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2026 McLaren Race Cars Under the Hammer
RM Sotheby’s and McLaren Racing are to offer three future McLaren competition cars for auction in Abu Dhabi on 5 December during the final Formula 1 race of the season. McLaren CEO Zak Brown made an appearance at RM Sotheby’s Monterey sale to make the announcement. For the first time,…
Willow Springs Revival
The Petersen Automotive Museum and the new ownership group for Willow Springs International Raceway have announced a partnership that will integrate the Californian museum, one of the world’s most important, with the historic Southern California track. As reported in our May 2025 issue, Willow Springs, America’s oldest permanent race track,…
Travelling in Europe with your racing car
A letter to our editor.. Dear Carol, Since last year when I was able to share with HMRN readers (see our April 2023 issue) my thoughts on going to/from the EU with your race car (typically towed), concluding that the regulations permitted Temporary Admission without the need for an ATA…
New Auction Partner for Retromobile
The acquisition of Gooding Auctioneers by Christie’s is already paying off. The partnership between car experts, American-based Gooding and the International reach of Christie’s (established 1766) has resulted in them being selected to partner Retromobile in its 50th anniversary year. Starting in 2026 Gooding Christie’s becomes the official auction house…
The Motoring Spectacle Returns to the Mall
The RAC has announced the return of the Motoring Spectacle. Last year the Royal Automobile Club launched the St James’s Motoring Spectacle, a free-to-attend event staged in London’s Pall Mall outside the RAC’s historic Clubhouse, closed to traffic for the occasion. Hailed as a great success by organisers, exhibitors and,…
Alfa Anniversary
Alfa Romeo is 115 years old this year. 2025 also marks significant brand moments, including the centenary of the GP Tipo P2’s victory in the first World Motor Championship; the 75th anniversaries of the Alfa Romeo 1900 and the brand’s first world title in Formula 1; the 50th anniversary of…
Montjuïc Manifesto
In memory of an Important Chapter in Motor Sport History Sunday, April 27, marked the 50th anniversary of the last Formula 1 Grand Prix at the Montjuïc track, a race that, due to its tragic outcome, meant the last car competition to be held on Barcelona’s famous urban racetrack. A…
Priceless Cars Up for Grabs
Some rare competition cars that have been salted away for decades are coming to market in the near future. A huge stir was created when Tom Hartley Jr announced last month that he had been tasked to sell Bernie Ecclestone’s collection of 69 competition cars. Acquired at various times in…
Cars from the Indianapolis Museum
Another deeply significant collection of cars has also come up for sale, this time at auction by RM Sotheby’s, who refer to it as a “A Once in a Lifetime Deal”. Though only 11 cars will be leaving the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, they rank among the most sought-after automobiles…
Broad Arrow Auctions heads for Europe
Broad Arrow Auctions has announced its partnership with BMW AG to become the official auction partner of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, starting in May 2025. As part of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este event, Broad Arrow Auctions is expected to offer up to 70 high quality collector cars for…
Andrew Hibberd, Triple Crown
Andrew Hibberd added to his tally of 2024 titles by winning the European Historic Formula 3 Championship. He had already won the HSCC Formula 3 and UK Formula Junior championships driving a Brabham BT18 in Formula 3 and alternating between a Lotus 20 and Lotus 22 in Formula Junior.
Motor Racing Legends to Partner with Supercar Driver
Motor Racing Legends has announced a partnership with Supercar Driver. A member’s club exclusively for supercars and their owners, Supercar Driver is known in particular for its Secret Meets, and organises scenic drives, track days and breakfast meets, for supercar owners. Now those members will get access to race meetings,…
IBnterclassics and Autoworld, Brussels
Brussels was the place to be in mid-November for a wide variety of classic cars with the Interclassics show celebrating ‘110 years of Maserati’ at the Expo site on the weekend of the 15th-17th, while across town at Autoworld, within the Parc du Cinquantenaire, a special exhibition entitled ‘When Automotive…
Paulo Pinheiro Gains Posthumous Awards
Amongst the Portuguese National Tourism Awards (PNT) this year, the Award for the Personality of the Year was awarded posthu- mously for the first time. It went to the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve founder, the late Paulo Pinheiro, who died in August of this year. The Award by the jury…
50 years of Formula Ford 2000
The 50th anniversary of the Formula Ford 2000 category will be celebrated this year in the Historic Sports Car Club’s Historic Formula Ford 2000 Championship. The HSCC confirmed that Historic Formula Ford 2000 will continue to be one of the club’s core championships in 2025, building on 18 successful years…
nternational Entries for Phillip Island
The largest historic motorsport event in the Southern Hemisphere with close to 400 cars competing in ten categories from the late 1920s to the late 80s including some spectacular race cars never seen before in Australia. Along with racers from all over the vast country of Australia, and over 1000…
Magic Merlyn’ Returns to the Tracks
One of the most famous Formula Fords of all time, the ‘Magic Merlyn’ will be back racing in the HSCC Historic Formula Ford 1600 Championship in 2025 in the hands of newcomer Greville Ball. The Merlyn MK11a from 1969 was raced to great success by Emerson Fittipaldi, Colin Vandervell and…
Spirit of Montjuïc 2025
After a year’s hiatus, Escudería Targa Iberia will organise on 21-22 March what will be the 10th edition of Espíritu de Montjuïc at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Aimed at families, the race festival offers a large range of different activities for adults and children. The core of the track action…
Lifetime Achievement
It seems as if November is awards season in London and two Lifetime Achievement Awards stood out amongst many worthy winners in numerous categories at various awards ceremonies. Royal Automobile Club Historic Awards At the Royal Automobile Club Motoring Awards dinner, which took place in the Pall Mall Clubhouse on…
International Historic Motoring Awards
Meanwhile, on the following evening, Hothouse Media, publishers of Octane and Magneto magazines, were celebrating their annual awards just up the road at London’s Peninsula Hotel. This time it was Patrick and Sylviane Peter who were the recipients of the Lifetime Achievement accolade. after decades of serving up the best…