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.
The California Mille returns for its 23rd year in 2013, to continue the celebrated tradition of spirited driving in vintage sports cars on scenic back roads. Some 70 teams are expected to participate, driving Alfa Romeos, Porsche 356s, Jaguar XK120s, Ferraris, Maseratis, and Talbot-Lagos over the thousand mile (mille miglia) route that starts in San Francisco and traverses some of the most … [Read more...]
The Lonville Classic Rally 2013 will be staged 19-22 September on the south side of the Alps around the magnificent lakes of Como, Lugano and Maggiore in Italy and Switzerland. The 4th running of the Lonville Classic will once again bring old and new friends together for a magic weekend where shared passions for classic cars are enjoyed on the shores of some of Europe’s most beautiful lakes. … [Read more...]
The Legend Boucles de Spa 2013 was held 16 February in the countryside outside the town of Spa in Belgium. The strong field of participants in this year's regularity rally was greeted with snowy and icy conditions that made navigating the Ardennes forest even more difficult. The famed Boucles de Spa Rally was held between 1953 and 1990, known for its typically snowy conditions and landscape … [Read more...]
The Winter Marathon Rally 2013 was held 24-27 January at Madonna di Campiglio in the Dolomites of Italy. A field of more than 120 historic car teams braved the reliability trial that is as charming as it is difficult, owing to the harsh winter weather. Set against the stunning backdrop of the mountains, the 25th annual Winter Marathon saw the 1965 Morris Mini Cooper S of Antonino Margiotta and … [Read more...]
The Tour Auto 2013 will be staged April 22nd to 27th along the secondary roads and racing circuits of France. The 22nd annual rally will see more than 200 teams cover 2,025 km over five stages. The retrospective of the Tour de France Automobile is a sharp combination of tourism and motor racing. Since 1992, the rally follows the French secondary roads along a handpicked itinerary which changes … [Read more...]
The Orange Blossom Tour will return ahead of the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance in March of 2013. The tour, which runs from March 3rd to March 7th, offers a limited amount of participants the opportunity to explore the twists and turns of North Florida over the course of four days. Debuting in 2010 and organized by the staff at Classic Motorsports magazine, the Orange Blossom Tour offers 25 … [Read more...]
The 2012 running of the famed Mille Miglia rally took place 16-20 May in Italy on the historic roads from Brescia to Rome and back to Brescia. A field of approximately 375 cars built between 1927 and 1957 challenged each other and themselves in the modern revival. Far more than a historic car rally, the Mille Miglia Storica is a virtual step back to the era of 1927 to 1957 when these racing … [Read more...]
The Grossglockner Grand Prix 2012 was held 20 to 22 September on the unique Grossglockner High Alpine Road in Austria. The Grossglockner mountain race was one of the most prestigious motor sports events of the 1930s. This year it was revived and held as a classic car event. The 2012 Grossglockner Grand Prix was a homage to the legendary "Mountain Grand Prix" races held there in the 1930s. … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Len Clarke Rally Nippon had its fourth running over November 3-6, 2012, this year's route taking the more than 80 classic cars through eight of the nation's 47 prefectures as it wended its way from Kyoto to Tokyo over a demanding and fast-paced four-day schedule covering nearly eleven hundred kilometres (675 miles). By far the youngest event on the historic rallying … [Read more...]
The London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2012 was held Sunday 4th November in London. A field of nearly 450 pre-1905 veteran cars lined up in the torrential rain to take part in the oldest motoring event in the world. Out of the 449 starters that set out from Hyde Park at 7.00am, 372 successfully made the finish line at Madiera Drive, Brighton, while 77 vehicles had to retire early due to technical … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Vince Johnson The 2012 running of the Supaloc Targa Adelaide Rally was held 22-26 August in South Australia. Modern vehicles were included in the Targa Adelaide competition category for the first time this year, bringing the latest European and Japanese sports and touring cars to the first round of the Australian Targa Championship. Closed road special stages in the … [Read more...]
Legendary British racing driver Sir Stirling Moss OBE FIE and Lady Moss will take part in the 2012 London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, on Sunday 4 November, as passengers alongside Mr. and Mrs. Chris Jaques of Forest Row, East Sussex. The 83-year-old Sir Stirling is widely recognized as one of the greatest all-round racing drivers in the history of motor sport. … [Read more...]
Tried and True – Continued success on Japan’s oldest Autumnal rally Report and photos by Len Clarke La Festa Autunno 2012 was held October 19-22, starting and ending in Tokyo. The third weekend of October saw the cream of Japan’s crop of historic rally machinery take to the highways and byways in and around Tokyo for the annual jaunt in honour of the world’s most famous rally, … [Read more...]
The Eco Targa Florio 2012 was staged 10-14 October in Sicily, Italy, with the 2nd annual event again challenging the renowned Circuito delle Madonie. This year's Eco Targa Florio contained two races and one manufacturer tribute: a Classic for historic cars, a Grand Prix for eco-friendly vehicles, and the Ferrari Tribute. … [Read more...]
The California Mille 2013 will be staged April 29th to May 2nd on 1,000 miles of secondary roads in Northern California. The rally returns for its 23rd year, continuing the tradition of spirited driving in vintage sports cars on the scenic backroads for which they were intended. The 2013 California Mille will celebrate the legacy of the event's founder, Martin Swig, a lifelong car enthusiast … [Read more...]
