UNDER THE SUN OF L'AGE D'OR

* Impressions * Photos trials and races prototypes out of lap * Races results

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++  click on the photos to obtain optimal size and detailed caption TRIALS AND RACES n°1 - GTS trials [26 K] n°2 - GTS trials [26 K] n°3 - GTS trials [26 K] n°4 - Front engine prototypes race [34 K] n°5 - Front engine prototypes race [26 K] n°6 - Front engine prototypes race [26 K] n°7 - Front engine prototypes race [26 K] n°8 - An accident on F1&Grand Prix race [26 K] n°9 - F1 & Grand Prix race [26 K]

IMPRESSIONS It's under excellent conditions that was held on June 20-21 the '98 Edition of Le Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or on Monthléry Circuit (France). But we'll dont give you all these obliging comments on the EXCEPTIONAL cars, the RESPLENDANT sun or the SENSATIONAL stands installed along the alleys. First of all because we don't have enough place for all to tell you, but also because the Web gives us the possibility to convey differently, i.e. freely. So, let's go ! We liked the prototypes, which are now proposed to you in photos. Those differed this year by a very strong British presence and a prevalence of the Lotus race cars, which celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their make. Some good surprises also on the side of the vintages, in the hands of really impassioned English owners. We did not like on the other hand the always so static aspect of the "clubs corner". Some of them even seemed not to have moved since the '97 Edition ... And always the hateful French practice not to open the hood of the exposed vehicles. What do they thus hide ? An innovation, however, in this "clubs corner" : the barbecue-sardines, even more frightening than the traditional roasted merguez when the sand wind of the circuit is blowing. Among the other criticable aspects of this weekend, the too high entrance fees : 100 FF on Saturday, 130 FF on Sunday (160 FF for the two days) ... With these tariffs, classic cars are not likely to become an universal inheritance ! And to finish, one of our worse impressions : the imposing commercial presence and the all directions sponsors banners, with many products without any common point with classic cars. All is that really essential ? Pierre & Maria            RACES RESULTS Front engine prototypes (final place) clt n° driver nat chassis 1 27 PEARSON Gary GB Lister Jaguar 2 17 CLARX David GB Lister Chevrolet 3 20 LINNEY Nick GB Lister Knobbly 4 15 SHEAD James GB Lotus XVI 5 4 MINSHAW AR. GB Maseratti Tipo 61 6 1 HARDMAN P. GB AstonMartin DBR 7 11 AUSTIN Peter GB Lotus XI LeMans 8 9 CLARX John GB Cooper Bobtail T 9 35 Bailey Marshall GB Cooper Bobtail 10 34 GARNER A. GB Cooper Jaguar Rear engine prototypes (final place) clt n° driver nat chassis 1 17 BECKER J. GB Lola T70 MKII 2 6 HARPER Ph. F Lola T70 MKII 3 12 BARBOT C. P Lola T70 MKIII 4 65 AGACE J. GB Lola T210 5 18 BAILLY A. F Lola T70 MKIII 6 29 JONES Craig GB Lola T70 MKII 7 46 GUITTENY L F Elva MK7S 8 16 GUIOD Th. F Chevron B16 9 20 PARRY-W. C GB Lola T70Spyder 10 32 WANTY A. B Chevron B16

Grand Tourisme Spéciales (GTS)                                       Pre-war Sport & Grand Prix
(scratch place)                                                                                      (scratch place)

clt	n°	pilote	nat	chassis		clt	n°	pilote	nat	chassis/year
1	29	PESCAROLO Henri	F	AC Cobra		1	8	DRAKE Chris	GB	Maserati 8C/33
2	86	GROUILLARD O.	F	AC Cobra Daytona		2	25	HEVIA Marc	F	Alvis Brutus/35
3*	9	BIDEL Christian	F	TVR Griffith 400		3*	33	CANNELL B.	GB	Alvis 2 Seate/33
4	78	HARDMAN Peter	GB	Ferrari 330 LMB		4	34	PREVOT G.	F	MG PA Compres/34
5	6	COLIBET Jacques	F	Jaguar E		5	15	FABRI H.	B	Aston Martin/35
6	15	BAREILLE Domi.	F	Lotus Elan		6	36	HORNER Ian	GB	Alvis Silver/36
7	5	PERUCH Bernard	F	AC Cobra		7	27	BAKER R.	GB	Hispano Delage/27
8	38	STRUB J.Jacques	F	Jaguar E		8	4	POTHERAT J	F	MG Racer/36
9	63	BRYANT Grahame	GB	AC Cobra		---	---	-----------------	----	------------------------
10	32	MOREAU Bernard	F	Porsche 911		---	---	-----------------	----	------------------------

* = the best lap, at 125 km/h                                                 * = the bast lap, at 108 km/h


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               CLOSE SHOTS ON THE PROTOTYPES

n°10 - Mixed prototypes [34 K] n°11 - Front engine prototypes [26 K] n°12 - Rear engine prototypes [26 K] n°15 - Lola T70 Spyder [26 K]                             n°16 - GRAC MT [26 K]

n°14 - Lister Jaguar [26 K]             n°13 - Rear engine prototypes [34 K] n°17 - Chevron B16 [26 K]           n°18 - Lola T70 MKII [34 K]                      n°19 - Lotus XVI [17 K]

n°20 - Lister Jaguar [26 K]                         n°21 - Kurtis-Kraft [26 K] -->

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                         OUT OF LAP

n°22 - Facel Vega Excellence [26 K]   n°25-26 - Monarch Racing 1913 [26+34 K]

n°23 - Studebaker Golden Hawk 57 [26 K]              n°24 - Pre-war Stutz [34 K]   n°27 - De Dion Bouton Racing Sport 1910 [26 K]

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