March 2021
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March 2021 Issue....
Spa 3 Hours
First run tentatively for 100 minutes in 2015, then as a full three-hour race in 2016, the Spa 3 Hours has become a popular tradition at the Spa Summer Classic race meeting in the long, languid days of June, this year on 26-27. A collaboration between Summer Classic and Spa…
Minis Return to Classic Silverstone
The 30th Anniversary of the huge summer festival at Silverstone – postponed from last year – has added a pair of pre-1966 Mini races to its one-make line-up, not only to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the diminutive Alex Issigonis’ designed car, but as part of its 30th Anniversary Greatest…
Alfa Revival Cup 2021
After nine enthusiastic seasons, Alfa Revival Cup organisers have announced the calendar for 2021. “We have tried really hard to put together a calendar and have managed to finalise what until few weeks ago seemed impossible,” said series organiser, Tommaso Gelmini. Traditionally run in close collaboration with Gruppo Peroni…
Dix Mille Tours – Here We Go Again
With all the optimism in the air surrounding the prospects for the 2021 racing season, for some the nightmare is already beginning. The Peter Auto Dix Mille Tours meeting, which was to take place at Paul Ricard on 26-28 March has now had to be postponed until later in the…
HSCC Revs Up for 2021
Thundersports Revived by the UK’s Historic Sports Car Club in 2019, the HSCC Thundersports series’ highlights in 2021 will be two events on the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit; for the HSCC’s own International Trophy meeting; and for Classic Silverstone, as well as races on the Brands Hatch GP track, at…
Traversée de Paris – Only the French
In what has now become a solid tradition, French classic car owners turn up in their country’s capital twice a year, winter and summer, for the Traversée de Paris. This is a huge and joyful manifestation, made an even happier occasion this time, because it seemed right up to the…
Prescott Moves to Italy
Replacing the long-standing Vie en Bleu event that ran from 2011 until being cancelled last year due to COVID, and celebrated France and French motoring, Prescott Speed Hill Climb is launching a new all-Italian event as part of its 2021 season, ‘Prescott Italia’. Owned and operated by The Bugatti Owners…
International Concours of Elegance The ICE
Only run for one year in 2019, the concours d’elegance, staged on the frozen lake in St Moritz was one of the first COVID casualties last year when it was cancelled at the last minute in early February. Alas, the 2021 event, scheduled for the end of February, once again…
Targa Tasmania – Anniversary Edition
Plans are well underway for the 30th edition of what organisers style as ‘the Ultimate Tarmac Rally’, which will take place in 2022, starting from the Hotel Grand Chancellor in Launceston, Tasmania, the same location from which the very first Targa cars departed back in 1992. Started by a…
The 1st Francorchamps Rallye Festival
After all the setbacks of 2020, the Belgian ASBL Spa Historic Racing Team has announced the creation of the Francorchamps Rallye Festival. An event similar to the Eifel Rallye Festival, Alsace Rallye Festival and Rallyspirit in Portugal, it will consist of a vast demonstration of historic rally cars in their…
Asphalt and Gravel – New Rally for Corsica
The new Scuderia Oriente, with the collaboration of Corsica superstars Dominique Savignoni, Yves Loubet and Sabrina de Castelli, has announced a new challenge, the first half asphalt and half gravel rally exclusively for Historic Competition (VHC) and Regularity (VHRS) competitors. The 1st Aleria Historic Rally will take place on 8-12…
Poland to Host the Final of 2021 FIA Trophy for Historic Regularity Rallies
The FIA Trophy for Historic Regularity Rallies has undergone a change in format in recent years and, instead of a list of point-scoring events, there are 17 qualifying events all around Europe with one final to decide the winner. This year the final will be held in Poland for the…
The Brexit Factor
Moving Racing Cars Between Europe and the UK We asked expert James Walker, General Manager of CARS (Classic Automotive Relocation Services), to give us an update on the transport of racing cars in and out of Europe after Brexit. Transporting your car around Europe used to be straightforward under…
Madness in the Desert Dakar Classic
A new challenge for historic rally drivers was the Dakar Classic, a regularity event in the Saudi desert for cars up to the year 2000. Run in parallel with the madness that is the modern Dakar, which took place from 3-16 January, a reconnaissance team led by historic rally specialist…