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Pebble Beach – Change at the Top
This year, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will celebrate its 75th anniversary. For 40 of those years, its Chairman Sandra Button has been the force behind the event. That will change in October when she hands over to ex-Marine and then ex-California trial attorney, Vince W Finaldi. Though stepping back…
Restored Sunbeam to Debut at Pebble Beach
On 29 March 1927, Henry Segrave drove the 1000hp Sunbeam land speed record car to 203.79 miles per hour (327.97 km/h), the first car to reach a speed over 200 mph (320 km/h). Now in the UK’s National Motor Museum, the car has been the subject of a fund- raising…
The 2026 Royal Automobile Club Concours
After a better than hoped for inaugural event last year, the Royal Automobile Club’s Concours is back on the calendar on 8 July at the Club’s Woodcote Park country estate in Surrey, some 20 miles away from central London where the Royal Automobile Club was founded 129 years ago. Categories…
Royal Automobile Club Historic TT Lunch
In winning the HMRN Pre-’63 GT race at Silverstone last year, John and Gary Pearson, also won the prestigious Royal Automobile Club Historic Tourist Trophy. The RAC not only celebrates this on the podium on the day, but also at an annual lunch where the TT winners are guests of…
UK Novice Rally Championship
The UK’s Historic Rally Car Register has announced that 2026 will see the inaugural season for the HRCR Clubmans Beginners Championship. The intention is to bring those inexpe- rienced in historic road rallying into a Championship where they can compete in the same event as the Inter-club crews but with…
The Tour Auto Celebrating its 35th Edition
The must-do Tour Auto event runs this year on 3 to 9 May to celebrate its 35th anniversary with eligibility extended to 1984. With an ever-changing route, this year the event will head south-west to Biarritz. After a day of scrutineering and an exhibition of the cars on Sunday 3…
The Return of Targa Tasmania
One of the world’s iconic events is finally back after a three year hiatus following the tragic deaths that led to the suspension of tarmac rallying in Australia. Having undergone a major safety overhaul the Targa ran on 16-21 November, a shift from its traditional southern hemisphere autumn date to…
Tour of Britain Rewound
Motor Racing Legends and the British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) have announced the Rewind Tour Britain, which will take place in May of next year. Modelled on the Tour of Britain of the 1970s, race circuits, special stages, and hill climbs will provide an all-asphalt challenge covering approximately 460 miles….
After Festivity Tragedy in Bastogne
After a shakedown for the 50 crews and the huge street party in the centre of Bastogne that surrounds this popular event, tragedy struck the Boucles a Bastogne on the second day, Sunday, 1 February, when a competitor’s car on one of the regularity tests left the road and struck…
New Competition Director for HERO/ERA
As long-time Competition Director Guy Woodcock steps down from the full-time role to work on selected rallies only in 2026, HERO/ERA has announced the new Head of Competition will be James Phillips. With an involvement in Motorsport going back more than 40 years, as a navigator and as an organiser,…
New Masters Event at Monza
Masters Historic Racing has unveiled an exciting new mid-summer highlight to their 2026 race calendar. A full Masters weekend will see all the Masters grids racing at Monza on 24–26 July, and including the new demo grid for later F1 cars. Replacing the previously scheduled BRDC Classic event at Silverstone…
GTSCC Heads to Anglesey
Founded in 2007, the GT & Sports Car Cup enters its 20th season in 2026 with an exciting new venue on its four-event calendar. The GTSCC will be joining the 750 Motor Club at the Anglesey Circuit as the second rendez-vous of the season on 27 June. The 90-minute GTSCC…
45th Anniversary of the IMSA GTP Class to be Celebrated at Monterey
The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion has announced that the 2026 edition of the event, the featured marque of which is a ‘Salute to Japanese Motorsport’, will also pay tribute to the 45th anniversary of the IMSA Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class with a dedicated grid. Over the weekend of 12-15…
Klausenrennen Revival
Determined to bring the Klausenrennen Revival event back after it was run five times from 1993-2006 and last revived in 2013, Swiss historic motor sport enthusiasts, Christian Walti and Alexander Roosdorp, planned to run the Klausenrennen again in September 2026. However, the event has now been postponed until 24-26 September,…
Race Ready Iberian Endurance
Having finished their season on a high note (see page 44) Diogo Ferrão and his team at Race Ready have announced their 2026 calendar with some innovations on the schedule. The biggest news is the 400km of Paul Ricard, which will take place in high summer on 4-5 July, an…
Masters Formula One in Abu Dhabi
The Formula One cars of the Masters Racing Legends made their debut appearance at Yas Marina Circuit as a support race for the 2025 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on 5-7 December, delivering a season finale that demonstrated the character of historic motorsport to the F1 fans,…
Mille Takes Endurance Crown
After three wins in three long-distance races Armand Mille was crowned V de V Challenge Endurance VHC Champion. The French driver, running his Chevron B21 as a member of Yvan Mahé’s Equipe Europe won the six hours of Magny-Cours with Maxime Guénat, then went on to win the 6 Hours…
ASAVÉ
After a timid re-start last year the Association Sportive Automobiles des Véhicules d’Epoque or ASAVÉ is coming back to life with more events in 2026. Under new management after the loss of their long-time President, the much-missed Alain Goupy, ASAVÉ has a five-event calendar planned for its two racing grids,…
American Gold for Lopez and Fässler
Gérard Lopez and Marcel Fässler won the HSR Classic Endurance Championship presented by Mission Foods with their nearly perfect HSR Classic winning record, taking six wins in just seven race starts. The pair sealed the Vintage Prototype/Sports Racer championship in 2025’s season finale Classic 24 Daytona with the duo’s third-straight…
Espíritu de Montjuïc
One of the first race meetings of the 2026 Season will take place at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya when Peter Auto teams up with Escudería Targa Iberia for the Festival de la Velocidad, Espíritu de Montjuïc on 27-29 March. For the second consecutive year, and four in the history of…