All Entries in the "Vintage Car Racing" Category

2009 Goodwood Revival – Glover Trophy Race Results and Photos

The Glover Trophy was originally presented to the winner of the Richmond Formula 1 race, which was for contemporary F1 machinery. At the Goodwood Revival, the Glover Trophy is for post-1961 Formula 1 and Formula 1-based Tasman cars.
The 2009 Goodwood Revival saw veteran charger Martin Stretton keep Frank Sytner at bay to claim Glover [...]

2009 Goodwood Revival – Brooklands Trophy Race Results and Photos

Although there was never a race called the Brooklands Trophy in Goodwood’s heyday, it was not unusual to see pre-war cars competing at the circuit in club racing and very early ‘historic’ events. At the Goodwood Revival, the Brooklands Trophy features thundering cars of a type that raced at the famous Brooklands banked circuit [...]

2009 Goodwood Revival – Lavant Cup Race Results and Photos

Nicky Leventis and Bobby Verdon-Roe claimed a resounding Lavant Cup victory, the latter anchoring the win with an epic drive in their Ferrari 246S. Leventis started the two driver, one-hour race from pole but a poor start dropped him down the order.
Graham Dodd took the lead in Dick Skipworth’s Tojeiro-Jaguar but was unable to [...]

2009 Goodwood Revival – Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy Results and Photos

Wayne Gardner took his customary win in the second half of the Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy, riding John-Lee Pemberton’s Matchless with his usual élan. Ian Bain made the best start with a ten ’bike-length lead by the time all the riders first arrived at St. Mary’s but he soon dropped down the order once Tim [...]

2009 Goodwood Revival – St Mary’s Trophy Race Results and Photos

The Mini reached its 50th birthday in 2009 and this year’s St Mary’s Trophy saloon car race was dedicated entirely to Cooper models driven by such marque legends as Rauno Aaltonen, Alec Poole, John Fitzpatrick and Barrie ‘Whizzo’ Williams.
As always, the St Mary’s Trophy is run in two parts with two different drivers, with [...]

2009 Goodwood Revival – Sir Stirling Moss 80th Birthday Tribute

Racing legend and Goodwood Revival favorite Sir Stirling Moss established another milestone on September 17th, 2009 when he turned 80 years of age.
The Goodwood Revival celebrated Sir Stirling’s birthday with a variety of tributes, including daily parades of more than 80 cars that celebrate the remarkable breadth and depth of the racing knight’s career, [...]

2009 Goodwood Revival – Madgwick Cup Race Results and Photos

Maserati charger Lukas Huni dominated the Madgwick Cup that featured sports cars with under two litre engines. The pole-sitter was out-dragged off the line by Patrick Blakeney-Edwards’s Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica but the Briton’s lead lasted barely two corners as the superior power of the Italian car soon told.
Huni proceeded to pull [...]

2009 Goodwood Revival – Goodwood Trophy Race Results and Photos

In Goodwood’s heyday, especially in the circuit’s earliest years, the Goodwood Trophy race was for older (essentially pre-war) single seater racing cars, although the trophy was also used for sports cars.
At the Goodwood Revival, it is a race for Grand Prix and Formule Libre single seaters of a type that raced between 1930 and [...]

Classic Endurance Race at Silverstone – Results and Photo Gallery

Story by Ed McDonough and photos by author and Simon Wright

The Classic Endurance Series again provided a superb entry and race to accompany the 1000 Kilometer Le Mans Series event at Silverstone on Saturday, September 12. 56 entries practiced and qualified over two days, with Rob Hall in Abba Kogan’s Matra 670C taking pole [...]

2009 Tour Britannia Results and Photo Gallery

The 2009 Tour Britannia was held September 7-9 on a route that included stints at famed Silverstone, a race at Rockingham, a stage at Belvoir Castle, followed by another set of racing tests at Cadwell Park – the mini-Nürburgring of England. And that doesn’t include the final action-packed day.
The Aston Martin DB5 of Roy [...]

Historic Grand Prix at Infineon Raceway – Photo Gallery

Historic Grand Prix race cars returned to Infineon Raceway at Sears Point as part of the Indy Racing League’s Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma weekend for the fifth consecutive year, August 21-23, 2009.
More than 20 vintage Formula One race cars (1966-1983) graced the twists and turns of Infineon Raceway at Sears Point for a full [...]

Bentley Drivers Club 60th Anniversary Race Results and Photos

The Bentley Drivers Club celebrated the 60th anniversary of its annual race meeting at Silverstone on August 8-9, 2009.
“This was surely one of the biggest gatherings of Bentleys of all ages you could ever hope to see – and so many of the cars are historically famous,” said Sebastian Welch, Competitions Captain of [...]

2009 Rolex Monterey Historics Photo Gallery

Since 1974, the Monterey Historics have showcased the passion for vintage racing cars and has risen to the top shelf on the international motorsports calendar. Held at the beautiful Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, this multi-day event showcases the cars and people of motor racing history from the beginning of the sport to the present day. [...]

Monterey Historics Selection Committee Announced

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca officials announced the Selection Committee for the 2010 Monterey Historic Automobile Races.
Jay Amestoy, vice president of public and government affairs for Mazda North American Operations, Bruce Canepa, president of Canepa Design and Concept Transporters, John Lamm, editor-at-large, Road & Track, Bill Warner, founder and chairman of the Amelia Island Concours [...]

Interseries Revival at Donington Park – Results and Photo Gallery

Story and photos by Simon Wright
The Masters Racing Series already caters for Formula 1, Sports cars, and Classic saloons. In connection with their Masters Historic Race Day, held August 23rd, 2009 at Donington Park in England, they can now claim a race for Can-Am cars as well.
In the 1970’s the Interserie was run [...]