September 2020
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September 2020 Issue....
King of Cool
From our Editor.. We have a pretty active Facebook group, the members of which are historic motor sport enthusiasts from all the corners of the world, and I always look forward to reading their posts. I saw a post by Ian McAlpine that I loved and decided to share it…
HSCC Geoff Lees Trophy
The Historic Sports Car Club’s new race category for up to 2-litre single-seater racing cars from the 1980s, the Geoff Lees Trophy, will open with a double-header at the HSCC Wolds Trophy meeting at Cadwell Park on 19-20 September. Competitors will also have the chance to race at the Dijon…
Circuit des Remparts
Jean-Marc Laffont, President of the Association du Circuit des Remparts d’Angoulême issued a statement on 16 august announcing the cancellation of the 2020 event. “Despite all our determination, the sudden spike of COVID-19 cases in the last few days has brought with it an ever-increasing number of measures and restrictions…
Spa Six Hours – Known Unknowns
One of the biggest international race meetings of the year is still on track to take place on 24-27 September, but as we go to press – still some six weeks before the meeting is set to kick off – the requirement for those visiting Belgium to go into quarantine…
Algarve Classic Festival
Fulfilling a long-held ambition, Paulo Pinheiro, founder and CEO of the Autodromo Algarve has succeeded in bringing Formula One to his circuit. This is good news for all of us, as at times in its history the circuit has been barely viable and this will give it the fillip it…
Sideways at Spa Hat Trick Meeting
From the first Spa Six Hours meeting, the late Barry Sidery-Smith organised a race there for British and “interesting” GT, Sports and Touring cars and when the Spa Summer Classic from the same organisers started, Barry was in on the ground floor there too. Sadly Barry is no longer with…
Peter Auto 2021
Peter Auto has announced its 2021 calendar, which includes five race meetings for its regular series, very similar to what it should have been this year, plus the postponed Le Mans Classic, the date for which has been set at 1-4 July. A new feature will be two test days…
Malta Classic
In the wake of the dreaded COVID pandemic, the Valletta Grand Prix Foundation announced that the Malta Classic, which was to take place on 8-11 October, has been cancelled. 2020 will be the first year since 2008, that the annual street racing event, along with all its peripheral activities, will…
Competition
It’s a race meeting. Who is it and where is she? Bonus question: What Year? Hint: If you stood in the same spot today you’d find that not much has changed since this photo was MAGAZINE > BITS & PIECES > Competition
FFSA Announcement on Measures to Help French Motorsport
In order to support the organisations and the involvement of men and women volunteers in the field, the FFSA Steering Committee on July 29, 2020 decided on the following measure: “Volunteers holding a license in 2020 will be offered the same license in 2021, subject to meeting the delivery conditions…
New Chairman for the HSCC
After the resignation of Frank Lyons, following his conviction by the UK’s governing body for cyberbullying, the Historic Sports Car Club members have elected Roger Bevan as their new Chairman. Bevan, who is finally stepping down from racing his ex-Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus 69 F2 car, is already the man behind…
Final Call on 2019/2020 Tasman Series – Michael Collins is Champion
Since he joined the NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series in 2017, dynamic young Christchurch driver Michael Collins (Leda LT27) has been tipped as a likely overall series’ title winner. And that is exactly what the 24-year-old now is, as the New Zealand Formula 5000 Association decided to call the…
Truck Champion Aims for Peking-Paris
Former British Truck Racing champion Richard Walker is starting preparations for his biggest motor sport challenge to date, as he embarks on a project to contest the Peking-Paris Rally in 2022. Walker, a multiple truck racing champion, has most recently contested a few races in a Lotus Cortina with his…
BHRC schedule changes for 2021
The organisers of the Motorsport UK British Historic Rally Championship have come up with a significantly altered calendar for 2021 after losing this year’s championship to the COVID-19 pandemic. Championship manager Colin Heppenstall, from the Roger Albert Clark Rally Motor Club, says he has deliberately opted for events that are…
Rally Round
We were surprised to find the following message in our inbox from Liz Wenman in mid-July. Rally Round is no longer running international car rallies or driving adventures, a decision has been prompted mainly by the situation of the global pandemic but also it is time to enjoy my fabulous…
Canossa Events North America
Well known Italian events Company, Canossa, organisers of regularity rallies such as the Stella Alpina and Terre di Canossa, and competitive rallies, such as the Modena Cento Ore, have announced a series of North American, small-group road-trip excursions, starting with the Fall Rallye New England in October. In 2019 US-based…
Rally Weiz Cancelled
After all the work put in by everyone to salvage the FIA Championship, the Rally Weiz, originally postponed, has had to be cancelled for 2020 after all. “The sports scene in Austria still has the annoying Corona virus in its power. So much so that the organisers of the Rally…
Shelsley Re-opens
A second weekend of 2020 track action took place at Shelsley Walsh with two meetings over the weekend of 8-9 August. The annual Vintage VSCC day was held on Saturday and was followed by the Reg Phillips Trophy meeting on Sunday, as drivers got back in the seat and sharpened…
French Championships – Season Opener!
Historic Tour Postponed for three months but fortunately saved, the Historic Tour d’Albi (also called “3ème Grand Prix Historique d’Albi” this year) kicked off the French Historic Circuit Championships on 17-19 July with hope and relief for over 200 drivers. With the country still subject to “post-containment” health rules linked…
Master Historic Festival Donington
Paul Lawrence Reports Masters boldly took a date on the third weekend of the UK’s belated racing season and ran most of its key categories including F1, Historic Sports Cars and Endurance Legends. For both F1 and Historic Sports Cars, these were the first qualifying rounds for the 2020 FIA…