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Silverstone Historic GP Circuit, UK<\/p>\n

July 25-27, 2008<\/p>\n

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David Hart\u2019s Porsche 962 fends off Andy Purdie\u2019s Nissan R90-CK.
Photo: Peter Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Heyer\/Barff Alfa Romeo Giulia Super\u2019s mirrors are filled by the image of a faster Mustang.
Photo: Peter Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Peter Williams (March 761) and Mike Wrigley (Hesketh 308E) fight for 2nd place during the first race for the James Hunt Trophy.
Photo: Roger Dixon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The \u201cBoys from the Old Brigade\u201d charge down the hill from Farm Corner.
Photo: Roger Dixon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Silverstone Historic GP Circuit, UK July 25-27, 2008<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":193,"featured_media":563557,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[260,13063],"tags":[432,15234,506,16973],"class_list":["post-490403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-events","category-vintage-car-racing","tag-events","tag-events-vintage-racing","tag-silverstone","tag-vintage-silverstone-classic"],"yoast_head":"\nSilverstone Classic (2008) - Highlights<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"HSCC Silverstone Classic, Silverstone Historic GP Circuit, UK\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/hscc-silverstone-classic\/\" \/>\n<link rel=\"next\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/hscc-silverstone-classic\/2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Silverstone Classic (2008) - 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