Sports Car Digest - The Sports, Racing and Vintage Car Journal
Sports Car Digest focuses on Classic Car Auctions, Concours d’Elegance, Vintage Car Racing, Road Rallies and other historic automotive events.
Dirk is a Belgian-based photographer raised in family of car enthusiasts with his father being a former race driver. While his passion started out with classic Italian cars, it has expanded to include other nationalities with a preference for cars of the 1930s to 1950s.
Dirk can often be found at many of the top classic events in Europe and the United States, whether on a racetrack, rally or Concours field. In addition to photography work, Dirk also tests classic cars for magazines in Belgium, Holland, Italy, UK and the States.
Report and photos by Dirk de Jager Italy in the spring and 420 classic cars making their journey around the country for a 1000 mile drive. It sounds almost like a fairy tale and perhaps this year it slightly was. In the days preceding the 2013 running of the Mille Miglia, the weather was nice and warm with clear blue skies, yet on Wednesday, when everybody arrived for technical scrutineering, … [Read more...]
Lo Stile Mille Miglia Concorso 2013 Report and photos by Dirk de Jager The middle of May always stands for the Mille Miglia, yet in 2013 there was a small surprise waiting. Held in honour of Aymo Maggi, the creator of the Mille Miglia, there was for the first time a Concorso d'Eleganza held out the outskirts of Brescia. Located in an old palazzo that used to belong to the Maggi family … [Read more...]
The 2013 edition of the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance was staged Sunday, March 10th at the Golf Club of Amelia Island in Florida. The 18th annual event celebrated the race cars of Harry Miller, the motorcycles of Ducati and the 50th anniversaries of the Ford GT40, Porsche 911, Corvette Sting Ray and Lamborghini. … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Dirk de Jager The Zoute Grand Prix and Concours d'Elegance 2012 was held 4-7 October on the coast of Belgium. Now in its third year the Zoute Grand Prix has firmly settled itself on the Belgian Classic car scene as a force to be reckoned with. For three days in the first weekend of October, there's a big mix of classic, modern and a luxury lifestyle scene in the posh … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Dirk de Jager During the first weekend of July 2012 the 6th edition of the biennial Le Mans Classic was held. Started in 2002 this event has become one of the must-attend classic shows in the world. The 2012 Le Mans Classic featured over 400 racing cars storming the La Sarthe racing track divided into six grids. Of course all cars are sorted by ages, after all it … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Dirk de Jager The Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2012 was held on the weekend of 25-27 May on the grounds of the Grand Hotel Villa d'Este and neighbouring Villa Erba on Lake Como in Cernobbio, Italy. Concours are all about tradition, and BMW realized the full potential of the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este when in they took over the organisation of one of the … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Dirk de Jager La Mille Miglia, or the 1000 Miles, has become an Italian institution on the classic car calendar. Originally a full-on, flat-out race starting in Brescia and heading down to Rome and back in one go, the Mille Miglia was started in 1927 and ended after 24 editions in 1957 when the race was outlawed from being too dangerous after several fatalities. Even though … [Read more...]
Monaco Historic Grand Prix, Circuit de Monaco, May 11-13, 2012 Report and photos by Dirk de Jager Monaco and Grand Prix: Two names that have been combined since 1929 when Monte Carlo held the first Grand Prix. Since then this famous track has never missed a single year on the calendar. In 1997 the first Historic Grand Prix was held to honour its legends from the past. Now traditionally held … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Dirk de Jager The Belgian Racing Legends exhibition is currently held at Autoworld located in Jubel Park in the centre of Brussels, Belgium. The exposition, focused on the Belgian gentlemen drivers and their cars, will continue until 15 January 2012. One of the key features with setting up Belgian Racing Legends was to honor the late Jacques Swaters and his exploits … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Dirk de Jager The Antwerp Concours d'Elegance 2011 was held Sunday, September 11th at Castle Belvedere in Wijnegem, Belgium, on the outskirts of Antwerp. Now in its 7th edition, the Antwerp Concours d'Elegance is becoming as a must-attend on the Belgian Classic Car scene. Event organizer Nicolas Van Frausum has managed every year to steadily let the Concours grow in … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Dirk de Jager In 2010, the Bourgoo brothers of Belgium realized a dream with setting up the first rally organized by the Zoute Automobile Club. The Bourgoo’s, who run the Bentley dealership in the high-society town of Knokke-Zoute on the Belgian coast, have always enjoyed driving rallies and wanted to bring the same experience to their region and also involve the city in … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Dirk de Jager The Alfa Romeo 8C Europe Rally 2011 was held September 20-25 in Austria. Among Alfisti, the Alfa Romeo 8C, or eight cylinder models, are ranked as the most exclusive and best models produced by the Milanese manufacturer. Available in different engine displacements and long or short chassis models, the best known would be the 2300 usually seen with bodies … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Dirk de Jager The inaugural Brussels Historic Grand Prix Revival was held September 3-4, 2011 in Brussels, Belgium. Staged to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first Formula One Grand Prix in Brussels, the “new” track was placed about 500 meters from where the original course first ran in 1961. Held right across from the Belgian Royal Palace in Laken in the … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Dirk de Jager The 4th Circuit des Ardennes Historic event was held 30 June to 3 July, 2011 on the Circuit des Ardennes in Bastogne, Belgium. In the early days of motoring the few “races” that where held consisted of racing from city to city on public roads. The problem with these popular races was that the spectators only got to see the cars go by one time. Baron … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Dirk de Jager The International Bugatti Meeting touring event was held 5-11 June, 2011 in the Castilla y León region of Spain. Every year a different Bugatti club gets chosen to hold the annual International Bugatti Meeting. The club in question typically sets out a route in their country for 4-6 days to enjoy the local scenery and delicacies. For 2011 this honour was … [Read more...]
