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The Flying Carrot – 700 and Counting!
Mister Formula Junior, Duncan Rabagliati celebrated his 700th race start at the Algarve Classic Festival (see report Page 36) in his trusty Alexis HF1 ‘Flying Carrot’. Having campaigned the bright orange front-engined Formula Junior since 1989, Rabagliati’s record adds up to an average of 20 starts per annum for some…
Transatlantic Racing
Following a successful collaboration at the 2023 Le Mans Classic, UK-based Prill Porsche Classics and Huffaker Motorsports, based in Sonoma California, have announced a “working partnership” that can make it easier for customers to participate in overseas events and save costs on support staff travel as well as shipping tools…
HTP Renewals
As the season comes to an end, it’s a good idea to check on your paperwork validity before you take your cars apart for a winter refresh, to be sure that you are ready to race again when next season starts, with no hold ups! Sarah Mitriké of the Formula…
London to Brighton Veteran Car Run
As an unseasonably mild London was still shrouded in darkness on the morning of Sunday 5 November when nearly 350 pioneering veteran cars and their crews, along with a large crowd of well-wishers and spectators, gathered in Hyde Park for the annual ‘Brighton Run’. It’s now 127 years since the…
Modena Cento Ore
Limited to one hundred teams in order to be able to use the best and most interesting venues and hotels and to keep the event cosy, the Modena Cento Ore changed departure point this year and began on 10 October from Orbetello in the Monte Argentario and visited Lazio, Umbria,…
The Badawi Trail to the Last Oasis
In the heart of the desert, where echoes softly wail, Vintage cars roar, on the Badawï Trail, In twenty twenty-three, under the sun’s fierce light, They race through time, in the golden night Keith ‘Mutchie’ Mutch Aqaba to Dubai The Badawi Trail (Badawi is Arabic for desert weller) wound its…
British Historic Rally Championship Carlisle Stages Rally – Chilman and Walsh Take British Title on Final Round
Hereford driver Roger Chilman and co-driver Patrick Walsh were crowned 2023 Fuchs Lubricants British Historic Rally Champions after taking their Ford Escort MKII to third on the Carlisle Stages Rally on 20-21 October. Chilman headed into the final round of the seven-round season with a slight advantage after three wins…
Carrera Panamericana – Tinged with Tragedy
The Carrera Panamericana has always been a challenging event requiring commitment and concentration to win. The 36th edition, illustrated that well, as it covered nearly 4,000kms, including 720kms of special stages distributed in 60 timed sections over seven days, with several changes of lead and nearly half of the field…
Tour de Corse Historique – Dumas Scores a Double but Celebrations are Subdued
For the past 23 years the Tour de Corse Historique has become an unmissable event for many historic drivers, some of whom have prestigious rally credentials and like to come and drive the mythical Corsican special stages. This year, the organisers received more than 500 applications and, in the end,…
FIA Trophy for Historic Regularity Rallies – XX Rally Costa Brava Històric
Belgians Yves Deflandre and Patrick Lienne (Porsche 911) have once again demonstrated their abilities and taken victory in the Rally Costa Brava Històric, their second consecutive triumph in the event, which in the case of Deflandre is also his fourth victory in the 20-year history of the rally. With their…
Algarve Classic Festival
The Algarve Classic Festival, season-closer for Masters, the HGPCA, the GTSCC and the FJHRA presented its competitors with a wild variety of weather conditions – from hot and sunny to ‘mildly moist’. Most of the precipitation was released over the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve on the Sunday, strangling much of…
Daytona Classic 24 – Europeans Top the Tables
Dominating victories, the usual dose of late-race drama and a rare double winning duo were among the highlights of a competitive ninth running of the Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Classic Daytona 24 Hour race on 1-5 November at Daytona International Raceway. After testing on Wednesday and a full schedule of…
Les 2 Tours d’Horloge – Victory for Team Rosbif Hyett
The weekend of 4-5 November saw the 17th running of the 2 Tours d’Horloge on the Paul Ricard circuit, the only historic competition in the world that runs over a period of 24 hours without interruption. The enthusiasm for such a race was confirmed by the ever-increasing number of crews…
Jerez Historic Festival
After a year off Circuito de Jerez-Ángel Nieto hosted the fourth edition of the Jerez Historic Festival on 21-22 October, organised by Scuderia Targa Iberia. Variable weather conditions prevailed, with drivers that arrived on Thursday encountering a howling gale and flooding on the circuit, with trees down on the motorway…
Touring Car Legends from the HSCC
The Historic Sports Car Club is launching a new series for 2024 for touring cars of the Group 2 era of the 1970s and the Group A cars of the later 1980s and early 1990s. The new series will be known as the Touring Car Legends. BMW M3s, Ford Sierra…
Gulf Historic GP and Dubai Classics
This year’s Gulf Historic Dubai GP Revival event will be more inclusive than ever with a new opportunity for Dubai’s local classic car owners to participate in ‘Dubai Classics’. Entrants’ cars will be on display in the paddock throughout the weekend and their owners are invited to take part in…
SVRA Releases Bumper 2024 Calendar
Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) has announced a comprehensive, 22-event race schedule for 2024, spanning the length and breadth of America and encompassing all the greatest US tracks. “I am excited about how our schedule has come together for 2024,” said Michael Printup, President of SVRA. “We have every corner…
Season Finale for the Big Open Single Seaters
The 29th season of BOSS GP came to a close at the 5.245-kilometre Mugello circuit in Tuscany on 6-8 October, highlighted by record spectator numbers and the premiere of the BOSS GP Show Runs for Formula 1 cars. Though it was the last round of the season the top drivers…
50 Years of Croix-en-Ternois Formula Ford Festival
On September 8-10 a special event, celebrating 50 years of the Croix-en-Ternois circuit in northern France saw a wide range of activities offered to a large number of spectators in summerlike conditions. The HVM-organised event featured freestyle motocross (FMX), motorcycle stunts, drifting and single-seater parades up to historic Formula 1,…
Good News From Christian Gläsel
After his frightening crash at the Spa Six Hours Meeting, we have news that Christian Gläsel is in good spirits and is expected to make a full recovery. He has asked us to convey the following message: “After my crash in the MEL qualifying at the Spa Six Hours race…