The Imola Classic 2018 was staged 26-28 October at Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy. The final event of this year's historic racing season by Peter Auto allowed drivers one last opportunity to go head to head before the winter break. The 2018 edition of the Imola Classic was the fourth organised by Peter Auto on the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari. The first was held in … [Read more...]
New Pre-War Race for Goodwood Members Meeting
The 2019 Goodwood Members Meeting will feature an all-new race for pre-1930 vintage racing cars, titled the John Duff Trophy. An inductee of the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame, and one of the first ‘Bentley Boys’, John Duff was not only the first Canadian to compete in the Le Mans 24 Hours, but the only Canadian to take overall victory there, winning the 1924 race for Bentley alongside Frank Clement. As well as … [Read more...]
Maserati at the 2018 Goodwood Revival
Maserati played a role in the celebrations at the 20th anniversary of the Goodwood Revival, staged September 7-9, 2018 at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex. Over twenty classic Maserati models competed in races across the 2018 Goodwood Revival, including a 3500 GT, 300S, A6GCS and several examples of the 250F. Maserati cars took to the circuit in the Kinrara Trophy, Goodwood Trophy, Freddie March Memorial … [Read more...]
IMSA Featured at 2019 Monterey Reunion
Fifty years of IMSA will be celebrated at the 2019 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, scheduled for August 15-18 at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California. The Monterey Car Week event will feature International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) history with a variety of race cars and personalities from throughout the series' 50-year history. “To be the featured marque of the 2019 Rolex Monterey … [Read more...]
Behind the Scenes at the 2018 Le Mans Classic
The 2018 Le Mans Classic was a wonderful display of reuniting many historic race cars with the tracks that made the famous. One of the top vintage car racing events worldwide, this year’s event hosted 700 historic cars and more than 1,000 drivers at the venue of the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race. The number of historic racing cars that continues to increase event after event, drivers coming from all … [Read more...]
Dix Mille Tours du Castellet 2018 – Report and Photos
The Dix Mille Tours du Castellet 2018 was held 1-2 September at Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France. Record crowds of 15,000 spectators shared their common passion at the 9th annual historic car racing event that featured nine 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 due to … [Read more...]
Rennsport Reunion 2018 – Report and Photos
The Porsche Rennsport Reunion 2018 was held September 27-30 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California. The third West Coast appearance of Rennsport Reunion saw 350 Porsche race cars battle on the 2.238-mile, 11-turn road course on the Monterey Peninsula. More than 81,000 attended Porsche Rennsport Reunion VI, the highest attendance at Laguna Seca in five years and easily broke the Rennsport … [Read more...]
Porsche at the 2018 Goodwood Revival
The '70 Years of Porsche Sports Cars' was among the many celebrations at the 2018 Goodwood Revival, held September 7-9 at the 7-turn, 2.4-mile Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex, England. Since 1998 the legendary Goodwood Revival Meeting has been a hit with vintage car fans from all over the world, which is why Porsche was there this year with some really special vintage car models. … [Read more...]
Goodwood Revival 2018 – Kinrara Trophy Photos
The Kinrara Trophy race at the Goodwood Revival 2018 was held Friday, September 7th at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex, England. As the sun began to set on the first day of the 2018 Goodwood Revival Meeting, Emanuele Pirro and Niklas Halusa claimed a convincing victory in the Kinrara Trophy race. The Ferrari 250 GT SWB 'Breadvan' duo were made to work for the win, however, with Jaguar E-type pairing Jon … [Read more...]
Goodwood Revival 2018 – Report and Photos
The Goodwood Revival 2018 was held during the weekend of September 7-9 at the 7-turn, 2.4-mile Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex, England. This year's Revival marked 20 years since competitive racing returned to the historic Circuit. Over three days, the Goodwood Revival 2018 welcomed swathes of motoring enthusiasts, dressed head-to-toe in a myriad of vintage costumes from wartime '40s fashion to the fabulous … [Read more...]
Monterey Motorsports Reunion 2018 – Report and Photos
The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion 2018 was held August 23-26 at the 2.238-mile, 11-turn WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California. Historic and vintage racing enthusiasts were treated to four exciting days of racing, exhibits, activities and great weather at the iconic Monterey Peninsula track. A cornerstone of the Monterey Car Week, the Reunion brought over 550 vintage race cars to life in their … [Read more...]
Monterey Motorsports Pre-Reunion 2018 – Report and Photos
The Monterey Motorsports Pre-Reunion 2018 serves as the kick-off to the week of everything automotive that is the Monterey Classic Car Week. Staged August 17-19 at the newly named WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California, a great selection of 330 historic race cars participated in this year’s event. Spectators enjoyed a wide range of historic race cars, grouped together in 10 race classes from 1947-1955 … [Read more...]
Formula 5000 at Monterey Motorsports Pre-Reunion
The Kiwis from the SAS Autoparts MSC NZ Formula 5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series who shipped their F5000 cars up to the official US 50th anniversary celebrations of the category at the Laguna Seca circuit in Northern California made a big impression at the 2018 Monterey Motorsports Pre-Reunion meeting. The first race was won by series’ young gun Michael Collins (McRae GM1) from Melbourne-based series regular Paul … [Read more...]
Porsche Celebrated at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
The 70th Anniversary of Porsche was celebrated at the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed, held July 12-15 at the Goodwood Hill Climb in England. With the Festival and Porsche both celebrating anniversaries, there could be only one outcome: an unforgettable moment for all motorsport fans. More than 200,000 spectators couldn't miss the 21 vehicles from the Porsche Museum that were present on site. It was pure … [Read more...]
British Saloon Championship Honoured
The British Saloon Car Championship’s diamond jubilee will be celebrated at the 2018 Goodwood Revival Meeting with a race harking back to the very first season in 1958. Named after the first champion of Britain’s premier motorsport series, the Jack Sears Memorial Trophy will feature a representative grid of cars that would have been seen in action in that inaugural year. … [Read more...]
