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2010 Historic Racing Tour Launched

Friday 4 December 2009, saw the launch of the new 2010 Historic Tour, at a function held at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit. The man behind this new initiative is Peter Lindenberg and a number of prominent sponsors, have already come on board, ensuring that the series will have full TV coverage and should be well supported, by competitors from the various categories competing on the Tour. Sponsors already committed, by the launch, are Execuline Motor Insurance, Hollard Insurance, Nashua Mobile, Ctrack Vehicle Tracking and Aucor Auctioneers.

Categories competing on the Tour, will include Historic Saloon Cars, Historic Sports and GT Cars, Historic Motor Cycles, Pre 66 Legends Production Cars, Pre 66 Sports and GT Cars, Historic Racing Cars and Trans Am Racing Saloons, along with the Northern Regions Championship Lotus Challenge and the National Championship Formula Vees. Not all categories will compete at every event and other categories, like the Alfa Romeo Trofeo and Team Cobra, will also make an appearance at certain events.

Peter Lindenberg and Execuline MD Alan Eustice, gave a brief outline of the Tour, while Roger Pearce expressed Motor Sport South Africa' s comitment to this new venture.