These cars both belonged to Burkhard von Schenk and competed in a 10 Lap Scratch Race for 1950s Sports Cars at the VSCC's Richard Seaman Memorial Trophies meeting at Donington Park in May 2001.
Number 40 is a 1955 Maserati A6GCS which belonged to Maserati's A6 series of cars and was driven in the race by Robertino Wild. The A6GCS was built from 1953 to 1955 to compete in the 2 litre class of the World Sportscar Championship and had a 1,986cc straight-6 engine. Burkhard von Schenk's car is chassis #2098.
Burkhard von Schenk himself drove this car in the Donington Park race, and it's a 1957 Maserati 300S, a car built from 1955 to 1959 to compete in the 3-litre class of the World Sportscar Championship. The 300S had a 2,991cc straight-6 engine and Burkhard von Schenk's car is chassis #3082.
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