Changes to regulations for sports car racing in the late 1970s paved the
way for a golden era of endurance racing in the 80s, with the likes of
Porsche, Lancia, Jaguar and Mercedes all vying for the World Sportscar
Championship. The Silverstone 6-Hour and 1000km races became a
cornerstone of this championship and the event was often used by the
teams as a warm-up to the all important Le Mans 24-Hour race, which
followed it on the calendar. This book charts the progress of the races,
year-by-year from 1976, through the era of the Group C cars, up to the
end of the eighties, with previously unpublished accounts and
photographs of each event