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On Saturday, June 7th 2014, Donington
Park will reverberate to the unmistakable sound of Bentley engines spanning nine decades, as Bentleys of all
ages come together in a unique onemarque race.
This spectacular sight of the iconic
British marque at the legendary British
circuit celebrates the 90th anniversary
of Bentley’s first win at Le Mans and is
being staged by the Bentley Drivers
Club (BDC) at the AMOC Donington
race meeting.
Already a tradition at the BDC annual
race meeting at Silverstone, models
spanning the decades will be out on
track together for a 20-minute scratch
race at Donington Park, a favourite circuit of racing legends and spectators
alike. The sight and sound of Bentleys
just a few months old hurtling towards
Redgate or weaving their way round
the Craner Curvers side by side with
Bentleys old enough to be their grandparents - or even great-grandparents is sure to be one race that fans will never forget.
Showcasing the racing heritage and diversity of the marque, this is a fabulous
opportunity to witness some simultaneous open- and closed-wheel racing,
with speed differentials equivalent to
that at Le Mans between the prototypes and GT touring cars, as 3-litres,
3/4½s, 3/8’s, 4½s, Derbys, Mark VI Specials, the explosive 24-litre Bentley
Napier and the Worthington brothers’
Mulsanne Turbo and technicolour Continental GT demonstrate their paces.
Duncan Wiltshire, Race Co-Ordinator
for AMOC Racing, said “AMOC Racing
are delighted that the Bentley Drivers
Club will be racing at the AMOC Donington race meeting. Given the warm
relations between the Aston Martin
Owners Club and the Bentley Drivers
Club over many decades, the Bentley
race is a most fitting and welcome addition to our programme, which includes races for the AMOC Intermarque
Championship, 50s Sports Cars and
‘Equipe’ GTs.”
Bentley Drivers Club Competitions
Captain Sebastian Welch added, “The
BDC is a comparatively small club, and
organising a one-marque race at another race meeting is a significant
achievement. We are thrilled to be celebrating the 90th anniversary of the
first Bentley Le Mans win in this way
with an extra race, and would like to
thank AMOC Racing for inviting us to
stage the race at AMOC Donington. We
are sure it will prove hugely enjoyable
for competitors and spectators.”
Motoring News
THE LEGENDARY ‘MONTE’:
VOLKSWAGEN STARTS THE
WRC WITH A CLASSIC
From the hunter to the hunted: Volkswagen’s mission to defend its titles in
the FIA World Rally Championship
(WRC) opens with a genuine motorsport classic at the Rally Monte Carlo,
as the “Monte” is the oldest rally in the
world. From 14 to 19 January, the
French pairing of Sébastien Ogier and
Julien Ingrassia will line up for the first
time as defending World Champions in
both the Driver and Co-Driver competitions. Together with team-mates JariMatti Latvala/Miikka Anttila (FIN/FIN),
they are the team to beat in the Manufacturers’ Championship, in which they
can also count on able assistance from
Andreas Mikkelsen/Mikko Markkula (N/
FIN). The first of the 13 rallies on the
2014 calendar is immediately one of
the hardest nuts to crack in the WRC.
Virtually unpredictable conditions and
15 testing special stages on asphalt, ice
and snow in the French Maritime Alps,
not to mention night stages and temperatures well below freezing – the Rally Monte Carlo is one of the greatest
challenges in motorsport.
“We line up at the Rally Monte Carlo
with start