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Organisers Fall on Hard Times
While Club racing is restarting all over Europe and the US, those events that rely on large club and spectator participation have virtually all been cancelled for 2020. From Monterey to Goodwood, from Silverstone Classic to le Mans Classic, all have fallen victim to COVID. These are the very events…
From our June 2020 Letters Section, From Simon Hadfield
Dear Carol, Strange days these, I trust all is well with you. Just to pick up on an article in the May HMRN about lap times, your correspondent interestingly takes my time from the last time I raced a T70 at Goodwood to make his comparison. The point is that…
From our June 2020 Letters Section, From Nick Atkins
Dear Carol Thank you for producing a very enjoyable magazine at a time when there is nothing substantial to report. John Hopwood’s article in the May issue on technical developments in historic motorsport is very well balanced and in my opinion the directions that he proposes and the questions that…
From Our July 2020 Letters Section, From Louis Quiniou
Dear Carol, Thanks for the link of the May issue of HMRN, very funny article about the Reykjavik GP, a good read. About Peter Collins’ article entitled The Time and Space Continuum, if of any interest to you, I started a lap time analysis back in the days I was…
From Our July 2020 Letters Section From Joel Wykeham
Faster Now Than Then? Not Faster Than an Arrows Dear Carol, Peter Collins’ excellent piece in the April issue about the relative speed differential of some cars now and in period, reminded me of the well documented case of the Arrows A4 F1 car. In 1982 this basically sound but…
Coyote and Peter Auto
Historic motor racing, even if it could be described as a leisure activity, is a branch of motor sport that has to comply with regulations ensuring the safety of all those involved. In particular, the regs impose the deployment of a safety car in the case of an accident or…
Silver Fern set for NZ North Island
The promoters of the Silver Fern Rally in New Zealand have confirmed more details of the November 2020 marathon rally. The rally will be based in Rotorua and will start on Sunday November 22 before finishing back there on Saturday 28. Overnight halts will be in Gisborne, Napier, Palmerston North…
New Sponsor for U2TC
Offering R&D Tax Relief for Preparers and Other Small Businesses U2TC has found a new sponsor in the form of Prospect Brigstock Services, a firm specialising in corporate tax relief. While this may sound esoteric, it is, on the contrary, very pertinent to many of the small businesses and workshops…
Motor Racing Legends Prizegiving
The Motor Racing Legends’ season was celebrated at London’s Royal Automobile Club in front of many significant personalities from the world of motor sport such as Chief Executive of Motor Sport UK David Richards and Chief Executive Hugh Chambers, RAC Chairman Ben Cussons, Silverstone Classic promoter Nick Wigley and, guest…
110 Years of Alfa Romeo
On 24 June, 2020, Alfa Romeo will hit a new milestone – 110 years of the well-loved marque. A number of events will take place to celebrate Alfa’s founding on 24 June 1910 in Milan, Italy and its subsequent achievements, both sporting and non-sporting. Alfa’s official team, the Scuderia…
No More Impney Hillclimb
Having heard last month on the day we went to press the surprise announcement that the Chateau Impney Hillclimb event was to be discontinued, we have now had a conversation with Rod Spollon, Chairman of the Chateau Impney Hill Climb Club and Director of the Chateau Impney Hotel who said,…
Car Parts
FIVA has backed an initiative by German Firm Parts4you GmbH to provide what seems to be a comparison-type web site for parts for classic cars. In exchange for your personal information (you can’t use the site without registering), you can search “the independent and global service platform for the classic…
Dates for the 2020 FIA Historic Hill Climb Championship
24‐26 April Rechberg (AUT)29‐31 May Ustecka 21 (CZE)05‐07 June Ecce Homo Sternberk (CZE)12‐14 June GHD Gorjanci (SVN)03‐05 July Trento Bondone (IT)10‐12 July Cesana Sestriere (IT)28-30 August GHD Petrol Ilirska Bistrica (SVN)18‐20 September Buzetski Dani (HRV)25-27 September Coppa Chianti Classico (IT)
2019 GT & Sports Car Cup Winners
The 2019 GT & Sports Car Cup season was celebrated at The Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, London, where the year’s winners were announced. Chris Clarkson and David Smithies were overall GT & Sports Car Cup winners, as well as class GT3 winners, for their performance in their Austin Healey…
Laguna Seca
In the ongoing saga over WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, home to the annual Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, the five-person Monterey County board of supervisors voted unanimously to enter into contract negotiations with A & D Narigi, LLC (A&D). Provided both sides can agree terms, the company led by former Monterey…
London to Brighton Veteran Car Run
Otherwise known as the Brighton Run, the Royal Automobile Club’s London to Brighton event took place on its traditional date of the first Sunday in November in unseasonably mild weather and under cloudless skies. Photo Peter Collins
Press release from SVRA:
REMINGTON ARMS BECOMES SVRA’s OFFICIAL RECREATIONAL FIREARMS COMPANY Iconic American Company Fits Nicely In SVRA Paddock Packed With Racing Icons Southlake, TX (October 29, 2019) – Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) today announced that the Remington Arms Company is now the “Official Recreational Firearms Company of SVRA.” Founded in New…
Fiskens at Retromobile
Each year, for over 10 years Fiskens has curated, presented and sold an amazing selection of historic cars, including many competition cars, from its glamorous stand at Salon Retromobile. The Fiskens team will be there again next year – dates are 5-9 February – with another array of cars for…
Nostalgia in Normandy
The first edition of the Normandy Beach Race took place on Saturday, 21 September on the beach of Ouistreham Riva-Bella (France, Normandy, Calvados). Photos Grégoire Thorel After participating in the Race of Gentlemen on the beach in California, friends Thomas Hervé, Jean-Marc Lazzari and Marc Félix were inspired to create…