April 2025
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Le Mans Winner and Spanish Prince Team up for Peking to Paris
Amongst the adventurers that will be undertaking this year’s Peking to Paris Motor Challenge are two extraordinary motor sport characters in a famous historic rally car. Six-time 24hr champion of Le Mans, Spa x2, Daytona, Dubai, and the Nürburgring, Frenchman Christophe Bouchut and Spanish Prince, Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón, a former…
Formula Junior NZ Tour – January/February 2026
The Formula Junior Historic Racing Association has announced that it has finalised the first leg of next year’s FJ Platinum Jubilee World Tour, which will consist of four back-to-back weekend events in New Zealand, entitled “Four Stars of the Southern Cross, Classic Speedfest.” In a major departure, instead of the…
Velocity Invitational
Velocity Invitational returns to Sonoma Raceway in the heart of the northern Californian wine country with a new summer date of 6-8 June. “It was my childhood dream to bring together amazing automobiles, and that grew into my desire to create the most incredible automotive event in the world,” said…
Row Over Confidentiality Within the FIA
A row has broken out within the highest levels of the FIA, with the FIA facing significant controversy and potential legal action over a new confidentiality agreement introduced by FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem. The FIA insisted at short notice that World Council members sign the new, stricter non-disclosure agreement…
JD Classics Goes into Liquidation for a Second Time
Once bestowing largesse as sponsors of racing series, rallies such as the Mille Miglia and hillclimb events like the Grand Turismo, JD Classics has faced multiple financial troubles and bankruptcies in recent years. It initially went bankrupt 2018 when founder Derek Hood was sued by a customer and received a…
SVRA Driver of the Year
The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) came together in late February to celebrate its 2024 champions while kicking off a new race season at Sebring International Raceway during the Sebring SpeedTour. The event honoured all of SVRA’s 2024 Sprint and Endurance champions, while also recognising a series of drivers and…
Motor Racing Legends Acquires HRDC
Aythorpe Promotions Limited, the company that only recently acquired Motor Racing Legends, has announced the acquisition of the HRDC. The move sees the MRL leadership team, led by chairman Shaun Lynn and CEO Pierre-Antoine Lecoutour, take the helm alongside HRDC founder Julius Thurgood. “HRDC has been an ally of Motor…
Royal Automobile Club Concours
It seems as if Concours events have crossed the Atlantic and become a real thing in Europe, with new ones popping up everywhere. The latest one to be announced, and it should be a good one if the quality of their other events is anything to go by, is…
Expect the Unexceptional
Last year was the 10th Anniversary of the UK’s Hagerty Festival of the Unexceptional celebrating long-forgotten everyday family cars. With each year, the event has become bigger as its reputation has spread around the world, attracting many entries from overseas. 2024 saw a record attendance with over 2000 cars and…
Hunts’ Role Reversal in India
After 20 days and 6000 miles, Richard Clark and Jonathan Round grabbed the win of the Pearl of India rally on the final day in a 1938 Ford V8 Coupe. Going into the last two regularities of the event, the Bentley 4½ L Open Tourer of Martin and Olivia Hunt…
Rally Stages Without the Rally
After the Legend Boucles @ Bastogne 2025 pitted highly competitive rally aces over the forest stages (see our rally report in the March 2025 issue), it is now the turn of the general public, who are invited to bring their classic and modern cars and get a taste of what…
Midnattssolsrallyt Returns in 2025
After it was cancelled in 2024 due to logistical and health problems of the organising team, the Royal Automobile Club (KAK) has announced that dates for the 2025 Midnight Sun Rally will be 11-12 July. This highly popular and evocative rally, the biggest in Sweden for historic cars, will run…
Rallye Neige et Glace
The 70th Rallye Neige et Glace, held on 22-26 February, proved to be an exhilarating and challenging event that lived up to its reputation as one of the most demanding winter rallies in Europe. This year’s edition, organised by Zoulou Racing Heritage, featured a significantly revamped route and format, offering…
Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motorsport
One week before the Australian Grand Prix (7-9 March) the Victorian Historic Racing Register (VHRR) ran its annual Classic Festival of Motorsport at Phillip Island for the 36th time at one of the most picturesque tracks in the world. As last year, the Australian summer skies were clear blue and…