Return to Power, a new series for 3-liter Formula One cars that raced between 1966 and 1971, is set to kick off at Brands Hatch on May 26\u201327 with the Historic Race of Champions. The event is being promoted by historic racers Andrew Smith, Joe Twyman and Roger Wills in association with Masters Historic Racing. It will provide an opportunity for owners of earlier F1 cars from this highly evocative era to race competitively, away from the later winged and ground-effect cars.\u00a0The Historic Race of Champions will be run at the Masters Historic Festival at Brands Hatch, just two weeks after the Monaco Historic Grand Prix.\u00a0Ace preparation company Hall & Hall is sponsoring the event.<\/p>\n
Two races for the cars will be run over the weekend and organizers are confident of a healthy entry. \u201cWe are aiming for 20 cars, maybe more,\u201d said Twyman. \u201cThe event will be two weeks after Monaco, meaning that many cars will be race-ready and in Europe already and we want to gauge the competitor response before looking at more races. We want to provide a platform for these cars to race competitively on their own. Apart from Monaco every two years there is no other race for this era of car, and we want to change that.\u201d<\/p>\n
The race will run under Masters regulations with DFV-engined cars restricted to 10,000 rpm, and tires will be cut slicks. With the sponsorship provided by Hall & Hall, the entry fees will be very competitive, and plans are under way to recreate the traditional pole position award, 100 bottles of champagne!<\/p>\n
\u201cWe really want this to be a success,\u201d added Masters Series boss Ron Maydon. \u201cWe are working hard to encourage owners of these cars to take to the track, and we want this to be the start of something big.\u201d<\/p>\n
For more information on the Hall & Hall Historic Race of Champions, please contact:<\/p>\n
The Masters Series office<\/p>\n
+44 (0)1908 587 545 or team@themastersseries.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Return to Power, a new series for 3-liter Formula One cars that raced between 1966 and 1971, is set to kick off at Brands Hatch on May 26\u201327 with the Historic Race of Champions. The event is being promoted by historic racers Andrew Smith, Joe Twyman and Roger Wills in association with Masters Historic Racing. It will provide an opportunity for owners of earlier F1 cars from this highly evocative era to race competitively, away from the later winged and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":544177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[260,13063],"tags":[432,15234],"class_list":["post-492225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-events","category-vintage-car-racing","tag-events","tag-events-vintage-racing"],"yoast_head":"\n