BRDC Historic Sportscars VSCC See Red

The BRDC (British Racing Drivers’ Club) has appointed Motor Racing Legends to run its Historic Sportscar Championship from 2008 onwards. Says Stuart Pringle, Secretary of the BRDC, “We’re confident that Motor Racing Legends’ experience of organising historic races at the top level of the sport will be hugely beneficial. Working together, our aim is to build on the name and ethos of the BRDC Historic Sportscar Championship but also to attract a greater number of entrants and restore the vitality which the series has perhaps lacked in recent years.”

To this end, some significant changes are being introduced by Motor Racing Legends. From 2008, all races will be run as a series of individual invitation events, primarily for sports cars and sports-racers built before 1960. The aim is also to hold longer races – ideally of one hour, and for one or two-driver entries – at some of the most renowned British and European historic meetings. In addition, there will be more stringent eligibility controls to ensure that cars conform to the spirit of the series.