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Silverstone Circuit, Northants, UK<\/p>\n

July 20\u201322, 2012<\/p>\n

\"Bill<\/a>
Bill Coombs won the Daily Express International Trophy Race 1 with his Tyrrell 009-Cosworth.
Photo: Pete Austin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Andrew<\/a>
Andrew Beaumont raced Lotus 76-1in the Daily Express International Trophy Race 2.
Photo: Pete Austin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Ferrari<\/a>
Ferrari 250SWB shared by Kilian Konig and Clive Joy.
Photo: Keith Booker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Wolfgang<\/a>
Wolfgang Friedrichs and David Clark shared this Aston Martin DP214 in the Gentleman Drivers race.
Photo: Keith Booker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Eddy<\/a>
Eddy Perk in his Heron-Alfa Romeo South African FI.
Photo: Keith Booker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Nicolas<\/a>
Nicolas Minassian\u2019s Lancia LC2, 2nd in Grp C Race 2.
Photo: Pete Austin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"In<\/a>
In the Gentlemen Drivers Pre-66 GT race, Chris Giles and Paul Ingram (AC Cobra) lead Chris and Anthony Scragg (Jaguar E-Type).
Photo: Pete Austin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"<\/a>
Jeremy Smith\u2019s March 2-4-0 and Roger Wills\u2019 Tyrrell P34 six-wheelers sandwich Philip Hall\u2019s Arrows A3.
Photo: Keith Booker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Julian<\/a>
Julian Bronson finished 5th in the Pre-61 Front-engined Grand Prix race with his Scarab-Offenhauser.
Photo: Pete Austin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Californian<\/a>
Californian John Delane raced his Scirocco SP-1-63.
Photo: Keith Booker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Leading<\/a>
Leading the Group C field down for the start of Race 1 is the Mercedes C9 of Gareth Evans.
Photo: Pete Austin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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