertaking a driver coach role for the team's British Formula Ford driver Ryan Cullen – maintaining title emphasis during his first season of "slicks-and-wings" racing. Malvern entered the final round of the season with

1170-615: The closest he came to winning a national championship title was when he finished runner-up, for Project One Racing, in the 2005 Super 1 National Formula TKM Extreme Championship, finishing 37 points behind Adam Constable in the final championship standings. He also won the Renault Champion of Champions title in 2005. His kart career ended in December 2007 with a victory at The PF International circuit in Lincolnshire driving

1209-595: The first driver since Wayne Boyd in 2008 to add the Festival victory to a championship title. The victory took his season tally of wins to 27 from 33 race starts. Malvern was nominated for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award for the second year in succession, but again lost out, this time to Formula Renault UK driver Oliver Rowland . After taking part in 2011 post-season testing in both GP3 Series and FIA Formula Two Championship machinery, budgetary concerns meant that Malvern remained in domestic formulae racing into

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1248-533: The gap to Pye. Malvern out-scored Pye over the course of the season, by 582 points to 581, on gross points scoring, but championship regulations stipulated that a driver's best 23 scores—from the 25 races scheduled—counted towards the final drivers' championship standings. As a result, Malvern had to drop a 10th-place finish from Donington Park and a 12th place at Knockhill —slowed after a collision with Pye's Jamun team-mate Josh Hill —while Pye did not have to drop points after three retirements, one of which came after

1287-615: The pits with a power steering problem. The pairing finally switched to the Porsche Cayman GT Clubsport from the Silverstone round but with the car in track-day spec while they await the delivery of the GT4 homologation pack. After the Silverstone round Malvern & Jones left the Simpson Motorsport Team and joined Team Parker Racing. Renowned website Driver Database show Malvern's impressive career statistics give him

1326-638: The season's 14 races; the title was not confirmed until two months after the season-ending race at Mondello Park . He also won the Midlands South sub-championship (where he competed in only half of the 10 rounds), as well as finishing third in the North West sub-championship (where he took part in just four of 10 rounds), and won a race on a guest appearance in the Irish Formula Ford 1600 series & beat hot favourite Rory Butcher to win

1365-535: The season's rounds at Zandvoort . He also dominated the revived Formula Ford EuroCup , held alongside the British Formula Ford season. Malvern amassed the most points at each of the four meetings scheduled —all non-championship events—amassing nine wins from the eleven races to be held over the course of the EuroCup. He rounded off the season with victory in the 40th Formula Ford Festival , becoming

1404-403: The season, Malvern worked as number one mechanic on the car of Tim Blanchard , one of the team's drivers in that season's British Formula Ford Championship ; Blanchard finished the season as runner-up to another Jamun driver, Wayne Boyd . Malvern made his race debut in a Formula Ford car, and indeed in car racing, at the start the 2009 season at the relatively late age of 20 years old, moving to

1443-454: The second of the weekend's three races as well as finishing second in the other two races to hold the championship lead ahead of Jamun Racing's Scott Pye . Pye and Malvern maintained their title battle throughout the season; Pye won a total of 12 races during the season compared to two for Malvern—adding to his Oulton Park win with a victory at the sixth meeting of the year at Silverstone —but Malvern's greater consistency allowed him to maintain

1482-580: Was forced to rely on a handful of guest appearances including the opening round of the new Ecoboost 200 Formula Ford Championship at Brands Hatch where he achieved a second place and established a new lap record. He also made a successful guest appearance in the Ariel Atom Cup at Oulton Park taking a win, a second place and two fastest laps in two races. There were high hopes that a move to the Road to Indycar ladder may be possible when he impressed highly in

1521-547: Was founded there in 1866, and still has its headquarters there. Some of the oldest buildings in Barkingside include the Barnardo's chapel, the Edwardian railway station (In 1948 transferred from LNER to London Underground's Central Line ), and Holy Trinity Church, which dates from 1840. Barkingside is notable for its concentration of east London's Jewish population. The area's name is believed to be due to its location on

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