Minardi

Founded in 1979 by Giancarlo Minardi, the Minardi competed in the Formula One World Championship from 1985 till 2005 and you can read the story of the Minardi team here. Giancarlo Minardi sold the team in 2001 and it eventually became what is currently Toro Rosso, half of Red Bull's four-car team. One of the original Minardi F1-185 cars took part in the Thoroughbred Grand Prix Championship in 2006 and the two photographs below were taken at the Donington Park SeeRed meeting in September 2006. Other cars in this Championship I've previously shown are Arrows, Brabham, Lotus and McLaren.

Here is the car in the pit garage at Donington

At Redgate Corner driven by Rodrigo Gallego and followed by Dean Lanzante's McLaren MP4/1-6 and Nico Bindels' Lotus 87B/3

McLaren

Another car in the Thoroughbred Grand Prix Championship race at the SeeRed meeting at Doningon Park in September 2006 was this 1981 McLaren MP4/1.

It was driven in the race by Dean Lanzante and he's seen here returning to the pits after a practice run

The car is here seen at Redgate corner during the practice session followed by the 1978 Tyrrell 008 of Andrea Bahlsen