Attwood and Graham win classic car trophy at Silverstone

Richard Attwood and Stuart Graham won the Royal Automobile Club's (RAC's) Tourist Trophy for Historic Cars at the 2011 Silverstone Classic on Sunday (July 24th).

The competition was a "wonderful excuse" to bring Graham out of retirement, according to the racer himself, as the grid saw more than 50 pre-1963 cars lined up, with Attwood and Graham clinching victory after a sterling performance in their Aston Martin DB4 GT Lightweight.

Enthusiasts who buy retro car insurance for their treasured motors flocked to Silverstone as the world's largest classic racing festival culminated at the weekend.

Spectators eagerly watched the racers battle it out for victory as there "is no motor race with greater history" than the RAC Tourist Trophy, according to Ben Cussons, chairman of the RAC motoring committee.

Mr Cussons added: "Today's race was truly exceptional."

The DB4 GT was first introduced in September 1959 at the London Motor Show and was originally based on a race-winning prototype model, the DP199/1.

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