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SANTA POD'S 2012 DRAGSTALIA

A weekend of nostalgia at Santa Pod The 2012 Dragstalia meeting at Santa Pod, 14-15 July, will be a weekend of nostalgia with a mix of Classic Dragsters, Funny Cars, Altereds, Hot Rods and American Muscle.The fire burnouts, which delighted the crowds – and scared the insurers – in equal measure, will entertain once again. There will also be pre-1980s only RWYB sessions throughout the w...

DONINGTON HISTORIC FESTIVAL 2012

Historic motorsport timetable unveiled Donington Historic Festival has announced its 2012 timetable. The Festival takes place over the weekend 5-6 May and over 300 racing cars spanning the 1920s to 1980s are expected to take to the track.Everything from huge pre-War Bentleys and glamorous 1960s sportscars to thunderous Group C sportscars and classic Touring Cars will be out on the circuit, with an...

RALLYE MONTE-CARLO HISTORIQUE 2012

306 Cars for 15th Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique An astonishing 306 cars will line up for the 15th edition of the Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique, 29 January to 4 February 2012, making it by far the most popular winter event for classic cars.The secret lies in authenticity. Since 1911 men and women have battled their way across the Alps, lured on by the promise of high living and sunshine just t...

RACE RETRO 2012 PREVIEW

International Historic Motorsport Show 24-26 February Race Retro 2012 should be in every motor sport enthusiast’s diary, a chance to both socialise and catch up on the latest classic sporting developments. There will be four packed halls of exhibits that will include tributes to the Porsche 956, the famous Group C sports car, and the motor cycles of Honda Racing Corporation, both celebrating...

THE COMPLETE BOOK OF THE CORVETTE - EVERY MODEL SINCE 1953 BOOK REVIEW

Book ReviewThe Complete Book of the Corvette - Every Model Since 1953 The Chevrolet Corvette designed in glass reinforced plastic, under the direction of Harley Earl, was a typical product of the United States. Big, powerful, value for money, but not over endowed with good breeding or manners. From mild beginnings the Corvette has evolved over its fifty-nine years into the hairy-chested...

SANTA POD RACEWAY 2012

Santa Pod Raceway's 2012 schedule Santa Pod Raceway, the home of European drag racing, hosts over 50 events during the racing season.Races take place between January and November and include; national drag race meetings, classic car events, modified car shows, VW Beetle and Camper festivals, Japanese performance car events, specialist events, and public track days. Major events at Santa Pod are: ...

VSCC DRIVING TESTS BROOKLANDS

Brooklands hosts VSCC Driving Tests The VSCC, founded in 1934, boasts 7,500 members and organises 35 events a year, including race meetings, sprints, trials, hill climbs, road rallies and, oh yes, driving tests, the first of which for 2012 takes place at Brooklands this weekend on Sunday 29 January.Kevin Lee has devised a series of tests laid out around the Banking and, while marshals as ever are ...

TOUR DE BRETAGNE 2012

Classic car tour in Brittany The 5th Brit Assist and CMO Tour de Bretagne, organised by Classic Motoring Organisation, takes place on 22-23 June 2012.This is a tour for like-minded folk interested in touring with their classic cars, from the very old to the more modern classic roadster. The event is based at the Hotel l’Ocean in Concarneau overlooking the bay and navigation is by tulip-...

THE 12TH WINTER TRIAL 2012

2012 Winter Trial 29 January to 3 February Although somewhat overshadowed by Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique, the Winter Trial starts this weekend from Chateau St. Gerlach near Maastricht and is regarded as a much ‘harder’ event.As such it has still attracted ninety-plus entries, including some of Europe’s top regularity drivers and navigators. Gijs van Lennep/Iain Tullie will be t...

WIGTON MOTOR CLUB 2012

Wigton Motor Club’s Cross Border Speed Championship 2012 Brockbanks Solicitors will again sponsor the Cross Border Speed Championship run by Wigton Motor Club. For 2012 the best six scores will count from eight events, of which half come from each side of the Border and the rounds are equally split between hill climbs and sprints. There are classes for all types of car from standard road sal...

CROFT CIRCUIT'S 2012 SEASON GETS UNDERWAY

Jack Frost Stages Rally at Croft Circuit Croft Circuit’s motor sport season begins this Sunday, 22 January, with the Jack Frost Stages Rally.Organised by the Darlington & District Motor Club, this annual rally has attracted of 70 cars and includes three past winners in the line-up. In all competitors face eight competitive timed special stages held on a variety of configurations within t...

2012 LEGEND FIRES NORTH WEST STAGES RALLY

Over 80 entries for 2012 North West Stages With just over two weeks to go, the 2012 Legend Fires North West Stages already has over 80 entries and is the season opener for many championships, reports Lawrence Clift. Set on the Fylde coast on 3 and 4 February, this is the 15th running of the event which starts with 10 miles of stages on Friday night and includes two spectator stages on the lower pr...

THE HSCC'S 2012 FORMULA 3 SERIES

Historic Formula 3 will span twenty years The Historic Sports Car Club’s race programme will have its greatest Formula 3 element so far in 2012, reports David Addison, with the series spanning 20 years of the category and an involvement with the earliest Formula 3 cars from the 1950s.A celebration of Formula 3 was a focal attraction at Autosport International on Friday 13 January, as a host ...

HRCR OPEN DAY GAYDON

Open Day for historic rallying This Saturday, 14 January, is HRCR (Historic Rally Car Register) Open Day at Gaydon and is a must for all those with an interest in historic rallying. Best known as organisers of the British Historic Rally Championship, the Club also runs a series of non-competitive tours and monthly meetings around the country and has an ever-growing membership.The Open Day, however...

EXETER TRIAL 2012

The MCC’s 2012 Exeter Trial The Exeter Trial, first run in 1910 and organised by The Motor Cycling Club, takes place this weekend 6/7 January and includes Blue Hills Mine in Cornwall.Some 260 vehicles will be taking part including, naturally, around 100 motor cycles plus a host of classics mixed with some moderns. The Club recommends two spectator viewing points, both on Saturday: Fingle Bri...

HSCC AND SUPERSPORTS

Martini Trophy and International Supersports Cup link-up for 2012 The Martini Trophy and the International Supersports Cup will join forces in 2012 to create an even stronger race series for 2-litre sports-racing cars under the management of the Historic Sports Car Club reports David Addison.Following a meeting in London between Silvio and Angela Kalb from Supersports and Grahame White from the HS...

HISTORIC TOURING CAR RACE SERIES BROADENS ELIGIBILITY FOR 2012

Anglias and earlier Escorts eligible Following a successful inaugural series in 2011, the JD Classics Challenge for historic touring cars, organised by Motors Racing Legends, will broaden the eligibility of cars this year.The race series now welcomes entries from owners of touring cars which ran between 1966 and 1985 inclusive, as long as they comply with the correct period regulations for either ...

LONDON TO CAPE TOWN RALLY 2012

London to Cape Town Rally has Prime Minister’s support With less than a fortnight to go before the departure of the 2012 London to Cape Town World Cup Rally, competitors and organisers have been given a boost by a letter from 10 Downing Street. In it, the Prime Minister David Cameron expresses his delight in lending support to the rally: “To have overcome all of the challenges posed by...

VSCC 2012 CALENDAR

The VSCC 2012 calendar of events The Vintage Sports-Car Club’s calendar includes a programme of five Race Meetings, visiting venues in the Midlands, South Wales, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Norfolk. The ‘Spring Start’ meeting kicks off the season at Silverstone on 21 April and is supported by the Historic Grand Prix Cars Association (HGPCA) with their pre-’66 Grand Pri...

FRENCH REVOLUTION RALLY 2012

The French Revolution The 2012 French Revolution Rally, organised by Conquest Events, will run from 3 to 9 June in the Burgundy and Morvan regions of France.Starting from Fontainebleau the route winds it way gently through country lanes and pretty villages and, following a final exciting regularity section, the fortified town of Semur en Aussois will let down its drawbridge to welcome the ral...

HSCC 2012 CALENDAR

HSCC confirms 2012 meetings The schedule, which includes three headline weekend festivals, makes the 2012 calendar for the Historic Sports Car Club the best yet in the Club’s 46-year history. New for 2012 is a two-day meeting at Donington Park in March to start the season, while the headlining Silverstone International Trophy, Brands Hatch Super Prix and Oulton Park Gold Cup all retain...

FORTHCOMING EVENTS JANUARY 2012

Forthcoming Events January 2012 1 January New Years Day Gathering. Brooklands, Surrey. www.brooklandsmuseum.com 1 January The First Run. Charity classic car run, Buckinghamshire. www.magicofmotoring.com 6-7 January Exeter Trial. Classic reliability trial in the west country. www.themotorcyclingclub.org.uk 12-15 January Autosport International. NEC, Birmingham. ...

2011 LE JOG

2011 Le Jog 10-13 December Editor-in-Chief speaks from experience: You always know winter has truly arrived when crews don Arctic clothing and take their places on the far cliffs of Cornwall for the start of the Lands End to John o'Groats Reliability and Touring Trial, fondly known by one-and-all since 1994 as Le Jog.Four days of rallying in traditional style from one end of the country to t...

THE FIRST RUN 2012

The First Run 2012 charity classic and vintage car run Next year’s Magic of Motoring’s New Year’s Day run will start from the Red Bull Racing HQ in Milton Keynes and finish at Sywell Aerodrome, Northampton. The First Run raises funds for The Friends of the Walnuts and Mick Pacey of Magic Motoring is hoping to double last year’s generous figure.After being flagged off from R...

BERNIE - THE BIOGRAPHY OF BERNIE ECCLESTONE BOOK REVIEW

Book Review Bernie - The Biography of Bernie Ecclestone needs concentrated reading says Dave Williamson The above title could be misleading, since at the last count, there are at least four books available covering the life of Bernie. This one appears to have the subject’s approval since the back cover of my copy of the paperback carries the words: “Susan has written a...

2011 ROGER ALBERT CLARK RALLY PREVIEW

2011 Roger Albert Clark 2-5 December Now known by one-and-all as the 'RAC' or 'The Roger Albert' this very authentic recreation of seventies rallying, organised by De Lacy Motor Club, takes place this weekend in the forests of North Yorkshire and Scotland. Beginning at 17:34 on Friday, SS1 takes place within the grounds of Duncombe Park west of Pickering. Cars then head into Dalby for a pair of cl...

HRDC 2012 RACE DATES

HRDC announces its 2012 schedule Six race events feature on the Historic Racing Drivers Club’s 2012 calendar, featuring five race series: Touring Greats – pre-60 touring cars; Grand Touring Greats– pre-66 GT cars; TC63 – pre-64 touring cars; GTS65 – pre-66 GT cars; and MGB50 – pre-66 MGBs.HRDC founder and Race Director Julius Thurgood commented: "The...

2011 ROGER ALBERT CLARK RALLY STAGE AT CROFT CIRCUIT

2011 Roger Albert Clark rally stages at Croft Circuit A must for historic rally fans is Croft Circuit near Darlington, North Yorkshire on Saturday 3 December, when the Circuit plays host to two timed special stages of the 2011 Roger Albert Clark. The venue is also providing a major service area, enabling fans to get close-up as the cars are worked on.Expect to see World and British Rally...

12TH TRAVERSEE DE PARIS

Traversee de Paris – 8 January 2012 The 12th edition of Traversee de Paris, organised by the Association Vincennes en Anciennes, takes place on Sunday 8 January 2012 and it is expected around 500 classic and vintage cars, both four-wheels and two-wheels will take part.Along with the classic car enthusiast this is a welcome departure from the festive season for both the residents of Ile-de-Fr...

MASTERS HISTORIC RACING 2012 CALENDAR

Masters Historic Racing 2012 Ten events have been scheduled for the Masters 2012 series, taking place in six different countries and using eight Formula 1 circuits:The provisional dates are:March 9-10 - Goodwood (Track day)March 17 - Oulton Park, Masters RacedayApril 5 – Donington Test DayApril 9 – Snetterton, Masters FestivalApril 20-22 – Barcelona, Catalan Classic Festival...

THE 2011 SILVERSTONE AUCTIONS WALTER HAYES SALE

Silverstone Auctions’ final 2011 sale, The Walter Hayes Sale, takes place on Friday 4 November in The Wing centre at Silverstone Circuit, just ahead of the Walter Hayes Trophy weekend. This final sale of the year includes important and collectable motor vehicles, competition cars, modern exotica, motorcycles and collectors’ items.Entrance into Silverstone circuit will be free-of-c...

2012 BHRC CALENDAR

2012 calendar for the Dunlop/WONAGO MSA British Historic Rally Championship has been announced. Although the difficult decision was made to drop the Isle of Man Historic Rally from the main BHRC the event will remain as a round of the Water End Asphalt Cup, and is replaced in the main schedule by the return of the Harry Flatters Rally on Epynt.The BHRC has also extended the exclusive Dunlop tyre s...

2011 TRANSAT JACQUES VABRE OCEAN RACE

2011 Transat Jacques Vabre ocean race - Le Havre to Costa Rica The tenth edition of the Transat Jacques Vabres ocean race begins at 13:02 on Sunday, 30 October when 36 yachts, split into three classes, leave the port of Le Havre in France and head across the Atlantic Ocean, to finish in Costa Rica after approximately sixteen days at sea. The race has become something of a legend owi...

2011 LONDON TO BRIGHTON VETERAN CAR RUN

2011 London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 6 November Billed as the world’s longest running motoring event the 2011 London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, celebrating man’s freedom of the cursed red flag, kicks off from its traditional Hyde Park (Apsley Gate) start on 6 November at 07:02. Just three hours later the first car will cross the finish line on Madeira Drive, Brighton. Two things h...

18TH INTERNATIONAL WINTER CHALLENGE 2011

18th International Winter Challenge 20-24 November 2011 Why on earth would anybody want to forsake their warm and cosy home in November and drive an old car to Monte Carlo, some thirteen hundred miles away? Don’t ask me; all I can say is that along with our European Editor Peter Collins, yours truly will be one of seventy four crews setting out on the 18th International Winter Challenge to M...

2011 VSCC AUTUMN SPRINT GOODWOOD

2011 VSCC Autumn Sprint Goodwood 22 October Goodwood circuit is host for the final Speed event of the year for The Vintage Sports-Car Club and closes the Club’s Public Events for 2011. A Maximum entry of 102 cars has been accepted and includes VSCC Pre war cars, with classes for Eligible Post war racing cars, and 1950s Sports Racing and Sports Cars. Highlights include:10 Vintage (Pre 1930) A...

HSCC SILVERSTONE FINALS MEETING 2011

The HSCC Silverstone Finals Meeting 2011 This is a busy weekend for the Historic Sports Car Club, with races at Portimao in the Algarve at the same time as the ‘Finals’ on Saturday 22 October at Silverstone.The UK meeting is a one-day affair with morning qualifying followed by nine, 15-minute races to include: single-seaters, Guards Trophy and Historic Formula Junior; 70s Road Sports; ...

THE ESSENTIAL BUYERS GUIDE - PORSCHE 911SC BOOK REVIEW

Book ReviewEditor-in-Chief takes a look at The Essential Buyer's Guide - Porsche 911SC I like this 64-page pocket guide to buying a Porsche 911SC, even if does remind me of the I-Spy books of yesteryear. It's a well written check list that also serves as a reminder that owning one of these cars can be a risky business. And at just £9.99 you don't actually need to be buying a 911 to enjo...

2011 MINI BRITANNIA PREVIEW

Mini Britannia 14 October 2011, a one-day event catering for both Competition and Regularity contenders, starting and finishing in Llandudno.Cars varying from the David Betts/Susan Gledhill Ford Shelby GT350 to the Austin Allegro of Doug Dawe/ErnestWaldron will be competing on this inaugural Mini Britannia. Scrutineering takes place on the Thursday evening in the Victoria Centre car park where car...

HERO THROCKMORTON CHALLENGE 2011

This year’s HERO Throckmorton Challenge takes place on 15 October. The one-day event, part of the HERO Cup and also running as a round of the popular HRCR Clubman’s Championship, has already received seventy-nine entries.As last year, the whole event, consisting of fifteen special tests and a handful of regularities, is held within the immediate vicinity of this disused airfield near P...

LES DIX MILLE TOURS DU CASTELLET 2011

Les Dix Mille Tours du Castellet c’est ce week-end!Les Dix Mille Tours du Castellet auront lieu ce week-end les 7, 8 et 9 octobre. Déjà forte de ses six plateaux et de ses 600 voitures de Clubs, cette seconde édition s'est enrichie de quelques animations et exclusivités.La première et non la moindre sera la venue de la McLaren MP4-12C pour sa premièr...

CTCRC ROCKINGHAM MEETING PREVIEW

Roll Up For The Rockingham Classic A preview from Kerry Dunlop The Classic Touring Car Racing Club’s championships are bubbling up to the boil for the final rounds to be fought out on Sunday 2 October at Rockingham, near Corby. The Autoglym Post-Historic Touring Car Championship and the Hammerite Classic Group One Championship will be combined for the Club’s first race which will...

A PREVIEW OF THE 2011 COLIN MCRAE FOREST STAGES

A preview from Paul Lawrence on round seven of the Dunlop/Wonago MSA British Historic Rally Championship.For the first time, contenders in the Dunlop/Wonago MSA British Historic Rally Championship will compete over gravel stages in Scotland as the Championship makes its debut on the Colin McRae Stages on Saturday 1 October. The Aberfeldy-based event will now be the final round of the 2011 Champion...

SPA SIX HOURS QUALIFYING 2011

Ford GT40s top Spa Six Hours QualifyingFord GT40s fill the first five grid positions for today’s Spa Six Hours Endurance race, led by Wills/Twyman who are just 1.161s ahead of Voyazides/Hadfield, followed by Glasel/Kelleners in third while Wilson/Pearson headed Meins/Lillingstone-Price to fourth on the grid. The TVR Griffith of McInerney/McInerney and Griffiths starts sixth with two more GT4...

SPA SIX HOURS & F1 HISTORIC 2011 PREVIEW

If you think only one race takes place at Spa this weekend (24/25 September) you would be wrong. As well as the Spa Six Hours Endurance Race starting at 16:00 on Saturday there are a total of eleven supporting races that includes GP Masters, Pre-63 GT, Masters Sports Cars, Top Hat Masters and the Stirling Moss Trophy.Thursday is an open test day and Friday as usual is given over to qualifying. Sat...

MEMORY LANES .... REVISITED BOOK REVIEW

Book Review Joan Williamson recommends the new edition of Memory LanesFor those of you who enjoyed the first edition of Peter Robinson's book published in 2008, this new edition ‘Memory Lanes ..... revisited’ is something to look forward to. It will have more than 120 new pages with extra photographs, more road books and other special features.For anyone who took part in the Motoring N...

GOODWOOD REVIVAL 2011 PREVIEW

Goodwood Revival 2011 Preview Two things to remember: firstly, unless you already have a ticket, the nice girl on the gate will refuse entry; and second, visitors are under a moral obligation to dress in fifties/sixties style. The organisers claim the Goodwood Revival, first run in 1998, as the world’s most popular historic race meeting. Not sure what that means .... after all, Le Mans Class...

REDDITCH AND DISTRICT CAR CLUB OPEN EVENING

Redditch and District Car Club will be hosting an Open Evening on Monday 12 September at The Stag at Redhill, Alcester Road, Redhill, Alcester, B49 6NQ and where it is hoped Russell Brookes will be able to attend. The event, which will start at 19:30, is aimed at people who are interested in joining a motor club and becoming involved in club level motor-sport.During the evening short talks which w...

RACE & TRACKDAY DRIVING TECHNIQUES BOOK REVIEW

Book ReviewEditor-in-Chief takes a look at Race & Trackday – Driving TechniquesWhen this book arrived I was thinking: David Hornsey, another clever old git trying to impress. But I was wrong. This is a very well written race manual with the bonus that it is also a darn good read. It reminded me of my first time out, just another nervous eighteen-year-old busting to get on track, and...

PORSCHE CLUB GB CELEBRATES 50 YEARS

Porsche Club GB Celebrates 50 Years over the weekend 2-4 September 2011They say that the Porsche 356 was the first true sports car manufactured that could be used on a daily basis. They were simple in construction, economical, yet capable of covering long distances at high average speeds. And in 1948 when drivers still enjoyed the freedom of the European road network this was enough in itself to e...

CTCRC CADWELL PARK MEETING PREVIEW

Crucial Stage At Cadwell. A preview from Kerry DunlopThe Classic Touring Car Racing Club’s championships reach a crucial stage this Saturday, 3 September, when the Club’s penultimate meeting of the year will be fought out over the picturesque Cadwell Park circuit, near Louth in Lincolnshire.Qualifying takes place on Saturday morning and then the programme starts at 13:00 with a combine...

2011 OULTON PARK GOLD CUP PREVIEW

2011 Oulton Park Gold Cup 28/29 AugustThere is a cracking weekend of motor sport coming up this August Bank Holiday in the shape of the HSCC Gold Cup Meeting at Oulton Park. Saturday is given over to practice with racing on Sunday and Monday that includes the E-type Challenge, Historic Touring Cars, Legends Woodcote Trophy, Historic Formula Ford and the Legends Stirling Moss Trophy.Thirty-three Ja...

SHELSLEY WALSH THE BIG ONE 2011

Shelsley Walsh, which has been at the forefront of motor sport since 1905 is hosting its biggest meeting of the year this weekend (20/21 August) including a round of the MSA British Hillclimb Championship combined with the Midland Hillclimb Championship, and with conditions good we can expect to see records broken. Gates are open from 08:00 and runs begin at 00:30 on both days.Tickets:Saturday &po...

VSCC MALLORY PARK 2011

This Sunday, 21st August, The Vintage Sports-Car Club is holding its popular Bob Gerard Memorial Trophy Meeting at Mallory Park. Morning practice is followed by an afternoon of exciting motor sport where 190 drivers will take part in a series of races including, of course, the Bob Gerard Memorial Trophy. A number of young drivers are taking part during the day including 18-year-old George Diffey a...

PREVIEW OF THE 2011 ULSTER HISTORIC RALLY

A preview from Paul Lawrence on round five of the Dunlop/Wonago MSA British Historic Rally Championship. Following rave reviews for the 2010 event, contenders return to the Todds Leap Ulster Historic Rally over the weekend 19/20 August.The event marks the start of the asphalt element of the Championship and comes after four gravel rallies. The Antrim-based rally has attracted 48 historics which in...

CTCRC 2011 THRUXTON MEETING PREVIEW

Get set for thrills at Thruxton. A preview from Kerry DunlopThe Classic Touring Car Racing Club aims to provide thrills throughout its four championship races at the CSMA Truck Cup meeting at Thruxton Circuit this weekend 13/14 August.The race action starts on Saturday with a combined event for the Autoglym Post-Historic Touring Car Championship and the Hammerite Classic Group One Championship. Wi...

39TH AVD-OLDTIMER-GRAND-PRIX PREVIEW

39 AvD-Oldtimer-Grand-Prix 12-14 August 2011The Nurburgring, or to be more precise the Nordschleife, has to be the most iconic race track in the world. Last year Retro-Speed paid its twenty euro to realise the dream and blast around the 20.8km circuit. Luckily we picked a good day and had the place pretty well to ourselves, and it was dry!First thing that hits you is just how easy everything is. P...

YORKSHIRE REVIVAL RALLY 2011

Yorkshire Revival Rally 27/28 August 2011 Many thanks to Brian Cope for bringing the Yorkshire Revival Rally 2011 to our attention. Run by the Ilkley and District Motor Club this is a traditional historic road rally that also caters for modern cars, and harks back to the good old ‘Motoring News’ days with special tests, including some forestry during Saturday afternoon followed by a ni...

CTCRC 2011 PEMBREY RACE MEETING

Double dose for PembreyKerry Dunlop previews the Classic Touring Car Racing Club’s 2011 Pembrey race meetingMotorsport enthusiasts will be flocking to Pembrey circuit, near Llanelli this weekend 30/31 July for a double dose of delight: the BARC National Championship race meeting will incorporate the Welsh Classic Motor Show.The Classic Touring Car Racing Club returns to action hot on the hee...

PREVIEW OF THE 2011 HARRY FLATTERS HISTORIC RALLY

A preview from Paul Lawrence on round one of the Water End Properties Asphalt Cup which will run on the SGC Printing Harry Flatters Historic Rally on Sunday, 31 July.Although not a full round of the Dunlop/WONAGO MSA British Historic Rally Championship, the event will be contested by crews chasing the asphalt element of the BHRC. The Harry Flatters starts the asphalt part of the season, with event...

CROFT NOSTALGIA WEEKEND 2011

The Croft Circuit will be hosting its second Nostalgia Weekend for historic motor racing during the weekend of 6-7 August.Alongside the track action expect to see more than 400 classic cars representing 60 marques; a hundred military vehicles and aircraft; and of course Jaguar E-type owners will be out in force as the model celebrates its golden anniversary.Organised by the high-profile Historic S...

SCOTTISH SPEEDFAIR & CLASSIC FESTIVAL 2011

The sixth Scottish SpeedFair & Classic Festival at Knockhill takes place on Sunday 31 July. Expect to see some exceptional entertainment, cars from the 1920s through to the 1970s will be on display, including a 1950 Bentley Brooklands.Alongside 250 show cars a comprehensive classic competition schedule is planned, featuring racing, rallying, and autotests. In addition, the Fife circuit will ho...

SILVERSTONE CLASSIC 2011 SPECIAL PREVIEW

Silverstone Classic 2011 Special PreviewRetro-Speed the free on-line historic motorsport magazine will be reporting from the 2011 Silverstone Classic (22-24 July). The organisers claim Silverstone Classic 2011 is ‘the world’s biggest classic racing festival’ and with 1,010 drivers, 22 races, 15 categories and over 1,,030 total entries including 124 Formula 1 cars, 30 Group C prot...

PREVIEW OF THE 2011 SWANSEA BAY HISTORIC RALLY

A preview from Paul Lawrence on round five of the Water End Properties Gravel Cup which will run on the Pro-Art Signs Swansea Bay Historic Rally on Saturday (16 July).Although not a full round of the Dunlop/WONAGO MSA British Historic Rally Championship, the event will be contested by crews chasing the gravel element of the Championship. Following the opening four gravel rounds of the BHRC, the Gr...

MASTERS SILVERSTONE CLASSIC 2011 PREVIEW

David Addison reports stunning grids are expected for Masters Historic Racing at the 2011 Silverstone Classic (22-24 July).Masters Historic Racing has been overwhelmed by the support of its competitors for the races at the Silverstone Classic later this month. Each of its three races is better supported than ever before, illustrating the popularity of Masters Historic Racing, despite the curr...

CHELSEA AUTOLEGENDS 2011 PREVIEW

The organisers have been overwhelmed by the public response to Chelsea AutoLegends as classic cars are set to take over the South Grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea on Sunday, 4 September.Following the inaugural event in 2011 the idea has become very popular and close to 200 entries have already been confirmed. As well as Ferraris, Porsches, Maseratis and Lamborghinis, there will be examples of...

39TH AVD-OLDTIMER-GRAND-PRIX NURBURGRING 2011

The Nurburgring is gearing itself up for the 39th AvD-Oldtimer-Grand-Prix due to take place over the weekend 12-14 August.It is expected that 60,000 sports car fans from around the world will be at the ‘Ring’ on Friday when the racing takes off with the AvD-Historic-Marathon. By popular request from many of the competitors this race has been extended by half-an-hour to four hours, and ...

HERO AND PANERAI CLASSIC YACHTS CHALLENGE COWES 2011

A Classical CombinationSixty classic cars and sixty classic yachts combine in Cowes on the Isle of Wight during the 2011 Panerai British Classic Week (16-23 July). During the week-long regatta, which includes some of the world’s finest vintage and classic yachts, Cowes Yacht Haven will also be the start venue for this year’s HERO’s Summer Classic Reliability Trial & Tour on T...

ROSS TRADERS HISTORIC TOUR 2011

Ali Green and Mick Briggs start number one in their Riley Elf on this year’s Ross Traders (9 July), ahead of Martin Neal and Richard Dix in the familiar Ford Escort Mexico, with the Mercedes 280 SL of Ian Crammond and Nigel Raeburn just behind. And that's how they could finish! Although Howard Warren/Guy Woodcock, Jon Wood/Kevin Savage and Roger Bricknell/Ryan Pickering may have other ideas....

VSCC PRESCOTT HILL CLIMB 2011

VSCC Prescott Hill Climb 6/7 August Billed as 'the' weekend of the year, this very popular meeting has attracted over 260 pre-war cars. Practice is on the Saturday and timed runs Sunday, when there will also be the annual bike races up the hill in the morning.We have noticed a welcome increase in trade and autojumble stands recently and this will continue with the 'village' operating through both ...

CLASSIC ENDURANCE RACING AT IMOLA 2011

Classic Endurance Racing 2011The third round of the Classic Endurance Racing will be held on the Imola circuit on 1/2 July, back again with their modern Le Mans Series counterparts. After a race in Spain during the Dix Mille Tours de Navarre and a Belgian challenge at the very first Spa Classic, the endurance stars will battle it out on one of the major circuits in the history of motor sport.The I...

2011 RONDE DU VENTOUX OPTIC 2000

The third edition of the Ronde du Ventoux Optic 2ooo, a biennial event, takes place this weekend (25/26 June).This two-day rally will see 80 cars on the famous hill climb of Mont Ventoux, a 50-kilometre loop with 5 climbs to the summit. Cars leave at 10.00am Saturday to tackle Mont Chauve for the first of the day’s three climbs and on Sunday there will be two complete loops with the highest ...

MG LIVE SILVERSTONE 2011

MG Live Silverstone 2011 - The worlds biggest MG Event. Silverstone is going to be inundated with MGs this weekend 24-26 June when the MG Car Club takes over the Northampton circuit for three days of celebration. This is a real family day out, with displays, a fun fair, exhibitions of driving skill with Russ Swift, and perhaps most enjoyable of all, an action-packed race meeting that includes the ...

SILVERSTONE AUCTIONS AT 2011 SILVERSTONE CLASSIC

Silverstone Auctions will hold its first dedicated automotive auction on July 23 during the Silverstone Classic race weekend. There are a number of significant lots for auction. Retro-Speed’s test driver Ed McDonough was able to sample some of them at a recent Silverstone media day.The Formula One car which took James Hunt to his very first F1 victory will come under the hammer. The Hesketh ...

2011 YPRES HISTORIC RALLY

The 19th Ypres Historic Rally, a round of the FIA European Historic Sporting Rally Championship takes place this weekend (24/25 June) starting and finishing in the small village of Boezing close to Ypres in Belguim.One-hundred-and-nineteen drivers, including Boucles de Spa winner Stefaan Stouf, and Lancia Stratos owner Steve Pere, will be up against the likes of Marc Duez and Jimmy McRae fighting ...

GRAND PRIX DE L'AGE D'OR 2011

Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2011This weekend, 25/26th June, sees the 7th edition of the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or, organised by Patrick Quiniou and taking place at Circuit Dijon Prenois in France.The two days of racing include HGPCA, U2TC and a round of the 1,000kms series for pre-1972 sports cars, supported by The Italian Historic Car Cup, FIA Lurani Trophy for Formula Junior, SuperSports Cup for Can...

CHOLMONDELEY PAGEANT OF POWER 2011 PREVIEW

Rally Editor Lawrence Clift reports on the press day of a very Popular Pageant. Click to view images If Justin Law, driving a Lancia Delta integrale, is anything to go by, then this year’s Cholmondeley Pageant of Power (15-17 July) is going to be another awesome event. Star cars include the legendary Auto Union D-Type from 1938, one of the few iconic German ‘Silver Arrow&rsqu...

CTCRC AT 2011 AUTOGLYM CLASSIC FESTIVAL MALLORY PARK

Magic Motorsport at Mallory Kerry Dunlop previews the Classic Touring Car Racing Club’s 2011 Mallory Park race meeting Mallory Park will echo to the sound of motorsport legends this weekend (18/19 June) during the Autoglym Classic Festival when the CTCRC will run its own race championships; four races from Alfa Romeo Owners Club series; and the Lansdowne Classic motorcycle series.The biggest...

2011 GRANDE PREMIO HISTORICO DO PORTO PREVIEW

2011 Grande Premio Historico do Porto 17-19 June Seems every weekend we have another major classic motorsport festival in Europe …… This time the action moves to northern Portugal where The Masters is organising two days of racing around the streets of the second largest city, Porto, situated on the River Douro and just inland from the Atlantic coast.Friday 17 June is given over to f...

CLUB LOTUS SHOW AND FESTIVAL 2011

The 29th annual Club Lotus Show and Festival takes place at Donington Park on 13/14 August. The Show is the biggest and best attended indoor Lotus Show in Europe and regularly attracts over 5,000 enthusiasts from all around the world. Hundreds of Lotus cars will be displayed both inside the hall and on the many club stands outsideIn addition to the modern and historic car displays, trade stands an...

2011 GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED PREVIEW

Retro-Speed will bring you all the classic motorsport action from the 2011 Goodwood Festival of SpeedAt least eight of the twelve current F1 Teams, including Red Bull, Scuderia Ferrari and McLaren will be at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed beginning 1 July, plus over sixty top drivers: current stars Jensen Button, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, Nico Rosberg and Heikki Kovalainen; and ‘gold...

BROOKLANDS DOUBLE TWELVE 2011

Brooklands Double Twelve Motorsport Festival 2011Final preparations for The Brooklands Double Twelve Motorsport Festival on the 18/19 June are near completion, and with over 200 cars entered for the Brooklands Sprint and the Driving Concours makes this year’s event the biggest motoring competition held at Brooklands since 1939. Organised by the Brooklands Museum in association with the Vinta...

TOUR BRITANNIA 2011 PREVIEW

Tour Britannia 16-19 June. Ken Davies previews Tour Britannia 2011This year's Tour Britannia race/rally event has assembled a glittering array of cars and an intriguing route in record time - less than nine months after its last running, in September 2010.The organising team led by the redoubtable Alec Poole, supported by Fred Gallagher, Grahame White and Andy Gibson, all successful competit...

HSCC SNETTERTON 2011 AUTOSPORT 3 HOUR

HSCC 2011 Autosport 3 Hour Race Meeting Snetterton 11/12 JuneSpectators at the Historic Sports Car Club-organised Autosport 3 Hour Race Meeting at Snetterton are guaranteed two days of top quality classic motorsport around the new 300 circuit, with a seventeen race programme that includes a grid of 29 cars lining up for the 3 Hour endurance - the HSCC Guards Trophy Race, on Saturday afternoon. Can...

HARNESSING POWER - THE PAT MOSS CARLSSON STORY

Book ReviewEditor-in-Chief takes a look at Harnessing Horsepower: The Pat Moss Carlsson StoryI own a copy of Pat’s own original autobiography: The Story So Far. It describes in detail and over some two-hundred-and-sixteen pages how she and co-driver Ann Wisdom moved up through the ranks of international rallying, beginning with an MGA and Morris Minor until, in August 1960, and now promoted ...

VSCC CADWELL PARK 2011

The VSCC’s 2011 Vintage Sports Car Festival Cadwell ParkOn Saturday 11 June the Vintage Sports-Car Club returns to Cadwell Park, a circuit that by its very nature suits cars of this era. The programme is as follows:-Vintage Racing Cars – 8 laps for the John Holland TrophyFront-engined Pre-1961 Racing Cars - 10 laps for the Shuttleworth, Nuffield and Len Thompson Memorial trophiesStanda...

BENTLEY DRIVERS CLUB TO CELEBRATE AT SILVERSTONE

The Bentley Drivers Club will celebrate its 75th anniversary at Silverstone over the weekend of 13/14 August 2011. This is the Club’s 62nd consecutive annual Silverstone meeting.Along with all types and age of Bentley, many other marques will also feature and this year the Club’s founder will be honoured by the holding of the Keston Pelmore Memorial Race.In addition the weekend will fe...

CHARLES JARROTT COMMEMORATION RUN

The first motor races in Britain will be celebrated on Sunday, 5 June 2011 with The Charles Jarrott Commemoration Run. De Dion Bouton Club UK will be commemorating this historic event by recreating the 1987 run from Whitehall to Richmond Park, and then onto Brooklands where an original Victorian De Dion Bouton Trike will be placed on loan to the Brooklands Museum for a time.There will be 30 De Dio...

59TH COPPA INTEREUROPA MONZA

59th Coppa Intereuropa Monza 3-5 June 2011It's the turn of Italy this weekend to host a festival of classic motor sport. The 59th Coppa Intereuropa; a three-day event held at Monza and featuring rounds of the FIA Historic Formula One Championship, the U2TC GT and Sports Car Cup, a round of the Historic Formula 2 Championship, the 1,000km Challenge and the HGCPA Phil Hill Trophy. Friday is given ov...

SEVERN VALLEY NATIONAL HISTORIC RALLY 2011

Severn Valley National Historic Rally 2011. Paul Lawrence on what to expect from the fourth round of Dunlop/WONAGO MSA British Historic Rally ChampionshipA fabulous 70-car entry will gather in Builth Wells on Saturday (4 June) The final gravel rally before the summer break and a switch to asphalt will pit crews against classic Welsh forest stages at a time when the overall title contest is buildin...

MALTA - FESTIVAL OF SPEED

Malta – Festival of SpeedOwing to the cancellation of the 2011 Valletta Historic Grand Prix the organisers have arranged a full day of competitive driving on Sunday 22 May at the Malta Drag Racing Association’s strip at Hal Far, close to Malta’s international airport.Participation is 25 euros per car and driver, spectators 3.50 euros. The event is open to all pre-1976 cars, or la...

HRDC MALLORY PARK

The HRDC features at the Motors TV Live event at Mallory Park On Spring Bank Holiday Monday the Historic Racing Drivers Club will be organising two races for classic enthusiasts. The Touring Greats, including the ‘XKteers’, will be a 45-minute race with pit stops and feature a variety of cars, including the Victoria Beever Rover 105, the Borgward Isabella belonging to Gavin Watson, Ste...

2011 RALLY SHOW CORNBURY

The 2011 Rally Show Cornbury 14/15 MayThis is really easy. Cornbury. A stately home within a stone’s throw of Charlbury in Oxfordshire (OX7 3EH) is hosting this year’s Rally Show. That means hundreds of rally cars, old and new, on stage and stationary. WRC through to Historics. Plus a host of famous drivers. Trade stands and music. If you have rallying in your blood, Rally Show Cornbur...

BARC WEEKEND BRANDS HATCH

BARC Weekend Brands Hatch 14/15 May 2011This weekend the Classic Touring Car Racing Club returns to Brands Hatch ‘Indy’ circuit with an exciting two-day series of races, kicking off at 14.00hr on Saturday with the Autoglym Post Historic Touring Cars Championship, where the fight will continue between the Escort of Mark Lucock, David Howard’s mighty Jaguar XJ12 and the ultra rapid...

MANX CLASSIC 2011

Mike Archer is on the Isle of Man for the 2011 Manx Classic 28-30 April With all the events on closed public roads the Manx Classic starts in Douglas with sprints starting from the grandstand 18:00 to 21:00.Friday is out into the hills at Sloc, a very quick hill – take the A36 out of Port Erin, Starts 09:15 to 16:30.Saturday starts just out of Ramsey (09:15 to 16:30) and takes in the famous ...

2011 BRITISH HILL CLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP PRESCOTT

2011 British Hill Climb Championship Prescott 30 April/1 MayThe first round of the 2011 British Hill Climb Championship this weekend at Prescott should prove very interesting as heavy rain showers are forecast for Saturday, giving way to clear blue skies on Sunday. Also, taking place at this meeting will be the second round of the Midland Hill Climb Championship and the Paul Matty Sportscars ...

DONINGTON HISTORIC FESTIVAL 2011

Donington Historic Festival 30 April/1 MayWith more than 300 cars involved Saturday kicks off with qualifying through till 14:45 then, after a short break, the Motor Racing Legends Pre-War Sportscars take to the track for their ‘Mad Jack’ 45-minute race. This is followed by the first of the 25-minute HSCC Historic Formula 2 races. The RAC Woodcote Trophy for pre-1956 Sportscars runs fo...

PIRELLI HISTORIC RALLY 2011

Pirelli Historic Rally 30 April 2011. Paul Lawrence on what to expect from the third round of the Dunlop/WONAGO MSA British Historic Rally ChampionshipContenders in the Dunlop/WONAGO MSA British Historic Rally Championship head north on Saturday, where the tremendous challenge of Kielder forests awaits the crews. While the Kielder stages are very different to the Welsh forests, home to the opening...

THE 2011 MCC LANDS END TRIAL

2011 Lands End Trial 22-23 April The Lands End Trial organised by the Motor Cycling Club is a truly classic event, comprising 18 challenging hills and most unsuitable for vehicles!The line up consists of over 290 competitors, from Motor Cycles, some with side cars, to all shapes and sizes of motor vehicles from Reliant Kittens to MGBs and DellowsThe event starts in Bridgwater on 22 April at 20:30 ...

MASTERS 2011 TOP HAT SNETTERTON

Masters 2011 Top Hat race meeting Snetterton ‘300’The Masters Top Hat action-packed day of classic racing at Snetterton (celebrating its 60th anniversary ) this Saturday, 23 April follows the usual format of morning qualifying and an afternoon of short and sharp races except, that is, for the one-hour Pre-66 Touring Car endurance and the ninety-minute marathon for Gentleman Drivers.In ...

2011 HSCC EASTER RACE MEETING THE WOLDS TROPHY

The 2011 HSCC Wolds Trophy Meeting, Cadwell Park 24-25 AprilThe Historic Sports Car Club’s Wolds Trophy Meeting this Easter Sunday and Monday at Cadwell Park celebrates sixty years of Formula 3 and many former F3 racers from the 60s will be attending as competitors vie for the Justin Haler and Phil Robinson Trophies.The busy two days include a whole bundle of twenty-minute races for Classic ...

2011 VSCC SPRING START SILVERSTONE

2011 VSCC ‘Spring Start’ race meeting Silverstone The Vintage Sports-Car Club ‘Spring Start’ or to give it its correct title, the GP Itala and Lanchester Trophies Meeting, takes place this Saturday, 23 April at Silverstone and includes the HGPCA race for Pre-1966 Grand Prix cars. Star entry is the famous Ferguson P99, driven in period by Sir Stirling Moss and Graham Hill an...

CTCRC 2011 SNETTERTON RACE MEETING

A preview of the CTCRC 2011 Snetterton race meeting from Kerry DunlopSpeedy Saloons at SnettertonAfter an encouraging start at Oulton Park the Classic Touring Car Racing Club moves on to Snetterton this weekend, 16-17 April, for its second meeting of the season. This will be an exciting event for all the drivers who will be racing for the first time on the new, Jonathan Palmer-planned Snetterton 3...

2011 HISTORIC F2 SEASON STARTS AT HOCKENHEIM

The 2011 Historic Formula 2 Championship gets underway at Hockenheim this weekend, 16-17 April, when more than half-a-dozen potential race winners will be on the grid for the opening two races, writes David Addison.A highly encouraging 20-car field will gather at the German Grand Prix venue for the double-header within the Hockenheim Historic in memory of Jim Clark. The championship, managed by th...

2011 LIEGE ROME LIEGE REVIVED

The 2011 Liege Rome Liege rally has been revived and is being organised by Classic Events of The Netherlands. The 2011 Liege Rome Liege Regularity Rally is scheduled to depart the famous Palais des Princes Eveques in the Belgium town of Liege on 28 August and head via the Stelvio and Gavia Passes to finish in Rome, after six days driving, on Friday 2 September.As with all rallies organised by...

ESPIRITU DE MONTUIC - CATALUNYA CLASSIC REVIVAL 2011

Espiritu de Montjuic - The 2011 Catalunya Classic Revival 8-10 April The old Montjuic or ‘Magic Mountain’ race track, situated close to Barcelona, has long since been replaced by the modern Circuit de Catalonia, but this weekend the soul of yesterday returns with the Espiritu de Montjuic or Catalunya Classic Revival. Whilst the two days of serious competition takes place courtesy of th...

BRITISH DRAG RACING - THE EARLY YEARS BOOK REVIEW

Book ReviewEditor-in-Chief takes a look at British Drag Racing – The Early YearsIt seems everywhere I go the name Sydney Allard crops up. In 1949 he won the British Hill-Climb Championship, six months later he finished third at the famous Le Mans endurance race, followed in 1952 by an outright victory on the Monte Carlo Rally. Although he derived his income selling new and used Fords from hi...

3RD FLYING SCOTSMAN 2011

3rd Flying Scotsman Rally 2011The third Flying Scotsman, organised by the Endurance Rally Association, starts on Friday 1 April at 08:00 from Brooklands in Surrey and heads via the Cotswolds and all points north to finish in Edinburgh at the Dalmahoy Hotel from 17:30 on Sunday 3 April.The very respectable eighty-seven car entry, all pre-1940, and headed by Bert Kersten and Bert Van den Dool in the...

2011 FIA EUROPEAN HISTORIC SPORTING RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP

2011 FIA European Historic Sporting Rally Championship The FIA European Historic Sporting Rally Championship is reserved for drivers and co-drivers registered for the Championship and for cars with a valid FIA Historic Technical Passport. Categories are as follows:-Category One – Road legal cars built between 01/01/1931 and 31/12/1957 plus homologated Touring and Grand Touring cars registere...

BRITISH HISTORIC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP

A preview of round two of the Dunlop/WONAGO MSA BHRC from Paul Lawrence The 2011 Dunlop/WONAGO MSA British Historic Rally Championship will be back in Wales on Saturday 2 April for round two, the Bulldog Historic Rally.Once again, a superb field has been assembled for the historic rally, including the appearance of former WRC ace Francois Delecour in a Porsche 911 to celebrate the start of th...

TECHNO CLASSICA ESSEN 2011

Techno Classica Essen 2011Mercedes will be celebrating 125 years of the automobile at the 2011 Techno Classica Show at Essen in Germany. Eleven hundred exhibitors from thirty countries will be making this the European meeting place for all things ‘classic’ between 30th March and 3rd April.The ticket prices seem unnecessarily confusing but include: a Premium Preview Ticket for preview/p...

THE 2011 BULLDOG RALLY

The 2011 Bulldog Rally 2 April The Bulldog Rally or to give it its full, posher title, The International Rally of North Wales is also a round of the MSA Dunlop WANAGO British Historic Rally Championship and takes place on Saturday 2 April.Rally HQ is Welshpool Livestock Sales, north-east of the town on the A458, where Spectator Packs can be purchased during Friday for £20 which include...

2011 HSCC SEASON OPENER DONINGTON

HSCC Season Opener DoningtonThis Sunday, 20 March, Donington sees the first HSCC meeting of the season. It’s a packed day of seven twenty-minute races and one of forty minutes, starting at 13:00 with 70s Roadsports and concluding with The Guards Trophy. Qualifying begins as from 09:00. The weather forecast is for early mist soon turning to long sunny intervals and wait for it, no rain.On Thu...

MASTERS RACE DAY OULTON PARK

The Masters Race Day, Oulton Park 12 March 2011This is shaping up to be a great start to the season with opening rounds of the Gentlemen Drivers Pre-66 GT Cars, Pre-66 Touring Cars, Oldies But Goodies 50s Saloons, 1970s Celebration Race, World Sportscars and Formula Ford 1600 taking place. Expect close racing around the undulating Cheshire circuit.The single day format means qualifying before...

MID-WALES STAGES 2011

Mid-Wales Stages 2011The Rally Marketing Mid-Wales Stages, organised by Newtown & District Automobile Club takes place this Sunday, 6 March, using the gravel roads that surround Theatr Hafren near Newtown, Wales. This, the opening round of the Dunlop/Wanago MSA British Historic Rally Championship, incorporating the HRCR Historic Cup, has attracted some 75 entries including recent Legend Boucle...

GREMLIN RALLY 2011

The Old Forge Garage Gremlin Rally 5-6 March 2011 One of the greatest ever, no nonsense, night road rallies, the Gremlin Rally, run by Brecon Motor Club and with a new team of organisers, takes place this weekend over maps 160/161/147 with first car leaving from Brecon Golf Club around 22:30.Retro-Speed favourite is Bob Gibbons in his trusty Cortina with Stuart Cardell on the maps. Go f...

RETRO SHOW 2011 AT SANTA POD RACEWAY

The Retro Show at Santa Pod Raceway 2011A show with a difference. Those attending the Retro Show at Santa Pod Raceway 2-3 July can elect to drive their classic down the famous Santa Pod drag strip. Or, if you prefer, park up and enjoy watching the 3rd round of the European Sports Compact Drag Racing Championship supported by various demonstration runs. As well as club displays there are plenty of ...

POPPY RALLY 2011

2nd Poppy Rally 18-20 March 2011The second edition of the Poppy Rally, organised by Clerk of the Course, George Mullens on behalf of the Classic Rally Association, takes place in Belgium between 18-20 March.The compact route designed in conjunction with Ypres Motor Club offers a weekend of competitive but enjoyable rallying with many varied regularities and special tests. Already sixty-five crews,...

RALLYE SUNSEEKER 2011

Rallye Sunseeker 2011Retro-Speed will be reporting the Rallye Sunseeker Historic 25-26 Febuary. The Historic section includes Retro-Speed contributors Richard and Liz Pugh in their MGB who are taking on Graham Goodall and Peter Gilbert in the Austin Healey we last saw on the Wales Rally GB National. Gordon Cameron and Sheila Grimshaw will be hoping for a better result after The Wyedean where the p...

2011 LEGEND BOUCLES DE SPA

Retro-Speed daily classic motor sport news will be reporting the Legend Boucles de Spa when things get under way next Thursday 17 February, between 11:00 and 22:00, with scrutineering at the Marquee, Place Royale 39, Spa. The next morning cars begin the reconnaissance run from 09:00 with further scrutineering opportunities until 16:00.The first car leaves the official start from Place Royale in Sp...

CATALUNYA CLASSIC REVIVAL 2011

Retro-Speed daily classic motor sport news and previews. The inaugural Catalunya Classic Revival 8-10 April 2011 features a full weekend of historic motorsport organised jointly by Masters Historic Racing and Spanish event promoter, Jesus Pozo.Grids include: Grand Prix Masters, Masters Sports Prototypes, World Sportscar Masters, Gentleman Drivers GT Pre 66 and Pre 66 Touring Cars.Interserie R...

WYEDEAN FOREST RALLY 2011

Team GMF Wyedean Forest Rally 12 February 2011Team Retro-Speed will be reporting the 2011 Wyedean Forest Rally where, on Saturday, 180 cars will start on this very popular event, organised by the Forest of Dean motor Club and won last year by Steve Perez in his modern Ford Focus. Once again, however, ‘historics’ will feature strongly with the Escort Mk11 of Nick Elliott leading the pac...

BENTLEY DRIVERS CLUB 75TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR

2011 sees the Bentley Drivers Club 75th Anniversary Year.This is a Club that knows how to have a good time. Things kick off with a special Britain by Bentley Tour, taking in only the best of venues and starting with a gala dinner at the famous Savoy Hotel in London. The Annual Concours takes place in June where, no doubt, more bubbly will be consumed than petrol, and that’s saying something,...

2011 VALLETTA GRAND PRIX

2011 Valletta Grand Prix, Malta 20-22 May Retro-Speed will be reporting this entertaining and enjoyable three days of historic motor racing where competitors are given the freedom of the city for two days. Malta is the most friendly of islands with a wonderful climate so whether you wish to race or just soak up the atmosphere make a date to visit the Valletta Grand Prix.For mo...

15-50 NOVEMBER SUN RUN 2011

15-50 November Sun Run 2011 - Champagne to the Alpen Pass. Organised by the Auto Club Eclance the event runs from 1-4 November A classic car challenge for cars built up to 1981 with signing on and pre-event dinner in Eclance on Monday, 31 October. This fifth running of the event will cover new routes over the mountains of the Alsace and Vosges before crossing into Germany.Tuesday – A f...

TIME ATTACK 2011

Time Attack 2011 has announced its calendar for the year. The series of seven events will take on six circuits between April and September.Antonio and Dominico Giovinazzo of Team 3G S Motorsport will once again be contending their Alfa Romeo 155 Turbo 8v. Saturday 16 April Oulton Park 'Island' Circuit Sunday 15 May Knockhill CIrcuit Saturday 25 June Brands Hatch ...

TOUR BRITANNIA 2011 ROUTE NEWS

Tour Britainnia 2011 Route News HQ for this year's event, 17-19 June, is the Celtic Manor Hotel near the Severn Bridge - start and base for two nights. Take your golf clubs.Tour Britannia will then take in:-Pembrey Race Circuit; The home of Welsh motorsport.Epynt; Known by one-and-all. Two smooth stagesCaerwent; 11-mile stage being tackled twice. Very tight and fast.Por...

INTERNATIONAL WINTER CHALLENGE 2011

International Winter Challenge 20-24 November 2011At last we have details of what looks like becoming our event of the year. Those of you who took part in the original Philip Young-inspired Monte-Carlo Challenges should be lining up at the door of the Classic Rally Association, cheque book in hand, because this real corker of an event, with its route put together by Keith Baud, is sure to be overs...

HSCC EVENTS 2011

HSCC Events 2011The Historic Sports Car Club provisional timetable for 2011: 20 March Donington 24-25 April Cadwell Park 14-15 May Silverstone International Trophy 11-12 June Snetterton ‘Autosport 3 Hour’ 1-3 July Brands Hatch Super Prix 22-24 July Silverstone Classic 6-7 August ...

RED KITE HISTORIC STAGES 2011

Red Kite Historic Stages 2011The Red Kite Historic Stages. Forty miles of stages organised by Amman and District Motor Club in the Eppynt area of Wales on 23 January. Competitors are advised to carry a ‘spill’ kit capable of absorbing 1.25 litres of vehicle fluids. Also they must be aware of Blue Book 48.1.10 re side windows and 48.1.12 re mud flaps.For more information go to: ww...

AUTOSPORT INTERNATIONAL 2011

Autosport International 2011The pre-season Autosport International Racing Car Show takes place between 13-16 January at the NEC near Birmingham.Classics on display include a Le Mans Silk Cut Jaguar XJR9; an early pre-production Jaguar E Type; and a Maserati 250F due to appear at the Silverstone Classic Race Meeting. Also of interest will be the Sydney Allard V8 Chrysler Dragster, now fully restore...

MCC EXETER TRIAL

The Motor Cycling Club's Exeter Trial 7/8 January 2011. Spectating at Fingles Bridge and Simms Hill. Simms Hill is considered the most difficult of MCC events; slippy, slimey, rutted and to top it all a spring at the summit for good measure. Thrills and spills guaranteed.Full details of the Exeter Trial and other MCC events at: www.themotorcyclingclub.org.uk...

MASTERS HISTORIC RACING EVENTS 2011

Masters Historic Racing Events 2011The ambitious Masters Historic Race Series for 2011 gets under way over the weekend 18/19 February with two track days at Goodwood followed by Oulton Park on 12 March, including races for World Sportscar Masters and Gentlemen Drivers along with Top Hat series.Then it’s off to Barcelona over the weekend 8-10 April for the Catalan Classic Revival. Snetterton ...

PRESCOTT EVENTS 2011

The Prescott Speed Hill Climb major 2011 eventsBritish and Midland Hillclimb Championship - 30 April/1 MayLa Vie en Bleu (French Weekend) - 28/29 MayMidland Championship - 25/26 JuneVintage Weekend 6/7 - AugustBritish and Midland Championship3/4 - SeptemberPrescott Classic - 1/2 OctoberMore at: www.prescott-hillclimb.com...

RETRO-SPEED TRACK TEST - LANCIA LC2

Retro-Speed Track Test - Lancia LC2Starting 2011 as we mean to go on our first track test, compiled by Ed Mc Donough and Peter Collins, will appear shortly. This Group C Lancia LC2, chassis number 003 was driven to victory at the Spa 1,000km in 1983 by Wollek, Baldi and Ricardo Patrese....

VSCC PUBLIC EVENTS CALENDAR 2011

VSCC Public Events Calendar 2011How do they do it? Everywhere we look there is another event connected with the VSCC.Retro-Speed will be at the informal gathering at Much Marcle on New Year’s Day followed by the Driving Tests at Brooklands on 9 January.A new season of racing begins with the ‘Spring Start’ meeting at Silverstone on 23 April. Things move on to the enjoyable, inform...

NICK MASON AND MARK HALES DVD

Nick Mason and Mark Hales DVD: Passion for Speed - Ferrari EnzoRetro-Speed has now enjoyed viewing the latest 90-minute DVD from the Mason/Hales production stable. Mark Hales is a well established driver, having won races in a variety of cars across Europe, including Le Mans Classic, while Nick Mason is respected by one-and-all as a serious collector of ‘real’ classics.The d...

RACE RETRO 2011

Race Retro 2011We’re looking forward to Race Retro 2011, where for three days beginning 25 February, Stoneleigh in Warwickshire becomes the epicentre of classic motorsport.This year the organisers are turning their attention to the Jaguar E-Type, celebrating its 50th birthday. Early examples of this masterpiece-in-design offered great value for money but the author remembers clearly just how...

LEGENDARY CIRCUIT SERIES 2011

Legendary Circuits Series 2011During 2011 my namesake, …… Pieter Bakker, is once again organising a series of track meetings at well-known race circuits around mainland Europe beginning with an open pit lane track day at the 4.352 mile Circuit Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday 19 March.Race drivers and enthusiasts alike are welcome, no licence is required, just a crash helmet. ...

THE SILVERSTONE CLASSIC RACING CLUB 2011

The Silverstone Classic Racing Club 2011Be more involved with the action at the 2011 Silverstone Classic by joining the Silverstone Classic Racing Club. For an annual membership fee of £75 single, or £125 family membership.A wide range of discounts are available including 25% on ticket prices, 10% discount on merchandise, exclusive use of the Classic Racing Club Pavilion and Gran...

BROOKLANDS CLASSIC BREAKFAST 2011

Brooklands Classic Breakfast 2011 Make a date in your diary to be at the first Brooklands Classic Breakfast on 23 January.Pre-1973 cars enter through the Campbell Gate while spectators park nearby in the main visitor area. The Classic Breakfast, including entry, is a very modest £13.00 and is served between 08:00hr and 10:00hr. Naturally, the Museum will be open. For those with a prior...

BHRC 2011 REVISED CALENDAR

BHRC heads for Colin McRae Stages The Dunlop/WONAGO.com MSA British Historic Rally Championship will head to Scotland in 2011 with the announcement that the Colin McRae Stages (Saturday 1 October) will replace the Trackrod Historic Cup in the schedule for the coming season.As part of the BHRC's on-going consultation process with crews, and following an end of season poll, the 2011 Championship wil...

LE JOG RALLY 2010

2010 Le Jog Rally, 4-7 December Winning Gold on the Land’s End John O’Groats Reliability Trial is as good as it gets in the rallying world. That’s why you should be there on the 4 December, ready to battle it out in your pre-1984 MG, Jaguar or Mercedes driving from Cornwall, via deepest Wales and Yorkshire to the northern tip of Scotland in just three-and-a-half days, and a...

SILVERSTONE CLASSIC 2011

Silverstone Classic 22-24 July 2011 The three-day festival known as the Silverstone Classic will be celebrating its 21st birthday in 2011 with a full programme of historic racing. Already included are championship rounds for F1, Grand Prix Masters and Group C (ex-Le Mans cars) as well as the RAC Tourist Trophy Race. Air displays, car clubs, loud live music and a funfair will all add to the p...

RALLYE DES ALPES 2011

2011 Rallye des Alpes -the 53rd edition takes place on 3-8 July There is no better rally organiser than John Davenport, and when he gets together with Robert Rorife to run a week-long event through the Swiss Alps and Italian Dolomites you just know it’s going to be special.The 2011 Rallye des Alpes leaves from Lausanne on Monday 4th July and after following Lac Leman heads up thro...

ROGER ALBERT CLARK RALLY 2010

Roger Albert Clark Rally, 26-29 November 2010If you like your motorsport dirty then the Roger Albert Clark Rally 2010, is the event for you. And don’t forget the thermals, survival rations and wellies ’cos there’s bad weather promised from our friends in Scandinavia. We have the snow chains packed, just in case.Route and ScheduleThe action begins at Pickering Showground on Friday...

BHRC CALENDAR 2011

The BHRC calendar retains the same mix of eight events, five gravel and three asphalt, counting towards the 2011 Dunlop/WONAGO.com MSA British Historic Rally Championship.THE FULL CALENDAR:Sun 6 March; Mid Wales Stages (gravel)Sat 2 April; Bulldog Rally (gravel)Sat 30 April; Pirelli Historic Rally (gravel)Sat 4 June; Severn Valley Stages (gravel)Fri/Sat 19/20 August; Ulster Historic Rally (asphalt...

NEC CLASSIC CAR SHOW

The Footman James Classic Motor Show, NEC Birmingham, 12-14 November 2010 There is something slightly depressing and T. S. Eliot-ish about the NEC classic car show. Maybe because it signals the advent of winter or it could be the location, Birmingham, that’s depressing in itself. Whatever, the plain fact is nothing changes, it’s expensive and us Brits, when compare...

GRAND PRIX HISTORIQUE DE PROVENCE

The fourth edition of the Grand Prix Historique de Provence takes place 30-31 October at Circuit Paul Ricard HTTT. This is the final meeting of 2010 organised by Patrick Quiniou for PMOrganisation which includes its own series: the Challenge Historique Endurance, a 3-hour race for Prototypes up to 1971, GTs and TCs up to 1976 and Group 1 and Group 3 up to 1978; the SC and ...

LONDON TO BRIGHTON

London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, Hyde Park, London - Sunday, 7 November 2010 One can only imagine the atmosphere that pervaded the area around Central Hall, London on that wet and foggy morning on 14 November 1896 as thousands watched and waited in the streets, while at a special celebration breakfast held within the Metropole Hotel a jubilant Lord Winchilsea tore apart a red flag. And how...

HRCR SCENIC TOURS

The Dean and Marches area of the Historic Rally Car Register are running the Autumn Leaves Scenic Tour on Sunday 7 November 2010. The first car will start at 10.00hr from The Angel Inn, Grosmont near Pontrilas, Herefordshire. The route will cover approximately 100 miles in the Black Mountains, Wye Valley and the Royal Forest of Dean with the finish at the Speech House Hotel near Coleford...

MASTERS TOP HAT RACE SERIES

Mallory Park Top Hat Race Day The Masters will be at Mallory Park on Sunday, 24 October 2010 with morning qualifying and then a series of races beginning with the Clothcaps and XK Challenge at 12.55, followed by Pre-1966 Touring Cars, Oldies but Goldies, Stars of the 70s/Touring 70s and finally, race five, for Allcomers. The forecast is for sunny intervals.More information on The Masters Series at...

HISTORACING FESTIVAL LEDENON

The European Editor is off to report on the Historacing Festival 2010 from Ledenon 23/24 October 2010. He certainly gets all the good jobs as the circuit is in southern France not far from Marseille, so guaranteed sunshine. Joking apart, this is going to be an exciting weekend of classic motorsport with three hundred cars entered: HGPCA F1, Endurance GTSCC, GT/Tourisme and a round of the Italian H...

ADAC WESTFALEN TROPHY

ADAC Westfalen Trophy Nurburgring 22/24 October 2010 Organiser MSC Bork e.V will be running a two-hour race over the Nordscheife circuit for cars competing in the Classic Trophy on Sunday 24 October. Saturday will include races for the Alfa Romeo Challenge, Belgium Historic Cup, Special Touring Car Trophy, Abarth Coppa Mille, British Car Trophy and NSU TT Trophy.Sunday starts with ...

CASTLE COMBE

The Stroke Association Supercar Saturday at Castle Combe 23 October 2010. Support the Stroke Association and have a good day out at Castle Combe where around thirty supercars including Ferrari 360 Fiorano, Maserati Gransport, TVR, Porsche 911 Carrera, Ultima Spyder and Dodge Viper will be on hand to whizz you around the circuit in return for donations starting at £20 per ride.Strokes affect ...

ILLUMINATIONS RALLY

Over the weekend 23/24 October 2010 the enthusiastic members of the Morecambe Car Club will once again be running their Illuminations night rally through the tight and twisty lanes of Cumbria and Lancashire. First prize is the Veedol Cup while cars entered in the Historic Category will also be competing for their own awards.Entry fee is £75 and navigation is straightforward, while the 160-mi...

MAROC CLASSIC

Maroc Classic 12-19 March 2011 The message from the organisers of the 18th Maroc Classic is ‘Action behind the wheel, luxury each night’. The fun starts in Morocco and takes crews, via seven legs and nineteen regularities, visiting Rabat, Tangiers, Fes, Boumaine Dades and Ouarzazate before finishing in Marrakech after covering more than 2,000km. Eligible cars for the Maroc Cl...

RALLYE MONTE-CARLO HISTORIQUE 2011

Rally Monte-Carlo Historique 26 January-2 February The regulations for the 2011 Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique have just arrived. Starting points now include: Glasgow, Warsaw and Marrakech, while the final leg will begin directly from Casino Square. Entries open 6 September, all cars will carry a GPS device and the entry fee for a crew of two is set at 4,000 Euro. This includes three nig...

LIEGE ROME LIEGE 2011

Liege Rome Liege 18-25 June 2011An exciting edition to the never-ending crowded classic rally calendar, the 2011 Liege Rome Liege, with a route of 3,890km, will pass through five countries starting and finishing in Belgium. All special stages exceed 10km and take place on closed roads. There are two categories: 'Speed' for experienced drivers holding a sporting licence and 'Regularity' where ...

HSCC SILVERSTONE

HSCC Championship Finals Silverstone (NN12 8TN) 9 October 2010. A packed day of classic motor racing with qualifying all morning followed by a programme of nine races beginning at 13.15hr and including The Derek Bell Trophy, Guards Trophy, Historic Touring Cars and 70s Road Sport. Weather forecast is reasonable with the possibility of fog.Admission £10.00Children under 15 are freeM...

ASTON MARTIN OWNERS CLUB

The Aston Martin Owners Club Championship Meeting, the last of the season at Donington Park (DE74 2RP), 9 October 2010. The last AMOC race meeting of the season will include the Aston Martin GT4 Challenge of Great Britain, Pre War Team Challenge, AMOC Intermarque and the Pirelli Ferrari Open. Weather: cloudy with some sunshine and twenty-one degrees. Sounds good.Tickets £12.00Children under ...

DIX MILLE TOURS

The inaugural Dix Mille Tours, 8-10 October 2010, will take place on the Paul Ricard HTTT circuit, celebrating forty years of the Castellet.There will be five grids: Classic Endurance Racing; Trofeo Nastro Rosso; Sixties Endurance; F3 Classic; and Group C. The Sixties Endurance race will see Roland Urban once again in the Jaguar XK140 he drove on the first Trophee de Provence at Paul Ricard in 197...

ALGARVE HISTORIC FESTIVAL

The Algarve Historic Fesitval, 15-17 October 2010, kicks off on the Friday with free practice followed by qualifying which continues through Saturday morning. Afternoon races includes rounds of F5000; Pre-war Motoring Racing Legends; and the Stirling Moss Trophy over two hours. Sunday is the big day and includes races for FIA Formula 1; World Sportscar Masters; U2TC Pre-1966 Touring Cars (six...

WALES RALLY GB NATIONAL

2010 Wales Rally GB National - 13/14 NovemberThis National B status event, run over two days in conjunction with the main WRC event, offers a maximum 40 crews sixty-five stage miles for £575 all in. Start and overnight halt will be at Builth Wells with the finish in Cardiff, on the main podium.Longest Saturday stage is Crychan with 15.6 miles of mixed asphalt/gravel, while on Sunday, Resolfe...

VSCC SEE RED DONINGTON

VSCC SeeRed Race Meeting - 2/3 October 2010 - Donington Park, DE74 2RPThe VSCC continues its busy season with the SeeRed Race Meeting at Donington over this weekend. Racing for most categories takes place on both days with Saturday including the two-hour VSCC Team Relay Race. Sunday will feature the second of the 1950s Sports Racing Cars and Pre-1960 Racing Cars. The 1980s and 90s Grand Prix ...

ROGER ALBERT CLARK RALLY 2010

The Roger Albert Clark Rally 26-29 November 2010 will include stages in Dalby, Ae and Newcastleton adding up to a total distance through the forests of 170 miles, some at night. Sunday will be the toughest day with seventy-one miles of stages. Expect Escort domination with an outside chance for Steve Perez in the magnificent Lancia Stratos if it can hold together.For more information: www.ro...

LIEGE-BRESCIA-LIEGE

The Liege-Brescia-Liege rally is planned for 15-24 July 2011 For those wanting to experience European-style rallying without the pressure, the LBL 2011 is the event for you.Open to vehicles up to 1500cc the 3,336km route starts from and returns to Liege in Belgium via a ten-day epic journey through Germany, Austria, Italy and Slovenia, taking in many of the famous landmarks, motor museums and moun...

MWS AT BEAULIEU

The friendly MWS wheel and tyre specialist and competitor support team will be at Beaulieu International Autojumble 11/12 September 2010 and where better to relax and discuss wheel restoration and tyre supply for next season? They will also be at Donington 2/3 October for the VSCC SeeRed At 70 Race Meeting where a wide selection of vintage tyres from the Blockley range will be available for supply...

OLLON-VILLARS HILL CLIMB

5th Ollon-Villars Historic Hill Climb, SwitzerlandIf you happen to be in Switzerland during the weekend 18/19 September 2010 we thoroughly recommend this sporting venue featuring over two hundred vehicles. Ollon, a classic Swiss village enjoying a wonderful mountainous backdrop, is situated just a few kilometres from the main E62 motorway, near Aigle.For more information: www.ollon-villars.com...

RACING AT DONINGTON PARK

Donington roars back to life this weekend 4/5 September 2010 with the Masters Historic Racing Festival and includes races for GT and touring cars, saloons and 1970s Formula One cars.All spectators have paddock access and this is the first time cars will be seen on the new circuit.Kevin Wheatcroft, Chairman of DPR says: “I can think of no more suitable event to coincide with our re-opening ce...

RALLYDAY AT CASTLE COMBE

Castle Combe hosts the 10th anniversay Rallyday on Saturday 18 September and the organisers have confirmed that works driver Jari-Matti Latvala, BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team, will be driving Ken Block’s Monster World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC.Also, Skoda UK will be making its first appearance at Rallyday with Guy Wilks driving the Skoda Fabia S2000 as seen on the 2010 FIA ...

OULTON PARK GOLD CUP MEETING

Oulton Park's Gold Cup Meeting this Bank Holiday weekend 29/30 August 2010 is a must. Weather forecast – Sunny with showers.Two days of classic motor sport supported by demonstrations from Group B rally cars and Group C Le Mans sports cars. Stirling Moss will be on track during Monday and there are 900-plus classic cars attending.Gates open 07.00hrRacing begins 12.00hr Saturday and Sund...

THE CLASSIC CAR SHOW

The Footman James Classic Motor Show at the NEC, Birmingham 12-14 November 2010 The number one UK classic car show including: autojumble, cars for sale, club stands, auction, restoration sessions and live stage. One ticket also allows entry to the Classic Bike Show and MPH Show, but Top Gear Live is extra.For more information plus ticket prices call: 08712301088 or go to: www.necclassi...

HSCC AT GOLD CUP MEETING

The HSCC at Oulton Park Gold Cup 29/30 August - Little Budworth, Tarporley, Cheshire, CW6 9BWBank Holiday ‘classic’ motor sport weekend featuring Formula 5000/Formula Two Derek Bell Trophy Race. Also includes Group B Rally cars and 30-Year Celebration of the Audi Quattro. All being well Sir Stirling Moss will drive in the Legends race on Bank Holiday Monday. ...

ALFA ROMEO WEEKEND

The 2010 Alfa Romeo Owners Club National Weekend, 21/22 August Shelsley Walsh Hillclimb, Worcestershire, WR6 6RPGates open at 08.30hr on Saturday with practice throughout the day and a parade of cars during the lunch break. All tickets have been sold for the evening celebration dinner. On Sunday timed runs begin around 10.00hr with the National Concours, judging led by Nikki Perry, taking pla...

DONINGTON GETS GREEN LIGHT

Following FIA track inspection it’s thumbs up for the Masters Historic Race Meeting at Donington Park 3-5 September.As well as action packed racing, on the Sunday a parade will take place of cars from the Donington museum....

ULSTER HISTORIC RALLY

The 2010 Dunlop/WONAGO.com MSA British Historic Rally Championship continues with the Ulster Historic Rally during the weekend of 20/21 August. This is the sixth of eight events, the second asphalt rally of the season, and the Championship's first visit to Ulster. This will be another tough event, coming a month after the annual foray to the closed public roads of the Isle of Man. W...

ASTON MARTIN RACE MEETING

The Aston Martin Owners Club Race Meeting at Oulton Park near Winsford, Cheshire 21 August.An exciting day of racing is guaranteed at this friendly, north of England circuit. Main event will be the 90-minute GT4 Endurance race supported by rounds of the AMOC Championships for Classics/Historics and the Pirelli-sponsored series for Ferrari Formula Classic. The programme ends with a dedica...

MONTEREY MOTORSPORTS REUNION

The Mazda Raceway, Laguna Seca, California will be hosting the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion on 12-15 August.Features ten-lap races for just about everything including 1959/75 Grand National Stock Cars and 1966/83 Formula One. Dan Gurney will be guest of honour at the Saturday Picnic.For more information go to: www.mazdaraceway.com/ ...

BENTLEY DRIVERS CLUB AT SILVERSTONE

The Bentley Drivers Club Annual Race Meeting at Silverstone this Saturday 7 August, offers a full day of close competition for a modest £8.00.Highlights of the day for Bentley fans will be Events 4 and 6, the Scratch and Handicap Races, both of which include all manner of Bentley from the earliest Le Mans-style 3 litre of 1923 through to the latest 6 litre Bentley GT. Oth...

NOSTALGIC WEEKEND FOR HSCC

HSCC at the Croft Circuit Nostalgia Weekend 7/8 August - Dalton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, DL2 2PLGoodwood goes north. Sixteen-race programme with a retrospective atmosphere. Saloon, sports, GT and single-seater cars spanning four decades from the 1940s to 70s. They even have a Jim Clark driving a Lotus Cortina. What more can you ask? In advance On the day Saturday £...

RALLYDAY CASTLE COMBE 2010

Rallyday, 18 September - this annual get together at Castle Combe Circuit in Wiltshire goes from strength to strength. Continuous track action plus a whole host of side shows, demonstrations and trade exhibitions make this a great day out and it’s much better organised than Chatsworth, It clashes with the Goodwood Revival but some say that’s no bad thing.Tickets in advance &p...

HARRY FLATTERS HISTORIC RALLY

The SGC Printing Harry Flatters Historic Rally will run as a round of the Waterend Asphalt Cup on Sunday, 1 August. Though not a full round of 2010 Dunlop/WONAGO.com MSA British Historic Rally Championship, the Epynt event is a round of the mini-series of asphalt events run under the BHRC umbrella.As well as the recent Isle of Man Historic Rally other rounds of the Waterend Asphalt Cup include the...

GOODWOOD REVIVAL 2010

Probably the most exciting and most expensive weekend of classic motor racing in the world, Goodwood Revival 17-19 September, offers in return a terrific fifties’ atmosphere through all three days that’s very hard to beat.Friday is set aside for qualifying, so plenty of time here for shopping and admiring the serious collection of important aircraft. Saturday sets the scene; every...

BEAULIEU INTERNATIONAL AUTOJUMBLE

The organisers of the Beaulieu International Autojumble, 11-12 September, claim it is the biggest European autojumble. Have they ever been to Padua? Over 2,000 stands with classic car parts, accessories, literature and clothing. On the Saturday Bonhams auction includes a 1927 Bentley 3 litre Red Label Short Chassis Tourer by Vanden Plas, whilst Sunday offers amateur autojumblers the oppo...

HELLO FROM SILVERSTONE CLASSIC

The Silverstone Classic 23-25 July, Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TN It’s going to be a great three days of racing with something for everyone including: Grand Prix Masters; HSCC Big Engine Touring Cars; Pre-63 GT Cars; Masters WSM 1964-1974; and the Abarth 500 Celebrity Challenge. Friday is mostly about qualifying so here is the chance to walk the 3.1 mile circuit and c...

PEKING TO PARIS

On 10 September 2010 one hundred and four intrepid motoring adventurers will set out from Beijing and follow the Great Wall across China before tackling the Gobi Desert, Inner and Outer Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Tashkent, Uzbekhistan, Iran, Turkey, Greece and Italy on their way to Paris where they will cross the finish line, outside the offices of the 'Le Matin' newspaper, thirty-six days l...

LE MANS SERIES

The Autosport 1,000km of Silverstone, England 10-12 September Expect an exciting race that includes Nigel Mansell, Alan McNish and Giancarlo Fisichella driving the latest sports racing cars in the British round of the Le Mans Series.More at www.lemans-series.com...

PRESCOTT HILL CLIMB

Prescott Hill Climb, Gloucestershire, England 7/8 August Organised by the Vintage Sports-Car Club this is the most popular weekend of the year. Prescott cleverly retains its pre-war Brooklands-atmosphere whilst at the same time allowing all classes of car, including moderns, to compete on the famous hill. Take a picnic.More information at http://www.prescott-hillclimb.com/...

COPENHAGEN HISTORIC GRAND PRIX

Denmark 7/8 August - Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix Tom Kristensen and Jackie Oliver will be among a host of star drivers appearing at this very popular event, that takes place under the shadow of the Carlsberg Museum, and features everything from touring cars, racing cars and even the Ferrari Challenge. They will also be celebrating Alfa Romeo’s Centenary with a special exhibition...

CASTLE COMBE ANNIVERSARY

The Diamond Anniversary Meeting, Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England - celebrating sixty years on 31 July/1 August. A classic weekend of racing that includes rounds of the HSCC and Masters Series.For more information: www.castlecombecircuit.co.uk...

LE MANS CLASSIC

Dorothy previews the 'Classic' version If you are thinking of going to Classic Le Mans, 9-11 July, you had better hurry up and book a hotel/ferry crossing. Already rooms within a thirty mile radius are sold out but we hear that there is limited accommodation at Campanile in Alencon, approximately forty-five minutes’ drive away. Sea France still has space on its Dover-Calais route. Alte...

BHRC FIFTH ROUND

Round five: Isle of Man Historic RallyThe 2010 Dunlop/WONAGO.com MSA British Historic Rally Championship switches to asphalt for round five, the Isle of Man Historic Rally on 9/10 July.The challenging closed public roads of the island always make up one of the most spectacular events of the season and with extra championship points available on this round, there is everything to play for as the le...

HSCC HISTORIC SUPERPRIX

The HSCC is at Brands this weekend 3/4 July with a full weekend including all rounds of their Championships, headed by the FIA Historic Formula One race. Brands Hatch is celebrating fifty years of the Grand Prix ‘loop’ with many old names popping in to say hello including Keith Greene, Roy Pierpoint, David Piper, Chris Lawrence and Hugh Dibley. Wonder if they will play Radio Carol...

GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED

The F1 Paddock is billed to include up to six of the current Grand Prix teams along with their star drivers, including Jensen Button, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso, while Jackie Stewart, John Surtees, Jack Braham and Damon Hill will also be on hand for signatures.Meantime The Cathedral Paddock is devoted to super cars both old and new, and the Cartier Lawn is given over to the wo...

PRESCOTT MIDSUMMER SPEED FEST

Prescott Midsummer Speed Fest. 26/27 June 2010 - Prescott, Gloustershire, GL52 9RD Possibly the most evocative and relaxing motor sport venue in the world, Prescott, home of the Bugatti Owner’s Club, nestles among the rolling hills of Gloucestershire, a stone’s throw from Cheltenham and could be fairly described as Brooklands but in the country. Stroll the paddock...

CLASSIC TEAM LOTUS FESTIVAL

Sunday, 20 June - Snetterton, Norfolk, NR16 2JUFollowing a full day of racing on Saturday, the Classic Team Lotus Festival takes over to create a very special Sunday meeting for Lotus enthusiasts. Thirty-five Lotus Grand Prix cars representing all eras will be on track and fans will also have the opportunity of watching current Lotus drivers, Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen, demonstrate th...

CLASSIC DATES USA

JUNE11-13 June – Road America Vintage Motorcycle ClassicElkhart Lake, Wisconsinwww.roadamerica.com12 June – Ault Park Concours d’EleganceCincinnati, Ohiowww.ohioconcours.com/20 June – Iowa Corn Indy 250Newton, Iowa www.indycar.com/ 27 June – Dana Point Concours d’ EleganceDana Point, Californiawww.danapointconcours.org/ 27 June – Palo Alto Concou...

BHRC FOURTH ROUND

Round Four, Dunlop/WONAGO.com MSA British Historic Rally Championship The Championship continues on Sunday 20 June with the Rally Marketing Mid Wales Historic Stages.Despite coming at the busiest time of the calendar, a strong field will tackle the classic stages of Hafren and Myherin as used on Wales Rally GB in November. The rally also marks the end of the first batch of gravel rallies in ...

HSCC AT SNETTERTON

The Historic Sports Car Club's Autosport 3 Hour race meeting - Guards Trophy rules, Snetterton 5/6 June Thirty-six GT and Sports Racing cars will contest this 3-hour endurance race on Saturday in front of guest of honour, Peter Sutcliffe, who was a runner-up in the 1959 event.Up to three drivers per car and two compulsory pit stops mean drama throughout the race. Also on the Saturday tw...

CLASSIC CAR SHOWS THIS WEEKEND

Enfield Pageant of Motoring - 29-31 MayEnfield, Middlesex, EN1 3PL Huge classic vehicle show and autojumble. Sixty classic car club displays.Tel: 0208 367 18982nd National Two-Stroke Rally - 30 MayThe Heritage Museum Gaydon, Warwickshire, CV35 0BJSponsored by the Trojan Owners Club - 10.00hr - 16.00hrEnter your own two-stroke/car/van/lorry/motorcycle.£5.00 on the daywww.heritage-motor-c...

BHRC THIRD ROUND

Round Three, British Historic Rally Championship The Severn Valley Historic Challenge, 5 June, features a compact route using the Royal Welsh Showground as its base. Stages include Radnor, Crychan and Halfway as used on World Rally GB.Apart from the host of Escorts, driven by Will Onions, David Stokes, Jeremy Easson, Chris Brown and Richard Egger, there is a chance to see Peter McDowell in hi...

CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS FOR MCC

Exeter Trial Centenary Celebration 28/29 May A chance to enjoy a not too demanding trial where nostalgia perhaps outranks the competitive element and at the same time celebrate the centenary of the MCC Exeter Trial of 1910.The total route of 280 miles uses old trial hills and although some of the surfaces have been improved over the years they are just as steep. The route will be in two sect...

RALLY SHOW CHATSWORTH

Today Retro-Speed spoke to Malcolm Neill, organiser of the two-day Rally Show Catsworth, 5/6 June, for an update. Three competitive stages for both modern and historic rally carsPrecision and stunt driving demonstration by Russ SwiftOne-make and classic car displaysPageant of rally history featuring Audi QuattroFord works car shoot-out featuring Matti LatvalaVariety of famous rally cars drive...

CLASSIC CAR RALLY DATES

2/5 June – Three Castles Classic Trial. Llandudno, Waleswww.three-castles.co.uk/ 12/18 June – Classic Marathon. Mainland Europewww.classicrally.org.uk 15/17 July – Summer Trial. Worcestershire, UKwww.heroevents.eu/ 16/25 July – Liege-Brescia-Liege. Mainland Europewww.classicrallypress.co.uk/ 25/28 Aug – The SLS Classic. Holland and Luxembourgwww.sl...

VALLETTA STREET RACING

An ambitious weekend organised by the Valletta Grand Prix Foundation to include an island tour and concours, and a more serious series of sprints, demo runs and races around the streets of the capital. Cars entered include a Rolls Royce, various Minis and the usual gaggle of MGs and Jaguars. Having seen the video it looks pretty adventurous but decidedly dangerous stuff. View more at www.valletta...

TULPENRALLYE (THE TULIP) 2-8 MAY

British crew, Paul Wignall and Mark Appleton, start as favourites on the 57th edition of the Dutch-organised Tulip Rally starting from Vichy in central France on Monday, 3 May. Other fancied British contenders include Wignall's wife, Jane, driving her famous Sunbeam Tiger and good friend of Retro-Speed, Peter Pratt, behind the wheel of his equally famous Triumph TR2.Scrutineering takes place in th...

ALL UPHILL IN CORNWALL

MCC Lands End Trial, 2/3 April 2010 Founded in 1901 the Motor Cycling Club has run this very popular event on and off since 1908 when famous racing cyclist/motorist, Charles Jarrott, offered a trophy to the rider of a motor cycle who could complete a route laid between London to Lands End and back nearest the set average speed. It was opened to cars in 1914 and six years later the run b...

TOUR AUTO

The 19th Edition Tour Auto takes place between 19 and 24 April 2010.I had no idea how important Tour Auto had become as part of the European Classic event calendar. I apologise. (Ed-in-Chief)This year, in celebration of the Ferrari 250GT SWB winning the legendary Tour de France Automobile fifty years’ ago the, organisers have encouraged fifty-three owners of the Ferrari marque, includin...

FORTHCOMING AUCTIONS

18 April, Sotheby's, MelbourneCollectors' Motors Cars, Motor Cycles, Motor Boats, Number Plates and Automobiliawww.soldbyauction.com.au19 April, Bonhams, LondonCollectors’ Motor Cars and Automobiliawww.bonhams.com26/27 April, Barons, Sandown Park, Esher, UKAnnual Jaguar Heritage Auction and Celebrating 75 years' of Jaguarwww.barons-auctions.com29 April to 2 May, Worldwide Auctioneers, Housto...

THE 2010 RALLYE DES PRINCESSES

DOROTHY SPEAKS UP FOR WOMEN AT THE WHEEL ..... Of course there is nothing new about ladies or even girls driving in competition, the first who comes to mind is Camille du Gaste who competed in the tragic 1903 Paris to Madrid road race behind the wheel of a De Dietrich. As is typical, although well placed approaching Bordeaux she answered the call of an injured fellow competitor, p...

BROOKLANDS DOUBLE TWELVE

5/6 June is a great chance for owners of interesting cars to visit Brooklands and, if they wish, take part in some light competition organised by our friends the Vintage Sports-Car Club.The action begins on Saturday where one hundred cars will take part in a timed sprint around the magnificent ‘Mercedes World’ circuit. Also beginning on the same day but extending through the weeke...

2010 Race Retro, 12-14 March

We have written before about this international historic motor sport show, and always in the most glowing of terms. It really is a good action day out. The Stoneleigh Park location is ideally situated just south of Birmingham and close to motorway connections. Entrance is £15 in advance for Saturday/Sunday and £20 on Friday while those wishing more self-indulgence can choose the VIP pa...

Rallye Sunseeker

Things are hotting up on the south coast (as well they should do) with Rallye Sunseeker now just nine days away. The organisers have received a quality 67 entries, with 52 moderns and 8 historics consisting of seven Minis and just one Cortina running ahead of the field. A special feature will be the Military Challenge where seven Land Rovers will be vying for a special prize.Awards this year will ...

The Real Masters

Retro-Speed introduces the organising team behind the Masters Race Series Ron Maydon Masters Founder and President Christopher Tate Series Director Rachel Bailey Associate Director Jo Minion Hospitality Julius Thurgood Founder Top Hat Series Chris Jolly, Chairman, Masters Racing Club...

Masters grows by getting smaller

Masters Historic Racing has launched its latest tin-top series, thought to be the first ever ‘one make’ historic series, catering solely for FIA specification pre-1966 Minis. The series will have rounds at Masters Festivals and Top Hat meetings in 2010, with a particular highlight being the two races at the Silverstone Classic in July.The new Mini series will be open to cars built befo...

Masters Historic Racing

Masters Historic Racing and Yas Marina Circuit announce the Abu Dhabi Classic 2010 Yas Marina Circuit has joined forces with Masters Historic Racing to include five different types of racing categories in the Abu Dhabi Classic to be run on 21-23 January 2010, including the Masters regular 1970s Grand Prix cars and a spectacular grid of 1950s and 1960s Grand Prix cars. In addition,...

Retromobile 2010

Normally held in the middle of February, that quirky but delightful French classic car show, Retromobile, is scheduled for its usual ten-day run starting on Friday, 22 January at midday.You can be sure there will be an Alfa Romeo centenary celebration of some sort and, as always, it’s the place to find the very best in model cars, automobilia and everything you never thought could ever be co...

13th Edition Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique, 29 January - 3 February 2010

Everyone with an ounce of nostalgia in their blood should do this event at least once. Three hundred cars, built between 1955 and 1980, will start from Copenhagen, Bad Homburg, Barcelona, Reims and Torino and drive non-stop the Concentration Run to Monaco where the Rally begins in earnest. The next three days are taken up with a series of Regularities finishing with the traditional night loop...

LE JOG, 5-8 December

Billed as the ‘ultimate classic car challenge’ LE JOG (Lands End to John o’ Groats) certainly remains a tough rally for both car and crew. The early editions followed in the footsteps of the Liege and Gulf London. In other words a four-day, non-stop and barely legal dash around the countryside with the organisers hoping for only one finisher. In 2009 such events are not acceptabl...

Roger Albert Clark Rally, 13-16 November

I find it incredible that while the current economic situation affects the WRC to such an extent that it has become a non-reflection of manufacturers’ ability to out-perform their rivals, the historic scene goes from strength to strength. One has to suggest such is its popularity that some time soon the world will run out of eligible cars. Or will they?The 2009 Roger Albert Clark Rally has...

Classic Motor Show, 13-15 November

For those who prefer their motor sport in the dry there are two shows taking place at the NEC, Birmingham over the weekend 12th-15th November, the first centres on the world of classic cars while the second caters for those more interested in high performance. Although I guess it is possible to combine the two as a ticket purchased for one automatically includes the other. Well almost, as the spec...

London to Brighton, 1 November

London to Brighton veteran car run 1 November 2009 If stranded on a desert island with only one book it would have to be Ten Years of Motors and Motor Racing by Charles Jarrott, first published in 1906 and a very faithful personal record of those early pioneering days. In Chapter one he describes in detail witnessing the very first London to Brighton, organised by the Motor Car Club and held...

Rally of the Tests, 29th October - 1st November

Rallying in Great Britain traditionally is a winter sport. Drivers love nothing better than being surrounded by difficult conditions; heavy rain, fog and maybe a fresh coating of snow. There are still hostile areas to be found in the British Isles and the organisers, Classic Rally Association, know exactly where they are. Cars will leave Newcastle and head north to the Scottish borders town o...

WRC - Rally GB, 23-25 October

It’s amusing that the official media handout from the WRC includes a potted history of the RAC Rally, as if today’s event can in any way be compared with its tough, difficult and world-respected predecessor. Never mind, let’s be grateful for small mercies and anyway, it’s not really that bad entertainment when you’re standing out in mid-Wales on a cold and frosty morn...

Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship

Paul Lawrence previews round eight: Trackrod Historic Cup It is back to gravel for the final round of the Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship, the Trackrod Historic Cup (26 September). The season decider will be played out in the famous Yorkshire forests, starting with a 16-mile stage in Dalby and a superb field of nearly 70 cars will gather in Pickering for an early ...

HRCR Beginners Rallies

HRCR 100 Series Rallies have been widely welcomed by our members, particularly those who are still to dip their toes into the world of competitive historic rallying. As previously announced, Richard Egger, that stalwart HRCR supporter and the brains behind the HRCR insurance scheme, has come up with an event to be run in conjunction with Loughborough Car Club, his own local club who are celebratin...



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