FEATURE : AUTOSPORT 3 HOURS
HISTORIC SPORTS CAR CLUB
FOR ALL PRE ‘ 66 GT CARS
SUNDAY 23 APRIL
SNETTERTON 200 CIRCUIT
A fantastic opportunity for a three-hour race at an unbeatable entry fee !
This will be the 18th running of a famous race that began in the late 1950s . In period , Jim Clark ( twice ) and Jack Sears were winners while in more recent times winners have included Simon Hadfield , Chris Ward and Martin O ’ Connell .
After an eight-year sabbatical , the race is being brought back to the historic racing calendar and will be for GT cars , as it was in the late 1950s and early 1960s . The 2023 winners will join the illustrious list of former winners , a list topped by Jim Clark .
The race is open to all owners and drivers of Pre ’ 66 GT cars , regardless of whether or not they normally race with the HSCC .
The spirit of the race will be friendly , sporting and inclusive . High standards of on- and off-track behaviour will be expected and enforced .
Autosport backing
A 3-hour endurance race for Pre ’ 66 GT Cars run with the support of Autosport magazine – all cars will be required to carry Autosport stickers . Autosport will be giving the event extended coverage with features , previews and reports .
In brief
General testing available ( 300 circuit ) on Friday 22 April Non-championship race Maximum 38-car grid plus reserves 50 mins qualifying and three hour race One , two or three drivers per car The race will have a rolling start
Entry fee
The entry fee is just £ 1295 per car – that ’ s £ 1000 cheaper than some comparable 2022 fees and easily the best value for a historic race of this type – up to half the price of some three-hour races . All entrants will be offered day membership of the HSCC as part of the entry fee , if required .
Tyres
Dunlop CR65 L or M section 204 compound ; Avon CR6ZZ ; Continental / Hoosier historic tyre ; all tyres must be historic , treaded , all weather tyres . Other standard road tyres may be used , subject to prior approval .
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