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2025 Masters Historic Festival at Brands Hatch

The sound of Cosworth DFV engines fills the air around the gorgeous Brands Hatch circuit.

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As the international motorsport calendar ramps up significantly during late spring, once the Indy 500 and Monaco Grand Prix are completed, there is a moderate lull in the landmark events, before the arrival of Le Mans.

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However, the racing scene is far from dormant, and hot on the heels of a rain-soaked Spa Classic, the Masters Historic Racing series arrived on the shores of the UK for their late spring extravaganza at the wondrously pretty Brands Hatch circuit in South East England.

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Matty White
Matty is a UK based professional photographer, who has chased beautiful and rare cars around Europe for well over a decade. A lifelong passion for motorsport was borne out of weekends spent spectating at forest rallies as a child in the Group B era. Matty covers some of the largest and highly regarded historic racing and concours events in the UK and Europe.
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