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Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique
As every year now, there are about ten days between the two Monte-Carlo rallies, the modern WRC and the historic, the latter not attracting the same clientele at all, and especially not the same spectators. After a flawless run, Belgian Michel Decremer won the 26th edition of the Rallye Monte-Carlo…
Winter Marathon, Madonna di Campiglio 2024
The young Franciacorta Motori crew of Edoardo Bellini and Roberto Tiberti took their third victory in the Winter Marathon on 19 January in extreme cold conditions in the same 1937 Fiat 508 C with which they won in 2021 and 2022. Having led from just after the first stage in…
Dakar Classic Saudi Arabia
Nearly 500 teams of bikes, trucks, buggies and cars, including 78 Classic entries, converged on a super-sized bivouac near the ancient Arabic oasis city of Al-’Ula (also known as AlUla) situated in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia on the historic incense route that once linked India and the Persian…
F5000 New Zealand Rounds 2 & 3
Taupo International Motorsport Park With three races over the weekend, the first 2024 round of the New Zealand ‘23-‘24 F5000 season brought 10 cars to the grid on 20 January at Taupō International Motorsport Park. Originally 14 starters were on the entry list, with amongst others, the McLaren M10A of…
The Roger Albert Clark Rally – McCormack makes it four as the stars falter
The 2023 edition of the Roger Albert Clark Rally, run on 23-27 November, was the best yet with a huge entry, massively increased spectator numbers and fierce competition across 350 miles in the forests of England, Scotland and Wales. The star names came and made their mark but, ultimately, it…
Land’s End to John O’Groats
After 1500 miles over five legs, from the southernmost tip of the UK, to its most northern, in 75 hours, the 2023 Land’s End to John O’ Groats Reliability Trial came to an end at a fine and sunny John O’ Groats in sharp contrast to the dire conditions the…
The 2023 East African Safari Classic Rally – ‘Italian Giraffe’ Amos wins Classic Rally
Sixty-three drivers from across the world battled in the 11th edition of the East African Safari Classic Rally (EASCR) that came to an end at Diamond Leisure Lodge in Diani, Kenya on December 18, the highest number of entries ever after 15 more were turned away by the Federation due…
HSR Classic Sebring 12 Hour
The eighth running of the Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Classic 12 Hour Sebring, Pistons and Props came to a conclusion on Sunday afternoon, December 3, at Sebring International Raceway after five full days of competition on the 3.74-mile road course and a fly-in of vintage aircraft. The 12 Hours of…
Iberian Historic Endurance – Showdown at Estoril
It has become a tradition that the final race of the Iberian Endurance season is a 250km enduro at Estoril, this year held on 2 December as part of the Estoril Endurance Festival. Qualifying for the race was close on a damp, then dry, track, with the top four separated…
Gulf Historic Dubai GP Revival
The third running of the Gulf Historic GP Revival at the Dubai Autodrome on 6-8 December proved to be the biggest and best to date, drawing in a record crowd of 18,000 spectators, 74 iconic race cars and a wealth of driving talent in a three-day weekend of historic motor…
Algarve Classic Festival
The Algarve Classic Festival, season-closer for Masters, the HGPCA, the GTSCC and the FJHRA presented its competitors with a wild variety of weather conditions – from hot and sunny to ‘mildly moist’. Most of the precipitation was released over the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve on the Sunday, strangling much of…
Daytona Classic 24 – Europeans Top the Tables
Dominating victories, the usual dose of late-race drama and a rare double winning duo were among the highlights of a competitive ninth running of the Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Classic Daytona 24 Hour race on 1-5 November at Daytona International Raceway. After testing on Wednesday and a full schedule of…
Les 2 Tours d’Horloge – Victory for Team Rosbif Hyett
The weekend of 4-5 November saw the 17th running of the 2 Tours d’Horloge on the Paul Ricard circuit, the only historic competition in the world that runs over a period of 24 hours without interruption. The enthusiasm for such a race was confirmed by the ever-increasing number of crews…
Jerez Historic Festival
After a year off Circuito de Jerez-Ángel Nieto hosted the fourth edition of the Jerez Historic Festival on 21-22 October, organised by Scuderia Targa Iberia. Variable weather conditions prevailed, with drivers that arrived on Thursday encountering a howling gale and flooding on the circuit, with trees down on the motorway…
Iberian Endurance at Estoril
The 50-minute Iberian Historic Endurance race closed the Estoril Classics meeting after a riveting qualifying that saw the Merlyn Mk4 of Carlos Barbot and Pedro Matos line up alongside the Porsche 911 3.0 RS driven by Bruno Santos. The second row was occupied by the two Ford GT40s, helmed by…
Formula One at the Estoril Classics
Always a highlight for the large crowds, a race for F1 cars of the pre-1986 era has long been a feature of the Estoril Classics meeting. Soheil Ayari lived up to his status as a serious professional driver at the wheel of the ex-Jarier/Boesel Ligier JS21 as he cantered away,…
Estoril Classics
The sixth edition of Estoril Classics, and the fifth supported by Peter Auto, was run under benign summer sunshine as befits southern Portugal and the Cascais region, in front of a capacity crowd of 30,000 enthusiastic spectators. After free practice and qualifying sessions on Friday and Saturday morning for the…
Spa Six Hours
With several empty spots in the paddocks, the 2023 Spa Six Hours at times felt subdued, especially for a 30-year-anniversary edition – but the event came alive through the fantastic racing and the friendly atmosphere. Beforehand, opinions were divided about the new timetable, with the Six Hour race itself now…
HSCC Silverstone Finals
Harrison wins on Historic FF2000 debut Photo finishes coloured the HSCC Finals weekend at a cold and sunny Silverstone. Marcus Pye was trackside.. Running experimental Hoosier tyres – as opposed to the discontinued Avons – on 1979 Formula Ford 2000 Euroseries champion Adrian Reynard’s spare Canadian Club Reynard SF79, Samuel…
Porsche Rennsport Reunion 7
It was back in 2001 that Brian Redman organised the first Porsche Rennsport Reunion in Lime Rock, Connecticut. However, the origin of the largest one-make car gathering must be found in California at the home of the legendary corkscrew: Laguna Seca Raceway. The idea of the Rennsport Reunion came from…