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Racing classic cars on a street circuit is dangerous. There are no run off areas, no gravel pit and no room for error - just concrete. Why do people do it - race cars in such a hazardous environment? Have they lost their minds?
Once a year, rare classic race cars populate at The Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit, one of the fastest tracks in the world. Meet the men who race them at blistering speeds. Get into the drivers seat of a 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, the rare and famous 1963 Aston Martin DP214 Project Car and the single most famous Austin Healey 3000 "DD300" Works Team Cr.
Everybody knows the Nordschleife, the longest and most challenging racetrack in the world, part of the famous Nurburgring in the hills of the Eiffel in Germany. this is where the Marathon takes place. A three-hour endurance race for classic GT race cars from the late 50s to the mid 60s. But not only the track is challenging - also the weather.
Laguna Seca, Pebble Beach, Monterey. These words are describing the Holy Grail among car aficionados. The reason one rarely sees vintage Ferraris driven at classic race events is because they are just too valuable. However, there is one track in the world where ton of these multimillion-dollar babies are raced hard: Laguna Seca, California, USA.
Join us on Labor Day weekend at the most beautiful, time-forgotten track of Lime Rock Park, Connecticut, USA. Be a race team member, driving rare 50s and 60 Ferraris, an even rarer Aston Martin DB4GT Works Light-Weight, a super rare Allard or the ultra rare (there is only one) '66 Shelby Group II Mustang. Time Travel made possible.
The mythical track. The absolute number one highlight for historic racing on the planet. The brutal six-hour endurance race that scratches into the dark. Driver changes, team tactics, refueling and night driving. You will see everything from behind the wheels of the famous 1963 Shelby Cobra, low Drag Jaguar E-Type ad Aston Martin DP214 Project Car... Anything can happen in six hours.
Shot at the 2008 "Le Mans Classic", takes a look at what its like to race classic race cars day and night at the single most iconic tracks of all time - immortalised by none other that Steve McQueen himself: LE MANS. Its the most brutal endurance test for historic cars and crews.
Shot at the 500KM Marathon on Germany's Nurburgring takes one onto the Nordschleife. This is the most complicated track in the world. In the hills, up and down, changing pavements - all together 25km in length with some 80 plus turns. Its a race of 500 treacherous and dangerous kilometers.
Magny Cours is France's premier grand prix circuit. Built for formula-one cars, this track makes an interesting playground for historic racers. The Masters Series Festival at Magny Cours is a showdown in sideways drifts with its three-hour endurance race as the main highlight.
The legendary Carrera Panamericana is the toughest classic race in the world, spanning seven days and 3,200km through Mexico. Special speed sections feature 550km of closed public roads for full speed racing. The roll-cages are thicker as one sometimes races along the edge of a 500 foot cliff.
