HGPCA Races - Sport & Collection - Circuit Val de Vienne - Mid-Engined GP Cars

 

Rudi Friederichs in his 1960 2.5 litre Cooper T53 leading Max Blees in a Brabham.

One of the highlights of going to the Sport & Collection 500 Ferraris contre cancer meeting at Circuit Val de Vienne was seeing the HGPCA cars.  The Historic Grand Prix Car Association had two races, the second of which was for Pre-1966 mid-engined GP cars.   These were great fun to watch and they were some very fine cars out on track and in the paddock.  All fourteen cars that practised on Friday morning are shown here.  I also ventured into the paddock for more pictures.  So lovely to have so much access to the cars unlike at modern Grand Prix.  I hope I identified the cars and drivers correctly as there were no racing numbers in the programme and I couldn't find any results on the web - please let me know in a comment if I made a mistake.

The front engined grid appeared in my previous post.

John Emery in his 1962 ex-Bib Stillwell Brabham BT4 2,495cc.

Michael Kuiper in his 1963 2.7 litre Brabham BT4.

The Brabham BT4 (No.63) with all of its body pannels off showing the chassis and Coventry Climas engine.

Max Blees in a 1963 2.7 litre Brabham BT7A leading a Cooper.

Barry Cannell in a 1964 Brabham BT11a

Eddy Perk in his 1960 1.5 litre Heron-Alfa Romeo F1 car.  Originally a Formula Junior car it was fitted with an Alfa Romeo engine for races in Southern Africa.

Klaus Bergs in his 1960/61 ex-Camoradi Team Ian Burgess Lotus 18 Chassis 908 F1 car.

Alex Morton in his 1961 Lotus 21 (939/952)

The Coventry Climax engine in the Lotus 21.

Rudi Friederichs in his 1960 2.5 litre Cooper T53

Tony Lees in his 1960 2.5 litre Cooper T53 leading the Cooper of Rod Jolley.

A different perspective on the Cooper T53 of Tony Lees.

Will Nuthall in his 1960 2.5 litre Cooper T53.

Charlie Martin in his 1960 Cooper T51.

Coopers (Red No.64) and (Green No.53) with the body panels off in the paddock.

Justin Maeers in a 1960 Cooper T53

Olivier Huez in a Cooper T51

Huez's Cooper with the engine cover off.

Rod Jolley opposite locking his Cooper T43/51, sandwiched between the Heron and a Brabham.

Rod Jolley's Cooper being worked on in the paddock.

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Brabhams in the paddock.

Lotuses in the paddock.