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Ford Theme at InterClassics Maastricht
As per tradition, the Dutch InterClassics show in the Dutch town of Maastricht was the event that opened the 2024 show season across Europe, and this time the organisers chose to rally around the theme of ‘Ford Performance’. Its centrepiece exhibition was created with the help of Dutch, Belgian and…
A Guide to the 2024 Monterey Motorsport Reunion Grids
It has become a thing to name races and classes after famous names of the past, or in some cases, famous corners on tracks. Though the connection is mostly pretty obvious, it is sometimes difficult to remember all the precise cut-off dates and eligibility criteria behind the famous names. This…
New Trailer Design by Brian James
Renowned trailer manufacturer Brian James launched its new lightweight enclosed trailer at the Autosport International exhibition in January. Having shaved 200kgs off the previous RT6 model, the newly designed RT7 boasts an industry-first electric actuator with a wireless remote that operates the rear door and tilt bed and a new…
Auctions at Retromobile
An integral part of Retromobile week has for some time included associated auctions and this year RM Sotheby’s started the ball rolling in a massive facility beneath the Rue de Rivoli called Les Salles du Carrousel. For once the big-ticket seller was not a modern supercar but a 1960 Ferrari…
Laguna Seca – Latest Circuit to be Hit by Lawsuit Over Noise
Sixty-seven years after it was founded, the Laguna Seca circuit is being sued by a group calling itself the Highway 68 Coalition over noise and traffic generated by the track. The lawsuit, against the track’s owner, Monterey County, as well as the Monterey County Board of Supervisors and Friends of…
Velocity Capital Management Acquires Parella Holdings
Starting 12 years ago with the acquisition of the Sports Racing Vintage Association after his retirement from an executive role in the Telecommunications business, historic racer Tony Parella has continued to acquire historic and modern race series, including the Historic Sportscar Racing – West (HSR) organisation, which he consolidated into…
Monterey Historics
From humble beginnings of a single day event in 1974 with 66 cars at Laguna Seca to one of the most important historic racing events in America, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year. Founded by Steven Earle of General Racing Ltd., the Monterey Historic…
Reis Race Retro Celebrates 20th Show
Race Retro, the only exhibition devoted exclusively to historic motor sport, will be back at Stoneleigh Park on 23-25 February 2024 for its 20th show, again bringing together iconic cars, legends from racing and rallying, industry experts, motorsport clubs and organisers, and everything needed for the coming season. There will…
The FIA Historic Motor Sport Commission 2023-2024
With the internal re-organisation of many of the commissions, committees and sub-commissions within the FIA it has been deemed practical to keep the 2023 Historic Motor Sport Commission in place until at least March when the World Council meets. The members, therefore, are all the same as last year…
Next Chapter for GTO Engineering
Enzo-era Ferrari specialist, GTO Engineering, has undergone a management buyout, with three long-term team members taking over the business. Following the sad death of its founder and owner, Mark Lyon in 2022, work has been underway to agree the long-term future of GTO Engineering. Two of the world’s most respected…
Montlhéry Celebrates its Centenary
The Linas-Montlhéry Autodrome took just six months to build and this year celebrates its 100th anniversary. Scene of many pre-war Grands Prix de France and a great number of speed records, almost 1,000 tonnes of steel went into its construction. It was known for its steep banking, which in places,…
Goodyear Pledges Global Commitment to Historic Motor Sport
Goodyear has announced a long-term tyre supply agreement with leading historic motorsport promoters, Masters Historic Racing. The tyre supply agreement builds on Masters’ long standing relationships with the Goodyear-owned Dunlop and Avon brands, and marks the reintroduction of Goodyear into several premium championships, including events for Formula 1 and Le…
The Flying Carrot – 700 and Counting!
Mister Formula Junior, Duncan Rabagliati celebrated his 700th race start at the Algarve Classic Festival (see report Page 36) in his trusty Alexis HF1 ‘Flying Carrot’. Having campaigned the bright orange front-engined Formula Junior since 1989, Rabagliati’s record adds up to an average of 20 starts per annum for some…
Transatlantic Racing
Following a successful collaboration at the 2023 Le Mans Classic, UK-based Prill Porsche Classics and Huffaker Motorsports, based in Sonoma California, have announced a “working partnership” that can make it easier for customers to participate in overseas events and save costs on support staff travel as well as shipping tools…
HTP Renewals
As the season comes to an end, it’s a good idea to check on your paperwork validity before you take your cars apart for a winter refresh, to be sure that you are ready to race again when next season starts, with no hold ups! Sarah Mitriké of the Formula…
The Coolest Concours of Them All
More and more new concours are springing up all over Europe, each one vying to be in the most elegant and prestigious location, and each one claiming to be different and less static. One recent addition, The International Concours of Elegance – THE ICE – which first happened in 2019…
Another Step Towards Fossil-Free Fuel
In our July issue we announced that Coryton have put on sale a biofuel, SUSTAIN Classic, designed specifically for classic vehicles that promises a reduction of at least 65% in greenhouse gas emissions when compared to fossil fuels. This is available to the public at Bicester Heritage. Now another step…
Mazda Goes ‘Vintage’ Racing
Mazda Motorsports has unveiled the Heritage Collection, a new program to promote the brand’s long motorsport history and to showcase some of the company’s collection of over 80 cars. In a partnership with Flis Performance, which has produced all of the Mazda MX-5 Cup cars for the American series and…
Star-Studded Tractor Racing
The third day of the Rennsport Reunion saw a hotly anticipated Porsche tractor race, with speeds peaking at 15mph. Over the years, Porsche developed four engines, from one to four cylinders, and four models: the Junior, Master, Standard and Super. The Master is the one you’d want for racing. Despite…
Rétromobile to showcase MG
For the 100th anniversary of the MG marque, Rétromobile has teamed up with the British Motor Museum and MG Club de France to organise an exceptional exhibition tracing the history of the English marque with previously unpublished archives and vehicles never before seen in France. No fewer than a dozen…