GRID IN FOCUS: HMRN PRE '63 GT

GRID IN FOCUS: HMRN Pre ‘63 GT

Qualifying 13:55 Friday 2nd May. 60-minute race: Saturday 3rd May, 15:00

The Pre ’63 grid at DHF is always a highlight, attracting a unique array of two-seat GT cars built and raced in the Tourist Trophy and other high-profile events of the period. It’s always a most distinguished grid, featuring prized machinery from a seminal era in motorsport, when Ferrari 250SWB, the ubiquitous Jaguar E-type, early AC Cobra, Aston Martin, Lotus Elite and Austin-Healey lined-up with Porsche, Alfa Romeo, Morgan, Triumph and rarer breeds such as Ogle, Turner and Reliant.

There's plenty to write home about again this year, if you enjoy beautiful 1960s GT cars. The race tends to be dominated by British flag-bearing Le Mans racers like ‘DD’, the ex-Le Mans Austin Healey 3000 of Christiaen Van Lanschot and Karsten Le Blanc, which contested a hat-trick of Le Mans in 1960, ‘61 & ‘62. They’ll take on a sumptuous Jaguar E-type selection in the category. Gregor Fisken’s AC Cobra is a long-time feature of this grid and he’ll battle the similar machine of John Spiers once more. Finally, few cars are as beautiful as Wolfgang Friedrichs’ Aston Martin DB4 GT, and it sounds fantastic too...