Shaken & Stirred: Racing Classic Astons at Spa

Car racing from one of Europe's most glamorous events, Spa's Six-Hour Endurance Race.

Spa means Spa-Francorchamps, the race track in Belgium, and not some nutters driving Aston Martin's around a spa...

I must say that Eau Rouge looks a lot different in road cars, compared to how it looks in Formula 1.

And apparently these Aston's are about a minute and a quarter to a minute and a quarter slower than Formula one cars. Which might not seem that much, aside from the fact that Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap of the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix at 1:47. So, these cares are considerably slower. But are you really surprised that almost 50 year old cars are slower than current Formula 1 cars?

Also, looking it up, the Aston Martin DB4 (what we're watching currently) was built between 1958 and 1963. Which makes it about 50 years old. I'm actually quite surprised that it is in fact that old.