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The FIA Historic Motor Sport Commission 2023-2024
With the internal re-organisation of many of the commissions, committees and sub-commissions within the FIA it has been deemed practical to keep the 2023 Historic Motor Sport Commission in place until at least March when the World Council meets. The members, therefore, are all the same as last year…
Next Chapter for GTO Engineering
Enzo-era Ferrari specialist, GTO Engineering, has undergone a management buyout, with three long-term team members taking over the business. Following the sad death of its founder and owner, Mark Lyon in 2022, work has been underway to agree the long-term future of GTO Engineering. Two of the world’s most respected…
Montlhéry Celebrates its Centenary
The Linas-Montlhéry Autodrome took just six months to build and this year celebrates its 100th anniversary. Scene of many pre-war Grands Prix de France and a great number of speed records, almost 1,000 tonnes of steel went into its construction. It was known for its steep banking, which in places,…
2023 European Historic Rally Championship Prizegiving
Despite the fact that several of the protagonists of the European Historic Rally Championship did not take part in the last round in Greece (see our report on page 19 of the January/February 2024 issue), as the title in their Category was already decided, they attended the Gala that was…
Further Targa Troubles in Australia
After safety concerns led to the suspension of all tarmac rallying in the country by Autosport Australia in 2022 pending the publication of a set of recommendations for improving the safety of events and a revision of the regulations, Targa Australia, organiser of many major road rallies in Australia, has…
2024 FIA European Historic Rally Championship Season Unveiled
The 2024 calendar for the FIA European Historic Rally Championship has been announced (see our calendar pages this issue and on the HMRN website) and will feature nine events across Europe on both tarmac and gravel surfaces and visit seven countries next season. The series retains its points scoring system…
2024 Tour Auto
Entries are now open for this year’s Tour Auto, which will start in Paris on 22 April and this time, finish in the elegant seaside resort of Biarritz five days and 2000kms later. Every year, the Tour Auto is oversubscribed for a reason. It travels on some of the most…
The Roger Albert Clark Rally – McCormack makes it four as the stars falter
The 2023 edition of the Roger Albert Clark Rally, run on 23-27 November, was the best yet with a huge entry, massively increased spectator numbers and fierce competition across 350 miles in the forests of England, Scotland and Wales. The star names came and made their mark but, ultimately, it…
Land’s End to John O’Groats
After 1500 miles over five legs, from the southernmost tip of the UK, to its most northern, in 75 hours, the 2023 Land’s End to John O’ Groats Reliability Trial came to an end at a fine and sunny John O’ Groats in sharp contrast to the dire conditions the…
The 2023 East African Safari Classic Rally – ‘Italian Giraffe’ Amos wins Classic Rally
Sixty-three drivers from across the world battled in the 11th edition of the East African Safari Classic Rally (EASCR) that came to an end at Diamond Leisure Lodge in Diani, Kenya on December 18, the highest number of entries ever after 15 more were turned away by the Federation due…
HSR Classic Sebring 12 Hour
The eighth running of the Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Classic 12 Hour Sebring, Pistons and Props came to a conclusion on Sunday afternoon, December 3, at Sebring International Raceway after five full days of competition on the 3.74-mile road course and a fly-in of vintage aircraft. The 12 Hours of…
Iberian Historic Endurance – Showdown at Estoril
It has become a tradition that the final race of the Iberian Endurance season is a 250km enduro at Estoril, this year held on 2 December as part of the Estoril Endurance Festival. Qualifying for the race was close on a damp, then dry, track, with the top four separated…
Gulf Historic Dubai GP Revival
The third running of the Gulf Historic GP Revival at the Dubai Autodrome on 6-8 December proved to be the biggest and best to date, drawing in a record crowd of 18,000 spectators, 74 iconic race cars and a wealth of driving talent in a three-day weekend of historic motor…
HSR Launches new LMP Series
Officials from Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) and the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) have announced plans for a new series for current and previous-generation Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3) cars beginning in 2024. The series will be known as the HSR Prototype Challenge presented by IMSA. Events will be operated…
Italian Speed Festival
Canossa’s second Italian Speed Festival, held at the Misano World Circuit on 21-22 October, was a weekend of activities built around the automobile and the racing car in particular. The presence of clubs and race teams, areas dedicated to culture, including two concours, a Ferrari Poster exhibition, conferences on automobile…
Masters Historic F1 US Grand Prix Support Race
Canadian Cal Meeker converted pole position into two victories in the Masters Historic Racing series at the Circuit of the Americas on 20-22 October, in support of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix. In the first race, which featured a 31-strong grid made of up Masters 1966/1985 F1 cars…
HSCC 2024 Calendar
The Historic Sports Car Club has announced its 2024 provisional calendar as follows: 20-21 April Snetterton 18-19 May Cadwell Park 8-9 June Donington Park 13-14 July Brands Hatch GP 28-30 July Oulton Park Gold Cup 10-11 August Croft 23-25 August Silverstone Festival 12-13 October Silverstone National 2-3 November Silverstone Walter…
Races at the Members’ Meeting
Goodwood has announced an eleven-race programme for the 81st Members’ Meeting presented by Audrain Motorsports, which will take place on 13-14 April. Most of the favourites are back, including the S.F. Edge Trophy for Edwardian cars; the Parnell Cup for Grand Prix, Formula 2 and voiturette cars 1935-1953; the Graham…
New Race Series – Message from Jeff Moyes
There is an opportunity for an exciting new race series for period G (1966 – 1971) and period H (1972 – 1976) non turbo GT cars in 2024. Where are those Alfas, Porsches, Lancias, Chevies, Iso, Datsuns, De Tomaso, Alpines, Mercs and Ferraris etc. that have not competed in the…
ADAC 1000km Nordschleife
Launched just a few short years ago, this event is for drivers of Youngtimers who want to take up the challenge of racing for some 40 laps on the Nordschleife and is run as a points-scoring round of the ADAC Youngtimer Cup, though non-championship drivers are welcome to come and…