IApart from those already mentioned, there were Classic Endurance Races 1 and 2, the former for cars built
between 1966 and 1974, plus sports racing cars built between 1966 and 1971, whereas the Race 2 entries
were GT cars built between 1975 and 1981, with sports racing cars built between 1972 and 1981, providing a
wide array of makes and models on the grids. There were also two races for Group C cars, those monstrously
powerful endurance protagonists that dominated endurance racing between 1982 and 1994, with the likes of
the dominant Porsche 956 and 962 models, Jaguar XJR11 and XJR14, plus lesser known examples like
Cheetah, Spice and Ecosse. There was a further pair of races, The Greatest’s Trophy races, which were open
to pre-1966 sports and GT cars, with the emphasis on gentlemanly driving, in respect of the value of some of
the cars taking part. The Heritage Touring Cup was open to saloon cars eligible for the European Touring Car
Championship between 1966 and 1984, in a number of classes dependent upon age and engine capacity,
whilst the Sixties Endurance race was for pre-1963 sports cars and pre-1966 GT Cars that ran in endurance
races in period. From this it can be seen that there was scope for many varied trips down memory lane.
Apart from some superb machinery taking part, there were also a number of familiar names in the driving
seats, notably five times Le Mans 24 Hour Race winner Emanuele Pirro. He shared a beautiful Alfa Romeo
T33/3 with Gianluca Rattazzi in the Classic Endurance Racing 1 race, with the same duo competing in a Lola
T290 BDG in the Classic Endurance Racing 2 race, whilst his son, Goffredo, shared a Porsche 911 ST with
“Blumax” in the former race. Other well know names taking part included Jurgen Barth, Ralf Kelleners, Soheil
Ayari and Raymond Narac.
The vagaries of the weather through the course of the weekend caused a few off course excursions under the
changing conditions, and with them a number of full course yellows and safety car periods. However, it also
made for some exciting racing and mixed up the race finishing orders, notably where there were two races for
a category, one on the Saturday, which was predominantly dry, and one on the Sunday, where showers were
for the most part the order of the day. None of these races featured the same winner on both days.
Race Podiums
Classic Endurance Racing 1
1st - # 67, Maurizio BIANCO, CHEVRON B19 FVC
2nd - # 71, Christophe VAN RIET, LOLA T70 Mk III
3rd - # 31, Marc DEVIS/Martin O'CONNELL, LOLA T70 Mk III B
Classic Endurance Racing 2
1st - # 52, Yves SCEMAMA, TOJ SC304
2nd - # 3, Maxime GUENAT LOLA T290
3rd - # 65, Franco MEINERS, LANCIA Beta Montecarlo Turbo
Euro F2 Classic Race 1
1st - # 7, David TOMLIN, RONDEL Motul M1
2nd - # 19 Mark HAZELL, MARCH 782
3rd - # 6, Jean Marc BUSSOLINI, LOTUS 69
Euro F2 Classic Race 2
1st - # 28, Martin STRETTON, MARCH 712
2nd # 23, Nick PINK, LOLA T360
3rd - # 7, David TOMLIN, RONDEL Motul M1
Group C Race 1
1st - # 5, Steve TANDY, SPICE SE90C
2nd - # 82, Michel LECOURT / Raymond NARAC, PORSCHE 962C
3rd - # 104, Philippe SCEMAMA, SPICE SE89C
Group C Race 2
1st - # 25, Michael LYONS, GEBHARDT C91
2nd - # 5, Steve TANDY SPICE SE90C
3rd - # 27, Pierre-Alain FRANCE / Erwin FRANCE, NISSAN R90-CK
Heritage Touring Cup
1st - # 116, Stephen DANCE, FORD Capri 3100 RS
2nd - # 25, Christian TRABER, BMW 3.0 CSL
3rd - # 55, Grahame BRYANT / Oliver BRYANT, FORD Capri 2600 RS
Sixties’ Endurance
1st - # 220, Christophe VAN RIET, SHELBY Cobra 289
2nd - # 70 Pierre-Alain FRANCE / Erwin FRANCE, SHELBY Cobra 289
3rd - # 51 Maxime GUENAT / Guillaume, MAHE JAGUAR E Type
The Greatest’s Trophy Race 1
1st - # 144, Afschin FATEMI, PORSCHE 904
2nd - # 58, Carlo VÖGELE / Alain VÖGELE, PORSCHE 904/6
3rd - # 46 Christian BOURIEZ, BIZZARRINI 5300 GT
The Greatest’s Trophy Race 2
1st - # 58, Carlo VÖGELE / Alain VÖGELE, PORSCHE 904/6
2nd - # 164 Franco MEINERS, ALFA ROMEO Giulia TZ
3rd - # 120, Christian DUMOLIN, FERRARI 250 GT Drogo
Ferrari Entry
Classic Endurance Racing 2
# 46, 512 BB/LM, chassis # 35525, Christian Bourriez
# 47, 512 BB/LM, chassis # 44023, Jeremy Lancksweert / Christophe Van Riet
The Greatest’s Trophy
# 41, 275 GTB4, chassis # 09247, Jan Gijzen
# 56, 250 GT SWB Berlinetta, chassis # 3107GT, Conrad M. & Conrad C. Ulrich
# 114, 250 GTE “Drogo”, chassis # 2391GT, Larry Kinch
# 120, 250 GT PF Coupe Drogo, chassis # 1717GT, Christian Dumolin
In Paddock
# 20, 250 GT SWB Berlinetta, White, Chassis # 3401GT
250 GT SWB Replica, Dark Blue Met’, Chassis # ?, UK licence plate 835 UYN
# 4, 308 GTB “Achilli Motors”, Red-Blue, Chassis # 18855
Keith Bluemel
11/2018
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