{"id":460101,"date":"2004-01-01T03:03:03","date_gmt":"2004-01-01T11:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=104423"},"modified":"2024-02-18T17:53:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T17:53:14","slug":"new-race-series-for-prewar-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/new-race-series-for-prewar-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"New Race Series for Prewar Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A new European race series for prewar sports cars has been launched by Duncan Wiltshire, organizer of the Le Mans Legend event. The series\u2014titled Motor Racing Legend\u2014is open to a huge range of sports cars from the \u201920s and \u201930s.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe\u2019re aiming to recreate the heady days of Birkin against Caracciola, Blower Bentleys against the might of Mercedes-Benz, Alfa Romeo and Talbot, and the great endurance racing of Le Mans and the Mille Miglia,\u201d says Wiltshire. \u201cFrom the spectator\u2019s point of view, sports cars of the prewar era\u2014combining tremendous power with negligible grip\u2014are real favorites. Our aim is to create a series of the caliber of the much-lamented Coys Festival, with the emphasis on minimum bureaucracy and maximum fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The series will comprise up to six rounds\u2014each consisting of two, 2-driver, 45-minute races on consecutive days\u2014at circuits including Donington Park, Spa, the N\u00fcrburgring and other top European venues. 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