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Eastick guides T-Type Bentley to victory

SILVERSTONE

BDC

12 AUGUST

The Bentley Drivers Club’s Silverstone meeting’s flagship race, the Times Challenge Trophy, resulted in a predictable but enjoyable win for Benjamin Eastick’s Bentley T-Type single-seater.

A post-race 30-second handicap did not prevent his victory, as Oliver Llewellyn finished second in his Bentley 3/8. Christopher Mann’s Helle Nice tribute Alfa Romeo Monza won the concurrent Pre-War section.

The BDC’s Classic Challenge & Morgan TT contest went the way of Jack Smith in his MGA after an effortless-looking victory, finishing 15s clear.

He charged

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