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e EXTREME’s timing couldn’t be better, either, since
2014 marks ten years since the VXR brand was
launched in 2004. e Astra VXR is now the best-sell‐
ing VXR and the UK remains the largest market in Eu‐
rope for Vauxhall and Opel’s highest powered models.
More information about the Astra VXR EXTREME will
follow next month.
UNIQUE MASERATI
RACE FOR
DONINGTON
HISTORIC FESTIVAL
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Maserati, Motor
Racing Legends (MRL) and the Maserati Club UK are
staging a historic Maserati race at this year’s Donington
Historic Festival (May 3rd, 4th, 5th).
Running as a double header over two of the Festival’s
three days, the Maserati Centenary Trophy is for all
types of Maseratis and OSCAs built before 1966. is
means that the race will be open to all pre-’66 singleseaters and sports cars, including all pre-War cars and
cars powered by Maserati or OSCA engines.
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e Italian marque’s history in motorsport goes back to
1926 - 12 years aer its foundation in 1914 - when Al‐
fieri Maserati took his Tipo 26 to class victory in that
year's Targa Florio. is would be followed in 1927 by
Maserati winning the Italian constructors' title and Al‐
fieri’s brother Ernesto taking the Italian drivers' title. In
the subsequent decades, Maserati would drive into the
motorsport history books with a series of iconic models
and success in Grand Prix and sportscar racing, two
Indy 500 wins and victory in the 1957 Formula One
World Drivers’ Championship for Fangio in the 250F.