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HRDC To Revive Willhire Racing From the 1980s

Julius Thurgood, founder and Race Director of the HRDC, is planning a reunion for cars which originally competed in the Willhire 24 Hour, Britain’s first 24-Hour  race.

The Willhire 24 Hour, initially conceived for production cars, was held at between 1980 and 1994. Over the years, the race included both sports and saloon cars, although in later years it ran FIA GpN cars running in the National Saloon Car Cup, which was run by the BRSCC.

Great Nostalgia Racing for 2013 as HRDC Joins With AMOC


The Historic Racing Drivers Club(HRDC) ‘Touring Greats’ Series has teamed up with Aston Martin Owners Club Racing to stage five spectacular rounds of racing in 2013.The extraordinary part of HRDC racing is that many of the cars never actually raced in the 1950s and 1960s.