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1968 South African Grand Prix race report: Familiar feeling for Lotus
The first race of the 1968 season was run at the 4.1km Kyalami circuit just outside Johannesburg. This year the Grand Prix of South Africa had drawn all the Formula…
This is one of the secret treasures in the historic racing calendar. Described as Monaco without the sea, the round-the-streets race in the pretty French town of Angoulême first ran in 1939.
Revived in 1978, it now provides a glorious gathering for both pre- and post-war cars. One race is dedicated to Bugattis, and the spectacle as the exhaust notes reverberate from the ancient city walls is a magical one.
Just inland from Bordeaux and the Atlantic coast, this would fit in perfectly with a short break or family holiday.