For the first time, Porsche presented four driving examples of the 917 at this year's Goodwood Members Meeting, staged 5-7 April 2019 at the 2.4-mile Goodwood Motor Circuit. The audience could marvel at 917-001, 917/30-001, 917/30 Spyder and 917 KH, among others driven by Mark Webber. Dawn over the Goodwood paddock shined a pale Spring light on one of the more spectacular sights. Side-by-side, huddled together … [Read more...]
F5000 Drivers Association 2020 Schedule
The Formula 5000 Drivers Association announced its vintage car racing schedule for 2020, with visits to Road America, Watkins Glen and the Circuit of Americas. According to Seb Coppola, President of the Formula 5000 Drivers Association: “I am pleased to be able to announce a season of racing events at four of North America’s best race tracks.” … [Read more...]
Masters Historic Racing 2020 Schedule
The Masters Historic Racing 2020 event calendar will feature a total of seven main events throughout Europe. With a mix of traditional venues and new circuits, the season has variety for the grids that comprise the Masters’ European programme as well as a new format for the FIA Historic Championships. New additions to the calendar include the Algarve Circuit in Portugal and Circuit Zolder in Belgium. The 2020 … [Read more...]
Maserati Magic at the 2019 Goodwood Revival
Maserati once again played a significant role in the celebrations at the 2019 Goodwood Revival, which was held September 6-8 at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex. The event captures the automotive world as it was from 1948 to 1966 with both competitors and spectators in period dress. Over fifteen classic Maserati models competed in races across the 2019 Goodwood Revival, including a 6CM; 8CM; V8RI; Tipo 63 … [Read more...]
Behind the Scenes at 2019 Dix Mille Tours – Gallery
The 2019 edition of the Dix Mille Tours du Castellet was staged 19-20 October at the venerable Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France. Peter Auto's 10th annual event on the 25-turn, 3.64-mile track near Marseille in the south of France featured eight historic car racing grids. More than 350 entrants participated in the 2018 Dix Mille Tours du Castellet, headlined by a 1991 Jaguar XJR-14; 1993 Peugeot 905 … [Read more...]
Masters Historic F1 USA 2019 Champions
Greg Thornton and Ron Maydon were named the 2019 Masters Historic Formula One USA Champions. The titles were decided at Masters support races to the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, the final round of this year’s six-race schedule. With his Lotus 91/5, Thornton lifted the American post-1978 crown while Maydon took pre-1978 glory with his LEC CRP1. … [Read more...]
Peter Auto 2020 Event Calendar
The Peter Auto 2020 event calendar will feature a total of eight events throughout Europe, from Circuit Spa-Francorchamps in the Belgian Ardennes to the Portuguese Riviera for Circuit Estoril. Highlights of the schedule of events for Peter Auto in 2020 include the 29th running of the Tour Auto Optic 2ooo rally and the 10th running of the premier historic endurance race, Le Mans Classic. … [Read more...]
Monza Historic 2019 – Report and Photos
The Monza Historic 2019 was staged 20-22 September at Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Northern Italy. Organised by Peter Auto, the third edition of the Monza Historic races brought the past back to life on this track where some of the greatest pages in the history of motorsport have been written. Built in 1922, Monza is the world's third purpose-built motor racing circuit after those of Brooklands and Indianapolis. … [Read more...]
Sonoma Speed Festival 2020 Dates Set
The Sonoma Speed Festival will return to the 12-turn, 2.52-mile Sonoma Raceway Sears Point in Sonoma, California on May 28-31, 2020. The second annual event will again feature racing cars competing on track spanning the history of motorsports from the Brass Era to the modern age. Organizers said the 2020 Sonoma Speed Festival will follow a similar format to successful inaugural 2019 event, which featured over 200 … [Read more...]
Dix Mille Tours du Castellet 2019 – Report and Photos
The Dix Mille Tours du Castellet 2019 was held 19-20 October at Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France. As the last round of this year's Peter Auto season, a record number of historic racing cars were featured across eight competitive grids on the 25-turn, 3.64-mile track near Marseille. The Dix Mille Tours has been on the Peter Auto calendar of events since 2010. The entrants eagerly await this rendezvous … [Read more...]
Goodwood Revival 2019 – Picture Gallery
The Goodwood Revival 2019 was staged 13-15 September at the Goodwood Motor Circuit located on the estate of the Duke of Richmond's Goodwood House in England. Throughout the three-day historic races, the iconic 7-turn, 2.4 mile race track in West Sussex hosted captivating wheel-to-wheel racing alongside the always-interesting activity in the paddock. The highly anticipated Kinrara Trophy launched competitive … [Read more...]
CSRG Charity Challenge 2019 – Report and Photos
The CSRG Charity Challenge 2019 was held on October 4-6 at the 12-turn, 2.52-mile Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California. The 16th annual Classic Sports Racing Group event featured a strong field of more than 250 historic race cars, with Formula cars, Prototype and Production sports cars and IMSA cars spanning from the 1930s through the 1980s. There were nine race groups at this year's Charity Challenge, with most … [Read more...]
Continuation ‘Blower’ Bentley Revealed
One of the most iconic cars from Bentley’s history -- Sir Tim Birkin’s 1929 supercharged 4 1/2-litre 'Blower' -- will be reborn with a new build of 12 matching cars that will form a pre-war race car continuation series. Only four original ‘Team Blowers’ were built for racing by Birkin, in the late 1920s. All were campaigned on the racetracks of Europe, with the most famous car -- Birkin’s own Team Car No. 2, … [Read more...]
Hungaroring Classic 2019 – Report and Photos
The Hungaroring Classic 2019 was staged 12-14 July at the 14-turn, 2.72-mile Hungaroring in Mogyorod, Hungary. Building upon the success Peter Auto's debut event in 2017, which represented the first time an international historic meeting has been held on a Central European circuit, this year’s event featured 179 participants, 170 cars entered, 780 vehicle local clubs and 45,000 spectators who flocked to the track to … [Read more...]
Goodwood 2020 Motorsports Calendar
Goodwood released its 2020 Goodwood motorsports calendar, with dates set for the Goodwood Members' Meeting, the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the Goodwood Revival. In 2019, Goodwood enjoyed a vintage year met with an increase in attendance numbers, driven by the unique content created for each event. The 2020 Goodwood motorsports season will start with the 78th Members' Meeting, which will be staged on 28-29 … [Read more...]
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