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2023 European Historic Rally Championship Prizegiving
Despite the fact that several of the protagonists of the European Historic Rally Championship did not take part in the last round in Greece (see our report on page 19 of the January/February 2024 issue), as the title in their Category was already decided, they attended the Gala that was…
Further Targa Troubles in Australia
After safety concerns led to the suspension of all tarmac rallying in the country by Autosport Australia in 2022 pending the publication of a set of recommendations for improving the safety of events and a revision of the regulations, Targa Australia, organiser of many major road rallies in Australia, has…
2024 FIA European Historic Rally Championship Season Unveiled
The 2024 calendar for the FIA European Historic Rally Championship has been announced (see our calendar pages this issue and on the HMRN website) and will feature nine events across Europe on both tarmac and gravel surfaces and visit seven countries next season. The series retains its points scoring system…
2024 Tour Auto
Entries are now open for this year’s Tour Auto, which will start in Paris on 22 April and this time, finish in the elegant seaside resort of Biarritz five days and 2000kms later. Every year, the Tour Auto is oversubscribed for a reason. It travels on some of the most…
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…
London to Brighton Veteran Car Run
As an unseasonably mild London was still shrouded in darkness on the morning of Sunday 5 November when nearly 350 pioneering veteran cars and their crews, along with a large crowd of well-wishers and spectators, gathered in Hyde Park for the annual ‘Brighton Run’. It’s now 127 years since the…
Modena Cento Ore
Limited to one hundred teams in order to be able to use the best and most interesting venues and hotels and to keep the event cosy, the Modena Cento Ore changed departure point this year and began on 10 October from Orbetello in the Monte Argentario and visited Lazio, Umbria,…
The Badawi Trail to the Last Oasis
In the heart of the desert, where echoes softly wail, Vintage cars roar, on the Badawï Trail, In twenty twenty-three, under the sun’s fierce light, They race through time, in the golden night Keith ‘Mutchie’ Mutch Aqaba to Dubai The Badawi Trail (Badawi is Arabic for desert weller) wound its…
British Historic Rally Championship Carlisle Stages Rally – Chilman and Walsh Take British Title on Final Round
Hereford driver Roger Chilman and co-driver Patrick Walsh were crowned 2023 Fuchs Lubricants British Historic Rally Champions after taking their Ford Escort MKII to third on the Carlisle Stages Rally on 20-21 October. Chilman headed into the final round of the seven-round season with a slight advantage after three wins…
Carrera Panamericana – Tinged with Tragedy
The Carrera Panamericana has always been a challenging event requiring commitment and concentration to win. The 36th edition, illustrated that well, as it covered nearly 4,000kms, including 720kms of special stages distributed in 60 timed sections over seven days, with several changes of lead and nearly half of the field…
Tour de Corse Historique – Dumas Scores a Double but Celebrations are Subdued
For the past 23 years the Tour de Corse Historique has become an unmissable event for many historic drivers, some of whom have prestigious rally credentials and like to come and drive the mythical Corsican special stages. This year, the organisers received more than 500 applications and, in the end,…
FIA Trophy for Historic Regularity Rallies – XX Rally Costa Brava Històric
Belgians Yves Deflandre and Patrick Lienne (Porsche 911) have once again demonstrated their abilities and taken victory in the Rally Costa Brava Històric, their second consecutive triumph in the event, which in the case of Deflandre is also his fourth victory in the 20-year history of the rally. With their…
Rallye Elba Storico
There was a new success for Luco Da Zanche, paired with Maurizio Barone, in a Porsche 911 RS at the XXXV Rallye Elba Storico-Trofeo Locman in the penultimate round of the Italian Historic Rally Championship, a race which effectively put fifth place finisher Matteo Musti, co-driven by Simone Brachia in…
Winter Romania
For the eighth edition of the Winter Romania Historic Rally, Paul Lacombe, George Grigorescu, Simon Arpad and Regis Dufresne will continue with the well-known formula that has served so well and includes three days of racing in loops around the city of Covasna in Transylvania, one of the coldest regions…
Ulster Historic Rally
Two weeks after their Cork 20 win, Trevor Wilson and Paul Mulholland claimed victory in the Historic Category of the Ulster Rally, by almost four minutes. Ford Escort Mk2 driver Mulholland recorded fastest times on all but one of the ten stages, in a field of just nine historic competitors,…
Les Legend Boucles @ Bastogne 2024 dates announced
After careful consideration, and in order not to clash with any of the other classic winter events, the 2024 edition of the Legend Boucles @ Bastogne has been set to take place on 3-4 February, and in broad outline, will stick to its traditional format. At the end of the…
Young Navigators
The Bob Rutherford Historic Rally Scholarship for Young Navigators was set up by Guy Woodcock and Bob’s son, rally organiser Will Rutherford, in memory of the late, great Bob Rutherford, a man fondly remembered and familiar to many in the historic rallying world, who sadly lost his life in 2021. …
Winter Marathon Madonna di Campiglio
The 36th edition of the longest-running winter regularity rally for classic cars, born in 1989, will take place next year on 18-21 January, as always, in Madonna di Campiglio. The route will be enriched by new stages and new trials and will still be divided into 2 legs: the first…