MotorSport Vision Racing (MSVR) is to host a special, one-off race event for 1920s Bentley machinery as part of its MSVR Club Car Championships event on the National circuit this weekend (Sunday 16 April).

The Benjafield's Bentley Challenge will feature a pair of 15-minute races, exclusively for cars from the iconic sports car manufacturer built between 1923 and 1929. The races have been organised as preparation for the Benjafield's Le Mans Centenary Race which is billed to form part of the Le Mans Classic line-up later this summer.

Both the race in France and this weekend's double-header will celebrate the spirit of the 'Bentley Boys' and the marques successes at the endurance classic during the late '20s. The star cars on show will include Bentley 3 Litre Sports, 4.5 Litre Tourers and Speed-Sixes.

These races take their name from Dr Dudley 'Benjy' Benjafield, who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1927 before going on to found the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC).

Benjafield's Bentley Challenge, Donington Park, Entry List*

1 - Adrian Stevens, Bentley 3-4.5, 1924, 4500cc
2 - Peter Little, Bentley 3-4.5, 1927, 4500cc
3 - David Little, Bentley Supersports, 1925, 5300cc
4 - Louisa Getley, Bentley 3/4.5-litre, 1924, 4398cc
6 - Miles Brown, Bentley 3-Litre Saloon, 1928, 2996cc
7 - Richard Farr, Bentley 4.5, 1928, 4398cc
9 - Andrew Bailey, Bentley Supersports, 1923, 4398cc
12 - Stephen Frost, Bentley Speed-Six, 1929, 6500cc
21 - Mihai Negrescu, Bentlely 3-4.5 Speed Model, 1925, 4397cc
22 - Jim Clarke, Bentley 4.5L, 1929, 4500cc
25 - Andy Buchan, Bentley Open Top Tourer, 1928, 4500cc
30 - Micah Lazarus, Bentley 4.5L, 1928, 3898cc
44 - Anna Getley, Bentley 3-Litre, 1924, 4398cc
56 - John Quinn, Bentley 4.5L, 1929, 4500cc

*all entries are provisional and subject to change

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Photo: Jayson Fong