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I missed this last year as it clashed with the Bromley Pageant of Motoring, but after a strong recommendation from Bandit I decided to give it a look. Predictably I had my camera with me and took a few snaps.

Forgive the lack of variety in my pictures: I was having a lazy day and didn’t fancy walking round the circuit!









The main attraction on track was the European NASCAR Championship. The NASCAR races were really entertaining…



…but it was “Bernie’s V8” – a Championship specifically catering for classic American cars – I was most interested in seeing. The classics were out a few times throughout the day, with some races specifically for classic saloon cars and others open for everything historic.







I think Can-Am is one of the most underrated Championships of all time, so I was really looking forward to seeing (and hearing) some Can-Am cars out on track. All of these cars were quick in their heyday, but some of the drivers were obviously taking it easy.



Happily not all of them were being cautious: Michele Liguori absolutely drove the wheels off his Lola in the first race of the day. It was only a short race, but he lapped everyone at least once! Great to not only see Can-Am cars on track, but see them driven hard as well.





Although it was a celebration of American cars, a few European cars managed to sneak onto the track, including a Mk.1 Escort…



…and one of my favourite cars of the day (and of all time) a Porsche 917K. This 917K is a replica (and it was plagued with electrical gremlins all day), but even when it’s stationary I still think this is one of the best looking race cars of all time.



The support for the NASCAR’s was completed by the BARC Quaife Intermarque Championship. This is a championship for space frame silhouette saloon cars.



I have to confess I spent more time trying to guess what each car was silhouetting than I did watching them racing!





Really enjoyable day out with some lovely motors to look at: cheers for the recommendation Bandit!