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Classic Team Lotus Acquires Paul Matty ‘Lotus Treasure’
For many years, Paul Matty has been a leading light in Lotus classic cars, servicing restoring and supplying parts for them to owners and to other classic car specialists. In fact, he became the principal supplier for many road car parts. Recently, Paul made it known that he had decided…
Dijon Anniversary
Originally projected by François Chambelland and inaugurated in 1972, the much-loved Dijon Prenois circuit is 50 years old this year. The first race held on the ‘Stade Automobile de Dijon-Prenois’, on 4th June of that year, was for two-litre prototypes. The Parabolic loop was added three years later, taking the…
Music at The Classic
With the Classic Silverstone dates changed from the end of July to the three-day Bank Holiday weekend at the end of August, the concert programme has also been expanded to three evenings to include Sunday night, with top billing going to Rick Astley, whose successful career has spanned three decades. …
Paul Waine on the Mend
We have had a message from a friend of Paul Waine, who says, “I am delighted to be able to report that Paul Waine is due to be discharged home from Southampton General on Wednesday 27th April. He will begin the long journey to repair – or in Paul’s mind…
Comas at Goodwood
The team presided over by Nick Sleep hosted Erik Comas for the Goodwood weekend, as the ex-F1 driver and historic rally enthusiast shared Sleep’s SDI Rover. “He was great company,” said one team member, “he drove Nick’s 1982 French production championship winning Marlboro Rover in the Gerry Marshall Trophy. Remarkably…
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…