Citroen has chosen the Good - Wood Festival Of Speed, an annual meeting
of historic racing cars, to reveal the 2013 Citroen DS3 Cabrio Racing Concept.
A few days prior to the test drive, I'd been asked to supply a racing CV (Nismo has never let a journalist drive one
of its historic racing cars before), so I gave them the whole nine yards.
Which makes BMW of North America's decision to acquire and exercise an ever - growing collection
of historic race cars pretty smart indeed.
The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, August 13 - 16 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, will feature an abundance of sights and sounds of hundreds
of historic race cars throttling around the race circuit, being worked on in the pits or seen driving through the bustling paddock.
Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion At this year's Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, August 17 - 20, Acura will showcase the brand's racing heritage with a display
of historic race cars in the Acura garage; as well as the new Acura ARX - 05 prototype race car on Saturday August 19.
The session began 30 minutes after its scheduled starting time at 7:00 p.m. due to oil on the circuit after practice by a field
of historic race cars.
Not exact matches
Classic Group C and GTP
cars are always a hit in
historic racing, thanks largely to the huge variety
of cars and manufacturers
of the era.
The Monterey Motorsports Reunion event at the epic Laguna Seca circuit is one
of the stand - out
historic racing events
of the whole year, as all sorts
of different
cars take to the track for a series
of short demonstrations and
races.
Hosted by the Daytona International Speedway, there have been Ferrari Challenge
races,
historic endurance and F1 machine demo runs, more modern F1 Clienti
cars taking to the track and a load
of road
cars on display.
The likes
of Lotus, Brabham, and Cooper all built
cars for it and with so many knocking about, it's ended up being a pretty popular category in
historic racing.
Blaney drives the No. 21 Wood Brothers
Racing car, one
of NASCAR's most esteemed teams, and that Wallace will be driving for another
historic team, Richard Petty Motorsports» No. 43, had Blaney enthused and gave him an idea.
With African American
race car driver Bill Lester's
historic win at the Grand - Am Road
Racing, the light has now been shined on other Black racers who have How those in power in the Black church make empty promises and manipulate unmarried African American women to stay single in the name
of God.
You can select from Modern Hot Hatch, Classic Street Muscle,
Historic Road
Racing, Rice
of the Super
Car and Track Toys.
After looking over some
of the
historic cars in the collection, St. Antoine challenges the 81 - year - old drag
racing legend to a drag
race between Garlits» V -10-powered Dodge Challenger, and the XFR - S.
Friend
of evo Marino Franchitti and contributing editor Richard Meaden will contest the FIA Masters
Historic Sports
Car race at the Silverstone Classic this weekend.
To get the
cars on track, a series
of Lister sponsored
historic race meetings are being planned for 2015, just in time for the company's 125th year anniversary.
McKenzie
cars — The history
of this small Birmingham manufacturer by Ian McKenzie / Sunny Silverstone — Tom Threfall's report on the VSCC
race meeting / Rescue
of a 30/98 Vauxhall — The story
of «the lady
of the lake» by Dennis Harrison / Nesseldorfer to Tatra — Michael Worthington - Willaims recounts the history
of a remarkable series
of car from Czechoslovakia / 1937 A.C. 16/70 — The editor enjoys his excursion no. 2 in this sports tourer with a pedigree / Commercial London - Brighton Run — The annual pilgrimage for
historic commercials / About registration numbers — David Hales explains their origins and diversity / Mille Miglia 1989 — Toby Ross describes the «fantastic atmosphere»
of this unique event.
The Goodwood Revival is always about more than just
historic racing, with a mouth - watering selection
of «period»
cars both inside and outside the circuit
The 2012 produced some brilliantly close
historic racing as, once again, an amazing collection
of some
of the greatest competition
cars was brought together
The Editor reports / Pre-1931 Lanchesters — Chris Clark describes the early models and explains their unique features and advanced specifications / 1955 Lancia Aurelia Spider — This month The Editor gives us his (very favourable) impressions
of a rare and delectable sports
car / The Voisin Story — The well - known
racing driver and author Paul Frere commences a two - part article on this
historic manufacturer.
Here he tells the story
of this remarkable
car / Auto - biography: Colin Crabbe — Matthew Bell hears from Colin Crabbe about his life and career as an adventurous hunter
of historic cars from the four corners
of the globe / One hundred years
of cussed motoring — In the centenary year
of Leslie Hounsfield's singular design, Gerry Michelmore explains the peculiar joys
of the two - stroke Trojan / Moretti 750 — Its enticing looks have always threatened to outshine its performance, but the tiny Moretti is now getting the recognition it deserves, explains Karl Ludvigsen / The Paris - Ostend
race of 1899 — Nick Jonckheere tells the story
of the gruelling long - distance road
race, and the plucky Brits who took on all comers / Invicta's Baby — The 12/45 was meant as Invicta's saviour, but only a handful were sold.
Graham Robson describes a well known series
of the period: the MCC National Rallies1950 - 56 / Back on the Road — Michael Ware looks at more readers» rebuilds / Ford Popular — Back on the Road / 1939 Raymond Mays — Back on the Road / 1953 Bristol 403 — Back on the Road / 1902 Delahaye 0A / End -
of - Term Report — Douglas Blain reviews his first season's
historic racing with a Morgan Plus Four / Wet & Dry Liners — Workshop / Austin Seven Ulster Rebuild / Something Up their Sleeve — Sleeve Valve Engines & their Users — Part Two / Something Up Their Sleeve — In the second part
of his examination
of sleeve valve engines and their users Michael Worthington - Williams looks at the Burt - McCollum single sleeve design / Rally
Car Replica — Triumph TR4 / Rally
Car Replica — Brian Heath tries out a replica
of the Triumph TR4s entered by the works in such classic»60s rallies as the RAC and Liege - Rome Liege / Commercially Speaking
In Initial impact, Simon Charlesworth tells the story
of a rare survivor
of this important Vintage tourer / / For this month's Auto - biography, Matthew Bell meets graphic designer,
historic racer and lover
of Americana Julian Balme to discuss his life behind the wheel / / The first saloon to use the legendary XK engine, Jaguar's Mk VII was a 100mph luxury
car just as happy winning touring
car races as cruising the home counties.
Albrecht Goertz's gorgeous 503 could not have come at a worse time for BMW, as Douglas Blain explains in Drama Queen / In 1966 and All That, Steve Welsh reports from the unrivalled Goodwood Revival
historic race meeting, which this year marked 50 years since Australian driver Jack Brabham won the Formula One World Championship in a
car of his construction / Kit Foster tells the story
of the American Underslung, the first American sports
car, and examines one
of the prized survivors
of this pioneering but short - lived marque in Swing low, sweet chariot / In his article, Cross-Channel concours, Jörg Sierks chooses his favourites from two prestigious concours events, held on the same weekend on opposite sides
of the English Channel / With the help
of rarely seen archive photographs, D'Arcy Lever looks back at the highly effective trials specials built by Sydney Allard before World War Two.
By Tom Threlfall /
Racing Morgan 3 - wheeler — The Editor tries the
historic «Johnny Red» on his monthly Excursion / Charron - Laycock and Other Devices — The story
of the company and its products by Kenneth Hurst / Formula One Driver at Beaulieu Modern — Grand Prix driver Jonathon Palmer drives some very early
cars at the National Motor Museum / Aston Clinton Hill - Climb — A.B. Demaus continues his series
of articles on pre-war hill - climbing venues.
Bengt Ason Holm tells the story
of AB Thulinverken / Miles
of MG's — Malcolm Green relates the story
of Ken Miles an Englishman who built and
raced MG specials in the USA / Driven From Behind — Karl Ludvigsen begins his new series on the development
of rear - engined
cars precursors
of the Volkswagen / Two Festivals — We report on the Silverstone
Historic Festival and the Oldtimer Grand Prix at the Nurburgring / Vin de Pays — Michael Worthington - Williams recounts the story
of one
of France's provincial
car makers.
Each
car, both street and track, will also see the same
historic race livery, a set
of white wheels with yellow, black, and white Saleen graphics, and special badging.
Four seasons
of enjoyable
historic racing followed / The choice
of men who knew — Michael Worthington - Williams tells the shortsad story
of the Lozier / Continental Cruiser Brian Heath samples a 1955 Bentley Continental R Type / Importing Old
Cars / Body Restoration — Workshop
Karl Ludvigsen describes a technical tour de force
of the first magnitude / Oily Rag Run — We report on The Automobile's inaugural Oily Rag Run, an event we hope will become a permanent fixture in the motoring calendar / Franschhoek Motor Museum — Simon Moore has visited this museum, an hour from Cape Town, and describes some
of the mouthwatering exhibits being collected there / Dan Margulies — In the fourth part
of Dan Margulies» competition reminiscences, as related to the Editor, we look at his switch to
historic racing with the famous Maserati 8CM, chassis 3011 / The
Car of Quality: The Taylor — Michael Worthington - Williams tells the story
of one
of the most ephemeral
of all marques, Taylor
of Scotswood - on - Tyne
This year you could find Jesse Alexander signing copies
of «Monaco,» his latest book
of historic racing photography, at Pebble Beach RetroAuto, while Paul Nesse was selling his
car sculptures at Automobilia Monterey.
Mick Walsh gets behind the wheel
of an
historic Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 and in, Potent Perfection, reveals what makes this famous model so special / Doug Nye shares some marvellous glass - plate negatives from the early days
of motor sport in Europe and describes the men and machines shown in The motor
racing photography
of Maurice - Louis Branger / Famous furniture designer Ambrose Heal bought a Sunbeam Twenty new in 1930 and drove it extensively across Europe / This much - loved
car is still in the family today, as Matthew Bell discovers in Family Business / Designed and built by Ken Delingpole and Ron Lowe, the Ford - powered Dellows were among the most successful postwar trials
cars.
In 1966 and All That, Steve Welsh reports from the unrivalled Goodwood Revival
historic race meeting, which this year marked 50 years since Australian driver Jack Brabham won the Formula One World Championship in a
car of his construction
The Editor drives a 1960 model / Auto - biography: Julian Majzub — In the latest
of his series
of interviews, Matthew Bell visits collector,
Historic racer and tyre manufacturer Julian Majzub / Veterans Across Australia — Daniel Ward took his 1901 Decauville to join a number
of Veterans celebrating the centenary
of the first crossing
of Australia by motor
car / Goodwood Revival — David Venables reports on all the action at the most popular
Historic race meeting
of the year.
In Pom's Prince Henry, Vauxhall historian Nic Portway recounts the history
of this important Edwardian sports
car, precursor
of the famous 30 - 98, and tells us why Pom's own
car is such a joy to drive / Matthew Bell travels to North Yorkshire to meet the seasoned
historic racer who has owned and competed in an enviable selection
of sports and
racing cars over the past 50 years for this month's Auto - biography: Neil Corner / Although 1.7 million were produced in its 10 - year lifetime, the Chevrolet Corvair is sometimes labelled a loser.
In this month's cover story, Back on Track: Leyland - Thomas No 1, David Burgess-Wise tells the story
of Parry Thomas's first Leyland Eight racer, destroyed in a war - time air raid, and the recent re-creation built around a collection
of original parts / Steve Welsh reports from this year's Goodwood Revival, the world's biggest
historic motor
racing event, with highlights including an all - Ferrari Lavant Cup and a tribute to Bruce McLaren / Inspired by a 1956 Motor Sport article, Justin Marozzi takes his Bristol 405 on a 1000 - mile round trip to the Lake District in his article Filton Fashion / We bring together another group
of unrestored
cars and lead them on a scenic tour round Rutland, Britain's smallest county, for The Oily Rag Run / In Woodrow: Stockport's sporting cyclecar, John Warburton samples the sole surviving example
of this unusual light
car built by a hat manufacturer in the north
of England / Jörg Sierks visits two world - class concours for An Elegant Weekend, held on opposite sides
of the English Channel / Edwardians to Ostend — Stefan Marjoram took his sketchbook and camera on an exciting Continental road trip and shares his experiences / In this month's Back on the Road, Michael Ware visits a 1921 Morris Oxford Sports
A lifelong enthusiast and collector, Click decided it was time someone else enjoyed six
of his
historic Ford
race cars.
1903 Brightmore Steam Lurry — Exploded diagram
of the mechanism / Four inches
of History — A.B. Demaus relates how the 1908 TT
race was a particularly significant event / 1930 Double Six Low Chassis Daimler — Michael Brisby conducts a remarkable Daimler / Waldron's Wayfarer — Michael Worthington - WIlliams tells this remarkable survival story / Overhauling a Clerget Rotary engine «The music goes round and round...» by A.F.Carlisle / Austin Ruby Restoration — Bryan Purves recalls that the Ruby has been with us fifty years and tells how he restored his example / Ardingly 1984 — The 15th
Historic Vehicles Spectacular / Shelsley Walsh — News
of the final event
of the Vintage Sports
Car Club / On Making a Crankshaft — Charles Howard has broken a crank but how do you make a new one.
And so Mercedes - Benz and Gran Turismo have now come full circle at the Goodwood Festival
of Speed to link the
historic 300 SLS
racing car to the ultra-modern vision
of the future, the Mercedes - Benz AMG Vision Gran Turismo.
Whether your aim is to enjoy your
car solely for road use, or try some
historic motorsport, including circuit
racing or long - distance
historic endurance rallying, our driver development programmes will help you attain all
of your personal Porsche goals.
LAS VEGAS — Jan. 29, 2016 — As Ford Motor Company readies the latest generation
of the Ford GT to compete at Le Mans, Shelby American, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary
of Carroll Shelby International Inc. (CSBI: PK) will offer a limited run
of twenty total 50th Anniversary Shelby GT40 MK II
cars to honor this
historic racing achievement.
From August 16 - 18, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca's world famous track is transformed into a motorsports museum featuring 550
historic race cars, and a weekend's worth
of race entertainment.
In addition to celebrating the Shelby GT350 Mustang as its special marque, this year's Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion also will feature Formula 1
cars from 1967 to 1984 and for the first time Formula 5000
cars, fully covering the evolution
of historic racing from sports
cars in the 1950s to the more exotic
cars in the 1960s that led to the sports racers, prototypes and formula
cars of today.
Now 60 years later, at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca where
historic automobile
racing premiers as the only track - action competition during the Monterey Peninsula's annual Classic
Car Week, the Corvette will star as the event's special marque, with seven generations of the magnificent sports car occupying special displays and / or paddock and pit areas before taking to the famous raceway for high - speed acti
Car Week, the Corvette will star as the event's special marque, with seven generations
of the magnificent sports
car occupying special displays and / or paddock and pit areas before taking to the famous raceway for high - speed acti
car occupying special displays and / or paddock and pit areas before taking to the famous raceway for high - speed action.
«When I
race at
historic events I feel every bit
of the same satisfaction as back in the pro days; however, in pro
racing, all you care about is winning, and you aren't too caring about your
cars or competitors — there's less respect out on the track.
For the first time in the 41 - year history
of historic racing in Monterey will be a group
of Formula 5000
cars.
The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is about rarely seen
race cars that are authentic and
historic, showcased not on a lawn but at speed at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, the world - famous 2.238 - mile circuit nestled in the hills
of Monterey.
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca will be hosting an influx
of legendary drag
racing personalities and vintage drag
cars in the paddock at the Spring Classic Showcasing Nitro Revival on May 18 - 20, an event which also features vintage
car racing and
historic motorcycle exhibitions on the 2.238 - mile road course.
Constant reminders
of this sprang up throughout the day today at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, a four - day event at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca where tens
of thousands
of people visit during Monterey's Classic
Car Week to get their fill
of cool
historic cars racing wheel - to - wheel.
For the caretakers
of period - correct
historic race cars, November 17 will likely now be marked on their calendars, as it is the opening day entry requests can be submitted to compete in the annual Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion August 13 - 16, 2015 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
Owners
of vintage and
historic cars are passionate about their machines, and for those who wish to
race them, the annual Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion holds the highest esteem in the U.S. when it comes to such endeavors.