RACE PREVIEW
at Donington Park he took his first pole position in the series . Constable , meanwhile , has also taken podiums and wins in the 011 .
It ’ s only natural that cars created under the guidance of the legendary Colin Chapman and Ron Dennis will challenge the cars from Williams and Tyrrell but apart from Lotus and McLaren there is so much more going on as we edge towards the back of the field . Three Shadows from American entrepreneur and international man of mystery Don Nichols are joined by a pair of chassis from the Shadow breakaway group that set up Arrows at the end of the 1977 season . Next to those , March is represented by a privateer machine from its first era as a constructor and customer chassis builder – Frenchman Patrick d ’ Aubréby ’ s ex-Michael Bleekemolen 761 run by John Macdonald ’ s RAM operation back in time – as well as two cars from the years when Robin Herd resurrected the marque to have them run by the very same RAM Racing outfit . Michel Baudoin ’ s Rothmansliveried , Adrian Reynard-penned 821 is special enough , and not just because it ’ s pedalled by a French octogenerian , but Argentinian Alejandro Chahwan brings the gorgeous all-black Rizla and Guinness-sponsored 811 . This particular chassis was also run by Colin Bennett for Val Musetti in the British F1 Championship : Colin ’ s sons Alistair and Jay now run those Williams FW07Cs mentioned above .
Both chassis that bookended the meandering F1 history of Hong Kong businessman Teddy Yip will also grace the grid , with on the one hand Phil Hall ’ s Ralt-based TR1 that in the hands of Keke Rosberg became a giant slayer in that rain-soaked 1977 International Trophy here at Silverstone , and on the other hand , Georg
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Hallau ’ s Ensign N183 that became the last of the Theodores in 1983 . Perhaps the most remarkable car on the grid is Peter Williams ’ Lec CRP1 , named after a refrigator manufacturer . Refrigeration used to be the family business of former paratrooper David Purley , and for his return to the sport ’ s top category he commissioned a design from Mike Pilbeam . Purley survived a massive 179.8g crash in one of the three CRP1s built – not this one , as you
RACE 5 Saturday 13:05 - 13:25 RACE 15 Sunday 13:30 - 13:50
will understand … In a life that was devoted to cheating death , Purley sadly died after an accident druing a competition aerobatics .
The Masters Racing Legends races remember a wonderful era of Grand Prix racing and having the Frank Williams Memorial Trophy makes these two races even more special .
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