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Dijon Motors Cup
In contrast to big organisations that take the same people, cars and grids on a tour of various circuits throughout the season, the long-running, Dijon Motors Cup is ever-changing and evolving and that is much of its charm. While it does not lack its own traditions entirely, it is open…
Record-Breaking Cobra
Amongst a flurry of auctions during Monterey Car Week, a standout sale by Gooding Christies was the 1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, which set a new world record for American cars by a margin of over $20 million, selling for an all-in figure of $42.9 million. One of only six…
News from Peter Auto
With the latter stages of this year’s motorsport season upon us, Peter Auto has finalised its 2026 season while revealing some of its plans for 2027. 2026 Legends of Le Mans at Monza Following ongoing regional developments affecting freight and travel arrangements in the Middle East, the planned events in…
IMSA Classic – HSR at Daytona 24
Setting the stage for the 65th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona on 30-31 January 2027, Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) and IMSA will hold their annual IMSA Classic for the third year. Showcasing the legendary IMSA sports cars that have contested America’s premier sports car series for more than…
Alfa Revival Cup Round Three
For its third round of the season, the Alfa Revival Cup headed 32km north of Rome to the Autodromo di Vallelunga on 18-19 July. With high temperatures becoming a familiar story over race weekends in Europe this season, the Vallelunga Racing Weekend was no different, with track temperatures exceeding 50°C,…
The UK’s National Motor Museum to Leave Beaulieu
The National Motor Museum Trust, which has been operating the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu for over 50 years, is searching for new premises after the Trust and the Montagu family failed to reach agreement on the renewal of the Trust’s current 60-year lease, which ends in 2030 and will…
Lotus to celebrate 60 years at Hethel
To mark 60 years since moving to its Hethel headquarters in Norfolk, Lotus is opening its doors to the public on 24 October for the first time since 2008. Organised by Classic Team Lotus, the one-off event aims to raise money for the local Priscilla Bacon Hospice Charity, supporting patients…
Land Speed Record
Not a lot to do with historic motor sport, but so beautiful we couldn’t resist including it. British engineering giant JCB has set a new world land speed record of 406.320 mph with its hydrogen-powered JCB Hydromax on August 11. Driven by Wing Commander Andy Green OBE, the twin engined,…
Retromobile USA
As plans continue for the inaugural American version of the French classic, Rétromobile New York is attracting big name exhibitors, many from Europe. With just a little over three months to go until the 19-22 November show opens, Fiskens, Joe Macari and Girardo & Co. are the latest to sign…
Zak Brown Shuns Hungaroring for Silverstone
In the Endurance Icons event at the BRDC Classic, Zak Brown (CEO of McLaren Racing) spent the weekend at Silverstone rather than with the F1 team at the Hungarian GP. Partnered by his son Max they took the GT2B class win, not in a McLaren, but in a Ferrari 458…
International Historic Motoring Awards
The annual motoring awards ceremony is schedules for 13 November at London’s Peninsula Hotel, and nominations have now opened at historicmotoringawards.com. Amongst a myriad of categories, such as Specialist of the Year, Restoration of the Year and Motoring Book of the Year, categories specifically related to motorsport are for Rally…
Chantilly Arts & Elegance
Taking place every other year in one of the most beautiful and historic settings imaginable, the return of the Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille is set for 13 September for a revamped edition. Still following the format of a concours d’etat, where rarity, sheer beauty and originality are all…
Monterey Pre-Reunion
With the Pre-Reunion, a full weekend of racing one week before the main event is done and dusted, Monterey Car Week and the Monterey Motorsports Reunion are in full swing as we go to press. The first day of the Pre-Reunion culminated with one of the weekend’s most anticipated traditions…
Concours de l’Ordinaire
The 12th Hagerty Festival of the Unexceptional took place at Grimsthorpe Castle on Saturday 25 July, and it was the biggest FOTU yet. Hagerty created the first Festival in 2014 as a celebration of long-forgotten everyday family cars, particularly those in base trim. It proved that unexceptional cars have a…
Rally of the Tests
Launched in 1932 as a 1,000-mile reliability where 341 competitors started from nine different towns across the UK and finished with tests on the Torquay seafront. The Rally of the Tests grew rapidly as a premier event to prove vehicle endurance and driver skill. Halted by the war, it returned…
Rally for the Ages – Beatrix and Nick Bloxham make it a Double
Aimed at introducing younger generations into rallying and historic motorsport, HERO-ERA ran its fourth edition of Rally for the Ages on 11 July. Situated in the Oxfordshire countryside, with Bicester Motion as its HQ, 80 pre-1991 cars from across Europe took on the 80-mile route, consisting of four tests and…
ADAC Eifel Rallye Festival
The popular ADAC Eifel Rallye Festival once again saw tens of thousands of fans line the streets of Daun in Germany to watch around 170 rally cars spanning over six decades of rallying history on 23-25 July. One of this year’s main highlights was the gathering of all major Group…
Rewind Tour of Britain – Entries Open
Registrations for the 27-30 May 2027 inaugural Rewind Tour Britain have opened, with entries strictly limited. The four-day rally, which was announced earlier in the year, is jointly organised by Motor Racing Legends and the British Automobile Racing Club – organisers of the original Avon Tour of Britain – and…
Renato Travaglia returns to Madeira
Renato Travaglia will once again be the headliner of the Madeira Legend Rally on 22-24 October. Popular among the Madeiran public, the Italian has participated in the Madeira Wine Rally seven times between 2002 and 2008 in cars as different as the Peugeot 206 WRC, Peugeot 206 S1600, Renault Clio…
Ulster Rally – FIA European Historic Pre-2000 Rally Championship
The 2026 Modern Tyres Ulster Rally delivered a memorable weekend of historic rallying as the famous Northern Ireland event celebrated its 50th anniversary. Held on 7–8 August around Ballymena, the rally formed the sixth round of the new FIA European Historic Pre-2000 Rally Championship, alongside the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship…