Bank Holiday Monday 29 August 2011 Vauxhall's famous Baby Bertha will spar with original rivals this August Bank Holiday Outrageous DAF V8 and Beetle V8 challengers will help recreate '70s Modsport thrills

The legacy of the late, great Gerry Marshall will be alive and kicking this August Bank Holiday Monday, when over 30 original Modsport and Thundersaloon race cars from the 70s and 80s will once again drift around the demanding Mallory Park circuit in Leicestershire.  Created by the Classic Sports Car Club, the race will mark the start of what the organisers hope will become a full-blown series in 2012, reuniting some of the greatest V8 saloon racers and drivers who ever competed in the UK.  Dave Taylor, Mick Hill, Vince Woodman and Alistair Thompson will be just some of the star racers from the Modsports era who'll be attacking Mallory on Bank Holiday Monday 29 August, exactly 35 years ago to the day since Gerry Marshall took the 1976 Modsports Championship in Vauxhall's DTV-sponsored Baby Bertha  In addition to Bertha, the DAF V8 and the Chevrolet-powered Beetle, other original cars set for a competition renaissance include Chris Tilly's MGB GT V8, Simon Frowen's 4,000cc Reliant Kitten, Simon Lane's Chevrolet Camaro and Dave Teley's Stars & Stripes Opel Manta.All the action starts with qualifying at 9.30am; the first race is at 13.20, straight after the lunch break. "Swinging Sixties" Group 1 and 2 are in support, with full grids of racers from the 1960s.A total four races are needed to accommodate the 38 cars entered.  Tickets are £15 on the gate.