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The Coppa Intereuropa, which used to be one of the highlights of the historic racing calendar, is being revived for 2008 and will host the GT &amp; Sports Car Cup for its first re-edition on the very fast circuit of Monza. Other Highlights of the calendar will be Dijon, always one of the competitors\u2019 favorites.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Grand Prix Historique de Charade will celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the track, together with the late Innes Ireland\u2019s famous victory at the wheel of his nimble Lotus 11, against a very strong group of Ferrari 250 GTs. The GT &amp; Sports Car Cup will therefore be putting a group of as many Lotus 11s together as possible, with contemporary &#8217;50s sports cars and small capacity Pre-\u201966 GTs. The series will then have a GT race at the HSCC Donington meeting, which has been extended to a two-day event. 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