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- Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship: round four
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Report, round four: Mid Wales Historic Stages
A tremendous battle between Jimmy McRae and Julian Reynolds was the highlight of the Rally Marketing Mid Wales Historic Stages, round four of the 2007 Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship over the weekend (23/24 June).
While McRae/Andy Richardson took overall victory, David Stokes/Guy Weaver retained their overall title lead with a measured drive to victory in category 2 and Patrick Watts/Elgan Davies won category 1.
Category 1
"I'm trying hard, but I don’t want to go off," reckoned Watts as he started the second day. After the opening three stages on Saturday afternoon, the Tiger was only 13s clear of Philip Atkinson/Simon Coates, who were pushing on as hard as ever in their Lotus Cortina.
However, a strong run through the 10-mile Hafren North stage on Sunday morning helped Watts build his margin. "That was a bit of a wake up," said Watts after the stage that received widespread acclaim. By the time the cars headed back to Newtown after Sunday's six stages, Watts was 1m18s clear of the rest.
Atkinson took second in category 1 and victory in class B4 and was pleased to head Dessie Nutt/Geraldine McBride home by nearly half a minute. The Porsche 911 crew lost time on the last stage on Saturday after the water splash in Sweet Lamb. "It was all the way up the hill before we could see anything," said Nutt. Fourth went to Neil Calvert and Arlene Cookson (Lotus Cortina), while a stirring drive from Graham Waite/Gill Cotton ended when the Volvo Amazon suffered a front hub failure.
Continua leyendo "Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship: round four" - Rallye Bavaria Historic 2007
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The 20th Rallye Bavaria Historic 2007, has been a huge party for oldtimers, classic cars enthusiasts and spectators. More than 3000 classic cars and 27.000 visitors came to the 20. General German Automobile Association Bavaria Historic Maxlrain/Bad Aibling. Great weather and fantastic cars to celebrate the 20 anniversary of this event, during 3 days from 6th to 9th June 2007.
More information in our german post. - Circuito Stradale del Mugello: Lancia Stratos supremacy
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In a sunny weekend on the beautiful Appennine roads of the Futa and the Giogo, the Clement Scuderia Biondetti and the ACI of Florence have organized the twentieth leggendario Circuit of the Mugello. Saturday, all cars run on the International Automobile Race track of the Mugello to Scarperia. This rally have seen the Lancia Stratos winning. On sunday, classic cars owners had the chance to race on the old street circuit. A great fight for Lancia Stratos (Mark Bianchini and Emanuele Canopies), Porsche RSR (Alberto Billa and Gabriel Ciabatti), Alpine A110 (Michele Bigatti and Federica ), 911RS (Graziano Muccioli and Bourgeois Sonia), Jaguar.
For more information, read the italian post.
Mugello Road race 2007 pictures - Another Lagonda Flies at H&H Buxton Classic Cars Auction Sale
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H&H Classic Auctions has enjoyed considerable success with Lagondas in recent times, and the lovely dark green 1936 LG45 Tourer entered for last week’s (June 20) Buxton sale continued the trend when it was knocked down for £88,000 – way over its knowingly conservative estimate.
Perhaps British Racing Green cars are in vogue at the moment, for the similarly coloured 1956 Jaguar XK140 Drophead Coupe also considerably exceeded expectation by making £41,800, despite having undergone a conversion from left to righthand drive at some stage in its life.
There was a whole range of desirable sports cars in this sale and the relatively rare and extremely pretty c. 1970 Abarth-Simca created particular interest - eventually selling for £17,600. Examples of the original Lotus Elite always cause a stir when they come to market too and the gorgeous Special Equipment version on offer rightly sold well at £26,300. Another head turner was the red 1954 Triumph TR2 that is believed to have covered no more than around 50,000 miles from new. It made £15,960.
Continua leyendo "Another Lagonda Flies at H&H Buxton Classic Cars Auction Sale" - Thoroughbreds gallop in for H&H Kempton Park classic cars sale
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The pick of a very fine selection is the 1929 Grand Prix Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Super Sport, registration UV 819. In common with the 1750 SS (UU 79) that H&H sold for a record-breaking £503,000 in March, this much rarer 1500 SS was entered for the 1929 Irish Grand Prix by the UK concessionaire F W Stiles. Also in common with the 1750 SS, it won in the hands of former Russian Imperial Guard officer Boris Ivanowski, who took victory in the Saorstat Cup with it on the first day. The car finished a fine third overall for the meeting. £380,000-420,000.
F1 filly
The 1970 Lotus 72 chassis R1 made its debut at the Spanish Grand Prix in the hands of works driver John Miles. Despite lacking the suspension updates of the sister car of eventual 1970 World Champion Jochen Rindt, Miles achieved 7th place in the Dutch GP and 8th in the French round. The Lotus was then updated, renumbered R4 and provided to privateer Rob Walker to run for double World Champion Graham Hill. Once retired from works duty, it briefly passed to Swiss ace Jo Siffert before being purchased by double World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi for display purposes. £220,000-260,000.
Continua leyendo "Thoroughbreds gallop in for H&H Kempton Park classic cars sale" - Winning run for Lola at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
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Sir Jackie Stewart reunited with Al Unser Snr
On Sunday 24th June, icon of British motorsport, 3 times World Champion Sir Jackie Stewart teamed up with US legend Al Unser Snr, as part of the star studded Lola line-up at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed.
The Lola pairing of Stewart and Unser formed a strong driver partnership for the Mecom Racing Team in 1967. Based out of Houston, John Mecom began his first racing team in 1962. Within two years of its creation, his team was ranked among the top in the US, and Lola’s victory at the Indianapolis 500 in 1966 cemented their status around the world. Lola used this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed as a fitting occasion to reunite Jackie Stewart and Al Unser Snr, who both drove a Lola Mecom T90 on the prestigious ‘Hill Climb’.
Sir Jackie Stewart commenting from Goodwood, “It been an honour to team up with Al again and jump back into the Mecom Lola. Once we fired it up there was no looking back. The Lola looked and drove as beautiful as it did 40 years ago.”
Stewart added, “Al was a real master and good friend. It’s been a wonderful reunion for Lola and Goodwood.”
In 1966 Graham Hill became the first Englishman to win the Indianapolis 500 driving the Mecom Lola, however, it was his team mate Jackie Stewart who stole the show in the ’66 race, almost triumphant on his Indianapolis debut. Victory was denied by a broken scavenge pump while leading the race with only eight laps to go. Never the less, the ‘Flying Scot’ won ‘Rookie of the Year’ honours after comfortably leading the race by almost 2 laps, before having to retire.
Continua leyendo "Winning run for Lola at the Goodwood Festival of Speed" - Vintage Grand Prix Mid-Ohio, next week-end!
If you can next week-end take a trip through time and stir old memories - while gathering new ones - during the Vintage Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio. Vintage cars from around the world will compete on Mid-Ohio's 2.4-mile, 15-turn racing surface while auto enthusiasts show off their classic machines off the track. Visit with the numerous car clubs in attendance to share your enthusiasm for their classic machines, or bring your own group to join in the fun!
SVRA, along with Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course have selected the Cars of Italy as the feature for 2007 at the Vintage Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio. All cars manufactured in Italy or having engines from these cars that are prepared to recognize racing standards through 1997 will be considered for entry. Later models with historical significance will also be considered.
In addition to Alfa, Fiat, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati, other cars to be featured at the Vintage Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio are: Abarth, Ansaldo, Aquila, Autobianchi, ASA, ATS, Bandini, Bertone, Bianchi, Bizzarrini, Chiribiri, Cisitalia, Cizeta, CMN, Colli, De Tomaso, De Vecchi, Diatto, Ermini, FATA, Fissore, FLAG, FOD, Ghia, Giannini, Innocenti, Intermeccanica, Iso, Isotta-Fraschini, Itala, (Francic) Lombardi, Moretti, Nardi (Danese), OM, Osca, OSI, Pagani, Pininfarina, Qvale, Savio, SCAT, Scioneri, Serenissima, Siata, SPA, Stanga, Stanguellini, Temperino, Vignale, Biotti and Zagato.
Entry list is incredible: have a look here. - 60 Years Ferrari: End of the Ferrari 60 Relay celebrations!
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More pictures in our Ferrari 60 Relay pics gallery.
60 Years Ferrari: Massa and Raikkonen triumphantly end the Ferrari 60 Relay celebrations, together with 1,000 cars of the Prancing Horse in Maranello
Maranello, 23rd June 2007 - A worldwide unique relay, with 103 stages through 42 countries on five continents: after 145 days of travelling the baton with the 60 symbols, representing the 60 most important events in the history of the brand, came back home to its birthplace, to Maranello.
Today, accompanied by more than 1,000 cars from Ferrari - certainly a record - the baton officially arrived at 12 o'clock on the Fiorano race track on board of a 125S, the first Ferrari ever built, with the two Scuderia drivers, Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa, behind the wheel, followed by 52 Spiders - representing each market where the Prancing Horse is present these days.
10,300 cars from Ferrari, with every model and from every era, participated in the journey around the world, while the "Ferrari 60 Relay" was welcomened in each of the countries it passed with a gift dedicated to Ferrari - such as a Pelè-autographed Brazil football shirt or a jade interpretation of the Prancing Horse from China and a porcelain version of Michael Schumacher's racing helmet from Germany, signed by the former driver and handed over in Berlin. The 58 gifts are to be put to a charity auction and the money will be donated to children's hospitals in Modena and Bologna.
Continua leyendo "60 Years Ferrari: End of the Ferrari 60 Relay celebrations!" - The Brooklands track celebrated its centenary
Last week, as the Brooklands track celebrated its centenary, the most famous of the vintage Bentley racing cars were reunited at the circuit.
Here are videos of cars rounding the Byfleet Banking at the Brooklands Centenary Festival, June 16 2007.
Continua leyendo "The Brooklands track celebrated its centenary" - The 15th "MAROC CLASSIC - La Route du Coeur" is heading south
With a land area of more than 650,000 square kilometres, Morocco is larger than France. The road network, so perfect for the drivers of classic and collectors' cars, is nevertheless less comprehensive than the French one. The number of stages suitable for participants in the "Classic" is not unlimited and the options for route variations are few. Despite this, the rally organisers make it their business to find new routes each year, combining the pleasures of exploration with those of driving.
The 2008 event will be epochal. Divided into seven legs between 15 and 22 March, the route starts from the royal capital, Rabat, and finishes as always in Marrakech. The total distance of 2,240 kms, divided by halts at Tangiers, Fez, Erfoud and Ouarzazate, includes 17 "Regularity Tests on the Road", with at least 60% of roads not used previously.
Organised around a north-south axis, it is notable for traveling further south than ever before on the "Classic", heading all the way down to M'Hamid, well below Zagora, where a bivouac has been arranged (five-star, so don't worry): an exotic change of scenery is a definite promise!
The 2008 "MAROC CLASSIC" is open to 70 crews, including some places reserved for the "Prestige" category (for recent GT cars), which has its own results. Novices can take part in an optional training session (started last year) on the day before the start.
Continua leyendo "The 15th "MAROC CLASSIC - La Route du Coeur" is heading south" - Formula Ford anniversary celebrated at Brands Hatch
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BRENTWOOD, Essex, 22 June, 2007 – Forty years of Formula Ford will be honoured at Brands Hatch next weekend when pre-1972 racers from the series take part in the Historic Sports Car Club's festival.
The year 1967 was a motorsports landmark with the launch of the single-make formula, as well as the world-beating Ford DFV engine – the most successful Formula 1 power plant of all time.
Both Formula Fords and Cosworth DFV-powered F1 cars return to Kent's historic circuit for HSCC's June 20/July 1 festival. It was here on 2 July, 1967 that Ray Allen won the first Formula Ford race, in a Lotus 51.
Many great champions competed in Formula Ford – James Hunt, Jody Scheckter, Ayrton Senna and Emerson Fittipaldi included. At next weekend's festival Ray Allen will be reacquainted with a Lotus 51 for a thrilling race of pre-1972 Formula Fords.
Continua leyendo "Formula Ford anniversary celebrated at Brands Hatch" - The 26th Brussels Retro Festival 2007
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The 26th Brussels Retro Festival will be taking place on 19, 20 & 21 October at Brussels Expo in halls 11 & 12, the 1st Classic Car Auction on Saturday 20 October and the 2 nd Toy’s Swap Meet on Sunday 21 October.
Importers, make and multi-make clubs, classic car and automobile object traders, toy specialists, booksellers, restoration workshops, spare parts and accessory stands: everyone and everything from the classic car world is expected at the BRF: 20 000 m², 300 exhibitors and 27 000 visitors.
Following the FBVA/BFOV in 2004, the FIVA (Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens) conducted an economic study in 2006 which revealed the importance of the classic car movement in Europe: 9,000 businesses, 55,000 jobs, 2,000,000 cars, 785,000 collectors, 2,000 clubs, 2,680,000 overnight hotel stays, 700 museums and 75 million visitors each year. The classic car market, honoured every year by the BRF, is strengthening its social, cultural and economic role and establishing itself as a major player in society.
Another point: carmakers are increasingly incorporating their heritage into their communication.
1st for the BRF: 2 importers join together on one theme.
Continua leyendo "The 26th Brussels Retro Festival 2007" - Ferrari Relay 60 al Lido di Venezia
A great video found on youtube about the Ferrari Relay 60 al Lido di Venezia:
Nice Ferrari classic cars! - Final stage for the Ferrari 60 Relay
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The conclusive moments of the journey around the world have arrived and the Ferrari 60 Relay eventually reaches the Alps: On Wednesday, 20th June, the cars from Ferrari and the participating clients met on Piazza del Municipio in Bolzano at 12:00h. From there the Tour leaved in the direction of Andalo, Fai della Paganella, Lake Molveno, arriving in Riva del Garda.
From here the cars drove southbound along the lake, stopping at Brenzone Castle and arriving on Verona's Piazza Brà at around 19:00h. The last stage of the Ferrari 60 Relay, on Thursday, 21st June, led from Bologna to Modena.
It is the final stage for the Ferrari 60 Relay, arriving at its birthplace: on Thursday, 21st June, the cars and clients of Ferrari met at San Luca, in Bologna, at 10:30h, and leaved in the direction of Modena, driving along via Bazzanese and passing Vignola and Spilamberto (where the group will stop); from here the cars took via Vignolese, arriving in Modena: the cars from Ferrari then drove through the streets of the city centre at around 16:00h and arrived at the Carrozzeria Scaglietti at 16:30h. - Mouth watering grid assembled for opening round of Woodcote Trophy
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The Fiskens-sponsored Woodcote Trophy gets underway this weekend with an impressive grid of pre-1956 sports cars set to contest the first round at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon, France.
Historic automobile dealers Fiskens have offered their support to the Motor Racing Legends run series for genuine sports-racers of the post-War era, up to and including December 1955, since its inception in 2006, with this year set to build on the significant success of last.
Former Formula One venue Dijon, which hosted six Grand Prix in the 1970s and 80s, welcomes a 28-car grid this weekend with the racing across seven classes sure to be brimming with action and, not least, nostalgia. The challenging French circuit will allow competitors to showcase their talent amongst one of the finest fields of post war sports cars ever assembled.
The likes of the 5200cc Allard K3 will share the grid with, Jaguar D-Types and C-Types, an Aston Martin DB2/4, Triumph TR2s and many more classic machines, as the Woodcote Trophy provides drivers and owners the chance to race their beautifully prepared historic sports cars.
Continua leyendo "Mouth watering grid assembled for opening round of Woodcote Trophy"
