Last week's Autosport International Show kickstarted another motorsport season, but did new-look event deliver improvements promised by organisers? In motorsport circles, the International Racing Car Show begins another new season, traced back to when the event was conceived by the British Racing and Sports Car Club and first opened 2nd – 9th January 1960 at Horticultural Old Hall London SW1. … [Read more...]
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Swansea MC hits a hundred
The Swansea Motor Club Centenary was celebrated in style with a dinner for members in Mumbles. Motorsport’s governing body in Great Britain, Motorsport UK, was quick to recognize Swansea Motor Club’s significant anniversary and their Club Development Coordinator Elise Whyte attended the anniversary dinner at the Norton House Hotel in Mumbles last Saturday to present a certificate marking the … [Read more...]
Bearman to open Autosport International
MoneyGram Haas F1 Team’s Oliver Bearman will kick-off the most exciting year of his career by opening the Autosport International Show, Europe’s biggest dedicated motorsport exhibition, at the NEC in Birmingham in January. Nineteen year old Bearman, who will embark on his first full season in Formula 1 next year with MoneyGram Haas F1, will cut the ribbon to open ASI at 9am on Saturday January … [Read more...]
Prodrive awarded Diamond Jubilee Trophy
An incredible line-up of motorsport heroes gathered in London as the Royal Automobile Club presented Prodrive with its Diamond Jubilee Trophy last Thursday. The celebratory atmosphere at the Pall Mall Clubhouse reflected the great esteem in which the British company is held, as everyone reminisced into the early hours about 40 years of Prodrive success in rallying, sports-car racing, touring cars … [Read more...]
Race Car of the Century poll votes are in
The votes have been cast and the numbers have been crunched but the world will have to wait until Tuesday 2 July to find out the final result to the ultimate ‘Race Car of the Century’ poll. To celebrate its 100th anniversary, Motor Sport magazine has conducted a definitive ballot to reveal the greatest competition car of the last century. Nearly ten thousand votes have been cast and … [Read more...]
Autosport International: Gunther Steiner opened event
For many years known as The Racing Car Show and based in London’s Olympia, Autosport International or A24 as this year’s show was dubbed, traditionally marks the start of a new season and without fail, Europe’s largest annual motorsport expose provides a great platform for the sport to showcase plans for the coming year. It also brings together old friends, creates new friends, and harvests the … [Read more...]
Silverstone Festival 2024 details and discounts
Tickets for the 2024 Silverstone Festival will go on general sale on Wednesday 15 November with best prices offered to those booking the following weekend. The event will once again be staged over the end-of-summer bank holiday weekend – which next year is 23-25 August – and will offer fantastic fun-fuelled entertainment for all the family. Staged at the home of British motorsport, the … [Read more...]
Hydrogen off-road racing project
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and Extreme E have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding setting out a framework to create the first-ever hydrogen off-road racing world championship. This agreement is the first step in establishing a pathway for the hydrogen series, Extreme H, to become an FIA Championship from its inaugural season in 2025, with the intention that it will … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: GWM Funky Cat 1st Edition
The UK’s electric car revolution is becoming a bloody affair. From initially resisting the new technology on cost grounds including writing off established investments in petrol and diesel engine technology and having to develop hybrid or pure electric powertrains, along with making tens of thousands of workers redundant, manufacturers have struggled to convince buyers into showrooms or on-line … [Read more...]
Toyota sweep to victory again in Dakar challenge
Qatar’s Nasser Al-Attiyah and his French co-driver, Mathieu Baumel, successfully defended the Dakar title they won for Toyoya Gazoo Racing in 2022, bringing their GR DKR Hilux T1+ over the finish line of this year's event. The pair lost 5min 41sec to the winners of the rally’s final stage, but sealed the overall victory with a winning margin of 1hr 20min 49sec. Al Attiyah (above right) said, … [Read more...]
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