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Masters Historic Racing and GP Extreme Merge
Leading race organisation, Masters Historic Racing, has announced a merger with GP Extreme, the UAE-based motorsports group. After 20 years at the helm, Masters, founder Ron Maydon is preparing to step back from the day-to-day running of the organisation, having secured its future in the hands of GP Extreme founder…
Peter Auto – Big Plans for 2024
You can’t accuse the Peter Auto organisation of stagnating. Always innovating and mixing things up, Peter Auto has announced that the 2024 season will see the creation of two new grids: the Classic Touring Challenge and The Gentlemen Challenge. Also, there is a change to the previously published calendar. …
Season Opener – GP de France Historique
Entries are now open for the Grand Prix de France Historique, which takes place on 19-21 April with a focus on single seat categories. The Masters Racing Legends F1 cars will be topping the bill that also includes the opening rounds of the new HVM-HSCC Interseries for historic F2 cars…
Pre-‘63 GT is Back!
Much copied, the original series for Pre-‘63 GT cars is back on the calendar. Originally conceived by Carol Spagg of Historic Motor Racing News and Ben Cussons of the Royal Automobile Club to allow cars such as Lotus Elites, 356 Porsches, SZ Alfas, MGA Twincams, Turners, Reliants and other interesting…
HSR Launches new LMP Series
Officials from Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) and the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) have announced plans for a new series for current and previous-generation Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3) cars beginning in 2024. The series will be known as the HSR Prototype Challenge presented by IMSA. Events will be operated…
Italian Speed Festival
Canossa’s second Italian Speed Festival, held at the Misano World Circuit on 21-22 October, was a weekend of activities built around the automobile and the racing car in particular. The presence of clubs and race teams, areas dedicated to culture, including two concours, a Ferrari Poster exhibition, conferences on automobile…
Masters Historic F1 US Grand Prix Support Race
Canadian Cal Meeker converted pole position into two victories in the Masters Historic Racing series at the Circuit of the Americas on 20-22 October, in support of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix. In the first race, which featured a 31-strong grid made of up Masters 1966/1985 F1 cars…
HSCC 2024 Calendar
The Historic Sports Car Club has announced its 2024 provisional calendar as follows: 20-21 April Snetterton 18-19 May Cadwell Park 8-9 June Donington Park 13-14 July Brands Hatch GP 28-30 July Oulton Park Gold Cup 10-11 August Croft 23-25 August Silverstone Festival 12-13 October Silverstone National 2-3 November Silverstone Walter…
Races at the Members’ Meeting
Goodwood has announced an eleven-race programme for the 81st Members’ Meeting presented by Audrain Motorsports, which will take place on 13-14 April. Most of the favourites are back, including the S.F. Edge Trophy for Edwardian cars; the Parnell Cup for Grand Prix, Formula 2 and voiturette cars 1935-1953; the Graham…
New Race Series – Message from Jeff Moyes
There is an opportunity for an exciting new race series for period G (1966 – 1971) and period H (1972 – 1976) non turbo GT cars in 2024. Where are those Alfas, Porsches, Lancias, Chevies, Iso, Datsuns, De Tomaso, Alpines, Mercs and Ferraris etc. that have not competed in the…
ADAC 1000km Nordschleife
Launched just a few short years ago, this event is for drivers of Youngtimers who want to take up the challenge of racing for some 40 laps on the Nordschleife and is run as a points-scoring round of the ADAC Youngtimer Cup, though non-championship drivers are welcome to come and…
We are the Champions
Formula Junior Champions After the final round in Jerez in October, the 2023 Lurani Trophy results are in with seven class champions. Class A Giampaolo Benedini (OSCA FJ) Class B2 Duncan Rabagliati (Alexis HF1) Class C2 Carlo Del Conte (Wainer) Class D1 Bob Birrell (Lotus 20) Class D2 Pierre…
Touring Car Legends from the HSCC
The Historic Sports Car Club is launching a new series for 2024 for touring cars of the Group 2 era of the 1970s and the Group A cars of the later 1980s and early 1990s. The new series will be known as the Touring Car Legends. BMW M3s, Ford Sierra…
Gulf Historic GP and Dubai Classics
This year’s Gulf Historic Dubai GP Revival event will be more inclusive than ever with a new opportunity for Dubai’s local classic car owners to participate in ‘Dubai Classics’. Entrants’ cars will be on display in the paddock throughout the weekend and their owners are invited to take part in…
SVRA Releases Bumper 2024 Calendar
Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) has announced a comprehensive, 22-event race schedule for 2024, spanning the length and breadth of America and encompassing all the greatest US tracks. “I am excited about how our schedule has come together for 2024,” said Michael Printup, President of SVRA. “We have every corner…
Season Finale for the Big Open Single Seaters
The 29th season of BOSS GP came to a close at the 5.245-kilometre Mugello circuit in Tuscany on 6-8 October, highlighted by record spectator numbers and the premiere of the BOSS GP Show Runs for Formula 1 cars. Though it was the last round of the season the top drivers…
50 Years of Croix-en-Ternois Formula Ford Festival
On September 8-10 a special event, celebrating 50 years of the Croix-en-Ternois circuit in northern France saw a wide range of activities offered to a large number of spectators in summerlike conditions. The HVM-organised event featured freestyle motocross (FMX), motorcycle stunts, drifting and single-seater parades up to historic Formula 1,…
Good News From Christian Gläsel
After his frightening crash at the Spa Six Hours Meeting, we have news that Christian Gläsel is in good spirits and is expected to make a full recovery. He has asked us to convey the following message: “After my crash in the MEL qualifying at the Spa Six Hours race…
Padmore Pre-‘78 Champion
A second place in Friday’s race and sixth place after a hard fought battle with Matt Wrigley’s Penske PC3 at the Spa Six Hour Meeting, was enough for Nick Padmore to be declared 2023 Masters Racing Legends Pre-78 Champion with still one round at Portimão to go. Wrigley was hot…
Iberian Finale
Jerez Historic Festival A weekend of celebrations, hosting the penultimate rounds of the Iberian Historic Endurance and Carrera Los 80s cars of the Race Ready organisation will take place on 21-22 October at the 4.4-kilometre Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto. The two-day event will offer two 50-minute races for…