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.
Report and photos by Peter FalknerThe F1 Historic and Spa Six Hours 2011 took place on September 23-25th at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in the heart of the Ardennes forest, Belgium.This is the final 2011 competition of the Masters Historic Racing series, the teams having done battle since March on circuits in England, Germany, Spain and Portugal. The twelve different class races were a … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Dirk de JagerThe 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 Vince JohnsonThe inaugural Supaloc Classic Targa Adelaide, held 14-17 September 2011 in South Australia, was the opening round of the Australian Targa Championship. Entries in the four-day tarmac rally were limited to cars twenty years or older, grouped into Early, Late and Contemporary Classic categories. More modern cars contested the Regularity section, nominating an … [Read more...]
The 2012 Cholmondeley Pageant of Power will be staged June 15-17 – a month earlier than the event’s typical July slot. The 5th annual Pageant will again be held on the Cholmondeley Estate in Cheshire, UK.In addition to the earlier June date, organizers also announced the 2012 Cholmondeley Pageant of Power will feature a range of new displays on land, water and in the air, a theme for the … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Dennis GrayThe 8th annual Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG) Charity Challenge was held October 1 - 2, 2011 at the 12-turn, 2.52-mile Infineon Raceway Sears Point in Sonoma, California.The 2011 CSRG Charity Challenge featured more than 200 historic race cars, including pre-war cars, sports racing cars and formula cars as well as production and GT cars. Lotus was the … [Read more...]
The first-ever West Coast appearance of Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV will be held October 14-16, 2011 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California.More than 350 Porsche race cars have been accepted to participate in the on-track racing during the 2011 Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV. They will tackle the 2.238-mile, 11-turn Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, where many of these same cars once … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Marcel HundscheidThe Spa Six Hours 2011 was held September 23-25 at the 4.352 mile, 21-turn Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. Hosted by the Roadbook organisation of Alain Defalle and Vincent Collard, around 600 historic race cars, a vast crowd and beautiful and warm weather conditions were just a few ingredients to make the 2011 edition of this event the best so … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Dirk de JagerThe 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 David Ferguson, Rusty Nuts PhotographyI love the sound of race cars in the morning. As I approached the 2.54-mile, 12-turn Road Atlanta road course nestled in the rolling hills of Georgia, I was greeted by the lovely noise made by the cars in an early morning practice session. We were all there for the 2011 Atlanta Historic races sanctioned by HSR, held September 16-18. … [Read more...]
The Goodwood Revival 2011, held 16-18 September at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in England, honored Juan Manuel Fangio with a daily parade covering the length and breadth of his competition career.Thought by many to have been the greatest Grand Prix driver ever, Juan Manuel Fangio’s record of 24 wins from 51 starts – a ratio of 47% - remains a record that is unlikely ever to be beaten. Not … [Read more...]
Report by John Waugh and pictures by the photographers of John Waugh, Photographic ImagesThe 2011 running of the Colorado Grand was held September 12-17, starting and ending in Vail, Colorado.The Colorado Grand saw new ground in 2011 with the first ever travel outside of the state. As usual, a remarkable collection of entrants was assembled, highlighted by more than 20 Ferraris including … [Read more...]
The Glover Trophy race at the 2011 Goodwood Revival was held 16-18 September at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex, England.The 2011 Glover Trophy race featured 1.5-litre Formula One and Tasman cars of a type that raced between 1961 and 1965. These cigar-like racers are synonymous with the important F1 meetings in Goodwood’s latter years, and the selection of cars taking part focused … [Read more...]
The Chichester Cup race at the 2011 Goodwood Revival was held 16-18 September at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex, England.The 2011 Chichester Cup featured Formula Junior cars of the ‘late period’, when cars ran with rear-engines and disc brakes. These last appeared at the 2008 Goodwood Revival. With so many Juniors competing internationally, the specification of the race changes … [Read more...]
The Earl of March Trophy race at the 2011 Goodwood Revival was held 16-18 September at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex, England.The 2011 Earl of March Trophy race featured 500cc Formula Three cars that raced between 1948 and 1959. The race regularly provides some of the closest, most competitive racing of the Revival weekend. The 2011 race was no exception, as young charger Sam … [Read more...]
The Richmond Trophy race at the 2011 Goodwood Revival was held 16-18 September at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex, England.The 2011 Richmond Trophy featured Formula One cars from 1950 to 1960, offering exciting racing between the legendary cars from one of Grand Prix racing’s golden eras. Participants included Maserati 250Fs battling against Lancia D50, Ferrari 246 Dino, Aston … [Read more...]
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