


Always an important meeting for French collectors and enthusiasts, this year'sGrand Prix de l'Age d'Or proved it once again: three packed days with racing, about 11,000 spectators, nine grids, 256 race cars, and more than 700 auto club member's cars. Held annually, it’s an appetizer for vintage racing fans before the Le Mans Classic, and practice for racers looking to improve their setup before the big weekend in Le Mans! It was a very exciting weekend, but also a very hot one, which led had an effect on the racing!
As mentioned, the high temperatures affected some of the cars, like Mr. Dion Kremer’s Lotus Cortina (U2TC) that caught fire while in the pit lane. The Shelby Cobras were dominant in '60s endurance racing winning seven of the top eight spots (fourth was taken by a Mid-Year Corvette). TheNastro Rosso races saw a mixed podium, with a Ferrari 250LM coming in first, Bizzarini 5300GT second, and a Maserati Birdcage in third for both races. Finally, in the pre-'66 Formula One racing class, Coopers dominated most of the weekend with a Lotus and Heron fighting for the scraps.
Some complained that the event had lost something from previous years. Perhaps the heat affected them too. We had a blast though, and thought the on-track action was thrilling and compared to the mobs at some other vintage racing events, there really is no comparison.



























