On a weekend when the raucous Group C sportscar era was celebrated with demonstration runs and static displays, including Kenny Acheson being reunited with the Sauber-Mercedes C9 he won the 1989 Brands Hatch 1000km race with Mauro Baldi, the London Historic Trophy event produced plenty of standout moments as over 300 cars dating from the 1920s-1990s were showcased.
The story of both Historic Touring Car Challenge races centred around the thrilling lead battle between the BMW E30 M3 of 2013 British Touring Car champion Andrew Jordan and the father-and-son pairing of Andy and Chris Middlehurst in their Nissan Skyline R32. Former Walter Hayes Trophy winner Middlehurst Jr withstood pressure from Jordan to head the opener early on, despite being concerned by brake problems (“the pedal went to the floor at one point”). The situation changed post-pitstops, however, when Jordan made a decisive move on the run down towards Graham Hill Bend moments after Middlehurst Sr had taken over the Skyline.
