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    Haddon and Wolfe’s Elan reigns supreme at autumnal Classic

    Oct 08, 2020 4 minutes
    MARCUS PYE

    CASTLE COMBE

    CCRC AUTUMN CLASSIC

    3-4 OCTOBER

    Forty-eight hours of rainfall wreaked havoc on Castle Combe’s 70th Anniversary Autumn Classic, wiping out day two, but the cream of Saturday’s racing was top-drawer quality. The 90-minute GT & Sports Car Cup finale was contested in exemplary fashion, its result in dispute until the flag. Past Spa Six Hours winners Andrew Haddon/Andy Wolfe (Lotus Elan) emerged victorious over the Jaguar E-type of Scots Gregor Fisken/Marino Franchitti, the owners’ bookend dices as vital as Wolfe’s gripping duel with prototype ace Franchitti.

    Polesitter Miles Griffiths made the running in John Clark’s semi-lightweight GT4 E-type, pursued by Fisken’s earlier

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