THIS MONTH
70 YEARS OF
SILVERSTONE
The history of grand prix racingat Silverstone
will be prominent in the two biggest events at the
circuit this summer as the British Grand Prix and the
Silverstone Classic both pay homage to 70 years of
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At the British GP (July 6-8) three parades will
feature F1 cars and drivers from some of the circuit’s
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was held on a makeshift track in October 1948 and in
May 1950 Silverstone hosted the inaugural race for
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Stuart Pringle, MD at Silverstone, said: “We ran
a similar parade and display in 2014 and it was
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In addition, historic F1 cars of the 1970s and early
’80s will return to the grand prix support race pro-gramme with a grid of around 30 mainly
Cosworth DFV-engined cars, for a pair of races
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childhood dream to race these cars at Silverstone
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that we have been asked to organise a support race
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quality of the show we put on in Montreal, Austin
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Just two weeks later, many of the cars will be
back for a round of the FIA Masters Historic F1
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Inside the world of historic racing
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David Coulthard, Mark Blundell and Emanuele Pirro
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Cup despite being pitted against far quicker 1950s
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Blundell was part of a winning team in the Gerry
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a hero at Goodwood, jumped at the chance to race
the unique Ferrari ‘Breadvan’ in the two-driver Moss
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championship round in 1950 and
remains a hugely popular venue
THE FACT THAT WE HAVE BEEN
ASKED TO ORGANISE A SUPPORT
RACE AT THE BRITISH GRAND
PRIX CERTAINLY REFLECTS THE
QUALITY OF THE SHOW WE PUT
ON IN MONTREAL, AUSTIN AND
MEXICO CITY LAST YEAR
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RACING: GLENN DUNBAR; LAT ARCHIVE