A 1965 Porsche 911 finished first after battling fiercely for the top position against three Sunbeam Tigers through mountains and challenging roads in the epic Classic Marathon, which finished at the Piazza San Francesco in Cortina d’Ampezzo in northern Italy on June 21.
Fifty of the most competitive classic rallying crews from all over the world took part in the event, which was organized by the Classic Rally Association (CRA) and was sponsored by Pirelli, 25 years after it first did so in 1988. The event ran from Ypres in Belgium to Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy, traveling through Luxembourg, France and Switzerland.
The crews taking part battled their way through 23 mountain passes, including the world famous Stelvio and Gavia passes, completing 2,280 kilometers of challenging roads and climbing peaks of up to 2,650 meters. Competitors tested their skills to the limit across five countries, 35 regularity sections and 12 tests.
In the end, Charles Colton and Guy Woodcock´s Porsche 911 (pictured above) came in first closely followed by Jayne Wignall and Kevin Savage’s Sunbeam Tiger. John Korrison and Peter Rushforth came in 3rd after fighting for the last place in the podium against John Abel and John Dennett.
