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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…
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…
Ice Driving
It’s the time of year when everyone starts thinking about ways to enliven the winter months. A popular solution to the off season blues is to go up to Scandinavia and slide around on frozen lakes or blast through snow-packed forests. For those with more limited time, Rallystory offers a…
FIA Job Vacancy
With the resignation of Louis Quiniou the FIA is advertising for a “Historic Technical Matters Specialist” who would be tasked with the “Follow-up of HTP applications from application to publication” and the “Update and publication of the Historic Technical Regulations (Appendix K to the International Sporting Code)”, along with various…
Goodwood Announces Can-Am Theme for Members’ Meeting
Set to be the loudest demonstration ever held at the Goodwood Motor Circuit, the 81st Members Meeting will be hosting a thunderous collection of Can-Am racing cars from 1966 to 1974 as one of the themes for the 2024 event. In the spotlight will be some of Can-Am’s most iconic…
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…
Castle Combe record-breaker a Classic!
Bathed in sunshine, Castle Combe’s 12th Autumn Classic on 23 September was the best yet. A paddock jam packed with superb competition cars from 1951 to 1977 was a promising start, but a new Ferrari double-header, spirited racing across the card, a 75 years of Lotus celebration, an 18-piece big…
Dijon Motors Cup
A cocktail of historic and modern racing, this year’s Dijon Motors Cup, run in sunny October weather, was classed as a success by organiser Laurent Vallery-Masson. Amongst the seven invited foreign grids HSCC F2 was the top series, with SuperSixties and YTCC visiting from the Netherlands, while the Protos pre-90…
National Swedish Historic Racing Championship Finale Falkenberg Classic
For almost 20 years, Racerhistoriska Cupen (RHK National Historic Championship) and Sportvagnsmästerskapet (Sportscar Championship) have run a joint final race meeting at Falkenberg, and this year’s edition gathered over 200 starters in lovely late summer weather for some great racing. Bengt-Åce Gustavsson sent us this report… As usual Formula Vee…