Who knows about the early days of Spa? (Upd. Inauguration Race & Copy of Warwick vase)

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According to all records the first official race on the circuit of Francorcamps took place in 1921. However, Jean Marc Jacques from Belgium owns the gold medal on the left plus the  impressive bronze cup that you see below. They belong together as the inscription is the same on both. It reads “Grand Prix de Spa 1920, coupe JO DE CRAWHEZ, first prize F.RENIER on Harley Davidson; organized by the MCV.” The cup is impressive as it weighs 15 kg and is 44 cm high and measures 40 cm around. It was made by a company called Luppens in Brussels. But it’s the date that puzzles Jean Marc as he can’t find any reference to a race held on the Spa circuit in 1920. Yet the size of the cup tells us that it must have been an important race. Who can tell more about the early history of Spa ?          

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