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Estoril Classics
The sixth edition of Estoril Classics, and the fifth supported by Peter Auto, was run under benign summer sunshine as befits southern Portugal and the Cascais region, in front of a capacity crowd of 30,000 enthusiastic spectators. After free practice and qualifying sessions on Friday and Saturday morning for the…
Spa Six Hours
With several empty spots in the paddocks, the 2023 Spa Six Hours at times felt subdued, especially for a 30-year-anniversary edition – but the event came alive through the fantastic racing and the friendly atmosphere. Beforehand, opinions were divided about the new timetable, with the Six Hour race itself now…
HSCC Silverstone Finals
Harrison wins on Historic FF2000 debut Photo finishes coloured the HSCC Finals weekend at a cold and sunny Silverstone. Marcus Pye was trackside.. Running experimental Hoosier tyres – as opposed to the discontinued Avons – on 1979 Formula Ford 2000 Euroseries champion Adrian Reynard’s spare Canadian Club Reynard SF79, Samuel…
Porsche Rennsport Reunion 7
It was back in 2001 that Brian Redman organised the first Porsche Rennsport Reunion in Lime Rock, Connecticut. However, the origin of the largest one-make car gathering must be found in California at the home of the legendary corkscrew: Laguna Seca Raceway. The idea of the Rennsport Reunion came from…
Castle Combe record-breaker a Classic!
Bathed in sunshine, Castle Combe’s 12th Autumn Classic on 23 September was the best yet. A paddock jam packed with superb competition cars from 1951 to 1977 was a promising start, but a new Ferrari double-header, spirited racing across the card, a 75 years of Lotus celebration, an 18-piece big…
Dijon Motors Cup
A cocktail of historic and modern racing, this year’s Dijon Motors Cup, run in sunny October weather, was classed as a success by organiser Laurent Vallery-Masson. Amongst the seven invited foreign grids HSCC F2 was the top series, with SuperSixties and YTCC visiting from the Netherlands, while the Protos pre-90…
National Swedish Historic Racing Championship Finale Falkenberg Classic
For almost 20 years, Racerhistoriska Cupen (RHK National Historic Championship) and Sportvagnsmästerskapet (Sportscar Championship) have run a joint final race meeting at Falkenberg, and this year’s edition gathered over 200 starters in lovely late summer weather for some great racing. Bengt-Åce Gustavsson sent us this report… As usual Formula Vee…
SuperSpa
The second edition of Super Spa, (motto ‘not all heroes wear capes’) on 6-7 October was the third event organised this year by Roadbook at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Drivers were to get plenty of track time with Friday given over to testing, and on Saturday free practice sessions and qualifying…
Iberian Finale
Jerez Historic Festival A weekend of celebrations, hosting the penultimate rounds of the Iberian Historic Endurance and Carrera Los 80s cars of the Race Ready organisation will take place on 21-22 October at the 4.4-kilometre Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto. The two-day event will offer two 50-minute races for…
14th Grand Prix de Monaco Historique – May 10-12, 2024
Following the success of the 2023 edition, the Organising Committee at the Automobile Club de Monaco has announced it will retain the same eight series and classes without change for 2024. The event, which takes place on 10-12 May, will see tributes and anniversary celebrations including for the Bugatti Type…
Changes Within the FIA
Amongst the pledges made by Mohammed Ben Sulayem in his election campaign for the FIA Presidency was a promise to balance the books. It has been said by some that if the spending and income had remained as it was, the FIA would have run out of money in just…
F2 and F3 Classic Launched for 2024
With Historic Formula 2 beset by falling grid numbers in recent years, and after an unsuccessful attempt by Peter Auto to re-vitalise the category, HVM and the Historic Sports Car Club have come to an arrangement to jointly run a series for Formula 2 cars in 2024. At the same…
Motor Racing Legends Season Finale Silverstone GP Meeting
As the racing season gets longer and longer, Motor Racing Legends is offering its competitors one last fling at the Motor Racing Legends Silverstone GP Meeting on 21-22 October. Now firmly established as the MRL season-closer, the two-day programme has something for everyone on the bill including: The Royal Automobile…
Italian Speed Festival
On 21-22 October Canossa Events will stage the second Italian Speed Festival at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli. Final rounds of the Alfa Revival Cup and Canossa’s Youngtimer Cup, along with track days for the Cavallino Classic Cup are on the programme. Concours, free laps for spectators, hot laps…
2024 Calendar – Save the Date
Organisers are busy planning for next season, with several already having announced their 2024 calendars…. For those who like to plan ahead, we have started listing provisional dates on our calendar page on this Historic Motor Racing News website. We will keep this updated as more organisers announce their dates.
Monterey Auctions
Almost 1,200 cars sold during Monterey Cart Week across the auctions of Bonhams, Broad Arrow, Gooding & Co, Mecum and RM Sotheby’s, with a total sales value of $398,432,960, a big number, but less than $463 million sold last year with an average sales price of $568,000. The 2023 auctions…
McLaren at Velocity Invitational
To help celebrate McLaren’s 60th anniversary, Zak Brown, Pato O’Ward, Alexander Rossi and Tony Kanaan will put in appearances at the Velocity Invitational race meeting on 10-12 November. The three Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team drivers will participate in autograph sessions and interactive activities and tackle Sonoma Raceway’s challenging road course…
GTO Ferrari for Sale
RM Sotheby’s has announced it will be selling the only factory-owned Series I GTO to be raced by the Scuderia Ferrari. The 1962 Ferrari 330 LM / 250 GTO, chassis number 3765, is being offered for sale after nearly four decades in private ownership in New York on 13 November…
The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering
An integral part of Monterey Car Week, The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, saw a large number of new car launches, including the Lamborghini Lanzador electric 2+2 concept car, Maserati’s MCXtrema track-only electric race car, Bugatti Chiron Super Sport ‘Golden Era’ and W16 Mistral, the Rolls-Royce Spectre electric super coupé, Acura’s…
90 Years of the VSCC
The Vintage Sportscar-Club is one of the most venerable organisations dedicated to historic motor sport. It has been preserving and promoting the use and the competitive use of historic cars since before the war. Next year the Club will celebrate its 90th anniversary. All members are invited to note…