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Gallery: the best old-school racers at France's Dix Mille epic

Check out priceless classics slithering round Paul Ricard in biblical conditions

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

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  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

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  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

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  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

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  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

  • The world of racing is a funny one. At one extreme you have F1, with its eye-watering tickets, cutting-edge technology and muted soundtrack.

    At the other, you have historic racing. Tickets are usually free, technology doesn’t really exist but the racing is ballsy and ear-bleeding loud. Top Gear likes historic racing.

    Such an event happened over the weekend at Paul Ricard. Called Dix Mille Tours, it’s was opportunity for the thick-walleted circus of historic racing to mooch down to the south of France for some last-minute fun in the sun before the winter sets in. 

    But it seems no one told the weather of this plan, as it decided to absolutely lash it down for the first two days of the meet, giving the 280 cars from varying eras a particularly tough time.

    Just check out the shots above. When you’ve got longtailed Porsches, two Alfa Romeo T33/3s Ferrari 512 Ms, the only Ligier JS 3 in history, Batmobiles (no, not that one) and Aston Martin DB2s on period tyres, whipping through standing water at France’s premiere scary-fast track, you need to pack your biggest and ripest set of gentleman's vegetables.

    The headliners, though, were the Group C racers, a heady reminder of Le Man’s wildest glory days for those who could remember it. And for those who couldn’t, it was a bloody good soundtrack to the weekend.

    We’ve fed some of the best images from the weekend into our magical gallery machine. So if you want to see achingly expensive and precious metal skidding around the South of France in biblical conditions, hit the arrows above. 

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