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77th Members' Meeting report
Spring fever

James Cottingham/Nicky Pastorelli, Ferrari 250 GTO/64, Goodwood Members' Meeting

Most of the daffodils hit their peak too early but in every other respect postponing the Members’ Meeting by two weeks to early April proved to be a wise decision. The 77th of such meetings was held in near-perfect spring conditions, and the racing was excellent too – often on the verge of nailbiting, but clean and sportsmanship-like.

 

2019 Le Castellet Motors Cup report
Spring victors in the Provence

Masters Historic Racing and the guesting Dutch Historic Touring Car & GT Championship kicked off their 2019 in the south of France in a meeting hosted by French organisers HVM Racing. Called the Le Castellet Motors Cup, the two-day meeting at Paul Ricard fully revolved around the five Masters grids, that managed to produce two double victors.

Matteo Ferrer, Ligier JS11/15, 2019 Le Castellet Motors Cup

 

2018 Dijon Motors Cup report
Indian summer historics

Leo Voyazides/Simon Hadfield, Lola T70 Mk3B, 2018 Dijon Motors Cup

Autumn had set in for weeks – meteorogically, at least – but all present at mid-October Dijon Motors Cup were experiencing a true Indian summer, with temperatures of around 25 degrees before the arrival of clouds made for a cooler Sunday. Still, the final meeting of the season for many of the competitors – apart from those travelling on to the Algarve – was held in near-perfect circumstances, and the racing was exciting too.

 

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