XL Aurora Trophy: (Re-)Birth of a Racing Series
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Nowadays whenever there's a new racing series it is either electric-based or fully electronic, as in the case of Gran Turismo's e-sports cup. Well last year the HSCC (Historic Sports Car Club) announced the creation of a new series - The XL Aurora Trophy.
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This series, sponsored by XL Ltd. - a car leasing company - would allow entries for Formula 5000 and Formula 2 single-seaters that raced between 1967 to 1979.
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We were lucky enough to be at it's inaugural outing at Silverstone back in May, as well as their second race weekend in July at Brands Hatch.
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