Cortinas at Sebring

 

Celebrating Ford’s Cortina success at the 12-Hours of Sebring in 1964, American organising Club SVRA are organising a Ford fest, featuring in particular, the Cortina. With two meetings in March at the famed Sebring track at two week intervals, they are encouraging as many Cortinas, and also Escorts, Anglias, Capris and other Fords, to attend as possible. An organised trip from the UK will take cars out to Florida by boat, leaving in early February, with cars returning in early April in time for the European season.

 

The first meeting, the SVRA Historic meeting, which takes place on March 1-4, will offer Ford drivers up to seven hours of track time, more than most people get in a season. The second meeting, on 15-18 March, is the big one, when the cars will race as support for the Sebring 12-Hours in front of a 250,000-strong crowd. The 1964 winning Cortina, which is in the UK, will be amongst the party that travels to the US for the event, and a great number of racing Cortinas are expected to participate.

 

Contact Bernie Chodosh at bernie.chodosh(at)racecarholidays.com or see the SVRA website (which has not been updated lately) at www.svra.com.

Motor Racing Legends at Le Mans

 

The 2012 historic support race for the Le Mans 24 Hours will once again revert to the Group C cars. Last run in 2010, when a front row of all Silk Cut Jaguars led a huge grid of the ‘80s prototypes that included Spice, Sauber Mercedes, Nissan R88C and Porsche 962 among the front-runners, Group C Racing will be coordinating the grid in collaboration with Duncan Wiltshire’s Motor Racing Legends.

 

Last year saw the race go to the 1949-65 era cars, but in a Le Mans Classic year, the Group C cars will provide something different and much appreciated by the huge Le Mans crowds.

 

The precise entry criteria for the Le Mans 24 Hour Group C support race will be advised in due course but potential competitors should contact Zoë Copas at Group C Racing
on +44 (0) 7824 393839, or see www.motorracinglegends.com or www.groupcracing.com.

Le Mans Classic – Ten Years On

 

The bi-annual Le Mans Classic event takes place on 6-8 July 2012, which will be the fifth running, or the ten-year anniversary. This major undertaking, by Patrick Peter and his team, attracts a huge audience, a massive club participation (over 8000 cars), a large corporate hospitality section, modern motor manufacturers eager to show their latest models, over 1000 drivers in 400 cars, a children’s race, massive vendor’s village, a major auction, concours and more. Entry forms have now been sent out and the web site made ready for the onslaught. If you have not received your entry pack, you can request one from the web site. As at each Le Mans Classic, there are themes and special celebrations. Next year it will be the turn of America, a country with an illustrious record of Le Mans participations, that will be in the place of honour. So think Cadillac, Cunningham, Chaparral, Chinetti & N.A.R.T, Chrysler, Corvette, Dodge, Ford Montier, Mustang or GT40. See www.lemansclassic.com.

 

Grand Prix de Pau

 

Another Peter Auto event, the Grand prix de Pau Historique will take place next year on 5-6 May and, once again, will host numerous GT and single seater grids in the Béarnaise city streets. Having mobilised the commune de Pau, there will be special events surrounding the event, including club displays and tours and a vendors village. The Grand Prix de Pau for modern cars will take place one week later. The various grids will be announced shortly.
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