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Star-Studded Tractor Racing
The third day of the Rennsport Reunion saw a hotly anticipated Porsche tractor race, with speeds peaking at 15mph. Over the years, Porsche developed four engines, from one to four cylinders, and four models: the Junior, Master, Standard and Super. The Master is the one you’d want for racing. Despite…
Rétromobile to showcase MG
For the 100th anniversary of the MG marque, Rétromobile has teamed up with the British Motor Museum and MG Club de France to organise an exceptional exhibition tracing the history of the English marque with previously unpublished archives and vehicles never before seen in France. No fewer than a dozen…
Ice Driving
It’s the time of year when everyone starts thinking about ways to enliven the winter months. A popular solution to the off season blues is to go up to Scandinavia and slide around on frozen lakes or blast through snow-packed forests. For those with more limited time, Rallystory offers a…
FIA Job Vacancy
With the resignation of Louis Quiniou the FIA is advertising for a “Historic Technical Matters Specialist” who would be tasked with the “Follow-up of HTP applications from application to publication” and the “Update and publication of the Historic Technical Regulations (Appendix K to the International Sporting Code)”, along with various…
Goodwood Announces Can-Am Theme for Members’ Meeting
Set to be the loudest demonstration ever held at the Goodwood Motor Circuit, the 81st Members Meeting will be hosting a thunderous collection of Can-Am racing cars from 1966 to 1974 as one of the themes for the 2024 event. In the spotlight will be some of Can-Am’s most iconic…
Iberian Endurance at Estoril
The 50-minute Iberian Historic Endurance race closed the Estoril Classics meeting after a riveting qualifying that saw the Merlyn Mk4 of Carlos Barbot and Pedro Matos line up alongside the Porsche 911 3.0 RS driven by Bruno Santos. The second row was occupied by the two Ford GT40s, helmed by…
Formula One at the Estoril Classics
Always a highlight for the large crowds, a race for F1 cars of the pre-1986 era has long been a feature of the Estoril Classics meeting. Soheil Ayari lived up to his status as a serious professional driver at the wheel of the ex-Jarier/Boesel Ligier JS21 as he cantered away,…
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…