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HRDC Classic Alfa Challenge, 03-07-22, Lydden

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  ‘Historics on the Hill’ has become a well established early-July event at Lydden Hill.   Three categories feature: ‘Jack Sears Trophy,’ for ’58-’66 Touring Cars, ‘Dunlop Allstars,’ for pre-’66 Sports, GT and Touring Cars, and ‘Classic Alfa Challenge,’ for 750-116 Series Alfa Romeos.   Entries for the event run on 3rd July 2022 were: Overall winner, (the event was run as two races, each of 19 laps), was the Alfetta GTV 2000 of Chris Snowdon: Very close 2 nd   – just half a second behind – was the Giulia Sprint GT of Ben Colburn: Richard Merrell’s Giulia GT Junior was 3 rd : Two Giulia saloons featured – Frank Slevin’s Super Ti, (#7)  and David Churchill’s Super,  (11) There were also two Alfasuds, both Tis, Chris Whelan’s (#36), and Mike Thorne’s (#44): The Alfetta GTV6 model was represented by David Margalies’s example.  David finished 5 th overall. Alongside in the paddock was Jake Margalies’s ’79 Giulietta 2.0: Taking 4 th , Antony Ross’s 1750 was the only Spider entered.  Seen he