From a mighty Lotus Esprit to some highly modified Minis, there have been some unusual cars taking to UK tracks recently Here's the best of them ⬇️
Johnny Herbert’s 1992-93 Formula 1 Lotus engineer George Howard-Chappell raced his Esprit Turbo for the first time since 750 Motor Club Roadsports in 1994 in the Modern Classics contest at Donington Park last weekend.
George’s stellar CV lists Lotus Engineering - developing Esprit GT2, Esprit V8 and Elise GT1 V8 - British Touring Cars with Honda, and 14 years at Prodrive spanning BTCC Ford Mondeo, Ferrari 550 Maranello and Aston Martin’s DBR9 V12 to prototypes. He now works for Multimatic Racing Europe.Photo by: Steve JonesJZs in the world and unique to the UK.
It was found as a shell in Germany, and Edmond rebuilt it into a racer over 10 years at N-Sport Racing. He finished second in class, and 23rd overall, in the Group 1 Swinging Sixties race at Donington. That honour fell to Richard Billingham, whose two-litre Vauxhall VXR turbo-powered Austin Mini Clubman dominated both contests.In addition to showcasing some of the most powerful and highly modified Minis, the Fastest Mini in the World race also attracts drivers from around the world. Making his first appearance at Brands Hatch on Sunday was Sri Lankan Ashan Silva at the wheel of his two-litre Mini Spaceframe.
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