-
Old Fashioned Fun
Read more: Old Fashioned FunThe Vintage Sports Car Club New Year Tests took place at Brooklands Museum on 26th January 2025. This rounded off a week of pretty heavy storms for the UK so it was a nice surprise to arrive at the venue with just clouds overhead, although that would change. An entry…
-
Happy New Year
Read more: Happy New YearWell that’s it. All over for another year, so time to get thinking about the next 12 months. 2025 Anniversaries: A lot of car related milestones coming up, giving me a good excuse to post some car pictures. Jaguar is 75 years old, having changed its name in 1950. The…
-
“And so this is christmas……..
Read more: “And so this is christmas……..Quite a busy year comes to an end.
-
Motor Racing Legends – Vision for 2025 and After
Read more: Motor Racing Legends – Vision for 2025 and AfterI received the below e mail from Motor Racing Legends. I have repeated it in full. We have often thought that organizers would do well to work together and this is the first time I’ve seen it made public. Motor Racing Legends – Our Vision for 2025 and After Dear…
-
Testing Times with the VSCC at Bicester:
Read more: Testing Times with the VSCC at Bicester:“There are three cars in my class and I’m currently sixth!” So said Ian Morgan the driver of car no 1, a Ford Model T, as he exited the first test (Blakeney’s Bend) at the VSCC winter tests event at Bicester Heritage. There were ten tests set out around the…
-
Showtime!
Read more: Showtime!The Lancaster Insurance Classic Car and Bike Restoration Show 8 to 10 November 2024 “Everytime I drive it, it makes me smile” Celebrating its Twentieth birthday this year, the Honda S2000 is one of the newer classics. It seems to have an enthusiastic following in the form of the UK…
-
Upcoming Classic Car Events – November 2024
Read more: Upcoming Classic Car Events – November 2024First 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…
-
A Legendary Weekend with Motor Racing Legends
Read more: A Legendary Weekend with Motor Racing LegendsThe 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.…
-
Historic Motorsport: Changes Ahead and Events to attend
Read more: Historic Motorsport: Changes Ahead and Events to attendJake 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…
-
Land of the Dragon Tour with the Bucks and Herts JEC Region
Read more: Land of the Dragon Tour with the Bucks and Herts JEC RegionThe Cynghordy Viaduct in Llandovery “with eighteen arches built in sandstone and lined with brick, is 259 m (850 ft) long on a gentle curve, rising to a height of 31 m (102 ft) above the valley“. We passed under this impressive structure on our final approach to Llanerchindda Farm which would…
Once you’ve raced, you never forget it…and you never get over it.
— Richard Childress
Affiliated With
Peter Mallett Racing 