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FIA European Historic Rally Championship – 56th Mecsek Rally
Thomas Erdi Jr storms to victory on home event Playing their home ground advantage to the full and the sort of pace that has seen them challenge on every appearance this year, local hero Tibor Erdi Jnr and his Croatian co-driver Istvan Kerek won the Mecsek Rally outright in their…
30th Classic Marathon
After an epic five-day, 2000km drive on a mixed route of tarmac and gravel, from Slovenia to Croatia and Austria, and back to Bled in Slovenia, Mark and Sue Godfrey piloted their MGB to their third Classic Marathon victory on 18-23 June at the front of a field of 46…
Rally for the Ages
Oh, to be young and free…. On June 3 an impressive 90 cars lined up at Bicester Heritage for the start of a 100-mile competitive route of four regularities around Oxfordshire and four tests at Bicester. Eighteen crew members were aged 15 and under, two aged just 11. 41% of…
Safari Classic
The entry list for the 9-18 December East African Classic Safari rally is full, with 58 entries having paid their deposits and been confirmed and another 20 on the waiting list. Amongst these are nearly 20 places that have been reserved by entrants Tuthill Porsche, BMA Vintage and others that…
Zanirollis are back – For Two Years
In our April 2023 issue we reported that Patrick and Viviane Zaniroli had decided to step down from the hands-on organising of the Rally Neige et Glace and the Trophée des Alpes rallies. At that time the couple said, “Buyers have already taken steps and we should be able to…
Aléria Historic Rally Capanaccia And Deveza – Double the Stakes
Frédéric Lombard Reports Dominique Savignoni, Sabrina De Castelli and ASA Restonica have seen their efforts rewarded this year, with their gravel rally in the Aléria region of Corsica becoming part of the French Gravel Rally Championship. With two rallies in the same week of 29 Mai, 3 June, the crews…
Rally de Asturias Histórico – FIA Historic Rally Championship – Round Three
The lush green landscape of Asturias in northern Spain was the setting for the third round of the FIA European and Spanish Historic Rally Championships. The 41 crews, (24 of them entered in the FIA Championship) faced 130kms of tarmac special stages over two days in the Rally de Asturias…
RALLYE DU CHABLAIS – FIA Historic Rally Championship – Round Four – Local Teams Make Good
The 19th Rallye du Chablais, Round 4 of this year’s FIA European Historic Rally Championship on 1-3 June, was memorable for many reasons, reaching its conclusion after a final day of drama and incident. Day 1 overnight leaders Lucky and Fabrizia Pons had swept into the lead in their Lancia…
Plains Rally
In the third round of the British Historic Rally Championship, Richard Tuthill snatched the Plains Rally win on the very last stage of the event on 20 May. The Porsche 911 driver, co-driven by Dale Furniss, had been locked in an intense battle for the lead with Marty McCormack and…
Silver Fern
Following a successful running in 2022 after the world hiatus, the Silver Fern Rally New Zealand will return on 23-30 November 2024 over the remote, fast and flowing classic rally stages of the beautiful South Island of New Zealand. With snow-capped mountain backdrops and glaciers in the west, mountain passes…
Tuthill in Rally North Wales
As reported in our April issue, Richard Tuthill returned to the rally driver’s seat, announcing that he will be participating in this year’s British Historic Rally Championship, beginning with the Rally North Wales on 25 March. Though he has had outings with his own Below Zero Ice Driving team across…
Scottish Malts Rally
The HERO-ERA Scottish Malts rally returned on 24-28 April with its usual theme of visits to whiskey distilleries and golf courses along the route, plus a new start and finish at the glitzy Gleneagles resort. This time only pre-1975 cars were eligible for an overall victory, whilst the entry fee…
Maroc Historic Rally Two Wins For Deveza
Revived as a historic event in 2010 by the Corsican driver Yves Loubet and “Le Grand Maghreb” motor sports club, the 12th edition of this rally, once a round of the World Rally Championship, in 1973 when Alpine was crowned World Champion of manufacturers, then in 1975 and 1976 with…
FIA European Rally Championship Round Two
The 57th Šumava Klatovy Rallye, a round of the Czech Republic Rally Championship was also the 31st running of the Historic Vltava Rallye counting towards the FIA European and Czech Historic Rally Championships. With nearly an equal number of competitors in each group, (69 historic cars and 78 modern), the…
Land Speed Record Sunbeam to run Again
Designed and built solely to break the 200mph barrier, Major Henry Segrave’s Land Speed Record, V12 aero-engined Sunbeam, affectionately known as ‘The Slug’, will go on tour to selected UK and European events from the UK’s National Motor Museum at Beaulieu in a bid to raise £300k for the car’s…
FIA Historic Rally Championship Round One Rally Motul Costa Brava
The 71st Rally Motul Costa Brava kicked off the rally season for the FIA European Historic Rally Championship, the Spanish Championships, both Sporting and Regularity, and the Catalan Championships. It also included a Legend Category for exhibition with a selection of truly legendary machines and drivers. Reigning FIA Category 3…
GENERATIONS RALLY
Rally the Globe’s second edition of the Generations Rally has been seen as an even greater success than last year’s award-winning event. Initiated 12 months ago specifically to ignite the passion for historic motorsport among a younger audience, entries were aimed at driver/navigator crews from two distinct generations, ideally from…
Three Legs of Mann
Celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of the Manx Trophy Rally The 60th Anniversary of the first Manx Trophy Rally in 1963 was marked by the Three Legs of Mann rally, run in the traditional format and taking some of the best road and regularity crews in Europe on the famous Isle…
Australian Rallies are Back!
After a series of tragic accidents in tarmac rally events in Australia, culminating in three deaths in the Targa Tasmania last April, Motorsport Australia suspended all tarmac rallying in the country while a full review was undertaken. That review was made public at the end of February with a comprehensive…
Patrick and Viviane Zaniroli – Foot off the Throttle
Grandson of the pre-war racing driver Robert Sénéchal (Delage, Bugatti, Chenard and Walcker), multiple Dakar participant, Patrick Zaniroli, was also a journalist and long-time rally organiser, most notably as a member of the organising team of the Paris Dakar for 12 years.