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.
Masters Historic Racing has announced details of its first major summer event of 2009, to be held at Magny-Cours on July 10-12. The renowned circuit in Nevers has, for 16 years, been the home of the French Grand Prix, and appropriately, Masters Historic Racing will be bringing two busy grids of historic Formula 1 cars, for both its pre- and post 1978 grids, as well as a full set of sports, GT and … [Read more...]
This year the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run (LBVCR), the world's longest running motoring event, will celebrate Veteran vehicles manufactured in Belgium and a veteran car built at the turn of the 20th century has been chosen to adorn all of the 2009 marketing material, event program and official website. The 1900 Nagant-Gobron Brillie is owned by Philippe Vercruysse from Ohain, near Waterloo … [Read more...]
Each June, Motor Racing Legends – organizer of the historic support race at the Le Mans 24 Hours – also runs a Le Mans tour for members of car clubs. Uniquely, the trip includes the rare privilege of driving on the full Le Mans circuit on the Saturday morning of the 24 Hours weekend, before the start of the world's greatest endurance race. … [Read more...]
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first Formula One race held in the United States. The 1959 U.S. Grand Prix at Sebring produced a dramatic finish when Jack Brabham pushed his Cooper across the finish line to clinch the World Championship. Bruce McLaren won the race, but Brabham won the season title by finishing fourth. He had run out of gas on the last lap. … [Read more...]
Our recent 1967 24 Hours of Daytona Photo Gallery continues to be a very popular story, as it featured great vintage pictures of the fabulous Ferrari P series prototypes and Ford's GT40 and their who's who list of drivers. Our second photo gallery features more vintage race … [Read more...]
When Bentleys of all ages compete with other marques on the National Circuit at Silverstone on August 8th and 9th, they will be continuing a tradition of 60 years of annual Bentley Drivers Club race meetings, which began on July 23rd, 1949. Silverstone circuit was then only a few months old and this was one of the first ever club meetings to be held there. … [Read more...]
Vintage Can-Am cars from 1966-1974 will once again be the fastest, loudest and wildest class at several vintage car races in 2009. While accepted at nearly all vintage races, historic Can-Am cars will be a feature at five vintage races on the West Coast. … [Read more...]
Bitter from multiple sports car racing defeats at the hands of the potent Ford GT40 in 1966, Ferrari was determined to change course in 1967. Ferrari had high hopes their upgraded P series prototypes would be the winning ticket for the first round of the 1967 World Sportscar Championship, the 24 Hours of Daytona. The Ferraris were indeed the right configuration, as the Ferrari P series … [Read more...]
Opening Day at Watkins Glen International has traditionally been the day that fans can drive the historic 3.4-mile road course to celebrate the opening of a new season. Watkins Glen International (WGI) and the International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC) announced that the 2009 activity will feature both the opening of the 61st racing season in The Glen and a two-day tribute to Mark Donohue … [Read more...]
Historic Sportscar Racing West (HSR West) released their racing schedule for 2009. HSR West kicks off the season February 6-8 with the 6th annual Phoenix Historical Festival and they end the season at the same track in October. … [Read more...]
The Vintage Sports Car Drivers Association (VSCDA) released their racing schedule for 2009. VSCDA is a Midwest-based vintage racing association of approximately 800 members that aims to give its participants ample opportunity for track time and friendly competition via practice and qualifying sessions, sprint races, handicap run and enduros. Members are encouraged to run their cars or volunteer … [Read more...]
One of the world's most iconic sports cars will take center stage in its centennial year at the Wine Country Classic Historic Car Races at Infineon Raceway, May 30-31. The Morgan will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2009, with many large gatherings planned, both in the United States and in Europe. One of the biggest celebrations will take place at Infineon Raceway as the Morgan takes center … [Read more...]
The 47th running of the 24 Hours of Daytona will take place January 24-25 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The 24 Hours of Daytona is a 24-hour sports car endurance race held annually on the 3.56-mile combined road course, utilizing portions of the NASCAR tri-oval and an infield road course. Since its inception, it has been held the last weekend of January or … [Read more...]
The Formula 5000 Drivers Association released their racing schedule for 2009. Building on the success of the 40th Anniversary races in 2008, the Association has announced an expanded race program for 2009 consisting of four events spanning from the west to the east coast of the U.S. According to Seb Coppola, president of the Formula 5000 Drivers Association which organizes the F5000 racing … [Read more...]
Classic Endurance Racing released their provisional vintage racing calendar for 2009. The Classic Endurance Racing series, which typically runs as a one hour support race for the modern Le Mans Series, has enjoyed impressive grids composed of classic racing cars built between 1966 and 1979. Now in their fifth season, Classic Endurance Racing adds a race at the new Algarve racetrack in Portugal … [Read more...]
