Editorial

Well Bentley did win the 'big one' last week, a superb achievement and congratulations to all concerned with the Team for not only winning, but leading from the start and also finishing second.

Conversations from where I was standing, trackside at Tertre Rouge, revolved around entries further down the field, as one of our group was associated with a private Porsche GT team. This is the area where amateur racers of all ages can say 'You know I could have done that a few years ago, had I not spent the money on cars/girls/business....' Just imagine - 'I drove at Le Mans'. It's a heady dream, but one that is still possible despite ever-increasing costs and a notoriously difficult to please organising body and its quirky admissions policy. Private entrant equipment now is absolutely superb; the ever-reliable Porsches, a resurgent Ferrari GT presence with 550GTS and 360 N/GT cars, as well as the tried and tested Dodge Vipers. A figure of £150,000 was quoted for a one car GT entry in the race, so that's £50,000 per driver - lot of money to most people but average to run a Historic club-racing car for the year.

There is the little matter of driving the thing, but this is the event where being adequately fast, consistent, very 'mirror-aware' and fit will bring a reliable car home. British Classic Inside subscribers will have the chance to see the FIA GT Championship at close hand next weekend when the circus comes to the Donington Park Circuit and we cannot recommend it highly enough, particularly if you did nor get the chance to visit Le Mans.

We'll be cheering on the Veloqx Motorsport Team Maranello Concessionaires Ferrari 360s, and for this event they have a three car entry. I'll being taking overalls, helmet and racing licence just in case.

Steve Wakefield
Managing Editor

This week in Classic Driver

CAR OF THE WEEK

Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale

The new Ferrari Challenge Stradale builds on the concept of the 360 Modena but with enhancements in two key areas – aerodynamics and weight reduction. The result, the Italian company claims, is a road usable Ferrari that delivers the feel of a true racing car...

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NEWS

First official pictures of the Maserati Quattroporte

This is the first official photograph of the new Quattroporte, Maserati's flagship model due to be unveiled at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show on September 9. This car represents a new interpretation of the high performance Italian luxury saloon, a segment created by Maserati with the first Quattroporte in 1963...

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Audi Nuvolari quattro on the legendary Le Mans circuit in 2003

The Audi Nuvolari quattro, the vision of a “GT of tomorrow”, was expected to be presented to motorsport fans before the Le Mans 24 Hour Race on Saturday 14 June 2003. Michele Mouton, the only woman ever to win a round of the World Rally Championship, at the wheel...

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First Ferrari GT victory at Le Mans since 1974 - looking forward to UK FIA GT Race on 29 June

Last Sunday, at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the British, privately run joint venture formed by an amalgamation of talent from Veloqx Motorsport and Prodrive took the fight to the might of the US automotive industry from the start to the finish of the world’s most testing endurance sportscar race, and provided the first victory for a GT Ferrari since 1974...

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Bentley Victorious at Le Mans 2003

Amid scenes of extraordinary emotion in and around the pits, at 4.00pm on Sunday, Guy Smith drove his number 7 Bentley Speed 8 over the line. He was followed by David Brabham in the sister number 8 car to realise a dream that was a lifetime in the making...

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EVENTS

Le Mans Legend Race - once again a success

The Le Mans Legend, the Historic support race held on the full Le Mans circuit just six hours before the start of the main event, saw average lap speeds of more than 185km/h from the leading cars and lap times to match some of the drivers in the modern 24Hrs. Yet all the cars in the Le Mans Legend were at least 32 years old...

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AUCTIONS

Bonhams Nurburgring Oldtimer GP Sale - rare Ferrari Daytona Spyder included

President of Bonhams Europe, Simon Kidston, is excited about an early entry to their August Sale “This is the first genuine one owner Daytona Spyder to come to auction in many years, and is even rarer as one of only a handful built to European specification.”...

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16th June 2003 Christie's at the Jack Barclay Showroom Review

How much is a McLaren F1 worth in 2003? Well Christie’s sold an immaculate metallic blue one last Monday for £ 593,750 including premium so, while not quite keeping up with inflation, the cars do retain the stratospheric values they had when new, nearly 10 years ago now. Also sold was the ex-Jack Lemon Burton 1926 Bugatti Type 37 Grand Prix Two Seater for a useful £192,800...

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