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Historic Tour Albi to Kick off the French Season
In keeping with the calendar initially announced, the French Historic Circuits Championship, known as the Historic Tour, will kick off on 9-11 April at the Albi circuit, confirmed official championship promoter HVM Racing. “With the FFSA and our series coordinators, we have been struggling for a year now to maintain…
Retromobile Cancelled
Although the show’s organisers took the precaution of scheduling the event in June, instead of on its usual February date, in order to avoid the worst of the pandemic restrictions, Retromobile has had to be cancelled for the second year running. It was already problematic for many of the show’s…
Another Disappointment, Another Remedy
Following the disappointment of last year, and still wanting to give their drivers some endurance racing in the meantime, V de V scheduled a six-hour enduro at Valencia (see our March 2021 issue) on 16-17 April. But alas, that too had to be cancelled due to the situation in Spain…
V de V Endurance
Last year the V de V Organisation had particularly bad luck in the timing of their Deux Tours d’Horloge event. Having arranged for it to run after a summer full of racing, the second lockdown in France came just days before the start of the event, which had to be…
GT & Sports Car Cup – More E-Type Celebrations
The GT & Sports Car Cup celebrates not only its own 15th anniversary this year, but it will also add to the 60th anniversary celebrations of the Jaguar E-type with a dedicated class for the much-loved and highly successful British sports car at its first race of the season on…
Goodwood Members’ Meeting Postponed
After the UK government’s announcement on 22 February that spectators would only be allowed in limited numbers at sporting events after 17 May, Goodwood has taken the decision to postpone its 15-16 May Members’ Meeting to the autumn. In the hopes that they will be able to welcome a large…
Masters Formula Atlantic to debut in US
The Masters have been expanding into America for some years now, but this year marks a further push, with a new Masters-run meeting at Laguna Seca on 15-16 May, and a new series, Formula Atlantic Plus, for Formula Atlantic, Formula Super Vee and Formula 2 cars from the pre-1986 era….
Hockenheim Historic – The Thunder Returns – In August
The continued uncertainty due to COVID, has resulted in the postponement of the Bosch Hockenheim Historic race meeting, originally scheduled for 7-9 May, and now with a provisional date of 27-29 August. With Formula Junior, HSCC Formula 2, the HGPCA historic Grand Prix cars, Youngtimers and the first Group C…
Spa 3 Hours
First run tentatively for 100 minutes in 2015, then as a full three-hour race in 2016, the Spa 3 Hours has become a popular tradition at the Spa Summer Classic race meeting in the long, languid days of June, this year on 26-27. A collaboration between Summer Classic and Spa…
Minis Return to Classic Silverstone
The 30th Anniversary of the huge summer festival at Silverstone – postponed from last year – has added a pair of pre-1966 Mini races to its one-make line-up, not only to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the diminutive Alex Issigonis’ designed car, but as part of its 30th Anniversary Greatest…
Alfa Revival Cup 2021
After nine enthusiastic seasons, Alfa Revival Cup organisers have announced the calendar for 2021. “We have tried really hard to put together a calendar and have managed to finalise what until few weeks ago seemed impossible,” said series organiser, Tommaso Gelmini. Traditionally run in close collaboration with Gruppo Peroni…
Dix Mille Tours – Here We Go Again
With all the optimism in the air surrounding the prospects for the 2021 racing season, for some the nightmare is already beginning. The Peter Auto Dix Mille Tours meeting, which was to take place at Paul Ricard on 26-28 March has now had to be postponed until later in the…
HSCC Revs Up for 2021
Thundersports Revived by the UK’s Historic Sports Car Club in 2019, the HSCC Thundersports series’ highlights in 2021 will be two events on the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit; for the HSCC’s own International Trophy meeting; and for Classic Silverstone, as well as races on the Brands Hatch GP track, at…
The Brexit Factor
Moving Racing Cars Between Europe and the UK We asked expert James Walker, General Manager of CARS (Classic Automotive Relocation Services), to give us an update on the transport of racing cars in and out of Europe after Brexit. Transporting your car around Europe used to be straightforward under…
F2 on the Up
The Historic Sports Car Club has devised an outstanding 12-race (six race weekends) calendar for its 2021 Historic Formula 2 International Series, with highlights to be prime slots at three of Europe’s biggest historic racing festivals: The Historic Grand Prix de France at Paul Ricard, the Zandvoort Historic Grand Prix…
Youngtimer Trophy
Karin Kölzer and Stefan Eckhardt, organisers of the German-based Youngtimer Trophy for cars from homologation years 1966-1991, have presented an eight-event calendar for 2021 that spans three countries for its 29th season. Races include a three-hour support race on the world’s most demanding racetrack, the Nürburgring Nordschleife, where the Youngtimers…
2021 FIA Historic Hill Climb Championship
23-25 April Rechberg, Austria 28-30 May Ecce Homo Sternberk, Czech Republic 18-20 June GHD Gorjanci, Slovenia 02-04 July Trento Bondone, Italy 09-11 July Cesana Sestriere, Italy 27-29 August GHD Petrol Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenia 17-19 September Buzetski dani, Croatia 24-26 September Coppa Chianti Classico, Italy
Paradise for Single Seaters
The Grand Prix De France Historique is, like its modern counterpart, moving from Magny-Cours to the Paul Ricard circuit at Le Castellet, and this year the biennial event will take place on 10-13 June, two weeks before the Formula One GP, when the weather and the joys of Provence should…
NKHTGT Looks Forward in its Anniversary Year
The Dutch Championship for pre- ‘66 Historic Touring and GT cars, NKHTGT, was established in 1996 and will enter its 25th anniversary year with a busier schedule than ever. Instead of the usual six events, drivers will get seven race weekends on some of the best European circuits, including two…