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Silverstone Festival 2024: Historic Motorsports, and Family Entertainment
Read more: Silverstone Festival 2024: Historic Motorsports, and Family EntertainmentA 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”
Read more: “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…
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Oulton Park Gold Cup 70th Anniversary: Exciting Races and Spectacular Cars
Read more: Oulton Park Gold Cup 70th Anniversary: Exciting Races and Spectacular CarsPhew, a pretty busy weekend. My experience of this event before this year, was as a driver in either a historic touring car or an MGB. So I never really considered the geography, other than where the next corner was. This place has hills! I arrived early Friday morning and…
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The Silverstone Festival: UK Historic Motorsport Festival Programme and Attractions
Read more: The Silverstone Festival: UK Historic Motorsport Festival Programme and AttractionsIt’s the beginning of August and time to prepare for the biggest public meeting of the UK Historic Motorsport Season. The Silverstone Festival takes place on Friday to Sunday 23rd to 25th August 2024. Since its inception as the Coys Silverstone Classic in 1990, the event has inevitably grown and…
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Reflections on Historic Motorsport and Racing Ethics: Donington Classic Festival 2024 Update
Read more: Reflections on Historic Motorsport and Racing Ethics: Donington Classic Festival 2024 UpdateBack in May, I attended the Donington Historic Festival. I took lots of pictures which can be found on line here. I try to avoid posting pictures of damaged cars because, having been there myself I know how hard it can be to see the aftermath of bad driving. The…
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Le Mans 24hrs 2024: Dramatic Weather and an Unprecedented finish
Read more: Le Mans 24hrs 2024: Dramatic Weather and an Unprecedented finishAnyone interested in motorsport will be aware of the annual Le Mans 24hrs race, which takes place on the second weekend in June (there are sometimes exceptions). It has been running since 1924 with some gaps for obvious reasons. In a previous post I wrote about the competitiveness of the…
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Aylesbury MG Club Annual Pride of Ownership 2024: MG Showcase
Read more: Aylesbury MG Club Annual Pride of Ownership 2024: MG ShowcaseTuesday 2nd July and on a pleasant sunny evening, the Aylesbury MG Club held its annual Pride of Ownership event at the Stone Sports and Social Club. The recent poor weather meant that the turn out was less than usual but nonetheless a perfectly formed group of MG enthusiasts and…
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Oulton Park Gold Cup: Annual Historic Racing Extravaganza
Read more: Oulton Park Gold Cup: Annual Historic Racing ExtravaganzaThe annual weekend historic festival takes place on 26th to 28th July 2024 on the rolling slopes of Oulton Park near Budworth in Cheshire. The event dates back to 1954 when the circuit opened. Initially it was an international race run to Formula One rules but in modern times it…
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2024 Le Mans 24hrs: Hypercars Reshaping FIA WEC Landscape
Read more: 2024 Le Mans 24hrs: Hypercars Reshaping FIA WEC LandscapeIt’s June and since 1923 brits have been making an annual pilgrimage to a small town in the Loire region of France called Le Mans, where the famous 24hrs race takes place. There have been some fallow periods, most recently the period from 2019 to 2021 when (apart from covid)…
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Historic Touring Car Legends vs. MRL HTC: Clash of the Classic Racing Series
Read more: Historic Touring Car Legends vs. MRL HTC: Clash of the Classic Racing SeriesOn 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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