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Circuit des Ramparts report

19^th-21^st September 2003

by Keith Davis

I heard about the Circuit des Ramparts some years ago when a friend told me about some loonies that were racing cars around the ramparts of a town called Angoulem in the Charente region of France.

I vowed then to see if it was true.

Well it is and what an excellent event it turned out to be.

What it consists of is a full weekend of motoring events from concord de elegance, a classic car rally, to a mad motor race programme around the walls of a medieval town all for £7. Dogs and kids under 12 free.

Add to this the architecture, museums a real good run ashore town with plenty of Bars restaurants and clubs.

Free parking (just leave it there mate).

The Irish bar in the main square open till 2am good crack with live band Guinness on tap well worth a visit.

What! I really did think I had died and gone to Heaven. (But we all know they speak English there so I hadn’t.)

Oh did I mention that the town is full of tasty motors kit/replica, classic, historic you name it.

Those French do really know how to put on an event, don’t over charge the punter, get the money from the local businesses in this case from the supermarket chain Geant.

Well on my way home now takes about 8 hrs in a good car from Le Havre/Cherbourg or Caen.

Please have a look at the pics and let me know what you think.

PROGRAMME  2003

19^th September

• Concours De Elegance
• Some of the finest classic and historic cars line up for inspection
• Various parades around the streets

20^th September

• Le Rally Touristique International
• Starts about 8:30 finishes about 17:30hrs
• 200 classic and vintage cars in a navigation rally around the surrounding country side.

21^st September

• Races and demo runs around a race circuit in the town
  • Vintage Sports cars Demo
  • Formula Ford Race
  • Riley Demo
  • GT/GTS/GTP Race
  • Bugatti GP Demo
  • Edwardians Demo
  • Lotus Sevens Race
  • Frazer Nash Demo
  • Tourisme Race
• 8 until about 18hrs

GT Cars 60s/70s

1965 Alfa  1600 GTA

1965 Alfa TI

1965 ALFA Giulietta Sprint

GTs in the hairpins

Others

Edwardian Roadster at full tilt on the lower road	Formula Ford race
Edwardian roadsters in park ferme
Porsche winning the race lapping a Volvo Amazon in the hairpin	Edwardian roadsters in park ferme
Buggatis

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