Category: Classic Cars
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Historic Touring Car Legends vs. MRL HTC: Clash of the Classic Racing Series
On 21 May 2024, the Historic Sports Car Club announced that interest was building for its “Touring Car Legends” series. The first event will be 8 & 9 June at Donington Park. The series caters for Group 2 and Group A machinery, so it should see wide arched Escorts, RS…
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Donington Historic Festival 04/05 May 2024 (with thanks to the XJS Club)
Thursday 2nd May dawned with an e mail from Motor Racing Legends (MRL) informing us that it had been acquired by Aythorpe Promotions Limited (APL). APL is led by prominent historic racer Shaun Lynn. I have had the pleasure of racing with the MRL organisation between 2014 and 2021 in…
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An Americano With an Extra Shot Please……..
…….. was the answer I gave to the lady on the coffee kiosk at the Bicester Scramble on Sunday morning. It was cold so I chose the Americano rather than my usual Double Espresso. What has coffee got to do with anything you ask? Well it seems a number of…
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The Right Crowd and No Crowding
The Goodwood Road Racing Club 81st Member’s Meeting The modern version of the annual Goodwood Member’s Meeting started in 2014 with the 72nd version. Significantly and only for The Member’s Meeting, the age limit for cars racing on the circuit is increased to 1982, in order to permit the Group…
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Classic Cars, The Car Collective
Diversity Makes The Difference
The standard Volkswagon Polo of 2015 vintage weighs in at 1242Kg. So, why not stick a 428 Bhp power unit into one and have some fun? That’s exactly what this bloke did. I can’t begin to imagine the torque steer generated by such massive power, but fair play to anyone…
Peter Mallett Racing 