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Famous car leads the pack for Race Retro Sale

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Famous car leads the pack for Race Retro Sale

A stunning 1969 Lola T70 MkIII B, estimated at between £570,000 to £650,000, is one of the first cars to be entered for the Race Retro & Classic Car Sale on 23rd February 2013 hosted by Silverstone Auctions.

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Espíritu de Montjuïc 2013: The dates are set

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Espíritu de Montjuïc 2013: The dates are set

Dates have been chosen for the third edition of the Spirit of Montjuic: April 12,13,14 of 2013 and it will take place for the third time in a row at the Catalunya Circuit with all the magic of the golden era of the legendary Barcelona urban circuit.

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Masters Historic Racing confirms 2013 calendar

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Masters Historic Racing confirms 2013 calendar

Masters Historic Racing has announced its calendar for its 2013 programme, which will feature the leading circuits in the UK and mainland Europe.

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Pre-War Grand Prix Grid Confirmed For 2013 Donington Historic Festival

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Pre-War Grand Prix Grid Confirmed For 2013 Donington Historic Festival

The Historic Grand Prix Association (HGPCA) is to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the first car race at Donington Park in 1933 by bringing a pre-War Grand Prix grid to the 2013 Donington Historic Festival, ensuring even more on-track excitement and in-paddock appeal for this ever-popular international event, and giving yet another reason why Festival tickets are the ideal Christmas gift for historic motorsport fans.

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Motor sport legends open up in revealing new book

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Motor sport legends open up in revealing new book

In 2006 Motor Sport magazine asked Simon Taylor to take memorable motor racing names out to lunch for a monthly in-depth interview.

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Stuntman Paul Swift enters Croft’s Christmas Stages Rally on 29 Dec

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Stuntman Paul Swift enters Croft’s Christmas Stages Rally on 29 Dec

Darlington’s Swift, who was in charge of many of the stunts at this year’s Top Gear Live shows, will contest the event in his Ford Escort Mk2 in which he finished third overall last year.

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Motorsport at Crystal Palace Announces 2013 Dates

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Motorsport at Crystal Palace Announces 2013 Dates

The dates have now been confirmed for next year’s Motorsport at the Palace sprint competition, which will be held on Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday 26 & 27 May 2013. Now in its fourth year, the popular sprint/time trial at the famous south London park has firmly established itself as London’s leading motorsport event.

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Corolla Claims Class Victory On RAC Rally

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Corolla Claims Class Victory On RAC Rally

Toyota classic rally team Midgley Motorsport is celebrating a remarkable debut class victory on the Roger Albert Clark Rally, the UK’s toughest historic motorsport event. The team’s 25-year-old Corolla AE86, crewed by Will Midgley and Jonathan Driver, beat its closest rival to the Kielder Forest finish line last night (Sunday) by 14 minutes.

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3 races, 3 winners, and our Champions make history

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3 races, 3 winners, and our Champions make history

Lining up for the final laps of a season that has so far seen eight rounds, five states, 24 races, 220 laps and 817 kilometres of awesome racing, the remaining 19 Masters took to the grid for the very last time to close the sixth year of a growing and ever popular showcase of muscle. At last it would be a race without carnage, but there was certainly action as Miedecke charged from rear of grid to take the win in the final moments, while for O’Brien and Bowe it would be the final class round wins, with Stillwell strong again to take his maiden Masters title in Pro-Sportsman (Class B), with Bowe sealing back-to-back Outright (Class A) titles.

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What a way to end the season as Tilley takes the win in another wild race

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What a way to end the season as Tilley takes the win in another wild race

The Masters have put in another wild and interrupted nine laps, seeing Tilley take his second win of the season, while Collins has repeated unwanted series history becoming the second vehicle in in the series’ six years to roll on a race weekend, and both have happened in today’s races.

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