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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…
Property Tax on French Circuits
The FFSA has worked hard to obtain a favourable decision from the Ministry in charge of Public Accounts to classify French motorsport circuits in the category of premises and facilities with exceptional characteristics (EXC 1 category). This decision will allow a significant reduction in the imposition of property tax for…
Seen at Spa by Mattijs Diepraam
“When I stepped into the Blakeney awning to have a chat with mechanic Ben Pain – you know, the guy who looks like Obi Wan Kenobi – since I spotted that the Nash’s headlights were both turned inwards. “That’s a useful headlight set-up!”, I quipped, but Ben said, “No no,…
Geneva Motor Show Cancelled for the Third Year Running
Europe’s most significant motor shows, which should have taken place in February 2022, has been cancelled yet again with organisers sighting pandemic travel restrictions and recent exhibitor cancellations due to the continuing shortage of semiconductors. The news came shortly after the announcement of a new partnership with Qatar Tourism that…
Classic Sports Car Club – Special Saloons/Modsports – Brands Hatch
Over the years, starting back in the ‘70s, there have been many “almost anything goes” categories for saloon and sports cars – Super Saloons, Thunder Saloons and Modsports etc., groups that led to the creation of such cars as Gerry Marshall’s Chevy V-8 “Big Bertha” and Mick Hill’s VW Beetle…
Spa Circuit is 100
Major Exhibition at Autoworld Brussels Inaugurated on 12th August 1921, the first event at the Spa Francorchamps race circuit was somewhat of a disappointment, with only one car turning up. Only a few motorcycle races were held that year, and a year later, the first race for cars took place…
Uno Spettacolo Italiano
Brands Hatch was the location of Festival Italia on August 15, celebrating a wide spectrum of motorsport, people and virtually anything else Italian. Peter Collins Reports… Perhaps one of the most remarkable features was to be found in the static display of Abarths from Tony Castle-Miller’s emporium. On show in…
Skills Shortage an “Existential Threat”
According to FIVA (Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens) some of the most iconic vehicles in history could be lost to the future unless new blood is introduced to the restoration industry. That is the main conclusion reached at a FIVA-supported international symposium in Bucharest that took place in July, entitled…
Automobile Week in St Moritz
Organisers of Bernina Gran Turismo have expanded their offering to encompass a week of automotive festivities for this year’s event, which will be the seventh edition. Celebrating the Internationale St. Moritzer Automobilwochen that took place in St Moritz in 1920 and ’30, an automotive film festival, a sprint race, and…
Auto e Moto d’Epoca
The huge organisational machine behind the giant Auto e Moto d’Epoca exhibition in Padua is working full steam ahead for the 2021 edition, having reported strong demand for its 115,000 square metres of exhibition space from international vendors. One of the new features of the 21-24 October show, will be…
Green Credentials at Paul Ricard
The Circuit Paul Ricard is continuing its commitment to sustainable development initiated more than ten years ago by adding a new action to its environmental approach: the switch of its entire diesel fleet to biodiesel. In 2019, Circuit Paul Ricard became the first circuit in France and the second Formula…
Mergers and Acquisitions Hagerty Acquires Amelia Island Classic
Concours d’Elegances seem to be proliferating in today’s world, with new ones popping up regularly, while the old established ones seem to be changing hands. After the acquisition earlier in the year of the Cavallino Classic by Canossa Events, Michigan-based Hagerty has announced it has acquired the Amelia Island Concours,…
Good golly Miss Molly is on the way up
Marcus Pye Writes….. The Historic Formula Ford 2000 championship had its first female race winner – on track at least – when Molly Dodd took the chequered flag in the second heat on Brands Hatch Indy Circuit on Friday, July 9. The 18-year-old was unsurprisingly deflated, however, when a 30…