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Last week, the British armed forces literally descended on Prodrive in Banbury.

An iconic British racing car feared on the track came face-to-face with a British tracked icon feared by the enemy.

British motorsport specialist, Prodrive has developed a new exhaust silencer, which should help keep speedway racing alive.

Aston Martin Racing is crowned the 2009 Le Mans Series champion claiming the Team and Driver titles 50 years on from Aston Martin winning the World Sportscar Championship in 1959 with the DBR1.

Prodrive, has developed an answer to the problem of lacquer deterioration on visible carbon composite components – eliminate the lacquer completely. As well as increasing cosmetic durability and reducing cost, the new process delivers an exceptional surface finish that is thought to be at least equivalent to the best lacquered finishes.

Aston Martin Racing claimed a sensational first, second and third at the ADAC 1000km of Nürburgring, 50 years on from Aston Martin’s 1959 win in the classic German endurance race with the DBR1.

The 007 Aston Martin LMP1 car of Jan Charouz (CZ), Tomas Enge (CZ) and Stefan Mücke (DE) finished second, securing a place on the podium at the Algarve 1000 kilometres in Portugal.

Torchwood’s Captain Jack Harkness, played by John Barrowman, swapped fighting aliens to tackle one of the world’s most challenging rally stages, Sweet Lamb in mid-Wales.

Prodrive will be displaying and running some of the most iconic cars from its 25 years in motorsport at this weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Fifty years on from Aston Martin’s victory in the 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours, the Prodrive run team has exceeded all expectations by finishing an excellent fourth overall in this year’s race, having been quickest of the petrol runners from start to finish.