The VSCC race meeting had 'Tribute to Ayrton Senna' as its theme and incorporated 'The Richard Seaman Memorial Trophy Meeting' but I was there to see the Maseratis entered for the Shell Historic Ferrari Maserati Challenge races. This was my first ever visit to Donington Park and it represented the best value for money that I have received all year; and I was only there for three hours on the Saturday morning; a family commitment that evening meant I had to leave early and miss most of the fun!
Those who were fortunate enough must have enjoyed some spectacular motor racing, if the events in practice were anything to go by! When so much effort is put into organising such an event as this, it is a great pity that more enthusiasts weren't able to attend!
Those who couldn't or didn't bother to make it this year should make a real effort to go next year. It really was that good!
You can see from these photographs the calibre of the classic Maserati race cars that took part, add to this the Ferraris, Alfa Romeos, Bentleys, Lagondas, ERAs, Rileys, Bugattis, Coopers, Conaughts, Lotus', Lolas, MGs and many many more and you begin to understand what I mean.
This was the third round of the season for the Shell Historic Ferrari Maserati Challenge which provided spectacular action on the 3.125 km (1.953 miles) Donington track last weekend. The historic Ferrari and Maserati cars are split into three grids, depending on their year of construction and technical specification.
Ferrari’s F1 Clienti department provided a number of Ferrari F1 cars from the recent past plus a little extra entertainment from a F2001 driven by Andrea Bertolini, one of Ferrari's test drivers.
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