Following the success of last year’s inaugural season, the JD Classics Challenge – a race series for historic Touring Cars organised by Motor Racing Legends – is set to expand this year, featuring a wider range of 1966-on classic racers.

The JD Classics Challenge will now welcome entries from owners of Touring Cars which ran between 1966 and ’85, as long as they comply with the correct period regs for either the British Saloon Car Championship or the European Touring Car Championship.

“We have pushed the eligibility start date back from 1972,” explained Duncan Wiltshire of Motor Racing Legends, “to bring such iconic and much-loved models as Ford Anglias and the earlier Escorts out to play – and provide an even better spectacle for spectators.”

The JD Classics Challenge for 2012 sees races taking place at the Donington Historic Festival (May 5-6), Brand Hatch (May 26-27), the Oulton Park Gold Cup (August 25-27) and the Algarve Historic Festival (October 18-21). For further details, check out the website at www.motorracinglegends.com.