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Thruxton Historic – Fast and Furious
With UK racers confined to home circuits for the time being, the Thruxton Historic race meeting, put on by Motor Racing Legends, will give them an opportunity to drive on the country’s fastest circuit on the weekend of 12-13 June, and they have responded by filling the grids. Nestled in…
Relaunch of the International St. Moritz Automobile Week
Organisers of the Bernina Gran Turismo hillclimb, first run in 2015, have long held the ambition to revive the International Automobile Week, which last took place in 1929 and 1930 in glamourous St Moritz. The event back then comprised of a concours d’élégance, a race over a flying kilometre, a…
Spa Francorchamps Centenary
In August 1921 the first race was held on the Spa Francorchamps circuit. The circuit is intending to celebrate this centenary over the year starting at the beginning of summer, but in view of the changing health situation, plans will only be revealed when there is more certainty. However after…
Historic Tour Albi & Dijon
With backing from the FFSA and the Ministry for Sport, organiser HVM gave numerous reassurances that the Historic Tour Albi, first round of the French Championships, could go ahead. It was only on 6 April that the Prefecture asked HVM to postpone the event, which was to take place three…
Le Mans Classic Cancelled for 2021
Peter Auto and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest have announced the postponement of Le Mans Classic to the first or second weekend of July 2022 (date to be confirmed in September). This event will come back in 2023 for a centenary edition of the 24 Heures du Mans which promises…
Group C Update
News from Peter Schleifer, driving force behind the European Historic Can-Am & Sportscars series, is that he is branching out with a grid to include Le Mans cars from 1982-2004, to be run in collaboration by Germany’s largest historic racing club, FHR. The new series, ‘Group C Classics’ will welcome…
Automobilia Monterey Cancelled for 2021
The international vintage automotive collectibles show, held each August as part of ‘Automobile Week’ in Monterey, California has been cancelled for what would have been its 18th year this summer, due to continuing Covid-19 governmental regulations, particularly restricting large indoor events. What does this mean for the many other festivities…
‘The Captain’ Roger Penske to be Celebrated at Goodwood
Former American driver and current championship team owner Roger Penske will be a focal point as he attends the 2021 Goodwood Festival of Speed on 8-11 July. Penske’s attendance comes as the event celebrates “The Maestros – Motorsport’s Great All-Rounders”, a theme consistently exemplified by Penske and his race teams. …
The World has Gone Austin 7 Mad!
The UK Pre-war trials season was able to make a delayed start in April with a rescheduled Exmoor Trial and Herefordshire Trial organised by the Vintage Sports-Car Club. Some serious racers took the opportunity to get some action on the muddy hills, trading the driving seat of some fearsome historic…
MSV Acquires Donington Hall Estate
MotorSport Vision (MSV) has purchased the freehold of the Donington Hall Estate comprising Donington Hall itself, former office building Hastings House and the Lansdowne workshops building. The estate is set in 28 acres of grounds next to the MSV operated Donington Park race circuit in the East Midlands. A magnificent…
Only for the Mundane
We have long admired the French for their unpretentious attitude to their cars and to our sport. They are not worried at all about turning up in a modest car and joining in, whether it be a rally, tour or concours, or even a race on a circuit. Indeed many…
John Naylor on European Historic Rallying
In a recent interview, incoming Historic Motor Sport Commission President John Naylor was asked how the FIA will promote the European Historic Rally Championship to enable it to grow in the next few years? “2021 is not the year to think about growth, although I am all for growth.” said…
Les Princesses Cancelled
France is suffering badly from the effects of the pandemic, and with it the 100 teams that signed up for this year’s Rallye des Princesses. Having had to cancel their event in 2020, for the second year running, Viviane Zaniroli and her team are amongst the many French organisers that…
Rallye de Portugal Historic 2021- Good News
After the cancellation of the event in 2020 due to travel restrictions, the Automobile Club de Portugal confirmed that the Rallye de Portugal Histórico, considered the best European regularity rally, will take place on 4-10 0ctober 2021 as part of the Estoril Classics Week. With its traditional start in the…
ADAC Eifel Rallye Festival – Anniversary Edition
Sadly organisers of the Eifel Rally Festival, scheduled this year for 22-24 July have decided to postpone the tenth running of the event until 2022. “The Eifel Rallye Festival exists principally for its participants and the thousands of fans. Demonstration drives of historic rally cars, the enthusiastic fans out on…
Gravel Romania Historic Rally
Due to run for the second time last year, but like so many other events, cancelled at the last minute, the Gravel Romania Historic Rally promises to be challenging with a five-day route and 24 ES, for a total of 391kms of timed special stages, all on 100% gravel. Open…
Sanremo Rally Storico
The 36th Historic Sanremo Rally opened both the Italian and FIA Historic Rally Championship seasons on 7-8 April. Back on the FIA calendar after a five-year absence, some 75 crews, of which over 20 were contesting the FIA Championship, were at the start line, including three past winners and six…
Masters Historic Race Weekend
Let’s Go Racing! A chilly but sunny Easter weekend saw Britain’s long-awaited return to racing, and historic cars were honoured to be the first to fire up their engines when Masters Historic Racing and the HSCC’s single-seater department convened for the Masters Historic Race Weekend at Donington Park…
HSCC Snetterton
Formula Ford cars of three eras took centre stage on Snetterton’s 300 Circuit as the Jim Russell Trophy meeting honoured one of the category’s founders and opened the Historic Sports Car Club’s 2021 season on 17-18 April. Local hero Russell bought fleets of FFs – Lotus, Alexis, Merlyn and Van…
SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series
Final Round Hampton Downs Just when defending F5000 Series title holder Michael Collins looked like wrapping up this season’s series, Auckland resident Grant Martin pulled his Talon MR1/A “out of the shed,” qualified second to Collins, then proceeded to lead the first race at the final round, the big Paul…