2019 Dijon Motors Cup! Triumph Competition and British HTGT

A 1963 Triumph TR4 leads a1962 example.  Dennis Forell came ninth in No.44 whilst Paul Lejeune was the final finisher.

Seeing a field of cars cars like this makes you realise why continental Europe loves British sports cars of the sixties and seventies so much.  Nearly one third of the field were various Triumphs and the rest were a great mix of other British makes such as MG, Jaguar, Austin Healey, Lotus, TVR and Morgan.  There was even a Warwick!    This is actually a German Series run by the German TR Register for Historic Triumphs and other British roadsters, touring and GT cars built before 1981 but they race in a number countries including at Zandvoort and Spa.   At Dijon the earlier rain had gone and thus the track was relatively dry for this race on Saturday at the Dijon Motors Cup meeting.  The race was of 45 minutes duration and 37 cars took part.  Much of the field is shown below in my photos of the race.

Thee first lap and the leaders come past.

After 27 laps and 45 minutes of racing, Luxembourger Philippe Vermast in his 1971 TVR Vixen 2500 took victory.

Second was Swiss Urs Müller in this 1964 Lotus Elan 26R.He was the top Division 2 car.

The third placed car, a 1970 Morgan Plus 8 of British driver Paul Conway.

Fourth was this 1961 Jaguar E-Type driven by the German and British driver combination of Sautter and Newall in a very entertaining fashion.

The Dutch pairing of van de Wal and Melle came fifth in this 1972 MG B.

The sixth placed Dutch 1965 MB B of van de Wal and Albert lock their brakes in the battle with the E-Type.

The seventh placed 1972 TVR leads a large close group.   It was driven by a German trio Simon, Loosen and Görres.

Marcus Weidenbach  drover this 1975 Triumph TR6 into eighth place.

1968 Triumph TR5 driven by Ray Dwinger.  It finished eleventh.

The rare 1969 Warwick GT 350 of Detlef Walter.

A coming together between No.6 a 1969 Triumph TR6 and No.17 a 1963 MG B.

Three abreat through the corner!  MG, Lotus Cortina and Mini chasing a Triumph.

Christophe Forell in a 1963 Lotus Cortina being strongly challenged by Jordan Lejeune in a 1965 MG B.

A 1963 Triumph TR4 driven by Frenchman Jean-Pierre Fazi.

The 1963 MG B GT of Dutchman Dani Hemelrijk.

A 1958 MG A leeading an MG and a Trumph.

Visser Cor in a 1959 Austin Healey.

The twelfth place 1965 Triumph TR4 of Arnim Gleichmann.

A 1980 Triumph TR7 leads a 1965 Lotus Elan S2.

Two MGs battle it out whilst a TVR 3000M looks on.

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The cockpit of a 1959 MG A.