First Stirling Moss Trophy Race Sets the Pace

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The first race in the new-for-2010 Stirling Moss Trophy took place at the HSCC International meeting on the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit on 16 May, and saw a fantastically high-calibre grid of 37 cars line up for the start. The only disappointment was that Sir Stirling himself was unable to race, as he’s not yet fully recovered from his recent accident. When invited to come and simply spectate, Stirling replied, “The thought of being there and not driving is as bad as going to a dance and not hoping to pick someone up.”

On the day, it was Alan and Jason Minshaw in their Maserati T61 ‘Birdcage’ who won the 50-minute race for genuine, pre-1961 sportscars and sports-racers. The father and son team had much to celebrate: not only a win, but Alan’s 75th birthday the following day.

(text and photo courtesy Motor Racing Legends)

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