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Johnny Herbert returns to the Australian Grand Prix
At the Australian Grand Prix Johnny Herbert returned to Formula 1, albeit driving a Williams FW07/04 in the Shannons Historic Demonstration. Now owned by Paul Faulkner, the Williams was listed as Jones’ world championship winning car. Duncan Mackellar follows in his Porsche 962C then Russ Kempnich’s Porsche 956 and Wayne…
Oil on the Track
At the recent Espíritu de Montjuïc race meeting at the Barcelona circuit, the end of the second rainy Copa Racer heat, saw one of the Minis blow its engine to leave a trail of oil that ran from turn 5 to turn 10 – so effectively the entire second section…
Bonhams Members’ Meeting Auction
Including post- sale arrangements, just five of the 76 cars offered at the Bonham’s auction at the Goodwood Members’ Meeting failed to sell, with nearly a quarter selling for over top estimate, some by a significant margin: a 1964 Aston Martin DB5 that had been off the road since 2018…
Formula One at FOS
Goodwood has confirmed that at least five current Formula 1 teams are already signed up to attend the Festival of Speed on 23-26 June. The teams will travel to Goodwood to run and display some of their most iconic race cars, giving Goodwood spectators a rare opportunity to see cars…
Biofuel
By adopting from 2022 a 100% renewable fuel for its F4 Championship, the FFSA, has made a commitment to the ecological transition. The French Championship thus becomes the very first single-seater competition in the world to use biofuel, starting from this season.
New Sponsor for Tony Dron Trophy
Lifeline, the industry-leading manufacturers of motorsport safety products, are the new headline sponsor for the Tony Dron Trophy, the popular and well-established series catering for Group 1 and 1½ Historic Touring Cars of the 1970s and early ‘80s run by Motor Racing Legends. Jim Morris, CEO of Lifeline, is a…
International St. Moritz Automobile Week
In what has become a full ten days of events and celebrations of the competition car, the German organising team has been adding more events to the St. Moritz Automobile Week. The Kilometre Lancé, or flying kilometre on the aerodrome, and the concours have been augmented with two tours, the…
Early Days at Watkins Glen
Home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix for 20 years (1961–1980), “The Glen,” as the Watkins Glen International Circuit is known, was built in record time back in 1956 to host motor races previously held on public roads in and around the village. Jenny Ambrose from the International…
Gordini at Retromobile
With Retromobile back on the calendar for 2022 (2-6 February), the much-missed exhibition is pulling out all the stops to make this a memorable edition. Amongst other special features, “The fabulous GORDINI saga,” in partnership with the National Automobile Museum, Schlumpf Collection and the historian Christian Huet, will present…
BRM and Richard Mille
British Racing Motors has confirmed that one of its run of three BRM P15 V16 cars, which are being manufactured by Hall and Hall using original blueprints and drawings from the BRM archive, is to be purchased by Richard Mille. Historic racing fan, sponsor, and collector, Richard Mille, has…
Net Zero….
NET-HERO is an innovative platform to help motorists around the world to offset their carbon footprint. A simple to use web-based app available in five languages, it allows drivers to accurately calculate the greenhouse gas emissions for new and classic cars. First, motorists enter their vehicle’s details to calculate its…
International St Moritz Automobile Week
The Bernina Gran Turismo Hillclimb has been running now since 2015 and is increasingly attracting Swiss and foreign competitors, who come to enjoy their cars in the crisp mountain air. New this year, organisers decided to relaunch the Internationalen St. Moritzer Automobilwoche, which first took place in 1929. …
Canossa Racing – A new joint venture between GPS Classic and Canossa Events
Having joined the giant Motorsport Network group of companies in 2020, Canossa Events and Alfa Revival Cup organisers GPS Classic have announced the creation of Canossa Racing, a joint venture focused on organizing circuit activities for drivers and classic car enthusiasts. Canossa Racing will combine the expertise and broad…
Mergers and Acquisitions – Hagerty Goes Public
In our September issue we reported its acquisition of the Amelia Island Concours, and last month classic car insurance and event brand Hagerty, announced it is going public. With more than 2 million vehicles insured globally, Hagerty has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Aldel Financial Inc., a…
Heritage Skills Academy opening of the Brooklands Apprentice Training Centre
September 8th saw the opening of the new Apprentice Training Centre at the famous Brooklands circuit and museum in Surrey, the latest development of the Bicester Heritage Skills Academy. Attracting young and even not so young trainees into the historic car industry will help to replace many craft skills that…
Property Tax on French Circuits
The FFSA has worked hard to obtain a favourable decision from the Ministry in charge of Public Accounts to classify French motorsport circuits in the category of premises and facilities with exceptional characteristics (EXC 1 category). This decision will allow a significant reduction in the imposition of property tax for…
Seen at Spa by Mattijs Diepraam
“When I stepped into the Blakeney awning to have a chat with mechanic Ben Pain – you know, the guy who looks like Obi Wan Kenobi – since I spotted that the Nash’s headlights were both turned inwards. “That’s a useful headlight set-up!”, I quipped, but Ben said, “No no,…
Geneva Motor Show Cancelled for the Third Year Running
Europe’s most significant motor shows, which should have taken place in February 2022, has been cancelled yet again with organisers sighting pandemic travel restrictions and recent exhibitor cancellations due to the continuing shortage of semiconductors. The news came shortly after the announcement of a new partnership with Qatar Tourism that…
Classic Sports Car Club – Special Saloons/Modsports – Brands Hatch
Over the years, starting back in the ‘70s, there have been many “almost anything goes” categories for saloon and sports cars – Super Saloons, Thunder Saloons and Modsports etc., groups that led to the creation of such cars as Gerry Marshall’s Chevy V-8 “Big Bertha” and Mick Hill’s VW Beetle…
Spa Circuit is 100
Major Exhibition at Autoworld Brussels Inaugurated on 12th August 1921, the first event at the Spa Francorchamps race circuit was somewhat of a disappointment, with only one car turning up. Only a few motorcycle races were held that year, and a year later, the first race for cars took place…