Classic Racer

RECORD BREAKING WEEKEND OF CLASSIC ACTION

British Historic Racing’s third racing weekend of the year was held at the lovely one-mile-long Kent circuit of Lydden, just a few miles outside of Dover. It’s always good to see when circuit owners invest in their facility, and that’s certainly true here – money has been spent on new toilet and shower blocks and the control tower/timekeepers/ commentary building is excellent. In the world of Classic Racing these things mean a lot.

Practice started promptly on Saturday morning, but shortly after the on-track excitement was stopped, apparently due to

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