Six Hours SPA Francorchamps 2013

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The Six hours of Spa festival weekend of classic motor racing, at the famous Francorchamps circuit organized by the Roadbook team is called the best international series for single-seaters, Prototypes, GT and Touring cars.

This years event brought together around one hundred cars, with Ford GT40's, Jaguar Type E, Ford Mustang and Falcon, Aston Martin, Chevrolet Corvette, Ferrari, Porsche, Lotus, TVR, and with many more marques and manufactures. Ina addition tot he vast collection of cars, on hand to race them around the famous Francorchamps circuit were great drivers like the Flying Dutchman Jan Lammers, and Belgians Jean-Michel Martin and Hervé Regout, running with Guy Lauwers in a Lotus Elan GT Convertible and Kenny Brack, winner of the 500 Miles of Indianapolis back in 1999.

The Woodcote Trophy and the Stirling Moss Trophy runs brought out pre-1963 Grand Touring cars, like the Aston-Martin Zagato, Ferrari 500 TRC and the 246S, Maserati T61 Birdcage, etc. other Aston Martin were the DB4 GT which dominated at Goodwood in the hands of Sir Stirling Moss, and the Aston Martin DP2 that competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1962.

The FIA Masters Historic Formula One grid was exceptional, with Lotus, Tyrrell, Williams, Shadow, March, Brabham, Hesketh, Penske, Surtees, Ensign, Trojan, Arrows and RAM setting up. The cars demonstrated the automotive masterly of the seventies and the start of the eighties, all in their original livery.

Preparing for Practice on Friday. FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship, from left to right: ENSIGN N180, driven by Simon Fish. TYRRELL 012, driven by Ian Simmons. SHADOW DN5, driven by Nicholas Colyvas. TYRRELL 002, driven by John Delane. Great Formula 1 History!

up the Hill from Eau Rouge to Raidillion. GT Car Racing at its best.

Participants of the CanAm Interserie Challenge and FIA Masters Historic Sports Car Championship at end of Kemmel. In Front the McLAREN M8C of Harry Read, followed by the LOTUS 30 of Anthony Schrauwen and the LOLA T70 MK3, driven by Tarek Mahmoud and Nigel Greensall.

Philip Walker in his 1958 Lotus 15 having some problems.

Race for U2TC. - Historic Motor Racing News -. A Field of Ford Lotus Cortina (as well as one BMW 1800 Ti) at Les Combes. In front a FORD Lotus Cortina Mk1, driven by John Dunham and Mark Fangio Owen.

FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championshi, Lotus 91 (1982), driven by Dan Collins from Great Britain.

Lotus 72 of japanese Driver Katsuaki Kubota having technical trouble in pre-last lap. Very disappointing ...

Driver change. Hans Hugenholtz awaits his Teammate David Hart in the Shelby Cobra.

SPA SIX HOURS Endurance Race, ASTON MARTIN DP214 at Fagnes.

Another roaring CanAm Legend, a 1972 McLaren M8F, driven by Andrew Newall.

1968 McLAREN M6B at Fagnes. Driver: Peter Schleifer from Germany.

Roaring Beauty, McLaren M8C (CanAm Interserie Challenge) of Harry Reed.

180deg. Curve at Section Bruxelles. Hard driving in open Roadsters. Woodcote Trophy & Stirling Moss Trophy. In front, the 1952 ASTON MARTIN DB3 of british Driver Team Mark Midgley and Chris Woodgate, followed by the 1955 AUSTIN-HEALEY 100M of Mark Pangborn.

Jaguar ..., a large Field of Jags came to Spa-Francorchamps this Year.

FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship, Lotus 92/5 (1983), formerly driven by Mansell/De Angelis. Gregory Thornton from Great Britain took part at the Event.

SPA SIX HOURS Endurance participants, Ford GT40 of british Shaun Lynn and Andrew Hadden.

The JAGUAR C-type of german Drivers Ruediger Friedrichs and Wolfgang Kalf at Les Combes. Technical problems.

BMW 1800 Ti (1965) driven by Chris and John Clark.

Drifting at high speed. Porsche 911 of belgium Drivers Gerard Marcy and Gerard de Ville de Goyet.

Entering Pit Lane. Shelby Cobra of Michael and Peter Hinderer.

Pit Lane ahead ...

Winners metal ...

Lotus Ford Cortina (1963) of british Drivers Michael Steele and Roger Buxton at Pit Lane.
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