Category: Classic and Historic Racing Cars
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Upcoming Classic Car Events – November 2024
First weekend of November sees the two day Walter Hayes Trophy meeting at Silverstone. A celebration of the original 1600cc Formula Ford series which first appeared in 1967 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_Ford). For me, there’s the monthly Cars and Coffee meet at the Jackson and Phillips garage in Leighton Buzzard on Sunday 2nd…
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A Legendary Weekend with Motor Racing Legends
The weekend of 19/20th October saw the final 2024 event for Motor Racing Legends, the race card included the new series for GT3 Legends; The RAC Pall Mall Cup three hours, the RAC Woodcote and Stirling Moss Trophies (combined grid), the Pre 63 GTs and, the Historic Touring Cars Cup.…
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Historic Motorsport: Changes Ahead and Events to attend
Jake Hill – Champion The month of October kicked off with Jake Hill being crowned the British Touring Car Champion of 2024. A significant achievement for a genuinely nice bloke. Jake is a professional driver, often seen racing various Historic cars. He races a Group 1 Capri in the Gordon…
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Silverstone Festival 2024: Historic Motorsports, and Family Entertainment
A few statistics: 558 entries; 4 organisers; and, 20 races to entertain the enthusiasts, added to which there were club stands; food experiences; a funfair; three evenings of live entertainment and one day of rain. I started going to “The Classic” as it was then known, back in 1990; I’ve…
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“The Fastest Lorry In The World”
This was how Ettore Bugatti described the 3 litre Bentley (although he probably said “Le camion le plus rapide du monde”). When compared to the aesthetic charms of his Type 35, he could have a point. But history shows that the Bentley 3 litre and its siblings, weighing in at around…
