Clamp down on historic driving standards

Duncan Wiltshire, boss of historic race promoter Motor Racing Legends, has launched a drive to improving driving standards after incidents at the recent Classic at Silverstone left 11 cars damaged in two MRL races.

A first-lap tangle in the Historic Touring Cars and a multi-car shunt at the start of a safety car period in the Woodcote and Moss Trophies race were notable. Five drivers were later excluded over the Woodcote-Moss incident.

“The tremendous success of last weekend’s Classic was marred by a small number of serious lapses in driving standards in some of our grids,” said Wiltshire. “I am not alone in finding the level of needless damage that occurred unacceptable.”