Vintage cars provide a gateway to the past. The vehicles are not just machines but the time-machines which compel us to think more about the bygone era. One of many those rare, and valuable vintage cars is, Volkswagen Beetle. A vehicle which was planned as a peoples’ car and enjoys the status of the […]
Continue reading …Tremendous racing from big grids made the Historic Sports Car Club’s Legends of Brands Super Prix on the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit (30 June/1 July) a runaway success. Run in hot and sunny weather and in front of an appreciative audience, the weekend was typified by exciting races run in a genuinely sporting atmosphere. […]
Continue reading …Just a few yards from my garden gate the tides of the English Channel lap against the shoreline, it was here just a short distance out to sea that the bright light of David Purley’s life was extinguished in 2nd July 1985; at just 40 years old. Early Days David was the Son of Charles […]
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Continue reading …A key race meeting of the Historic Sports Car Club’s 2018 race season will be the Legends of Brands Super Prix on the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit this weekend (30 June/1 July). A fabulous entry has been assembled for the event, which includes a fine entry of 50 Formula 1 cars from the Historic […]
Continue reading …Two superb races on the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit for the Historic Sports Car Club’s Historic Formula 2 FIA International Series delivered tremendous racing from an outstanding grid of 28 cars at the HSCC International Trophy meeting (16/17 June). Formula 2 racing was back at the home of the British Grand Prix for the first […]
Continue reading …Fabulous racing typified the Historic Sports Car Club’s International Trophy meeting on the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit over the weekend (16/17 June). A superb array of categories delivered 15 quality races on the Grand Prix track and excellent competitor support produced many strong grids, including the sensational 28-strong Historic Formula 2 field (see separate press […]
Continue reading …The Carrera name returned to the Porsche stable in 1973 having been last displayed on the 356 model of 1966, initially featuring a 2.7 litre engine which was surpassed by the 2994cc unit that also powered the 930 Turbo. Many enthusiasts believe that the Carrera 3.0 model hasn’t received the attention it deserves from the […]
Continue reading …Races from the Historic Sports Car Club, including two sensational Historic Formula Ford Championship rounds, were among the highlights of the hugely successful 50th Anniversary Meeting at Thruxton over the weekend (2/3 June). As a large and enthusiastic crowd basked in warm sunshine, 50 years of the challenging Hampshire track were celebrated in style and […]
Continue reading …The Historic Sports Car Club will provide three grids for the 50th Anniversary Meeting at Thruxton over the weekend of 2/3 June. Double-header races for the Historic Formula Ford Championship along with a 40-minute race for the Guards Trophy and a double-header non-championship ‘Spirit of Thruxton’ race for up to 2-litre single-seaters will give the […]
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