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Historic Motorsport Events – September 2025
Read more: Historic Motorsport Events – September 2025September in the UK means two things: the weather will let you down, and the nation’s finest petrolheads will be dusting off their goggles for some of the most gloriously bonkers motoring events you’ll ever witness. Forget your spreadsheets and sensible shoes—this is the month when engines roar, tweed jackets…
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Why the Jaguar F Pace Became My Ideal SUV
Read more: Why the Jaguar F Pace Became My Ideal SUVWhy the Jaguar? So, why did I buy a Jaguar SUV? Well, frankly, because life’s far too short to drive something beige and tedious, like an accountant’s spreadsheet on wheels. I want drama, I want theatre, and I want an engine that makes the neighbours reconsider their property values. I’m…
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UK Historic Motorsport Events in August 2025
Read more: UK Historic Motorsport Events in August 2025July was a pretty busy month and the calendar is no less busy this month. August includes the Silverstone Festival, possibly the largest UK historic motorsport festival outside of the Goodwood Revival, on 22nd-24th. (see https://mallettracing.com/2025/07/11/silverstone-festival-2025-a-family-friendly-motorsport-extravaganza/) 02/03 August Oulton Park welcomes Equipe Classic racing for a one day meeting around…
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Silverstone Festival 2025: A Family-Friendly Motorsport Extravaganza
Read more: Silverstone Festival 2025: A Family-Friendly Motorsport ExtravaganzaFrom August 22-24, the Silverstone Festival will celebrate 75 years of Formula 1 and notable classic cars, including the XJ-S and Lotus Esprit. The event features diverse entertainment, family activities, racing, and food options. Guests can enjoy classic car displays, funfair rides, and various motorsport experiences.
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Equipe Classic Racing 6hrs of Donington Meeting
Read more: Equipe Classic Racing 6hrs of Donington MeetingThe first event of its kind for this organiser; on the Donington circuit and avoiding the GP loop. With 90 mins qualifying for the race at 9am on Saturday morning, then a race start at 1300 hrs, it was a somewhat compressed schedule compared to the Spa 6hrs. This was…
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Top UK Historic Motorsport Events in July 2025
Read more: Top UK Historic Motorsport Events in July 2025July is quite hectic because not only are there some mouthwatering UK events, some will be lucky enough to attend the bi-annual (annual from 2026 see this post) Le Mans Classic at La Sarthe. Likewise the British GP at Silverstone takes place on 4th to 6th July. But we shall…
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2026 Le Mans Classic Series: Key Changes Unveiled
Read more: 2026 Le Mans Classic Series: Key Changes UnveiledSo, from 2026 the Le Mans Classic will form part of the Peter Auto Le Mans Classic Series and will run annually. They say: In response to ever-increasing demand, Le Mans Classic will become an annual event from 2026. It’s an historic change, in response to the public’s enthusiasm, to offer…
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June 2025: Historic/Classic UK Motorsport Events
Read more: June 2025: Historic/Classic UK Motorsport EventsThe season is well underway and events are planned for every weekend, so for this post I’ll try to pinpoint what I think will be the best events to attend. They aren’t all “festival” type events but hopefully they will have interesting grids on the best circuits. 31 May/01 June…
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MRL Donington Historic Festival 2025: Highlights and Changes
Read more: MRL Donington Historic Festival 2025: Highlights and ChangesLast year we learned that Shaun Lynn’s company Aythorpe Promotions Limited had taken over Motor Racing Legends. Given they only had around one week, any changes to the format or organisation of the event were unlikely, and so it proved. This year the evidence of new ownership was everywhere to…
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Why Clean Cars Matter in Club Racing Championships
Read more: Why Clean Cars Matter in Club Racing ChampionshipsIn the movie Days of Thunder, the character Harry Hogge told his driver “he didn’t slam you, he didn’t bump you, he didn’t nudge you… he *rubbed* you. And rubbin, son, is racin’.” In the world of NASCAR the rubbing and nudging is pretty much the norm. Cars are running…
Once you’ve raced, you never forget it…and you never get over it.
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