A 1923 Bentley Dragonfly 3,, taking part in the Kidston Trophy for Pre War Sports Cars, at the 2015 Silverstone Classic
Commemorating fabled ‘Bentley Boy,’ aviator and bon viveur Glen Kidston – who won the 1930 Le Mans 24 Hours with Woolf Barnato in a resounding 1-2-3-4 finish for marque, but died the following year in a plane crash – the Motor Racing Legends-organised race for Pre-1940 cars at the Silverstone Classic marked a triumphant return to the event, which they last graced (as the BRDC 500) in 2009. Simon Kidston (Commander Glen Kidston's nephew and a major player in the Classic car world through his Geneva-based business Kidston SA) presented the Awards including the rather beautiful 'Kidston Trophy', which he acquired for this race. This major coup certainly animated owners of the fascinating era’s finest cars, for an unprecedented entry of 55 – representing 17 manufacturers – went out for timed practice on the Friday, their intrepid drivers grateful that narrow treaded tyres could cope with the rain which anointed the Historic Grand Prix circuit. The unique 40-minute race spectacle also thrilled a record one-day attendance the following day
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Location: Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TN
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
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