Changes ahead for Motor Racing Legends

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Though still provisional the Motor Racing Legends calendar has been released with five major race meetings on the schedule (see our calendar page for these and other 2021 dates).  “We are optimistic for next year, but you’ll see that we have taken the precaution of planning a more UK-focussed calendar in 2021 to minimise the potential for disruption.” announced MRL boss, Duncan Wiltshire.

But there are other changes too.  After the successful 3-hour race, put together at the last minute to fill the end-of-season void, MRL has decided not only to repeat the experiment next October 30-31, but also to add a 3-hour pre-‘66 race to its Donington Historic Festival line-up in May as well.  “Everyone really enjoyed themselves this year and drivers are keen to do it again,” said Wiltshire.

In another announcement, it was confirmed that after an approach by the new team at Jaguar Classic, MRL will run the Jaguar Classic Challenge in 2021, part of which will next year include a big celebration race at the Silverstone Classic for the Jaguar E-type’s 60th anniversary.  Further details of the Jaguar Classic calendar will be announced soon.

Besides their own series for ’50s sports-racing cars (Stirling Moss Trophy), ‘50s GT cars (Royal Automobile Club Woodcote Trophy), and Touring Cars spanning nearly three decades, MRL also administers the prestigious Pre-‘63 GT series, which this year will have two rounds, at Thruxton and at the  Silverstone Classic at the end of July, where the Royal Automobile Club Historic Tourist Trophy will be awarded to the winner.  A perpetual trophy, housed at the RAC in Pall Mall, the Tourist Trophy for Historic Cars was inaugurated in 2010 and has been won by, amongst others, Carlo Vögele/Willie Green (Ferrari 330 GTO in 2010) Stuart Graham and Richard Attwood (Aston Martin DB4 GT in 2011), Wolfgang Friedrichs/David Clark (Aston Martin DP212 in 2012), Jackie Oliver/Gary Pearson (Ferrari SWB in 2014) and more recently by Martin Hunt and Patrick Blakeney-Edwards in an AC Cobra in 2019.

One Make Races for GT40

In a further announcement, Motor Racing Legends and DK Engineering have revealed that they will also run two, 80-minute races exclusively for pre-1966 spec Ford GT40s including FIA compliant continuation models.  “One of the most prolific drivers of all time, Chris Amon, will forever be associated with the GT40, and we are deeply honoured that the Amon family will present the awards at each round,” said Wiltshire.

The first race will be held at Donington Historic Festival on 1-2 May, with the second round at Motor Racing Legends’ newly-announced end-of-year meeting on 30-31 October on the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit.  Prospective competitors are asked to register their interest with Motor Racing Legends at www.motorracinglegends.com.

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