Catalogue entry · Lot 0009
Manx, Le Mans, British and European F1, WSPC and 1000kms rounds, plus Donington motorcycle GPs, still kept as a set.
Background
Race programmes are the paperwork of a race weekend: grids, entries, sponsor pages, and the odd racecard tucked inside. This collection sits mostly in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when Group C still mattered, the Manx Grand Prix still felt like a proper Island fortnight, and British Grand Prix crowds still unfolded printed race cards at the fence.
It is the sort of shelf that grows one meeting at a time and then suddenly looks like a decade of paddock weather.
The lot
A seller held collection of motorsport programmes. Inventory as follows.
Manx Grand Prix Manx Grand Prix 1990, 1991, 1994.
Le Mans 24 Hours (cars)Le Mans 24 Hours 1988; Le Mans 24 Hours 1991 (two copies).
Formula 1 British Grand Prix 1991 with racecard; European Grand Prix Donington 1993; British Grand Prix 1988 with racecard; Belgian Grand Prix 1992; British Grand Prix 1987 with racecard; British Grand Prix 1993 with racecard; Hungarian Grand Prix 2014; Monaco Grand Prix 1988; plus a 1992 Formula 1 racecard.
Sportscar World Championship / 1000kms Silverstone 1992; Donington 1992; Silverstone 1991; Brands Hatch 1000kms 1988; Nurburgring 1000kms 1988; Spa 1000kms 1988; Silverstone 1000kms 1988; Brands Hatch 1000kms 1987; WSPC Donington 1989; WSPC Silverstone 1990; BRDC supersprint 1989.
British Motorcycle Grand Prix British Motorcycle Grand Prix Donington 1987 and 1990.
Unused stickers are included with the lot.
Provenance notes (the honest bit)
Seller custody in Gloucestershire. Condition as reported by the seller: good overall, no loose covers, some minor cover scuffing, most in top condition. Photographs supplied by the seller accompany this draft.
This lot is offered under Opening Stint’s Premium Catalog seller attestation: the seller has confirmed in writing that the account given to us is true, and a summarised copy of that attestation goes with the item to the buyer.
Summary
Most programme piles are random leftovers from one wet Sunday. This one runs Manx to Monaco, Le Mans to Spa, with racecards still riding shotgun on several of the British Grand Prix titles.
It will not start a car. It will, however, turn a quiet shelf into a very loud argument about which meeting smelled of Castrol the most.
Collection
Located in Gloucestershire. Available for collection only.