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GOODWOOD REVIVAL

Part of what makes Goodwood so magical is that the stormy weekend weather only heightened the fun. The CKL team fielded two cars in the Freddie March Memorial Trophy - the mighty XK140 Gomm Special, driven by Rick Wilmott and Tarek Mahmoud - and the ex-Masten Gregory C-type driven by Hans-Martin Schneeberger and Marcel Fässler (3x Le Mans winner). In the Fordwater Trophy we ran the Lotus Elan 26R which was raced by Le Mans winner Jackie Oliver early in his career, and in the Sussex Trophy we had several Listers including the Lister-Jaguar Costin of John Spiers which finished P8. We also supplied two of the safety cars -

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SILVERSTONE FESTIVAL

August Bank Holiday weekend (22-24) saw the 35th and final running of the Silverstone Festival, one of the most celebrated events of its type in the world. The CKL team were there to support our racing customers, who enjoyed fantastic racing all round with some excellent results: Woodcote Trophy - 1st in class, Stirling Moss Trophy  - 1st in class, Stirling Moss Trophy  - 2nd in class

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CKL HAT-TRICK AT PEBBLE BEACH

Coming Second in Class in Post War Sports Racing was a fabulous result for our 1953 C-type restoration, and a testament to the car, its history, the research we have done and the quality of the restoration. We’re very proud.

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GRAND PRIX DE L'AGE D'OR

Peter Auto’s Gentlemen Challenge race series continued at Dijon-Prenois. John Spiers and Nigel Greensall took the overall win in the Lister-Costin. Marc Gordon took a class win in his XK150S.

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SPA CLASSIC

John Spiers and Nigel Greensall stormed the Gentlemen Challenge races at the Spa Classic in John’s 1959 Lister Costin - taking the overall win as well as pole position and fastest lap.

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