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A BOSS Weekend in Rio
The fourth race weekend of the 2023 BOSS GP Racing Series in Misano Adriatico felt like the carnival in Rio. The Italian race promoter PNK Motorsport invited colourfully dressed samba dancers into the paddock that proved to be a lucky charm for two Brazilians that were right at the front…
Historic F3 plans 60th celebrations in 2024
The 60th anniversary of the introduction of the 1-litre Formula 3 category will be celebrated during the Historic Sports Car Club’s Historic Formula 3 Championship next season. The HSCC is devising a 2024 calendar with some high profile race meetings along with a big push to encourage more of the…
HSCC Chairman Roger Bevan Stands Down
The Historic Sports Car Club has announced the resignation of its Chairman Roger Bevan with immediate effect. Roger made the decision to stand down from the role for personal reasons after serving for three years in the role. Also Chairman of the Historic Formula 2 series, he and his wife…
Italian Speed Festival
Since it took over the running of the Alfa Revival Cup series at the end of 2021 and the formation of Canossa Racing, the Canossa Events team have been developing the concept of the Italian Speed Festival, run for the first time last year and scheduled to run again at…
GT & Sportscar Cup
With the summer break over, the last two rounds of the GT & Sportscar Cup will be rounding off its season at two of the series’ regular venues. The Castle Combe Autumn Classic is a one-day event, which takes place on 23 September and is always a favourite with the…
Goodwood 2024 Dates Announced
No sooner had the sound faded on this year’s Festival of Speed than Goodwood made the announcement that the 2024 event will take place on 11-14 July. It has also been announced that the Members’ Meeting will take place next year on 13-15 April.
French Historic Circuit Championships
In its ninth season, the 2023 French Historic Championship continued its tour of France on 16-18 June for the third of five events on the calendar. After stopping at Dijon and Albi, the drivers headed for an equally traditional and popular destination, the 3.15km circuit of Lédenon with its many…
HRDC Historics on the Hill
The Historic Racing Drivers Club returned for their now annual Historics on the Hill meeting at Kent’s Lydden circuit on 25 June, with its traditional format of one qualifying session and two races each for three groups packed into the circuits “Sunday opening” from 10.30am to 4pm. A change this…
Lime Rock Park – Historic Festival 41 and Sunday in the Park
The US Labor Day weekend is the traditional date for the Historic Festival at Lime Rock Park and this year will mark the 41st running of the event on 31 August-4 September. More than 250 racing cars are expected, ranging from the 1920s to the 1975 Kremer Porsche 935 IMSA…
Velocity Invitational
“In addition to curating these special and accurate racing grids, we want the Invitational to be educational, family friendly, and fun for all ages. We remain committed to showcasing not only extraordinary and historically correct racing machines, but also providing an atmosphere of wine, food, new technology, art, and more…
Silverstone Festival – Le Mans Celebration
A Le Mans theme at Silverstone, in this centenary year, will be headlined by a pair of Masters Endurance Legends races. After more than 60 cars joined Peter Auto’s Endurance Racing Legends at Le Mans Classic, it looks like the category for later endurance prototypes and GT cars is set…
Autumn Racing in Iberia
For those who want to prolong the mild months, there is a full programme of racing on the Iberian Peninsula in October and into December. Starting with the Estoril Classic on 7-8 October where all the Peter Auto grids will offer races for GT, touring and prototypes, plus races for…
HSCC Open House at the Silverstone Festival
The HSCC will be running three grids this year at the 25-27 August Silverstone Festival and they intend to offer an opportunity to race at this unmissable event to the widest possible selection of cars. The three grids will be for the Silverstone Formula Libre Trophy for any pre-1990 single…
F5000 Anniversary
A select group of Formula 5000 race cars will attend the WeatherTech International Challenge with Brian Redman event at the iconic Road America racetrack on July 12-16 to relive and celebrate the 55th anniversary of the birth of a phenomenal race series. The inaugural F5000 race at Road America…
French Championships – Round Two
United by unwavering loyalty, the Historic Tour and the Albi circuit already share a long history. On the last weekend of May, the French drivers returned to the ‘old School’, 3.5km track of le Sequestre for the sixth consecutive year for the Grand Prix Historique of Albi. Usually run at…
Corvette at Monterey
The Chevrolet Corvette has long inspired American youth to dream of speed, power and glamour across the nation and world. As the model reaches the milestone of its 70th year, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion has announced it as the featured marque at this year’s event. Along with the many…
Biofuel for Your Racing Car
Further to our editorial comments in last month’s issue about e-Fuels, Coryton has announced that they have now put on sale a biofuel designed specifically for classic vehicles that promises a reduction of at least 65% in greenhouse gas emissions when compared to fossil fuels. It is available in three…
Bentley Victory Powered by Synthetic Fuel
On Monday 1 May, 21 Vintage Bentleys lined up at the Castle Combe Circuit for The Benjafields Bentley Challenge running over two 20-minute races. Both race victories were taken by William Medcalf, founder of specialists Vintage Bentley, in a 3 4 ½ Litre car. After setting the fastest time in…
Brooklands Relived & Brooklands Double Twelve
Brooklands’ rich motorsport history is celebrated each year on the weekend closest to the anniversary of the original opening of the racetrack on 17th June 1907. This year on 17-18 June the two-day event, which includes the famous Double 12 competition, will once again see pre- and post-war cars tackle…
Professional Drivers
As more and more professional drivers are becoming involved in historic motor sport, it becomes more and more of a talking point amongst normal amateur historic racers. Clearly it is something that irritates them when a pro is brought in simply to gain an advantage over the amateurs. Diogo Ferrão…