July 2026
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July 2026 Issue....
HRDC Top Hat Tourers
Julius Thurgood and his HRDC have always held a special place at Goodwood and, as 2027’s Goodwood Revival will feature pre-1960 Touring Cars racing in the St. Mary’s Trophy, he says now would be a good time to get your car seen out and about. Julius has decided give these…
Iberian Historic Endurance – 3-Hours of Paul Ricard
After participating in seven editions of the Grand Prix de Pau Historique, which sadly now no longer takes place, Diogo Ferrão and his team at Race Ready have added another 3-hour race to their calendar this year with the 3 Hours of Paul Ricard supporting the Kumho TCR Wolrd Tour….
Masters Formula One Support Races in the US and Mexico
Master Historic Racing is now inviting competitors to register for its two most popular races when Masters Racing Legends for historic Formula One cars will be supporting the US Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas in Austin Texas on 23-25 October, and the Mexican Grand Prix a week later…
MGCC Triple-M Register Castle Combe
The MG Car Club’s Triple-M Register members made a triumphant Castle Combe debut Spring Speedsters event on Monday 4 May, when a superb field of 21 competitors in charismatic cars built from 1930 to 1936 finished both races. Winners were Charles Goddard (PA-PB) and Swiss visitor Roland Wettstein (K3 Parnell)….
ASAVÉ Returns to Magny-Cours
The ASAVÉ Challenge 65 and 76 made a return to Magny-Cours on 14-16 May for their second rounds of the season. The racing was enlivened by on-again-off-again rain from which the Minis in the 65 race were hoping to profit. Alas it was the bigger guns and the protypes that…
Alfa Revival Cup – Round 2 Varano
The second round of the Alfa Revival Cup at Varano de’ Melegari on 6-7 June saw overall and G/H/I category victory for Massimo and Marco Guerra aboard the Carrera Team’s Giulia Sprint GTA. Davide Bertinelli finished second in his 1750 GTAm, while Mathias and Fabian Körber completed the podium in…
American Speedfest
Strains of the “Star-Spangled Banner” rang around Brands Hatch again on the weekend of 6-7 June when the Nascar boys returned for the 13th running of American Speedfest, one of the most popular events at the venue. A race each day for the “Pro” and “Am” groups, amongst this year’s…
Congratulations Graber
Hermann Graber took over his father’s wheel-making business in 1924 and quickly redirected it to building car bodies. ‘Auto Carrosserie Hermann Graber’ was founded in 1926, and was to become Switzerland’s most famous coachbuilder, known for craftsmanship and understated styling. Dressing cars such as Alfa Romeo, Bentley, Bugatti, Duesenberg, Packard…
Wiscombe Park Hillclimb
Since 1958, the picturesque Wiscombe Park hillclimb – a challenging 1000-yard, two hairpin course on a private estate in East Devon – has been a favourite with speed eventers in the Southwest of England. The 2026 edition of its May Classic weekend, featuring 500 Owners’ Association and Vintage Sports-Car Club…
2026 Mille Miglia
Setting off from Brescia on 9 June under a blazing sun, the 430-car convoy of the 99th edition – and the 44th re-enactment edition – of the Mille Miglia, arrived back in Brescia with the Argentine crew of Juan Tonconogy and his sister Margarita claiming victory in their 1931 Alfa…
Financial Trouble at Charade
GCK Group (Green Corp Konnection), the French green-mobility group that runs the Circuit of Charade, was placed in redressement judiciaire (court-supervised restructuring) on 13 May 2026 after declaring cessation of payments in April. This is the French equivalent of administration. The company is not automatically liquidated but must continue under…
Gli Scultori della Velocità e il Sogno di Leonardo da Vinci
We all revere the great car designers of the 1950s and ‘60s, creators of the now iconic SWB Ferraris, the Bizzarrinis, OSCAs, Abarths and Alfas of those days, but what about the people who brought these designs into the real world and made them into real cars. Following in…
RAC Awards
The Royal Automobile Club is on its annual hunt for the best of the best of Britain’s historic motoring and motorsport world, as nominations open for the 2026 edition of the Club’s annual Historic Awards. Nominations are made via the Awards’ website royalautomobileclubhistoricawards.co.uk. They are open now and close on…
Lifeline Fire & Safety Systems acquires Willans
Through its holding company, Hillcrest Technologies, Lifeline has secured the longevity of one of motorsport’s most famous safety brands. In a move to further enhance the distribution of its motorsport products, Hillcrest Technologies, the holding company of Lifeline Fire & Safety Systems Ltd, has acquired the assets and intellectual properties…
London Concours 2026
Now in its tenth year the well-established London Concours took place on 9-11 June at its regular location within The Honourable Artillery Company grounds off City Road. John Whiteman was there… The large display of highly desirable cars was spread over nine different classes curated by Flavien and Vanessa Marçais….
Thomas ‘Flatiron’ Special for Grand Prix Centenary Celebration
Plans are ramping up for the major event at Brooklands marking the 100th Anniversary of the first Grand Prix race to be held in Britain. The latest in a list of illustrious historic racers to be announced is the Thomas ‘Flatiron’ Special. Designed and built at Brooklands by eminent Welsh…
CG in Focus at Angoulême
Enthusiasts of small French sportscars are always well-served at the Circuit des Remparts and this year, they will have a chance to celebrate one of the lesser-known marques when an exhibition featuring 24 examples of CG sportscars of the 1960s and ‘70s will take place as part of the Circuit…
Rallye des Princesses Richard Mille
The Rallye Paris – Saint-Raphaël Féminin was created in 1929 as a women-only car rally from Paris to the Côte d’Azur, and it ran (with a WWII break) for about 45 years. Its modern legacy, the Rally des Princesses celebrated its 25th running from 23 to 28 May, linking Paris’…
Star Team for the Tour de Corse
Born in 1983, Yoann Bonato grew up watching Didier Auriol’s exploits on television and has persuaded the three-time winner for Lancia (1989, 1990, 1992), to team up for a repeat performance in the Lancia Delta Integrale with which he was so successful in period. Catapulted into the spotlight by his…
Rally Du Chablais – EHRC Pre-2000 Round 2
Although there were only two EHRC Pre-2000 entrants in the 28-30 May 2026 Rallye du Chablais, they brought strong international depth and added real prestige to the Swiss Alpine event based in Aigle and running across the Chablais regions of Vaud and Valais. The standout among the European historic rally…