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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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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— Richard Childress
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