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    Maeers keeps young rivals at bay in Cooper

    Jul 21, 2022 3 minutes
    PAUL LAWRENCE

    SILVERSTONE

    VSCC

    16 JULY

    An enthralling Pre-’66 Racing Car contest headlined the Vintage Sports-Car Club’s annual Silverstone race meeting, with victory going to the Cooper T53 in the experienced hands of Justin Maeers.

    A mix of pre and post-war single-seaters was brought together for the feature race and it delivered with an absorbing lead battle between three very different cars and drivers. The 2.5-litre Coventry Climax power of Maeers’s T53 prevailed, but the final result was always in doubt as Harry Painter and Michael O’Brien battled furiously with the Cooper in

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