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Ferrari F40 Honored at Silverstone Classic 2012

Ferrari F40 Honored at Silverstone Classic 2012

The Silverstone Classic 2012 plans to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Ferrari F40 supercar with a world record gathering of F40s at the classic racing festival, scheduled for 20-22 July. The largest collection of F40s ever seen in one place is being organised by the Ferrari Owners’ Club of Great Britain. “Our original aim [...]

Goodwood Revival How and Why – Part Two

Goodwood Revival How and Why – Part Two

The Goodwood Revival – The Best Place on Earth to See the Things We Love By Ned J. Lawler | Photos by Ned J. and Kate Lawler, Shamrock Motoring Images (Note: Part One found here) Part Two – Hallowed Ground “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to [...]

Winter Marathon 2012 – Report and Photos

Winter Marathon 2012 – Report and Photos

The 24th annual Winter Marathon was held 19-22 January 2012 in Madonna di Campiglio situated in the Dolomites of Italy. The father and daughter team of Ezio and Francesca Salviato took overall honors in their 1939 Lancia Aprilia, as they braved tough conditions to place a win over the other 158 teams in the 2012 [...]

California Mille 2012 Information

California Mille 2012 Information

The 2012 running of the California Mille will take place April 29th to May 3rd over 1,000 miles of twisty back roads in California Gold Country, Lake Tahoe and historic Nevada. The 22nd annual running of the California Mille will begin Sunday, April 29th with a public car show at the Fairmont Hotel atop San [...]

Silver Arrows Featured at 2012 Goodwood Revival

Silver Arrows Featured at 2012 Goodwood Revival

The 2012 Goodwood Revival, scheduled for 14-16 September, will celebrate the pre-war Silver Arrows of Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union, 75 years after their first appearance on a British racing circuit. Goodwood is hailing the arrival of the famous Silver Arrows Grand Prix cars as an “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” as spectators will see these beasts driven in [...]

NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival 2012 – Skope Classic

NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival 2012 – Skope Classic

Heading into the penultimate MSC F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series 2012 round at Christchurch’s Powerbuilt Tools Raceway at Ruapuna Park the question on everyone’s lips was ‘who can beat the Lola T400 of Michael Lyons?’ The answer – emphatically – was the McRae GM1 of Steve Ross, the 2011/12 series points leader finally breaking the [...]

50 Years of Champions at Daytona – Report and Photos

50 Years of Champions at Daytona – Report and Photos

The Rolex 24 at Daytona 50th Anniversary Heritage Display – Bringing Racing History Back To Life By Louis Galanos | Photos by Louis Galanos and as noted Well over a year ago the Daytona International Speedway (DIS) embarked on a task that even the great Hercules might have shied away from. That is to search [...]

NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival 2012 – Hampton Downs

NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival 2012 – Hampton Downs

Series young gun Michael Lyons (Lola T400) completed an MSC F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series clean sweep with another lights-to-flag victory in the final 15 lap feature at the second New Zealand Festival of Motor Racing – celebrating BMW Motorsport historic motor racing meeting at the Hampton Downs circuit south of Auckland on January 28-29, [...]

Goodwood FoS 2012 – Group C and Sports Car Racing

Goodwood FoS 2012 – Group C and Sports Car Racing

The 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed will honor sports car racing in 1972 and the 30th anniversary of the famed Group C era when it returns to the 1.16-mile Goodwood hillclimb in West Sussex, England on 28 June to 1 July. Forty years ago, the 1972 season was a pivotal year in sports car racing. [...]

NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival 2012 – Festival Race Report

NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival 2012 – Festival Race Report

Young gun Michael Lyons (Lola T400) won all four MSC F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series races at the first New Zealand Festival of Motor Racing – celebrating BMW Motorsport meetings at the Hampton Downs circuit south of Auckland on January 21-22, 2012 but series point leader Steve Ross (McRae GM1) added the icing on the [...]

Stirling Moss Honored Guest at Lime Rock Historics 2012

Stirling Moss Honored Guest at Lime Rock Historics 2012

Sir Stirling Moss will be honored guest at Lime Rock Historic Festival 2012, to be held Labor Day weekend on August 31st – September 3rd. The 30th annual Lime Rock Historics will see Sir Stirling Moss speak and take questions at the Friday evening Participants Gala, in addition to being available at various times throughout [...]

Best Vintage Car Racing Picture of 2011

Best Vintage Car Racing Picture of 2011

Sports Car Digest covered nearly 90 historic car races and rallies in 2011, starting with the VSCC Pomeroy Trophy and ending with the Legends of Motorsports event at Sebring. Dozens of photographers took untold numbers of photos, spending hours post-event analyzing and choosing the best ones in an effort to wow our readers. And did [...]

U.S. Formula 5000 Revival Schedule 2012

U.S. Formula 5000 Revival Schedule 2012

The Formula 5000 Drivers Association released its vintage car racing schedule for 2012 with an initial three races planned for the upcoming season. According to Seb Coppola, president of the Formula 5000 Drivers Association which organizes the F5000 racing activities in the United States, “I am thrilled to be able to announce another season of [...]

Canadian Historic Grand Prix 2012 Information

Canadian Historic Grand Prix 2012 Information

The Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada (VARAC) will hold its 34th annual Vintage Racing Festival, renamed for 2012 as the Canadian Historic Grand Prix at Mosport International Raceway, June 15-17, 2012. This 2.459 mile road course and former home to the Formula One Grand Prix, Can-Am, Trans-Am and Formula 5000 is only one hour [...]

Changes for Aston Martin Owners Club Racing

Changes for Aston Martin Owners Club Racing

Aston Martin club racing is set to flourish in 2012, now that AMOC, the Aston Martin Owners’ Club, has taken the major decision to run all its racing events under a new, independent company – Aston Martin Club Racing Ltd. And to ensure that the club’s racing goes from strength to strength, the new company [...]

Spa Classic 2011 – Picture Gallery

Spa Classic 2011 – Picture Gallery

The first edition of Spa Classic took place 27-29 May, 2011 at the famed 4.352 mile, 20-turn Spa-Francorchamps track in Belgium. A crowd of 10,000 enthusiasts enjoyed the inaugural Spa Classic with its strong grids and competitive vintage racing action. In addition to Marcel Hundscheid’s report and photos from Spa Classic 2011, photographer Jurrie Vanhalle [...]

Watkins Glen Grand Prix Tribute 2011 – Photo Gallery

Watkins Glen Grand Prix Tribute 2011 – Photo Gallery

The Watkins Glen Grand Prix Tribute 2011 was held Friday, September 9th in Watkins Glen, New York. An estimated 20,000 spectators enjoyed the all-day festival that plays a key part of the U.S. Vintage Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International. The Watkins Glen Grand Prix Tribute is designed to recreate the ambiance of the 1948-52 [...]

Coronado Speed Festival 2011 – Behind the Scenes Photos

Coronado Speed Festival 2011 – Behind the Scenes Photos

The Coronado Speed Festival 2011 was held September 24-25 at Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, California. The 14th Annual Fleet Week Coronado Speed Festival saw a strong field race on the temporary 1.7-mile course on the runways and taxiways of the military base. In addition to the on-track action at the 2011 Coronado [...]

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